Obituaries

Sep 25, 2015

Glen Smart, 66, of McCamey, passed away on Friday, September 25, 2015, in Granbury, Texas.Funeral services will be held at 2pm on Monday, September 28, 2015, at the First United Methodist Church in McCamey with Reverend Eddie Smart officiating. Burial will follow in the Resthaven Cemetery. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.Glen was born on...

Sep 20, 2015

Ken Eudy died in the early morning hours of Sunday, September 20, 2015. Ken has served as business manager of the Crane ISD for the past 16 years. He is survived by his wife, Sheila, of Crane, his son, James Kenneth Eudy of Progresso, Mexico, four precious grandchildren, Kenley Seabourn, Falyn Graves, Duke Graves, & Sophie Graves. His mother Juanita...

Sep 19, 2015

Peggy Joyce Cunningham, 78, of Crane, died Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015.Services will be at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, Crane, TX, with Dr. John Gerlach, officiating. Burial will immediately follow the service at the Crane County Memorial Cemetery. A Visitation will be held Monday evening at Shaffer – Nichols Funeral Home from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.Peggy was born...

Sep 17, 2015

James Ronald (Jim) Stevens died September 17, 2015 at The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano, in Plano Texas.Born April 13, 1944 to Thomas James (TJ) Stevens and Annie Sue Clanton Stevens in Winters Texas. Jim grew up on a farm. He learned the value of hard work and family. After graduating Morton High School Jim attended South Plains Jr College in...

Sep 16, 2015

Neva McCorkle, 83, of Fort Stockton, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2015, at the Nursing Home in Fort Stockton.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, September 18, 2015, at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel in Crane with Reverend Dr. Jim Miles officiating. Burial will follow in the Crane County Cemetery.Arrangements are under the care and direction...

Sep 16, 2015

Ricky Lee Foster, 65 of Crane passed away Wednesday September 16, 2015 at Orchard Park Memory Care in Odessa. He was born January 17, 1950 in Memphis, Texas. Ricky moved to Crane at the age of 8. He married Jacki Turner on September 4, 1971 in Crane. They raised 2 children. Ricky retired from the oilfield in January 2015. In...

Sep 10, 2015

Frank was born on September 23, 1946 to Selso and Juanita Abalos in Rankin, TX. Frank didn't go far for very long he always came back to his home town. He walked into the Saviors arms on September 10, 2015 in Rankin TX.Frank was a man full of life, he was one of 12 children. Frank was always giving of...

Sep 9, 2015

Dominga Castillo, 75, of Crane, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2015, at the Medical Center Hospital in Odessa.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, September 13, 2015, at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Crane County Cemetery.Dominga was born on June 30, 1940, in Harlingen, Texas. She had lived in Crane for...

Sep 8, 2015

Bonnie Mae Lewis was born December 16, 1930 in Whiteface, Texas to Clarence and Iris Lewis. She graduated from Whiteface High School in 1948, where she was an all-state basketball star. She married the love of her life, Archie Conway "George" Washington, on July 26, 1952. Over the course of their married life, they lived in many cities in West...

Sep 3, 2015

Sep 3, 2015

Samuel Lester Ratliff of Big Lake, Texas, departed this life for his heavenly reward on September 3, 2015 after a lengthy illness.Lester was born in Glasscock County, Texas, on January 24, 1922, to James Brown Ratliff, Sr. and May Cox Ratliff, early ranchers in the area. Like most children at that time, Lester grew up helping his family with their...

Aug 26, 2015

Harley Eugene Tarpley, 51, of McCamey, passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2015, in Upton County.Visitation will be at Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home on Friday, August 28th from 9:00am – 8:00pm. Graveside Service will be held on Saturday, August 29th , at 4:00 pm at the Resthaven Cemetery in McCamey, Texas . Arrangements are under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols...

Aug 9, 2015

Johnnie Marie Childress Johnson, 74, of Gardendale, and formerly of Big Lake, passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2015, in Midland.Graveside services will be held at 10am on Friday, August 14, 2015, at the Glen Rest Cemetery in Big Lake with Reverend Marcus Zuniga officiating. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home of Crane.Johnnie was born...

Aug 7, 2015

Rosa Navarrete, 51, of McCamey, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2015, in San Antonio, Texas.Funeral services will be held at 3pm on Tuesday, August 11, 2015, at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel in McCamey. Burial will follow in the Resthaven Cemetery in McCamey. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.Rosa was born on February 12,...

Jul 28, 2015

Eufemia Campos Rizo, 92, of Crane, passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at the McCamey Hospital.Rosary will be said at 7pm on Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Mass will be held at 3pm on Thursday, July 30, 2015, at the Good Shepherd Catholic Church. Burial will follow in the Crane County Cemetery. Arrangements...

Jul 26, 2015

Kerry Von “K.V.” Murphy, 70, of Crane, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2015, at his home.K.V. was born on January 11, 1945, in Odessa, Texas. He grew up on a sheep ranch 18 miles from Crane in Upton County. K.V. was the Valedictorian of his graduating class in 1963. K.V. married the love of his life, Alana Hodge on...

Jul 25, 2015

Jimmy Charles Harrison, Jr., 45, of Crane, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2015, in Crane.Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, July 30, 2015, at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Crane with Pastor Tim King officiating. Burial will follow in the Crane County Cemetery with arrangements under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.Jimmy was...

Jun 25, 2015

Marsha Lanelle McDurmon was born in Monahans, Texas on July 23, 1952, to Nellie & China McDurmon of Imperial, Texas. She died in her home in Odessa, Texas from a seizure on June 25, 2015.Marsha suffered from birth with cerebral palsy and struggled all her life overcoming every kind of obstacles relating to her motor skills and limited mobility. She...

Jun 19, 2015

Michael Lance Easley, one of the brightest lights of our lives, has ceased to shine. Jim and Linda Easley of Odessa, TX had a beautiful baby boy on September 17, 1969. Robert Duvall, as cowboy Prentice Ritter, said in the movie Broken Trail, “Birth ‘til death. We travel between the eternities.” At age 45, on June 19, 2015, Lance Easley...

Jun 13, 2015

On the morning of June 13, 2015, Victor Lopez Jr. passed away at the age of 35, in Iraan, Texas. Victor Lopez Jr. was born in Del Rio, Texas on July 1, 1979. He is preceded in death by grandparents Ignacio y Maria Lopez, Margarito y Maria Alfaro and He is survived by his wife Monica Lopez, children Victor Antonio...