Obituaries

Aug 20, 2014

Katie M. Wheeler, 76, of Crane, passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2014, in Midland.Funeral services will be held at 10am on Friday, August 22, 2014, at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel in Crane with Pastor Tim King officiating. Burial will follow in the Crane County Cemetery.Katie was born on April 19, 1938, in Scott County, Mississippi. Katie married Kenneth...

Aug 18, 2014

Heriberto “Beto” Ortiz, 83, of Crane, passed away on Monday, August 18, 2014, at his home in Crane.Rosary will be said at 7pm on Wednesday, August 20, 2014, at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel in Crane. Mass will be held at 10am on Thursday, August 21, 2014, at the Funeral Home Chapel in Crane. Burial will follow in the Tamarisk...

Aug 15, 2014

Raul V. Gonzalez, 76, of Crane, passed away on Friday, August 15, 2014, at the Crane Memorial Hospital.Rosary will be said at 7pm on Sunday, August 17, 2014, at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Services will be held at 10am on Monday, August 18, 2014, at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Crane County Cemetery....

Aug 9, 2014

Debra Sue Lanning, 54, of Kermit, and formerly of Crane, and Jal, NM, passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2014, in Andrews.Graveside services were held at 10am on Wednesday, August 13, 2014, at the Crane County Cemetery with Reverend Tommy Parker officiating. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.Debra was born on August 10, 1959, in...

Aug 5, 2014

Patricia Kennedy High, 69, of McCamey, departed from this world to be with Our Lord and Savior on Tuesday, August 5, 2014. Although we know she is in the loving arms of her late parents, R.R.”Slick” and Annie Ruth Kennedy; grandparents, Bill and Jewel DeBusk; Adopted grandson Roddy Langevin she will be greatly missed by those she left behind. She...

Aug 5, 2014

Guadalupe “Lupe” Soto, 49, of Crane, passed away on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 in Odessa.Memorial services will be held at 2:00pm on Friday, August 8, 2014, at the Crane County Exhibition Building with Reverend Jimmy Carrasco officiating. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.Lupe was born on June 18, 1965, in Del Rio, Texas. He married...

Aug 4, 2014

Janice Agnes (Dains) Hines Born August 13, 1932 in Americus, Kansas to Donald and Myrtle Dains passed from this life on August 4, 2014. Janice married Harold Hines on December 29, 1951. Together they raised three wonderful children, Daryl Hines and wife Jane of Topeka Kansas, Michael Hines and wife Iris of McCamey Texas and Brenda Perry and husband Mickey...

Jul 30, 2014

MY LIFEDianna AbronI was the third child, born to Bucilla Skinner Abron and Jimmy Lee Abron, on June 27, 1949 in Upshur County.I attended Crane Bethune School (1956-1965) and Crane High School (1965-1967). I attended Sul Ross State University, in Alpine, graduated from Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches, Texas where I received a B.A. Degree in Education. Also, I attended...

Jul 24, 2014

Billy Ray "BR" Smart was born on September 12, 1956, in Iraan to Billy and Pansy Smart. He graciously went to be with The Lord after a long tough battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at First Baptist Church of Iraan at 4pm on Sunday July 27th then to follow with a graveside service at Restland Cemetery. He...

Jul 19, 2014

Art Don Mansell, 51, of Crane, passed away on Saturday, July 19, 2014, at the Medical Center Hospital in Odessa.Graveside services will be held at 5:00pm on Thursday, July 24, 2014, at the Crane County Cemetery with Jimmy Fox and Michael Chaney officiating. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.Art was born on November 14, 1962,...

Jul 10, 2014

Jul 10, 2014

Reverend Hampton Austin Bowens Sr. was born in Gilmer, Texas on December 11, 1925, and departed this life on Thursday, July 10, 2014, at 3:00 am in the Midland Memorial Hospital.Wake services will be held from 6:30pm until 8:00pm on Friday, July 18, 2014, at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel in Crane.Funeral services will be held at 11:00am on Saturday,...

Jul 7, 2014

Shaffer-Nichols Funeral HomeSHERRY TIPTONJAL N.M. ~ Sherry Tipton, 50, passed away Monday, July 7, 2014 in Odessa, Texas. Sherry was born September 23, 1963, in Port Aransas, Texas. Sherry lived in Jal New Mexico. Sherry was preceded in death by her mother Cherry Brock. She is survived by her husband Otha Lee Tipton Jr.; Father Clifford Linney; Sons James Tipton...

Jun 26, 2014

David Michael Armendarez, of McAllen Texas was called home by our Heavenly Father on June 26, 2014, while working in Rochelle, Illinois. He was 28 years old.David was born in Crane, Texas on April 21, 1986. He was a long time resident of McCamey Texas. David was a devoted husband and father. He was a faithful Catholic. His bible was...

Jun 25, 2014

Victor Christopher Pineda, 19 years of age of McCamey, Texas, was born on August 9, 1994 in Rankin, Texas. He went to be with his Heavenly Father on Wednesday, June 25, 2014.He is survived by both parents, Margaret Gonzales and David Pineda both of McCamey; one sister, Poulet Gonzales of Odessa; one brother, David Pineda of McCamey; Grandmothers, Rosalinda Perez...

Jun 22, 2014

Charles Milton Blackwell was born April 28, 1931 in Santa Anna, Texas and passed away on Sunday, June 22, 2014 in San Angelo, Texas. Visitation will be all day Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at the Shaffer-Nichols Chapel in Iraan. Graveside services will be held at 11a.m., Thursday, June 26, 2014 in Restland Cemetery in Iraan, Texas. Services are under the...

Jun 17, 2014

Melvin C. "Slick" Duncan passed away on June 17th at home in San Angelo, TX. He was a very "young at heart" 90 years old. He had recently enjoyed the constant company of his loving family and many good friends whose visits he looked forward to and he enjoyed so much. He also enjoyed all the TLC he received when...

Jun 17, 2014

Leland L. Mann, 85, passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2014.Lee was born in Chappell, Nebraska on May 31, 1929. His parents were Leland, who worked for the Union Pacific Railroad, and Belle, a housewife.He married his sweetheart Dottie in Scottsbluff, Nebraska on April 12, 1952. They moved with Marathon Oil Company to Texas in 1963 and to Iraan in 1975...

Jun 16, 2014

Cesar Adrian Perez, 25, of Crane, passed away on Monday, June 16, 2014, in Upton County.Cesar was born on January 28, 1989, in Juarez, Mexico. He had lived in Crane for the past 9 years, and worked for Basic Energy. Cesar loved spending time with his nieces and nephews. He loved them as his own. He was a Catholic.Cesar is...

Jun 14, 2014

Ermila Mendoza, 81, of Iraan, passed away on Saturday, June 14, 2014, in Iraan.Rosary will be said at 7pm on Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at the Shaffer-Nichols Chapel in Iraan. Funeral Mass will be held at 10am on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with Father Rodney White officiating. Burial will follow in the...