Obituaries

AnnaMarie Sheriff
May 19, 2014
AnnaMarie Sheriff, 55, of Crane, TX, passed away Monday, May 19th, 2014 after a long battle with cancer. She was born in Monterey, CA on December 20th 1958 to Salvatore P. Cardinale and Angelina Cardinale. AnnaMarie graduated from Monterey High School. She was married to Craig Sheriff on February 7th 1981; they were married for 33 years.AnnaMarie was an accomplished...
Lawrence Dickson
May 7, 2014
Lawrence E. Dickson, 94, of Whitehouse, Texas, and formerly of Crane, passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, in Tyler.Graveside services will be held at 10am on Monday, May 12, 2014, at the Crane County Cemetery with Pastor Tim King officiating. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.Lawrence was born on April 22, 1920, in Burkburnett,...

Patricia Patrick
May 6, 2014
Patricia Gail Hicks Patrick of McCamey, Texas, went to be with her Heavenly Father on May 6, 2014, at her home. A memorial service will be held at the McCamey High School Auditorium in McCamey on Thursday, May 8th, at 2:00 pm with Reverend Byron Bitner and her nephew Jason Hicks officiating.Patricia was born in Seagraves, Texas, to Larnce and...

Deni Marquez
Apr 20, 2014
Deni T. Marquez, 48, of Crane, passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2014 in Odessa.Rosary was held at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Mass will be held at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at the Good Shepherd Catholic Church with Father Joseph Uecker officiating. Burial will follow in the...
Howard White
Apr 18, 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...

Howard L. White
Apr 18, 2014
Howard L. White born March 16, 1934 in Dorrance, KS to Chuck and Libby (Hubbs) White, passed from this life to the next to join his family there on April 18, 2014. He was a 30 year veteran in the Navy where he proudly served, something he wanted to do from the time he was a little boy growing up...

Jesus Samuel "Sammy" Gutierrez
Apr 16, 2014
Jesus Samuel âSammyâ Gutierrez, 31, of McCamey, passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at his home.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, April 21, 2014, at the Apostolic Church in McCamey with Reverends Jorge Gallegos and Luis Rodriguez officiating. Burial will follow in the Resthaven Cemetery with arrangements under the direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.Sammy was...
Glena Preslar
Apr 12, 2014
Glena Mills Preslar passed away on Saturday, April 12, 2014, in Midland, Texas. She was born January 22, 1939, in Midland, Texas and was the only child born to Hubert and Pearl B. Mills. She was married to James (Jim) D. Preslar. Glena is survived by her husband Jim of Crane; her children, son James II, and her daughter, Kim...

Neal Adams
Apr 7, 2014
Neal Adams, 82, longtime resident of Midland and Upton Counties, and most recently of Post and San Angelo, passed away Monday morning at Meadowcreek Nursing Home in San Angelo. Neal was born on November 26, 1931, in Midland, Texas, to Ava Lowe and Samuel Adams. He served in the army upon graduation from Midland High School. Upon his return from...

Bill Haught
Mar 24, 2014
Bill Fred Haught, 87, of Crane, passed away on Monday, March 24, 2014, in San Antonio, Texas.Funeral services were held 11:00 am on Saturday, March 29, 2014, at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel in Crane with Reverend David Evans officiating. Burial followed in the Crane County Cemetery. Pallbearers were Kolby Kea, Kaleb Kea, Jeff Pinkston, Joe McCarty, Terry Robnett, and...

Harley H. ""Sandy"" Brooks
Mar 23, 2014
Harley H. âSandyâ Brooks, Jr., 60, of Iraan, passed away on Sunday, March 23, 2014, in Del Rio, Texas.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, March 28, 2014, at the Iraan Civic Center with Reverend Mike Wright officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.Harley H. âSandyâ Brooks, Jr., was born on May 11, 1953...

Ernesto Rodriguez
Mar 23, 2014
Ernesto Fuentes Rodriguez, age 71, of Midland, Texas, passed away Sunday night, March 23, 2014 at Midland Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born March 1, 1943, in El Moral, Coahuila, he was the son of the late Francisco Rodriguez and Sophia Fuentes Rodriguez. Ernesto lived most of his life he lived in Rankin, Texas.He is survived by...

Edgar Villasana
Mar 16, 2014
Edgar Hernandez Villasana, 33, of Crane, passed away on March 16, 2014.Graveside services will be held at 11:00am on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at the Crane County Cemetery with Father Alberto Moreno officiating. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.Edgar was born on January 7, 1981, in Mexico. He was a rig operator in the oilfield....

Irma P. Valenzuela
Mar 15, 2014
Irma Valenzuela, 55, of Crane, a special education teacher at Crane ISD for 30 years, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2014, at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa. Visitation will be March 16th and 17th at Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home and a rosary will be said at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 17th. Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March...

Mary Maxine Peace Trammell
Mar 2, 2014
Mary Maxine Peace Trammell went to be with her Lord on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at the age of 82. She was a resident of the McCamey Convalescent Center.Mary was born on September 6, 1931, in Oklahoma to James and Grace Peace. She was a homemaker and had lived in McCamey for several years. Mary enjoyed embroidering and spending time...

Frances Mae (Sue) Taylor (Jones)
Feb 23, 2014
Frances Mae (Sue) Taylor, 74, of Midland, Texas went home to be with the Lord on February 23, 2014. Sue was born to Leona and Roy Lee Jones on July 27, 1939 in Haskel, Texas. She accepted the Lord at an early age in McCamey, Texas. She married the love of her life on June 30, 1956 in McCamey, Texas....

Tommy Wayne Stephens
Feb 19, 2014
Tommy Wayne Stephens, 75, of McCamey, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2014, at the Midland Memorial Hospital in Midland, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 pm on Sunday, February 23, 2014 at the Resthaven Cemetery in McCamey. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. Tommy was born on July 29, 1938 in Fisher...

Joe Lynn Baker
Feb 17, 2014
Joe Lynn Baker, 67, of Colorado City, and formerly of Iraan, passed away on Monday, February 17, 2014, at his home.The family will be receiving friends at the Church of Christ in Iraan on Thursday, February 20, 2014, from 6:00pm until 8:00pm. Funeral services will be held at 10:00am on Friday, February 21, 2014, at the Church of Christ in...

Pilar Gonzales Carrasco
Feb 15, 2014
Pilar G. Carrasco, 86, of McCamey, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2014, at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa.Rosary will be said at 7pm on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at Mrs. Carrascoâs residence in McCamey. Funeral Mass will be held at 2pm on Wednesday, February 19, 2014, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Laurent Mvondo officiating. Burial will...

Chester Arthur Gilham Jr.
Feb 12, 2014
Chester A. Gilham Jr. passed away at Crane Memorial Hospital on Feb. 12, 2014. He was born in a camp house out on Spudder Flat between Crane and McCamey, Texas to Chester A. Gilham Sr. and Ruth Rutherford Gilham on Sept. 28 1931. He had two older brothers, Jack and Gene. He attended schools in McCamey and Iraan. He served...