Obituaries

Catalina Juarez Gonzalez
Nov 25, 2013
Catalina Juarez Gonzalez, 92, of McCamey, passed away on Monday, November 25, 2013, at the McCamey Convalescent Center.Funeral services were held at 3pm on Wednesday, November 27, 2013, at the Primera Iglesia Baptista in McCamey with Reverends Reymundo Almaraz, and Daniel Hernandez officiating. Burial followed in the Resthaven Cemetery in McCamey with arrangements under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols...

Wanda Gail Damron
Nov 21, 2013
Wanda Gail Damron, 71, of Rifle, Colorado passed away November 21, 2013 at the family home.Wanda was born February 20, 1942 in Clovis, New Mexico. She was the daughter of John and Marguerite Landis. She grew up in Crane, Texas where she lived with her parents and sisters Johnnie and Shelia.Wanda married Roy Damron in 1957. They lived in Crane...

Lydia Faye McKee
Nov 11, 2013
Lydia Faye McKee, 58, of McCamey, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2013, at the McCamey Hospital.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, November 14, 2013, at the Church of Christ in McCamey with Minister Steve Horton officiating. Burial will follow in the Resthaven Cemetery in McCamey with arrangements under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral...

Roylene Chandler Davis
Oct 26, 2013
Roylene McIlhaney Chandler Davis, 75, received her wings as she left to be with her Lord and Savior, October 26, 2013 at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, TX. She is preceded in death by late husbands Lawrence "Chan" Chandler in 1991 and Jay Vernon Davis in 2010, her parents; James "Roy" and Hallie "Corkie" McIlhaney, sister; Thelma Francis Holly and...

David Daniel Tiner
Oct 24, 2013
David Daniel Tiner, 91, of Crane, died Thursday, October 24, 2013, at the Crane Nursing Home in Crane, Texas.He was born July 21, 1922, in Malakoff, Texas to Lone Ridge and Lillie Tiner. He married Margaret Crouch in Waco in 1949, which resulted in 58 years of marriage, which ended with her passing in 2007.David served 4 years in the...

Lorean Q. Jackson
Oct 24, 2013
Lorean Jackson, 97, of Odessa, and formerly of Fort Stockton, and McCamey, passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2013, at the Hospice House in Odessa.Graveside services were held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, October 26, 2013, at the Resthaven Cemetery in McCamey with Reverend Ken Houston officiating. Arrangements were under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.Lorean was born...

Eusebio Martinez
Oct 21, 2013
On October 21, 2013, Eusebio Martinez passed away at the Hospice House in Odessa, TX, surrounded by family. He was known as Chevo and Joe to his family, friends and co-workers. He was born on September 13, 1943 in Laredo, TX, to Delores and Quirino Martinez. In his earlier years, Joe worked as a cowboy at the Callaghan Ranch in...

Gwen Phillips
Oct 19, 2013
Gwen Phillips of Rankin, Texas went to be with the Lord on October 19, 2013. She was born in Turkey, Texas on December 22, 1934 to Olan and Azeline Beauchamp.She graduated High School from Lockney, Texas. After graduation she lived and worked in Amarillo for a short time before moving to McCamey, Texas where she worked for WTU for 15...

David Lee Black
Oct 19, 2013
David Lee Black passed from this life and into his Father's kingdom on October 19, 2013 in his beloved hometown of Rankin, TX. David Lee was born on September 16, 1954 in Taylor, TX to Frazier "Bubba" and Berdine Black. He was fortunate to be born into a family with loving parents and brothers and sisters who would always share...

LOUIE JONES
Oct 18, 2013
Louie Jones III, 60, of Crane, passed away on Friday, October 18, 2013, at the Medical Center Hospital in Odessa.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, October 21, 2013, at the Mary Street Church of Christ in Crane. Burial will follow in the Sunset Cemetery with arrangements under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home of...

Ernest B. Velasquez Sr.
Oct 10, 2013
Ernest B. Velasquez Sr., 70, of Crane, passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2013, in Odessa.Rosary will be said at 7:00 PM on Sunday, October 13, 2013, at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel in Crane. Funeral Mass will be at 2:00 PM on Monday, October 14, 2013, at the Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Crane with Father Laurent Mvondo officiating....

Bubba Kennedy
Oct 2, 2013
Bubba Kennedy of Midkiff, Texas, died in the line of duty as a Peace Officer on October 2, 2013 while responding as an Upton County Deputy in McCamey, Texas. Billy Frank Kennedy, Jr., always known as "Bubba" was 37 years old and born on November 27, 1975 in Rankin, Texas. He was employed as a deputy sheriff for 14 years...

Jimmy LaVoice Bradford
Sep 29, 2013
Jimmy LaVoice Bradford, 64 years old, died at his residence on September 29, 2013 at 9:25PM. Jimmy was born in Crane Texas, May 1, 1949. His parents M.L Red Bradford and Mattie May Adams-Bradford, both deceased in February 2011. Jimmy was 17 years old when he went to Vietnam, he served three years in the US Army, 173rd Airborne. He...

Thomas Carson "Boss" Kincaid
Sep 28, 2013
Thomas Carson "Boss" Kincaid passed away on September 28, 2013, at Pecos County Memorial Hospital in Fort Stockton, Texas. He was 91. Boss was born December 2, 1921, in San Angelo, Texas, to Maud S. and John Albert Kincaid. He was the second of three sons. Boss's early years were spent in San Angelo, Fort Stockton, and Kerrville, Texas. He...

Enedina Burrola
Sep 23, 2013
Enedina Burrola, 69, of Presidio, passed away on Monday, September 23, 2013, at the Crane Nursing Center.Rosary was said at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, September 25, 2013, at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel in Crane. Funeral Mass was held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, September 26, 2013, at the Good Shepherd Catholic Church with Father Laurent Mvondo officiating. Burial followed...

Don Harlan Boothe
Sep 19, 2013
Don Harlan Boothe, 78, of Crane, passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2013, at the Medical Center Hospital in Odessa.Funeral services were held at 10am on Saturday, September 21, 2013, at the First Baptist Church in Crane with Reverend Tommy Parker officiating. Burial followed in the Crane County Cemetery. Pallbearers were Brent Lee, Ethan Lee, Mike Phillips, Jim Crain, Bill...

Naomi "Pedie" Hogan
Sep 18, 2013
On September 18 the Lord called home Pedie (Naomi Wilson) Hogan after a short illness. She was born July 24, 1925, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Robert M. and Annie McMahon Wilson. She obtained her unusual nickname as a teenager from her friends and was Pedie to most people for the rest of her life. She married Ted W. Hogan on...

Alene Owens Workman
Sep 16, 2013
Our mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, Alene Owens Workman, of Rankin, Texas, departed this life to rejoin her husband at the gates of heaven on September 16, 2013.Alene was born in Barnhart on September 4, 1918, to S. M. (Mitch) Owens and Belle Moore Owens, who were pioneer ranchers in Upton County. After first attending school in a small schoolhouse...

Jessie Kennedy
Aug 26, 2013
Jessie James Kennedy, 85, of Crane, passed away on Monday, August 26, 2013, at his home.Jessie was born on June 2, 1928, to Elias Bolton and Jessie Colder Kennedy in McCulloch County, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents; 20 brothers and sisters; his wife, Lou Ann Tarpley Kennedy; a son, Michael Kennedy; step son, Chuck Chambers; granddaughter,...

Mary Rodriguez
Aug 22, 2013
Mary Rodriguez, 78, passed away on Thursday, August 22, 2013, at the Crane Care Center from a massive stroke that she suffered on June 5, 2013. She was a longtime resident of Iraan, Texas. Mary was the oldest of 11 children born to Anita and Felipe Sr. Rivas.A woman of Faith, she has merely gone Home to be with her...