All Obituaries

Marie Elizabeth Atkinson, 71, of Odessa, Texas, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2022, in Odessa.   Visitation is scheduled from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM, Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Graveside service will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens at 1:00 PM. Reverend Dr. Jimmy Braswell will be officiating.   Elizabeth, often called Nan by her loved ones and friends, was born in Cushing, Oklahoma, on March 18, 1951. She married Allan Atkinson in Odessa,...

Thelma Ruth (Harp) Handley, 82, formerly of Odessa, Texas, passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas.   Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Thursday, August 11, 2022, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.   Funeral services will be held 10:00 AM, Friday, August 12, 2022, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home with Cory Speer of Immanuel Baptist Church of Odessa, Texas, officiating.   Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.  Arrangements...

Teri Lynn Simpkins Whitaker, 65, of Odessa, Texas, passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2022, in Odessa, TX, with her loving husband was by her side.   Viewing will be held Monday, August 8, 2022, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home from 4:00 PM-8:00 PM.   A graveside service will be held at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Shane Branecky of Community Bible Church, officiating. All family and friends are welcome to attend. Arrangements are by Sunset...

Christopher Patton gained his angel wings and was called home to our Lord on Sunday, July 31, 2022. Chris was born October 30, 1982, in Odessa, Texas, to Valerie and Jerry Patton.   Chris attended Permian High School and went on to graduate from Odessa College. His caring heart led him to the medical field where he spent his career taking care of others. His passion for helping others was widespread and felt by everyone he met. He was a true lover of people and sports. Specifically,...

Ragan Christine Richardson, of Odessa, passed away suddenly on Sunday, July 31, 2022. She was born September 2, 1999, in Midland, Texas, to Teresa Setliff Richardson. She graduated from Permian High School in 2018, where she was a talented member of the Panther Paws dance team.   Ragan was a devoted mother to her daughter Emersyn “EmJay,” and she was the joy of her life. She was a beloved daughter, sister, niece, cousin and friend and lit up every room she walked...

Billy Crews Culver, age 87, went to be with his Lord on Friday, July 29, 2022, in Duncan, Oklahoma.    He was born February 24, 1935, in Caruthersville, Missouri.   He graduated Leland High School and was class of 1953. He married Mary Beth Culver on April 7, 1955, in Grandfield, Oklahoma. They lived in Lockhart, Texas where he worked, then moved to Odessa, Texas, in August of 1981, from Corpus Christi. He was a member of the Northside Baptist Church in Odessa. He then...

Judy Ann Chapman, 70, of Odessa, passed away on July 29, 2022, surrounded by loved ones. She is a beloved daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother. With Reverend Jimmy Braswell officiating, graveside services will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens on Thursday, August 4, 2022, at 10:00 AM. Judy was born in Brownfield, Texas to Howard and Carol Fore on October 27, 1951. She went to school in Denver City. She married her life-long love, Perry Chapman, on May 14, 1971, in Denver City, Texas....

Our dear mother, Martha Weatherby, perfect Grammy, and dear friend passed away peacefully on Friday, July 29, 2022, after a short illness.   She was born August 29, 1937, in Fairfield, Iowa.  Our father always called her a 'Yankee' because of that, but once she moved to Texas when she was 10, she forever became a Texan.  She loved Odessa and has lived here for 62 years.   She married Doyle Weatherby in Ft. Worth, Texas, in 1956, and was happily married for...

Mr. Taylor died Wednesday, July 27, 2022. He was born on September 17, 1938, in Clarendon, Texas, and he has two surviving sisters, Carolyn Brewer and Linda Floyd.   Mr. Taylor was a resident of Clarendon for several years before he moved to Seminole, Texas, when he was 12 years old. He also lived in Tatum, New Mexico, until moving to Odessa, Texas, in 1962, where he resided until his death.  He said he would always live in Odessa, Texas, until his death, not because of its...

Bruce Irvin Seawright known as (“The Driller”) went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at the age of 66, after a hard battle with COPD, in Odessa, Tx.   Bruce was born on May 5, 1956, to Royce Claude and Dorothy “Dot” Mae Seawright in Odessa, Tx. Bruce found the Lord at a young age, after spending time with his neighbors Cecil and Opal Cooper. Whom soon became like a second family to him.    Bruce graduated from Odessa High School...