Obituaries
Eddie G. Ramirez
Jan 31, 2021
Eddie G. Ramirez, 53, of Crane, passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2021, at the Crane Memorial Hospital. Eddie was born on July 19, 1967, in Pecos, Texas. He was a longtime resident of Crane having spent many years working in the oilfield as an operator. Eddie loved the outdoors and could always be found doing the things he enjoyed...
Arturo Armendariz
Jan 29, 2021
Arturo Armendariz 79, of Crane, passed away on Friday, January 29, 2021, at the Focus Care Nursing Center in Crane. Arturo was born on April 26, 1941, in Mexico. He had lived in Crane the past nine years. Arturo worked in construction for many years prior to his retirement. He loved the game of baseball, not only as a spectator...
Mary Lucille LaQuey
Jan 26, 2021
Mary Lucille Kiser LaQuey passed away on January 26, 2021, in Bertram, Texas at the age of 93. She was the wife of Kenneth Delwin LaQuey who passed away on November 18, 1984. She married the love of her life on October 8, 1944, and shared 40 years of marriage together. Mary was born at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio,...
Ruben Peterson Jr.
Jan 17, 2021
Ruben “Cat” Peterson, Jr.; aka Daddy, Pop, Uncle Sonny, Grandpa, Papaw, Mr. P, Buddy. The list could go on and on. Our father was very active in the community of Rankin for many years. He was a businessman who ran the Buckland Inn, a café that he and our mother owned and worked in for many years as well as...
DeWayne Lindsey
Jan 14, 2021
Earl DeWayne Lindsey died Thursday January 14th, 2021 in Lubbock, Texas after complications sustained from surgery and progressing dementia. He was born on May 29th, 1936 in Rankin Texas to parents Thomas Earl & Mary Eva (Langford) Lindsey. DeWayne decided to plant his feet when he was a teenager, and he moved in with his grandparents in Rankin, Texas. Little...
Linda Gail Edwards
Jan 11, 2021
Linda Gail Edwards Linda Gail Edwards entered eternity on Monday, January 11, 2021 in Crane, Texas. She was born August 17, 1943 in Idabel, Oklahoma to Laverne and Douglas Hoffman. When she was one month old, her family moved to Crane, Texas in 1943. She attended Crane schools as a child and teen and remained a Crane resident for most...
Wanda Carpenter
Jan 10, 2021
Wanda Carpenter, 88 of Iraan, passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2021, in Centerville, Texas, surrounded by her loving family. Wanda was born on December 14, 1932, in Stephenville, Texas. She married the love of her life, Edward Carpenter on December 24, 1949. They moved to Iraan in 1953. Wanda was a member of the First United Methodist Church in...
George R. Berry
Jan 10, 2021
George R. Berry, 70, of McCamey, passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2021, at the Midland Memorial Hospital. George was born on October 31, 1950, in Overton, Texas. He married Fannie Mae Trumble on June 26, 1971, in McCamey. She preceded him in death on October 26, 2006. George retired with 45 plus years working in the Permian Basin oilfield....
Carla Jo Harper
Jan 9, 2021
Carla Jo Haynes Harper, 61, of Crane, passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021, in Odessa. Carla was born on April 29, 1959 in Kermit, Texas. She was the second youngest of 9 children. She married the love of her life in 1975 and they were married for 45 years. She is survived by her loving husband Mike Harper; a...
William "Bill" Richardson
Jan 4, 2021
William “Bill” Richardson, 77, of Crane, passed away on Monday, January 4, 2021, in Crane. Bill was born on June 8, 1943, in Cimarron, NM. He married the love of his life, Sharon Kay Bates on March 28, 1961, in Raton, NM. Bill was a longtime resident of Crane and was a Christian. He worked for 30 years well servicing...
Elida A. Barrandey
Dec 29, 2020
Elida Barrandey, 56, of McCamey, passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2020, in Midland. Elida was born on October 13, 1964, in Crane, Texas to Jose T. and Guadalupe Abalos Barrandey. Elida enjoyed life and loved making others laugh. Her favorite things were playing poker and loteria with family. However, watching the Dallas Cowboys was a must. Win or lose,...
Billy Joe Neal
Dec 25, 2020
Life as we knew it changed the morning of Friday, December 25, 2020, when Bill was called home suddenly to join our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Billy Joe Neal was born June 15, 1955 to the union of Duffie and Eunice Lee Neal in Crane, Texas, and resided in Crane for much of his life, where he watched over...
Rae Nell Conner (Tooke)
Dec 21, 2020
Rae Nell was born April 25, 1940, to Goldie Arlandies and Helen Elizabeth (Bromley) Tooke in Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas. Rae Nell was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Those left to honor and cherish her memory are her husband of 60 years Therman E. Conner, of Ft. Stockton; children Carie Ann and husband Carl Svajda of College Station,...
Gerald Cooley
Dec 20, 2020
Gerald Cooley, 82, of Crane, passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2020, at his home. Gerald was born on August 26, 1938, in Lamesa, Texas to Calvin and Ruby Moore Cooley. Gerald was a longtime resident of Crane and worked as a Contract Pumper for many years until his health began to fail. He never met a stranger, always happy...
Mary Peterson
Dec 17, 2020
“Mama”, Aunt Ruth, Sister, Ms. Mary, Mama Mary, Ms. P., Grandma, Nana…you name it, our mother went by all of these names and wore many hats during her lifetime. From running a Café in Rankin with our father for many years, babysitting, volunteering with the local 4-H organization teaching cooking classes, working in the Rankin ISD school cafeteria, to being...
Valentina "Tina" Rodriguez
Dec 16, 2020
Valentina “Tina” Rodriguez, 64, of McCamey, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, in San Angelo, Texas. Tina was born on May 18, 1956, in McCamey. She was a lifelong resident of McCamey and was a homemaker. Tina was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She enjoyed her time outdoors and had enjoyed hunting and fishing with her...
Mona Sue Yocham
Dec 15, 2020
Mona Sue Branch Yocham On Tuesday, December 15, 2020, Mona Sue Yocham, loving mother to 3 children, passed away at the age of 85 at her home in Rankin, TX. Graveside services will be held at the Rankin Cemetery at 3:00 pm on Sunday December 20, 2020. Mona Sue was born on September 10, 1935 at 4:00 am on the...
Goldya Hendricks
Dec 14, 2020
Goldya Meason Hendricks Born on January 21, 1924, north of Gould, Oklahoma, to Charlie Samuel and Eula Miller Meason. Goldya was a servant to the Lord and loved her church family. She was a very independent and determined woman. She never shied away from hard work and lived to serve and do for others. Of course, she did not want...
Kevin Wayne Kopecek
Dec 13, 2020
Kevin Wayne Kopecek, 40 years of age, from Crane, Texas, left this world and went home to the Lord on December 13, 2020. He was born on July 2, 1980 to Herman and Brenda Kopecek. Kevin enjoyed fishing, riding dirt bikes and was always working on something. Kevin is survived by his mother, Brenda Kopecek of California; daughters Kaitlin Kopecek,...
Michael Navarrete
Dec 12, 2020
Michael Angel Navarrete passed away in his hometown of McCamey, TX at 9:30am on Saturday, December 12, 2020, at the age of 45. Michael was born in Crane, TX on September 8, 1975. He graduated from McCamey High School in 1994. Michael went on to graduate from a culinary arts school where he became a chef and worked in the...