Obituaries
Joel Tarin
Apr 23, 2015
Joel Ray Tarin, 39, of Crane, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2015, at the Midland Memorial Hospital.Funeral Services will be held at 11am on Monday, April 27, 2015, at the First Baptist Church in Crane with Reverend Jimmy Carrasco officiating. Burial will follow in the Crane County Cemetery. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.Joel...
Robert Eaves
Apr 20, 2015
Robert Eaves died, April 20, 2015, as he lived with calmness, dignity and on his own terms. He was born to Melba and Lucian Eaves on July 16, 1931 in Alpine, Texas and grew up in Big Bend National Park. After graduating from Alpine High School he attended Sul Ross University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in...
Aria May Silva
Apr 17, 2015
Aria May Silva, 6 week old infant daughter of Robert Silva III, and Alicia Dominguez, all of McCamey, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2015, in McCamey. Services will be held at 11:00am on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015 at Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel in McCamey, Texas.Aria was born on March 6th, 2015 in Odessa, Texas.Along with her parents, survivors include...
Sybil Brown
Apr 13, 2015
Sybil Luther Browning Brown, long-time resident of Rankin, passed away April 13, 2015 at the age of 91 in Lubbock, Texas. She was born Sybil Geneva Luther in Barnhart, Texas on March 22, 1924 to C.C. and Vera Luther. She is preceded in death by her parents; two husbands, Bert R. Browning and Preston V. Brown; one son Robert Browning;...
Hector Alvarez Diaz
Apr 6, 2015
Hector Alvarez Diaz, 55, of Crane, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2015, in Pecos County Texas.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, April 10, 2015, at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Felipe Molinar officiating. Burial will follow in the Crane County Cemetery with arrangements under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.Hector was...
Raymond Weatherby
Mar 13, 2015
RAYMOND WEATHERBY2/07/28 - 3/13/15Remembering the Life, Death, and Legacy of Our BelovedFather, Husband, Brother, Poppa, Friend, Teacher, and Leader.Raymond Weatherby, of Crane, Texas passed away from thisworld to paradise, Friday, March 13, 2015 in his home from amultitude of illnesses. He was born in Ivan, Tx. in Stephens County. The family moved to Crane from Iraan in 1942. Raymondcontinued school...
Santos Hernandez
Mar 10, 2015
Santos Juana Brito Hernandez, 83, of McCamey, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 in Mexico.Rosary will be held at 7pm on Thursday, March 12, 2015, at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel in McCamey. Funeral Mass will be held at 11am on Friday, March 13, 2015, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in McCamey with Father Laurent Mvondo officiating. Burial...
Margaret Little
Mar 7, 2015
Margaret Little, of Fairfield, TX went home to Glory on March 7, 2015. She was 76.Born Margaret Ann Earle on April 3, 1938, to Oochie and Alyce (Beauford) Earle in Odessa, TX, she grew up in Odessa, Seminole, and Andrews. Margaret graduated from Andrews High School where she loved all kinds of sports-a love she shared with her dad.Margaret graduated...
Rosalio (Chalio) Montejano
Mar 7, 2015
Rosalio Vasquez Montejano 63, of Iraan, was called home to the the Lord peacefully on Saturday, March 7th, 2015 in Iraan, Texas. He was born in Pecos County, Texas on September 4, 1951. He married Emily Garcia Montejano on August 27, 1980 in Iraan, TX. Rosalio is survived by his wife, Emilia Garcia Montejano of Iraan, Son, Daniel Montejano of...
Donald Lee "Don" Pitts
Mar 3, 2015
Donald Lee âDonâ Pitts went to be with the Lord on March 03, 2015, at the age of 72. He was born in Ft. Worth, Texas in 1942. He married Brenda Sue Davis in 1961 in Monahans, Texas. Don and Brenda lived the early years of their marriage in the Monahans and Odessa, Texas area. In 1975 they moved their...
Jeannie Lynn Haire
Feb 26, 2015
Jeannie Lynn Haire, 44, of Rankin, passed away on Thursday, February 26, 2015, in Rankin. Funeral services will be held at 11am on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel in McCamey with Reverend Ted Creech officiating. Burial will follow in the Resthaven Cemetery in McCamey. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.Jeannie...
Aline W. Duke
Feb 24, 2015
Aline (Whitfield) Duke passed away on February 24, 2015, in Oklahoma City, OK. She was, born in Mereta TX on May 5, 1924. Aline is survived by her daughter, Janet Jordan and son-in-law, David Jordan, of Oklahoma City; daughter-in-law, Patricia Duke, of Duncan, OK; and son-in law, Jack Andrew of Kerrville, TX; sister-in law, Gena Fay Jackson of San Angelo,...
Helen Christine Yancy
Feb 16, 2015
Eyes that twinkle like starlight. A hug stronger than oak. A heart as beautiful and giving as a west Texas sunset.These are a few of the countless gifts Helen Christine Yancy was eager to share, every day of her amazing 99 years on Earth. If Life were an apple, Helen did not nibble around the edges. She instead bit right...
Monnie McSpadden
Feb 16, 2015
Monnie Ray (Monte) McSpadden, age 102, passed away February 16, 2015 at the McCamey Convalescent Center. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P. M. Wednesday February 18, 2015 at the Rankin Cemetery under the direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home of Crane. Troy Strickland will preside over the services.Monte was born November 19, 1912 on a ranch near Buena Vista,...
Gordon D. Morgan
Feb 6, 2015
Gordon D. Morgan, 82, of Crane, went to be with our Heavenly Father on Friday, February 6, 2015.He was born December 4, 1932 in Wetumka, Oklahoma to Raymond and Goldie Mae (Morris) Morgan. Gordon graduated from Wetumka High School in 1951 and soon after, came to Crane to visit his sister for the summer. It was a visit that lasted...
Gwen Whitefield Ramsey
Feb 6, 2015
Gwen Whitefield Ramsey, age 77, of Iraan, passed away on Friday, February 06, 2015. She was born to the late Carlos Bethel Whitefield and Bessie Meynig Whitefield on May 18, 1937.Gwen was a longtime resident of Iraan, where she attended elementary through high school. On November 25, 1954, she married Howard L. Ramsey, who preceded her in death. Family and...
Joshua Gebauer
Jan 24, 2015
Joshua James Gebauer of McCamey, Texas passed away in the McCamey Hospital on January 24, 2015.Josh was born in Crane, Texas on July 21, 1978 to Ann and Wayne Gebauer. He attended school in McCamey, Texas and proceeded to attend college at UTPB for a degree in business.Josh worked as entrepreneur of many things in life, but concentrated on computers...
Julio "Bear" Carrasco Jr.
Jan 23, 2015
Julio âBearâ Carrasco, Jr. was born on June 14, 1963 in Fort Stockton, Texas to Julio and Anita Carrasco, and departed his family on January 23, 2015. Bear married the love of his life, Erma, on February 12, 1982 spending years of friendship and adventure raising their five children and ten grandchildren. Graduating from Crane High School, Bear began his...
Chief Simpson
Jan 20, 2015
Chief Simpson, 79, of Crane, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, in Odessa.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 24, 2015, at the First Baptist Church in Crane with Reverend Kenneth Smarr and Reverend Gayle Bone officiating. Burial will follow in the Crane County Cemetery with arrangements under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral...
Bruce Michael Winn
Jan 20, 2015
Bruce Michael Winn, 67, of Rankin, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at Cornerstone Hospital in Tucson, Arizona.Graveside Service will be held at 11AM on Wednesday, January 28, 2015, at the Rankin Cemetery in Rankin. Services are under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home of Crane.Bruce was born on November 26, 1947, in Eureka, Kansas. He graduated...

