Obituaries

James William "Bill" Dawson
May 19, 2012
James William "Bill" Dawson, 71, of Crane, passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at the Medical Center Hospital in Odessa. Services will be held at 6pm on Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel in Crane. Bill was born on November 30, 1940 in Dayton, Ohio. Bill's career life was in law enforcement. When he moved...

Dorothy Janell Sanders
May 9, 2012
Dorothy Janell Sanders entered heaven to be with her Heavenly Father on May 9th, 2012. She was born to John H. Sr. and Janie Rampey Ball on July 18th, 1930, in Fresno, CA.She grew up in the Runnells County Community of Wilmeth and attended Mazeland School through the 8th grade at which time she transferred to Winters High School. In...

Vicki Dillard
May 1, 2012
Vicki Dillard, 62, of Crane, passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at the Medical Center Hospital in Odessa. Graveside services will be held at 10am on Friday, May 4, 2012 at the Crane County Cemetery with Gene Klutts officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. Vicki was born on October 6, 1949 in Crane. She was...

Gregory Mendoza
Apr 29, 2012
Gregory Mendoza, 83, of Iraan passed away on Sunday, April 29, 2012 at his home in Iraan. Rosary will be said at 7pm on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at the Iraan Civic Center. Funeral Mass will be held at 10am on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at the Iraan Civic Center with Father Rodney White officiating. Burial will follow in the...

Doris "Pat" Kneupper
Apr 28, 2012
Doris Gail "Pat" Kneupper, 76, of Rankin, passed away on Saturday, April 28, 2012 in McCamey. Graveside services will be held at 11am on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at the Crane County Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. Pat was born on November 26, 1935 in Wetumpka, Oklahoma. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She...

Glyn Myers
Apr 23, 2012
Glyn Myers, 87, passed away on Monday, April 23, 2012 at the Lamun Lusk Sanchez Veterans Home in Big Spring. Funeral services will be held at 11am on Friday, April 27, 2012 at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home in Crane with Reverend Murray Sauders officiating. Burial will follow in the Crane County Cemetery. Glyn was born on July 7, 1924 to...

Juan Lujan Hernandez
Apr 22, 2012
Juan Lujan Hernandez, 79, of McCamey, passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2012 at his home. Rosary will be said at 7pm on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Mass will be held at 11am on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in McCamey with Father Laurent Mvondo officiating. Burial will...

Sabina M. Baiza
Apr 11, 2012
Sabina M. Baiza, 81, of McCamey, passed away on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 in Odessa. Funeral services will be held at 10am on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at the First Assembly of God Church in McCamey. Burial will follow in the Resthaven Cemetery with arrangements under the direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. Sabina was born on December 30, 1930 in...

David Darnall Griffin
Apr 8, 2012
David Darnall Griffin left this earth Easter Sunday, April 8,2012 to join his Lord and Savior. David was a lifelong member of the Christian Church. His last days were spent under the care of Compass Hospice at his home in Crane, Texas. He willed his body to the Texas Tech medical facility in Lubbock, Texas. David was born in Gainesville,...

Jesse O. Price
Apr 7, 2012
Jesse O. Price, 70, of Crane, beloved husband and father went be with the Lord and Saviour on Saturday, April 07, 2012 at the Crane Memorial Hospital. He was born on April 11, 1941 in Waco, Texas. He spent many years growing up in West Texas and was a graduate of Crane High School in 1959. He spent three years...

James Thomas "J.T." Weaver
Apr 5, 2012
James Thomas "J.T." Weaver, 81, of Rankin, passed away on Thursday, April 5, 2012 at the Hospice of Midland Inpatient Unit. Visitation will be held on Monday, April 9, 2012 at the First Baptist Church in Rankin from 10am until 12pm. Funeral services will be held at 2pm on Monday, April 9, 2012 at the First Baptist Church in Rankin...

Jack F. Phillips
Apr 5, 2012
Jack F. Phillips was born on November 10, 1930 in Dickens County on the family farm. He departed this life on Thursday, April 5, 2012 at the age of 81 years. Jack was at home surrounded by family, his favorite place to be, when he crossed over to his Heavenly reward. Services will be held at 3 pm on Saturday,...

Dixie Weatherby
Mar 28, 2012
Dixie Weatherby, age 80, of Crane, TX went to be with the Lord and Jesus Christ on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 in Odessa Medical Center Hospital.Dixie was born October 20, 1931 in Mineola, Texas to the late Artie and Vera Shaver. She was a member of the Tabernacle Baptist Church of Crane and a very caring nurse of Crane Memorial...

Howard Ray Marshall Jr.
Mar 19, 2012
Howard Ray Marshall Jr., 65, of Fort Stockton, passed away on Monday, March 19, 2012 at the Medical Center Hospital in Odessa.Graveside services will be held at 11am on Friday, March 23, 2012 at the Crane County Cemetery with Minister Felix Kneuper officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home of Crane.Howard was born on December 12, 1946...

Lottie Jo "Sug" Bloxom
Feb 19, 2012
Lottie Jo (Sug) Owens Bloxom, went to the Lord on February 19th, 2012, in Midland, Texas.She was born in San Angelo on July 17th, 1926, to Tom & Ella Owens. Sug grew up on various ranches in Crockett, Irion, Reagan, and Upton Counties. She made a "top hand" working beside her mother, father and sister raising sheep and Angus cattle....

Nelson Collier
Feb 16, 2012
Nelson Collier, 78, of Fort Stockton, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at the Medical Center Hospital in Odessa. Graveside services will be held at 11am on Monday, February 20, 2012 at the East Hill Cemetery in Fort Stockton with Reverend Robert Mitchell officiating. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home of Crane. Nelson was...

Ramon "Piña" Venegas
Feb 13, 2012
Ramon "Piña" Venegas, 69, of McCamey, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2012 at his home in McCamey.Rosary will be held at 7pm on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel in McCamey. Funeral Mass will be held at 2pm on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in McCamey. Burial will follow in...

Cleo Genevieve Darby
Feb 11, 2012
Cleo Genevieve Darby, 97, of McCamey, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2012, at the Senior Care Nursing Home in Midland. Visitation will be held on Monday, February 13, 2012, from 9am until 8pm, with the family being present from 5pm to 7pm at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home in McCamey. Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 17, 2012...

Helen Bond
Feb 9, 2012
Helen Bond, 55, of Kermit and formerly of Crane, passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at her home in Kermit. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel in Crane with Reverend Scott Ingram officiating. Burial will be in the Crane County Cemetery. Helen was born on January...

Kenneth Cowen (K.C.)
Jan 30, 2012
Kenneth "K.C." Cowen, 67, of Rankin, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2012 in Odessa Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, February 2, 2012 at the Chamber of Commerce Building in Rankin with Reverend Dickie Means officiating. Burial will follow in the Rankin Cemetery with arrangements under the direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. Kenneth was...