Obituaries

Tookey Preslar
Apr 6, 2010
TOOKEY PRESLARCRANE: Tookey Preslar, 96 of Crane, passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 in the Crane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.Graveside services will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, April 9, 2010 at the Crane County Cemetery with Reverend Blaine Wimberly officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.Tookey was born on April 3, 1914 in Taylor...
Dorris Jean King
Mar 31, 2010
Dorris Jean KingImperial: Dorris Jean King, 86, lifetime resident of Imperial, passed from this life to her heavenly home Wednesday, March 31, 2010, at the Hospice House in Odessa. Dorris was born Sept. 26,1923 in Imperial to Eugene and Marian Grove. She married R.D. King, Nov. 10, 1940 in Odessa, TX. To this union three sons were born, William in...
Macie Lorene Harvey
Mar 29, 2010
MACIE L. HARVEYIRAAN: Macie L. Harvey, 90 of Iraan, passed away on Monday, March 29, 2010 in a Llano Nursing Home.Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, April 1, 2010 at the First Baptist Church in Iraan with Reverend Mike Wright officiating. Burial will follow in the Restland Cemetery with arrangements under the direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral...
J. L. Blake
Mar 24, 2010
J L BLAKECRANE: J L Blake, 86, passed away on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at the Lamun Lusk Sanchez Veterans Home in Big Spring. The family will be receiving friends at the funeral home from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm on Friday, March 26, 2010. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at the...
Alice Basurto
Mar 23, 2010
Alice Emily Basurto formally Alice Emily Liejs was born July 4, 1927 in Hadleigh, England and died Tuesday, March 23 at 11:20 p.m. at her home in Youngsville, LA. Funeral services will be Sunday, March 28 at 1:00 p.m. at Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel in Crane, Texas.She was married to the late Lupe Basurto of McCamey, TX.She is survived by...

Lewis Milton Smith
Mar 22, 2010
Lewis Milton Smith Rankin - Our Dad, Lewis Milton Smith, age 84, went to be with our Lord and Savior March 22, 2010 after a short illness. He worked hard, played hard and loved a good story. He was born to Jack and Gertrude Smith in Ozona, Texas on October 13, 1925. Lewis attended school in Rankin, but graduated from...
Joyce McCollum Lowe
Mar 19, 2010
JOYCE McCOLLUM LOWE ODESSA: Joyce McCollum Lowe 77 of Odessa, passed away on Friday, March 19, 2010 at her residence in Odessa. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at the Crane County Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home of Crane. Joyce was born on July 4, 1932 in Evansville,...

Frances Florene Creighton
Mar 19, 2010
Frances F. Creighton, 88, died on March 18, 2010 at Baptist Memorial Care Center in San Angelo. Mrs. Creighton was born September 26, 1921, in Barstow, Texas to Alva and Maude Fulgim. She married J.T. Creighton December 21, 1940 in Carlsbad, NM. He preceded her in death in 1980. Throughout their married life, they ranched in West Texas, moving to...
Katherine Carson
Mar 16, 2010
Julia Katherine Jennings CarsonCRANE: Katherine Carson (89) died Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at her home in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Mass will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, March 19, 2010 at the Good Shepherd Catholic Church with Father Laurent Mvondo officiating. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, March 20, 2009 at the Pontotoc Cemetery in...

Lizzie Mae Early
Feb 17, 2010
LIZZIE MAE EARLY CRANE: Lizzie Mae Early, 90 of Crane, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at her home in Crane. Viewing will be held in Crane on Friday. A second viewing will be held on Sunday and Monday in Brady, with the family receiving friends on Monday from 5pm until 7pm at the funeral home. Graveside services will...

Leopoldo Tarin
Feb 17, 2010
LEOPOLDO M. (LEO) TARIN CRANE: Leopoldo M. (Leo) Tarin, 68 of Crane, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at his residence in Crane.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, February 21, 2010 at the Crane County Exhibition Building with Minister Rick Allen officiating. Burial will follow in the Crane County Cemetery with arrangements under the care...

Barbara Juwanna Evans
Feb 16, 2010
BARBARA EVANS RANKIN: Barbara Evans, 71 of Rankin, passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at the Midland Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, February 20th, 2010 at the First Baptist Church in Rankin with Reverends Jim Medley and Matt Williams officiating. Burial will follow in the Rankin Cemetery with arrangements under the care and...

Lola Nottage
Feb 16, 2010
LOLA MAE NOTTAGELola Mae Nottage, 83, of Ardmore, OK and formerly of Las Vegas, NV, passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, TX.Lola was born on April 15, 1926, in Tampa, Florida, to Florence and Charles Alsobrook. She was one of eleven children.She was preceded in death by her parents, siblings Charles, Wenona, Juanita,...

Maria Guadalupe Nava
Feb 6, 2010
MARIA GUADALUPE NAVA McCAMEY: Maria Guadalupe Nava, 45 of McCamey, passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2010 at her home in McCamey. Rosary/prayer services will be held at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel in McCamey. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, February 11, 2010 at the...

Dorothy Evelyn Young
Jan 29, 2010
DOROTHY EVELYN GENTRY YOUNG IRAAN: Dorothy Evelyn Gentry Young of Iraan, or as she would say, "Happy Valley" passed away January 29, 2010 at the McCamey Convalescent Home. She was born April 23, 1921 to Cecil and Anna Gentry on the family farm in White County Arkansas. As a young girl she helped her father with the family farm, store/caf?,...

Patricia Ann Pope
Jan 26, 2010
PATRICIA ANN "PAT" POPEIRAAN: Patricia Ann "Pat" Pope, 71 of Iraan, passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at the Medical Center Hospital in Odessa.Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM on Friday, January 29, 2010 at the Iraan Church of Christ with Minister Clay Mason officiating. Burial will follow in the Restland Cemetery with arrangements under the direction...

Shirley Campbell
Jan 25, 2010
Shirley Campbell Shirley Joan Elizabeth Baker Campbell died early Monday, January 25th at the McCamey Convalescent Center. Shirley lived a full and vibrant life in her own home until six weeks before her death. Shirley was born April 8, 1920, in Desdemona, Texas, to Otto E. and Maude Griffith Baker. She married Walter J. Campbell, Jr. in Kermit, Texas, on...

Howard Wayne Floyd
Jan 9, 2010
HOWARD WAYNE FLOYDSEAGRAVES: Howard Wayne Floyd was born April 28, 1943 in Wellman, Texas to Howard Edwin Floyd and Lucille Elizabeth Benham Floyd. He was raised in Seagraves, Texas where he graduated from Seagraves High School in 1962 and attended South Plains College and the University of Texas Arlington. He received a Class B Waste and Water Works Certificate from...

Betty Ann Smith
Jan 7, 2010
BETTY ANN SMITHCRANE: Betty Ann Smith, 74 of Crane, passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2010 at her residence.Memorial graveside services were held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at the Crane County Cemetery. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.Betty was born on June 8, 1935 in Lyman, NE. She was a retired...

Sheryl Sue Taylor
Jan 2, 2010
McCamey: Sheryl Sue Taylor of McCamey passed away on January 2, 2010. She was born October 8, 1966 in Rankin Texas to Sharon Myers who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her oldest brother Daron Earp. Raised from an early age by Charles and Glynda Taylor of McCamey Texas. Glynda Taylor also preceded her in...