Obituaries

Alice Marie Rhodes
Dec 9, 2008
ALICE MARIE RHODES McCAMEY: Alice Marie Rhodes, 94, born November 19, 1914 in Alba, Texas went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 in Midland, Texas. Marie was the daughter of Hurchel Britton and Bessie Cavilla Kay Britton, both deceased. In 1929 Marie moved with her family to Wink, Texas where she completed her schooling. On February...
Anne Sanchez
Dec 8, 2008
ANNE A. SANCHEZ McCAMEY: Anne A. Sanchez, 57 of McCamey, passed away on Monday, December 8, 2008 at the Home Hospice House in Odessa.Rosary will be held at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel. Mass will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, December 11, 2008 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in...
Charlie Carroll Peoples
Nov 9, 2008
CHARLIE C. PEOPLESCRANE: Charlie C. Peoples, 76 of Waxahachie, and formerly of Crane, passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2008 in the Kindred Hospital in Mansfield, Texas.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, November 13, 2008 in the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Crane County Cemetery with arrangements under the care and direction...

Joyce Shipman
Oct 27, 2008
JOYCE FISHER SHIPMANCRANE: Joyce Fisher Shipman, 91 of Crane went to be with our Lord and Savior on October 27, 2008, at the Crane Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, October 30, 2008 at the First Baptist Church in Crane with Reverend Tommy Parker officiating. Burial will follow in the Crane County Cemetery with arrangements...

Nathan Beryl Mclaughlin
Oct 26, 2008
NATHAN McLAUGHLIN CRANE: Nathan McLaughlin, 48 of Crane, passed away on Sunday, October 26, 2008 in a San Angelo Hospital.Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at the First Baptist Church in Crane with Reverend John Swedlund officiating. Burial will follow in the Crane County Cemetery with arrangements under the direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral...

Josephina Galindo
Oct 24, 2008
JOSEPHINA V. GALINDO SHEFFIELD: Josephina V. Galindo, 86 of Sheffield, passed away on Thursday, October 23, 2008 in the Home Hospice House in Odessa.Mass will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, October 25, 2008 at the Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Sheffield. Burial will follow in the Sheffield Cemetery with arrangements under the direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. Mrs....
Leon George Barrett
Oct 24, 2008
LEON BARRETT CRANE: Leon Barrett, 67 of Crane, passed away on Friday, October 24, 2008 in the Home Hospice House in Odessa.Rosary will be said at 7:00 PM on Monday, October 27, 2008 at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel. Mass will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at the Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Crane with...

Danny Ray Hubbard
Oct 15, 2008
DANNY RAY HUBBARDCRANE: Danny Ray Hubbard, age 55 passed away on Wednesday, October 15th after a long and courageous battle with Mantle Cell Lymphoma. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joe L. and Anna Lea Hubbard and father and mother-in-law, Charles and Bettie McNurlen, all of Crane, TX.Funeral services will be held at 5:00 pm Friday, October 17,...

Lee Shipman
Oct 15, 2008
G.L. LEE SHIPMAN McCAMEY: Longtime McCamey resident G.L. (Lee) Shipman, 91, passed away Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 in Stephenville. Funeral services will be held at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home chapel in McCamey on Saturday, October 18th at 2:00 pm with graveside service to follow.Lee was born in Floydada, Texas on May 27th, 1917 to George and Bertie (Holland) Shipman. He...

Lee Shipman
Oct 15, 2008
G.L. LEE SHIPMAN McCAMEY: Longtime McCamey resident G.L. (Lee) Shipman, 91, passed away Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 in Stephenville. Funeral services will be held at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home chapel in McCamey on Saturday, October 18th at 2:00 pm with graveside service to follow.Lee was born in Floydada, Texas on May 27th, 1917 to George and Bertie (Holland) Shipman. He...
Drew Aaron Slater
Oct 3, 2008
DREW AARON SLATERFT. STOCKTON: Drew Aaron Slater, 25 died Friday morning in his Fort Stockton home. Drew was born on May 24, 1983. Drew graduated from Boerne High School in 2002. He attended Texas Tech University the following fall where he would eventually meet his future wife, Alexandria Nicole Mitchell of Amarillo, Texas Allie & Drew were wed on August...

Reba Gertrude Preslar
Sep 30, 2008
Reba Gertrude Preslar passed away September 30, 2008. She was born April 10, 1916 in Taylor County, TX to George Walter and Mary Wilma (Parnell) Burton. She married William C. (Bill) Preslar on December 23, 1935 in Tuscola, TX. She was a resident of Crane for over 70 years.Reba was preceded in death by her husband, Bill in May of...
Antonio Benavides
Sep 21, 2008
Antonio S. Benavides, 88 of Fort Stockton, passed away on Sunday, September 21, 2008 in San Antonio, Texas.Rosary vigil prayer services will be held at 7:00pm on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 in the St. Joseph Catholic Church sanctuary. Mass will be held at 10:00am on Thursday, September 25, 2008 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church. Burial will follow in the...

Dean Russell Stuteville
Sep 21, 2008
Dean Russell Stuteville, age 72, was called home to the loving embrace of our Lord on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008. He was born in Big Spring, TX on October 28, 1935 to Luther and Mary Stuteville. Dean, a retired Rig Supervisor for Key Energy, was preceded in death by his first wife Doris Jane, his parents, brothers A.J., Calvin and...

Glynda Gay Taylor
Sep 10, 2008
Glynda Taylor McCAMEY: Glynda Gay Taylor left her loving home here on earth to join the loving arms of her Heavenly Father on September 10, 2008 at 12:34 A.M. Glynda was born Oct. 30, 1945 in Borger Texas to Glyn and Irene Myers. Preceding her in death were her Mother, Irene Myers and her sister Sharon Myers. Glynda was one...
Cruz Madrid Guevara
Aug 30, 2008
CRUZ M. GUEVARAMcCAMEY: Cruz M. Guevara, 41 of Odessa, passed away on Saturday, August 30, 2008 at the Home Hospice House in Odessa.Funeral services were held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel in McCamey. Burial followed in the Resthaven Cemetery with arrangements under the direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.Cruz was born on...
Dee Benton
Aug 26, 2008
DEE BENTON CRANE: Dee Benton, 49 of Crane, passed away on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at the Crane Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, August 29, 2008 at the First Baptist Church in Crane. Burial will follow in the Crane County Cemetery with arrangements under the direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.Dee was born on...

Leon Henry Feuge
Aug 18, 2008
Leon Henry Feuge RANKIN: Leon Henry Feuge, 83, of Rankin, passed away in the Rankin County Hospital on Monday, August 18, 2008. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, August 22, 2008, in the Rankin Cemetery. Arrangements are by Shaffer Nichols Funeral Home. Leon was born in Harper, Texas, on October 2, 1924, to Felix and Minnie Wendell...

Mary Elizabeth Gunnells
Aug 13, 2008
McCAMEY: Mary Elizabeth Gunnells, daughter of Joy Moody and the late Sid Moody of McCamey, was born September 3, 1949 in McCamey. Surrounded by her Family she entered the Kingdom of Heaven to be with her Lord and Savior on August 13, 2008. Her last breath on Earth was her first breath in Heaven. She was a gracious, loving and...
Ed Dison
Aug 10, 2008
ED DISONRANKIN: Ed Dison, 59 of Rankin, passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2008 at the Rankin Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at the First Baptist Church in Rankin with Reverend Randy Bush officiating. Burial will follow in the Rankin Cemetery with arrangements under the direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.Ed was...