Obituaries

Elsa Palomino

Elsa Palomino

Jan 1, 2022

Elsa C. Palomino 65, of Pecos, Texas passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at her residence surrounded by her family. Elsa was born on November 27, 1956 to Miguel Chavez and Dorothy C. Chavez. Elsa was a hard worker, she has been since a very young age. She loved to volunteer her time to the Community of Pecos,...

Melba Thomason

Melba Thomason

Jan 1, 2022

Melba Loys Thomason, 88, of Pecos, Texas passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 in Pecos. Loys was born on August 9, 1934 to Melvin James and Leeta Loys (Adams) Gray in Munday, Texas. Loys married Jerry Thomason on June 15, 1953 in Munday, Texas. Loys went to school in Munday, Texas, and she was a member of West...

Dolores "Lolo" Machuca

Dolores "Lolo" Machuca

Jan 1, 2022

Dolores "Lolo" C. Machuca, 84 of Pecos, Texas passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. Dolores "Lolo" C. Machuca was born in Presido, TX. to Seferino and Felipa Machuca of April 8, 1938. He marries Lily Machuca who have been married for 67 years. Dolores "Lolo" worked as a farmer for many years.

Dolores...

Yolanda Aragon

Yolanda Aragon

Jan 1, 2022

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Jerry Wofford

Jerry Wofford

Jan 1, 2022

Jerry Arnold Wofford, passed away on August 2, 2022, at his residence in Balmorhea, Tx. He was 67 yrs old. Jerry was born on January 10, 1955 to John Smith Wofford and Opal Gertrude (White) Wofford in Pecos, Tx. He attended schools in Pecos, graduating from Pecos High School in 1973. Upon graduating he then attended Sul Ross State...

Robert "Robbie" Lujan Jr.

Robert "Robbie" Lujan Jr.

Jan 1, 2022

Former longtime resident of Pecos, Texas Robert "Robbie Rodriguez Lujan Jr., 55, has passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 in Austin Texas. Robbie was born in Pecos, Tx. to Robert and Nora Lujan on August 12, 1966. He was a jack of all trades, he loved working in auto mechanics in addition to that he also loved working...

Gilberto Barragan Sr

Gilberto Barragan Sr

Jan 1, 2022

Gilberto Barragan Sr, 90 of Pecos, Tx, passed away surrounded by his family on Thursday, December 8, 2022 in Pecos, Tx. Gilberto was born in El Comedor to Pedro and Liberta Barragan on November 30, 1932. Gilberto went to school in El Comedor. He married the love of his life Guadalupe V. Barragan from San Antonio Del Bravo on...

Catherine Ashley-Travland

Catherine Ashley-Travland

Jan 1, 2022

Catherine Scott Ashley-Travland, 86, of Tyler, TX, passed away on June 21, 2022, in Tyler.

Catherine was born in McCamey, TX, to Helen Payne and Joe Scott on September 30, 1935. Reared in Toyah, TX, she graduated from Toyah High School. She married J. E. Travland on October 19, 1984, in Pecos, TX. She served as the...

Eduardo Alvarez

Eduardo Alvarez

Jan 1, 2022

Eduardo H. “Lalo” Alvarez passed peacefully on February 15, 2022.  Born on November 29, 1922 in Brogado, TX, he never left home, except to serve his nation in the US Army between July 1945 and January 1947, ten of those months in Germany as a supply clerk in the 9th Quartermaster Company, 9th Infantry.  He married Jesuscita Galindo Alvarez on May...

Socorro Evaro

Socorro Evaro

Jan 1, 2022

Socorro Evaro, 88, of Pecos, Texas, passed away on February 1, 2022, in Odessa.

Socorro was born in Los Herrera, Durango, Mexico to Pedro and Ventura Quinteros on October 08, 1933. She married H.B. Evaro on February 14. She worked as a housekeeper for 20 plus years and was a CNA nurse at the Pecos Nursing Home...

Roberto Florez

Roberto Florez

Jan 1, 2022

Roberto A. Florez, 88, of Barstow, Texas, passed away on January 1,2022 in Pecos, Texas. Roberto was born in Barstow, Texas to Faustino Florez and Arcadia Alvarado Florez on June 7, 1933. He went to school at Barstow. He married Geneva Sanchez Morales on June 24, 1957 in Pecos, Texas. He graduated from Barstow High School on May 27,...

Melissa Taylor

Melissa Taylor

Jan 1, 2022

Melissa Louise Taylor, 93 of Pecos, Tx, passed away on Monday, February 14, 2022 in Pecos, Texas. Louise was born May 7, 1928 to James Murphy Hayhurst and Elsie Hayhurst on the Penasco River Otero County, New Mexico.

Louise Taylor was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Charlie Taylor. She was also preceded in...

Irene Ramirez

Irene Ramirez

Jan 1, 2022

Irene Ramirez, 79 passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2022 in Pecos, Texas. Irene Ramirez was born on July 11, 1942 in Marathon, Tx. to Guillermo Ortiz and Eliza C. Ortiz. She married Manuel Reyes in Pecos, Tx., she worked as a provider for Nurses Unlimited for 20 years, she was a Catholic and a life time Pecos, resident.

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Nancy "Suki" Orona

Nancy "Suki" Orona

Jan 1, 2022

Nancy "Suki" Garcia Orona, 54, of Pecos, Tx passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2022 in El Paso, Tx. Nancy was born in Pecos, Tx. to Jose and Tomasa Orona on February 28, 1967. She went to school at Pecos High School and graduated in 1986. She worked as a cashier at Walmart and La Tienda for many years....

Rosa Jacquez

Rosa Jacquez

Jan 1, 2022

Rosa G. Jacquez beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, was called to her heavenly home on March 30, 2022. Rosa was born in Balmorhea, Texas to Selsa and Anastacio Galindo on March 1, 1940. She was a very devout Catholic. She married her best friend and the love of her life, Manuel Jacquez, in June of 1957, and they had...

Joe Martinez

Joe Martinez

Jan 1, 2022

Joe (Godie) Martinez, 70 of Pecos passed away Monday, March 28, 2022 in Odessa, Tx. Joe was born September 17, 1951 to Juan and Alicia. He has been married to his longtime wife Socorro for 51 years.

Joe is preceded in death by his parents Juan and Alicia. Two brothers Enrique Martinez and Hector Chavez.

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Ester Armendariz

Ester Armendariz

Jan 1, 2022

Ester F. Armendariz, 75, of Odessa, TX, passed away on Sunday May 8th, 2022 in Odessa, TX.

Ester F. Armendariz was born in Pecos, TX to Mariano Flores and Faye Monclova on July 17th, 1946. She went to school in Pecos, TX. She married Ramon M. Armendariz in 1980 in Kermit, TX. She graduated from Odessa College....

Trinidad Ortega Jr.

Trinidad Ortega Jr.

Jan 1, 2022

Trinidad Ortega Jr., 75, of Pecos, TX., passed away on May 4, 2022 in Pecos, TX. Trinidad Ortega Jr. was born Loving NM.  to Trinidad Sr. and Rita Ortega on September 1, 1947. He went to school at East Pecos Junior. He married Maria Edia Martinez on February 1, 1968 in Pecos, TX. He worked as a Maintenance Technician at Reeves County Detention Center for Flying...

Rosalee Dominguez

Rosalee Dominguez

Jan 1, 2022

Rosalee Vejil Dominguez, 91 of Balmorhea, Texas passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2022. Rosa Lee was born May 13, 1931 to Demecio Vejil and Anita Velasco in Marfa, Texas.

Rosalee is preceded in death by her husband Efren Dominguez, parents  and 12 brothers and sisters, and daughter  Lucy Ann Dominguez.

Rosalee is survived by her...

Eric Scott

Eric Scott

Jan 1, 2022

Eric Lozano Scott, 54 of Pecos, TX., passed away on Friday, April 15, 2022. Eric was born in Odessa, TX, to Frances Lozano Scott and James P. Scott on September 14, 1967. He graduated from Pecos High School. He married Leticia Gonzales Scott on July 26, 1990 in Pecos, TX. He worked as a Correctional Officer/Laundry Forman for 18...