Obituaries

Dec 18, 2013

Emma B Villanueva 81, of Pecos passed away Wednesday morning December 18, 2013 in Odessa. Mrs. Villanueva is survived by her daughter Marie Carmen Thomas of Horizon City TX and son Roberto Villanueva of Pecos TX. Mrs. Villanueva is also survived by her three sisters Hortencia, Lola, and Anita. A rosary will be held at the Pecos Funeral Home...

Dec 7, 2013

Dec 6, 2013

Jo Evalyn Fonville Cooksey, passed away on December 6, 2013 at the Pecos Nursing Home. She was born on June 28, 1933 in Novice, Texas and moved to Pecos, Texas with her parents at the age of 4. Jo attended schools in Pecos and graduated from Pecos High School in 1950, the year she was elected band sweetheart. She...

Nov 27, 2013

THEN THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME UNTO ME, SAYING BEFORE I FORMED THEE IN THE BELLY I KNEW THEE.JEREMIAH 1: 5 BIRDIE HIGHTOWER BRADLEY WILKINS WAS GIVEN AN EARTH SUIT JUNE 13, 1922, TO ROBERTA HIGHTOWER BRADLEY AND HARRISON BRADLEY IN SACUL, TEXAS. SHE MOVED TO PECOS AND MARRIED PRESTON WILKINS AND PARENTED EIGHT CHILDREN: ESTHER WILKINS RICHARDSONDECEASED...

Nov 22, 2013

Lela Angeline Kelly Nance Lifetime Pecos resident and 1994 West of the Pecos Pioneer Family member Lela Kelly Nance, age 93, passed away on Friday, November 22, 2013, at Reeves County Hospital with her family at her side. Lela was born to Lenora Antoinette Huelster and Thomas Martin Kelly on September 27, 1920, in Lorenzo, Crosby County, Texas. She...

Nov 19, 2013

Mark Lewis died tragically in a farming accident on November 19, 2013 in Balmorhea, TX. Services are Saturday, November 23, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Pecos Funeral Home in Pecos, TX. Visitation will follow then a memorial will be held at the Saragosa Multipurpose Center in Saragosa, TX at 2:00 PM. Mark was born December 21, 1963 in El...

Nov 17, 2013

Santiago G. Lara was born in Presidio, TX. and he later relocated to Pecos, TX. He had a love for gardening, animals and life on the ranch. Santiago was preceded in death by his wife Maria Espinosa Lara, and his son Santiago Jimmy Lara. He is survived by his six sons and three daughters, Monse Ybarra and her husband...

Nov 15, 2013

Fernando Reyes Marta, Sr. Age 66 of Pecos, TX passed away on November 15, 2013 in Odessa, TX. Rosary will be November 18th 7:30 p.m. at Pecos Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held November 19, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. at Santa Rosa de Lima Catholic Church with Father Fabian, officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Evergreen cemetery. Arrangements...

Nov 12, 2013

Jim C. Moore of Balmorhea, TX 75, passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at his home. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, November 16, 2013 at 11AM at the Balmorhea Cemetery. Service are under the direction of Pecos Funeral Home. Jim is survived by his daughter Holly White and her husband James of Marfa. The family asks...

Nov 6, 2013

Gilberto M. Rayos Jr. 45, also known as Healthy to his friends and Tutti Frutti to his family of Pecos Texas passed away on the 6th of November 2013 at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, Texas. Visitation will be from 9am till 8pm Friday November 810th at Pecos Funeral Home. Rosary will be prayed on Sunday November 10, 2013...

Nov 4, 2013

Bruce Allen Horton, 58 of Pecos, Texas departed from this life November 4th, 2013. Bruce was born in Pecos, Texas to Anthony and Marjorie Horton Jr., January 10th, 1955. He attended Pecos High School were he played football and ran track. He married Jacqueline E. Hill July 25th, 1999 in Pecos. He graduated from the Denver Institute in Dallas,...

Oct 27, 2013

Pablo an Presiliania Prissy were married for 54 years. They raised two sons and one daughter Manuel, Guadalupe, Martha, and his only grandchild Marissa He worked in seismagraphing for many years. He enjoyed playing cards and visiting with friends about where he was born and raised. Pablo Rede was a man of character and values. He was a hardworker...

Oct 26, 2013

Paul Richeson, 86, of Pecos passed away Saturday, October 26, 2013 in Odessa, TX. Paul was born in 1927 to Willie and Rosie Richeson. Paul married the love of his life, Bettie Stogner, on September 21, 1962. The couple was married for 50 years. Paul was a long time Pecos resident and a member of the North Temple Baptist...

Oct 20, 2013

Rose Lavern Mitchell 90, of Pecos, TX. Passed away on October 20, 2013, with her family by her side in Pecos, TX. Visitation will be October 23, 2013 from 5pm to 8pm at Pecos Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held at 11am Thursday, October 24, 2013 at First Baptist Church Pecos, TX with Rick Derrick officiating. Burial...

Oct 17, 2013

Faye Fita Martinez, 82, of Pecos, TX, passed away on October 17, 2013 in Pecos, TX. Rosary will be 7:30 p.m. Friday October 18, 2013 at Pecos Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held 12:00 p.m. Saturday October 19,2013 at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with Father Eloy of Santa Rosa Catholic Church, officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Evergreen...

Oct 13, 2013

Virginia Jenny Hoefs, age 86, of Kingsland, Texas, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2013, in Round Rock Texas. Graveside services will be held at 2 PM, Tuesday, October 15, at the Balmorhea Cemetery, with Andy Anderson officiating. Arrangements are by Pecos Funeral Home. Jenny was born in Carlsbad, New Mexico, on September 17, 1927. She married Charlie Hoefs...

Oct 11, 2013

Alta Rae Fraley, who resided in Paris, Arkansas, formerly of Pecos, Texas, passed away Friday, October 11, 2013 in Paris. Rae was born October 24, 1923 in Stamford, Texas. She was 89 years old. Rae was preceded in death by her father and mother, Odie Johnson and Bessie Webb Johnson and her husband, Coy Fraley. Rae was a retired...

Oct 9, 2013

Rita G. Natividad, 88, of Pecos passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at her home in Pecos, surrounded by her family. She was born May 21, 1925 in Marfa, Texas to Manuel and Elena Garcia. Rita was a homemaker, a Catholic, and a lifelong resident of Pecos. Rita is remembered as a strong, proud, and courageous woman. She was...

Oct 8, 2013

Effie Elizabeth Betty Billeiter Armstrong passed away, surrounded by a loving family on October 8, 2013, in Monahans, Texas. She was born March 7, 1927, in Natchitoches, Louisiana to Effie and Joseph S. Billeiter. She attended and graduated from Kerrville Tivy High School in Kerrville, Texas. Betty married Weldon Scott Armstrong, Sr. on January 18, 1948 in Pecos, Texas...

Sep 23, 2013

Ingram Lucas Macha of Toyah, Texas born June 24, 1989 in Odessa, Texas. He was killed in a car accident on September 23, 2013. Lucas was the most amazing young man, He touched the hearts and souls of everyone he encountered in his short time on this earth. Lucas was known for his loyalty to family and friends and...