All Obituaries

Maria Jaso, 80, passed away on October 23, 2020. Maria was born on April 17, 1940 in Alpine, Texas to Seferino and Felipa (Carrera) Machuca. She is preceded in death by her husband; Hilario C. Jaso, sons; Hilario Jaso Jr., Ruben Jaso, parents; Seferino and Felips Machuca, granddaughter; Heather Jaso, brothers; Vincent Machuca, Manuel Machuca, and sisters; Rosa Parras, Rita Ortega, and Josephine Machuca. Maria loved having garage sales, playing bingo, scratching lottery tickets and going...

  Norma Avila, 54, passed away on October 21, 2020. She was born on June 15, 1966 in Pecos, Texas, to Antonio and Aurora (Lujan) Barrera. She is preceded in death by her brother; Raul Barrera She is survived by her daughter; Sabrina Garcia, daughter; Selena Garcia, daughter; Crystal Avila, son; Ruben Avila Jr , son; Joseph Avila, husband; Joe Garcia, grandchild; E’liyah Garcia, grandchild; Gabriella Perez, sister; Sandra Sauceda, brother; Rene Barrera, brother; Ricardo Barrera...

Bob Burkholder, born on May 28, 1930, awoke in the presence of God on the morning of October 20, 2020 at the age of 90. Bob was a rancher and businessman. He enjoyed golfing, hunting, fishing and going to the ranch. The world was a better place with Bob in it. His family and many friends will cherish his memory. Bob is preceded in death by wife; Connie in 1986 and wife; Garlene in 2016 as well as parents; John and Gladys Burkholder. Survivors include three sons; John (Nancy) of Pecos,...

Thomas Trammell, 80, passed away on October 8, 2020. He was born on June 28, 1940, in El Campo, Texas, to Herman and Elaine (Cornelson) Trammell. He is preceded in death by his parents; Herman and Elaine (Cornelson) Trammell and wife Judy (Ibison) Trammell and brother, Samuel Trammell.   He is survived by his wife of 19 years Lydia Gray Trammell. Children: Paul and wife Karmen, Dennis and wife, Cindy, Rick Gray, Priscilla Cook and husband, Jon Cook. Grandchildren: Kara Hapgood, Madi...

James J. "Papa" Thomas, 79, beloved Father, passed away peacefully on October 5, 2020 at Midland Memorial Hospital, Midland, Texas. He was born on January 23, 1941 in Karnack, TX, to James and Annie (Clark) Thomas. He is survived by his daughters; Tonya Thomas, Dianna Bryan, Misty Thomas, son; James Thomas, grandchildren; Aaron (Carina) Thomas, Matthew (Andrea) Thomas, T.J. Bryan, great grandchildren; Rhett Thomas, Nolan Thomas, brother; Robert (Debra) Thomas, sisters; Barbara...

Mendoza, Amelia Briones, 89, passed away October 2, 2020 of natural causes at Parks Retirement Home in Odessa, Texas. She was born in Saragosa, Texas on May 15, 1931. At the age of 16 she married Patrico G. Brijalba, she gave birth to four children, Patrico M. Brijalba Jr, Robert M. Brijalba, Manuel M. Brijalba and Ana B. Contreras. She is preceded in death by her son; Manuel, daughter; Ana and granddaughter; Adriana Contreras. She is survived by her sons; Pat (Mary Alice) Brijalba, Robert...

Diana M Salas 52 of Pecos passed away Saturday September 19, 2020 at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa. She was born April 11, 1968 to Merced and Santos Munoz Salas in Pecos. She was a nurse provider and Christian Catholic. Diana was known to be a very outgoing person, she was always the loudest person in the room, loved to dance and listen to Tejano Music especially when it was Ruben ‘El Gato Negro ‘ Ramos or Little Joe and other Ole school music coming thru the speakers. She...

Manuela Hernandez, 72, beloved Mother, passed away on September 15, 2020. She entered this world on June 19, 1948 in Saragoza, TX, born to Francisco and Maria (Carrasco) Ortega. She is survived by her sons; Danny (Josie) Hernandez, Leonel Ramon (Laura Jen) Martinez, boyfriend; Bernando Anchando, 7 grandchildren, 1 and a half great grandchildren. Manuela enjoyed Manuela “Mami” liked cooking. Her # 1 dishes were chicken casserole and red enchiladas. She also had a specialty...

Zryan Jay Madrid 5, passed away in his Mother's arms on Saturday September 5, 2020 in Odessa, Texas. He is survived by his loving parents; Jeremy and Airam (Pena) Madrid, sister; Zari Madrid, grandparents;Lourdez (Ernesto) Lujan, Angel Pena, Mondy Madrid, Denise (Tony Muniz) Valdez, aunt; Kirsten Valdez, uncles; Devin Pena, Patrick Madrid and numerous cousins and extended family. Though his life was short, he has touched many lives and was loved very deeply by those who knew him and...

Dorothy Lee (Haynes) Herod was born in Pecos, TX on April 17, 1933 to the union of the late Daniel Sr. and Tennie (Graves) Haynes. Dorothy grew up in Pecos, where she attended public schools. She was a member of Friendship CME Church, where she served as a Deaconess. She met and married the love of her life, the late Jimmy Herod, on June 16, 1951 in Carlsbad, NM. She was known for her famous smothered chicken, red beans & rice, and sweet potato pie. An avid sports fan, you could always...