Recent Obituaries

Bernie Lannom

Feb 11, 2017

Bernie C. Lannom of Fort Stockton passed away Saturday February 11th, 2017, in Fort Stockton at the age of 98 years. Bernie was born on August 28, 1918, to C. W. and Jessie Lannom in Leon Farms, Texas. Bernie was honorably discharged from the army. He was a part of the Fort Stockton Fire Department from 1939 to 1947...

Ramon Cortez

Jan 27, 2017

Ramon Leyva Cortez of Fort Stockton passed away Friday, January 27th, 2017, in Fort Stockton at the age of 59 years. Ramon was born on June 1, 1957, to Carlos and Maria Cortez. Ramon worked at the city for 24 years, he was devoted to his family. His hobbies were drawing and enjoyed doing carpentry for his home. He...

Jose Deanda

Jan 26, 2017

Jose Felix DeAnda of Fort Stockton passed away Thursday, January 26th, 2017, in Fort Stockton at the age of 90 years. Jose was born on September 25, 1926, to Bernardino and Tomasita DeAnda. The Paul Bearers: Manuel Espino, Atanasio Espino, Roy Robles, Cesar Aragon, David De Leon, Manuel Gomez. The Honorary Pall Bearers: Jose Munoz, Billy Espino, Ralph Hernandez....

Cecelia Gonzalez

Jan 21, 2017

Cecilia R. Gonzalez peacefully entered into her eternal rest with our Lord on January 21, 2017 at the age of 93. Cecilia had a deep and abiding faith that sustained through every hardship and motivated her to be a devoted wife and mother, a favorite Tia and madrina, and Grandmother and Friend. She was the eldest of six children....

Dewey Campbell

Jan 19, 2017

Dewey Edwin Campbell of Fort Stockton passed away Thursday January 19th, 2017, in Midland, at the age of 90 years. Dewey was born on September 25, 1926, to John William Campbell and Emma Marie Biggs Campbell in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. Dewey served as a Navy WWII Veteran on the Battleship Pennsylvania. He received a Bachelor of Science/Chemistry from East Central...

Rufina Bernal

Jan 18, 2017

Rufina Acosta Bernal of Fort Stockton passed away Wednesday, January 18th, 2017, in Odessa at the age of 88 years. Rufina was born on February 29, 1928, to Jose Acosta and Clara De la O in Rancho Icoteas Coahuila, Mexico. She married Jose R. Bernal February 8th, 1948 in Alpine, TX. She moved from Marathon, TX to Imperial, TX....

Kimber Brandenburg

Jan 5, 2017

Service Funeral Service Union Curch Grandfalls, TX Monday, January 9, 2017

Maria Lopez

Jan 1, 2017

Maria D. Lopez, born on February 26, 1934, was called into the loving hands of our Lord on Sunday, January 1, 2017 at the age of 82. Mary was born in Fort Stockton, TX. She married Luis Lopez in 1948. Maria was a lifelong resident of Fort Stockton. She was a loving wife, sister, daughter, mother, grandmother, and friend....

Dorothy Lentz

Dec 29, 2016

Dorothy (Dot) Marie Hallford Lentz went to be with our Lord on Thursday, December 29, 2016. She joins the love of her life, her husband, Robert (Ace) Lee Lentz, whom she met when she was a telephone operator and he worked for the telephone company. They married on December 8, 1949 in Fort Stockton. Ace proceeded her in death...

Billy Moody

Dec 19, 2016

Billy L. Moody Fort Stockton Billy L. Moody, long-time resident of Fort Stockton, TX, passed away in San Angelo, TX, on December 19, 2016, at the age of 95. He was the son of Pecos County pioneer W.R. Moody and his wife Edith and is survived by his daughter Marilyn and husband Tom Hale of College Station, TX, and...

Ann Bennett

Dec 10, 2016

Bessie Ann McLean Bennett passed away Dec. 10, 2016, at the age of 89. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, at the Fort Stockton Church of Christ, with Darryl Scott officiating. Burial will follow at East Hill Cemetery. Born and raised on a dryland farm in San Saba County, Texas, on March 5, 1927,...

Janet Rainwater

Dec 2, 2016

Janet Rainwater of Fort Stockton passed away Friday December 2nd, 2016, at the age of 79 years. Janet was born on February 1, 1937, to Allen and Louise Mayes in Alpine, TX. Janet is survived by her daughters, Janna Leary and Bayta Cullen; her grandchildren, Carson Cullen, Claire Cullen-Guedelhoefer, Adam Leary; and three great grandchildren. Janet is preceded in...

Joel Rascon

Nov 18, 2016

Joel Galindo Rascon of Fort Stockton passed away Friday November 18th, 2016, in Odessa at the age of 61 years. Joel was born on December 1, 1954, to Hipolito Rascon and Angelina Galindo in Fort Stockton, Texas. Joel is survived by his son, Jacob Rascon of Fort Stockton; his brothers, David G. Rascon, Daniel G. Rascon, Hipolito G. Rascon...

Elsworth Ezell

Nov 4, 2016

Elsworth Kurt Ezell of Fort Stockton passed away Friday November 4th, 2016, in Odessa at the age of 81 years. Elsworth was born on March 18, 1935, to Clinton Ezell and Ernestine Lange in Alpine, Texas. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He was a devoted friend, lifelong cowboy, and horseman. He was in the Army and...

Pete Terrazas

Nov 1, 2016

Pete Carrasco Terrazas passed away peacefully at his home on November 1st, 2016, at the age of 88. Pete was born March 31st, 1928, to Guadalupe and Esther Terrazas in Fort Stockton, Texas. Pete attended the schools in Fort Stockton through High school and attended college in San Antonio. Upon returning to Fort Stockton, he started a driver's education...

Charles Fouch

Oct 30, 2016

On Sunday, October 30, 2016, Charles "Clawhammer" Laban Fouch Jr. succumbed to a short illness at the age of 78. He was surrounded by his loved ones. Charles was born on November 25, 1937 to Charles and Dorothy Fouch Sr. in Lower Lake, California. He served in the Army from 1958 to 1963. While serving at Fort Leonard Wood,...

Roy Smith

Oct 16, 2016

Roy Glen Smith of Lewisville passed away Sunday, October 16th, 2016, in Lewisville at the age of 58 years. Roy Glen was born on September 29, 1958 to Roy Cecil Smith and Bettie Winget in Crane, Texas. Roy Glen is survived by his father, Roy Cecil Smith; his sons, Robert G. Smith and wife Lindsey of Lewisville, Steven Craig...

Carmen Velasco

Oct 15, 2016

Carmen Gonzalez Velasco entered eternal life on October 15, 2016. Her spirit is carried on by her husband, Frank R. Velasco, Jr.; son Jaime Velasco and wife Gina (Pittillo) of Midland, TX; daughter Minerva and her husband Mark Cortinas of San Antonio, TX; daughter Rosana and her husband Timothy J. Ryan of Riviera, TX; son Frank (Trey) Velasco, III...

William Mitchell

Oct 11, 2016

W.C . (Billy) Mitchell, Jr., 91, passed away October 11, 2016 in Midland, Texas. Billy was born February 2, 1925 in his grandmother's house in San Antonio, Texas to Ethel Watters Mitchell and W.C. Mitchell, Sr. He grew up in a ranching family and lived most of his life in Pecos County, attending Fort Stockton schools. After graduating from...

Socorro Anda

Oct 7, 2016

Socorro De Anda of Fort Stockton, TX passed away on Friday, October 7th 2016 at the age of eighty one. Socorro was born on September 25, 1935 in Mexico to Juan Cervantes and Cruz Alvarado. She spent her childhood being raised with numerous family members on a ranch in Chihuahua, Mexico. She would later move to Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico...