Obituaries

Jan 9, 2022

Adelia Navarrete, 73, of Odessa passed away on January 9th, 2022.

Visitation will be Thursday January 13th, 2022 from 2:30pm to 9pm. Rosary will be at 7pm.

Funeral Services will be held at 1pm Friday, January 14, 2022 with Father Bush at St. Anthony's Catholic Church.

Adelia Navarrete was born in Cuchillo Parado...

Jan 9, 2022

Jesusita Esparza Lujan was born in Del Rio, Tx. To Vicente Esparza Sr. and Apolinar Espino Esparza on February 5, 1934. She attended school in Acuña Mex. She married Agapito Lujan Jr on November 22, 1956, in Odessa Tx. She was a dedicated mother & housewife. She was involved in several Church Organizations at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.

She was...

Jan 8, 2022

Lydia Ann Jones, 67 of Odessa, Texas, passed away on January 8, 2022 in Midland, Texas.

Public Viewing and Visitation will begin at 1:00 PM, Monday, January 17, 2022 at Martinez Funeral Home’s Inside Chapel, 1040 S. Dixie Blvd., Odessa, Texas.

Church/Chapel going home services will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, January 18,...

Jan 7, 2022

Sally Salgado Gomez, 61 of Odessa, Texas passed away peacefully at her home on January 7, 2022, in Odessa.

Viewing and Rosary will be Thursday January 13, 2022, 10:00AM – 9:00PM. Rosary at 7:00PM at Martinez Funeral Home. Mass will be Friday January 14, 2022, at 2:00PM with Father Chavez of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Arrangements are by...

Jan 5, 2022

Graveside Service will be Friday, January 21, 2022 at 2:00 PM at Ector County Cemetery - Rose Hill Garden.

Jan 4, 2022

On Wednesday, January 5, 2022 The Lord called upon our son, brother, uncle and friend. Adolfo, age 44, to join him when he passed away peacefully at home. He was born in Carrizo Springs, Texas, and lived in Asherton Texas until the family moved to Odessa, Texas in 1980. He graduated from Permian High school. He is preceded in...

Jan 4, 2022

Arturo Renteria, 61 years old, of Ojinaga, Chihuahua Mexico passed away Tuesday January 4, 2022, at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, Texas. Arturo was born December 22, 1960, in Ojinaga, Chihuahua Mexico to Jose Dolores Renteria y Natividad Urquidi. He went to school in Ojinaga. He married Claudia Salinas on August 12, 2016, in Odessa, Tx.

He...

Jan 1, 2022

Constantina Josefina Acosta Rivas 85 of Odessa, Texas, passed away on January 1, 2022 in Dallas, Texas.

Visitation will be held Thursday January 6, 2022 from 11AM – 9PM and Rosary will be held at 7PM at Martinez Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held Friday January 7, 2022 at 12PM at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church officiating...

Dec 27, 2021

Beloved Luz Esther Rodriguez, 73, passed away peacefully the morning of December 27th while surrounded by her family. She was born to Ricardo Rodriguez and Cayetana Lozano on May 31st, 1948, in Madera, Chihuahua. She lived a fulfilling life as a mother, sister, tía, prima, and nana. Her eloquent smile and her warm love will not be forgotten.

Dec 27, 2021

Jesus A. (Tito) Gonzalez, 60, of Ojinaga, Chih, MX, passed away on December 27, 2021 in Odessa, TX.

Visitation will be held at Martinez Funeral Home on Saturday January 1, 2022 2:00PM – 7:00PM and Sunday January 2, 2022 1:00PM – 9:00PM and Prayer Service at 5:00PM. Funeral Services will be held at Martinez Funeral Home on...

Dec 26, 2021

Frederick E. (“Ken”) McNabb, Jr., Odessa, Texas, passed away on December 26, 2021, at the Laman, Lusk, Sanchez Veterans Home in Big Spring, Texas.  At Ken’s request, there will be no service.  Ken requested that we all remember him alive, and know that he will be with us in our hearts forever.  He was fortunate to enjoy the love...

Dec 26, 2021

Enriqueta Pacheco, 95 of Fort Stockton, passed away on December 26, 2021, in Odessa, TX

Visitation will be held for Enriqueta on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, from 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm with a Rosary to be recited at 7:00 pm at Martinez Funeral Home and Crematory in Odessa, Texas

Funeral Mass will be celebrated...

Dec 24, 2021

Ruben R. Rodriguez, 86, passed away December 24th, 2021 in the comfort of his home surrounded by his loved ones. He was born September 2, 1935; in El Divisadero, Ojinaga, Chihuahua. He lived in Odessa, TX. Ruben, affectionately known as “Dad” or “Patron”, was born to Diega and Petronilo Rodriguez where he was the 5th out of 12 children....

Dec 22, 2021

Cipriano ‘Cip’ M. Carrasco 52 of Odessa passed away Wednesday December 22, 2021, at Plano Medical Center in Plano, TX. He was born January 12, 1969, in McCamey, TX. to Steve Carrasco and Ema Barrandey. He was a Christian Catholic and a machinist.

He is preceded in death by his mother Ema Barrandey Madrid.

He...

Dec 20, 2021

Dejion DeShauzar Rangel of Odessa, TX passed away suddenly in a fatal car accident on December. 20, 2021. Dejion was born on February 10, 1993, in Odessa, TX to Nakiba LeeAnna Rangel. She later met and married Jamie Aza Miller.

Dejion was  a bright light to his family, always singing and dancing. He didn’t allow anyone to...

Dec 19, 2021

Elidia A. Salgado transitioned peacefully on Sunday night December 19, 2021, surrounded by her loving family.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, from 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm a Rosary will be recited at 7pm at Martinez Funeral Home.

Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Thursday December 23, 2021, at 10:00 am...

Dec 15, 2021

Roger Anthony Reyna, beloved son, father and husband passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 15, in Pecos, Texas. He was 39.

Roger was born on March 11, 1982, in Midland, Texas, to Alma Delia Reyna de Anda and Rogelio Reyna Rivera. He was raised in Houston, Texas, where he attended Eisenhower High School. Roger proudly...

Dec 15, 2021

Moises Olivas Sanchez, of Presidio Texas, passed away on December 15, 2021, in Odessa, Texas.

Rosary / service will be held at Martinez Funeral Home in Odessa Texas at 7pm, in the outside chapel.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30am, Saturday the 18th of December at St. Teresa Catholic Church in Presidio, Texas. Burial...

Dec 13, 2021

Jenny Renee Belknap Tilghman 37 years young, passed away too soon in life on Dec 13, 2021 after a long battle with covid.

Jenny was born to David and Sheila Belknap on Oct. 31, 1984, on Halloween which was also her favorite day of the year.

Jenny married the love of her life Jimmy Joshua...

Dec 13, 2021

Vickie Morris, 58 years of age, of Odessa, passed away on December 13, 2021 in Odessa, TX.

Visitation will be at 9am – 1pm, Tuesday, December 28th.

Funeral services will be held 2pm, December 28th as well at Martinez Funeral Home with Pastor EJ Miller, officiating.

Vickie was born in Odessa, TX to...