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Christine Moore Hilton died at the age of 97 on July 17, 2021. She was the only child born to Elmer Moore and Rowena Lewis Moore on January 26, 1924 in Meridian, Texas. In 1930, the family moved from Houston, Texas to Dimmitt, Texas where she attended Public School thru the 9th grade. In August 1939 the family moved to Lubbock, Texas. She graduated from Lubbock High School in May of 1941. In September 1941, she entered Texas Tech majoring in Home Economics and received a Degree in August of 1944. She married 2nd Lt. Wayne Arvis Hilton, son of Mr. & Mrs. J.A. Hilton, on February 5, 1945. In 1952, they returned to Lubbock where Wayne completed his Degree at Texas Tech. The following...

Harold Lecil Armstrong went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, June 28, 2021. He was born in Hollis, Oklahoma on September 7, 1928. He married the "light of his life," Jimmie Jean Cooper, November 5, 1949 in Granbury, Texas. He joined the Navy in 1951 during the Korean War, serving on the aircraft carriers USS Bataan and USS Essex as an Aviation Machinist. He was employed at Southwestern Bell Telephone for 37 years. Harold was a member of Kingston Avenue Baptist Church for 61 years where he served as a Deacon and went on more than 20 mission trips. Harold is survived by his loving wife of 71 years, Jean; son, Don and wife Syliva; brother, Stanley Keeney; 7...

Carl Robert Carlson age 85, died on June 8, 2021 in Odessa, Texas. He was born August 8, 1935 in Fort Worth, Texas, the son of A.E and Thelma Carlson. Bob had five brothers of which two are still living, Jim Carlson and wife Mary of Little Elm, Texas and John Carlson and wife Pat of Fort Worth, Texas. He married Evelyn Nell Wright December 20, 1962. Bob grew up in Fort Worth, Texas where he graduated from Polytechnic High School in 1953. He attended Hardin Simmons University on an athletic scholarship and graduated with a major in accounting and mathematics. He earned a master's degree in education from Sul Ross University. After living for two years in Paris, Texas and Abilene, Texas...

Vivian Annette Proffitt, 87, of Odessa went to be with her Savior on Saturday, May 15, 2021, at Orchard Park Assisted Living & Memory Care. She was born December 31, 1933, to Robert Henry and Gladys Rogge in Sweetwater, Texas. She became a Christian at the age of ten. Upon graduating from Newman High School in Sweetwater in 1951, Vivian attended Hardin-Simmons University. She met her future husband, Garland Proffitt, at the first HSU campus mixer that Fall. She graduated from Hardin-Simmons in 1955. Garland and Vivian married on August 21, 1955, at First Baptist Church in Sweetwater and moved to Odessa to begin their teaching careers. Vivian later continued her education by...

On Thursday, May 31, 2021, Bacilio C. Sanchez, loving husband and father of eight children, passed away at the age of 94. Bacilio was born on April 15, 1927 in Midland, TX to Cresencio and Carmen (Carrasco) Sanchez. He was drafted and served in the U.S. Army during World War ll and then worked until retirement as a letter carrier for the U.S. Post Office. On January 10, 1948, he married Margarita Arroyo and they remained married for almost 64 years until Margarita's passing in 2011. They raised five sons and two daughters. Bacilio was preceded in death by his wife and parents, infant son Jose, son Rudy, grandson Rene Jimenez, brothers Avelino and Luis Sanchez. He is survived by his six...

Nancy Sue (Cross) Inman, 86, passed away Tuesday April 20, 2021. Nancy Sue was born in Post, Texas to Irvin "Sam" Cross and Helen Reynolds (Custis) Cross. She graduated from Snyder High School and attended college at Mary Harden Baylor in Belton, Texas where she met her husband of 62 years, John Allen Inman. Nancy Sue was a dedicated wife and mother who was a great source of strength and encouragement to her family and those that knew her. She loved Jesus and was a longtime member of First Baptist Church in Odessa where she and John served in the Preschool department for decades. She enjoyed being a part of the Round Table Book Club and participated faithfully in the Quilting...

Jay M. Leslie, 87, of Odessa, passed away Monday, April 19, 2021 at his home. He was born January 26, 1934 in Carthage, TX to the late Cornell (Minter) and Johnnie Leslie. He married Jeane Broughton on August 26, 1952 in Lovington, NM. The couple moved from Farmington, NM to Odessa in 1958 and have remained in Odessa ever since. Jay was owner and operator of Mark's Crane & Rigging and a part owner of American Energy. He enjoyed golf and traveling with his wife in their motorhome. He was a member of Mission Dorado Baptist Church, the Odessa Country Club and the Lone Star Chapter of the FMCA. He was also a 32nd Degree Mason of the Scottish Rite, a Mason of the York Rite and was a...