Obituaries

Alfus Ray Dennis

Alfus Ray Dennis

July 11, 2007

Alfus Ray Dennis, 49. Visitation: 5:00-9:00 pm, Wednesday July 18, 2007 at Sunset Funeral Homes-Northeast. Graveside Service: 10:00 am, Thursday, July 19, 2007 at Desert View Cemetery in Chaparral, NM. Survived by: sisters, Shirley F. Barley and Hazel M. Hall. Services entrusted to Sunset Funeral Homes-Northeast.

Shirley Ann Worthy

Shirley Ann Worthy

July 11, 2007

Shirley Ann Worthy was born 19 November 1939 in Bessemer Alabama to the union of the late Patrick L. and Della B. Moore. She attended Mount Zion and Orchard Knob Missionary Baptist Churches and was baptized after accepting Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior. She later moved with her family to Detroit, Michigan where she received her education in...

Marjorie R. Andresen

Marjorie R. Andresen

July 10, 2007

Marjorie R. Andresen passed away in the early morning of July 10, 2007. She was 87. Marjorie R. Andresen grew up in Colorado Springs and moved to Washington D.C. during World War II. She served as a secretary to General Walker and General Billy Mitchell. After the war she worked as a designer for Sweetbriar Department Store in Denver and...

Alison S. Huther

Alison S. Huther

July 10, 2007

Alison Stuart Huther, passed away from this life to her eternal life with Jesus Christ, on July 10, 2007. She is survived by: her husband, Rudolf; son, Derrick and daughter in law Jennifer; sister, Rita; nephews, Noel and Ewan of Glasgow, Scotland; brother, Peter D. Johnstone; and nieces, Joanna and Genevieve of Australia. She is preceded in death by her...

Silas Hogg

Silas Hogg

July 10, 2007

Silas Hogg, 86, born December 28, 1920 in Quicksand, Kentucky passed away July 10, 2007 in El Paso, Texas. He proudly served in the U.S. Army for 22 years until he retired in 1964. He was a member of the 82nd Airborne Division, 319 Glider Field Artillery Battalion. He is survived by his loving wife, Emma; daughters, Phyllis Sibala and...

Rodolfo Lazaro Gonzales

Rodolfo Lazaro Gonzales

July 10, 2007

Rodolfo Lazaro Gonzales (Daddy) Our Daddy was born on March 16, 1934 in Albuquerque New Mexico. His parents Palmidia and Adolfo Gonzales brought him to EI Paso, Texas at the age of five where he lived until the Lord graciously and peacefully took him on Tuesday, July 10, 2007. What can we say about our Daddy, but that he was...

WJ McDuffee

WJ McDuffee

July 9, 2007

W.J. McDuffee passed away peacefully on July 9, 2007 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on May 28, 1927 in Jessup, Arkansas to Bill and Leora McDuffee. He is survived by Clara Jean McDuffee, their three children Stephen, Regina, and John(Michelle), four grandchildren Philip(Tracy), Crystal, Tara, and Ian, three great-grandsons Anthony, Parker, and Ryan, and a great-granddaughter Sophia...

Robert J. Foley

Robert J. Foley

July 9, 2007

Dr. Robert J. Foley died July 9, 2007. Born May 1, 1931 in Springfield, MA son of the late Harold T. Foley Sr. and Mary Foley of West Springfield, MA. Graduated from Westfield State Teachers College with a Bachelors and Masters Degree. Served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. Studied at the University of Vienna, Austria. He received...

Gloria Mae Lathem Smith

Gloria Mae Lathem Smith

July 9, 2007

Gloria Mae Lathem Smith, 78, born April 1929 in Alabama passed away July 9, 2007 in New Mexico. She was a resident of El Paso since 2001 and was a Red Cross Volunteer at William Beaumont Army Medical Center for several years. As a child, because of her fathers line of work, she attended 13 schools in 12 years. This...

Josephine (Russ) Jancek

Josephine (Russ) Jancek

July 8, 2007

Josephine Russ Jancek, 78, born August 20, 1928 in El Paso, TX. She was a Registered Nurse for 44 years until she retired in 1996 from Sierra Medical Center. Survived by loving husband, Joseph; son, Jack A. Russ; daughters, Patricia A. Fox and Connie J. Buchanan; 8 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren; 4 sisters; and numerous relatives and friends. Visitation: 5:00...

Rosalia Pantoja

Rosalia Pantoja

July 8, 2007

Rosalia Pantoja, 71, passed away Sunday, July, 8, 2007 in San Elizario, Texas. She was a homemaker and a member of the Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, Gabriel Pantoja; sons, Efrian and Isidro Pantoja; daughters, Maria Esperanza Cordova, Lorenza Luna, Sylvia, Magdalena, Guadalupe, and Gisela Pantoja; brothers, Lino, Jose, Martin, and Serapio Lara; sister, Guadalupe Lara; twenty-four...

William Barney Spinks

William Barney Spinks

July 8, 2007

W. B. “Bill” Spinks, 89, passed away Sunday July 8, 2007. A native El Pasoan, he became a respected businessman in the trucking industry. Bill was honored to have served as president of both the El Maida Shrine Motor Patrol and the Sheriff’s Posse. He was preceded in death by his sisters Josephine and Betty, daughter Ann Goff, and his...

Saturnina Saucedo

Saturnina Saucedo

July 8, 2007

Saturnina Saucedo, 81, Visitation: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 10, 2007. Funeral Service: 12:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 10, 2007 at Sunset Funeral Home-Americas. Interment: Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Survived by: husband, Pedro Saucedo; sons, Gonzalo, Evaristo, Porfirio, Raul, Ruben, and Arturo Saucedo; daughters, Rita Rodriguez, Lydia Se La Pena, Estela Davila and Hermila Mendez; several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Services entrusted...

Charles D. Jeffrey

Charles D. Jeffrey

July 7, 2007

Charles D. Jeffrey Jr., 77, passed away Saturday July 7, 2007 in El Paso, TX. He was born October 8, 1929 to Charles and Ethal Jeffrey, Sr. in Chicago, IL. He proudly served his country in the US Army and retired with the rank of Sergeant First Class. He is survived by his loving wife, Takeko and brothers: Edward, Dave,...

Donna Virginia Cavender

Donna Virginia Cavender

July 6, 2007

After a life full of loving, caring, and giving without expectations…God decided that it was Donna’s time to be with him. On July 6, 2007 Donna Cavender lost her fight with breast cancer. It was a fight that displayed courage, determination, strength of will and faith. She will be remembered and missed. She is survived by her husband of 44...

Helen Hermine Hodges

Helen Hermine Hodges

July 5, 2007

Helen Hermine Hodges, 85, passed away in El Paso on July 5, 2007. She was born on August 30, 1919 to Oskar and Leontine Dengler in Wein, Austria. A memorial service will be held at 9:30 am, Thursday, August 23, 2007 at Sunset Funeral Home-West with Rev. Rosemary Sanchez-Guzman officiating. Services entrusted to Sunset Funeral Home-West. Please visit our online...

Jesse Burt Branon,

Jesse Burt Branon,

July 4, 2007

MSG.(Ret) Jesse B. Branon, Jr. passed away on July 4, 2007, at William Beaumont Army Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born in DeRidder, Louisiana, on September 22, 1937 to Jesse B. Branon, Sr. and Elva Ratcha Branon. Jesse Branon, Jr. was a career soldier who retired in 1988. He later served as a substitute teacher in the...

Floyd E. Whitwell

Floyd E. Whitwell

July 3, 2007

Floyd E. Whitwell, 75, passed away Tuesday July 3, 2007 in El Paso, TX. He was born February 10, 1932 in Doniphan, MO to Wymon Whitwell and Esther Clark-Whitwell. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army and retired after 30 years as a Sergeant First Class. He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Christine; son,...

Mary T. Grijalva

Mary T. Grijalva

July 3, 2007

On July 3, our Heavenly Father opened His gates and called home Mary (Nena) T. Grijalva, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, Nana, and sister. She passed peacefully in her grandchildren’s, Erika and Rene home in Mesa, Arizona, lovingly surrounded by her family. Mary was born in Clint, Texas, on May 16, 1931, to Alfredo and Josefa Trevizo. She laid the nurturing...

Antonio Perez

Antonio Perez

July 1, 2007

Antonio “Tony” Perez, passed away peacefully on July 1, 2007. Born August 22, 1936 and a life long resident of El Paso, Texas. He served in the U.S. Army from 1954-1957. A giving soul who always placed others before himself. He is survived by his loving wife, Alma, children: Antonio Perez Jr., daughters; Vivian P. Miranda, Melissa, Laura and Celia...