All Obituaries

  Our beloved husband, brother, brother-in-law, uncle, and friend Cecil Hartley Kellum, Jr., of Carlsbad and Rio Rancho, New Mexico entered into eternal love and reembrace on November 2, 2020 Texas just north of Van Horn, while completing his duties for AT&T. For 40 years, Cecil was a telecommunications specialist working for various telecommunication companies.  His coworkers cleverly nicknamed him Dr. Kellum because of his ability to fix what appeared to others as...

Lena Ruth Brewster, 92, of Van Horn, Texas, left this earthly life on October 21, 2020 in Van Horn, Texas. Graveside services and burial will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, October 23rd, at the Van Horn Cemetery. Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home. Lena Ruth was born in Tahoka, Texas to John and Mabel Willingham on December 29, 1927. She went to school in Anton and Littlefield, Texas. She married D.H. Brewster on August 19th, 1946 in Gibtown, Texas. She was a soulmate and helper to D. H....

Jose Oscar “Shorty” Sanchez passed away in Odessa, Texas on October 20, 2020. He was 67 years of age. He was born on June 19, 1953 to Jose and Carolina Sanchez in Pecos, Texas. Shorty was a long-life resident of Van Horn, Texas. He was active in the Catholic Church. Shorty was a third-degree Knight of Columbus. Shorty always made sure that he was available during the annual Knights of Columbus thanksgiving dinner, he was instrumental in delivering meals to the homebound. Shorty...

Elvira Barrera, age 84, a lifelong resident of Van Horn, Texas was called to be with the Lord on October 12th, 2020. Elvira was born on February 2, 1936 in Presidio, Texas to Jose Orozco and Tiburcia Alaniz Orozco.  Elvira was an active member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church and was a homemaker.  Visitation for Elvira will be held on Friday, October 16, 2020 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Heritage Funeral Home in Van Horn, Texas.   Funeral Service will be held on...

Heradio G. Luna went to his Heavenly Father and to be reunited with the love of his life, Aurelia Luna, on October 11th, 2020.  Mr. Luna, as he was known to all who knew him, was born to Castulo Luna and Antonina Luna on February 1, 1930 in Monahans, Texas.  Services for Mr. Luna will be held on Thursday, October 15th, 2020 at the Van Horn Cemetery Gazebo with Father Frank Hernandez serving as Funeral Celebrant with musical accompaniment by Rick Ruiz. Mr. Luna was a man of God;...

Our beloved Mother, Sister, Grandmother, Aunt and friend Rita Baeza Franco, 70 of Van Horn knowing the Love of Jesus Christ took his hand and closed her eyes to her earthly home and opened them to her heavenly reward on Monday October 5th, 2020. Rita was born on May 22, 1950 in Ejido de Emilio Carranza, Chih. Mexico to Amando Baeza and Maria Elvira (Franco) Baeza.  She moved to Van Horn in 1962 and permanently made Van Horn her home. Services for Rita was held on Saturday, October...

Geraldine “Jerry” Bramblett was a woman like no other. She stood side-by-side with her husband and best friend, C.R. “Kit” Bramblett, for 68 years while they forged their lives in West Texas together. Not only could she out work any man working cattle, chopping cotton, or pulling a water well, but she would come in from a hard day of manual labor and make a big and oh so delicious meal for her family. After dinner, she would always round up family members to play a...

With her beloved husband by her side, Perfecta M. Fuentes a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister who was a lifelong resident of Van Horn, entered eternal life on Saturday, September 19th, 2020.  She was 79. Perfecta was born on December 2nd, 1940 in Fabens, Texas to Ladislado Melendez and Elena Razo.  In November of 1959, she married the love of her life Ernest Fuentes and together they had four children.  She was a lifelong devoted Catholic. Visitation for Perfecta...

Manuel V. Lopez of Van Horn closed his eyes to his earthly home on Friday, September 11th, 2020, he was 82 years old. Manuel was born on July 6, 1938 in Coyame, Chihuahua, Mexico to Tomas Lopez and Dolores (Venegas) Lopez.  Manuel later married Ines Ornelas.    Services for Manuel will be held on Friday, September 18th, 2020 at 10:00 am at the Van Horn Cemetery Gazebo with Father Frank Hernandez serving as Funeral Celebrant with musical accompaniment by Rick Ruiz. ...