All Obituaries

Concepcion “Chona” Benavidez a lifelong resident of Van Horn, Texas closed her eyes to her earthly home on Sunday, February 21st, 2021 in El Paso, Texas with the love of Jesus Christ and her beloved family in her heart. Chona waw 81. Chona was born on December 8th, 1939 in Van Horn, Texas to Natividad Navarette and Maria Luz (Molina) Navarette. She met and married the loved of her life Nichols Benavidez. She so enjoyed taking care of her husband and together they raised four...

Maria Isela Florez passed away on Friday February 5, 2021, she was born in Alpine TX but was a longtime resident of Van Horn Texas.  A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, February 27th, 2021 at 11:00 am at the Van Horn Cemetery Gazebo with Cele Solis officiating.  Inurnment will follow in the Van Horn Cemetery.  Maria was a caring wife, mother, sister, aunt, and friend to many. She left this world suddenly at the age of 56.   She is preceded in death by...

Alan Roland North of Van Horn, Texas, formerly of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, passed away suddenly on February 3rd, 2021. He was 73. Alan was born in the year 1947 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, to parents Frieda Anna Rheinhardt and Thomas Roland North. He grew up poor in the rural community of Kareedouw outside of Port Elizabeth and would often regale others with stories from that time: like the time he stole apricots from a tree for his grandmother or his times riding to play rugby...

  In Memory of Enrique “Henry” Martinez Carrasco Born Thursday, July 22, 1943, in Saragosa, Texas, to Pedro and Josefa Carrasco. Departed Sunday, January 10, 2021, at University Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, virtually surrounded by his daughters Elizabeth Ann “Lisa” Gonzalez, Lisa’s spouse Cezar Gonzalez, Elaine Carrasco, Elaine’s spouse Hector Alviar, his former wife Sally Carrasco, his granddaughters Jacqueline Rios, Estella Rios, and Erica...

John Darel Elder, a gentle loving kind man with a servant’s heart was called from his earthly Ranch to his Heavenly Ranch on December 12, 2020 with his beloved family by his side. John was a lifelong resident of Culberson County.    John was born on September 26, 1966 in Van Horn, Texas.  He grew up on the family ranch where he was riding horseback with his mother or grandfather by the age of 4 and John was sitting tall in the saddle upon his own horse with no...

Consuelo “Connie” Escobar, age 87, entered eternal paradise Saturday, November 28, 2020 in Odessa, Texas. She was born on March 29, 1933 to Jose and Ester Torres in Fabens, Texas. Connie was a faithful member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church whether she attended in Big Spring, Odessa or in her little town of Van Horn. She read her bible daily and prayed for all each day and if you sat with her long enough, she would tell you all about it. Connie had many passions in life,...

Eugenio “Genio” Lopez Lozano, age 63, passed away in Odessa, Texas on November 23, 2020. He was born in Lomas de Arena, Chih. Mexico on May 31, 1957 to Elijio and Tomasa Lozano. Genio was a lifelong resident of Van Horn, he was an outdoorsman, he loved to be out at the ranch with his cattle and taking his grandchildren horseback riding. Even though he wasn’t an NFL fan he would love to make bets with them against the Dallas Cowboys. Genio also enjoyed spending time...

Erica V. Lopez, age 36 passed away on November 10, 2020, in El Paso, Texas. She was born on July 15, 1984, to Olivia Moreno and Fernando Lopez in Van Horn, Texas. Erica was a long-life resident of Van Horn. Erica was a fun person to be with, she was funny and always happy. She loved to say jokes and make everyone laugh; you never could tell when she was having a bad day. She was always the life of the party. She loved to listen to Vicente Fernandez and country music. She was beautiful and...

  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....