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Coral Rankin
CRANE, TX.
Coral Scott Rankin, 85, died Thursday, April 26, at
Midland Memorial Hospital.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. today, April 28, at the
First Baptist Church with the Rev. Jim Medley
officiating.
Burial will follow in the Rankin Cemetery with services
under the direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home of
Crane.
She was born March 17, 1916 in Big Spring. She was a
welder and was a ship builder during the war, as well as
a carpenter. She had owned an oilfield water sales
business.
She married W.E. "Billy" Rankin Jan. 13, 1947
in McCamey.
She was preceded in death by her husband Aug.18, 1995.
She is survived by her daughter, Kay Williams of San
Antonio; two great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Midland Reporter-Telegram
April 28, 2001
Bettye Williams Roberts
Bettye Williams Roberts, of Midland, went to be with
her Lord, Tuesday, June 1, 2004.
She was a life long member of The Tabernacle Baptist
Church in Crane, Texas. She was born May 29, 1927 to
Herman Bethel Williams and Bonnie Satterwhite Williams in
rural Stephens County and was raised and educated in
Crane, Texas. On May 4, 1948 she married Roy Wilson
Roberts in Odessa, Texas. Bettye was a member of the 710
Club. She was preceded in death by her parents and her
husband, Roy Roberts.
Bettye is survived by her children, Mike Roberts and his
wife, Becky, of Midland, TX; Patricia Sutton of Midland,
TX; Joe Dan Roberts and his wife, Jocelyn, of Fort
Collins, CO; twelve grandchildren, three
great-granddaughters, Amanda, Shanda and Alisha, two
great-grandsons, Brandon and Deven.
The family will receive friends at Ellis Funeral Home,
Friday, June 4, 2004 between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and
8:00 p.m.
Graveside services have been scheduled for 9:00 a.m.
Saturday, June 5, 2004 at Resthaven Memorial Park.
Arrangements are under the direction of Ellis Funeral
Home.
Honorary pallbearers will be her grandchildren, Sherrye
Lee Hannick, Phillip Roberts, David Michael Roberts,
Karin Haun, Roy Dan Dismuke, Samantha Roberts, Nickolas
Roberts, Duke Roberts, Matt Roberts, Stephen Roberts,
Seth Roberts, Christian Roberts and Michael Shane
Bilbrey.
Memorials may be directed to Billy Graham Evangelistic
Association, 1 Billy Graham Parkway, Charlotte, North
Carolina 28201.
Midland Reporter-Telegram
June 4, 2004
Raymond Roycroft
Raymond Roycroft, age 65, passed away
Monday, April 23, 2001 in Seguin, Texas.
He was born in Goliad, Texas on November 8, 1935 and
attended school there where he was active in the high
school band, baseball and UIL activities.
He received his BA degree in mathematics from Texas
A&M University in 1958 and his MED from Southwest
Texas State University in 1968. During his senior year at
TAM, he served as drum major of the Maroon Band.
Raymond taught math in Rankin for four years, Denver
City, Texas for six years, Littlefield for three years
and Crane for 17 years before he retired. He sponsored
UIL math and number sense events at these schools and had
students advance to state competition in number sense.
Following his retirement from teaching in 1991, he and
his wife, Ima Gene, continued to reside in Crane but
spent much of their time in Harwood, Texas at he family
ranch.
Mr. Roycroft is survived by his loving wife, Ima Gene
Bouldin Roycroft of Crane, whom he married on August 6,
1960 in Goliad, Texas. Other survivors include his
sister, Laverne Wiebe of San Antonio, Texas; a niece,
Debbie Scheible of San Antonio, Texas; two nephews, Mike
Wiebe of Denver, Colorado and Ronnie Wiebe of San
Antonio, Texas and a host of ex-students whom he called
"our kids".
He was preceded in death by his parents, Sidney Earl
Roycroft on July 4, 1941 and his mother, Lela Clanton
Roycroft Diebel, on January 8, 1997.
Funeral services for Mr. Roycroft will be held Thursday,
April 26, 2001 at 10:00 a.m., in the chapel of Colonial
Funeral Home, Luling, Texas. The Reverend Craig Mull from
the First Methodist Church of Crane, Texas will be
officiating. Interment will follow in the Harwood
Cemetery in Harwood, Texas.
Those who will honor Raymond by serving as pallbearers
will be some of his former students,
Roy Winters, Larry Braden, James Jurock, John Soto, Gene
Richardson and Bob Phillips.
Honorary pallbearers will be Roger Hailey, Bob Clark,
Gerry Parker and Joe Allen.
Arrangements are under the direction of Colonial Funeral
Home, Luling, Texas.
Midland Reporter-Telegram
April 26, 2001
CRANE -- Raul G. Sanchez, Jr., 46 of
Crane, died Friday, April 18, in San Antonio.
A rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Monday, April 21, in the
Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel. Mass will be
celebrated at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, in the Crane
County Exhibition Building. Burial will be in the
Crane County Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home of
Crane.
Raul was born on May 25, 1956 in Monahans. He was a
veteran of the Vietnam War, serving in the AirBorn
Rangers. He married Twilah Edwards on Dec. 31, 1979 in
Rankin.
He was a parole officer for the State of Texas.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Eddie Ray
Sanchez.
Survivors include his wife, Twilah Sanchez of Crane; his
children, Shaun Sanchez, Melissa Sanchez, and Daniel
Sanchez, all of Crane; a grandson and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Midland Reporter
April 20, 2003
Natalia Abalos Sandoval
CRANE
Natalia Abalos Sandoval, 70 of Crane, died on Saturday,
Nov. 29, in the Medical Center Hospital.
Rosary will be held at 7 p.m. today, Dec. 1, in the
Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel. Mass will be held at
11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, at the Good Shepherd Catholic
Church with Nilo Nalugon officiating. Burial will follow
in the
Crane County Cemetery
under the direction Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.
She was born Aug. 31, 1933 in Rankin. She was a homemaker
and a member of the Good Shepherd Catholic Church. She is
survived by her husband, Juan Sandoval of Crane; son,
Russell Sandoval of Crane; daughters, Janie Prieto of
Odessa and Chris Payan of Crane; three brothers, Frank
Abalos and Brijido Esparza, both of Rankin, Andres Abalos
of Robston; two sisters, Josie Mata of Odessa and Lola
Watson of Rankin; six grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
Midland Reporter-Telegram
December 1, 2003
TINER David 
CRANE
David Daniel Tiner, 91, of Crane, died Thursday, October 24, 2013, at the Crane
Nursing Home in Crane, Texas.
He was born July 21, 1922, in Malakoff, Texas
to Lone Ridge and Lillie Tiner. He married Margaret Crouch in Waco in 1949,
which resulted in 58 years of marriage, which ended with her passing in 2007.
David served 4 years in the
Navy during WWII
as a Radarman on the USS Lawrence. Mr. Tiner proudly served his country from
June 1942 until December 1945, when he was honorably discharged.
David earned
a BA in 1949 and an MA in 1950 from Baylor University. He began a 37-year-long
teaching career, beginning in Waco and ending in Crane with his retirement in
1987.
David was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret; his parents; 4
brothers; and 4 sisters.
He is survived by his three children, Robin Tiner,
Danella (Mrs. Ralph) Cockrell, and Tommy Tiner; grandchildren, Georgia Hayes,
Brad Cockrell, and Erica Tiner; sister, Hazel Segrest; numerous nieces and
nephews; and many beloved friends and former students.
Private funeral
services are under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home in
Crane.
Odessa American from Oct. 26 to Oct. 27, 2013.
Margaret Crouch Tiner
CRANE, TX.
Margaret Elizabeth Tiner, 84 years old, beloved wife,
mother, sister, daughter and grandmother, passed quietly
to the Lord on Saturday, August 11, 2007, at Hospice
House in Odessa. Margaret was born on February 2, 1923,
in Ft. Worth to the Reverend E.H. and Ura Georgia
(Hallmark) Crouch, and was the first of two children born
to the Crouches. Her brother, Major Edward Crouch (Air
Force) preceded her in death in 2006, as did her parents
in 1974.
As a baby less than one year old, Margaret accompanied
her family to northeastern Brazil where her parents spent
25 years as Southern Baptist missionaries. Margaret was
home schooled by her teacher mother the first five years
of her public school age, and she was fluent in both
English and Portuguese. Margaret stayed in Brazil until
the age of 12, at which time she returned to the states
and completed her public education at San Marcos Baptist
Academy in San Marcos, Texas, while her parents continued
serving the Lord as missionaries in Brazil. After
graduating from the Academy, Margaret attended Mary
Hardin Baylor in Belton her freshman college year and
then transferred to Baylor University, where she earned
her bachelor’s degree in education in 1944. Margaret
was a member of Alpha Omega Sorority while at Baylor.
Margaret taught public school for two years before
meeting the love of her life, David Daniel Tiner, also an
educator. They married in Waco on August 20, 1949.
Mrs. Tiner taught a total of 27 years. Of those 27 years,
she spent 9 years teaching Spanish and art in Temple,
Texas and 18 years teaching 4th grade in Crane. Margaret
was a third generation teacher, and she, her mother and
her maternal grandmother all graduated from Baylor with
public school teaching degrees.
Margaret had great faith in the Lord and loved her church
in Crane. She also enjoyed playing the piano, traveling
around the world with her friends and family, taking
pictures of friends and loved ones, square dancing,
quilting, playing dominoes and spending time with her
grandchildren. Margaret was a loving and gentle person
with a genuine love for all people.
She is survived by her husband, David Tiner of Crane;
three children, Robin Tiner of Crane, Danella Cockrell
and husband, Dr. Ralph of Odessa, Texas and Tommy Tiner
of Abilene,Texas. She is survived by three grandchildren,
Brad Cockrell, Georgia Hayes and Erica Tiner.
Pallbearers will be Brad Cockrell, Bozo Edwards, Jimmy
Shipman, Arnold Durham, Ronnie Warren and John Paul
Loyless.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday,
August 14, 2007, at the First Baptist Church in Crane
with Johnny Thomason officiating. Burial will follow at
the
Crane County Cemetery with arrangements under the
direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home of Crane.
Memorials can be made to the Lottie Moon Christmas
Mission Offering or the Annie Armstrong Mission through
the First Baptist Church, 101 East 20th Street, Crane,
Texas 79731.
August 14, 2007
Michael James Woods, 41, of Clyde died
Wednesday July 28, 2004 at an Abilene Hospital.
Michael was born April 1, 1963 in Odessa, Texas to Jim
and Doris Woods. He grew up and attended school in Crane,
TX, graduating from Crane High School. After graduating,
Michael joined the United States Army, serving from 1981
until 1983 at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii.
He married Tommye Parker in Odessa on February 6, 1993.
Michael worked as the Warehouse Manager for
Harbison-Fisher Production Pumps of Abilene for the past
three years.
Above and beyond that, Michael was truly a devoted son,
father and husband. He will be greatly missed by all who
knew him.
Michael is survived by his wife Tommye; children Jacob
Michael and Rachel June; parents Jim and Doris Woods of
Odessa; sister Deborah Franklin and husband Mike of
Midland; niece Desiree Farmer and husband Jayme and great
niece, Demi all of Midland; paternal grandmother Gerdeane
Woods Walker of Graham; mother and father-in-law, Jim and
Faye McKee of Gordon; Brothers and sister-in-law Johnny
and Carla Parker of Midland, Sue and Larry Jackson of
Odessa, Deanna and Mike Hamilton of Odessa, Joseph Parker
of Kingsland, Pamela and Blake Bayer of Liberal, KS, Mary
and Dennis Hamilton of Austin; and numerous aunts,
uncles, nieces, nephews and friends.
Pallbearers will be Tim Evans, Jr. Juarez, Paul
Turnacliff, Jimmy Don Robinson, Buddy Jenkins, and Don
Heald.
Visitation with family will be from 6-8 pm on Friday at
Frank W Wilson Funeral Directors in Odessa. Services will
be Saturday July 31, 2004 at 2:00 pm at the Sherwood
Baptist Church of Odessa with Rev Elwin Collum and Rev
Amon Langston officiating. Interment will follow at
Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
Midland Reporter-Telegram
July 30, 2004
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