Obituaries

It is with great sadness and extremely heavy hearts that we say goodbye to Gabriella (Gabby) Allyse Rodriguez, beloved mother, daughter, fiancée, friend and her unborn son, Ezekiel Nathaniel Rodriguez Gonzalez.

Gabby was born March 16, 1996 in Del Rio, Texas to parents Lupita Celaya and Roy Oscar Rodriguez.

Jesus R. Bustos, 85 of Fort Stockton, Texas passed away on June 26, 2023, in Fort Stockton.

Rosemarie Gonzalez Ybarra, 62, a beloved mother, wife, daughter, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed into her eternal life in heaven on June 19, 2023, in Bryan-College Station, Texas. She was born on April 4, 1961, to Baldomero C. Gonzalez and Estefana Bustos Barrera in Sanderson, Texas.

Senon Garcia Gonzales, 86 years old of Fort Stockton, passed away peacefully with his Family by his side on June 21, 2023, in Midland. Funeral services took place at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church on Monday June 26, 2023, at 10 a.m. in Fort Stockton with Father Francis Njoku officiating. Burial followed at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Arrangements were entrusted to Martinez Funeral Home and Crematory from Odessa, Texas. 

Brian Ray Gaylor, age 51, passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2023 surrounded by his wife and children.

Brian was born in Healdsburg, California in 1972 to Billy and Darolyn Gaylor. He worked in the oil and gas industry his entire life. He enjoyed his career and was a hard worker. His priority was always keeping the people that relied on him safe.

Delia Jean Covington Mayes was born on May 8, 1928 in Floydada, Texas to Francis Milton Covington and Mattie Emma Hall-Covington. She was named for her paternal great-grandmother, Martha Adelia Clark. When she was one year old, she, parents, and older brother Bob moved to Daugherty, Texas. Several years later, two more brothers, Jack and Kent were born. 

Benjamin (Ben) Rojo, 88, of Fort Stockton, Texas, was called to eternal rest on May 31, 2023.

Visitation was at Heritage Funeral Home in Fort Stockton, Texas on June 2, 2023, from 3-7 p.m.