Obituaries

My Dad was a giant of a man, born in Cherokee, Iowa, on Aug. 21, 1930, to Helen Betsworth and Max Gray. He died on Nov. 7, 2021. As there was no hospital in Fort Stockton, Texas, Helen returned to her Iowa family to give birth to her only male child.

Jesus “Salvador” Leon Morales, 64, passed away peacefully on April 15, 2022, in Midland, Texas. He was born June 28, 1957, in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico, to Amador Morales and Heriberta Leon Perez.

This beautiful lady, Maria Onsurez, went home on April 10, 2022, returning to our Lord and joining her son Anthony. She leaves behind three daughters, Peadra, Marisa, and Celissa; two step-daughters, Leticia and Dee; one brother, Frank; and one sister, Norma.

Oneta “Gayle” Gray, 79, passed away on April 9, 2022, at her home in Fort Stockton, Texas. Visitation was held on April 12, 2022, at Eternity Funeral Home Chapel in Fort Stockton. Funeral service was held on April 13, 2022, at Eternity Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Scott Owens officiating.

Mary Elizabeth Tinkler Copeland Elliott, 80, of Midland, Texas, passed away April 5, 2022, at her home, and went to be with her Lord and Savior in Heaven. Visitation was held on April 7, 2022, at Nalley-Pickle and Welch Funeral Home.

Mary Elizabeth Tinkler Elliott, 80-years-old, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2022. She is preceded in death by her parents, Emerson “Tink” and Effie Courtney Tinkler and her only sibling, Jim Tinkler, who passed just 48 hours before her.