If you have any information about a deceased classmate from the class of 1981, please send it Here.
A special thanks to Bobbie (Collier) Badger, class of 1971, for her tireless help in trying to find the most accurate information possible about our deceased classmates. Her assistance has greatly improved the value of this site.
Name	DOB	DOD	Confirmation - Cause of death
Margaret Adams			Confirmed - Reported to be drug overdose
Morris "Drew" Adcock	01/03/63	07/22/1999	Confirmed - Complications from Diabetes
C.E. "Pete" Anders	08/19/63	03/13/2007	Odessa American online - Heart attack
Todd Morris Armstrong	11/25/62	12/11/1985	Confirmed - Auto accident
Kelly Diane (Awalt) Callihan	04/20/63	08/11/2005	Odessa American online - Breast cancer
Barry Raymond Belew	08/27/63	10/22/2004	Confirmed - Struck by a car while assisting a motorist
Kim (Benton) Orosco	09/18/62	04/25/2011	Odessa American online - Brain cancer
Wendy Rene Berggren	02/12/63	04/23/1980	Confirmed - Accidentally electrocuted
Michaele Britsch	03/18/64	11/1983	Confirmed - Cancer
Debra Sue (Brown) Gortney	10/24/63	09/08/1981	Confirmed - Motorcycle accident
James Bryant	10/18/62	06/05/1991	Confirmed - Auto accident
Tammy L. (Byrum) Fly	06/09/63	11/1985	Confirmed - Unknown
Merlon Odell Clemmons, II	05/20/63	09/30/2010	Confirmed - Unknown
Carmen Melinda Croan	01/16/63	08/23/1981	Confirmed - Murdered soon after graduation
Susan Michelle (Hall) Hanson	03/03/65	07/14/2008	Odessa American online - After a long illness
Mark Allen Hill	01/22/62	08/23/1999	Odessa American online - Auto accident
Sheri Lynn (Hill) Boley	01/19/63	04/22/2011	Odessa American online - Unknown
Gary "Mackey" Houser	10/12/62	02/17/2009	Odessa American online - Cancer and kidney disease
Cheri Lynne Lafrentz	01/15/63	11/17/2006	Odessa American online - Died peacefully in her sleep
Hal McMillian	07/23/63	06/02/1997	Confirmed - Unknown
Samuel Lee "Sam" Morris	11/29/62	09/08/1991	Confirmed - ATV (4 wheeler) accident
Mark Joseph Olesh	03/02/63	03/27/1993	Confirmed - Cancer
Andres Orosco	03/03/62	07/05/2007	Odessa American online - Cancer
Darrin Eugene Sloan	07/25/63	04/18/1989	Confirmed - Bucket truck accident (bucket fell)
Scotty Lynn Smith	06/09/62	02/10/1994	Confirmed - Oilfield accident
Todd Allen Treadway	10/29/62	01/21/2002	Odessa American online - Pick-up/motorcycle accident
Troy Dale Uzzell	05/06/62	06/12/1989	Confirmed - Unknown
Lisa Dianne Ward	08/17/62	05/10/1982	Confirmed - Apartment fire (smoke inhalation)

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