Obituaries

Calvin Hibdon

Aug 9, 2011

Funeral services for Calvin Hibdon, 86, of Hobbs, will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 12, 2011, at Taylor Memorial Baptist Church with Pastor David Downs officiating. Visitation will be 8 a.m. 6 p.m. Thursday with the family in attendance from 4 p.m. 6 p.m. at Chapel of Hope Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Hibdon died...

Jimmy Rice

Aug 8, 2011

Funeral services for Jimmy Rice will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 12, 2011, at First Baptist Church with Pastor Mike Adams officiating. Visitation will be Thursday from 8 a.m. 6 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. at Chapel of Hope Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements. Jimmy died August 8, 2011, at Covenant Medical Center in...

June Raines

Aug 7, 2011

Funeral services for June Raines, forever 39, will be Wednesday, August 10, 2011, 11:00 a.m. at Chapel of Hope Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements. Pastor Joe Raines will officiate. Interment will be right after services at Memory Gardens. Visitation will be Tuesday, August 9 at Chapel of Hope from 12 noon to 8 p.m. June died...

Madelyn Price

Jul 24, 2011

Virginia Johnson

Jul 21, 2011

A memorial service will be held for Virginia Irene Kline Johnson, longtime resident of Hobbs, at the First Presbyterian Church on Monday, July 25, at 10:00 a.m., with Dr. Gary Dill officiating. Internment will be at First Presbyterian Columbarium. Born on May 7, 1924, in Topeka, Kansas, Virginia was a 1945 graduate of the University of Kansas, where she...

Verna Johnson

Jul 21, 2011

A celebration of the life of Jo M. Johnson of Hobbs will be held at 10:00am Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at First Baptist Church, Hobbs, NM. Officiating will be Billy Chidester, pastor of First Baptist and Ryon Price, pastor of Second Baptist Church of Lubbock, Texas. Music will be provided by pianist, Larry Landusky, son of the deceased and...

Donald Lindsay

Jul 19, 2011

Funeral services for Donald Lindsay, 93, of Hobbs, will be Saturday, July 23, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Pauls United Methodist Church with Rev. Calvin Hill presiding. Visitation will be Friday, July 22, from 3 p.m. 6 p.m. at Chapel of Hope which is in charge of arrangements. Don passed away in his sleep early in the morning...

Gladys Childers

Jul 14, 2011

Gladys Jewel Vaughn Childers went to be with our LORD on July 14, 2011. Gladys was born September 3, 1914, to Elmer and Eva Dale of Clarksville, Texas. She had four brothers, Duward Dale, Joe Dale, Oval Dale and Randall Dale and three sisters, Lorene Long, Bobby King and Billie Peters. She was a loving wife and mother. Gladys...

William Hawkins

Jul 12, 2011

FLOYD HAWKINS Services will be held for William Floyd Hawkins Floyd on Saturday, July 16, 2011, 10:00 a.m. at Crosswinds Community Church, formerly Northside Baptist Church, in Hobbs, New Mexico. Visitation will be Friday, July 15, 8 a.m. 7 p.m. with the family in attendance from 5:30 7:00 p.m. at Chapel of Hope which is in charge of arrangements....

Robert Whitaker

Jul 11, 2011

Robert Wesley Whitaker, age 82, born April 3, 1929, in Lancaster, SC, was granted his angel wings after a lengthy illness at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, TX, on July 11, 2011. He was a longtime resident of Hobbs, NM. Robert was a loving husband, father, grandfather and greatgrandfather. He never met a stranger and always gained a friend....

Manuela Garza

Jul 11, 2011

Manuela Mellie Ortega Garza was born Valentines Day, 1934, to Gavina and Francisco Ortega in Kent, Texas. She entered into eternal life July 11, 2011, in Hobbs. Funeral services for Manuela will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 15, 2011, at St. Helena Catholic Church. A rosary service was held for her at Chapel of Hope Wednesday, July 13. Visitation...

Mildred Willis

Jul 1, 2011

Funeral services for Mildred M. Willis, 84, of Glenn Heights, Texas, formerly of Hobbs, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, 2011, at Seventh Day Adventist Church, 6620 N. Grimes. Ken Davis will officiate. Burial will follow at Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 2 7 p.m. Tuesday with the family in attendance from 4 6...

Edna Thompson

Jun 26, 2011

Graveside services for Edna L. Thompson will be held 9:00 a.m. June 30, 2011, at Memory Gardens Cemetery with family presiding. Visitation will be Tuesday, 11 a.m. 5 p.m. and Wednesday, 8 a.m. 7 p.m. at Chapel of Hope which is in charge of arrangements. Edna died June 26, 2011, in Hobbs. She was born November 14, 1929, in...

Maxine Payton

Jun 26, 2011

Maxine Payton Services will be held Thursday June 30 at 1 P.M. for Mrs. Lowell Payton Maxine Jeanette Key at Jefferson Street Church of Christ in Hobbs with Clay Martin presiding. Born June 11, 1918, at McDonald Flat near Weed, New Mexico, she passed away June 26. The sixth child of Alex S. Key and Willie Hawkins Key, she...

Darien Owen

Jun 25, 2011

DARIEN W. ARKIE OWEN Mr. Owen, 79 years old, died June 25, 2011, in Hobbs. He was born March 11, 1932, in Utopia, KS. A graveside service will be held July 7, 2011, Thursday, 9 a.m. at Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Officiating will be Pastor Elio Barrios. Military Honors will be performed by Cannon Air Force Base. On October...

Helen Bosquez

Jun 17, 2011

Helen Marie Bosquez, 41, of Hobbs passed away peacefully, Friday, June 17, 2011, at her home, in the midst of her beloved family. Helen was born March 17, 1970, in Carlsbad, NM, to Remijo Morales and the late Amelia Rodriguez. Helen was united in marriage to Paul Bosquez on September 23, 1994, in Hobbs, New Mexico, where they made...

Virgil Wittman

Jun 15, 2011

Virgil Wittman, age 69, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born June 17, 1941, in Tulare, CA, to the late JB and Thelma Wittman. In January, 1960, he was united in marriage to Lawania Dobbs. They moved to Hobbs, in March of 1960. He spent his life as a heavy equipment operator...

Yvonne Williams

Jun 15, 2011

Funeral services for Yvonne Williams, 60, of Hobbs will be 2 p.m. Saturday, July 18, 2011, at First Baptist Church. Pastor Richard Lewis will officiate. Burial will follow at Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Visitation will be 10 a.m. 6 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. until noon at Chapel of Hope. Arrangements are under the direction of Chapel of Hope...

Patricia Silver

Jun 12, 2011

Funeral services for Patricia Trisha Boo Silver will be Friday, June 17, 2011, 1 p.m. at Evenezer Baptist Church. Visitation will be Thursday 11 a.m. 6 p.m. at Chapel of Hope. Silver died June 12, at Lea Regional Medical Center. She was born July 15, 1952, in Lovington, NM.

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Barbara Abbott

Jun 11, 2011

Barbara Jane Abbott, 82 died June 11, 2011, in Lubbock, Texas. She was born Barbara Jane Roat on July 20, 1928, in Worcester, Massachusetts, and lived in Hobbs, New Mexico, from 1946 until the time of her death. A funeral service will be held at Chapel of Hope in Hobbs on Saturday, June 18th at 10:00 a.m. with David...