Obituaries

William Held

Sep 21, 2010

A funeral service for Willie Held of Hobbs will be 10 a.m. Saturday, September 25, 2010, at Choose Life Church. Pastor Dean Schropshire will officiate. Burial will follow services at Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Services are under the direction of Chapel of Hope Funeral Home. Held, 38, died September 21, 2010, in Hobbs. He was born December 11, 1971,...

Belin Ortega

Sep 13, 2010

Belin Rascon Ortega, matriarch of the Ortega family, was called home Monday, September 13, 2010. She was born September 2, 1932, in Carlsbad, New Mexico. She is survived by her husband, Francisco B. Ortega of Hobbs a son, Sal Doporto and wife Corina of Albuquerque, New Mexico daughter, Corine Wilson and husband Scott of Carlsbad daughter, Linda Doporto of...

Sira Rivera

Sep 13, 2010

Service Memorial Mass Our Lady Of Guadalupe 914 S. Selman St. Hobbs, NM  88240 Saturday, September 25, 2010 12 p.m. Saturday

Aubrey Teague

Sep 11, 2010

A funeral service for Aubrey Glenn Teague of Hobbs will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, September 17, 2010, at Bethel Baptist Church. Steve Lord, Star Hospice chaplain, will officiate. Burial will follow after services at Teague Cemetery. Visitation will be at 8 a.m. 4 p.m. Thursday, September 16, 2010, at Chapel of Hope Funeral Home. Services are under the direction...

John Justice

Sep 11, 2010

John C. J.J. Justice, 75, of Hobbs, New Mexico, died Saturday, September 11, 2010, at his residence in Hobbs. J. J. was born September 14, 1934, in Hiawassee, Georgia, to Fred and Della Justice. He served in the U.S. Army 101 st Airborne from April, l955 to April, 1957. Upon completion of his military service, J.J. went to work...

Helene Spiegel

Sep 9, 2010

A memorial service for Helene L,. Spiegel, 87, of Hobbs will be 10 a.m. Saturday, September 18, 2010, at Chapel of Hope. Steve Lord, Star Hospice Chaplain, will officiate. Cremation will take place. Arrangements are under the direction of Chapel of Hope Funeral Home. Helene died September 9, 2010, at her home in Hobbs. She was born November 8,...

Warren Barber

Sep 8, 2010

A memorial service for Warren A. PeeWee Barber of Hobbs will be 3 p.m. Saturday, September 11, 2010, at Chapel of Hope. Mary Fulton, chaplain, will officiate. Cremation will take place. Mr. Barber, 58, died September 8, 2010, at his home in Hobbs. He was born November 2, 1951, in Avon Park, Florida. He married Mary Jane Schimara on...

Sarah Rylant

Sep 4, 2010

Memorial services for Sarah E. Rylant, 46, of Hobbs, will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 11, 2010, at Chapel of Hope which is in charge of arrangements. Star Hospice Chaplain,Steve Lord, will officiate. Cremation will take place. Sarah died September 4, 2010, in Hobbs. She was born February 4, 1964, in Indianapolis, Indiana. She married Randle Rylant in Seminole,...

Connie Summers

Sep 4, 2010

A funeral service for Connie L. Summers, 57, of Hobbs will be 2 p.m. Thursday, September 9, 2010, at Chapel of Hope Funeral Home. Pastor Billy Chidester will officiate. Cremation will take place. Visitation will be 10 a.m. until service time Thursday, September 9, 2010, at Chapel of Hope Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements. Summers died...

Henry Jimenez Jr.

Sep 2, 2010

A funeral service for Henry Jimenez, Jr. 47, of Hobbs will be at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at First United Methodist Church. The Rev. Belton Matthews, a longtime family friend, will officiate . Burial will be at 3 p.m., Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at Woodbine Cemetery in Artesia, New Mexico. Visitation will be from 1 5 p.m....

Mary Keith

Aug 29, 2010

Memorial services for Mary L. Keith of Hobbs will be held Wednesday, September 8, 2010, 10:00 a.m. at Christian Center, 4024 W. College Lane, Hobbs. Graveside services will be at Memory Gardens at 1:00 p.m. Cremation has taken place. Mary, age 17, died in Lovington August 29, 2010. She was born May 28, 1993, in Hobbs. Mary attended Hobbs...

James Chambers

Aug 25, 2010

James J. Chambers, 85, passed from this life August 25, 2010, in Lubbock, Texas. He was born October 31, 1924, in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Graveside services are planned at the Lovington Cemetery, Saturday, August 28, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. with Pastor Dave Rowser officiating. Visitation will be Friday, August 27, 2010, 11:00 a.m. 7 p.m. at Chapel of...

Daniel Norvell

Aug 24, 2010

Memorial services are planned for Daniel Eugene Norvell, 27, Saturday, 2:00 p.m. August 28, 2010, at Chapel of Hope which is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Norvell died August 24, 2010, in Lovington, New Mexico. He was born December 18, 1982, in Andrews, Texas. Daniel was mechanically inclined and loved to build stuff and was a fabricator. He really...

Jeneva Higgins

Aug 24, 2010

Funeral services for Jeneva Ruth Higgins, age 79, will be Saturday, August 28, 2010, 10:00 a.m. at Chapel of Hope which is in charge of arrangements. Interment will be after the service at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Jeneva died August 24, 2010, at her home in Hobbs. She was born in Quanah, Texas, to Walter and Artie Frost. She married...

Karen Boyd

Aug 21, 2010

Funeral services for Karen Lynette Chapman Boyd, 48, will be Friday, August 27, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. at Prairie Haven Memorial Park Chapel with Pastor Kenny Reed of Eunice officiating. Visitation will be Thursday August 26, 2010, 8:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. at Chapel of Hope which is in charge of arrangements. Karen passed from this life August 21, 2010,...

Mary Morrison

Aug 21, 2010

Mary Ann Morrison passed away August 21, 2010, surrounded by her family and friends at Lea Regional Medical Center, Hobbs, New Mexico, following a long illness. She was born January 19, 1916 in Brown County, Texas. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, August 25, 2010,at First United Merthodist Church CHAPEL with Pastor Darren Skinner officiating. Mary Ann Windham...

Mary Sherfick

Aug 15, 2010

Mary J. Sherfick of Hobbs passed away Sunday, August 14, 2010, at her home which she shared with her husband of 63 years, Goerge O. Sherfick. Mary was born on Valentines Day, February 14, 1931, in Vernon, Texas. George and Mary owned and operated the Bel Aire Bowl in Hobbs for 51 years, which is still open and operated...

Albert Hammond

Aug 14, 2010

Albert Hollis Hammond, 72, a longtime resident of Hobbs, died Saturday, August 14, in Hobbs. He was born August 12, 1938, in Monroe, Louisiana. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, August 18, 2010, at First United Methodist Church. In 1952 at the age of 13, Als family moved to Hobbs from Monroe, Louisiana, where he...

Charles Mills

Aug 13, 2010

Charles Ray Mills, 56, died Friday, August 13, 2010, at his home in Hobbs. Mills was born July 12, 1954, in Texarkana, Arkansas. Services are planned Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. August 18, 2010, at Chapel of Hope Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements. Interment will be after the service at Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Rev. Steve Lord, Hospice...

Frank Gage

Aug 10, 2010

Memorial services will be held Friday, August 13, 2010, 2:00 p.m. at Jal Church of Christ for Frank C. Gage, who passed from this life August 10, 2010, in Hobbs, New Mexico. Frank was born March 25, 1933, in Flagg, Texas, to Leonard C. and Maude E. Gage. Minister Daryl Micham will officiate. Frank married June Marshall December 26,...