Obituaries

Javier Hernandez

Apr 10, 2009

Graveside services for Javier Hernandez will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, at Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Javier was born and died Friday, April 10, at Lea Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are under the direction of Chapel of Hope Funeral Home.

Service graveside Prairie Haven Memorial Park Stanolind Rd Hobbs, NM  88240 Tuesday, April 14,...

Robert O'Conner

Apr 9, 2009

alignjustifyA memorial service for Robert L. O'Conner of Hobbs will be held Tuesday, April 14, at 11 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church with the Rev. Robert Catherwood Jr. officiating. Burial will be at Prairie Haven Cemetery after cremation has taken place. Arrangements have been entrusted to Chapel of Hope Funeral Home. alignjustifyMr. O'Conner, 70, died Thursday, April 9, at...

John Briggs

Apr 6, 2009

John C. Jack Briggs was born November 15, 1917, and climbed Jacob's ladder April 6, 2009. Major John Briggs was retired Army and served in World War II as well as Korea. He was a member of the last Horse Mounted Cavalry and spent the majority of life on horseback. Jack homesteaded in Alaska, went to college in Mexico...

Virginia Lawrence

Apr 5, 2009

alignjustifyGraveside services for Virginia Lawrence of Hobbs, New Mexico, will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 8, 2009, at Lovington Cemetery in Lovington, N.M. Steve Lord, Star Hospice Chaplain, will officiate. alignjustifyVisitation is noon-5 p.m. Tuesday at Chapel of Hope Funeral Horne. alignjustifyArrangements are under the direction of Chapel of Hope Funeral Home. alignjustifyMrs. Lawrence, 73, died April 5, 2009,...

Theodore Mcvay

Apr 1, 2009

A memorial service for Theodore Worsley McVay, 56, of Hobbs, New Mexico, will be held Saturday, April 4, at 2:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Hobbs, with Rev. Roland McGregor and Rev. Mary Jane Van Dussen officiating. Arrangements have been entrusted to Chapel of Hope Funeral Home. Mr. McVay passed away on April 1, 2009, in Lubbock,...

James Murphy

Mar 27, 2009

alignjustifyIt was Friday morning, March 27, and the angels in heaven were waiting with open arms when God called his faithful servant, James Albert Murphy, home. alignjustifyMemorial services will be held 1 p.m. Thursday, April 2, 2009, at Northside Baptist Church conducted by Dr. Richard Cheatham assisted by Pastor Brad Reimers and Rev. Russell Hill. Cremation will take place....

Ethel Hamilton

Mar 26, 2009

alignjustifyEthel Jean Williams-Hamilton was born January 2, 1939, to John Henry and Emma Williams in Quitaque, Texas. The family moved to Hobbs, New Mexico, when she was four years old. Jean, as she was lovingly called, attended Booker T. Washington School. She went on to obtain her degree in psychology from Compton Community College. alignjustifyWhile living in Hobbs, she...

James Sizemore

Mar 22, 2009

alignjustifyThis world was blessed with the birth of James Jim B. Sizemore on October 17, 1952. Jim lived a life filled with much love and respect for his family and for his many friends. On Sunday, March 22, 2009, at the age of 56, the Lord called for Jim to return to his home in heaven. Funeral services will...

Claudia Blackwell

Mar 18, 2009

alignjustifyClaudia, 93, of Hobbs passed away in her home March 18, 2009, where she resided for 35 years. alignjustifyGraveside services will be held Monday, March 23, 2009, at 11 a.m. at Woodbine Cemetery in Artesia, New Mexico. Reverend Joe Akins will officiate. alignjustifyArrangements are under the direction of Chapel of Hope Funeral Home in Hobbs. alignjustifyClaudia, daughter of Claude...

Bobbie Wilkins

Mar 17, 2009

alignjustifyBobbie Jean Wilkins died peacefully at her home in Hobbs at 10:59 p.m., March 17, 2009. Cremation has taken place. alignjustifyShe was a resident of Hobbs New Mexico, for 50 years. She married G.C. Mac McKiddy on February 10, 1945, in Pecos, Texas. They were wed for 64 years. Their children include Camille and husband Bob Wood, deceased, and...

Mildred Matthews

Mar 16, 2009

alignjustifyFuneral services for Mildred King Mathews of Odessa, Texas, formerly of Hobbs, New Mexico, will be 2 p.m. Friday, March 20, 2009, at Chapel of Hope Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Prairie Haven Cemetery. alignjustifyVisitation is 8 a.m. - 6 .p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m. until service time Friday. alignjustifyArrangements are under the direction of Chapel of Hope...

Etta Ambrose

Mar 16, 2009

alignjustifyFuneral services for Etta Lee Ambrose of Hobbs, New Mexico, will be 10 a.m. Friday, March 20, 2009, at Chapel of Hope Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery. alignjustifyVisitation is 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m. until service time Friday. Arrangements are under the direction of Chapel of Hope Funeral Home. Mrs. Ambrose,...

Marie Williams

Mar 15, 2009

alignjustifyFuneral services for Marie Williams of Hobbs, New Mexico, will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at Chapel of Hope Funeral Home with Pastor La Void Ford officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery. alignjustifyVisitation is noon-6 p.rn. Tuesday, March 17, 2009, with the family in attendance from 4-6 p.m. at Chapel of Hope and Wednesday from...

Corine Hicks

Mar 11, 2009

alignjustifyAfter over 106 years of a glorious life, Corine went to be with her Lord and Saviour Wednesday, March 11, 2009. She passed away peacefully at Hobbs Health Care Center. Corine was born July 31,1902, near Frost, Texas. As a young girl, she worked the cotton fields. alignjustifyIn her twenties, she met and married Hubert Hicks whom everyone called...

Adera Bradley

Mar 11, 2009

alignjustifyAdera Bradley was born June 11, 1921, in Santo, Texas. She went home to be with the Lord on March 11, 2009. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, March 14, 2009, at Taylor Memorial Baptist Church, Hobbs, New Mexico, with Dr. Dean Mathis officiating. Visitation will be 6-7:30 p.m. Friday, March 13, 2009, at Chapel of Hope Funeral...

James Veteto

Mar 8, 2009

alignjustifyFuneral services for James Burton Veteto will be held at 11 a.m. March 11, 2009, at First United Methodist Church with Mary Jane VanDussen officiating. Burial will be at noon at Prairie Haven Memorial Park. alignjustifyVisitation is 8-9 a.m. Wednesday, March 11, at Chapel of Hope Funeral Home. alignjustifyArrangements are under the direction of Chapel of Hope Funeral Home....

Shirley Lawson

Mar 8, 2009

Shirley Deane Lawson, 72, of Hobbs, New Mexico, died March 8, 2009, in Hobbs. She was born December 1, 1936, in Snomac, Oklahoma. She married Grover Allen Lawson Jr. in 1958 in Brownfield, Texas. alignjustifyNo services are planned at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of Chapel of Hope Funeral Home. alignjustifyMrs. Lawson moved to Hobbs, New Mexico,...

Cleatus Epperson

Mar 5, 2009

alignjustifyFuneral services for Cleatus Jack Epperson of Hobbs, New Mexico, will be 2 p.m. Monday, March 9, 2009, at Castle Avenue Baptist Church with Pastor Dustin Marshall officiating. Burial will follow at Prairie Haven Cemetery. alignjustifyThere will be a private family visitation for Mr. Epperson. Arrangements are under the direction of Chapel of Hope Funeral Home. alignjustifyMr. Epperson, 76,...

Thomas Mapp

Mar 1, 2009

alignjustifyFuneral services for Tommy Mapp of Hobbs, New Mexico, formerly of Pasadena, Texas, will be 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at Chapel of Hope Funeral Home with Minister Clay Martin officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery: alignjustifyVisitation is 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday and 8 a.m. until service time Wednesday at Chapel of Hope with the family...

Felipe Valdez

Feb 26, 2009

alignjustifyA funeral Mass for Felipe U. Valdez of Hobbs, New Mexico, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 3, 2009, at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Van Horn, Texas. Burial will follow in Van Horn Cemetery in Van Horn, Texas. alignjustifyVisitation is 1-5 p.m. Saturday, February 28, at Chapel of Hope Funeral Home. The family will...