Obituaries
Clark Rivinoja
Mar 13, 2008
A service of remembrance and celebration will be held on March 19 at 10:00 at 1st United Methodist Church, 200 E. Snyder, Hobbs, NM for Clark Michael Rivinoja, 28, of Durham, NC. The Reverend Jason McSpadden and Karen Thompson, AiM will officiate. Burial will take place in Conrad, MT in the family plot. Clark Rivinoja was born May 6,...
Evelyn Dennis
Mar 10, 2008
Evelyn Raydene Bell Dennis of Hobbs, N.M., passed away on Monday, March 10, 2008, at her home after a courashy;geous five year battle with canshy;cer. She was 71 years old. Raydene was born Sept. 23, 1936, in Douglas County, Mo., to the late Cecil Bell and Hazel Pool Bell-Bushong. Raydene married Clifford Dennis on Oct. 2, 1957, in West...

J. Tidwell
Mar 10, 2008
Jonas Benton Tidwell began life on Aug. 16, 1914, in Westminster, Texas, the first of five children born to a Southern Baptist minister, Jonas Oliver and wife Effie Laura Tidwell. He lived in 16 different Texas towns before graduating high school in Lovington, N.M., ranking third highest in his class. While attending New Mexico Highlands University he met Maggie...

Della Bishop
Mar 10, 2008
Graveside services for Della Yoakum Bishop of Hobbs, N.M., will be 11 am Friday, March 14, 2008, at Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Mrs. Bishop, 90, died March 10,2008, at Good Samaritan Village in Hobbs. She was born April 28, 1917, in Melcom, Minnesota. She married Jake Yoakum in 1957 in Mexico. He preceded her in death in 1965. She...
Joyce Petty
Mar 8, 2008
Graveside services for Joyce Marie Petty of Monument, N.M., will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at Prairie Haven Memorial Park with Pastor Bob Hamilton officiating. Mrs. Petty, 62, died March 8, 2008, at her home in Monument, N.M. She was born April 20, 1945, in Nashville, Tenn. She married John Petty on May 5, 1998, in...

Darlene Smith
Mar 7, 2008
Funeral services for Darlene Jo Smith of Hobbs, N.M., will be 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 9, 2008, at Chapel of Hope Funeral Home with the Rev. Russell Hill, VistaCare Hospice Chaplain officiating. Cremation will take place. Mrs. Smith, 81, died March 7, 2008, at her home in Hobbs, N.M. She was born Nov. 6, 1926, in Enid, Oklahoma. She...
Naomi Whitehurst
Mar 3, 2008
Funeral services for Naomi Honey Whitehurst of Hobbs, N.M., will be held 10 am. Thursday, March 6, 2008, at Chapel of Hope Funeral Home with Pastor Keenan Witcher officiating. Burial will follow at Prairie Haven Cemshy;etery. Mrs. Whitehurst, 92, died March 3, 2008, at Lea Regional Medical Center. She was born Aug. 20, 1915, in Peacock, Texas. She married...
Bill Love
Feb 28, 2008
Billy Jack Love was born Hobbs, N.M., Jan. 21, 1939, to Robert and Claudia Stanfield Love. He died Feb. 28, 2008, in Lubbock, Texas, of complicashy;tions resulting from heart surshy;gery. Bill is survived by his fiancee, Carolyn Price; his son Jack Love; his sisters, Eugenia Love White of Las Cruces, Linda Love Zastrow of Bellflower, Calif., and Bobbie Love...
Clifford Johnson
Feb 20, 2008
Funeral services for Clifford Johnson of Hobbs, N.M., will be 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, 2008, at New Life Fellowship Church, 707 W. Church Street, with Pastor Millie Miller officiating. Burial will follow at Prairie Hashy;ven Memoshy;rial Park. Visitation is 1 to 6 p.m. today with the family in attendance from 4-6 p.m. and 8-11:30 a.m. Monday at Chapel...
Shawn Hughes
Feb 20, 2008
Funeral services for Shawn Sabre Taylor Hughes of Lovington, N.M., will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008, at Chapel of Hope Funeral Home with Pastor Richard Colon officiating. Burial will follow after servicshy;es at Prairie Haven Cemetery. Visitation is 8 a.m.-6 p.m. today and 8 a.m. until service time Saturday at Chapel of Hope. Mrs. Hughes, 47,...
Fred Higgins
Feb 18, 2008
Funeral services for Fred N. Higgins of Hobbs, N.M., will be held 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22, 2008, at Chapel of' Hope Funeral Home with Pastor Steve Lord officishy;ating. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation is 8 a.m.- 6 p.m. Thursshy;day and 8 a.m. until service time Friday. Mr. Higgins, 83, died Feb. 18, 2008, at Lea...
Dois Maness
Feb 11, 2008
Funeral services for Dois H. Maness of Hobbs, N.M., will be 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008, at Chapel of Hope Funeral Home with Dwayne Shults of Oklahoma City, Okla., officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens. Visitation is. 4-6 p.m. today at Chapel of Hope Funeral Home. Mr. Maness, 96, died Feb. 11, 2008, in Hobbs, N.M. He...
Benjamin Thorp
Feb 6, 2008
Benjamin Louis Thorp Jr., 101, passed away Feb. 6, 2008. He was born Dec. 25, 1906, in Knickerbocker, Texas, to Benjamin Louis and Lula Thorp. At age 6 months, he was brought by a covered wagon with his family to homestead in what was then Eddy County. He passed on at the place he had lived on for over...

Sue Winn
Feb 6, 2008
A memorial service for Sue Susie Winn of Hobbs, N.M., will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008, at Chapel of Hope Funeral Home with Dr. David Matkins officiating. Cremation will take place. Mrs. Winn, 64, died Feb. 6, 2008, at University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. She was born Dec. 18, 1943, in Mattoon, Ill. Sue had...
Wanda Mcpeters
Feb 6, 2008
A funeral service for Wanda F. McPeters of Hobbs, N.M., will be at 11 a.m. Monday; Feb. 11, 2008, at Taylor Memorial Baptist Church. Dr. Dean Mathis will officiate. Burial will follow at Prairie Haven Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 1-6 p.m. and Monday from 8-9:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. McPeters, 85, died Feb. 6, 2008,...
Paul Bilbo
Feb 4, 2008
Services will be held at Chapel of Hope Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, for Paul D. Bilbo. Cremation will follow the service. He will be in state 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday and 8 a.m. until service time Thursday at Chapel of Hope. Paul was a lifelong resident of Hobbs and worked for SPS, now Xcel Energy,...
Deric Haynes
Feb 3, 2008
Funeral services for Deric M. Haynes, of Hobbs, N.M., will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday; Feb. 9, at Pleasant Green Baptist Church, 915 S. McKinley; with the Rev. Russell Hill officiating. Burial will follow after services at Prairie Hashy;ven Cemeshy;tery. Visitation is 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Chapel of Hope Funeral...
Howard Spurlock
Jan 18, 2008
A funeral service for Howard J. Spurlock of Hobbs, N.M., will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008, at Temple Baptist Church. Pastor La Void Ford will officiate. Burial will follow at Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Visitation will be Sunday from 1-6 p.m. with the family in attendance from 2-4 p.m. and Monday from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. at...
Jack Lott
Jan 16, 2008
A funeral service for Jack Lott of Hobbs, N.M., will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008, at First United Methodist Church. Pastor Joe Bunce will officiate. Burial will follow at Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Visitation will be Sunday, from 1-6 p.m., Monday from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. with the family in attendance from 5-7 p.m. and Tuesday from...

Joe Mitchell
Jan 15, 2008
Funeral services for Joe Mitchell of Hobbs, N.M., will be held 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, 2008, at Vista Pointe Baptist Church, 301 E. Navajo, with Pastor Chris Barnett officiating. Burial will follow at Brshy;unson Cemetery in Eunshy;ice, N.M Military honors will be provided by Fort Bliss, Texas, Honor Guard. Mr. Mitchell, 60, died Jan. 15, 2008, at his...
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