Obituaries

Horace Neely

Nov 4, 2006

Visitation Chapel of Hope 3321 N. Dal Paso Hobbs, NM  88240 Thursday, November 9, 2006 10:00 am Service Funeral Service Chapel of Hope 3321 N. Dal Paso St. Hobbs, NM  88240 Thursday, November 9, 2006 11:00 am Graveside Service Indian Creek CemeteryHa . Comanche, TX  76442 Friday, November 10, 2006 2:00...

Etta Seilhant

Oct 27, 2006

Mrs. Etta Faye Seilhant, 91, died Oct. 27, 2006, at Hobbs Health Care Center. She was born Sept. 10, 1915, in Blunt, Texas. She marshy;ried John L. Gunter on Dec. 26, 1936, in Fairfield, Texas. He died Sept. 21, 1961. She married her second husband, J.W Frenchie Seilhant on Nov. 16, 1964. He died Feb. 2, 1968. Etta Faye...

Ricky Tabares

Oct 26, 2006

Ricky Tabashy;res, 25, died Oct. 26, 2006, in Midland, Texas. He was born Oct. 12, 1981, in San Angshy;elo, Texas. He married Mary Pinon on Sept. 21, 2001, in Lovington, N.M. Ricky had attended Hobbs High School. He had been employed with Wal-Mart for two years. He was a boxer and enjoyed kick boxing and cage fighting. He had...

Damien Robles

Oct 24, 2006

Service Graveside Memory Gardens Dal Paso Hobbs, NM  88240 Friday, October 27, 2006 2pm

Henry Stephens

Oct 16, 2006

Henry Red Stephens, 85, of Monument died Monday, Oct. 16, in Lubbock at Covenant Medical Center. He was born Nov. 1, 1920, in Bradford, Tenn. Mr. Stephens married Dorothy Lea Suggs on Feb. 7, 1947, in Clinton, Ark. He was a Marine and served during World War II. He was a deacon and treasurer for Monument Baptist Church for...

Joseph Moore

Oct 15, 2006

JB Moore was born Sept. 9, 1924. He died Sunday, Oct. 15, at Lea Regional Medical Center. He served in the Army Air Force in World War II from 1941-1946. He was a member of the Army Air Force Band. Mr. Moore was a member of the American Legion, a lifetime member of the VFW and a member of...

Charles Hawthorne

Oct 14, 2006

Charles Bill Hawthorne, 92, died Saturday, Oct. 14, 2006 at Lea Regional Meshy;dical Center. He was born Jan. 17, 1914 in Calvin, Okla. He marshy;ried Geraldshy;ine Hawthshy;orne on Dec. 16, 1949 in Lovington, N.M . Bill worked for El Paso Natural Gas for over 35 years. He was also a member of the Elks, Masons and the VFW, but...

Rita Cochran

Oct 14, 2006

Rita M. Cochran, 61, died Oct. 14, 2006 in Hobbs, N.M. She was born Dec. 5, 1944 in Oklahoma. She married Larry Payne Cochran on Aug. 31, 1963 in Henrietta, Okla. She was active with Boy Scouts for 34 years serving as a Den Leader, Cub Scout Dayshy;camp Director, District Trainshy;ing Committee Member, Disshy;trict Popcorn Chairman, Roundtable Commissioner and...

Betty Woody

Oct 10, 2006

Betty L. Woody, 72, died Oct. 10, 2006, at her residence in Monument. She was born Dec. 20, 1933 in Shawnee, Okla. She married Bobby J. Woody on June 21, 1980 in Aransas Pass, Texas. Betty was an extremely loving mother, grandmother and great- grandmother. She loved old country and Western music, dancing and God. Survivors included two daughters,...

Donald Rodgers

Oct 8, 2006

Donald Roy Rodgers went home to be with the Lord on Sunday at his home in Eunice, New Mexico. Roy was born November 11, 1927 in Seymour, Texas. He was 78 years old. He is survived by his wife of 56 years Imogene Rodgers of Eunice and two sons; Woody Rodgers of Eunice and Ron Rodgers of Charlotte, NC....

Geneva Henry-Wallace

Oct 5, 2006

Geneva, 94, formally of Hobbs, was born June 3, 1912 in Robinson, Texas. She was the daughter of Gilbert and Viola Dixon-Miller. Geneva moved to Hobbs in 1950 and lived here until her illness in May 2000, when she moved to Fort Worth, Texas. She was affectionately known as Bigmama by her family and friends. She was a practicing...

R.V. Plato

Oct 2, 2006

Mr. Plato, 86, died Oct. 1, 2006, in Roswell, N.M. He was born May 16, 1920, in Pampa, Texas. He married Vivian H. Plato. Mr. Plato moved to Hobbs in 1945. After serving three years, nine months and 21 days in World War II in the South Pacific, he started as a roughshy;neck in the oil business. When retired,...

Benjamin Simpson

Oct 1, 2006

Mr. Ben Simpshy;son, 80, died Oct. 1, 2006 at Hobbs Heshy;alth Care in Hobbs, N.M. He was born Jan. 9, 1926 in Graham, Texas. He married Maxine Simpson on Dec. 31, 1971 in Hobbs, N.M. Ben served in the Navy Seabees in World War II. He was a member of the VFW and served as commander of Hobbs Post...

Doris Huffman

Sep 30, 2006

Graveside services for Doris Huffman of Hobbs, N.M., will be 2 p.m. Wednesday; Oct. 4, 2006, at Brunson Memorial Cemetery in Eunice, N.M. with the Rev. Kenneth Reed officiating. Mrs. Huffman, 78, died Sept. 30, 2006 at Hobbs Health Care. She was born June 18, 1928, in Terrell, Texas. She married W.T. Huffman. Doris enjoyed crocheting, knitting and sewing....

Ray Haynes

Sep 21, 2006

Ray Haynes, age 93, passed away Thursday, September 21, 2006 at Desert Gardens in Hobbs, N.M. Ray was born in Missouri on September 12, 1913 to Ira and Beulah Haynes. The family moved to Fort Baird, N.M. in 1922. Ray graduated from high school and college in Silver City, N.M. In 1937, he began his lengthy career as an...

Ted Smith

Sep 20, 2006

Ted C. Smith, 79, of Hobbs, passed away Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at his residence. A memorial service will be held on Monday, September 25, 2006 at 2:00 pm at the Chapel of Hope with Rev. Shawn Drake officiating. Cremation will take place at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to Chapel of Hope Funeral Home. Mr. Smith...

Johnny Gonzales

Sep 19, 2006

Johnny Gonzshy;ales, 58, died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006 at Covenant Medical Ceshy;nter in Lubbshy;ock, Texas. He was born Jan. 7, 1948, in Las Vegas, NM. He married Viola Gonzales on Nov. 18, 1969 in Seminole, Texas. Johnny Gonzales moved to Hobbs in 1963. He graduated from Hobbs High School in 1966. He worked for Texaco for 26 years and...

Esperanza Cano

Sep 15, 2006

Esperanza Cano Mrs. Cano, 70, died Sept. 15, 2006 in Hobbs, N.M. She was born Sept. 15, 1939 in Jimenez, Mexico. She married Manuel Cano on June 24, 1952 in Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. She died in her home surshy;rounded by all her family and friends. Her life was to comshy;fort, love her family and her husband of 56 years....

Charles Yaws

Sep 11, 2006

Private graveside services for Charles Charlie Yaws of Hobbs were held 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006, at Prairie Haven Memorial Park with Pastor Benny Greenlee officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Chapel ofshy; Hope Funshy;eral Home. Mr. Yaws, 77, died Sept. 11, 2006, at Lea Regionshy;al Medical Center. He was born April 15, 1929 in Stamford, Teshy;xas....

Katherine Barker

Sep 11, 2006

Katherine Stephens Barker of Hobbs, NM died Monday, Sept. 11, 2006 after a short battle with cancer. Mrs. Barker was born Katherine Louise Clotee Jenkins in Mineral Wells, Texas on May 16, 1929. She graduated from Mineral Wells High School in 1947 and attended Southwestern Assembly of God University in Waco, Texas. A memorial service will be held Saturday,...