Obituaries
David Bussell, Jr.
Jun 19, 2007
A memorial service for David A. Bussell Jr. of Hobbs, N.M., will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 21, 2007, at Chapel of Hope Funeral Home with Pastor Todd Keller officishy;ating. Mr. Busshy;sell, 84, died June 19, 2007, at Lea Regional Meshy;dical Center. He was born Feb. 13, 1923, in El Dorado, Ark. He married Alene Allbritton Bussell...
Willie Rogers
Jun 17, 2007
Mr. Willie Rogers, 72, died June 17, 2007, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. He was born Sept. 28, 1934, in Rogers, N.M. He married Lawanna Hamlett Davis on Sept. 10, 2004, in Hobbs, N.M. Willie was raised in Portales, N.M. He served in the U.S. Air Force. Willie was the owner of Willie's TV and Video until...
Ira Fish
Jun 14, 2007
Mr. Ira Fish, 92, died June 14, 2007, at Lea Regional Medical Center. He was born Aug. 18, 1914, in Lindsay, Okla. He marshy;ried Jewell Mae Jenkins on Dec. 23, 1935, in Hammon, Okla . Ira worked on a farm while living in Lindsay, Okla. He was proud of his heritage. In 1948, he moved to Hobbs and worked...

John Killian, Jr.
Jun 8, 2007
Funeral services for John A. Killian Jr. of Hobbs, N.M., are 2 p.m. Monday, June 11, 2007, at Chapel of Hope Funeral Home. Steve Lord, Star Hospice Chaplain, will officishy;ate. Burial will follow at Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Mr. Killian, 79, died June 8, 2008, at his home in Hobbs, N.M. He was born Aug. 21, 1921, in Makins,...
Charles Slater, Jr.
Jun 6, 2007
Funeral services for Charles Arthur Slater Jr. are 10 a.m. Monday, June 11, at Chapel of Hope Funeral Home Chapel. Russell Hill will officiate. Burial will follow at Prairie Haven Cemetery. Mr. Slatshy;er, 78, died June 6, 2007, at his home. He was born April 3, 1929, in San Angshy;elo, Texas. C.A. Slater attended Moshy;nahans High School, Texas Tech...
Lloyd Shoults
Jun 5, 2007
Mr. Wayne Shoults, 69, died Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at Lea Regional Medical Center. He was born March 20, 1938, in Wichita, Kansas. He married Dorothy Davis on Dec. 26, 1957, in Seminole, Texas. Wayne was a 1957 graduate of Hobbs High School where he played catcher for the Hobbs Eagles. He was a skilled baseshy;ball player. In 1955,...
Josie Tidwell
Jun 5, 2007
Josie Tidwell, 88, died June 5, 2007 at Lea Regional Hospital in Hobbs, New Mexico. She was born June 5, 1919 in Waxahachie, Texas. Josie taught school in Seminole, TX, Eunice, NM and retired in Alamogordo, NM. She was an accomplished artist, having some of her work in different galleries. She enjoyed sculpting, collecting Indian artifacts and traveling the...

John Harrison
Jun 1, 2007
Mr. Harrison, 56, died June 1, 2007, in Lubbock, Texas. He was born April 30, 1951, in Shattuck, Okla. He married Sharon A. Harrison on Aug. 4, 1972, in Stillwater, Okla. Mr. Harrison attended Oklahoma State University where he was a member of the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity. He lived in Roswell from 1982shy; to 1997. He served on...

Ricardo Garcia
Jun 1, 2007
Mr. Garcia, 53, died June 1 in Hobbs, N.M. He was born Sept. 18, 1953, in San Diego, Texas. Survivors include his parshy;ents, Jesse and Juanita Garcia of Hobbs, N.M.; a son, Derick Garcia of Lubbock, Texas; a daughter, Felicia Aguilar of Hobbs, N.M.; two brothers, Raymond Garcia of Austin, Texas, and Jesse Garcia Jr. of Houston, Texas; a...

Kenneth Thomas
May 30, 2007
A memorial service for Kenneth Lee Thomas of Hobbs, N.M., will be held at a later date. Mr. Thomshy;as, 49, died May 30, 2007, in Hobbs, N.M. He was born May 16, 1958, in Mt. Carmel, Ill. Survivors include his daughter, Jennifer Higginbotham of State Center, Iowa; his mother, Dorothy Thomas of Hobbs, N.M.; five sisters, Teresa Ruiz of...
George Sanderson
May 26, 2007
A funeral service for Rev. George Dennis Sanderson of Hobbs will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 31, 2007, at New Life Fellowship Church, 707 Church Street, in Hobbs. Pastor Gary Williamson will officiate. Burial will follow at Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Visitation will be today from 1:00 -6:00 p.m. and Wednesday from 1:00 to shy;6:00 p.m. at...
Marion Whitley
May 14, 2007
Mrs. Whitley, 79, died Monday, May 14, 2007, at Lea Regional Medical Center. She was born Aug. 3, 1927, in Vernon, Texas. She married Joe Pat Forbes on April 8, 1944, in Colorado City, Texas. Mrs. Whitley raised her famshy;ily in Hobbs, N.M. She was a wife, mother, businesswoman, hostess and friend to many. She was a member of...
Paul Strange
May 14, 2007
Mr. Paul Strashy;nge, 68, died Monday, May 14, 2007, in Lubbock, Teshy;xas. He was born May 29, 1938 in Alvord, Texas. He married Peggy Strange in 1969 in Mexico. Mr. Strange lived in Hobbs for 45 years, working in the oilfield. He enjoyed golfing and gambling. He was a Methodist. Survivors include three chilshy;dren, Gerri Kiffe of Leesburg, Texas,...
Margaret Glover
May 10, 2007
Mrs. Glover, 93, died Thursday, May 10, 2007, at Lea Regional Medical Center. She was born Oct. 6, 1913, in Tucumcari, N.M. She married Otha Cecil 0. C. Glover on July 9, 1947, in Yuma, Ariz. Margaret moved to Hobbs, N.M., in 1932. She was one of the first graduates of Hobbs High School in 1933. Margaret got her...

Dorothy Braswell
May 5, 2007
Mrs. Braswell, 70, died Saturday, May 5, 2007, at her home in Hobbs, N.M. She was born Aug. 4, 1936, in Electra, Texas. She married Don Eggleston, the love of her life, on May 26, 1954, in Carlsbad. N.M. He preshy;ceded her in death on July 20, 1984. She married Mac Braswell on Feb. 25, 1988, in Denver City,...

James March
Apr 28, 2007
James Jim S. Marsh, a resident of Hobbs, N.M. since 1972, was born to Dale Wesley Marsh and Ruth Pauline Marsh Wright on Feb: 24,1948, in Eldon, Iowa. He passed away Saturday; April 28, 2007, peacefully in his home. He was 59 years old. Jim is survived by his mothshy;er, Ruth Marsh Wright of Hobbs; his sister, Anita Marsh...
Kathy Johnson
Apr 28, 2007
Mrs. Johnson, 41, died Saturday, April 28, 2007, at her home. She was born March 31, 1966, in Fort Wayne, Ind. She married David Allen Winkler in 2000 in Texas. Survivors include her husshy;band, David Winkler of Hobbs; a son, David Johnson of Hobbs; two daughters, Maria Johnson of Hobbs and Carla Johnson of Hobbs; her mother, Helen Sena...
Everett Thomas
Apr 25, 2007
Mr. Thomas, 96, died April 25, 2007, at Hobbs Health Care Center. He was born Jan. 26, 1911, in Campbell, Mo. He married Lela Cates Thomas in 1934 in Piggott, Ark. Mr. Thomas lived in Pine Bluff, Ark, for 34 years before retiring to Hobbs, N.M. He had worked for the Cotton Belt Railroad for 42 years. After retiring,...

Vera Bascom
Apr 24, 2007
Mrs. Jean Bascom, 80, died Tuesday, April 24, 2007, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. She was born Jan. 22, 1927, in Talpa, Texas. She married Harold Hap Bascom on July 27,1946, in Big Lake, Texas. He preceded her in death in 1988. Jean enjoyed growing tomashy;toes in her garden and arts and crafts. Her children, grandshy;children and...

Sean Gartman
Apr 18, 2007
Sean Cameron Gartman was born in Tyler, Texas, on Aug. 17, 1987, to John and Sherrie Musslewhite Gartman of Athens, Texas. He entered into the arms of Jesus on April 15, 2007, in Andrews County; Texas. A celebration of his life will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday; April 18, 2007, at Taylor Memorial Baptist Church where he was...
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