Obituaries

Jun 13, 2023

OLIN LANKFORD RAPP

1935-2023

Olin Lankford Rapp, age 87, of Hobbs, NM, passed from this life to his eternal home on June 13, 2023.

Olin was born October 24, 1935, in Floydada, Texas to Van Calvin Rapp and Martha Evaline Sutton Rapp. He was an...

Jun 7, 2023

David Lamar Gwin

November 27, 1947 ~ June 7, 2023 (age 75)

David was born on Thanksgiving Day, in Portales, New Mexico to David Cecil Gwin and Hildreth Mae Gwin. He moved to Hobbs, NM in 1955 with his family where he attended Hobbs schools and later attended New Mexico Junior...

Jun 4, 2023

Our beloved father Edmundo Vela (Eddie) passed away peacefully surrounded by family in his home on June 4th, 2023. He was born in Yorktown. TX on November 19, 1931, and was one of nineteen children to Romualdo and Emelia Vela.

He leaves behind his loving wife, Elena of 44 years and five children, Cindi Stephenson, Charlie Ortega...

Jun 3, 2023

Jimmy Alfred Collins, 83, was called to Beulah Land on June 3, 2023, in Hobbs, NM.

Born in Lingo, NM on June 16, 1939, to Joseph Henry Collins & Etta Isabell Curtis Collins. Jim was raised in Morton, TX and graduated from Morton High School in 1958. He served 4 years in the US Army as a...

Jun 2, 2023

(Elvira) Sue White, 86, was called to her eternal resting place on June 2, 2023.  She entered this world on May 24, 1937 in Stratford, TX born to Rafael and Luz Garcia.  She had 3 brothers and 1 sister, all of whom preceded her in death.

Sue met the love of her life, Harvey White, and the...

May 31, 2023

Irene A Polster Pickett Greenhaw went to her permanent home to live with the Lord on May 31, 2023 in Midland, TX. Irene was born on May 8, 1926 in Benjamin, TX. She lived there until graduating from high school in 1945, then moved to Ft. Worth, TX to enter Durhams Business College. Irene went to work for the...

May 30, 2023

Roy W. Springer, 92, of Hobbs, New Mexico, passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, in Lubbock, Texas. Roy was born on April 20, 1931, in Dora, New Mexico, to A.B. and Lotus (Davis) Springer.

Roy married Jo (Gillian) on August 13, 1955, in Eunice, New Mexico. He was a disabled veteran having served in the U.S....

May 29, 2023

Stanley E. Newman

Born November 18, 1942, in Portales, New Mexico.  Stanley passed away May 29,2023 in Midland, TX.  Stanley was a long time Resident of Hobbs, NM, where he attended High School.  Stanley then went on to Texas Tech University, in Lubbock TX where he received his M.B.A. Degree. This was the accomplishment that...

May 24, 2023

James B. Riggins

August 7, 1945 to May 24, 2023

James passed away on May 24, 2023 peacefully at home holding the hand of Martha, his wife of 54 years, with his family at his side.  James was born on August 7, 1945 to Vergie Mae (Tucker) and Ivan B. Riggins...

May 20, 2023

Paul William Thornton, aged 68, of Hobbs, New Mexico, passed away on May 20, 2023, after unknowingly battling cancer for at least a year.

Paul was born in Chowchilla, California on April 1, 1955, to his parents, Olen Deward Thornton and Elizabeth Stella Thornton. After graduating from Portales High School in 1974, Paul then went on to...

May 18, 2023

JORDAN J. RUIZ

Jordan was born September 13, 1998, in Hobbs, NM, to Jose Ruiz and Lorie Salinas. He died on May 18th, 2023, at Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital.

Jordan loved shoes, hanging with friends, and traveling. He loved to bring back little mementos from each trip, so he would have something to...

May 12, 2023

Irma Malee Schultz Wissman, 95 years old and our mom, spread her wings and flew to Jesus on May 12, 2023, surrounded by family.  Her parents were Charles and Mona Schultz, and she was born on August 15, 1927 in a farmhouse near Heizer, Kansas during the Depression.  She always felt that her family, as wheat farmers, was luckier...

May 6, 2023

LINDA CAROL LITTLEJOHN (FISHER)

EVERYONE CALLED HER MEME

Linda was born August 12th, 1943, in Oklahoma. She passed away May 6th, 2023, at her home in Hobbs, NM. She was so beautiful, she was always smiling and laughing. She loved to paint, sew, go to the mountains, drink her diet coke,...

May 3, 2023

Joan A. Hamilton, 87, passed away in Hobbs on May 3, 2023. Joan was raised in Buffalo, NY, where she lived for many years. Prior to moving to Hobbs to live with her son in 2019 Joan had lived in Las Vegas, NV for thirty years. She is survived by her son Robert J. Hamilton; who has been employed...

May 3, 2023

James Bo Nix, born June 27 1962, unexpectedly passed away on May 3, 2023 at 60 years of age. He was a loving husband, father, son, brother, and friend to many.

Bo served in the Navy for four years alongside his brother Joe on the USS Yosemite. After being discharged from the Navy, he started his career...

May 2, 2023

Brenda Turner, 71, passed away peacefully with numerous family members by her side in Lubbock TX, May 2, 2023.

Brenda was born September 9, 1951 to John Edwards and May Ethel Woods. After graduating high school Brenda remained in Hobbs and began a family.

She married James Turner on February 11, 1998 but they spent...

Apr 28, 2023

Manuel Herrera, a long-time resident of Hobbs, NM, died on April 28, 2023 at the age of 84 surrounded by his family. Manuel is survived by his wife, Molly Herrera; his son, Tony Herrera and his wife Lorie; two grandsons, Anthony Herrera and Nikolas Herrera; four great grandsons, Aiden, Ethan, Nylan and Nyzia; sister, Celia Valdez,. He is preceded...

Apr 27, 2023

Jeanette Owens was born on December 4, 1933, in Gorman Texas.  She grew up on a farm outside Gorman and attended school in Desdemona, Texas.   Mom was always a good student except in citizenship which was like conduct.   A girl must talk to find out all the needed information, even in elementary school.   Mom was an athlete and played...

Apr 27, 2023

Shalena Lee Green, 56, precious wife, mother, daughter, sister, grandmother, aunt, mother-in-law, sister-in-law, and friend passed away April 27, 2023, into the arms of her Lord and Savior.  Shalena was born April 28, 1966, to Sandra Faye Kuykendall and Donald Lee Inglet in Kermit, TX.

She married Joe Daniel Green on July 23, 2021, in Jal, NM. ...

Apr 20, 2023

Hilda Rieathbaum, 96, precious mother and Nannie, passed gently into the arms of her Lord and Savior on April 20, 2023, in Hobbs, NM.  Hilda was born March 14, 1927, to Peter and Josefa Drosch in Selzthal, Austria.  She was raised in the town of Windeschgarstern near the foothills of the Alps.  At age 16, during World War II,...