Obituaries
Jeffrey Thomason
Aug 9, 2018
Jeffrey "Byron" Thomason, resident of Hobbs, NM, passed away on August 9, 2018. Byron was born on August 30, 1985 to Debra Ann Boggs and Jeffrey Frank Thomason. He graduated with a degree in chemical engineering from Texas Tech University in 2010. Byron was a season ticket holder to Texas Tech football games, and not once left a game...
Leita Cosson
Aug 8, 2018
Leita Kittrell Cosson, 87, passed away on August 8, 2018. Leita was born and raised in Vernal Utah in 1931 where she shared many happy memories with her sisters. On May 8, 1949, she married Charles Joseph Kittrell in Vernal. The couple primarily resided in Hobbs New Mexico and Leita lovingly raised their 5 children. She later married her...
James Merrell
Aug 6, 2018
James Merrell went to be with his savior on August 6, 2018. James was born in Lovington, NM on May 16, 1940 to Van and Marie Merrell. He is survived by his wife Jean of 57 years, two sons; Randy Merrell of Las Cruces, NM and Rusty and wife Cheryl Merrell of Key Largo, FL, four granddaughters, two grandsons,...
Lois Hibdon
Aug 5, 2018
Lois E. Hibdon, was born August 16, 1932 in Dearborn, MI. She passed away in Hobbs on August 5, 2018. Lois has been in Hobbs since 1952. She married Calvin Hibdon in Santa Fe on April 4, 1951. She enjoyed reading, word search puzzles, watching TV and gospel music. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Hobbs....
Allen Schroeder
Jul 26, 2018
Allan Schroeder, 77, was born January 31, 1941 in Bird Island, MN. He died peacefully on July 26, 2018 at Hobbs Health Care Nursing Home. He had many health problems, the main one being, Type 1 Diabetes for fifty-two years. Allan met and married Pat in Minnesota fifty-five years ago and together they raised three sons; David Schroeder (Jeanne)...
John Brown
Jul 25, 2018
John Grady Brown, 73, of Hobbs, passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at his home. John was born on November 10th, 1944 in O'Donnell, TX to Grady and Rosie V. Brown (Ma). He was one of ten siblings. John married Mary Jeanette Townsend of Denver City, TX. They moved to San Angelo, TX to raise their two sons Bryan...
Warren Stidham
Jul 25, 2018
Gaylord Warren Stidham Jr. of Seminole, Texas passed away on Wednesday July 25, 2018 from complications associated with COPD. He was born in Cookville, Texas on August 1, 1941. In 1962, he married Judy Baker, who remained at his side to the end. He is survived by brothers Paul Stidham and William Stidham, his wife Judy Stidham, children Wesley...
Doris Stewart
Jul 23, 2018
Doris Marie Stewart (nee Roberts), 89, entered this world November 2, 1928 in Steamboat Springs, CO to Elmer Ernest Roberts and Ava Pearl Roberts. She departed this world and entered her eternal rest July 23, 2018 in Midland, TX. Doris met and married Olin Stewart, and together they had three children, Sherrin Stewart, Wayne Stewart, and Virginia (Ginger) Rohloff....
Thomas Williams
Jul 21, 2018
Thomas (Tom) Andrew Williams passed from this life to his heavenly home on July 21, 2018 in Hobbs, New Mexico. Tom was born in LeFlore County, Oklahoma on August 15, 1935 to Robert Steve and Ollie Virginia (Sinclair) Williams. He spent most of his childhood in Anadarko, Oklahoma. Tom had 4 sisters and 3 brothers who all preceded him...
Sylvia Breckon
Jul 18, 2018
Sylvia Jean Breckon was born June 25, 1945 in Houston, Texas to Louis and Mary Hernandez. She passed away July 18, 2018 at Desert Gardens in Hobbs. In her youth, Sylvia was an accomplished pianist. Her family had a background in music. Sylvia married Bill Breckon on September 3, 1966 in Hobbs. She had been a member of Lea...
Dorothy Geary
Jul 16, 2018
Dorothy L. Geary, 96, passed from this life on July 17, 2018 in Hobbs. She was born in Clint, Texas on May 14,1922 to Samuel and Olivine Celum. She is survived by son Raymond Geary and wife Paulette of Bayfield, Co. and daughter Wanda and husband Richard Rolan of Hobbs, NM, a sister Edna Greenlee of Houston, Texas and...
Paulan Eagans
Jul 12, 2018
Paulan Deon Smith Eagans, 39, was born October 7, 1978 in Grants, NM to Charles and Ivory Sessions. Paulan loved having children and taking care of them. She was a great cook and a hard worker. She had worked as a health-care provider. She married Cedric Eagans on April 23, 2016 at Ebenezer Baptist Church. God and family were...
Weldon Sims
Jul 9, 2018
Weldon Neil Sims was born in South Bend, TX on June 30, 1933. He passed into the eternal arms of Jesus after a prayer with his wife, Doranne of 60 years on July 9, 2018 at his home in Hobbs. Weldon graduated from Odessa High School in 1951. He served in the US Marine Corps during the Korean conflict....
Ethel Walker
Jul 8, 2018
Born to the late Augusta and Edna Combs on June 20,1925 in Corsicana, Texas. Ethel Mae moved to Hobbs, New Mexico in 1944, and united with the Ebenezer Baptist Church under the pastorate of the late Rev. F.W. Wells. Working as a domestic worker for several prominent families here in the city of Hobbs Ethel Mae contributed to the...
Tammy Brown
Jul 7, 2018
Tammy Ann Brown was born on May 31, 1969. She passed away on July 7, 2018. She is survived by her son Caden Riley Brown, her mother and step-father Jim and Barbara Ryan, her father Jerry Gibson, her brother Troy and Carol Gibson, nieces and nephew; Alexis, Amber, Daniel, Jami and Joey. Her final resting place will be at...
Tim Benavidez
Jul 4, 2018
David Timothy Benavidez was born on June 4, 1967, in Artesia, New Mexico. He passed away in Lubbock, Texas on July 4, 2018, at the age of 51. He currently resided in Hobbs, New Mexico. He leaves behind a wonderful wife, Jamie Benavidez, and four children Gabriel, Adrianne, Markus, and Aaliyah Benavidez along with daughter in heart, Bianca Sanchez...
Leward Sparks
Jun 29, 2018
Leward W. "Sparky" Sparks went home to be with his Lord on Friday, June 29, 2018 with family at his side. He was born January 15, 1929 in Oak Grove, Arkansas to Clarence and Ollie Sparks and graduated from Guernsey High School in Guernsey, Arkansas in 1945. Leward's love story with Jane Dodds began in marriage on July 3,...
Wayne Ford
Jun 25, 2018
Wayne E. Ford, 70, was born June 20, 1948 in Portales, NM to Arthur and Luella Ford. He passed away in Hobbs, NM on June 25, 2018 after a 4-year battle with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. He graduated from Hobbs High School in 1966 and served in the U.S. Navy from 1967-1970. He lived in Hobbs over 60 years. He...
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