Eugene Garlitz

Funeral services for Eugene Gene Garlitz are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, October 25, 2008, at Jefferson Street Church of Christ with Minister Clay Martin officiatshy;ing. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Visitation is 8 a.m.-6 p.m. today, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and 8-8:30 a.m. Saturday at Chapel of Hope Funeral Home.

Arrangements are under the direction of Chapel of Hope Funeral Home.

Mr. Garlitz, 94, died October 21, 2008, at Good Samaritan Village in Hobbs, New Mexico. He was born November 14, 1913, in Moran, Texas. He married Adell Garlitz on April 25, 1942, in Albany, Texas.

Eugene moved to Hobbs, New Mexico, on August 6, 1946. He served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He worked in the oil patch for 17 years as a roughneck and driller, then was the owner of the Army Store for 42 years. His hobbies were fishing and hunting. Eugene loved football and baseball, especially the Texas Rangers and Dallas Cowboys.

He was a very active member of Jefferson Street Church of Christ.

Survivors include four sisters, Willie Mae Parsons of Abilene, Texas, Louise Shelton of Albany, Texas, Dorothy Anderson of Ranger, Texas, and Frances Howe and husshy;band Ray of Abilene, Texas; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Eugene was preceded in death by his wife, Adell, in 2005; three brothers, Clarence, Otto and Homer Garlitz; and two sisters, Viola and Hazel Garlitz.

Memorial contributions may be made to New Mexico Christian Children's Home, 1356 NM 236, Portales, New Mexico 88130-9411.

Visitation

Chapel of Hope
3321 N. Dal Paso
Hobbs, NM  88240
Thursday, October 23, 2008
8 a.m. 6 p.m. Thurssday Fri.

Service

Funeral Service

Jefferson Street Church of Christ
1526 N. Jefferson
Hobbs, NM  88240
Saturday, October 25, 2008
10:00 a.m., Saturday

Cemetery

Memory Gardens Cemetery
2909 N. Dal Paso
Hobbs, NM  88240

Memorial Contributions

New Mexico Christian Childrens Home
1356 NM 236
Portales, NM  88130