Obituaries

Martha Wright

May 13, 2011

Funeral services for Martha Caward Wright will be Thursday, May 19, 2011, 10:00 a.m. at Chapel of Hope with Pastor Billy Chedister officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 18, noon 6 p.m. at Chapel of Hope. Martha died May 13, 2011, at Heartland Care of Hobbs. She was born September 10, 1948, in Portsmouth, Ohio, to John and Leota...

Freddie Gray

May 13, 2011

Freddie Fred Joe Gray, 84, died May 13 at his home. He was born February 10, 1029, in Lubbock, TX, to H. H. Gray and Ivy Rae Gilbreath Gray. Services will be held Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at Jefferson Street Church of Christ with Minister Clay Martin officiating. Mr. Gray will be in state 12 6 p.m. Monday and...

Lee Lavow

May 12, 2011

Lee Andrew Lavow, 79, of Hobbs, passed away on May 12, 2011. He was born July 10, 1931, in Sweethome, Texas, to his proud parents, Andrew and Virginia Lavow. He attended school in San Antonio, Texas. Later he moved to Eunice, New Mexico, where he met Shirley Ann Gardner they then married on February 27, 1956. To this union...

William Held, Sr.

May 9, 2011

On May 9, 2011, Bill Held went to be with his Lord and his beloved son, Willie. A memorial service for Bill will be held at a later date. Cremation will take place. He was born August 31, 1944, in Allentown, PA, to William and Gertrude Held. He married Pat Owens November 23, 1966, in El Paso, TX. He...

Jami Banta

May 9, 2011

Funeral services for Jami Arlene Davis Banta will be Friday, May 13, 2011, 10:00 a.m. at Chapel of Hope officiated by Pastor Steve Lord, Star Hospice Chaplain. Visitation will be Thursday, May 12, 8 a.m. 7 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. to service time at Chapel of Hope. Jami died May 9, 2011, at Lea Regional Hospital. She was...

Ronald Richards

May 8, 2011

A Christian, a son, a husband, a father and a brother passed from this world Sunday, May 8, 2011, after a sixyear fight against cancer. Ronald Joe Richards of Seminole, was born July 23, 1961, in Post, TX, to Jimmy and Patricia Richards. He was the owner of R. R. Construction and Richards Septic Systems. By faith he was...

Elizabeth Head

May 7, 2011

Elizabeth Marlene Head, 69, of Lovington died May 7, 2011 at her home. She was born May 27, 1941 in Carlsbad.

Visitation Stevens Funeral Home N Main Lovington, NM  88260 Tuesday, May 10, 2011 6 8 p.m. Tuesday Service Funeral Service Stevens Funeral Home N Main Lovington, NM  88260 Wednesday, May 11, 2011 10...

William Thomas

May 6, 2011

Funeral services for Bill Thomas, 74, of Hobbs, will be Thursday, May 12, 2011, 11:00 a.m. at Chapel of Hope. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 11, 8 a.m. 6 p.m. and Thursday until service time at Chapel of Hope. Bill died May 6, 2011, at his home. He was born April 2, 1937, in Flagstaff, Arizona, to John and...

Louise Flowers

May 2, 2011

Graveside services for Louise Flowers will be Wednesday, May 4, 2011, 10:00 a.m. at Prairie Haven Memorial Park officiated by Donald Ray Abston. Visitation will be Tuesday, May 3, 12 noon 7 p.m. at Chapel of Hope which is in charge of arrangements. Louise was born October 7, 1920, in Vernon, Texas, to Burtis and Almester Abston. She died...

Imogene Johnson

Apr 30, 2011

Funeral service for Imogene Johnson, 83, is scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday, May 5, 2011, at Steven Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Dale Rhodes officiating. Burial will follow at the Lovington Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.

Visitation Stevens Funeral Home N Main Lovington, NM  88260 Wednesday, May 4, 2011 68 p.m. Service...

Alijiah Guerra

Apr 27, 2011

Alijiah Jarrell Guerra of Hobbs, NM, went to heaven April 27, 2011. He was two years and nine days old. He was born in Lubbock, TX, April 18, 2009, to Jennifer Guerra and Sean Blackwell. Alijiah was a miracle in just his birth alone. He fought the good fight of faith and now is in heaven in the arms...

Sharon Aten

Apr 23, 2011

Memorial services for Sharon L. Aten, 68, of Hobbs, will be Thursday, April 28, 2011, 2:00 p.m. at Chapel of Hope with Pastor Benny Greenlee officiating. Sharon died April 23, 2011, at Lea Regional Hospital. She was born March 20, 1943, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to William and Pauline Klingler. Cremation will take place. She married Donald R. Aten, Sr....

Daniel Boerner

Apr 23, 2011

Funeral services for Dan Boerner, 56, of Hobbs, will be Saturday, April 30, 2011, 10:30 a.m. at Taylor Street Church of Christ with Pastor Rubin Lomas officiating. Visitation will be Friday, April 29, 4 6 p.m. only with the family in attendance at that time. Dan died April 23, 2011, at his home. He was born April 29, 1955,...

Lloyd Gray

Apr 19, 2011

Bernice Johnny Chester Beauchamp was born Oct 22, 1922. Johnny went home to be with Our Lord on April 3, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Edna Pearl Beauchamp, five daughters Vonnie Price, Fushia Shelsted, Sharon Watson, Sandra Hassenflu, and Teresa Guthrie, four soninlaws, nine grandchildren, and 13 greatgrandchildren. Johnny was a United States Marine and saw action...

Jim Love

Apr 18, 2011

A memorial service for Jim Love of Hobbs will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 21, 2011, at Chapel of Hope Funeral Home, which is in charge of arrangements. Pastor Brad Reimers will officiate. Cremation will take place. Love, 74, died April 18, 2011, at his home in Hobbs. He was born August 27, 1936, in Lovington. He...

Ella Creed

Apr 17, 2011

Ella Jean Creed of Hobbs died Sunday, April 17, 2011, at her home. Ella was born on June 5, 1932, in Philadelphia, PA, to Oda L. and Bessie L. Majors Daves. Memorial services will be held 1:00 p.m. Friday, April 22, 2011, in the Chapel of Chapel of Hope Funeral Home, with Steven Lord, Star Hospice Chaplain officiating. Ella...

Jacob Dupree

Apr 16, 2011

Memorial services for Jacob Phillip Dupree of Lovington will be held at noon Friday, April 29, 2011, at Immanuel Baptist Church with Pastor David Downs officiating. Jacob was born March 1, 2011, in Lubbock, TX, to Robert and Alison Dupree, and he died April 16, 2011, in Lubbock. The name Jacob means to hold on and he had lots...

Shawn Rube

Apr 16, 2011

Shawn Michael Mike Rube passed away in the arms of his father in heaven, surrounded by his family. Memorial services for Mike, 40, of Hobbs, will be Wednesday, April 27, 2011, 4:00 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church on Denver City Highway with Pastor Jimmy Crawford officiating. Mike died April 16, 2011, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock. He was...

Willie Patton, Sr.

Apr 12, 2011

Service Memorial First United Methodist Church 200 E. Snyder Hobbs, NM  88240 Friday, April 15, 2011 2 p.m. Friday

Elva Paulowsky

Apr 11, 2011

Elva Jane Paulowsky, born December 12, 1922, died of Alzheimers disease at her sons home in San Antonio at 10:45, Monday the 11th of April, 2011. Jane was a longtime resident of Hobbs and former employee of the Hobbs News Sun. She and her son Joe Randy Caddell moved to Hobbs in 1956. She married George Paulowsky on the...