Obituaries
Abigail Maldonado
Jun 30, 2007
A memorial service for Abigail Balboa Maldonado of Hobbs will be 10 a.m. Saturday, July 7, 2007, at St. Paul's United Methodist Church. Cremation will take place at a later date. Abigail Maldonado, 22, died June 30, 2007, in Hobbs. She was born April 11, 1985, in Hobbs. She was a hard working, sinshy;gle mother, loved by everyone she...
Bobby Cone
Jun 27, 2007
Mr. Bobby Cone, 74, died June 27, 2007, in Durango, Colo. He was born May 4, 1933, in Pie Town, N.M. He married Jeanene Cox Cone on Feb. 5, 1957, in Lovingshy;ton, N.M. Bobby was born in Pie Town, N.M., to Luther and Vela Cone. He was raised with five siblings. He moved to Hobbs from Artesia in 1979....
Mervin Roberts
Jun 26, 2007
Mervin Samuel Roberts passed away Tuesday, June 26, in Albuquerque after suffering from heart problems. Mervin was born in Hawley, Texas, on Sept. 20, 1935, to Samuel David Roberts and Lottie Ethel Hardison Roberts. Mervin graduated from Trent High School and later joined the United States Army and served our country as a sharpshooter and an infantryshy;man. He served...
Velma Morales
Jun 22, 2007
A funeral service for Velma M. Morales of Hobbs, N.M., will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 26, 2007, at Jefferson Street Church of Christ. Minister Clay Martin will officiate. Burial will be at 5 p.m. CST Tuesday at Girard Cemetery. Ms. Morales, 86, died June 22, 2007, in Hobbs, N.M.She was born Oct. 13, 1920, in Girard, Texas....
Clyde Lawson
Jun 21, 2007
Mr. Clyde Lawson, 95, died June 21, 2007, at Lea Regional Medical Center. He was born May 31, 1912, in Wesley, Ark. He married Lorena Gardner Lawson in January 1940, in Fayetteville, Ark. Mr. Lawson worked for 25 years as a line foreman for New Mexico Electric. He retired in 1975 and was retired for 31 years. Clyde loved...
Peggy Hamilton
Jun 21, 2007
Funeral services for Peggy Lee Hamilton, 64, of Hobbs are 10 a.m. Monday, June 25, 2007, at Chapel of Hope Funeral Home with Pastor LaVoid Ford officiating. Burial will follow at Prairie Hashy;ven Memshy;orial Park. Visitation is 1-7 p.m. Sunday with the family in attendance from 5-7 p.m. Peggy went to be with our Lord on June 21, 2007....
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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