Obituaries

Clyde Lawson

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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,...

Ricardo Garcia

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...

John Harrison

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...

Kenneth Thomas

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

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...

Marion Whitley

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...

Paul Strange

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,...

Margaret Glover

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...

Dorothy Braswell

Dorothy Braswell

May 5, 2007

Mrs. Braswell, 70, died Saturday, May 5, 2007, at her home in Hobbs, N.M. She was born Aug. 4, 1936, in Electra, Texas. She married Don Eggleston, the love of her life, on May 26, 1954, in Carlsbad. N.M. He preshy;ceded her in death on July 20, 1984. She married Mac Braswell on Feb. 25, 1988, in Denver City,...

James March

James March

Apr 28, 2007

James Jim S. Marsh, a resident of Hobbs, N.M. since 1972, was born to Dale Wesley Marsh and Ruth Pauline Marsh Wright on Feb: 24,1948, in Eldon, Iowa. He passed away Saturday; April 28, 2007, peacefully in his home. He was 59 years old. Jim is survived by his mothshy;er, Ruth Marsh Wright of Hobbs; his sister, Anita Marsh...

Kathy Johnson

Kathy Johnson

Apr 28, 2007

Mrs. Johnson, 41, died Saturday, April 28, 2007, at her home. She was born March 31, 1966, in Fort Wayne, Ind. She married David Allen Winkler in 2000 in Texas. Survivors include her husshy;band, David Winkler of Hobbs; a son, David Johnson of Hobbs; two daughters, Maria Johnson of Hobbs and Carla Johnson of Hobbs; her mother, Helen Sena...

Everett Thomas

Everett Thomas

Apr 25, 2007

Mr. Thomas, 96, died April 25, 2007, at Hobbs Health Care Center. He was born Jan. 26, 1911, in Campbell, Mo. He married Lela Cates Thomas in 1934 in Piggott, Ark. Mr. Thomas lived in Pine Bluff, Ark, for 34 years before retiring to Hobbs, N.M. He had worked for the Cotton Belt Railroad for 42 years. After retiring,...

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