Obituaries

Oct 2, 2022

Elizabeth Ann Hunt was born on 12/22/1983 to Larry and Patsy Hunt in Mount Pleasant, Texas. She passed away peacefully at home after a hard battle to cancer on October 2nd with family by her side. She was the 2nd youngest out of 4 children. Her family moved to Hobbs, New Mexico from Ore City, Texas when she was...

Sep 28, 2022

Betty Jo Schnaubert was born in Guthrie, Oklahoma on June 14th, 1930, to William Jess Brownlee & Virgie Brownlee. She was the eldest of two children. She moved to Hobbs in 1954 and worked at the Harden Hotel where she met her husband, Thomas B. Schnaubert (Tootie). They were married 43 years and had five children: John Schnaubert, Jan...

Sep 25, 2022

Mary Evelyn (Shipley) Dobry, of Lovington, New Mexico, was born December 8, 1929, to Oscar and Dona (Price) Shipley in Chickasha, Oklahoma and passed peacefully at her home on September 25,2022. She was the youngest of 4 children, living on her parents’ farm, where she developed her love for training horses with her father. At a young age, they...

Sep 24, 2022

Anne “Carolyn” Glenn Sherrill crossed over to Heaven on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at 7:57 am. A long-time resident of Hobbs, New Mexico, she passed away in Desert Spring Healthcare at the age of 78, following a lengthy illness.

Carolyn was born in Amarillo, Texas on December 23, 1943, to J. R. and Fanny “Floreine” McAfee Glenn....

Sep 24, 2022

Wanda “Sue” Pate passed away, Saturday, September 24, 2022, surrounded by family in Norman, OK after a short illness. She was 92 years old. Sue was born in Bixby, OK to Vonna and May Butler. Sue and her family moved to Monument, NM in 1944. She graduated from Monument High School in 1947. In 1949, She met and married the...

Sep 23, 2022

Jenny Sue Herrera, 67, of Hobbs, NM passed away on September 23, 2022.  She was born on October 12, 1954, to Peggy and James Meadows in Kermit, TX.  She grew up in Jal, NM before moving to Louisiana in 1974.  While in Louisiana, she was a stay-at-home mom to her three children who she loved more than anything.  In...

Sep 23, 2022

Joe was born in Paducah, Texas on the 23rd of July in 1933. He grew up on a cotton farm in Texas. After served his country in the Korean Conflict, he moved to New Mexico and had a successful 45 year career in the oilfield.

Joe married Peggy Jenkins on the 20th of February in 1956. They...

Sep 21, 2022

Janet (Ribley) Lyle, 74 of Eunice, NM formerly of Lawrenceville, IL passed away at her residence at 1:34 am on September 21, 2022. Janet was born on May 3, 1948 in Vincennes, IN and she is the daughter of Voyle A. and Gladys (Starbuck) Ribley. Janet married Robert Lyle on July 3, 1967 and he preceded her in death....

Sep 21, 2022

B.W.,92, died Sept. 21, 2022, at Landmark Desert Gardens in Hobbs. He was born July 22, 1930, in Bexar County, Texas. He was married to his wife, Betty, for 58 years, until her death in 2008.

He had numerous jobs during his life mostly in the bookkeeping profession. He would always remind everyone that he started to...

Sep 18, 2022

Emma Will Lewis was born to Charlie and Willie Lewis on January 30,1930 in Columbus, Mississippi. In 1954 she relocated to Hobbs, NM. She took her first heavenly breath on September 18, 2022.

Emma was known to her loved ones as a devoted sister, mother, and friend. She took great pride in helping those in need, including...

Sep 16, 2022

Mary Ellen Rahn Patience, 76, of Hobbs, New Mexico, passed on to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on September 16, 2022, in Ft. Worth, TX after a long series of illnesses.

Mary Ellen Rahn married Matthew Patience, originally from Galway, New York on September 11, 1982, at the Pentecostal Church in Ottawa, Illinois. She...

Sep 13, 2022

Nathan B. Jernigan, 68, of Hobbs, NM, went to heaven on September 13, 2022, in Lubbock, Texas surrounded by his family.

Nathan was born June 2, 1954, in El Paso, Texas to Roy and Irene Jernigan.

He moved to Hobbs for a second time at the age of 9 with his parents. He graduated from...

Sep 11, 2022

Rudy “Big Rudy” Salazar 62 of Hobbs, NM entered heavens gates September 11, 2022, in El Paso, TX, he was born August 24, 1960, in Hobbs, NM to Manuel and Cruz Salazar. Rudy knew no strangers; he would talk to anyone and everyone!! He was an outgoing and kind soul!! He loved to cook and bbq, he always made...

Sep 9, 2022

Mrs. Betty Jo Shepard went to her eternal resting place on September 9, 2022, at the age of 87 years old. She was born in Crane, Texas on February 13, 1935, to the proud parents of Lloyd and Clarice Parton. She married Gary Shepard at 19 years old on June 9th, 1954.  Betty and Gary moved to Hobbs in...

Sep 1, 2022

Gordon Dunn, 60, was called to his eternal resting place on September 1, 2022. He entered this world on May 31, 1962, in Hobbs, NM, born to Bennie and Vada Dunn. He graduated from Hobbs High and enjoyed fishing, especially with his grandsons. Gordon lived and worked in Hobbs his whole life. He is survived by his daughter Kaylen...

Aug 27, 2022

Eric Lynn Gray was born November 17, 1961, the second of four brothers welcomed by Rodger Gray and Shelba (Davidson) Gray in Hobbs, New Mexico. He was the most gregarious of the four boys easily making friends of all he met, recalling each one with a smile when reminiscing about days past. He is survived by his parents, Rodger...

Aug 26, 2022

Arnold Dean Spears (AD), Age 84 of Lovington passed away peacefully at home on August 26, 2022.  He was surrounded by his family who loved him very much.

AD was born second of seven brothers and sisters on March 31, 1938, to Arlie and Corrine Spears.  He attended Levelland High School and graduated in 1956.  He served...

Aug 24, 2022

It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Maribel Burciaga. She succumbed to complications of her heart, on August 24, 2022, in Lubbock, Texas, where she passed away peacefully.

Daughter of Manuela Soto, Maribel was born in Van Horn, TX, December 26, 1961, and was raised in Ciudad, Juarez, MX....

Aug 20, 2022

Mike was born October 22,1952 to Barney and Alma (Absher) Flowers in Hobbs, NM.

There was a 15-year age gap between Mike and his three older siblings (Truman, Frank, and Norma) This created an instant and lifelong “favored” status for Mike among his family.

At an early age, Mike developed a love for baseball.  He...

Aug 18, 2022

Wayne Edgar Beeson was born August 17, 1925 in Cassville, Missouri to Della Josephine and Roy Kenneth Beeson.  Wayne was the seventh of fourteen children, who were all born at home.  He passed from this life on August 18, 2022 surrounded by his family and friends.  Wayne’s family and friends were able to celebrate his 97th birthday before he...