Obituaries
Vada Shanklin
May 26, 2016
Vada M. Shanklin, 81 of Hobbs passed away Thursday, May 26, 2016. A memorial service will be 1:00 pm, Saturday, June 25, 2016 at Taylor Memorial Baptist Church with Pastor Andrew Hebert officiating. She was born to Carl F. Alston and Nora L. Cave in Sweetwater, TX where she grew up and attended school. She married Felix J. Blair...
Cecil Taylor
May 26, 2016
Funeral services for Cecil J. Taylor 88, will be held on Tuesday, May 31, 2:00 pm, at Chapel of Hope Funeral Home, with Pastor Andrew Hebert officiating. Burial will follow at Prairie Haven Memorial Park Cemetery. Cecil will lie in state at the funeral home on Monday, May 30, from 2-6 pm with the family in attendance from 4-6...
Bobbi Morrison
May 20, 2016
Bobbi D. Morrison, 46, passed away May 20, 2016 in Hobbs, NM. She was born August 11, 1969 in Houston, TX to Judith Morrison. Bobbi is survived by her husband, David Martin of Hobbs, NM, one sister, Krystal Lewis of Magnolia, TX, one brother, Donny Mellow of Phoenix, AZ, her mother Judy Lewis also of Magnolia, numerous cousins, nieces...
Holly Stewart
May 20, 2016
Holly Ray Stewart was born August 21, 1929, in Fort Worth, Texas. He passed into eternal life May 20, 2016, in Lubbock, Texas. Holly married Dorothy Nell Patterson in Hobbs, on March 27, 1948. They shared 68 wonderful years of married life. Holly worked for Phillips Petroleum from age 18 to his retirement in 1985. He served the Lord...
Alice Holmes
May 19, 2016
Alice Holmes was born January 6th, 1939 to Vera E. and Joe H. Ball, in Central City, NM. She is the seventh child of eleven. She was preceded in death by her parents, and four of her brothers. Mom was also preceded by Richard J. Holmes, and her son Richard W. Holmes. She is survived by her spouse Tom...
Douglas Witherspoon
May 6, 2016
Douglas "Doug" Alfred Witherspoon, born November 14, 1943 in Holly, CO, passed away May 6th, 2016 at the age of 72. He enjoyed fishing, drinking coffee, and hunting with his friends and family. He attended New Mexico Military Institute and graduated from Lovington High School in 1963. He continued on to higher education at Lubbock Christian University. Doug was...
Jose Mendez
May 4, 2016
Jose Bruno Mendez, age 94, passed away peacefully at his home, May 4, 2016. He was born in Guanajuato, MX to Pedro and Josefa Mendez. The family migrated to the US when his father obtained employment with the railroad, traveling in a boxcar and seeing the US. The family eventually settled in Eunice, NM working for Mr. Hill and...
Lorene Lambert
Apr 29, 2016
Lorene Lambert, 80, was born August 4, 1935 in Megargel, Texas to Rube and Nan Lively. She passed away in Hobbs, NM on April 29, 2016. Lorene married Billy Lambert on October 8, 1956 in Lovington, NM. She attended Full Gospel Church. She loved her church and her family was the joy of her life. Lorene enjoyed playing bingo....
Jimmie Wagoner
Apr 28, 2016
April 28, 2016, we lost our hero, Jimmie Lee Wagoner, after a long illness. Jim was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, October 28, 1938 to Pauline and Al Wagoner. He was 77 years old when he passed away. Jim filled our lives with joy, laughter and love. In spite of his health battles these past three years, Jim smiled through...
Dan Lavelett
Apr 27, 2016
Dan Lavelett, 84, was born March 27, 1932 in Canute, OK. He passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2016 in Hobbs, NM. Dan married Betty Davis on August 10, 1957 in St. Helena Catholic Church. They were married for 58 years. He was a member of St. Helena Catholic Church. He was a 66 year member of the Knights of...
Rose Sloman
Apr 25, 2016
Rose Marie Hall was born Nov 21, 1916 in Memphis, TN to Sam A. Hall and Ella Maher. She and her brothers, Sam Jr. and Charles, worked the family farm with their parents to support themselves. During the Great Depression the Halls shared the food they had produced, mostly yams, to people needing food. Rose attended Memphis State University...
James Hollis
Apr 25, 2016
James E. "Jim" Hollis, 57, of Odessa, Texas passed away in Hobbs on Monday, April 25th 2016 surrounded by those he loved. James was born February 9th, 1959 in Seminole, Texas to Joe and Aiko Kitty (Kohara) Hollis. In 1962, Kitty married Jack Pittman and James was grafted into the Pittman family. He graduated from Seminole High School in...
Juana Castillo
Apr 21, 2016
Juana Castillo (Juanita) was 85 years old. She resided in Hobbs, NM. She passed from this earth on April 21st in Lubbock, TX. Juanita was a very loving and caring person not only to family but to others. She loved family gatherings and celebrating birthdays. She had a huge heart and loved helping others. She loved to sew gifts...
Bryan Sparks
Apr 18, 2016
Bryan Lane Sparks, 36, passed away Monday, April 18, 2016 in Olive Branch, MS. A service to celebrate Bryan's life will be Saturday, April 23 at 2:00 pm at the First Presbyterian Church, 920 N. Turner, Hobbs, NM with Rev. Caryn Thurman officiating. A friends and family gathering will be 4:00 - 6:00 pm, Friday, April 22, 2016 at...
Paul Claunch
Apr 14, 2016
Paul Claunch passed from this life to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on April 14th, 2016. Paul was 80 years, 11 months, and 9 days old. Paul had given his heart to the Lord as a young man and left his testimony that he was ready to go. Funeral services for Paul will be Monday, April...
Dennis Glasgow
Apr 11, 2016
Dennis D. Glasgow, 71, passed away Monday, April 11, 2016, in Hobbs, NM. He was born October 22, 1944 in Shamrock, TX to Elbert and Bessie Mae Johnson Glasgow. He attended schools in Amarillo, TX and Arlington, TX, where he graduated high school in 1963. He married Donna Whitman Glasgow on July 28, 1966 He earned degrees in Biblical...
Francisco Ramirez
Apr 9, 2016
"Every family has a hero, this man happens to be ours." By Marci Gonzales Francisco "Chito" Ramirez, 93, was born May 28, 1922 in San Diego, Texas to Valentin & Eliza Ramirez. He passed away April 9, 2016 in Hobbs, NM. He married Gregoria Guerrero on May 26, 1946 in Corpus Christi, TX. They moved from Corpus to Hobbs...
Rolando Perez, Jr.
Apr 7, 2016
An angel in the book of life wrote down my baby's birth then she whispered as she closed the book, "he's too beautiful for earth!" Rolando F. Perez Jr. was born and passed April 7, 2016 in Odessa, TX. Our precious baby boy was surrounded by his loved ones. Rolando Jr. is survived by his parents Dominica B. Rivera...
M. Hawthorne
Apr 7, 2016
M. Geraldine "Gerry" Hawthorne, 87, was born August 13, 1928 in Earlington, Kentucky to Charles and Lula Smith. She passed away in Hobbs on April 7, 2016. Gerry was a wonderful cook. She always gave her best for her family and was a devoted mother to her sons which she talked to weekly. She always took pride in her...
Myra Paul
Apr 5, 2016
Myra Jeanette Lillibridge Paul was born November 4, 1924 in Dover, OK. She passed away April 5, 2016 in Albuquerque, NM. Jeanette graduated from Dover High School, OK in May 1942 before attending Enid Business College. She moved to Enid, OK to work at Enid AAF in 1943 where she met and married Arthur Paul on October 11, 1945....
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