Norman Prude

Graveside services are scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 11, at Twin Oaks Memorial Park for Norman Lee Prude, 1501 W. Dallas Ave., Artesia, New Mexico.

Mr. Prude, 80, died Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at Artesia General Hospital.

Michael Joiner will officiate at the services. Visitation at Terpening Son Mortuary will begin at 2:00 p.m. Sunday.

Norman was born April 2, 1931 in Carlsbad, N.M. the son of Johnnie Lee Prude and Birdie Jean Riley Prude. He was a lifelong Hope and Guadalupe Mountain Resident.

On May 3, 1952 he was married to Autherean Horton in Artesia.

Norman was a 4th generation owner and operator of the Prude Ranch. He was a member of Hermosa Drive Church of Christ New Mexico Cattle Growers Association, Artesia Alfalfa Growers Association the Eddy County Fair Board and received an Honorary FFA Chapter Degree.

He was preceded in death by his parents by an infant son Norman Lee Prude, Jr. and by a sister Virginia Prude.

Survivors include his wife Autherean Prude of the family home a son Mike Prude and wife Jessica of Artesia daughters Linda Purcella and husband Les of Roswell, N.M. and Sue Prude of the family home and grandchildren Carrie Ann Purcella, Ty Prude, Micah Clark and husband Dale, Mandy Mereness and husband Kory, and Andy Prude.

The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the charity of ones choice.