Obituaries

Bonnie Powell

Bonnie Powell

Jul 27, 2010

P stylemargin: 0in 0in 0pt msomargintopalt: auto msomarginbottomalt: auto classMsoNormalBRMrs. Powell, 79, died st1:date Month7 Day27 Year2010Tuesday, July 27, 2010st1:date in st1:placest1:CityRoswellst1:City, st1:StateN.M.st1:Statest1:placenbsp o:po:pP P stylemargin: 0in 0in 0pt msomargintopalt: auto msomarginbottomalt: auto classMsoNormalEddy Coleman and Dub Cox will officiate at the services with burial at st1:placest1:PlaceNameElkst1:PlaceName st1:PlaceTypeCemeteryst1:PlaceTypest1:place in Elk, N.M.nbsp Pallbearers will benbspJim Ellett, Joe Gutierrez,nbspGary McClain, Mike...

Elwood Carpenter

Elwood Carpenter

Jul 20, 2010

Memorial services are scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 26, at First Baptist Church for Thomas Elwood Carpenter of Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Carpenter, 70, died Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at his home. Rev. Tracy Patterson will officiate at the services. Cremation is under direction of Terpening Son Mortuary. A gathering of family and friends is scheduled for Sunday...

Maria Galindo

Maria Galindo

Jul 14, 2010

Services are scheduled at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 21, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Maria Cruz Galindo of Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Galindo, 84, died Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at Heartland Nursing Center in Artesia. Fr. Paul Murtagh SS.CC. will officiate at the services with burial at Twin Oaks Memorial Park. A rosary will be at...

Wilma King

Wilma King

Jul 12, 2010

Wilma Jane King, 84, a longtime resident of Artesia, New Mexico, passed away on Monday, July 12, 2010 in Roswell, New Mexico. Wilma was born on March 12, 1926 in Winner, SD. She married Richard W. King in 1947 they moved with their children to New Mexico in 1951. She was an endlessly loving wife, mother, grandmother, greatgrandmother and...

Elias Balencia, Jr.

Elias Balencia, Jr.

Jul 10, 2010

Services are scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 14, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Elias H. Balencia, Jr. of Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Balencia, 47, died Saturday, July 10, 2010 in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Fr. Paul Murtagh SS.CC. will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be his cousins and friends. A...

Geraldine Bennett

Geraldine Bennett

Jul 9, 2010

Services are scheduled at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 13, at First Presbyterian Church for Geraldine Bennett of Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Bennett, 86, died Friday, July 9, 2010 at Mission Arch Care Center in Roswell, New Mexico. Cecil Kimberlin will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Brent Hammett, Eddie Guy, Bob Plummer, Sonny...

Daniel Haldeman

Daniel Haldeman

Jul 8, 2010

Services are scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 12, 2010, at First United Methodist Church for Daniel Schooling Haldeman of Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Haldeman, 55, died Thursday, July 8 in Roswell, New Mexico. Rev. David Prell of Carlsbad will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Moreau, Owen Lyles, Royce Pearson, Oscar...

Janet Bentley

Janet Bentley

Jul 7, 2010

Our hearts are saddened as we share the loss of our loved one Janet M. Ployhar Bentley. She was born August 26, 1932 in Valley City, North Dakota and died July 7, 2010 in Plano, Texas. Mrs. Bentley is preceded in death by husbands, Jack Bentley, Earl Broyles, Andy Compary, Jr. and Carl Scott. Also preceding her in death...

Wanda Yates

Wanda Yates

Jul 4, 2010

Services are scheduled at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, July 7, at West Main Baptist Church for Wanda A. Rita Yates of Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Yates, 77, died Sunday, July 4, 2010 at Heartland Nursing Center in Artesia. Jason Kraft will officiate at the services with burial at Twin Oaks Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Harley Jorgensen, Michael Jorgensen, Jerry...

Barbara Runyan

Barbara Runyan

Jul 1, 2010

Services are scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 7, 2010, at First United Methodist Church for Barbara Jane Williams Runyan of Hope, New Mexico. Mrs. Runyan, 80, died Thursday, July 1, at Caseman Hospital Hospice in Albuquerque, N.M. David Brunson will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jim Bob Burnett, Mike Granado, Alden...

Bessie Lewis

Bessie Lewis

Jun 29, 2010

Services are scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 2, at Terpening Son Chapel for Bessie Lee Lewis, 307 York, Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Lewis, 85, died Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at Heartland Nursing Center in Artesia. Rev. Rick Sullivan will officiate at the services with burial at Twin Oaks Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Tony Karr, George Chumbley, Joe...

James Benton

James Benton

Jun 26, 2010

Memorial services are scheduled at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 3, at West Side Church of Christ for James Mike Benton who passed away at the family home on June 26th, 2010 after a long courageous battle with cancer. Mike was born on November 1, 1948 in Lubbock, Texas. He moved to Artesia in 1998 and operated HR Block. He...

Yasushi Arakaki Sr.

Yasushi Arakaki Sr.

Jun 26, 2010

No local services are scheduled for Yasushi Arakaki Sr., 6 Juniper, Mayhill, New Mexico. Mr. Arakaki, 83, died Saturday, June 26, 2010 at Artesia General Hospital. Cremation h as taken place under the direction of Terpening Son Mortuary. Mr. Arakaki was born August 28, 1926 in Waikea Uka, Hawaii the son of Kojin Arakaki and Kamizu Arakaki. On February...

Nettie Brunson

Nettie Brunson

Jun 22, 2010

Services are scheduled at 9:00 a.m. Friday, Jun. 25, at Grace Bible Fellowship for Nettie Ann Brunson, 27 Rio Lobo Rd 2, Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Brunson, 83, died Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at her home. Family Members will officiate at the services with burial at Memory Lawn Cemetery in Roswell, N.M. Pallbearers will be her grandsons. Mrs. Brunson...

Walter Schiel

Walter Schiel

Jun 21, 2010

Memorial services are scheduled at 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 25, 2010, at the Artesia Moose Lodge 2152 for Walter Buddy W. Schiel of Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Schiel, 59, died Monday, June 21, 2010 at his home. Cecil Kimberlin will officiate at the services. Cremation is under direction of Terpening Son Mortuary. Mr. Schiel was born April 27, 1951...

Robert Needham

Robert Needham

Jun 14, 2010

Services are scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 17, atnbsp PMr. Needham, 86, died Monday, June 14, 2010 in Lubbock, Texas. PRev. Dan Phelps will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery.nbsp Pallbearers will be Willie Sallee, Ken Sallee, Don Sallee, Jerry Needham, Lewis Needham, Allan Needham and Johnny Crook.xml:namespace prefix o ns urn:schemasmicrosoftcom:office:office o:po:p P styleMARGIN:...

John Smith

John Smith

Jun 12, 2010

Services are sceduled at 2:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church for John W. Smith, Artesia, N.M. Mr. Smith, 79, died Monday June 12, 2010 in Lubbock, Texas. John was born May 23, 1939 in Mayhill, New Hamshire. He graduated fron Western Penn University in 1951. On June 15, 1953 he was married to Sally Johnson in Albuquerque, N.M....

Jose Serrano

Jose Serrano

Jun 11, 2010

Services are scheduled at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jun. 16, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Jose Ontiverros Serrano, 31 Marsha Drive, Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Serrano, 75, died Friday, June 11, 2010 at his home. Burial will be at Twin Oaks Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Joshua Serrano, Jacob Serrano, Robert Serrano Jr., Larry Serrano, Scott Bryant...

Rachel Garcia

Rachel Garcia

Jun 11, 2010

Services are scheduled at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 15, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Rachel Torrez Garcia, formerly of Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Garcia, 93, died Friday, June 11, 2010 at Heartland Nursing Center in Hobbs, New Mexico. Burial will be at Twin Oaks Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Bobby Hinojos, Ray Hinojos, Jerry Hernandez, Sal...

Mohammad Sarwar

Mohammad Sarwar

Jun 8, 2010

A memorial service is scheduled at 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 25, at First Baptist Church in Artesia for former Artesia resident Mohammad Mo Sarwar of Scottsdale, Arizona. Mo was born June 12, 1942 in Logar, Afghanistan. He passed away in Scottsdale on June 8, 2010, at the age of 67. Mo first came to the United States to further...

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