Obituaries

Jo Rutledge

Jo Rutledge

Dec 30, 2009

Jo Karen Jodie Rutledge was called home by our Lord and Savior on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 from her residence following a brief battle with lung cancer. Mrs. Rutledge was born August 9, 1940, at Turkey Track Ranch, to Son Huffmon and Cleo Adams Huffmon. She completed 11 years of education and is survived by four siblings Myrna Landrie...

Hezzie Powell

Hezzie Powell

Dec 21, 2009

Services are scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 23, at Mayhill Church of Christ, Mayhill, N.M., for Hezzie Jay Powell, 5071 Rio Penasco Road, Hope, New Mexico. PMr. Powell, 80, died Monday, December 21, 2009 at Heart Hospital in Lubbock, Texas. PEddy Coleman and Marlon McWilliams will officate at the services with burial at Elk Cemetery, Elk, New Mexico....

Maria Garay

Maria Garay

Dec 15, 2009

Services are scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 17, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Maria De La Paz Garay of Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Garay, 76, died Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at Artesia General Hospital. Fr. Paul Murtagh SS.CC. will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be her nephews. Visitation will...

Thomas Colomb

Thomas Colomb

Dec 13, 2009

Memorial services will be held at a later date for Thomas A. Colomb, 31 SKP Ranch Rd 1, Lakewood, New Mexico. Mr. Colomb, 86, died Sunday, December 13, 2009 at Artesia General Hospital in Artesia, New Mexico. Cremtation has taken place under the direction of Terpening Son Mortuary. Mr. Colomb was born September 5, 1923 in Rutland, Vermont; the...

Mercedes Bustamante

Mercedes Bustamante

Dec 9, 2009

Services are scheduled at 9:30 a.m. Monday, December 14, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Mercedes Leyva Bustamante, 1305 S. Roselawn Ave., Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Bustamante, 88, died Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at Artesia Good Samaritan Center. Burial will be at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be her grandsons. A rosary is also scheduled for 7 p.m....

Donna Delong

Donna Delong

Dec 9, 2009

Graveside services are scheduled at 2:00 P.M. Monday, December 14, at Woodbine Cemetery for Donna Marie DeLong, Loco Hills, New Mexico. Mrs. DeLong, 66, died Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at Artesia General Hospital. Belton Mathews and Peggy White will officiate at the services. Pallbearers will be Elwyn Peterson, Steve Blevins, Rodney Standard, Mike Garthwaite, Kevin Rogers, and Rusty Moorhead....

Jorge Mendoza

Jorge Mendoza

Dec 8, 2009

Services are scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 12, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Jorge Mercado Mendoza of Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Mendoza, 79, died Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at the Artesia General Hospital. Fr. Paul Murtagh SS.CC. will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Carlos Marcello Martinez, Benny Ray...

George King

George King

Dec 7, 2009

Memorial services are scheduled at 2:00 P.M. Friday, December 11, at First Presbyterian Church for George F. Tony King of Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. King, 92, died Monday, December 7, 2009 at Artesia General Hospital. Terry McKean will officiate at the services with inurnment at Twin Oaks Memorial Park. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Terpening Son...

Ryan Baker

Ryan Baker

Dec 7, 2009

Memorial services are scheduled at 3:00 P.M. Friday, December 11, at Westside Church of Christ for Ryan J. Baker of Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Baker, 27, died Monday, December 7, 2009 in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Chris Mauldin, Rev. Steve Ormord, and Tom Dawson will officiate at the services. Cremation is under direction of Terpening Son Mortuary. Mr. Baker was...

June Norrell

June Norrell

Dec 5, 2009

Graveside services are scheduled at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 10, 2009, at Woodbine Cemetery for June V. Norrell, 1003 Yucca Ave., Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Norrell, 75, died Saturday, December 5, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. Rev. Gavin Vaughan will officiate at the services. Honorary pallbearers will be grandsons Chris Neal and Rix Lewis, good friends at...

Loy Fletcher

Loy Fletcher

Dec 2, 2009

Services are scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 7, at West Main Baptist Church for Loy G. Fletcher of Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Fletcher, 76, died Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at Artesia General Hospital. Jason Kraft will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Chad Letcher, Jeff Letcher, Lane Fletcher, Christopher Fletcher, Zach Fletcher,...

Luis Herrera

Luis Herrera

Nov 29, 2009

Services are scheduled at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, December 3, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Luis S. Herrera, 407 W. Cleveland Ave., Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Herrera, 82, died Sunday, November 29, 2009 at Lovelace Medical Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Fr. Paul Murtagh SS.CC. will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. A rosary...

Ramona Acosta

Ramona Acosta

Nov 29, 2009

Funeral services for Ramona Acosta of Artesia, New Mexico, will be on Wednesday December 2, at First Baptist Church at 2:00 p.m. Mrs. Acosta took the hand of God on November 29, 2009. Rev. Rick Sullivan will officiate at the services with burial at Twin Oaks Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Jack Butler, Steve Clark, Bill Greenhaw, Jimmy Joseph,...

Maxcimiano Villegas

Maxcimiano Villegas

Nov 28, 2009

Services are scheduled at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 1, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses for Maxcimiano P. Villegas of Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Villegas, 69, died Saturday, November 28, 2009 at Eastern N.M. Medical Center in Roswell, New Mexico. Ministerial Servant Jacob George will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Visitation will be at...

Michael Orton, Jr.

Michael Orton, Jr.

Nov 26, 2009

Mike was born in Texas City, Texas on July 8, 1917 to Mr. and Mrs. M.J. Orton Sr. Shortly after, the family moved to Houston, Texas before the birth of his Sister, Marjorie, now Duroy. As a young man, he joined the United States Navy and served through WWII as an Ensign J.G. Mike returned to Houston when his...

Harold Harvey

Harold Harvey

Nov 26, 2009

No local services are scheduled for Harold Gene Harvey of Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Harvey, 74, died Thursday, November 26, 2009 at the V.A. Regional Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Cremation is under the direction of Terpening Son Mortuary. Mr. Harvey was born August 8, 1935 in Jefferson, Texas; the son of John Harvey and Etta Whitfield Harvey. He...

Jeremy Harwell

Jeremy Harwell

Nov 26, 2009

A funeral service will be held for Jeremy W. Harwell of Albuquerque, N.M. on Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 at 10 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Artesia, N.M. under the direction of Terpening Son Mortuary. The internment will be at the Upper Hope Cemetery in Hope, N.M. Visitation will be at Terpening Son Mortuary Monday beginning at 10:00...

Henry M.D.

Henry M.D.

Nov 24, 2009

Services are scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 30, at First United Methodist Church for Henry L. Wall, M.D. of Artesia, New Mexico. Dr. Wall, 86, died Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at Landsun Health Service Center in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Rev. Paul Duerksen will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Stuart Taylor and...

Thelma Bizzell

Thelma Bizzell

Nov 22, 2009

Services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009 at West Main Baptist Church for former longtime Artesia resident Thelma Fay Bizzell of Tucson, Ariz. Mrs. Bizzell, former Artesia resident of four decades, died on Nov. 22, 2009, at her home in Tucson. Fay slipped away peacefully and reunited with her beloved husband of 59 years, I.J. Bizzell,...

Larry Davis

Larry Davis

Nov 20, 2009

Services are scheduled at 2:00 p.m. Monday, November 23, at First Baptist Church for Larry B. Davis, 1406 W. Hermosa Dr., Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Davis, 82, died Friday, November 20, 2009 at his home. Rev. Rick Sullivan will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Wesley Davis, Mike Herrington, Richard Salmon. Honorary pallbearers...

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