Obituaries

Diana Fear

Diana Fear

Oct 19, 2008

Services are scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 23, at Hermosa Drive Baptist Church for Diana Fear, 2908 W. Dallas Ave., Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Fear, 54, died Sunday, October 19, 2008 at her home. Rev. Gavin Vaughan will officiate at the services with burial at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Dora, N.M. at 4 p.m. Thursday. Pallbearers will be...

Ernest Morris

Ernest Morris

Oct 19, 2008

Graveside services are scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 22, at Woodbine Cemetery for Ernest L. Morris of Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Morris, 79, died Sunday, October 19, 2008 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. Pastor Michael A. Maurer will officiate at the services. Visitation will be at Terpening Son Mortuary Tuesday beginning at 10:00 a.m. Mr. Morris...

Royce Carter

Royce Carter

Oct 15, 2008

Memorial services are scheduled at 2:00 p.m. Monday, October 20, at Terpening Son Chapel for Bud Carter of Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Carter, 66, died Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at Artesia General Hospital Emergency Room. Rev. Gavin Vaughan will officate at the services. Cremation and services are under the direction of Terpening Son Mortuary. Honorary pallbearers will be Lonnie...

Johnny Broocke

Johnny Broocke

Oct 14, 2008

Graveside services are scheduled at 1:00 p.m. Friday, October 24, at Woodbine Cemetery for Johnny Ray Broocke, 710 W. Galley, Pahrump, Nevada. Mr. Broocke, 51, died Tuesday, October 14, 2008 in Pahrump. Rev. Rick Sullivan will officiate at the services. No visitation is scheduled. Mr. Broocke was born January 7, 1957 in Artesia, New Mexico; the son of Charles...

Luna Brown

Luna Brown

Oct 14, 2008

No services are scheduled for Luna Brown of Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Brown, 91, died Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at Landsun Homes in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Terpening Son Mortuary. Mrs. Brown was born January 27, 1917 in Cuba, Kentucky; the daughter of Lamar E. Wiggins and Youla Gupton Wiggins. In 1943...

Bernell Johnson

Bernell Johnson

Oct 13, 2008

Services are scheduled at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, October 16, at Hermosa Drive Church of Christ for Bernell Johnson, 1907 W. Clayton Ave., Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Johnson, 75, died Monday, October 13, 2008 at her home. Michael Joiner and J. T. Ross will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons Joel Goss, Shawn...

Irene Giles

Irene Giles

Oct 12, 2008

No services are scheduled for Irene Giles, 8334 Cherokee Rd., Lake Arthur, New Mexico. Mrs. Giles, 72, died Sunday, October 12, 2008 at Artesia General Hospital. Mexico. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Terpening Son Mortuary. Mrs. Giles was born August 29, 1936 in Cortez, Colorado; the daughter of Charles Marsell and Carrie Chandler Marsell. In 1951...

Fritz King

Fritz King

Oct 6, 2008

Graveside services are scheduled at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 8, at Woodbine Cemetery for Fritz Joe King of Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. King, 82, died Monday, October 6, 2008 at his home. Larry Branch will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be Nubbin Crouch, Gary Ryan, Jim Artrip, Roy Haynes, Buddy Sheilds, and...

Sharon Smith

Sharon Smith

Oct 6, 2008

Graveside services are scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 10, at Woodbine Cemetery for Sharon Gayle Smith of Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Smith, 65, died Monday, October 6, 2008 at Artesia General Hospital. Pastor Steve Ormord will officiate at the services. Pallbearers will be Sammy Reno, Carl Wilson, Danny Carter, Dale Laman, Ross Horner, Robbie Houghtaling, Jimmy Liles, and...

Francisco Chavez

Francisco Chavez

Oct 4, 2008

Services are scheduled at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 8 at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Francisco T. Chavez, 1515 W. Yucca Ave., Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Chavez, 96, died Saturday, October 4, 2008 at Artesia General Hospital. Interment will be at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons. A rosary service is also planned for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday...

Kenneth Smith

Kenneth Smith

Oct 4, 2008

Graveside services are scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 7, at Hagerman Cemetery, Hagerman, N.M., for Kenneth Smith, 616 N. 7th St., Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Smith, 67, died Saturday, October 4, 2008 at University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. Mr. Smith was born January 13, 1941 in Henrietta, Oklahoma; the son of Willard Smith and Goldie Pierce Smith....

Jerry Ziler

Jerry Ziler

Oct 3, 2008

Memorial services are scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 11, at First Baptist Church in Dell City, Texas for Jerry C. Ziler, 501 S. 20th, Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Ziler, 57, died Friday, October 3, 2008 at Artesia General Hospital. Rev. Gavin Vaughan will officiate at the services. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Terpening Son Mortuary....

Lionel Vargas

Lionel Vargas

Oct 1, 2008

Services are scheduled at 9:30 am. Monday, October 6, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Lionel Valdez Vargas, 1309 W. Yucca Ave., Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Vargas, 47, died Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at his home. Father Brian Guerrini will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Tim Leyba, Ramiro Valencia, Angelo...

Phil Aguilar Jr.

Phil Aguilar Jr.

Sep 30, 2008

Services are scheduled at 2 p.m. Friday, October 3, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, for Phil Aguilar Jr., 40 Jerry Drive, Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Aguilar, 48, died Tuesday, September 30, 2008, at his home. A rosary will be at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church. Visitation will be at Terpening Son Mortuary...

Eileen Wolfe

Eileen Wolfe

Sep 30, 2008

Graveside services are scheduled at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 4, at Woodbine Cemetery for Eileen A. Wolfe, Sawyer, Oklahoma. PMrs. Wolfe, 84, died Tuesday, September 30, 2008 in Oklahoma. PRev. Michael Maurer will officiate at the services. Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be Robbie Wolfe, John Poage, David Poage, Chris Wolfe, Michael Stead, and Bobbie Hnulik. PMrs. Wolfe was born...

Brenton Andrade

Brenton Andrade

Sep 29, 2008

Services are scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 4, at Trinity Temple Assembly of God for Brenton Jade Andrade of Artesia, New Mexico. Master Andrade, 3, died Monday, September 29, 2008 at Artesia General Hospital Emergency Room. Bobby Argo will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be his family members. Visitation will be at...

Minnie Gomez

Minnie Gomez

Sep 29, 2008

Services are scheduled at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, October 2, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Minnie Gomez of Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Gomez, 83, died Monday, September 29, 2008 at her home. Fr. Brian Guerrini, SSCC. will officiate at the services with burial at Twin Oaks Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Adrian Romo, Santino Gomez, Bill Asbury,...

Mae Chapman

Mae Chapman

Sep 26, 2008

Graveside services are scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 30, at Woodbine Cemetery for Mae Attress Chapman of Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Chapman, 94, died Friday, September 26, 2008 at the Landsun Health Service Center in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Jim Barnett will officiate at the services. Visitation will be at Terpening Son Mortuary Monday beginning at 10:00 a.m. Mrs....

Otho Giles

Otho Giles

Sep 26, 2008

Services are scheduled at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 30, at Terpening amp; Son Chapel for Otho N. Giles of Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Giles, 88, died Friday, September 26, 2008 at Artesia General Hospital. Rev. Rick Sullivan will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be John Coll, Larry Beadle, Ed LaRue, Herb Spencer,...

Charles Bruce

Charles Bruce

Sep 22, 2008

Memorial services were held Thursday, Oct. 2, in Las Vegas, Nevada for former longtime Artesia resident Charles Bruce of Las Vegas. He died peacefully with his three girls at his side. Mr. Bruce, age 88, died Sept 22, 2008 at his home. Charles was born October 23, 1919 in Dennison, TX. He married Jeanne Thibodeaux on August 25, 1950...

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