Obituaries

Loneta Curtis

Loneta Curtis

Nov 30, 2003

Services are scheduled at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, December 6 at First Christian Church in Artesia for former longtime Artesia resident Loneta Grace Curtis of Plano, Texas. Mrs. Curtis, 92, died Sunday, November 30, 2003 in Plano. Rev. Gerald Harper will officiate at the services with burial at Twin Oaks Memorial Park in Artesia. Pallbearers will be grandsons Steve Garretson,...

William Holly

William Holly

Nov 28, 2003

Services are scheduled at 2:00 P.M. Monday, December 1, at First Baptist Church for William B. Holly, 1402 Briscoe Ave., Artesia, NM. Mr. Holly, 83, died Friday, November 28, 2003 at his home. Rev. Rick Sullivan will officiate at the services with burial at Twin Oaks Memorial Park with Military Honors. Pallbearers will be Richard Holly, Ben Holly, Craig...

Robert Barrett

Robert Barrett

Nov 27, 2003

Robert Bob P. Barrett, age 84, died in El Paso, Texas on November 27, 2003, following an extended illness with emphysema. He was born on February 22, 1919 in Cynthiana, Indiana, to the late Samuel G. and Virgie B. Barrett. He graduated from Cynthiana High School in 1937 and took several courses at Indiana University. Mr. Barrett married June...

Mildred Cranford

Mildred Cranford

Nov 27, 2003

Services are scheduled at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 2, at Terpening Son Mortuary in Artesia, New Mexico, for former longtime Artesia resident, Mildred Francis Rowley Cranford of Carlsbad, New Mexico. Mrs. Cranford, 92, died Thursday, November 27, 2003, at Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad. Roby Zumwalt will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be...

Joyce Crane

Joyce Crane

Nov 26, 2003

Services are scheduled at 10:00 A.M. Monday, December 1, 2003, at Terpening Son Mortuary for Joyce A. Crane of Artesia, New Mexico. Miss Crane, 69, died Wednesday, November 26, 2003 at her home. Rev. Rick Sullivan will officiate at the services. Interment services are scheduled at 1:00 P.M. Tuesday at Memorial Gardens in Santa Fe, N.M. Honorary pallbearers will...

Sharon Dudley

Sharon Dudley

Nov 24, 2003

A Celebration of Life Memorial Service is scheduled for 2:00 P.M. Friday, November 28, 2003 at the First Baptist Church, 308 W. Grand, Artesia, N.M. for Sharon Dudley, age 67. The officiating pastor will be Rick Sullivan. Sharon was born November 14, 1936 in Amarillo, Texas to Hugh G. and Alberta Porterfield. Her father and mother preceded her in...

Warren Batie

Warren Batie

Nov 24, 2003

Warren W. Batie, age 100, a long time resident of Artesia, Grants, and Tucumcari, New Mexico and Bayfield, Colorado, passed away November 24, 2003 in Grants, N.M. He was born in Eastland County, Texas, July 18, 1903 to Claborne and Lou Batie. Warren was a member of the Church of Christ, one of the founders of Artesia Peoples State...

Bettye Morgan

Bettye Morgan

Nov 20, 2003

Services are scheduled at 10:00 AM Monday, November 24, at First United Methodist Church for Bettye E. Morgan, 401 S. Bolton Rd., Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Morgan, 87, died Thursday, November 20, 2003 at Artesia Good Samaritan Center. Rev. Paul Dean Duerksen will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons Neal Morgan, Craig...

Evelyn Vandenberg

Evelyn Vandenberg

Nov 16, 2003

Services are scheduled at 10:00AM Saturday, November 22, at Terpening Son Chapel for Evelyn Vandenberg, 1101 Bullock Ave., Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Vandenberg, 80, died Sunday, November 16, 2003 at Artesia Good Samaritan Center. Pastor Don Price and Pastor Bobby Argo will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Bill Vandenberg, Vitus Vandenberg, John...

Ruth Holder

Ruth Holder

Nov 15, 2003

Graveside services are scheduled at 10:00 AM Monday, November 17, at Woodbine Cemetery for Ruth Holder, 307 S. 26th St., Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Holder, 93, died Saturday, November 15, 2003 at her home. Rev. Rick Sullivan will officiate at the services. Honorary pallbearers will be Robert Holder, Barton Holder, Jad Holder, Jim Butcher, Jef Butcher, Ron Williams, Jeff...

Max Cartright

Max Cartright

Nov 7, 2003

Services are scheduled at 10:00 AM Monday, November 10, at Pinon Baptist Church for Max Cartright, 4551 Owen Prather Rd., Pinon, New Mexico. Mr. Cartright, 91, died Friday, November 7, 2003 at Artesia Good Samaritan Center, in Artesia, New Mexico. Rev. Wayne Brazil and Rev. Dave Ratzlaff will officiate at the services with burial at Pinon Cemetery. Pallbearers will...

Apolonio Sanchez

Apolonio Sanchez

Nov 3, 2003

Services are scheduled at 9:30 A.M. Wednesday, November 5, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Apolonio Wero Sanchez, 708 James Ave. Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Sanchez, 89, died Monday, November 3, 2003 at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center in Roswell, New Mexico. Fr. Paul Murtagh will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will...

Martha Wright

Martha Wright

Nov 1, 2003

Graveside services are scheduled at 10:00 AM Tuesday, November 4, at Woodbine Cemetery for Martha Grannie Belle Wright, 108 Osborne Ave., Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Wright, 70, died Saturday, November 1, 2003 at her home. Rev. Mark Robinson will officiate at the services. Pallbearers will be Eddy Moore, Roy Lee Moore, R.C. Moore, Coleman Jackson, Danny Forlines and Joe...

Wesley Briscoe

Wesley Briscoe

Nov 1, 2003

Services are scheduled at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 5 at Hood Mortuary in Durango, Colorado for former Artesia NM and Lovington NM resident Wesley A. Briscoe of Durango. Family and friends will officiate. Mr. Briscoe, 45, died Saturday, November 1, 2003 in Bayfield, Colo. Graveside services are scheduled at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, November 8 at the Upper Hope Cemetery...

Velma Bradley

Velma Bradley

Oct 30, 2003

Services are scheduled at 10:00 AM Monday, November 3, at Hermosa Drive Church of Christ for Velma May Bradley, 2001 W. Currier Ave. Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Bradley, 76, died Thursday, October 30, 2003 at Artesia Good Samaritan Center. Michael Joiner will officiate at the services with burial at Twin Oaks Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Mike Goss, Raymond...

John Terpening

John Terpening

Oct 29, 2003

Closed casket services are scheduled at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, November 1, at First United Methodist Church for John H. Terpening, Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Terpening, 77, died Wednesday, October 29, 2003 at his home. Rev. Paul Dean Duerksen assisted by Jim Dunlap will officiate at the services. Interment will follow at Woodbine Cemetery with Military Graveside Rites. Pallbearers will...

Rita Weatherspoon

Rita Weatherspoon

Oct 23, 2003

No local services are scheduled for Rita B. Weatherspoon, 2706 W. Grand Ave., Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Weatherspoon, 78, died Thursday, October 23, 2003 at Artesia General Hospital. Cremation has taken place under direction of Terpening Son Mortuary. Mrs. Weatherspoon was born January 30, 1925 in Nashua, New Hampshire; the daughter of Joseph E. Houde and Marie Louise Jalbert...

Elena Pratt

Elena Pratt

Oct 23, 2003

Services are scheduled at 2:00 P.M. Monday, October 27, at the Christian Church in Sublette, Kansas for Elena Jean Pratt, Sublette. Mrs. Pratt, 77, died Thursday, October 23, 2003 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. Rev. David Erwin will officiate at the services. Interment services will be at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday at Woodbine Cemetery in Artesia, N.M....

Linnie Mullenax

Linnie Mullenax

Oct 18, 2003

Graveside services are scheduled at 3:00 P.M. Monday, October 20, at Woodbine Cemetery for Linnie Bill Mullenax, 306 S. 19th Street, Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Mullenax, 91, died Saturday, October 18, 2003 at Artesia Good Samaritan Center. Gary Smith will officiate at the services. Mrs. Mullenax's great-grandsons will serve as honorary pallbearers. She was born July 10, 1912 in...

Carmen Cortez

Carmen Cortez

Oct 15, 2003

Services are scheduled at 9:30 A.M. Saturday, October 18 at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Carmen Herrera Cortez, Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Cortez, 94, died Wednesday, October 15 at her home. Father Paul Murtagh SS.CC. will officiate at the services with burial at Twin Oaks Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Steven Cortez, Anthony Villa, Andrew Cortez, Arturo...

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