Obituaries

Aug 2, 2012

Memorial Services are scheduled at 3:00 P.M. Saturday, Aug. 4,at First Presbyterian Church for Michael Jacob Cordova, 2411 Loma Drive, Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Cordova, 29, died Thursday, August 2, 2012 in Artesia, New Mexico. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Terpening Son. Michael was born October 26, 1982 in Alamogordo, New Mexico the son of Anthony...

Jul 29, 2012

Services are scheduled at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, August 2, 2012 at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Herminia Alvarado Lopez of Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Lopez, 93, died Sunday, July 29, 2012 at her home. Fr. Paul Murtagh SS.CC. will officiate at the services with burial at Twin Oaks Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Alvino Lopez, Gucci Lopez,...

Jul 24, 2012

Services are scheduled at 2:00 p.m. Friday, July 27, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Jesus Palomino Marquez of Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Marquez, 85, died Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at his home. Fr. Paul Murtagh SS.CC. will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Epifanio Bustamante, Sr., Gerard Escamilla, Epie Bustamante,...

Jul 24, 2012

Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, July 28, at Hermosa Drive Church of Christ. Octavio, 71, peacefully passed away at home surrounded by his loved ones on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer. Michael Joiner will officiate at the services, followed by Richardo Rito Castillo. Octavio was born June 14, 1941 in La Junta,...

Jul 23, 2012

Services are scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 26, at Terpening Son Mortuary for T.C. Thompson, of Artesia. T. C. passed away peacefully at his home Monday morning, July 23, 2012 after a long battle with cancer. Rick Leaton will officiate at the services with interment at Woodbine Cemetery. Palbearers will be family members J.D. Binkley, J.J. Fafrak, Casey...

Jul 22, 2012

Services are scheduled at 10 a.m. Friday, July 27 at St. Catherines Catholic Church in Hagerman, New Mexico for Ofelia Granados Sanders of Hagerman. Mrs. Sanders, 74, died Sunday, July 22, 2012 at Heartland Nursing Center in Artesia, New Mexico. Fr. Brian Guerrini, SS.CC. will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery in Artesia. Pallbearers will be...

Jul 18, 2012

Services are scheduled at 9:30 a.m. Monday, July 23, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Christopher Lee Palomin, 1012 N. 5th St, Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Palomin, 22, died Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at Artesia General Hospital. Father Paul Murtagh SS.CC. will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Brandon Palomin, Jose...

Jul 17, 2012

Services are scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 20 at First United Methodist Church for Lovetta M. Lewis, 1902 Villa Dr., Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Lewis, 86, died Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. Rev. Monty Leavell will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Lance White, Jonathan Knight,...

Jul 13, 2012

Services are scheduled at 9:30 a.m. Monday, July 16, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Espiridion John S. Hernandez of Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Hernandez, 94, died Friday, July 13, 2012 at his home. Fr. Brian Guerrini, SS.CC. will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Benjamin Herrera, Athena Valdez, Mano Fuentes,...

Jul 10, 2012

Donna Kay Johnson, age 75, of Artesia, NM passed away peacefully while surrounded by her family on July 10, 2012. The Wing Riders of Artesia will escort the family to the church at 10:00 a.m. Any bikers are welcome to join the escort. A memorial service will be held at Hermosa Drive Baptist Church on Thursday July 12th at...

Jul 10, 2012

Services are scheduled at 10 a.m. Friday, July 13, at Faith Baptist Church for Linda Sue Drum, 807 W. Quay Avenue, Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Drum, 58, died Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at her home. Michael Elliott will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Danny Parker, Jay Billberry, Jerry Fanning, Eddie Foster, Chelo...

Jul 9, 2012

Services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 12, at the Weed School in Weed, NM for Robert Russell Bell of Weed. Eddy Coleman and Randall Carr will officiate at the service, with interment to follow at the Pinon Cemetery, Pinon, NM. Pallbearers will be sons Allen Bell and Shane Bell, and grandchildren Seth Pollard, Daniel Pollard, Andy Prude,...

Jul 8, 2012

A memorial gathering is scheduled from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday, July 16th at Terpening Son Mortuary for Agustin Juarez Corona of Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Corona, 50, died Sunday, July 8, 2012 at Eastern N.M. Medical Center in Roswell, New Mexico. There will be a military Salute Monday at 6 p.m. at 307 S. 19th Street. Parking...

Jul 8, 2012

Helen Rookstool Morris passed away Sunday, July 8, 2012, at Lakeview Christian Home Carlsbad, New Mexico.  She was surrounded by her children and the loving caretakers at Lakeview Christian Home.

Helen Rookstool was born April 14, 1919 in Haskell, Oklahoma; to Carrie Viola Smith and Calvin Elliot Rookstool.

Helen married Paul Conley Morris in Shreveport, Louisiana...

Jul 5, 2012

Services are scheduled at 9:30 a.m. Monday, July 9, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Abelino Zapata Molina, Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Molina, 81, died Thursday, July 5, 2012 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. Father Paul Murtagh SS.CC. will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Gregg Molina, Gabriel Molina,...

Jul 4, 2012

Graveside services are scheduled at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 7, at Woodbine Cemetery, Artesia, N.M., for Thelma Mae Schafer, 2903 N. Washington, Roswell, New Mexico. Mrs. Schafer, 92, died Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at her home. Joey White will officiate at the services. Visitation will be at Terpening Son Mortuary beginning at 10 a.m. Friday. Thelma was born June...

Jul 3, 2012

Memorial services are scheduled at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 7, at Hermosa Drive Church of Christ for Perry C. Andrews of Artesia, New Mexico. Michael Joiner and Charles Lindsay will officiate at the service. Perry, 69, left this life on Tuesday, July 3, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas after a brief illness. Perry was born on...

Jul 2, 2012

Services are scheduled at 9:00 AM Friday, July 6, at Trinity Temple Assembly of God for Elodia Alvarado Rivera, 320 W. Runyan Ave., Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Rivera, 84, died Monday, July 2, 2012 at Heartland Nursing Center. Pastor Bobby Argo will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Manuel Rivera, Jr., Fredie Rivera...

Jul 2, 2012

Graveside services are scheduled at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, July 5, at Woodbine Cemetery for Dorothy Marie Stogner, Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Stogner, 95, died Monday, July 2, 2012 at her home. Rev. Monty Leavell will officiate at the services. Honorary pallbearers will be James Wallace, Bill Johnson, James Baker, John Guthrie, John Simons and Eddie Guy. Dorothy was born...

Jun 30, 2012

Services are scheduled at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 3, at Terpening Son Chapel for Ramon Porras Villegas of Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Villegas, 73, died Saturday, June 30, 2012 at Artesia General Hospital Emergency Room. Moises Gallegos will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Ray Villegas, Fred Torrez, Joseph Torrez, James Torrez, Jimmy...