All Obituaries

Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 AM, Monday, May 17, 2021 at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Dulces Nombres "Kandy" Molina of Artesia, New Mexico. Ms. Molina, 67, died May 9, 2021 at her home in Artesia. Fr. Vijay will officiate at the services. Burial will follow the services at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons Aaron Molina, Jayden Molina, Jordan Molina, Davian Molina, Javon Molina, Jace Molina, Diego Molina, and Jaygen Molina. Honorary pallbearers...

Graveside services are scheduled at 9:00 a.m. Monday, May 10, at Woodbine Cemetery for W.G. Davis of Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Davis, 89, died Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at his residence surrounded by his three children. Jimmy Hamilton will be officiating at the services. Visitation will be at Terpening & Son Mortuary from 2pm to 6pm Sunday. Pallbearers will be Chad Harris, Nolan Riley, Joe Carlo, Donny Davis, Lynn Berry, and Jimmy Liles. W.G was born April 6, 1932 in Holdenville, Oklahoma,...

Celebration of life services are scheduled for 2:00 PM, Friday, May 7, 2021 at Harvest Fellowship for Ronald Charles Tasker of Ruidoso, New Mexico, formerly of Artesia. Rev. Ronnie Williams will officiate the services. Visitation will be held at Terpening & Son Mortuary on Friday from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Ron, 78, passed away May 4, 2021 in Lubbock, TX. Ron was born October 21, 1942 in Piedmont, WV to Luther Tasker and Ruth Shugars Tasker. He married Carol Ann Usherwood on April 9,...

A celebration of life gathering will be held from 2:00pm to 4:00pm on Saturday, May 8, at the Artesia Country Club for Jeffery Scott Ebert of Artesia, N.M. Mr. Ebert, 50, died on May 3, 2021 at his home in Artesia. Jeffery was born June 18, 1970 in Orlando, Florida to Charles W. Ebert and Agnes Faye Ebert. He was married to Britt Flaming November 23rd, 1996 and moved to Artesia, N.M. October 2003. Jeff worked as a mail carrier and loved delivering the mail. He played the drums, loved...

No services are scheduled at this time for Donald Jack Daniels, Jr.  of Roswell, New Mexico. Mr. Daniels, 53, passed away April 29, 2021 at his home.  Cremation has taken place under the direction of Terpening & Son Mortuary. Donald was born December 6, 1967 in Elkins, W. Virginia to Donald Daniels Sr. and Betty Arrington.  He came to Artesia in 1981 from W. Virginia. Donald loved, camping, hunting fishing, riding motorcycles and four-wheelers, and was an avid NASCAR...

Mary L. Collier passed away on April 23, 2021 at Good Life Assisted Living and Memory Care in Artesia, NM. She was surrounded by love and peacefully went to her eternal home with Jesus. Mary was a member of First Baptist Church in Artesia, NM for 60 years. She was a P.E.O, Chapter J, and a past member of the Yucca Porcelain China Painting Club while a resident of Roswell, NM. Mary Louise Redus Collier was born on August 2, 1927, in Laurel, Mississippi to Jefferson D. Redus and Madge...

Benino Benito (Benny) Parra (October 6, 1959-April 22, 2021) Services are scheduled at 2:00 P.M. Thursday April 29, at Faith Baptist Church for Benny Parra, Artesia, New Mexico. Burial will follow at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Danny Madrid, Justin Levario, TJ Levario, Tim Winters, Keith Jackson and Willie Morrison. Benny Parra, 61, died Thursday, April 22 peacefully at his home. Benny was born October 6, 1959 in Pecos, Texas and raised in Artesia, New Mexico by parents Manuel...

Funeral services are scheduled for 2 pm , Monday, April 26, 2021 at First United Methodist Church for John Calvin Knight of Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Knight, 84, died April 18, 2021 in Lubbock, Texas Rev. Monty Leavell will officiate at the services.  Burial will follow the services at Woodbine Cemetery.  Visitation will be at Terpening & Son Mortuary from2 pm - 6 pm on Sunday. John was born January 2, 1937 in Bradford, Pennsylvania to Harry Glenn Knight and Nellie Leah...

Letha Thompson, age 92, of Artesia, NM, passed away on Friday, April 16 in Roswell, NM. Services will be held at 10 am Friday, April 23, 2021 at Terpening & Son Chapel in Artesia. Visitation will be from 12-5 pm Thursday at Terpening & Son Mortuary. Minister Jarrod Earl will officiate at the services. Burial will follow the services at Woodbine Cemetery. On November 16, 1928, Letha Thompson was born to Robert Weaver and Willie Mamie Sanders in Jacksonville, Texas. She went to school at...

Dorothy Luease Morgan, 74, passed away Thursday, April 8, 2021 at the Artesia Health and Rehabilitation Center in Artesia, NM where she was lovingly cared for the past two years. A graveside service celebrating her life will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 7, 2021 at Woodbine Cemetery. We ask that those attending her celebration wear bright colors by her request. Memorial donations in lieu of flowers may be made to Calvary Baptist Church, 711 W. Washington, Artesia, NM 88210. Born...