Obituaries
Edward Patterson
Jan 21, 2010
Services are scheduled at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 26, at West Main Baptist Church for Edward E. Patterson, 1502 N. 26th St., Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Patterson, 72, died Thursday, January 21, 2010 at Artesia General Hospital. Jason Kraft will officiate at the services with burial at Twin Oaks Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Gary Anderson, Bill McGeachy, Ken...
Medora Johnson
Jan 21, 2010
Memorial services are scheduled at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 13, 2010 at First Christian Church, Artesia, N.M. for longtime Artesia resident Medora Ruth Hassell Johnson of Santa Fe. Pastor David Grousnick will officiate at the services. A family committal service will be held Saturday afternoon at Woodbine Cemetery. Medora was born in Redfield, South Dakota, to Earl and Myrtle...
Jude Chavez
Jan 20, 2010
Services are scheduled at 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 25,, at PMr. Chavez, 26, died Tuesday, January 20, 2010 in Dallas. PCremation will take place under the direction of Terpening amp Son Mortuary. Pallbearers will be Aaron Chavez, Lino M. Bustamante, John Rodriguez, Carlos Rodriguez, Epie Jr. Bustamante, and Enrique Bustamante. PMr. Chavez was born October 13, 1982 in Albuquerque,...
Clarice Lattion
Jan 20, 2010
Services are scheduled at 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 22, at Terpening Son Chapel for Clarice Lattion, 308 N. 43rd St., Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Lattion, 90, died Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at her home. Burial will be at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons David, Matt, Chad, P.J., Rick, and Dennis. Visitation will be at Terpening Son Mortuary beginning...
Florence Mullen
Jan 19, 2010
Services are scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Monday, January 25, at PMrs. Mullen, 96, died Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at her home. PRev. Thomas Ford will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Randy Mullen, Rufus Mullen III, George Mullen II, Michael Mullen, Marquez Bowman, and Lance Gunn. Visitation at Terpening amp Son Mortuary will...
Anita Gonzales
Jan 17, 2010
Services are scheduled at 9:00 a.m. Friday, January 22, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for former longtime Artesia resident Anita L. Gonzales of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Mrs. Gonzales, 91, died Sunday, January 17, 2010 in Albuquerque. Fr. Paul Murtagh SS.CC. will officiate at the services with burial at Twin Oaks Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Reynaldo Gonzales,...
Felix Fierro
Jan 17, 2010
Services are scheduled at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, January 21, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Felix C. Fierro of Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Fierro, 86, died Sunday, January 17, 2010 at the Artesia General Hospital Emergency Room. Fr. Paul Murtagh SS.CC. will officiate at the services with burial at Twin Oaks Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Tony...
Marcelina Enriquez
Jan 15, 2010
Mrs. Marcelina Valdez Enriquez, 69, of Artesia, N.M., died Friday, January 15, 2010 at Eastern N.M. Medical Center in Roswell, New Mexico. Cremation is under direction of Terpening Son Mortuary. Mrs. Enriquez was born January 1, 1941 in San Angelo, Texas the daughter of Victor Valdez and Nicolasa Sauceda Valdez. She came to Artesia in 1945 from Texas. Marcelina...
Lola Huerta
Jan 9, 2010
Services are scheduled at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 13, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Lola Huerta, 501 Clevelland Ave., Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Huerta, 89, died Saturday, January 9, 2010 at Artesia General Hospital. Fr. Brian Guerrini, SS.CC. will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jerome Huerta, Alejo Cortez, Savalo...
Suzanne Rose
Jan 7, 2010
Memorial services are scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 23, at First Baptist Church for Suzanne Elaine Rose, 304 La Cuesta Rd., Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Rose, 60, died Thursday, January 7, 2010 at her home. Nolan Frederick will officiate at the services. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Park, Chester, Virginia. Mrs. Rose was born August 22, 1949...
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
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
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
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...
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....
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....
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...
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...
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...


