Obituaries
Elaine Johnson
Feb 2, 2008
Services are scheduled at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 6, at Terpening Son Mortuary for longtime Artesia resident Elaine Johnson of Albuquerque. Mrs. Johnson, 94, died Saturday, February 2, 2008 in Albuquerque. Rev. Rick Sullivan will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons Gerome Black, Jeff Gibson, Chalk Drake, Mike Honea, Jerry Wallace, and...
Jon Murray
Feb 2, 2008
Graveside services are scheduled at 3:00 P.M. Monday, February 4, at Woodbine Cemetery for Jon Michael Brandon Murray of Artesia, New Mexico. PMr. Murray, 35, died Saturday, February 2, 2008 at his home. PPeggy White will officiate at the services. Honorary pallbearers will be Heather Wagner, Jason Wagner, Dan Fanning, Daniel Sanchez, Mike Crouch, Shawn Goss, Ronnie Dunnavant, and...
Avis Fletcher
Feb 1, 2008
Services are scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 5, at West Main Baptist Church for Avis Jean Fletcher of Artesia, New Mexico. PMrs. Fletcher, 73, died Friday, February 1, 2008 at Artesia General Hospital. PRev. Mark Robinson will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Chad Letcher, Jeff Letcher, Lane Fletcher, Christopher Fletcher, Zach...
Andres Gabaldon
Jan 31, 2008
No public services are scheduled for Andres Gabaldon of Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Gabaldon, 79, died Thursday, January 31, 2008 at his home. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Terpening Son Mortuary. Mr. Gabaldon was born November 30, 1928 in Presidio, Texas; the son of Jesus Gabaldon and Jacoba Nabarrete Gabaldon. On Sept. 23, 1949 he was...
Robert Hnulik
Jan 30, 2008
Services are scheduled at 2:00 P.M. Friday, February 1, at First United Methodist Church for Robert Ellis Hnulik, R221 N. 13th St., Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Hnulik, 69, died Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at Artesia General Hospital. Rev. Don Johnston will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Dallas Hnulik, Casey Fitzgerald, Ty Hnulik,...
John Grbac
Jan 29, 2008
Services are scheduled at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, February 2, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church for John Grbac, 1104 W. Sears Ave., Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Grbac, 88, died Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at Artesia General Hospital. Fr. Chris Santangelo, SS.CC. will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be A.A. Klein, Lex Klein, Harold Huntsman,...
Billie Kelley
Jan 23, 2008
Closed Casket services are scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 26, at West Main Baptist Church for Billie Kelley, 604 W. Dallas Ave., Artesia, New Mexico. Kelley, 51, died Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at U.N.M. Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Don Ragland will officiate at the services with burial at Twin Oaks Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Richard Martin,...
James Givens
Jan 18, 2008
James Earl Givens, 94, of 210 S. 8th Street died January 18, 2008 at Artesia General Hospital after a brief illness. A graveside service will be held at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Amarillo, Texas at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 21, 2008 with a memorial service to follow at First Baptist Church in Artesia, New Mexico on Tuesday, January...
Velma Sowell
Jan 16, 2008
Graveside services are scheduled at 2:00 P.M. Monday, January 21, at Pinon Cemetery, for Velma Vina Cridebring Sowell, of Pinon, New Mexico. Mrs. Sowell, 92, died Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at Artesia Good Samaritan Center. Pallbearers will be Junior Daugherty, Billy Joe Brooks, Sonny Watts, Hunter Smith, James Owen Copeland, and Brian Prather. Honorary pallbearers will be Gaston Lewis,...
Mayor Madrid
Jan 15, 2008
Services are scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 19, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Mayor Manuel Madrid, Artesia, New Mexico. Mayor Madrid, 65, died Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at his home. Father Chris Santangelo SS.CC. will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Manuel Madrid Jr., Todd Madrid, Bryan Madrid, Bryan...
Rebecca Mcconnell
Jan 15, 2008
Graveside services are scheduled at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 16, at Twin Oaks Memorial Park for Rebecca E. McConnell of Artesia, New Mexico. PMs. McConnell, 61, died Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at Sunset Villa Care Center in Roswell, New Mexico. PRev. Michael Elliott will officiate at the services. No public viewing or visitation is scheduled. PMs. McConnell was born...
Wanda Clarke
Jan 14, 2008
A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, at First Baptist Church for Wanda Champion Clarke of Artesia. Clarke, 65, passed away Monday, Jan. 14, 2008. The Rev. Tom Gunn will officiate the service. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, at the home of Margie Champion, 1701 Northgate Place. Clarke...
Bobbie Puckett
Jan 13, 2008
Graveside services are scheduled at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 15, 2008, at Memory Gardens in Hobbs, N.M. for Bobbie Crowell Puckett of Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Puckett, 75, died Sunday, January 13, 2008 at her home. Cecil Kimberlin and Leroy Ayers will officiate at the services. No public visitation is planned. Bobbie was born November 17, 1932 in Cedar...
Lois O'Brien
Jan 9, 2008
Services are scheduled at 10:00 A. M. Saturday, January 12, , at Terpening Son Chapel for Lois O'Brien, Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. O'Brien, 89, died Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at Artesia Good Samaritan Center. Peggy White will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jerry Butts, Steve Cockrum, Craig Cockrum, Gordon Allen, Gerald Herrera,...
Jose Aguilar
Jan 6, 2008
Services are scheduled at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 9, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Lake Arthur, for Jose S. Aguilar, 332 Pueblo Rd., Lake Arthur, New Mexico. Mr. Aguilar, 67, died Sunday, January 6, 2008 at Artesia General Hospital. Fr. Paul Murtagh SS.CC. will officiate at the services with burial at Lake Arthur Cemetery in Lake...
Rusty Curen
Jan 4, 2008
Services for Rusty Van Curen will be held at Terpening and Son Mortuary located at 7th Street and Grand Ave., Artesia, NM at 10:00 A.M on January 8, 2008. A Fireman's Service with burial will be conducted at the Timberon Cemetery Wednesday, January 9, at 2:00 P.M. Rusty Van Curen was born May 7, 1954 in Artesia, NM. His...
Victor Miller
Jan 3, 2008
Services are scheduled at 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 7, at Terpening Son Mortuary for Victor L. Miller of Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Miller, 79, died Thursday, January 3, 2008 at his home. Rev. J. B. Craft will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jack Callaway, Art Ortega, Matt Griffin, Travis Griffin, Jeff Stack,...
Marion Mchenry, Jr.
Dec 31, 2007
Memorial services will be scheduled at a later date for Marion Bud McHenry, Jr., 198 Choctaw Road, Hagerman, New Mexico. Mr. McHenry, 71, died Monday, December 31, 2007 at his home. Cremation is under direction of Terpening Son Mortuary. Mr. McHenry was born March 4, 1936 in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania; the son of Marion W. McHenry and Helen Jane Lewis...
Jimmie Martin
Dec 28, 2007
Services are scheduled at 2:00 P.M. Monday, December 31, at First Presbyterian Church for Jimmie Neal Martin, 1306 Yucca Ave., Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Martin, 72, died Friday, December 28, 2007 at Lubbock Heart Hospital in Lubbock, Texas. Rev. Cathy Anderson will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Daniel Dixon, Danny Montgomery, Delford...
Verda Latham
Dec 23, 2007
On December 23, 2007, Verda Jewell Joy Latham, 94, of Rifle, went to sleep in death at E. Dene Moore Care Center in Rifle, Colorado. Verda was born on August 8, 1913 in Weed, New Mexico to William Richard and Maggie Delene Watts Joy. Verda was born in an era in which her Grandparents still talked of Indian raids...


