J. Kenneth Ken Green, 803 Painted Pony Lane, passed away April 7 at his home in Artesia. PHe was a longtime newspaperman and co-owner of the Artesia Daily Press. PHe was born Aug. 16, 1938 in Pampa, Texas to James K. Green Sr. and Melba Lee Williams Green. PHe graduated from Artesia High School in 1956, attended the University...
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, April 8, at the First Presbyterian Church in Artesia, N.M. for longtime Artesia resident Nancy Yapp Knorr Davis of Roswell, N.M. Mrs. Davis, 89, died Monday morning, April 5, 2004 in Roswell. The Rev. Dr. C.H. Burroughs and the Rev. Bo Lewis will officiate. Cremation has taken place. Interment...
Memorial services are scheduled at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, April 3, at Terpening amp; Son Mortuary for Opal Barnett of Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Barnett, 99, died Wednesday, March 31, 2004 in Artesia. Rev. Gerald Harper will officiate at the services. Cremation has taken place under direction of Terpening amp; Son Mortuary. Mrs. Barnett was born January 28, 1905 in...
Graveside services are scheduled at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 31 at Twin Oaks Memorial Park for Gracie Sheets of Artesia, New Mexico. Rick Counts will officiate at the services. No visitation is planned. Mrs. Sheets, 86, died Monday, March 29, 2004 in Roswell, New Mexico. Gracie was born July 21, 1917 in Carnegie, Oklahoma; the daughter of Albert Smedley...
Memorial services are scheduled at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, March 27, at West Main Baptist Church in Artesia, N.M. for lifelong area resident Tommy Hill of Lake Arthur, New Mexico. Mr. Hill, 61, died Monday, March 22, 2004 in Lubbock, Texas. Rev. Walt Isaacs will officiate at the services. Cremation has taken place under direction of Terpening Son Mortuary. Tommy...
Services are scheduled at 10:00 A.M. Friday, March 26, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Marcelino Sosa, Jr., Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Sosa, 41, died Saturday, March 20, 2004in Artesia. Father Paul Murtagh SS.CC. will officiate at the services with burial at Twin Oaks Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Ricky Kimble, Kerry Ornelas, Damien Diaz, Timmy Salsberry,...
Graveside services are scheduled at 2:00 P.M. Monday, March 22, at Woodbine Cemetery for Louise G. Stroup, Artesia, New Mexico. Rev. Rick Sullivan will officiate at the services. Mrs. Stroup, 91, died Friday, March 19, 2004 at Artesia Good Samaritan Center. She was born February 22, 1913 in Tucumcari, New Mexico; the daughter of Marcus Gault and Helen Johnson...
Graveside services are scheduled at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, March 20, at Hagerman Cemetery for Colin Reas Lathrop, Hagerman, New Mexico. Rev. Robert E. Maples will officiate at the services. Mr. Lathrop, 44, died Thursday, March 18, 2004 at his home. Colin was born August 14, 1959 in Artesia, New Mexico; the son of George D. Lathrop and Frankie Jane...
Closed casket services are scheduled at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, March 18 at Hermosa Drive Church of Christ for Lee Robinson of Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Robinson, 78, died Monday, March 15, 2004 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. Michael Joiner will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be J. T. Jackson, Preston Means,...
Hermenegildo G. Mere Orquiz Services are scheduled at 9:30 AM. Tuesday, March 16, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Hermenegildo Gonzalez Orquiz, 206 Cleveland Ave., Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Orquiz, 77, died Saturday, March 13, 2004 at his home. Burial will be at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Raul Rodriguez Jr., Norman Colter, David De La Rosa...
A celebration of life is scheduled at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, March 17, at Grace Community Church in Roswell, NM for longtime Artesia resident Verla Faye Reiter of Roswell. PMrs. Reiter, 82, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 12, 2004 in Roswell. PRev. Rick Hale will officiate at the service. Burial has taken place at Woodbine Cemetery...
Catherine Lewis Memorial services are scheduled at 10:00 AM Monday, March 15, at Terpening Son Chapel for Catherine Lewis, 511 W. Centre Ave., Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Lewis, 40, died Thursday, March 11, 2004 at her home. Rev. Don Price will officiate at the services. Cremation has taken place under direction of Terpening Son Mortuary. Mrs. Lewis was born...
Services are scheduled at 10:00 AM Monday, March 8, at West Main Baptist Church for Kenny Hendrix, Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Hendrix, 51, died Thursday, March 4, 2004 in Lubbock, Texas. Rev. Leslie Hendrix will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Kendall Hendrix, Darren Vaughn, Todd Hendrix, Thomas Ezell, and Jason Hendrix. Honorary...
Services are scheduled at 9:30 A.M. Friday, March 5 at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Refugio Cortez Cervantez, Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Cervantez, 79, died Tuesday, March 2, 2004 in Artesia. Father Paul Murtagh SS. CC. will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons Gabriel Cordova, Toby Heredia, Pablo Brizeno, Anthony...
Services are scheduled at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, February 28, at First Christian Church for Lorraine Miller, Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Miller, 89, died Wednesday, February 25, 2004 at the Artesia Good Samaritan Center. Rev. Gerald Harper will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Scott McCarthy, Mel Runyan, Johnny Wilson, Randy Hathorn, Ken Utzinger,...
Services are scheduled at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 24, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Petra V. Trujillo, 201 N. 41st St., Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Trujillo, 68, died Friday, February 20, 2004 at her home. Burial will follow at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be John Runyan, Melvin Runyan, Bill Runyan, Danny Barrera, Louie Barrera, and Gonzalo...
On February l8, after a long illness, Alice Irene Gentry Shelton went home. Alice and Ernest moved to Artesia in 1977 where they embrace their community and West Main Baptist Church friends as home. They moved to Farmington in 2001 to be nearer their children. She quit school during the depression as the oldest of 9 children to help...
Services are scheduled at 1:00 PM Wednesday, February 18, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Francisco Renteria Gomez, 206 N. 15th St., Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Gomez, 73, died Monday, February 16, 2004 at Artesia General Hospital. Fr. Richard Lifrak SS. CC. will officiate at the services with burial at Twin Oaks Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be...
Services are scheduled at 10:00 AM. Wednesday, February 18, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Pete Duran Rodriguez, 27 W. Blevins Rd., Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Rodriguez, 68, died Saturday, February 14, 2004 at his home in Artesia. Fr. Benedict Folger SS. CC. will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Sammy...
Services are scheduled at 9:30 AM. Tuesday, February 17, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Nicanor Arenivas, Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Arenivas, 85, died Saturday, February 14, 2004 at Artesia Good Samaritan Center. Fr. Richard Lifrak SS.CC. will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons. Mr. Arenivas was born January 3,...