Obituaries
Mary Moore
Jan 25, 2018
Services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 29 at Hermosa Drive Baptist Church for Mary Louise Moore of Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Moore, 90, passed away on January 25, 2018 at San Pedro Nursing Facility in Artesia. Gavin Vaughn will officiate at the service will burial to follow at Woodbine cemetery. Pallbearers will be her grandsons. Visitation...
Gary Campos
Jan 24, 2018
Services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 27 at Terpening & Son Mortuary Chapel for Gary Gene Campos of Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Campos, 59, passed away on January 24, 2018 at San Pedro Nursing Facility. Pallbearers will be Javier Olivas, Michael Gomez, Orlando Sedellios Jr., Miguel Duran Jr., Luke Olivas and Justin Juarez. Honorary pallbearers are...
Antonia Gallegos
Jan 24, 2018
Memorial mass is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Monday, January 29, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Antonia Grado Gallegos of Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Gallegos, 76, died Wednesday, January 24, 2018, at San Pedro Nursing Facility in Artesia. Fr. V.J. will officiate at the service. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Terpening & Son Mortuary....
Pablo Valencia
Jan 21, 2018
Funeral service is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 26, at Terpening & Son Chapel for Pablo E. Valencia of Artesia, New Mexico.Mr. Valencia, 91, died Sunday, January 21, 2018 at the Artesia General Hospital Emergency Room.Burial will follow services at Twin Oaks Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Mark Valencia, Xavier Valencia, Armando Valencia, Jr., Paul Ontiveros, Paul Valencia, IV.,...
Tom Archibald
Jan 17, 2018
Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, January 20, 2018 at First United Methodist Church for Thomas Archibald, 81, of Artesia. Pastor Monty Leavell will officiate the services. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Carrollton, Missouri in the Archibald family plot. Visitation will be at Terpening & Son Mortuary Friday beginning at 2:00 p.m. Mrs. Archibald and...
Braxton Hill
Jan 17, 2018
Funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 23, at West Main Baptist Church for Braxton Joseph Hill of Artesia, New Mexico. Baby Braxton died Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at the Children's Hospital in Aurora, Colorado. Jason Kraft will officiate at the services with burial to follow at Woodbine Cemetery. Braxton was born Sunday, January 7, 2018 in...
Irene Cota
Jan 16, 2018
Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 22, at the Primera Iglesia Bautista for Irene Cota of Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Cota, 63, died Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at the Artesia General Hospital Emergency Room. Pastor Abelardo Bolanos will officiate at the services with cremation to follow under the direction of Terpening & Son Mortuary. Irene was...
Gary Scott Sr.
Jan 14, 2018
Gary D. Scott, Sr. went to be with his Lord and Savior Sunday, January 14, 2018 . Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 18 at the First Baptist Church in Artesia, NM. Ronnie Williams will officiate at the service with burial to follow at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers are grandsons Devan Scott, Dawson Scott, Robert Archuleta...
Rodney Matthews
Jan 9, 2018
Memorial services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 13 at Terpening & Son Mortuary Chapel for Rodney Haskell Matthews of Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Matthews, 73, passed away on January 9, 2018 at his home. Leroy Howard will officiate at the service. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Terpening & Son Mortuary. Rodney was born...
John King
Jan 8, 2018
Services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 16, at First Baptist Church for John Conditt King of Artesia, New Mexico. John (JC) Conditt King went to be with his Lord January 8,2018. Ty Houghtaling will officiate at the service. John King was born May 4,1929 on a farm near Tahoka, TX to Arthur O. and Esther King....
Herman Herring
Jan 7, 2018
A memorial service is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 13, at Victory Life Fellowship for Herman Elton Herring of Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Herring, 86, was called to his eternal home Sunday January 7, 2018 from his home in Artesia. Pastor Gabriel Herrera will officiate at the services. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Terpening &...
Maria Sifuentes
Jan 6, 2018
Mass of Christian Burial is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Saturday, January 13, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Maria De Jesus Sifuentes of Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Sifuentes, 86, died Saturday, January 6, 2018 at her home with her family by her side. Fr. Frances Lazer will officiate at the services with burial to follow at Woodbine...
Agripina Leyba
Dec 26, 2017
Mass of christian burial is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 29, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Agripina M. Leyba of Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Leyba, 87, died Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at Lovelace Medical Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Fr. Jorge Vargas will officiate at the services with burial to follow at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers...
Robert Lovato
Dec 25, 2017
A memorial mass will be held at 4 pm Friday, December 29, at St. Anthony Catholic Church for Robert James Lovato of Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Lovato, 89, died Monday, December 25, 2017 at his home. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Terpening & Son Mortuary. Robert was born July 10, 1928 in Rawlins, Wyoming: the son...
Nancy Losoya
Dec 23, 2017
Services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 30 at Terpening & Son Mortuary Chapel for Nancy Luevano Losoya of Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Losoya, 67, passed away on December 23, 2017 in Artesia. Visitation will be on Friday, December 29 at Terpening & Son Mortuary from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Pallbearers are her grandsons Lino Aguirre,...
Frances Brown
Dec 20, 2017
Mary Frances Gandy Brown, 86, of Artesia, New Mexico, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday December 20, 2017. Frances, as she was known to all, was born on June 21, 1931 in Rogers, Texas to Robert Herbert Gandy and Mary Florence Davis Gandy. She graduated from Temple High School in 1948 and married Thomas E. Brown, Jr,...
Venceclaus Vargas
Dec 18, 2017
Services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 20 at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Venceclaus Vargas of Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Vargas, 91, passed away on December 18, 2017 at San Pedro Nursing Facility In Artesia. Fr. Jorge Vargas will officiate at the service with burial to follow at Woodbine cemetery. A Rosary will be...
Georgia Workman
Dec 16, 2017
A rosary is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Thursday, December 21, at Terpening & Son Mortuary for Georgia Ann Workman of Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Workman, 55, died Saturday, December 16, 2017, at Covenant Specialty Hospital in Lubbock, Texas. Visitation will be at Terpening & Son Mortuary Thursday beginning at 10:00 a.m. Cremation will take place following services under the...
Wendell Myers, Sr.
Dec 15, 2017
Graveside service is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 20 at Woodbine Cemetery for Wendell "Windy" Lee Myers, Sr. of Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Myers, 87, died Friday, December 15, 2017 at Lovelace Hospital in Albuquerque, N.M. Pastor Monty Leavell will officiate at the services. Windy was born April 30, 1930 in Sofia, New Mexico to George Myers and...
Juliana Campbell
Dec 14, 2017
Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 21, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Ms. Juliana Campbell of Artesia, N.M. Ms. Campbell, 57, died Thursday, December 14, 2017 at the heart hospital in Plano, Texas. Fr. Jorge Vargas will officiate at the services with burial to follow at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Charles Campbell,...


