All Obituaries

Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 am Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at West Main Baptist Church for George A. Chase, Sr. of Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Chase, 92, died peacefully Saturday, May 23, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. Belton Mathews will officiate at the services with burial to follow at Twin Oaks Memorial Park, Artesia, NM. Pallbearers will be J.T. Jackson, Tommy Brewer, Rusty McKee, Ronnie Wilbanks, Raye Miller and Kent Whitmire. Honorary Pallbearers will be Eddie...

A memorial service is scheduled for Tuesday, May 26 , 2020 at St. Anthony Catholic Church for Agricola "Betty" Cadena Martinez of Artesia, New Mexico. The rosary will be at 9:30 a.m. with the Mass to follow at 10 a.m. Mrs. Martinez, 89, died May 16, 2020 at her home in Artesia. Fr. Francis Lazer will officiate at the services. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Terpening & Son Mortuary. Betty was born March 17, 1931 in Presidio TX; the daughter of Manuel Cadena and Consuelo...

A memorial service is scheduled for 10 am Friday, May 29, at Terpening & Son Chapel for Chere LaRue Johnson of Artesia, New Mexico. Ms. Johnson, 80, died May 12, 2020 at her home in Artesia. Chere was born January 26, 1940 to Herman Friedrich Weinberg and Juana Preston Smith Weinberg. She was raised by her grandmother Nancy Clyde Smith on a ranch in the San Andres Mountains. She was a longtime resident of Artesia and graduated from Artesia High School in 1959. She was married to...

A memorial service is scheduled for 5:00 PM, Sunday, May 10, 2020 at 1003 Pecan Ave. for Phyllis Mae LeCompte of Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. LeCompte, 88, died May 2, 2020 at her home in Artesia. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Terpening & Son Mortuary. Phyllis was born December 12, 1931 in Ludlow, Massachusetts to Oswald Lavigne and Hazel Herbert Lavigne. On July 24, 1948 she was married to Albert LeCompte in Ludlow, They came to Artesia in 1978. He preceded her in death...

A memorial graveside service is scheduled at 1:00 p.m., Friday, May 8, at Woodbine Cemetery for John B. Lanning of Artesia, New Mexico. John died April 24, 2020 at home in Artesia. Rev. David Grousnick of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) will officiate at the service. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Terpening & Son Mortuary. John was born January 6, 1930 in Artesia to John W. Lanning and Corinne (Smith) Lanning. He graduated from Artesia High School in 1948...

Memorial services will be scheduled at a later date for Alma Garcia Hernandez of Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Hernandez, 60, died April 21, 2020 at Artesia General Hospital and was received by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ into eternity. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Terpening & Son Mortuary. Alma was born November 26, 1959 in Artesia, the daughter of Elias Garcia and Julia (Reyes) Garcia. In 1977 she was married to Eliaz (Alex) Hernandez in Artesia NM. She was...

Private funeral services will be held for Prudencio Briseno of Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Briseno, 100, died April 20, 2020 at his home in Artesia. Fr. V J will officiate at the services with burial to follow at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Freddy Perches, Steve Vargas, Gabe Briseno, Mario Barragan, Estevan Vargas, and John Groh. Prudencio was born April 28, 1919 in Dayton N.M., the son of Jesus Briseno and Estanislada (Navarrette) Briseno. He served his country in the United...

Graveside services are scheduled for 11:00 AM, Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at Woodbine Cemetery for Erlinda Brizeno Huerta of Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Huerta, 88, died April 16, 2020 at her daughter's home in Albuquerque, NM. Pallbearers will be Matthew Salas, Jaden Bratcher, Rodney Salsberry, Rudy Florez, Mike Brizeno, Pablo Brizeno and Domingo Dominguez Erlinda was born September 22, 1931 in Artesia NM to Florencio Brizeno and Jesusita Cardenas Brizeno. On June 2, 1947 she was married...

A memorial service will be held at a later date for Billie Jean Soderberg of Artesia, N.M. Mrs. Soderberg, 91, died Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at Sunset Villa Nursing facility in Roswell, N.M. Billie entered this world on September 1, 1928 in Tulsa, OK, the daughter of Orville and Nora (Blanche) Wall. On April 8, 1948 she was married to Archie Lewis in Artesia. She later married Kermit "Swede" Soderberg on November 22, 1977 in Artesia. He preceded her in death on April 27, 2004....

No local services are scheduled for Rita Jo Stoller formerly of Raton, New Mexico. Mrs. Stoller, 89, died April 5, 2020 at Good Life in Artesia, N.M. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Terpening & Son Mortuary. Rita was born in Brownwood, TX in 1930 to Howard and Lora Meeker. She was raised in Deming, NM. Rita was the prom queen for Deming High School and graduated in 1947. She met the love of her life, Bob, while attending New Mexico State University. They married in...