All Obituaries

Alicia Chavez 86 years Viewing will be in the chapel at Terpening and Son Mortuary on Wednesday from 1-6 pm. A Rosary will be held at 9:30am Thursday October 28, followed by funeral mass at 10:00am at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Woodbine Cemetery. Alicia Chavez reunited with her husband in Heaven on the 21st of October, 2021. Alicia passed away peacefully at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center, surrounded by loved ones. Alicia or Calicha, as she was know to her...

A memorial service will be held at 1 pm Sunday, October 31, at Hope Methodist Church for Ann Bannon of Hope, New Mexico. A meal will follow the services at 25 Landreth Ave. in Hope. Mrs. Bannon, 78, died on October 20, 2021 at her home in Hope. Ann grew up in Colfax, California. She attended Business College in Berkley, California. After college she met and married Donald McConnell. They had two children Elena and Tim, and Jenni who has been a daughter of the heart and member of the family...

On October 20, 2021, Sharon Marie Crawford died peacefully in her home in Artesia, New Mexico. She went on to her eternal home, surrounded by her family after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. She knew this earth was a temporary home. She lived full of grace and God’s mercy. She was a dedicated mother, friend, and loved sharing her love of Jesus with others. She was born January 6, 1943, in Detroit, Michigan. Sharon graduated High School in Pigeon Michigan in 1960 and...

Graveside services are scheduled for 10 am Monday, October 25, at the Hagerman Cemetery, Hagerman, New Mexico for Wanda Faye Sweatt of Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Sweatt, 88, died on October 19, 2021 at her home in Artesia. Wanda was born on June 7, 1933 in Clarendon, Texas; the daughter of Andy Hallford and Mary Cooper Hallford. She was married to William Livingston after graduation from high school in Portales, New Mexico. They moved to Artesia and raised three boys. She was married to...

Services are scheduled for 10 am Friday, October 29, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church for Araceli "Shelly" Veloz Pacheco of Artesia, New Mexico. The Rosary will begin at 9:30 am. Mrs. Pacheco, 44, died on October 16, 2021 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Fr. Frances Lazar will officiate at the services with burial to follow at Woodbine Cemetery. Visitation will be at Terpening & Son Mortuary from 1-6 pm on Thursday. Shelly was born on March 27, 1977 in Juarez, Chihuahua,...

A memorial service is scheduled for 10 am Wednesday, October 27, at Trinity Temple Assembly of God for Leila Sherrell of Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Sherrell, 72, died on October 16, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. Pastor Bobby Argo will officiate at the services. Cremation will take place under the direction of Terpening & Son Mortuary. Leila was born on September 19, 1949 in Gillette, Wyoming; the daughter of Phil and Pearl Isenberger. She was married to Gary Sherrell in 1976 in Buffalo,...

Services are scheduled for 2 pm Thursday, October 21, at Terpening & Son Chapel for Therese Mae Mermis of Artesia, New Mexico. Ms. Mermis, 58, died on October 15, 2021 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Pastor Bobby Argo will officiate at the services with burial to follow at Woodbine Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be James Arnold, Timothy Martin, Anthony Martin, Benjamin Mermis, William F. Runyan II, and Tim Posey.  Honorary pallbearers will be all of her nieces, nephews and...

Lawrence L. (Larry) Dade peacefully went to be with the Lord and his son Michael on October 14, 2021 in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Larry was born on April 13, 1930, in Meeker, Colorado; the son of William Lawrence Dade and Georgia Lamar Powell. He spent his childhood on the family ranch in Meeker, Colorado where he hunted, fished and worked horses and cattle and in Provo, Utah where he went to school. Larry attended Brigham Young University and during his second year, enlisted in the military....

June Feezel Barrett went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on October 13, 2021 after 105 full years of life. A memorial service for June will be held on Monday, October 18, 2021 at 10:00 am at the First Methodist Church of Artesia. The Reverend Monty Leavell will officiate. Visitation will be held on Sunday, October 17, from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm at Terpening and Son Mortuary in Artesia. Interment will be at Twin Oaks Memorial Park in Artesia. June was born in Fayette County, Illinois on June...

Funeral services are scheduled for 2 pm Friday, October 15, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Margarita Navarrette Morales of Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Morales, 96, died on October 9, 2021 at her home in Artesia. Fr. Vijay will officiate at the services with burial to follow at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Daniel Aranda, Max Carrasco, Javier Omar Lopez, Rigo Ramirez, Jordan Duran, Anthony Morales, and Tyler Copeland. Honorary pallbearers will be Devin Aranda, Javier Lopez,...