All Obituaries

Roberta Smith Miller passed to be with her Lord & Savior and husband Ernest on January 10, 2020 (on what would have been their 73rd wedding anniversary). She was born on April 5, 1928 to Charlie H. Smith and Daisy Munson Smith of Avis, NM. She started school at Avis when she was only 5 so there would be enough students to keep the school open, and graduated 8th grade from Avis, in a joint ceremony with Weed, where she met her future husband, Ernest Miller. Roberta graduated from Weed...

Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday, January 13, 2020 at West Main Baptist Church for Martha Ann Patterson. Mrs.Patterson, 78, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2020 at GoodLife Artesia Assisted Living. Pastor Jason Kraft will officiate the services with interment to follow at the Twin Oaks Cemetery, Artesia, NM. Pallbearers are Steve and Rod Shaw, Jim Jorren, Frank Schmitt, Charlton Clark and Konner Gwynne. Honorary Pallbearers are Steve Clark, Matthew and Troy Patterson, AHS Class of...

Graveside services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 11, at Woodbine Cemetery for Carol S. Russell of Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Russell, 84, died January 8, 2020 at Good Life Assisted Living in Artesia with her daughters at her side. Rev. David Grousnick will officiate at the services. Carol was born November 4, 1935 in Palestine, Illinois, the daughter of James Creswell and Chloeteal (Matthews) Creswell. On December 24, 1953 she was married to Glen Russell in Palestine,...

Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 15, at Terpening & Son Mortuary Chapel for Glenda Faye Maurer of Artesia, New Mexico. Visitation will be at Terpening & Son Mortuary from 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 14. Glenda, 68, left this earth to be with her heavenly father on January 7, 2020 at her home with her husband and children by her side. Glenda was born July 7, 1951 in Meadow Texas, the daughter of Preston Gotcher and Letha (Malone)...

Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 18, 2020 at The First United Methodist Church for Richard Lynn Belvin of Ruidoso, NM. Mr. Belvin, 74, died January 6, 2020 at Midland Memorial Hospital in Midland, Texas. Monty Leavell will officiate at the services with a family burial to follow at the Acme Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Steven Biehl, Jimmy Don Smith, Johnny Smith, Ricky Belvin, Worth Shephard, and Adam Wortley Richard was born November 11, 1945 in Artesia,...

Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 8, at Terpening & Son Mortuary for Joseph Arthur Rotolo of Artesia, New Mexico. Joseph Arthur Rotolo, 73, died January 3, 2020 at Artesia General Hospital. Joseph was born November 15, 1946 in Allegheny County Pennsylvania, the son of Joseph Rotolo and Dorothy (Barth) Rotolo. Joseph served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War as a Helicopter Pilot. After serving in the army, Joe went on to become...

Charles Carol Perry, Charlie, was born on December 24, 1938, in Roswell, NM. He went on to join a whole mess of family and friends in the eternal light of our Heavenly Father on Friday, December 28, 2019. He is proceeded in death by his parents, Elzy & Mayme; his brothers George, Lloyd, Elzy Jr., Jimmy, Leroy, and Don; his sisters Nina, Ruth, and Gladys; in-laws Billy & George Westall, brother-in-law Glen Westall, and sister-in-law Shirley Westall. For 81 years he graced this...

A memorial mass is scheduled for 1:30 PM, Friday, January 3, 2020 at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Maria J. Marquez of Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Marquez, 95, died December 28, 2019 at Artesia General Hospital, surrounded by her loved ones. Fr. V.J. will officiate at the services. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Terpening & Son Mortuary. A rosary will be recited at 1:00 Friday, January 3, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church. Maria was born February 5, 1924 in...

Bettye Jo Bratcher passed from this world on December 26, 2019 at Las Cruces, NM. She was 90 years old. She was born Bettye Jo Stevenson on December 25, 1929 in Artesia, to Paul and Mattie Belle Stevenson on Pinon, NM. She grew up on the family ranch near Pinon and graduated from high school at Artesia High School in 1948. She married Homer Bratcher in 1948 and was married to him until his death in 2009. They farmed until 1973, first at Lake Arthur and then at Tucumcari, NM. They lived in...

Memorial service is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 2, at Trinity Temple Assembly of God for Ricky L. Kimble of Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. Kimble, 56, died December 25, 2019 at his home in Artesia. Rev. Gerald Earl and Rev. R.L. Smith will officiate at the services. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Terpening & Son Mortuary. Ricky was born March 20, 1963 in Houston, Texas, the son of Freddie Kimble and Patricia (McCann) Kimble. Ricky was a long time Artesia...