The following excerpts are taken from page 14 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - September 5, 1999
ORTEGA, MANUEL
Services are scheduled at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 7, at
Our Lady Of Grace Catholic Church, for Manuel B. Ortega of
207 Paris.  Ortega, 54, died September 3, 1999 at his mother's
home in Artesia.  Interment will be at Woodbine Cemetery, 
following the service.  A rosary will be said at 7 p.m.
Monday at Our Lady of Grace.  Ortega was born in Artesia on
September 15, 1944, the son of Enrique Ortega and Dominga
Barragan Ortega.  Survivors include his mother, Dominga Ortega
of Artesia; sons Manuel Ortega Jr. of Beeville, Texas, and
Anthony Ortega of Durant, Oklahoma; brothers Louis Ortega and
Amos Ortega, both of Artesia; sisters Alice Ortega, Mary Ortega,
Flora Ortega, Jane Cabezuela, Henrietta DeLaRosa, Frances Lara,
and Margie Ramirez, all of Artesia. 
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 10 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - February 18, 2000
ORTEGA, PABLO
Services will be February 19 at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church
for Pablo C. "Apache" Ortega.  Ortega, 62, died February 16 in
Artesia.  Burial wil be at Woodbine Cemetery.  He was born
January 15, 1938, in Alpine, Texas, to Barnabe Ortega and Maria
(Chavez) Ortega.  He married Gloria Duran in Artesia, on 
November 9, 1965.  He came to Artesia in 1946 from Alpine, Texas.
Survivors include his wife of the home; sons Mario Ortega of
Casa Grande, Ariz., Jimmy Ortega of Lovington, NM, Arthur Ortega,
Jerry Ortega and Paul Ortega Jr., all of Artesia; daughters
Mary Lee Ruiz of Minturn, Colo., Elva Viquez of Anaheim, Calif.,
Barbara McFatridge of Artesia and Rita Ortega of Ballenger, Texas;
brothers Goyo Ortega of Fort Stockton, Texas, Barney Ortega of
Dallas, TX, Henry Ortega of Las Vegas, Adolfo Ortega of Artesia,
David Ortega of Roswell, NM, Israel Ortega of Brownwood, TX, and
Kelly Ortega of Denver, Colo.; sisters Anita Franco of Carlsbad,
Eva Ortega, Emma Roblez of Artesia and Minga Rodriguez of Lovington;
35 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces
and nephews.  He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant
son, Jerry Ortega; a brother Frank Ortega; and by sisters Irene
Gomez and Gloria Valdez.
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The following excerpts were taken form page 6A - The Carlsbad
(NM) Current Argus - January 4, 2000
ORTIZ
Funeral services will be today at San Jose Catholic Church, for
Mark Ortiz, who died January 1.  Burial will follow at Carlsbad
Cemetery.  Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrange-
ments.  He was born on May 23, 1976 in Carlsbad, to Mike G. Ortiz
and Vera Varela Ortiz.  He graduated from Carlsbad High School
in 1994.  He was active with Caveman baseball and basketball.  He
played drums in the Caveman Band and was an accomplished artist.
He was a member of San Jose Catholic Church, for which he served
as an altar boy for about six years.  He was preceded in death by
a sister, Michelle, and a grandfather, Jose Ortiz.  He is survived
by a son, Ivan Rodriguez of Carlsbad; a daughter, Markiahna
Rain Ortiz of Carlsbad; his parents of Carlsbad; two brothers,
Michael Angelo Ortiz of Midland, Texas, and Dario Arthur Ortiz of
Carlsbad; paternal grandparent, Margarita Gonzales Menjares of
Carlsbad; and maternal grandparents, Jose and Socorro Varel of
Dexter, NM.  (Photo shown of Ortiz) 
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The following excerpts were taken from page 8 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - October 6, 1999.
OSBORN
Graveside services are Thursday, October 7, at Woodbine
Cemetery in Artesia, for Frank "Bud" Osborn of Loco Hills, NM.
Osborn, 71, died on October 5 at Lea Regional Medical Center
in Hobbs, Lea Co., NM.  Osborn was born on May 3, 1928, in 
Oklahoma.  He married Yvonne deWinter in February 1990 in
Santa Fe, NM.  He came to Artesia in 1972 from Odessa, Tex.
He served in the Marine Corps during World War II.  He is
survived by his wife, Yvonne Osborn of Loco Hills; daughters
Kathy Leach and Sherry Barnett, both of Odessa, Tex., and two
grandchildren. (Photo shown of Osborn)
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The following excerpts were taken from page 8 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - September 14, 1999
OWENS, NELLIE
Services are scheduled Wednesday, September 15 at First Baptist
Church for NELLIE F. OWENS of 1003 N. 15th Street.  OWENS, 88,
died on September 11 at Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad, NM.
Interment will follow at Twin Oaks Memorial Park in Artesia.
She was born August 15, 1911 in Galena, KS, to LeRoy Van Noy
and Lydia Melvina (Hodson) Noy. She was divorced.  She was a
member of First Baptist Church in Artesia.  Survivors include
sons Raydean Owens, wife Verna, of Artesia, Lynn Owens, wife
Virginia, of Pecos, TX, Ronald Owens of Detroit and John Owens,
wife Lynn, of Artesia; daughters Arlean Green of Artesia and
Judith Carol Philips of Gibsonton, FL.  She was preceded in
death by her parents, and son Waynen F. Owens in 1962.
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 5 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - February 16, 2000
OWENS, RONALD
Memorial graveside services will be February 19 at Twin Oaks
Memorial Park in Artesia, for Ronald L. "Ron" Owens of
Detroit, Michigan.  Owens, 54, died December 30, 1999, in Detroit.
Cremation has taken place.  Survivors include sisters Arlean Green
of Artesia and Carol Philips of Gibsonton, Fla.; and brothers
Ray Owens and John Owens, both of Artesia, and Lynn Owens of
Pecos, Texas.
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