The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad
(NM) Current Argus - February 10, 2000
PAINE
Services will be held February 11 at Bluebonnet Hills Memorial
Chapel in Colleyville, TX, for Anna "Sue" Paine, 74 of Bedford, TX.
She died February 8 in Bedford.  Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Chapel
is in charge of arrangements.  She was born October 24, 1925, in
Shamrock, TX.  Survivors include a daughter, Barbara E. Smith;
three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
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The following excerpts were taken from page 14 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - January 23, 2000
PARKS, BETTY
Services are scheduled for January 25 at Bethel Baptist Church in
Artesia for Betty Lois Parks of 1601 W. Centre Ave. Apt G4.
Parks, 65, died January 20 in Artesia.  Burial will be at Woodbine
Cemetery.  She was born on November 28, 1934, in Marshall, Texas,
the daughter of H.T. Sands and Minnie Jane (Ingram) Sands.  She
married Levi Parks in 1968, in California.  She came to Artesia in
1945 from Forney, Texas, moved to California in the early 1950's
and returned to Artesia in 1996.  She was a licensed evangelist.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Minnie J. Taylor and
H.T. Sands; stepfather Curtis Taylor Sr.; and daughter Ruth Ann
Giles.  Survivors include son Horace Giles, wife Rachell, of
Lubbock, Texas; brothers Jimmy Lee Taylor, wife Roberta, of
Artesia, and Curtis Adell Taylor of Los Angeles, Calif.; seven
grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; two aunts; many cousins;
and former husband Samuel Giles Sr., of San Antonio, Texas.
(Photo shown of Parks)
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The following excerpts were taken from page 8 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - September 15, 1999
PARKS, EARNEST
Services are pending in Denver for EARNEST LLOYD PARKS of
1406 W. Chisum.  PARKS, 75, died on September 14 at his home.
He was born December 29, 1923, in Wichita, KS, the son of
Floyd O. Parks and Nancy Ellen (Husbands) Parks.  He married
Wanda Alice Bell on September 8, 1945, in Espanola, NM.  She
died in 1983.  He was married to Dona Charlene Love on 
August 27, 1985, in Brighton, CO.  He served in the Army during
WWII.  Survivors include his wife Dona of the family home; sons
George Allen Parks, wife Dee, of Westminster, CO, Jerry Lloyd
Parks, wife Candy, of Broomfield, CO, and Larry Scott Parks, 
wife Lynette of Evans, CO; daughter Kathy Noreen Parks of
Denver, CO; sister Areta Yates, husband Bob, of Artesia, Koie
McCauley, husband John, of Santa Fe, NM.  He was preceded in
death by his parents; sister Dorothy Henry; brother Virl Dean
Parks; son Earnest Lee Parks in 1948.
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The following excerpts were taken from page 8 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - September 9, 1999
PEDEN
Graveside services are scheduled Friday, September 10, at Memory
Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, for former Artesia resident, KEVIN
PEDEN of Roswell.  PEDEN, 42, died on September 7, at Eastern
NM Medical Center, in Roswell, NM.  He was born on June 22, 1957
in Artesia to Dale and Shirley Shipp Peden.  Survivors include;
his parents of the home; sister Juliette Ashley Dees of
Roswell, NM; aunts Glenda Ewing of Hobbs, NM, Kay Trotter of 
Artesia and Nancy Wilson and Janie Givins, both of Tomball, TX;
uncles Billy Shipp of Albuquerque, Larry Billington and Danny
Billington of Farmington, NM and Grady Billington of Dallas, TX;
grandfather Dink Billington of Artesia.
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad
(NM) Current Argus - January 9, 2000
PELTON
Funeral services are scheduled for Earl C. Pelton, 82, on January 10
at Hillcrest Baptist Church.  Interment will follow at Sunset
Gardens Memorial Park with honors by the Carlsbad Veterans Honor
Guard.  He died January 6 at Landsun Health Service Center.  
Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.  He was
born December 2, 1917, in Oilton, Okla., to Charles J. and Edith
Stout Pelton.  He grew up in Kansas, living in Eldorado, Ford County
and Rice County on a farm.  On August 28, 1944, he married Helen
M. Hall in Hutchinson, Kansas.  He had served in the Army during
WWII.  In 1948, he and his wife moved to Carlsbad.  He was a member
of the VFW Bryan Mudget Post and the DAV.  He was a lifetime member
of BPOE 1558.  He retired as a captain in the Civil Air Patrol.  He 
was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church.  He was preceded in death
by a brother, Clyde Pelton.  Survivors include his wife, Helen
Pelton of Carlsbad; son, Larry E. Pelton of Cherokee Village, Ark.;
brother, Elmer L. Pelton of Wichita, Kan.; two grandchildren; and
three great-grandchildren.  (Photo shown of Pelton)
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The following excerpts were taken from page 10 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - November 5, 1999
PENNINGTON
Services are scheduled for November 6, at West Main Baptist
Church in Artesia for L.V. Pennington of Carlsbad, NM.  
Pennington, 73, died on November 3 at Brownfield Medical Center
in Brownfield, Texas.  Interment will follow at Twin Oaks
Memorial Park in Artesia.  He was born on January 16, 1926, in
Blackwell, Texas, to William Jefferson Pennington and Fannie
Jane Hedgpeth Pennington.  He served in the US Army during WWII
in the Philippines and Germany.  He married Mildred Fay Standard
on February 8, 1947.  They lived in Artesia for two years, then
moved to Loco Hills, NM, where they lived for 25 years, before
moving to Carlsbad in 1974.  He was a member of Loco Hills
Baptist Church.  Survivors include his wife, Mildred Pennington
of Carlsbad; sons Milton Pennington, Leo Pennington and Tony
Pennington, all of Artesia; daughters Brenda Frederick, Caroly
Menzdorf and Becky Pennington, all of Carlsbad; 14 grandchildren;
and five great-grandchildren.
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The following excerpts were taken from page 12 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - January 2, 2000
PETERSEN
Services are pending in Long Lake, Minn., for Marie Cecilia
Petersen of Maple Plain, Minn.  Petersen, 85, died on 
December 30 at her son's home, 1110 N. Roselawn in Artesia.
She was born October 22, 1914, in Minneapolis, Minn., to
Henry Mangen and Elizabeth (Van-Elmt) Mangen.  She married Carl
Milford Petersen in Minneapolis.  He preceded her in death on
March 11, 1970.  She was a longtime resident of Maple Plain.  She
was a member of Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in Medina, Minn.
She is survived by sons Raymond Petersen of Brooklyn Park, Minn.,
Thomas Petersen of Garrison, Minn., Lawrence Petersen of 
Brainerd, Minn., Jeff Petersen of Montrose, Minn., Vincent Petersen
of Artesia, Steve Petersen of Elk River, Minn., Greg Petersen of
Anoka, Minn., and Kevin Petersen of Brooklyn Center, Minn.; 
daughters Carolyn Sargent of Crosslake, Minn., Mary Sherbrooke
of Otsego, Minn., and Cecilia Schulte of Navarre, Minn.; 22 grand-
children; and 19 great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death
by her parents; three brothers; two sisters, a granddaughter;
and a son-in-law.
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad
(NM) Current Argus - January 21, 2000
PETTES
Funeral services are scheduled for Roy G. Pettes, 57, on January 22
at First Assembly of God Church.  Interment will follow at Carlsbad
Cemetery.  Pettes, died January 19 at Covenant Medical Center in 
Lubbock, Texas.  Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.  He was born January 27, 1942, to James William "Bill"
and Lorene Gladys Journey Pettes in Carlsbad.  He grew up in West
Texas and eastern New Mexico, graduating from Carlsbad High School
in 1961.  He married Eva Lou Lambert on January 11, 1963, in Carlsbad.
He was a member of First Assembly of God.  Survivors include his
wife, Eva Pettes of Carlsbad; sons, Quintin Pettes and Blaine Pettes
of Carlsbad; daughter, Kina Vannatter of Carlsbad; sister, Linda
Letcher of Roswell; and seven grandchildren.  (Photo shown of Pettes)
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad
(NM) Current Argus - January 30, 2000
PITTS
Services will be held on January 31, for Henry I. Pitts, at West
Funeral Home Chapel.  Interment will follow in the Carlsbad Cemetery.
Masonic graveside rites will be performed by Eddy Lodge No. 21
AF & AM.  Military honors will also be performed graveside by
the Carlsbad Veterans Honor Guard.  He died January 28 at Carlsbad
Medical Center.  West Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
He was born January 19, 1920, to Henry Corbet and Nora Ridding Pitts
in Earle, Arkansas.  He lived in Ark., until the age of 20 when
he enlisted in the US Army on June 13, 1940.  He was a decorated
veteran and served with Company B, 8th Infantry, 4th Division.  He
stormed the beaches of Normandy and was also involved in the
Rhineland and Northern France Campaigns.  He received the EAME Service
Ribbon with three bronze service stars and one bronze arrowhead,
American Defense Service Ribbon, Distinguished Unit Badge and the
Purple Heart.  He was honorably discharged on September 7, 1945.
He married Catherine Mitchell Pitts in Carlsbad on March 4, 1962.
He was a lifetime Mason, being initiated on August 11, 1975, and 
raised on December 15, 1975.  He was preceded in death by his
parents and one daughter, Martha Jane.  Survivors include his wife,
Katy Pitts of the home; son, Jerry Pitts and wife, Virginia, of
Hobbs, NM; daughters, Judy Webster and husband, Klint, of Denver,CO,
and Barbara Neatherlin and husband, Don, of Roswell, NM; brothers,
R.J. Pitts and Claybern Pitts of Arkansas; sisters, Mary Milks of
Iowa and Josephine McFarraine of Arkansas; granchildren, Cyndi
McDaniel, Stacey Lallman, Mysti McCunsey, Misti, Douglas Jr. 
(Bubba), Cory and Lacey Rich, Mikki Ogas, Kathy Donaldson, Kristen
Graham and Terra Pitts, nine great-grandchildren; and numerous
nieces and nephews in Arkansas.  (Photo shown of Pitts)
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The following excerpts were taken from page 8 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - September 28, 1999
PRUDE
Services were held Monday, September 27, at Eighth and Grand
Church of Christ in Artesia, for Birdie J. Prude of Artesia
Good Samaritan Center.  Prude, 96, died on September 25 at the
center.  Interment followed at Woodbine Cemetery.  She was born
on September 8, 1903, in Hope, NM to W.P. Riley and Lizzie
Eleanor (Phillips) Riley.  She married Johnnie Lee Prude on
December 6, 1926, in Hope.  She was a lifelong Hope area resident.
She was a member of Eighth and Grand Church of Christ in Artesia.
She is survived by a son, Norman Prude, wife Autherean, of 
Artesia; numerous grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by
her husband and a daughter, Virginia Lou Prude, on 
September 26, 1950.
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The following excerpts were taken from page 8 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - December 29, 1999
PUTMAN
Services were December 23 at French Mortuary in Albuquerque, NM,
for former Artesia resident Sallie Pearl Putman of Albuquerque.
Putman, 94, died on December 20 after a short illness.  Interment
followed at Sunset Memorial Park in Albuqueque.  She was born on
November 12, 1905, in Clarksville, Georgia.  She is survived by
her son, Forest Putman of Albuquerque; sister Bessie Duncan of
Clarksville; and a grandson.  She was preceded in death by her
husband, Forest.
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