Eddy County Obituaries
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - February 10, 2000 PAINE, ANNA "SUE" 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. ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 14 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - March 26, 2000 PARKER, WILFORD B. Graveside services will be March 27 for WILFORD B. PARKER, at Hagerman Cemetery in Hagerman, NM. Parker, 64, died March 24 at the University Hospital in Albuquerque, NM. He was born June 24, 1935, in Kiowa, OK, the son of C.E. Parker and Lester (Mills) Parker. He was a lifelong Hagerman and Dexter area resident. He was a disabled veteran who served in the Navy. Survivors include a daughter, Deloris Stone of McAlester, OK; son James Parker of Atlanta, GA; brothers, J.C. Parker of Roswell, NM, Emmitt Parker and J.B. Parker of Artesia; five grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; infant brother and sister twins; brothers Johnie Parker and Omer Parker; and by a sister Opal Tydlaska. ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 14 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - January 23, 2000 PARKS, BETTY LOIS 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) ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - March 23, 2000 PEARSON, MAMIE JOE A celebration of the life of Mamie Jo Pearson, 78, will be held March 24 at First United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Carlsbad Cemetery. Pearson died March 20 at Landsun Health Service Center. Denton Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was born August 22, 1921, to Bruce M. and Beulah F. Thornton Lindsey in Elmore City, Oklahoma. She married Dort Henry Pearson on August 30, 1942. In 1943 they moved to Tucson, Ariz., and then to Carlsbad in 1946. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband on February 12, 1994, two brothers and a granddaughter. Survivors include sons, Keith Pearson and wife, Julie, of Mt. Vernon, Ill., Duane Pearson and wife, Jackie, of Carlsbad, and Stacy Pearson and wife, Esther, who are missionaries in the Islamic Republic of the Comores; brother, Bruce Lindsey of Comanche, Okla.; sister, Jean Martin of Carlsbad; grandchildren and great-grand- children. (Photo shown) ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - January 9, 2000 PELTON, EARL C. 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) ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - February 22, 2000 PENA, MARIA VICTORIA Services for Maria Victoria Pena, 41, will be February 23 at San Jose Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Carlsbad Cemetery. She died February 17 at her home. Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was born November 11, 1958, to Marcos and Clara G. Garibaldy Hernandez in Delicias, Mexico. She moved to Carlsbad in 1995. She is survived by a son, Christopher Pena of El Paso, TX; two daughters, Laura Hernandez of Italy and Tania Montoya of Carlsbad; her father of Juarez, Mexico; her mother, Clara Gurrola of Carlsbad; a brother, Enrique Arzaga of Carlsbad; four sisters, Marie Teresa Gutierrez, Hortencia Hernandez and Martha Alba, all of Carlsbad, and Alma Ortiz of Denver, CO; and four grandchildren. (Photo shown) ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 14 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - April 16, 2000 PEREZ, FAUSTINO C. Services for Faustino C. Perez, 77, will be April 17, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church. He died April 13 at New Mexico Heart Institute in Albquerque, NM. Interment will follow at Twin Oaks Memorial Park. He was born February 15, 1923, in Ruidosa, TX, the son of Liborio Perez and Paula (Campos) Perez. He married Natalia Jimenez on November 27, 1942, in Marfa, TX. The couple moved to Artesia from Marfa in 1948. He was a member of Knights of Columbus and Moose Lodge. Survivors include his wife of the home; sons, Faustino Perez Jr. of Midland, TX, Ruben Perez of Artesia, and Ricky Perez of Las Vegas, NV; daughters, Emma Salgado of Artesia and Yolanda Leyba of Odessa, TX; brothers, Henry Perez and Gonzalo Perez, both of Artesia; sisters, Cruz Galindo of Artesia, Natividad Ramirez of Artesia, Marianna Carrasco of Artesia, Aramita Montez of Artesia, and Rosas Molina of Hobbs, NM; 16 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and a daughter, Oralia Hernandez, who died in 1990. ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 8 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - September 7, 2000 PEREZ, JESUS B. "JESSIE" Services for Jesus B. "Jessie" Perez, 58, of Carlsbad, NM, will be September 8, at San Jose Catholic Church in Carlsbad. He was a former Artesia resident. He died September 4 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, TX. Interment will follow at Carlsbad Cemetery. He was born February 25, 1942, to Isabel C. Perez and Paula (Barragan) Perez in Artesia, where he grew up. He married Isabel Galindo in Littlefield, TX on July 14, 1962. He lived in Artesia, Littlefield, Roswell, and then moved to Carlsbad in 1988. He was a member of San Jose Catholic Church. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus. Survivors include his wife of the home; sons, Jerry Perez, Rudy Perez and Richard Perez, all of Carlsbad; daughters, Connie Rios of Lubbock, TX, and Rebecca Perez of Carlsbad; brothers, Ben Perez of White Face, TX, Joe Perez of Lubbock, and John Perez of Littlefield; sisters, Ramona Martinez of Roswell, Inez Calan of Littlefield, Josephine Martinez of Lubbock, and Manuela Perez of Enid, OK; 16 grandchildren; and one great-grandson. ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - February 27, 2000 PERRIN, LARRY Services were held February 22 at Benbrook Chapel near Ft. Worth, TX, for Larry Perrin, 55, formerly of Carlsbad. He died February 19 in Ft. Worth. He was born August 15, 1944, in Roswell, NM. He graduated from Carlsbad High School in 1962 and spent the majority of his adult life in Las Vegas, Nevada. Survivors include his mother, Madean Perrin of Tucson, Ariz.; daughter, Stacie Crabb of Colorado Springs, Colo.; son, Bryan Perrin of North Richland Hills, TX; sister Jodene Perrin-Gill of San Jose, Calif.; brothers Fred Perrin of Las Vegas and John Perrin of Tucson; and two grandsons. ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - September 17, 2000 PERRY, BERNICE Memorial services for Bernice Perry, 91, will be September 18 at First Presbyterian Church. A private interment will take place at Sunset Gardens Memorial Park. She died September 13 at Landsun Health Service Center. West Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was born December 26, 1908, in Alto, LA, to John Vaughn and Nettie Pardue Hemler. Her family moved to Carlsbad when she was young. She graduated from Carlsbad High in 1925. She married John H. Perry, her husband of 65 years, on September 24, 1934. She was the first woman on the Carlsbad City Council, president of the Altrusa Organization, member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, a deacon at the First Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her brother, Albert Cleve Hemler, on August 14, 1993, and her sister, Louise Malone, about six months ago in Louisiana. Survivors include her husband of the family home; son, John Perry of Carlsbad; daughter, Carolyn Files of San Diego, CA; and four grandchildren. (Photo shown) ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 8 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - March 2, 2000 PETERS, JAMES STANLEY Funeral services will be March 3 at Pinon Baptist Church in Pinon, NM, for James Stanley Peters of Lovington, NM. Peters, 83, died February 29 at his home. Interment will follow at Pinon Cemetery. He was born December 17, 1916, in Clay County, Ark., to James and Grace Peters. He married Edna Young in Truth or Consequences, NM. He lived in Sacramento, NM from 1968 to 1980. He served as camp ranger for the Boy Scouts of America at Camp Wehinapay for several years. He had worked on a ranch in Pinon from 1980 to 1987. He lived in Lovington for the past 13 years and attended House of Prayer there. Survivors include his wife, Edna, of the family home; daughters Bonnie Curtis, Pat Sexton and Denzil Beaty, all of Kingsland, TX; stepson Darrell Young of Lovington; sisters Deranda O'Bryant of Truth or Consequences and Lucille Ritter of The Dallas, Ore.; 12 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grand- children. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son; three brothers; and a grandson. ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 12 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - January 2, 2000 PETERSEN, MARIE CECILIA 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. ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - January 21, 2000 PETTES, ROY G. 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) ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - February 25, 2000 PINKERT, BARBARA ANN Services for Barbara Ann Pinkert, 60, of Slaton, TX, and formerly of Carlsbad, will be February 26 at the Trinity Chapel in Lubbock, TX. Interment will follow at Englewood Cemetery in Slaton. She died February 23 at Covenant Medical Center. White Funeral Home of Lubbock is in charge of arrangements. She was born April 25, 1939, in Santa Fe, NM, to Alvin Mack and Essie Pearl Harrell Cantwell. She moved to Slaton in 1960. She married Leon Pinkert on July 5, 1963, in Slaton. She was preceded in death by a sister, Jody Brown, in 1999. Survivors include sons, Dan L. Pinkert of Limon, CO, and Gregory T. Pinkert of Slaton; daughters, Rhonda K. Abston of Slaton and ShawnDa R. Crawford of Snyder, TX; brother, Buddy M. Cantwell of Dallas, TX; sister, Jean Jones of Carlsbad; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - February 22, 2000 PISTOLE, ALICE IRENE Memorial services for Alice Irene Pistole, 82, will be February 23 at Central Christian Church. Cremation has taken place. She died February 18 at Lakeview Christian Home's Northgate Unit. West Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was born July 3, 1917, to Martin Ira and Anna Turner Perry in Liberal, KS. She was raised and educated in Liberal. She married Cecil Pistole on November 23, 1937, in Guymon, OK. They settle in Carlsbad in 1950. She attended Victory Baptist Church and Central Christian. She was preceded in death by her husband on May 28, 1977; and two sisters. She is survived by two sons, James Dean Pistole of Cincinnati, OH, and Alan D. Pistole of Carlsbad; a daughter, Donna Joyce McKee of Red House, W.VA; four grand- children; and three great-grandchildren. (Photo shown) ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - January 30, 2000 PITTS, HENRY I. 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) ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 10 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - February 25, 2000 PORCH, MELVIN A. "FOXEY" Memorial services will be February 27, at West Main Baptist Church for Melvin A. "Foxey" Porch, 78, of Artesia. He died February 23 in Albuquerque, NM after suffering a stroke on February 11. Cremation has taken place. ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - April 5, 2000 PORTER, EDNA Services for Edna Porter, 75, will be April 6 at West Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Carlsbad Cemetery. She died April 2 at Carlsbad Medical Center. West Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was born June 6, 1925, in Cullman County, AL, to Newton J. and Alice Sanford Ayers. She was raised and educated in San Diego, CA, graduating from San Diego High School. She married Max Porter on June 20, 1943, in San Diego. She moved to Carlsbad in 1944. She was a member of First United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by a brother and a son, Gary Porter. Survivors include her husband Max C. Porter of the home; son, Randy Porter, daughter, Tina Lugar; brothers, Ronnie Ayers of Las Vegas, NV, and Buster Ayers of San Diego; sisters, Clara Murphy of San Diego and Mary Jullian of Chicago, IL; and 5 grandchildren. ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 8 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - September 6, 2000 PRICE, HOWARD L. Memorial services for Howard L. Price, 64, will be September 7 at First Baptist Church. He died September 4 at Artesia General Hospital. Cremation is under the direction of Terpening & Son Mortuary. He was born October 30, 1935, the son of Leland J. Price and Ethelyn (Cobble) Price. He married Betty Burch in March 1959, at St. Louis, MO. He was manager of Central Valley Electric, a member of First Presbyterian Church, former Artesia city councilor, chairperson of the Artesia Special Hospital District Board and a former chairman of United Way. He was in the Army Reserves. Survivors include wife, Betty, of the family home; sons, Richard Price of Artesia, and Tim Price of Marina Del Rey, CA; daughter, Julee Price of Albuquerque, NM; brothers, Don Price of Deltona, FL, and George Price, wife Sandra, of Chula Vista, CA; brothers-in-law, Phil Burch, wife Vicki, of Artesia, and Mike Burch of Albuquerque; grandchildren, Taylor Price, Brian Price, and Kevin Price all of Artesia; and mother-in-law, Virginia Burch. (See Page 6A - Carlsbad Current Argus - September 7 - for photo) |
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