Obituaries

Mary Dorman

Feb 27, 2018

Mary Lue Dorman, 69, of Hobbs, beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away on February 27, 2018. Fondly known as Lue, she lived, laughed and loved with all of her heart. Many remember her dedicated service of her work as the detective division secretary and records at the Hobbs Police Department; secretarial work at Lea County Sheriff's Department,...

Paul Sisson

Feb 27, 2018

Paul R. Sisson, 87, of Hobbs, passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2018. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Saturday March 3, 2018 at First United Methodist Church with the Reverend Greg Kennedy, officiating. Interment will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation is Friday March 2nd, 9:00 AM-7:00 PM at Griffin Funeral Home. Mr. Sisson was born on October 7,...

Ursulita Grano

Feb 25, 2018

Ursulita Soraida DeHerrera Grano Funeral Mass for Ursulita Grano will be held at 11:15 am on March 1, 2018 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Springer, New Mexico with Father Daniel Balizan, officiating. A rosary service will be held before her funeral mass at St. Joseph's and will begin at 10:30. Following the funeral mass, Mrs. Grano will be...

Concepcion Cardoza

Feb 20, 2018

Concepcion "Concha" Cardoza of Hobbs, NM passed away peacefully and surrounded by family and friends, on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. She was born on December 19th 1947 and was 70 years old. She is preceded in death by her husband Adan Cardoza. She leaves behind 4 daughters, Mireya Garcia and her husband Mac of Seminole, Irma Ramirez and her...

Maria Jaquez

Jan 28, 2018

Maria Jaquez, 68 of Andrews, TX and formerly of Hobbs passed away Sunday, January 28, 2018 in Andrews. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Thursday, February 1, 2018 at Griffin Funeral Home. Visitation will be Wednesday from 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM and the rosary to be recited at 6:00 PM at the funeral home. Maria was born on...

Pantaleon Enriquez

Jan 22, 2018

Pantaleon "Pete" Enriquez, 90, of Hobbs passed away Monday, January 22, 2018. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM, Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at St. Helena Catholic Church with Reverend James Duplissey as Celebrant. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Visitation will be Tuesday from 12:00 pm-8:00 pm with a rosary to be recited at 6:00...

Juan Pinto

Jan 21, 2018

Juan Pinto passed away Sunday, January 21, 2018 in Lovington, NM. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 PM, Friday, January 26, 2018 at Griffin Funeral Home. Visitation will be Thursday 12:00 PM-8:00 PM. Juan was born on August 14, 1973 in Hobbs, NM to Juan and Soledad Pinto. He was born to be a kind and giving person;...

Frank Rose

Jan 13, 2018

Frank was born in El Paso, TX on April 30, 1944, to the late Betsy and U.M. Rose. He died at his home in Hobbs on January 13, 2018. Frank was a resident of Hobbs since 1946. Frank graduated from NMMI and UNM with a BBA. After UNM he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U. S....

Corina Zamora

Jan 9, 2018

Corina Gutierrez Zamora went home to be with her Lord on January 9th 2018 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 20th 1925 to Eusebio Gutierrez and Jesusita Mercado in Edinburgh, Texas. She married the love of her life Guadalupe Zamora on December 26th 1944. Together "Ama" and "Apa" had 3 sons, four daughters, 45 grandchildren,...

Oralia Calvillo

Jan 3, 2018

Oralia (Lala) Carrillo Calvillo was born October 25, 1954 and was sent to heaven on January 3, 2018. A Funeral Mass will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 8, 2018 at St. Helena Catholic Church with Father Joe Pacquing as Celebrant. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Visitation will be Sunday from 10:00 am -...

Vickie Edwards

Jan 2, 2018

On December 28, 1960 Vickie LaDell Birdsell was born to Arliss and Corkey Birdsell in Durango, Colorado. She attended and graduated high school from Hobbs High School. Throughout her life Vickie worked in several offices and several years for Lea County Sheriff's Dept. Then Vickie followed her dream and started her own photography business. She loved capturing special moments...

Maxine Hamilton

Jan 1, 2018

Maxine Hamilton, 92, of Hobbs passed away Monday, January 1, 2018. Maxine was born on June 18, 1925 in Hazelton, Kansas to Spurgeon and Myrtle Noble. She grew up in California. Maxine married Reuben Hamilton in Douglas, Arizona and they celebrated over 51 years of marriage until his death in 1995. When they moved to Hobbs, she worked for...

Marcelo Baeza

Dec 28, 2017

Marcelo C. Baeza, 72, of El Paso Texas, / Hobbs New Mexico, passed away Thursday, December 28, 2017, at Lea Regional Medical Center. He was born in Monclova Coahuila, Mexico, on September 10, 1945. Marcelo proudly obtained his U.S. Citizenship in 1995, and worked and retired from the Oilfield industry, in 2013, where he worked well over 40 years...

Debbie Lester

Dec 26, 2017

Debbie Lester, 65, of Hobbs, passed away December 26, 2017. She was born on April 3, 1952 in Lamesa, Texas. A gathering will be held from 5:00 - 7:00 pm, Friday December 29, 2017 at Griffin Funeral Home. Arrangements are under the direction of Griffin Funeral Home.

Visitation Gathering Griffin Funeral Home 401 N....

Joe Reyes, Sr.

Dec 21, 2017

Joe Alvarez Reyes, age 89, Hobbs, NM, loving husband, father and grandfather, went to be with the lord on Thursday, December 21, 2017 at his home in Hobbs. He was born on March 19, 1928 in Jalisco, Mexico and raised in Zacatecas, Mexico. He came to the United States in 1950 and married the love of his life, Lucy...

Maria Puente

Dec 20, 2017

Visitation Griffin Funeral Home 401 N. Dalmont Hobbs, NM  88240 Friday, December 22, 2017 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM Service Funeral Service Griffin Funeral Home 401 N. Dalmont Hobbs, NM  88240 Saturday, December 23, 2017 1:00 PM

Septien Howard

Dec 9, 2017

Septien Kemond Howard passed from this life on Saturday, December 9, 2017. He was born on April 14, 1986 in Hobbs, New Mexico to Wanda Ann Stewart Howard and Willie Allen Howard, Jr. Kemond attended elementary schools in Hobbs, New Mexico and graduated from Lovington High School in 2004. Survivors include his father Willie A. Howard Jr. of Lovington,...

Forrest Evans

Dec 7, 2017

Service Memorial Griffin Funeral Home 401 N. Dalmont Hobbs, NM  88240 Wednesday, December 20, 2017 11:00 AM

Virgil Lynch

Nov 23, 2017

Virgil Lynch, 79 of Hobbs, passed away Thursday, November 23, 2017 in Hobbs. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Monday, November 27, 2017 at Griffin Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Visitation will be Sunday the 26th from 4:00-6:00 pm at Griffin Funeral Home. Virgil was born on March 10, 1938 in San Diego, CA...

Crescencio Corral, Sr.

Nov 22, 2017

Crescencio Corral Sr., of Hobbs passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2017 in Hobbs. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at Our Lady of Guadalupe with Father Jose Segura as Celebrant. Visitation will be Tuesday from 12:00 - 7:00 pm with a rosary to be recited at 5:00 PM at Griffin Funeral Home....