Obituaries

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....

Linda Lee

Nov 13, 2017

Linda Carol Hughes Lee, 64, departed this life on Monday, November 13, 2017 in Pampa, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 11 am on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at her final resting place in Prairie Haven Memorial Park in Hobbs, New Mexico, those services will be under the direction of Griffin Funeral Home in Hobbs, New Mexico. Linda...

Donny Hughes

Nov 5, 2017

Velmond Donald "Donny" Hughes was born on July 7th, 1963 in Duncan Oklahoma to Louise Frank (LF) Hughes and Jewelanna Isabella Hughes and passed from this life on November 5th, 2017 at home in Hobbs New Mexico. He was proceeded in death by his parents, LF Hughes and Jewel Wright, one brother Michael Dewayne Hughes, one sister Hennrietta Charlene...

Marie Naatz

Oct 26, 2017

Marie Dickerson Naatz age 86 was born September 8, 1931 in Pipkin, Louisiana to Leon and Marie Dickerson. She passed away Thursday October 26, 2017. She is survived by her husband of 63 years Kenneth Naatz; 2 daughters Cindi Watson (Coy) of Aztec NM and Teresa (Thumper) Kramer of Hobbs; son Ken Naatz of Hobbs; numerous loving grandchildren and...

Dolly Johnson

Oct 23, 2017

Dolly Mae Johnson, 73, of Hobbs passed away Monday, October 23, 2017. A Funeral Mass will be held 2:00 pm, Friday, October 27, 2017 at St. Helena Catholic Church with Father Paul Karieakatt, Celebrant. Visitation will be Thursday from 12:00-7:00 pm with a rosary to be recited at 6:00 pm at Griffin Funeral Home. Dolly was born on November...

Sean Powell

Oct 3, 2017

Visitation Griffin Funeral Home 401 N. Dalmont Hobbs, NM  88240 Friday, October 6, 2017 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM Service Funeral Service Griffin Funeral Home 401 N. Dalmont Hobbs, NM  88240 Saturday, October 7, 2017 2:00 PM

Ralph Henson

Sep 29, 2017

Melissa Chason

Sep 28, 2017

Melissa Beth Chason, 53, of Hobbs passed away Thursday, September 28, 2017. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at Griffin Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Jesse Garcia officiating. Melissa was born on January 11, 1964 in Hobbs, New Mexico to Eva Grogan Nowell and Walter Dea Nowell. She worked for answering services...