Obituaries

Juana Lopez

Mar 20, 2015

Juana Lopez, 77, of Hobbs passed away Friday, March 20, 2015 surrounded by her family. Funeral Mass will be held at 3:00 PM, Monday, March 23, 2015 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Pedro Lopez, celebrant. A rosary will be recited at 5:00 PM, Sunday, March 22, 2015 at Griffin Funeral Home. Juana was born on March...

Kasey Garcia

Mar 15, 2015

Kasey Garcia, 35, of Hobbs, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2015 in Hobbs. Funeral Mass will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, March 19, 2015 at St. Helena Catholic Church with Father Ricardo Bauza, celebrant. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 PM, Wednesday and 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM, Thursday at Griffin Funeral Home. Kasey was born on October 16,...

Marguerite Harris

Mar 5, 2015

Marguerite "Pinky" Louise Harris, formerly of Hobbs, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2015 in Potomac, MD. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at First Baptist Church with Dr. Marty Akins, officiating. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Visitation will be Tuesday from 1:00-7:00 pm at Griffin Funeral Home. Marguerite was born on May...

Daniel Horton

Mar 5, 2015

Daniel Wesley Horton, 37, of Hobbs, NM, passed away on March 5, 2015, in his home surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be held Monday, March 9, 2015 at 2:00 pm at Northside Baptist Church/Crosswinds Community Church with Brad Reimers, officiating. Burial will follow in the Teague Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4:00-6:00 PM, Sunday...

Duane Teague

Feb 28, 2015

Duane L. Teague, 63, of Lubbock, Texas passed away February 28, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at Griffin Funeral Home in Hobbs, NM. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Duane was born on January 25, 1952 in Hobbs, NM to Kenneth Clyde and Eva Lee Teague. He was married...

Alvin Carrethers

Feb 24, 2015

Alvin E. Carrethers, 55, of Aurora, CO, passed away February 24, 2015 in Aurora. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM, Saturday, March 7, 2015 at New Creation Apostolic Church with Pastor Terrell Wright, officiating. Alvin was born on October 21, 1959 in Denver, CO to Alvin and Paula Carrethers. He is survived by his daughters, Latisha Vaughn of...

Connie Atkins

Feb 22, 2015

Connie M. Atkins, 96, of Hobbs passed away Sunday, February 22, 2015 in Hobbs. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Thursday, February 26, 2015 at Jefferson Street Church of Christ with Minister Clay Martin, officiating. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. The family will greet friends on Wednesday, the 25th from 4:30-6:30 PM at Griffin Funeral Home....

Hazel Hilliard

Feb 21, 2015

Celebration of Hazel Barber Hilliard born April 1, 1929-Feb. 21, 2015. Earnest and Lucy Garrett Barber had a beautiful daughter Hazel Barber Hilliard born April 1, 1929 in DeKalb, Texas. They moved to west Texas and settled down in a small town of Stanton, in 1930, with eight brothers and three sisters. Ms. Hazel was among the first black...

Martha Glasspoole

Feb 12, 2015

Martha Rose Glasspoole, 87, of Hobbs, passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on July 12, 1927 in Carnegie, OK to George and Elizabeth Oldaker. Martha was a loving Pastor's wife for over 60 years. She was a dedicated servant of her Lord Jesus Christ and shared the Bible with...

Tony Bostick

Feb 9, 2015

Tony Lee Bostick, 52, of Hobbs passed away February 9, 2015 in Hobbs. A Celebration of his life will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, February 13, 2015 at First United Methodist Church with Pastor Jerry McArthur, officiating. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Thursday, 5:00-7:00 PM at Griffin Funeral Home. Tony...

Gertrude Debose

Feb 1, 2015

On Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015 in Lubbock, Texas, at 4:06 p.m. Gertrude Earnestine DeBose (Aunt Bunt) said goodbye. Stella and Herman Sanders were blessed with a bouncy baby girl, Gertrude, on March 24, 1938 in Nacogdoches, Texas. She shared a blessing with six sisters and one brother. She attended school in Douglas, Texas where she played basketball, ran track...

Margaret Saline

Jan 31, 2015

Margaret Evans Saline, 90, of Hobbs, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2015 in Hobbs. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, February 7, 2015 at First Baptist Church with Pastor Harry Pittam, officiating. Margaret was born on June 11, 1924 in Las Vegas, NM. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of New...

Ethel Hayes

Jan 24, 2015

Ethel Mae Hayes, 93, of Hobbs, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2015 in Lubbock, TX. A Celebration of a Life Lived will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, January 31, 2015 at Little Zion Baptist Church with Pastor Winfred Gipson, officiating. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Visitation will be 1:00-7:00 PM, Friday the 30th with the...

Montez Bertram

Jan 13, 2015

Montez Bertram truly lived a good and exceptional life and kept the faith for all of her 98 years. She remained a positive example and influence to her family and friends throughout her life, as she accepted each new challenge with courage and determination to make the best of each situation. She passed from this life into the arms...

Ethel Flenniken

Jan 12, 2015

Ethel Flenniken, 90, of Hobbs, passed away Monday, January 12, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, January 16, 2015 at Griffin Funeral Home with Pastor John Ayers, officiating. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday the 15th from 9:00 AM-7:00 PM at Griffin Funeral Home. Ethel was born on March 5,...

Johnny Florez

Jan 4, 2015

Johnny "JBG" Florez, 64, of Hobbs, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2015 in Hobbs. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at Griffin Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Visitation will be held on Tuesday the 6th from 12:00-7:00 PM at Griffin Funeral Home. Johnny was born on October 22, 1950...

Bobby Boggs

Jan 4, 2015

Bobby Boggs, 68, of Nadine, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2015 at his residence. Bobby was born on August 8, 1946 in Hitchins, Kentucky to Virgil and Garnett Boggs. He married Geneva Land on February 12, 1966 in Hobbs and they celebrated over 48 wonderful years together. Bobby was a member of the Army National Guard for 6 years....

May Stubblefield

Dec 29, 2014

Pending

Service Graveside Memory Gardens 2909 N. Dal Paso Hobbs, NM  88240 Friday, January 2, 2015 1:00 pm Cemetery Memory Gardens 2909 N. Dal Paso Hobbs, NM  88240

Chris Gaston

Dec 12, 2014

Chris Elton Gaston, Sr., 54, of Hobbs, passed away Friday, December 12, 2014 in Lovington. Funeral services will be held 3:00 PM, Thursday, December 18, 2014 at Griffin Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 8:30 AM8:00 PM, Wednesday the 17th with the family receiving friends from 6:008:00 PM at Griffin Funeral Home. Mr. Gaston was born on August 15,...

L.D. Clark

Dec 12, 2014

Funeral services for L.D. Clark 80, of Brownsboro, TX, formerly of Hobbs, NM are scheduled for 2:00 P.M. MST, Friday December 19, 2014 at Prairie Haven Memorial Park Chapel with Ryan Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Mr. Clark died Friday December 12, 2014 in Tyler, TX. He was born February 15, 1934 in Lamesa,...