Obituaries

Aurora Carrasco

Aurora Carrasco

Jun 30, 2014

Aurora Lola Carrasco, 31, of Hobbs, passed away, June 30, 2014 in Houston, TX. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM, Saturday, July 5, 2014 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Father Ruben Romero as Celebrant. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. A rosary will be recited at 6:00 PM, Friday, July 4, 2014...

Wesley Gray

Wesley Gray

Jun 24, 2014

Wesley Gray, 35, of Hobbs, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2014 in Hobbs. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Friday, June 27, 2014 at Griffin Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Wesley was born on July 5, 1978 in Hobbs, NM to Joe and Debbie Gray. He attended Hobbs schools and graduated from technical school...

Louis Lopez

Louis Lopez

Jun 20, 2014

Louis Lopez, Sr., 89, of Hobbs, passed away Friday, June 20, 2014. Funeral services will be held 10:00 AM, Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at Griffin Funeral Home with Father Ruben Romero as Celebrant. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. A rosary will be recited at 6:00 PM, Monday the 23rd at Griffin Funeral Home. Louis was born...

Lillian Ellis

Lillian Ellis

Jun 8, 2014

Lillian Marie Ellis, 63, formerly of Hobbs, passed away Sunday, June 8, 2014 in Albuquerque, NM. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM, Saturday, June 14, 2014 at Lane Chapel, CME with Pastor Michael Cox officiating. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. The family with receive friends from 4:007:00 PM, Friday at Griffin Funeral Home. Mrs. Ellis...

Pat Lindersmith

Pat Lindersmith

Jun 7, 2014

Pat BurtonLindersmith of Hobbs, New Mexico died peacefully June 7th 2014 in Midland, TX surrounded by her family. Pat was born to Robert and Tennie Milligan, April 26, 1939 in Pauls Valley, OK. Pat married William Burton in 1955, and they began their lives together in Hobbs, where they raised their son Tony. Pat and Bill had many wonderful...

Carl Thorp

Carl Thorp

Jun 5, 2014

Carl Monroe Thorp Jr., Bud, died on June 5, 2014. He was born in Roscoe, Texas, on July 9, 1936 to Carl Monroe and Mattie Thorp. Bud was preceded in death by his wife, Wanda daughter Elizabeth Kay Jones and sisters, Lillian Thorp, Joyce Reed and Ruth Colllier. He leaves behind his sister, Loyce Baxter of Sweetwater, Texas children...

Hattie Sanders

Hattie Sanders

May 31, 2014

Hattie Mae Sanders, 98, of Hobbs passed away Saturday, May 31, 2014 in Denton, Texas. Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM, Friday, June 6, 2014 at Pentecostal Temple, COGIC with Bishop Keith Jones and Pastor Ernest Hodge, officiating. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Visitation for Mrs. Sanders will be Thursday from 9:00 AM 7:00 PM...

Letitia Miner

Letitia Miner

May 29, 2014

Letitia Rene Faulkenberry Miner, 46, lost her battle with cancer on Thursday, May 29, 2014 in Hobbs. Her celebration of life will be held at 1:00 PM, Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at New Life Fellowship with Pastor Benny Greenlee, officiating. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. The family will greet friends on Monday the 2nd from 6:008:00...

Larry Hernandez

Larry Hernandez

May 19, 2014

Larry Martin Hernandez, 53, of Hobbs, passed away peacefully, Monday, May 19, 2014 with his family at his side. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM Friday, May 23, 2014 with Father Juan Carlos Ramirez, celebrant. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. A rosary will be recited at 7:00 PM, Thursday the 22nd at Griffin Funeral...

Adrian Montes

Adrian Montes

May 6, 2014

Adrian Montes, 31 of Hobbs, passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2014 in Hobbs. Funeral services will be 1:00 pm, Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Griffin Funeral Home with Pastor Felipe Guerra, officiating. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. A Prayer service will be held at 6:00 PM, Friday, May 9, 2014 at the funeral home. Adrian was...

Laura Fitzgerald

Laura Fitzgerald

Apr 25, 2014

Laura E. Fitzgerald, 94, of Hobbs passed away Friday, April 25, 2014 in Lovington. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, April 28, 2014 in Prairie Haven Cemetery with Pastor Steve Lord, officiating. Mrs. Fitzgerald was born on December 13, 1919 in Harleton, TX to Samuel and Etta Breazeale. She married Ed Fitzgerald and celebrated over 45...

Porrfiria Morales

Porrfiria Morales

Apr 21, 2014

Porrfiria Morales, 78, of Hobbs, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, April 21, 2014. Funeral services will be 1:00 PM, Thursday, April 24, 2014 at Griffin Funeral Home with Pastor Joel Morales, officiating. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Visitation will be Wednesday from 11: 00 AM 8:00 PM at the funeral home. Mrs. Morales was...

Rita Wales

Rita Wales

Apr 19, 2014

Rita Tucker Wales, 68, of Hobbs, passed away Saturday, April 19, 2014 in Midland, TX. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at Prairie Haven Memorial Park Chapel with Pastor David Downs, officiating. Rita was born on September 28, 1945 in Colorado City, Texas to Joe and Grace Tucker who preceded her in death. Survivors include...

Abigail Arzola

Abigail Arzola

Apr 18, 2014

Abigail Kylee Arzola, 10 months, passed away April 18, 2014 in Albuquerque. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 25 at Griffin Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Abigail was born on June 8, 2013 in Lubbock. She was a blessing to everyone during her short time here. Abigail is now our little angel...

Santonio Ybarra

Santonio Ybarra

Apr 17, 2014

Santonio Isaiah Ybarra, infant, of Hobbs, passed away Thursday, April 17, 2014 in Lubbock, TX. Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM, Monday, April 21, 2014 at Griffin Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial ParkBabyland. Santonio was born on March 13, 2014 in Lubbock, TX to Isaiah and Paloma Gonzalez Ybarra. Services are under the...

Eloisa Castillo

Eloisa Castillo

Apr 14, 2014

Eloisa S. Castillo 70 of Hobbs passed away Monday evening April 14, 2014 in Hobbs. She was born January 7, 1944 in Rock Spring, TX to Roque B. and Maria Sanchez Castillo. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 17, 2014 at 10:00 AM, in the Griffin Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Ernest Gonzales officiating. Interment will follow in...

Judy Cheatham

Judy Cheatham

Apr 14, 2014

Judy B. Cheatham, 69, of Hobbs, passed away Monday, April 14, 2014 in Hobbs. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Thursday, April 17, 2014 at Griffin Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Elio Barrios officiating. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 5:007:00 PM, Wednesday at Griffin Funeral Home. Mrs. Cheatham was born...

Jean Adcock

Jean Adcock

Apr 1, 2014

Graveside services for Jean Adcock of Hobbs will be held 10:00 AM, Friday, April 4, 2014 in Prairie Haven Cemetery with Pastor LaVoid Ford, officiating. Jean was born on April 7, 1928 in Owensboro, Kentucky. She graduated from Ohio Business College in Columbus, Ohio. Jean was a resident of Hobbs for 32 years being employed at the Hobbs Police...

Florene Cook

Florene Cook

Mar 27, 2014

Florene P. Cook, 72, of Hobbs, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2014 in Hobbs. Graveside services will be 2:00 PM, Monday, March 31, 2014 in Prairie Haven Cemetery with the Reverend Shawn Drake, officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, the 28th from 1:007:00 PM at Griffin Funeral Home. Mrs. Cook was born on September 7, 1941 in Wichita Falls, Texas...

Mildred Carter

Mildred Carter

Mar 25, 2014

Mildred E. Carter longtime resident of Hobbs passed away Tuesday March 25, 2014 in Hobbs. She was 96 years of age. Mildred was born on October 28, 1917 in Monkstown, TX to Bennett J. and Etta Dee Phillips Caudill. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday March 28, 2014 in the First Baptist Church with Pastor Billy Chidester,...