Obituaries

Jan 23, 2013

W. Bert Wayt, 93, of Hobbs, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2013 in Lubbock, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at First Presbyterian Church with Pastor Harold Armstrong, officiating. Military Honors will be provided by Fort Bliss Honor Guard. Mr. Wayt was born on November 26, 1919 in Sac City, Iowa...

Jan 22, 2013

Mildred Weaver, 82, of Hobbs passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2013 in Hobbs. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Friday, January 25, 2013 at Temple Baptist Church with the Reverend LaVoid Ford, officiating. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Visitation will be Thursday 4:00 8:00 PM at Griffin Funeral Home. Mrs. Weaver was born on December 19,...

Jan 22, 2013

Felicita Zaragoza, 85, of Hobbs, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2013 in Hobbs. Mass of Christian Burial will be 2:00 PM, Thursday, January 24, 2013 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Father Ruben Romero as celebrant. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Rosary will be recited at 6:00 PM, Wednesday at Griffin Funeral Home. Mrs....

Jan 20, 2013

Ethel Irene Rogers, 94, of Hobbs, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2013 in Hobbs. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at Griffin Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Memory Gardens. Mrs. Rogers was born on June 9, 1918 in Wyoming to Walter and Mabel Rice Carroll. She came to Lea County in the early 50s...

Jan 19, 2013

Vernon Allen Pape, Sr., 83, of Hobbs, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2013 in Hobbs. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at First United Methodist Church with the Reverend Darren Skinner, officiating. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Military honors will be provided by Fort Bliss Honor Guard. Visitation will be Tuesday from...

Jan 18, 2013

Lemuel McDaniel, 85, of Hobbs, passed away Friday, January 18, 2013 in Lubbock, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Monday, January 21, 2013 at Highland Baptist Church with Pastor Guy Coupe, officiating. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:008:00 PM, Sunday at Griffin Funeral Home. Mr. McDaniel was born in Fox City, Oklahoma on...

Jan 18, 2013

Donald Gladden, 82, of Hobbs, formerly of Eunice, passed away Friday, January 18, 2013 in Lubbock, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, January, 21, 2013 in Brunson Cemetery in Eunice, NM. A Memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, January 21st at First United Methodist Church in Hobbs with the Reverend Darren Skinner,...

Jan 13, 2013

Mrs. Vivian Hayes, 86, of Hobbs, passed away, Sunday, January 13, 2013 in Hobbs. Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM, Friday, January 18, 2013 at Ebenezer Baptist Church with the Reverend Joe Willie Cook officiating. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday the 17th from 5:00 7:00 PM at Griffin Funeral...

Jan 7, 2013

Earl Smith, 77, of Hobbs, passed away, Monday, January 7, 2013 in Hobbs. A Memorial Service will be held 2:00 PM, Thursday, January 10, 2013 at Little Zion Baptist Church with Pastor Winford Gipson, officiating. Mr. Smith was born on July 13, 1935 in Marland, Texas to Lawrence and Frankie Smith. He was a professional ceramic tile layer. Mr....

Dec 31, 2012

Angela Marie DeLeon, 30, of Hobbs, passed away Monday, December 31, 2012. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM, Saturday, January 5, 2013 at St. Helena Catholic Church with Father Juan Carlos as celebrant. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Cemetery. Rosary will be recited at 7:00 PM, Friday, January 4th at Griffin Funeral Home. Angela was born...

Dec 30, 2012

Bernabe Guadalupe Perez, 60, of Hobbs, passed away, Sunday, December 30, 2012 in Lubbock, Texas. Mass of Catholic Burial will be 2 PM, Thursday, January 3, 2013 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 6 PM, Wednesday, January 2nd at...

Dec 25, 2012

Willard White, Sr., 84, of Hobbs, passed away December 25, 2012, in Lubbock, Texas. Funeral Services will be 1:00 pm, Friday, January 4, 2013 at Ebenezer Baptist Church with the Reverend John Joiner officiating. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Thursday, January 3rd at Griffin Funeral...

Dec 22, 2012

Lupe Cabrera, 91, of Hobbs, NM passed away Saturday, December 22, 2012. A Memorial Service will be held 3 PM, Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at Griffin Funeral Home with Father Juan Carlos as officiant. Mr. Cabrera was born on December 12, 1921 in Lamar, Colorado to Martin and Maria Martinez Cabrera. He served in the United States Army as...

Nov 22, 2012

Marie Brown, 90, of Hobbs, passed away Saturday, December 22, 2012 in a local nursing home. Memorial services will be 11:00 AM, Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at Taylor Memorial Baptist Church with Pastor Andrew Hebert, officiating. Mrs. Brown was born on November 19, 1922 in Erwinville, LA to Willis Cicero Hagwood and Emma Lela Broome Hagwood. She had been...

On August 21, 1986, God sent his child Francisco, to Hobbs, New Mexico. That day this city received its first blessing. That blessing was given to Heriberto Mendez Hinojos Jr. (Jonny) and Norma Garza Hinojos. Francisco was blessed by God with a brother, Inrico Jose Hinojos. His brother then blessed Francisco with a niece Zalissia L. Hinojos. Two nephews,...