Obituary

Maria "Skippy" Encinias Obituary The Rosary for Maria Encinias, 93, of Portales, will be recited at 9:00 AM Monday, June 8, 2026 at St. Helen Catholic Church, and will be followed by a Communion Service at 10:00 AM with Deacon Paul Benoit officiating.  Burial will...

Gregory "Greg" Fuller Obituary Memorial services for Greg Fuller will be announced at a later time. Gregory Don Fuller, known to family and friends as Greg, was born Sept. 13, 1962 in Portales to the home of K. Louise (Berry) and Ewing "E. A." Fuller, and passed from...

Bob Inge Obituary Funeral services for Bob Inge, 91, of Portales will be held at 2:00 PM, Sat., June 6, 2026 in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Rick Wilcher officiating.  Burial will be in the Portales Cemetery with Christopher Inge, Joshua Inge, Treyton West,...

Patricia Richardson Obituary Memorial services for Patricia Rosetta Richardson, 80, of Clovis will be held at 1:39 PM, Sat., May 30, 2026 at Grace Fellowship, 500 Schepps Blvd, Clovis, NM with Pastor Farril DeFoor officiating assisted by her longtime friend, Pastor...

Autumn Duran Obituary Funeral services for Autumn Duran, 39, of Portales, will be held at 10:00 AM, Wed., June 3, 2026 at Legacy Church in Portales with Pastor Abner Ortiz officiating.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery. Autumn Dinessa Duran was born Nov. 9,...

Bobby Ward, Jr. Obituary Bobby Ray “Bob” Ward Jr. departed this life on May 25, 2026 at home in Portales, New Mexico, surrounded by loved ones.   Upon receiving diagnoses of rectal cancer and Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) two weeks apart, he fought and overcame the cancer,...

Joseph Lujan Obituary The Rosary for Joseph “Dario” Lujan, 75, of Portales will be recited at 9:00 AM, Monday, June 1, 2026 at St. Helen Catholic Church.  Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 10:00 AM by Fr. Francisco Carbajal.  Mr. Lujan’s grandchildren...

Gary Ross Obituary Gary George Ross was born September 30,1946 in Portales to George and Maudie (Bural) Ross. Gary passed on the evening of May 24, 2026 surrounded by his wife Teresa, children Jamie, Forrest and Rebecca as well as all his grandchildren Lyrah, Damian,...

John "Weldon" Reed Obituary Funeral services for Weldon Reed, 98, of Portales, will be held at 10:00 AM, Wed. May 27, 2026, in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Wesley McAfee officiating.  Burial will follow in the Floyd Cemetery with Brandon Reed, Bobby Reed,...

Linda Brown Obituary Memorial services for Linda Jean Brown, 64, of Portales will be held at 2:00 PM, Tues., June 2, 2026 at Legacy Church with Pastor Abner Ortiz officiating. Linda Jean Brown was born Nov. 21, 1961, in Carlsbad, NM to the home of Joyce Imogene...