Obituary

Geneva Nevarez Obituary A memorial service for Geneva Munoz Nevarez, 51, will be held at 1:00 P.M., Friday, October 30, 2026, at the Portales Church of the Nazarene. Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery. Geneva Nevarez (Munoz) was born on March 25, 1975, in...

Laura Beth Newberry Obituary Laura Beth (Cook) Newberry was born on May 25, 1939, in Seymour, Texas, to Robert Cook and Juanice Benham Cook. She passed away on October 3, 2026, in Clovis, New Mexico. Funeral services will be held on Friday, Oct. 16 at 10 a.m. at...

Carolyn Gorrell Obituary      A memorial service for Carolyn Gorrell, 88, of Portales will be held at 10:30 A.M., Saturday, November 14, 2026, at Emmanual Baptist Church with Pastor C.J. Garrett officiating.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery. Carolyn...

Stella Henley Obituary Graveside services for Stella (Turney) Henley, 81, currently of Shelbyville, KY will be held at 3:00 PM, Sat., Oct. 3, 2026 in the Portales Cemetery.  Those desiring to make memorial contributions may send them to St. Judes Children’s Hospital,...

Dana Pergeson Obituary Funeral services for Dana Pergeson, 87, of Portales, New Mexico, will be held at 10:00 AM, on Friday, October 2, 2026, at Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Leonard Stanton officiating.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Joshua Warren,...

Ruben Calderon-Avita Obituary Funeral services for Ruben Calderon-Avita, 67, of Portales, will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, October 2, 2026 at the Calvary Baptist Church in Portales with Pastor Arthuro Villa officiating, assisted by Pastor Raul Ornelas.  Burial will...

Kimberly Brady Obituary There will be an informal gathering to honor the memory of Kimberly Anne Brady, 64, of Portales, at 11:00 AM, Sat., Oct. 3, 2026 at the Floyd Community Center. Kimberly Anne Brady was born Sept. 9, 1962 in Portales to the home of Sharon (Wood)...

Adrienne Taylor Obituary A family memorial observance for Adrienne Joyce Taylor, 92, of Portales, will be held at the graveside at a later time. Adrienne Joyce Taylor was born March 17, 1934, in Ramon, New Mexico, to the home of Johnnie Viola (Downer) and Adron Medlan...

Sharon "Sherry" Harvey Obituary Sharon Lou “Sherry” Harvey passed away on September 22, 2026, in Midwest City, Oklahoma. She was born on November 9, 1942, in Harrisburg, Illinois, to Warren and Janet Allen. Shortly after her birth, her family moved to Portales, New...

Robert Burnett Obituary A graveside service for Robert Burnett, 73, of Portales, New Mexico, will be held at a later date. Robert Lynn Burnett was born on November 22, 1952, in Portales, New Mexico to the home of Julia Omega (Speckman) and David Pierpont Burnett, and...