Obituary

Garrett Dodson Obituary A memorial service for Garrett Dodson, 35, of Conchas Dam, NM will be held at 2:00 PM, Sat., Jan 17, 2026, at the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Portales with Mike Hankins and Gary Jones officiating. Garrett Randall William Dodson was born Dec. 2,...

Troy Hinton Obituary Arrangements for a memorial service for Troy Hinton, 70, of Portales will be announced shortly. Troy Lee Hinton was born Nov. 30, 1955 in Hobbs, NM to the home of Wanda Jean (Gardner) and Elmer Lee Hinton and died on the evening of Dec. 29, 2025...

Dennis "Rhea" Howe Obituary Memorial services for Rhea Howe, 83, of Portales will be held at 10:00 AM, Jan. 10, 2026 at the Cowboy Church in Hobbs, NM with Ty Bean and Kenneth Tidmore officiating. Dennis Rhae Howe, known to virtually everyone as Rhae, was born June...

Priscilla Archibeque Obituary      A rosary for Priscilla Archibeque, 80, of Portales, will be recited at 7:00 P.M., Thursday, January 1, 2026, at St Helen Catholic Church.  Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, January 2, 2026, at St Helen...

Warren Brakebill Obituary Warren Brakebill was born Aug. 18, 1940 in Portales to the home of Johnnie Myrtle (Stroud) and John David Brakebill and died on the evening of Dec. 23, 2025 in Portales.  Warren grew up in the Causey community.  During his school years, he...

Lisa Summers Obituary This obituary is posted as a courtesy to the family. Lisa Gayle Summers, 58, was born on October 31, 1967, in Portales, New Mexico, to William and Carol Summers and passed away on December 23, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas. Lisa graduated from Clovis...

Charlie Ortega Obituary A Memorial Service for Charlie Ortega will be held on Saturday, December 20, 2025, at 2:00pm in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel in Portales, New Mexico with Keisto Ontiveros officiating.  All of his family and friends will be honorary pallbearers....

Kim Butler Obituary Funeral services for Kim Butler, 65, of Portales, will be held at 10:00 AM, Fri., Dec. 19, 2025 in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Leslie Rector officiating.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Ty Tipton, Haiden Padgett, Gunnar...

Claudie Hensley Obituary Claudie Hensley, 86, was born Nov. 4, 1939 in Portales to the home of Ruth Elizabeth (Brown) and Claud Cooper, and passed from this life early on the morning of Dec. 10, 2025 in Amarillo, TX.  Although no formal services are planned, Claudie...