Obituary

Funeral service for Donald E. Ayers, 59, of Portales, will be held at 10:00 A.M., Thurs., Mar. 9, 2017 at the First United Methodist Church in Portales with Dr. Keith Wilks officiating. Burial will be in the Portales Cemetery. Donald Edward Ayers, known to family and...

Funeral services for Eunice Schumpert, 95, of Portales will be held at 10:00 Wed., Mar. 8, 2017 at the First Baptist Church with Dr. David McFadden officiating, assisted by her son, Burnie Schumpert as well as other family members. Burial will follow in the Portales...

Funeral services for Scotty Holmes, 79, of Portales, will be at 2:00 PM, Mon., Mar. 6, 2017 in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Brad Morgan officiating. Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Jared Shearer, Jody Nix, Billy Ray Holmes, Jerry Nix, Zackery...

The Rosary for Ignacio Parra, 83, of Portales will be recited at 9:00 AM, Sat., Mar. 4, 2017 at St. Helen Catholic Church. It will be followed by the Mass of the Resurrection at 10:00 AM with Fr. Charles Ugochukwu as celebrant. Burial will follow in the Portales...

Graveside services for John "Junior" Wooley, 82, of Portales will be held at 2:00 PM, Thurs., Mar. 2, 2017 in the Portales Cemetery with Rev. Clyde Gilman officiating. All of Junior's many friends will be honorary pallbearers. John "Junior" Wooley was born Jan. 11,...

Funeral services for Rosemary Shackleford, 86, currently of Lubbock, will be at 2:30 PM, Sat., Mar. 4, 2017 at the Dora Church of Christ with Gary Simpson officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Zion Cemetery. All of her nephews and grand-nephews will serve as...

The Mass of the Resurrection for Natividad Olivas, Jr., 48, of Portales will be celebrated at 10:00 AM, Thurs., Mar. 2, 2017 at St. Helen Catholic Church by Fr. Charles Ugochukwu. Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Martin Olivas, Luis Olivas, Eugenio...

Funeral services for Benjamin C. Crane, 94, of Portales will be held at 10:00 AM, Fri., Mar. 3, 2017 at Trinity Assembly of God Church with Pastor Kelly Fulfer officiating, assisted by Pastor Casey Steen and Pastor Lance Garrison. Burial will follow in the Portales...

A memorial service for Sarah Jane Roberts, 56, of Portales, will be held at 2:00 PM, Sun., Mar. 5, 2017 at the Hydration Station in Portales. Sarah Jane Roberts was born Jan. 25, 1961 in Portales to the home of Wanda and Estel Roberts, and died Feb. 27, 2017 in...

Funeral services for Franklin "Frank" Levacy, 83, of Portales will be at 2:00 PM, Mon., Feb. 27, 2017 in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Butch Schneider officiating, assisted by Scott P. Reeves. Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Frank L. Levacy,...