Obituary

Graveside services for Ellen Cereceres, 58, of Portales will be held at 10:00 AM, June 5, 2026 in the Portales Cemetery with Mary Marez officiating. Ellen Christine Cereceres was born July 10, 1967, in Rocky Ford, CO to the home of Stella Irene (Gonzales) and Rudolfo...

John Smith Obituary Graveside services will be held Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at the Elida Cemetery.  Honoray pall bearers will be all friends and family.  The family will receive guests at the funeral home on Monday evening from 6 until 8 PM.  In lieu of flowers,...

Funeral services for W. E. “Dub” Dever, 89, of Portales, will be held at 2:00 PM, Tues., May 12, 2026 in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Pat Boone officiating.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Cody White, Tanner White, Tyler White, Kerry Scott...

Nettie Griffin Obituary With heavy hearts, the family of Nettie Mae Griffin announces her passing at her home in Clovis, New Mexico, on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at the age of 66. She had been facing ongoing health challenges related to renal failure in recent years....

Maria Cordova Obituary A rosary for Maria Cordova, 91, of Portales, will be recited at 9:00 A.M., Thursday, May 7, 2026, at St Helen Catholic Church.  Mass of the Resurrection will follow at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, May 7, 2026, at St Helen Catholic Church with Fr....

Donald Soukup Obituary Donald Charles Soukup passed away peacefully on April 28, 2026, at the age of 89. He was born in Chicago, IL on September 10, 1936 to Frank and Vlasta Zluticky Soukup and grew up in the suburbs of Chicago. An avid outdoorsman, making the most of...

Ruth "Lynell McClary Obituary Private graveside services for Lynell McClary will be conducted at 1:00 PM (CDT), Mon., May 4, 2026 in the Channing Cemetery in Channing, TX with her daughter, Lynlea Fleischman officiating.  Family members will serve as pallbearers.  The...

Denna Russell Obituary The Celebration of life for Denna Russell, 62, of Portales will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Legacy Church in Portales with Michael O’Connor officiating. Burial will be in the Portales Cemetery with Phoenix Russell, David...

Rosa Garcia Obituary In Loving Memory of Rosa Crusita Garcia A graveside service for Rosa Crusita Garcia will be held at 10:00 A.M., on Saturday, April 25, 2026, in the Portales Cemetery with Rev. Steve Smith officiating. All of her family and friends will be honorary...

Jerry Milner Obituary PLACED AS A COURTESY Jerry Dan Milner was born September 25, 1940, in Levelland, Texas to Lewis Edwin and Annie Jewel Milner, and passed away April 11, 2026, after a long illness at the VA Medical Center in Amarillo, Texas at the age of 85. Jerry...