Obituary

Obituary Ida Lou Witten (98 years old) died peacefully on Saturday, April 15 th in Portales, New Mexico. She was born in Jamesport, (Daviess County) Missouri on November 17 th , 1924 to Perry T.and Iva Etha (Sartain) Swofford. Ida Lou was working as a bookkeeper and...

Obituary Duane W. Ryan was released from his earthly body in the early morning hours of April 6, 2023 at his home in Portales, New Mexico. He lived 90 strong and vibrant years until pancreatic cancer overcame him in the last few months. He faced his impending death...

Portales, NM – April 7, 2023 – Duane Ryan, a champion of Public Broadcasting and a member of the Eastern New Mexico University community since 1967, passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2023. Duane Ryan spent 55 years as the Director of Broadcasting at Eastern New Mexico...

Obituary Funeral Services for Lee Hill, 52, of Clovis, NM will be held at 2:00 PM, Thurs., April 6, 2023 at the University Baptist Church with Rev. Steve Smith officiating.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Gabriel Travizo, Brian Hill, Lawrence Hill,...

Obituary Funeral services for Johnny Welch, 84, of Portales will be held at 10:00 AM, Mon., April 10, 2023 at the Calvary Baptist Church in Portales with Rev. Wesley McAfee officiating.  The family will receive guests at the funeral home from 6 to 8 PM, Sat., April 8,...

Obituary Memorial services for Randal Burnett, 66, of Portales, will be held at 10:00 AM, Tues., April 4, 2023 at Third and Kilgore Church of Christ with his two brothers, Curtis and Ronnie Burnett officiating. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory...

Obituary Funeral services for Bobbie “Joy” Best will be held at 10:00 AM, Sat., April 1, 2023 in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with her grandson, Ryan Best officiating.  Burial will follow in the Floyd Cemetery with Ryan Best, Reavis Bell, Halee Goff, Klancy Best, Trey...

Obituary Graveside services for Tommy Hill, 72, of Hobbs, NM will be held at 2:00 PM, Sat, Mar. 25, 2023 in the Portales Cemetery with Rev. Terry Hill officiating.  All his friends will be honorary pallbearers. Tommy was born Nov. 18, 1950 in Portales to the home of...

Obituary A viewing for LaNell Linder will be held on Tuesday morning, March 21, 2023 at the Wheeler Mortuary at 500 E Third St, Portales, NM 88130 with a graveside funeral service to be held on Tuesday afternoon at 1:00 PM in the Portales Cemetery with Rev. Matt Wood...

Obituary Funeral services for Nehemiah I. Montano, 15, will be held at 2:00 PM, Thurs., Mar. 16, 2023 at the First Apostolic Lighthouse Church in Portales, with Pastor Walter F. Moore officiating.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Gabriel Montano,...