Obituary

Obituary Memorial services for Neal Hale, 89, of Portales, will be held at 10:00 AM, Sat., June 24, 2023 in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel.  Private interment of his ashes will be in Fort Sumner, NM. Oather Neal Hale, known to family and friends as Neal, was born oct....

Obituary A celebration of life service for Mark Allen Franken, 60, will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, June 16th in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel in Portales, NM with Dan Greathouse officiating, with a burial being planned at a later date in Tucumcari, NM. In lieu of...

Obituary Funeral services for George Hay, 96, of Portales will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, June 17, 2023, in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Brad Morgan officiating.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery.  After the service, the Masonic Lodge across...

Obituary Funeral services for Sheila Savitz, 74, formerly of Portales, will be held at 1:00 PM, Sat., June 10, 2023 in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with David Bonner officiating.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Tim Baldwin, Gene Rainey, Nate Boudreau,...

Obituary The Rosary for Raymond Sanchez, 78, of Portales, will be recited at 9:00 AM, Mon., June 12, 2023 at St. Helen Catholic Church.  The Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 10:00 AM by Fr. Francisco Carbajal.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery...

Obituary Funeral services for Lovita Hale, 77, of Fort Sumner, NM will be held at 10:00 AM, Fri., June 9, 2023 in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Rick Wilcher officiating.  Burial will follow in the Elida Cemetery with Montie Nickels, Austin Hale, Cade...

Obituary Virginia Ann (Sellers) Barnett, 74, was born on November 5, 1948, in Belton, Texas, to the home of Helen (Cothren) and J.W. Sellers, and entered heaven's gate on May 25, 2023. Virginia grew up in Belton, Texas, and attended school there.  She started a farm...

Obituary Funeral services for Alonso M. Sigala, 67, of Portales will be held at 2:00 PM, Tues., May 30, 2023 at the First Church of the Nazarene in Portales with Pastor Vido officiating assisted by Pastor Ernie Tennefos.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery...

Obituary Funeral services for Ernest Win Askew, 91, of Clovis NM will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, June 3, 2023, in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Don Thomas officiating.  Honorary Pallbearers are Randy Mitchell, Ky Mitchell, Micah McCoy, Jason Renfro, Rhet...

Obituary Funeral services for Geraldine Burch, 91, of Portales, will be held at 10:00 AM, Wed., May 24, 2023 at the University Baptist Church in Portales with Rev. Steve Smith officiating, assisted by her daughter, Brenda Howard and a granddaughter, Brettenie Arzate. ...