Obituary

Funeral services for Chris Weems, 73, of Portales, will be held at 2:00 PM, Fri., Feb. 25, 2022 in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Tony Reynolds officiating.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Callen Mitchell, Markus Weems, Kevin Mitchell,...

Visitation for Bill Valencia, 75, of Portales will be held from 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M., on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at Wheeler Mortuary. Bill Valencia was born on May 28, 1946 in Anton Chico, New Mexico, to the home of Josephine (Baca) and Manuel Valencia, and died...

A rosary for Noel Vincent Gonzales, 33, of Portales will be held at 9:00 A.M., Friday, February 25, 2022, at St. Helen Catholic Church.  Mass of the Resurrection will follow at 10:00 A.M., Friday with Fr. Francisco Carbajal officiating.  Burial will follow...

Obituary Memorial services for Chet Wells, 42, of Portales, will be scheduled for a later time.  The family requests that in lieu of flowers that donations be made directly to the family to help with their expenses. Chet Matthew Wells was born July 19, 1979 in Desoto,...

Obituary A celebration of life for Barbara Ann (Bussey) Irwin, 85, of Portales will be held at 10:30 A.M., Friday, February 11, 2022, at First Baptist Church with Rev. Phillip Smith officiating. Barbara Ann Irwin was born on September 14, 1936, in Wynnewood, Oklahoma,...

Obituary A graveside service for Burma Leona (Elliott) Stark, 85, of Portales will be held at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, February 8,2022, in the Blanco Cemetery in Taiban with Wayne Baker officiating.  Family members will be serving as pallbearers. Burma Leona (Elliott)...

Private services by invitation only will be held for Billy Machen, 77, of Portales. Billy Wayne Machen was born Feb. 13, 1944 at home on the mesa west of Portales to the home of Rosa Stella (White) and Mell Hall Machen and died Jan. 27, 2022 in Lubbock, TX. Most of...

Graveside services for Carol Smith, 78, of Clovis, will be at 2:30 PM, Saturday, January 29, 2022, in the Portales Cemetery with Pastor Don Thomas officiating. All of her many friends will be honorary pallbearers. Those who desire to make memorial contributions may...

Obituary Crystal Carbajal was born September 16, 1988 and passed from this life on January 22, 2022 at the age of 33. Crystal was born Crystal Macie Moore, to the home of Cindy (Moore) Reese.  Crystal has three sisters and a brother Rocio, Lucero, Iridian, and Junior....

Obituary Funeral services for Maria Belen Simoes and her son Glenn Simoes will be held at St. Helen’s Catholic Church, Portales, NM, on January 31, 2022. Belen passed away on December 17, 2021 at the age of 87.  A Rosary begins at 9:00am, followed by a Funeral Mass at...