Obituary

Blanche Hudson Obituary Courtesy of : Wheeler Mortuary Funeral services for Blanche (Wilhoit) Hudson, 88, of Portales will be held at 10:00 AM, Thurs., Jan. 29, 2026 at the Third and Kilgore Church of Christ with Pastor Todd Terry officiating.  Burial will follow in...

Sarah Davis Obituary Courtesy of: Wheeler Mortuary Graveside services for Sarah Davis, of Clovis will be held at 2:00 PM, Fri, Jan. 30, 2026 in the Mt. Zion Cemetery with Rev. Stacy Conner officiating.  Frances Townson, LaHonda Horton, Juanelle Scott, Phyllis Hamm,...

Gary Jaramillo Obituary The Rosary for Gary Jaramillo, 60, of Portales, will be recited at 9:00 AM, Fri., Jan. 16, 2026 at St. Helen Catholic Church.  Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 10:00 AM by Deacon Paul Benoit.  Burial will follow in the Portales...

Patricio "Patrick" Gilman Obituary Funeral services for Patrick Gilman, 26, currently of Mountainair, NM will be held at 2:00 PM, Wed., Jan. 21, 2026 in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Steve Smith officiating.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery....

Benny Taylor Obituary A family memorial observance for Benny Taylor, 94, of Portales, will be held at the graveside at a later time. Benny Lee Taylor was born July 22, 1931, in Roswell, New Mexico, to Norma (Davidson) and William F. Taylor, and peacefully passed from...

Raul Acosta Obituary Raul Acosta was born May 7, 1936 in Chuchupa, Mexico to the home of Isadora (Beltran) and Cruz Acosta and died at his home in Portales on Jan. 3, 2026.  Mr Acosta came to the United States in 1986, and settled in Portales.  Throughout his working...

Garrett Dodson Obituary A memorial service for Garrett Dodson, 35, of Conchas Dam, NM will be held at 2:00 PM, Sat., Jan 17, 2026, at the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Portales with Mike Hankins and Gary Jones officiating. Garrett Randall William Dodson was born Dec. 2,...

Troy Hinton Obituary Arrangements for a memorial service for Troy Hinton, 70, of Portales will be announced shortly. Troy Lee Hinton was born Nov. 30, 1955 in Hobbs, NM to the home of Wanda Jean (Gardner) and Elmer Lee Hinton and died on the evening of Dec. 29, 2025...

Dennis "Rhea" Howe Obituary Memorial services for Rhea Howe, 83, of Portales will be held at 10:00 AM, Jan. 10, 2026 at the Cowboy Church in Hobbs, NM with Ty Bean and Kenneth Tidmore officiating. Dennis Rhae Howe, known to virtually everyone as Rhae, was born June...

Priscilla Archibeque Obituary      A rosary for Priscilla Archibeque, 80, of Portales, will be recited at 7:00 P.M., Thursday, January 1, 2026, at St Helen Catholic Church.  Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, January 2, 2026, at St Helen...