Graveside services for Letha (Green) Thompson, 95, will be held at 1:00P.M., on Monday, May 16, 2022, in the Floyd Cemetery, Floyd, NM. Letha Thompson was born on May 24, 1926, near Bluitt, NM to the home of Bernice M. Green and Mamie F. Green.  She spent nearly her whole life in Roosevelt County. She graduated high school from Lingo High School, Lingo, NM in 1944.  She attended Eastern New Mexico University.  She was a member of The Church of Christ.  She was also a...

On May 04,2022, Virginia Maxine Miller Smith passed peacefully from this life in Portales, NM. She was 93 years old.    Maxine is survived by one daughter, Sherry, and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren.   She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe, and two sons, Glen and Benny.   Maxine was born May 04, 1929 in Bethel, NM. She married Joe in 1944 and lived her entire adult life in Elida, New Mexico.  Per the request of...

Funeral services for James Kyte, 92, of Portales will be held at 10:00 AM, Tues., May 10, 2022 in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Phillip Smith officiating.  Burial will follow in the Mt. Zion Cemetery with Carroll Thomson, Ryan Wolking, Mickey Hargrove, Kerry Victor, Wayne Victor, and Roger Hollowell serving as pallbearers.  James Allen Kyte was born Aug. 26, 1929 at the family farm in rural Roosevelt County, and died at his home in Portales on the morning of May 3,...

Mass of the Resurrection for Frederico Cota, Jr., 77, of Portales will be celebrated by Fr. Francisco Carbajal at 10:00 AM, Mon., May 9, 2022 at St. Helen Catholic Church.  The Rosary will be recited preceding the mass at 9:00 AM.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Frederico Cota III, Cedric Cota, Adrian Cota, Gabriel Cota, Isaac Cota and Nathan Cota serving as pallbearers.  Charlie Aragon, Christopher Pacheco, Kenneth Hammond, David Torres and Ron Britton have...

Graveside services for Robert Williams, 85, currently of Lubbock, will be held at 2:00 PM, Sat., May 7, 2022 in the Portales Cemetery with his longtime friend, Randy Dunson officiating.  All of Bob’s former co-workers will serve as honorary pallbearers. Robert Howard Williams, known to family and friends as Bob, was born Oct. 11, 1936 in Richwood, WV, and died May 2, 2022 in Amarillo, TX.  Bob went to work in the coal mines at an early age, but in 1957, he came west and went...

Funeral Services for Andrea Coleman will be at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, May 5, 2022, at Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Dr. David Taylor officiating. Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Ryan Coleman, David Taylor, Caleb Taylor, Dennis Taylor, Michael Taylor, and Braden Fraze serving as pallbearers. Andrea Coleman was born September 22, 1952, in Hobbs, New Mexico to the home of James and Annette Lindsey, and died May 2, 2022, in Clovis, NM. Andrea truly enjoyed life, was adventurous...

Funeral services for Vicente Hernandez, 70, of Portales will be held at 2:00 PM, Fri., May 6, 2022 at La Iglesia Evangelica de Dios with Pastor Raymond Carillo officiating.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Nico Lavalle, Steven Chavez, Samuel Trevizo, Jose Lavalle, Sergio Hernandez and Angel Rivera serving as pallbearers. Vicente Hernandez was born Dec. 28 1951 in Ojinaga, Mexico to the home of Refulgia (Dominguez) and Anrique Hernandez, and died at his home in Portales...

Graveside services for Kerry Wallis, 56, of Portales, will be at 10:00 AM, Fri., May 6, 2022 in the Portales Cemetery with Rev. Farril Defoor officiating.  Emiliy Wallis, Danny Wallis, Tom DeWitt, Adam Gutierrez and Jordan Watson will serve as honorary pallbearers. Kerry Wayne Wallis was born June 6, 1965 in Tulsa, OK to the home of Mary Louise (Green) and Huston McCabe Wallis, Jr., and died at his home in Portales on May 2, 2022.  He was a 1984 graduate of Roswell High...

Funeral services for Donald Lee, 82, of Portales, will be held at 2:00 PM, Thurs., May 5, 2022 at the Church of God in Portales with George Smith and Pastor Don Hay officiating.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Jason Raines, Trevor Raines, Tristan Raines, Pacey Raines, Stephan Jones, Gevyn Rasco, Cesar Sotelo and Chucky Hernandez serving as pallbearers.  His great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren along with his lifelong friend, Carl Oster will be...

Funeral services for Justin Banks, 42, of Portales, will be held at 2:00 PM, Wed., May 4, 2022 at the Central Christian Church in Portales with Pastor Don Thomas officiating. Pallbearers will be Jeremy Southern, Thurston Herrera, Tracy Teel, Rusty Hardin, Monica Lucero and Jason Wilbanks.  Justin will be available for visitation at the funeral home on Tues., May 3, 2022 from 8 AM until 8 PM.  The family will be present to receive guests at the funeral home on Tues. evening from 6...