A funeral service for Debra Diane "Debbie" Smith, 61, of Portales, will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, December 16, 2019, at Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Pastor Donald Hay officiating.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery.      Debra Diane "Debbie" Smith was born on September 22, 1958, in Portales, New Mexico to the home of Laquita Joy (Bellar) and Gerald Alvis Wade and died on December 11, 2019 in...

     Kay Lee Skipworth passed peacefully on December 3rd, 2019 at the age of 91.  He was a cattleman, rancher, farmer, cowboy, storyteller and a pretty good windmill man.      Kay Lee was born in Fort Sumner, New Mexico on October 16, 1928 and attended school in the Dunlap area.  The youngest son of Roy B. and Ora Lee Skipworth, Kay Lee lived the cowboy way of life.      Kay Lee is survived by two of his three sons,...

The Rosary will be recited for Fortunato “Fred” Cordova, 86, of Portales, at 9:00 AM, Wed., Dec. 4, 2019 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 with Felipe Aranda III, Jonathan Cordova, J. J. Gonzales, Eric Saenz, Mario Cordova, Dominic Soria, Emilio Aranda and Gabriel Montano serving as pallbearers.  All of his other grandchildren will be...

Funeral services for Gwendolyn (Louise) Bruce will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, Dec 6, 2019, in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Pastor Sam Duncan officiating.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery. Louise was born Jan. 5, 1928, in Shamrock, TX, to Marie Leota and Ray Caldwell Blandford, and died Nov. 30, 2019 in Waxahachie, TX.  She was the sixth child of eleven.  When she was a young child, the family moved to Portales, which they considered the garden of Eden having...

     The Mass of the Resurrection for Rosa Lee Velasquez, 61, of Portales, will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, November 27, 2019, at St Helen Catholic Church with Fr. Francisco Carbajal officiating.  The Rosary will be recited at 7:00 PM, Tuesday, November 26, 2019.      Rosa Lee Velasquez was born on March 20, 1958, in Portales, New Mexico to the home of Manuelita (Saiz) and Tomas Velasquez and died on November 19, 2019 in...

Graveside rites for Charles E. Brown, 90, of Portales, NM will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Tues., Nov. 26, 2019 in the Portales Cemetery.  Those desiring to make memorial donations may send them to the church or charity of their choice. Charles Edward Brown was born Mar. 24, 1929 in Binghamton, NY to the home of Ruth (Rockwell) and Charles F. Brown, and died Nov. 18, 2019 in Lubbock, TX.  Mr. Brown’s boyhood home was in Castle Creek, NY.  He attended school in Whitney...

Helen Mohea Warnica, 91, passed from this life on Nov. 18, 2019 in Portales.  She was born Feb. 3, 1928 in Ashland, OK to the home of Hazel Mohea (Goode) and Marvin Eugene Christian.  The family moved to Portales in 1931, and this remained her home for the remainder of her life.  While in high school, Helen was active in Rainbow for Girls.  Mrs. Warnica was the Valedictorian of the class of 1946 at Portales High School as well as May Queen and Drum Majorette.  On...

     The Mass of the Resurrection for Rita Trujillo Ruiz, 91, of Portales, will be celebrated at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at St Helen Catholic Church with Fr. Francisco Carbajal officiating.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Scotty Trujillo, Henry Ruiz, II, Andrew Urias, Christopher Urias, Justin Ruiz and Sam Ruiz serving as pallbearers.  The Catholic Daughters of the Americas and all of her loving and devoted family will be...

A "Celebration" of the life of Constance (Casey) Sawyer, 47, of Portales will be held at 2:00 PM, Wed., Dec. 18, 2019 at the Southside Church of Christ. Constance Faith Arlene (Casey) Sawyer, known to family and friends as "Connie," was born Mar. 14, 1972, in Albuquerque, NM to the home of Janice (Ketcham) and Joseph A. Casey, and passed from this life on Fri., Nov. 8, 2019 in Portales.  Connie played Girl's Basketball during her Freshman and Sophomore years at...

Funeral services for Stanley "Stan" Graham, 71, of Denison, TX will be held at 2:00 PM, Thurs., Nov. 14, 2019 in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Pastor Michael Eminger officiating, assisted by Pastor Larry Graham.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Brandon Paul Graham, Larry Paul Graham, Jim Gaither, Dan Eminger, David Eminger and Tim Eminger serving as pallbearers.  Honorary pallbearers will be Glenn Eminger, Ben Eminger and Marvin Ray Eminger (Deceased)...