Funeral services for Richard Tivis, 42, currently of Midlothian, TX will be held at 10:00 AM, Sat., Sept. 18, 2021 at the Third and Kilgore Church of Christ with Rev. Rick Wilcher officiating.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Joel Green, Ty Burrow, Justin Banks, John Swopes, Ryan Hightower, Polo Ortega, Jason Miller and Rodney Tivis serving as pallbearers.  All of his many friends will serve as honorary pallbearers. Richard Doyle Tivis was born Dec. 7, 1978 in...

Funeral services for David C. Sanders, 85, of Portales, will be held at 2:00 PM, Thurs., Sept. 16, 2021 in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Steve Friskup officiating.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Frank Ferguson, Rod Savage, Alan Zachry, Paul Grider, Donny Massey and Manuel Jasso serving as pallbearers.  Charles Chambers, Storm Gerhart, Jack Merrick, Clovis Gray, Kendall Buzzard, Randy Lieb, James Robbins, Danny Tivis, Jimmie Duncan, and Cecile Archibeque will...

Graveside services for Frona (Kent) Jones, 89, of Portales, will be held at 2:00 PM, Tues., Sept. 14, 2021 in the Portales Cemetery with Rev. Josh Faucett officiating.  Josh Kent, Jason Kent, Mike Pharis, Sean Roland, Eric Hall and Raegan Whitacre will serve as pallbearers.  The family wants to thank all of the staff of Roosevelt General Hospital and the Lubbock hospital for the extreme care and love they gave to her while she was in their care. Frona Jane (Kent) Jones, was born...

A private family memorial service will be held for Larry Catlin, 75, in Kansas City, MO.  Larry Gene Catlin was born May 29, 1946, in Manhattan, KS to the home of Betty Jean (Lambert) and Bruce Ray Catlin, and died Sept. 8, 2021 in Portales, NM where he had been living for the past several years. Larry graduated from high school in Buffalo, MO, and attended the College of the Ozarks for a brief time.  It was there that he met Ruth Garnetta Byrd.  Larry left school to enlist...

Donald Mitchell Glenn was born February 21, 1942 in Roswell, New Mexico to Andrew and Velma Glenn. He spent his younger years on the family ranch 40 miles east of Roswell and moved with his family to Fruita, Colorado where he graduated from Fruita High School in 1960.  He attended Mesa College in Grand Junction and worked at various jobs around the area until he entered the U.S. Army in 1964.  After basic training he was sent to South Korea where he spent most of his...

William "Bill" Joy, 85, of Portales died early on the morning of Sept. 6, 2021 in Portales.  At his request, there will not be a formal service.  The family will host an informal gathering at his home, 208 NM 267, on Sat., Sept. 11, 2021 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. William McLaren Joy, known to everyone as "Bill," was born Sept. 15, 1935, in Jacksonville, IL to the home of Myrtle Margaret (McLaren) and Warren Drake Joy.  Following his graduation from high...

Lynn Leslie Poff, 65, passed away on Sept. 3, 2021 at his home in Portales, NM after fighting a lengthy illness.  A memorial will be held at 11:00 AM, Sept. 17, 2021 in the Portales Cemetery. Lynn was born Jan. 17, 1956 in Portales to Cecil and Veona Poff.  He graduated from high school in Roswell, and proudly served in the United States Marine Corps from 1976 until 1980.  He made his home in Portales, and made his living as a handyman, taking care of rental properties, and...

The Rosary for Arselia "Sally" Chavez, 90, of Portales, will be at 9:00 AM, Thurs., Sept. 9, 2021 at St. Helen Catholic Church.  The Mass of the Resurrection will follow at 10:00 AM with Fr. Francisco Carbajal officiating.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Joshua Chavez, Angel Lozano, Jonathan Chavez, Michael Sena, Stephen Sena, David Lopez and Ricky Lopez serving as pallbearers. Arselia Chavez, known to everyone as "Sally," was born Jan. 4,...

A graveside service for Madie Swagerty will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at the Elida Cemetery with Scott P Reeves officiating. Madie Myrtilla Swagerty was born Dec. 17, 1937 in Elida, to the home of Mary Eula (Morrow) and James E. Swagerty, and died very early on the morning of Sept. 2, 2021 in Enid, OK.  Madie lived her entire life in the town of Elida, and was a 1955 graduate of Elida High School.  Her parents owned a gas station and cafe in Elida, and...

Funeral services for Mildred Gardner, 96, of Portales, will be held at 10:00 AM, Sat., Sept. 4, 2021 in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with her son, Rodney Gardner officiating.  Burial will follow in the Causey Cemetery with Troy Gardner, Todd Durham, Douglas Brakebill, Lowell Gardner, Marcus Gardner, Matt Gardner, Braden Vaughan and Aaron Vaughan serving as pallbearers.  Sharla Sharp, Terry Hicks, Toni Poskey, Tina Smith, Stephanie Gardner, Ann Marie Patrick, Leslie Collar, Amanda...