A graveside service for Teresita Valencia will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, September 24th, at the Portales Cemetery. Teresita Valencia, 69, of Portales, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2020, in Portales.  She was born on August 9, 1951, in Las Vegas, New Mexico to the home of Mary (Lujan) and Cruz Garcia. Teresita Valencia is survived by two daughters, Vicki Almader and Jennifer Holguin; ten grandchildren; 24 great grandchildren; one brother, Ernest Garcia and wife Lorraine,...

Funeral services for Leone Reynolds, 95, of Portales, will be 10:00 AM, Wed., Sept. 23, 2020 at the University Baptist Church with Rev. Steve Smith officiating, assisted by Timothy Smith.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Glen McAfee, Gene Bundy, Tommy Kent, Don Keneipp, David Moon, Mike Madden, John King and Lance Hill serving as pallbearers.  All her many friends will serve as honorary pallbearers.  Memorial contributions may be made to the New Mexico Baptist...

Funeral services for Warren Funk, 85, of Portales will be held at 10:00 AM, Tues., Sept. 29, 2020 at the Third and Kilgore Church of Christ with David Heflin officiating.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Adam Terry, Roy Tivis, Jim Chandler, Colin Chandler, Mike Terry and Buddy Blue serving as pallbearers.  All of Warren's many friends will serve as honorary pallbearers.  The family will receive guests at the funeral home on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 27, 2020...

Funeral services for Gildardo Aranda, 72, of Portales, will be held at 1:00 PM, Fri., Sept. 18, 2020 in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Pastor Pete Jaramillo officiating.  Honorary pallbearers will be Jesse Aranda, Julien Aranda, Robert Montoya, Robert Montoya, Jr., Sammy Montoya, Mario Montoya, Gabriel Montoya, as well as all of his other nephews. Gildardo Pando Aranda was born Nov. 11, 1947 in Pueblito, Chihuahua, Mexico to the home of Andrea (Pando) and Domingo Aranda, and died...

A Memorial Mass of the Resurrection for Amanda "Mandy" Villanueva, 45, will be celebrated by Fr. Francisco Carbajal at 10:00 AM, Thurs., Sept. 24, 2020 at St. Helen Catholic Church.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with her beloved family acting as honorary pallbearers. Amanda Christine Villanueva, known to family and friends as Mandy,  was born Mar. 16, 1975 in Portales and died Sept. 11, 2020 in Portales.  She was a 1993 graduate of Portales High...

The Mass of the Resurrection for Manuel Rodriguez, 62, of Portales will be celebrated at 10:00 AM, Tues., Sept. 15, 2020 at St. Helen Catholic Church with Deacon Daniel Chavez officiating.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Mauel Rodriguez, Jr., Marco Rodriguez, Miguel A. Rodriguez, Juan Villegas, Isias Villalba and Gerzain Martinez serving as pallbearers. Manuel Rodriguez was born October 28, 1957, in Rancho LaMolina, Chihuahua, Mexico to the home of Maria Isabel (Saenz...

The Mass of the Resurrection for Maria Chavez, 90, of Portales, will be celebrated at 10:00 AM, Mon., Sept. 14, 2020 at St. Helen Catholic Church with Fr. Francisco Carbajal officiating.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Randy Chavez, Jr., Noel Lozano, Eric Sena, Senovio Chavez, Jason Chavez and Jonathon Rivera serving as pallbearers.  All of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren will be honorary pallbearers.  The Rosary will be recited at 4:00 PM, Sun., at...

Funeral services for Beth Hamilton, 79, of Elida, will be held at 2:30 PM, Fri, Sept. 11, 2020 at the Elida United Methodist Church with Pastor Darryl Tenefos officiating, assisted by Jennifer Hardin.  Burial will follow in the Elida Cemetery with Cody Boucher, Joel Moore, Don Moore, Jimmy Dale Ward, Lonnie Jones and Joel Nuckols serving as pallbearers.  Travis Hardin, Greg Hill, Bob Sanders, Brad Schilings and Jim Bob Nuckols along with members of the Elida Fire and EMS...

Funeral services for Donna Burney Weems, 82, longtime resident of Roosevelt County, will be held at 10:00 AM, Thurs., Sept. 10, 2020 in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Pastor Don Thomas officiating.  Burial will follow in the Causey Cemetery with Sterlin Burney, Silver Burney, Brad Oder, Hadlee Oder, Baylee Oder and Collin Bowers serving as pallbearers.  All of her loving family will be honorary pallbearers.  Those desiring to make memorial contributions may send them to...

Neva Jo Phifer Bass was born on February 10, 1934 in McAdoo, TX to the home of Mae (Carmack) and Emmitt Phifer, and departed this life on September 5, 2020 at age 86 in Portales. A funeral service for Neva Bass will be held at 2:00 PM, on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Chaplain Lemuel Perry officiating.  Burial will follow in the Mt. Zion Cemetery with Brent Bass, Joe Kelting, Lyndon Hardin, Jordan Bass, Cody Knoll and Rene Hernandez serving as pallbearers...