Graveside services for Trina Lavon Bradley, 59, of Clovis, NM will be held at the Portales Cemetery, Mon., Mar. 30, 2020 at 1:00 PM with Gerald Owens officiating.  Honorary pallbearers are Jamey Bradley, Jim McGee, John Bradley, Justin Bradley, Clint Hopper and Isaiah Keller.  All of Trina's friends and the staff from ENMRSH will also be honorary pallbearers.  Due to the restrictions on the size of groups gathering for services, we respectfully request that only family...

The family of Earnest E. Griffin of Portales, NM  is saddened to announce that Earnest passed on March 26th, 2020 at the age of 69 years.  He passed away in his home after a short illness with cancer. Earnest was the sixth of thirteen children born to the late Gladys Griffin.  He considered himself to be an   "Authentic Cowboy."   He loved working on ranches, being around horses and wearing his cowboy hat and boots. He will be lovingly...

LaJuana (Cantrell) Lee, 86 of Allen, Tx passed away peacefully in Allen, Tx on March 21, 2020. LaJuana was born on August 2, 1933 in Portales, New Mexico to Kay Cantrell & Nevee (Wilhite) Cantrell.  They both proceeded her in death. She is survived by one brother Jack Cantrell of Portland, Oregon, her children Ron (Joy) Lee of Krum, Texas, Creta (Scott) Reed of Allen, Texas and Rick (Jennifer) Lee of Mooreland, Oklahoma, 8 grandchildren & 14 great grandchildren & many...

Private family funeral services for Floy Fred Wood Jr. (92 years of age) of Portales will be at Wheeler’s Mortuary.   Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with grandsons and great-grandsons serving as pallbearers: Eric Dictson, Rustin Self, Ethan Self, Grant Dictson, Eli Dictson, Sawyer Dictson, and Archer Dictson. Honorary pallbearers are Johnathan Fitzgerald, Robert Fitzgerald, Michael Fitzgerald, and Luke Steele. Woody Wood was born Sunday, February 19, 1928, in...

Family graveside services for Florentino Baca, 89, of Portales, will be held at 10:00 AM, Wed., Mar. 25, 2020 in the Portales Cemetery with Fr. Francisco Carbajal officiating.  Eric Baca, Gilbert Baca, Jonathan Baca, Michael Baca, Cory Baca, James Baca and Aron Baca will serve as pallbearers.  All other grandchildren will be honorary pallbearers. Florentino Ruben Baca was born May 20, 1930, in Lovato, NM to the home of Anita (Urioste) and Julio Baca, and died at his home in...

Memorial services for Lee Dale Givens, 90, of Portales have been postponed until a later time due to the Corona Virus restrictions. Lee Dale Givens was born January 13, 1930 and passed from this life into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Friday, March 13, 2020. He was the only child of Virgil Lee Givens and Wyndolyn Coats Givens. Raised just outside of Fredrick, OK, Lee Dale attended Lowell Elementary and Frederick Junior High School. He actively participated in many...

Joe was born October 15, 1925 in Portales to Frances Marion (Tobe) and Zona Blair. He attended Portales schools until the day after his 17 birthday on which his dad agreed to sign for him to enlist in the Navy in 1942. He thought joining the service was the patriotic thing to do as the nation pulled together to fight WW ll . After boot camp, he went aboard the USS Farragut DD348 a destroyer. He served both in the Atlantic and Pacific. The Farragut was involved in 26 engagements and received...

Funeral services for Dr. E. Jay Wheeler, 80, of Lubbock, TX, will be held Tues., Mar. 17, 2020, in Portales, NM, at 2:00 PM Mountain Daylight Time, in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel. Rev. Buddy Moore will be officiating, assisted by Scott P. Reeves and Dr. Thomas McGovern. Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Kevin Wheeler, Amanda Hale, Cooper DuPree, Uriah Blu, Reagan Marquis, and Scott Reeves serving as pallbearers. Ernest Jay Wheeler was born Sept. 14, 1939, in Portales, NM, to...

Funeral services for Edward R. Gonzales, 93, of Portales will be held at 10:00 AM, Tues., Mar. 17, 2020 in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Pastor Kelly Fulfer officiating assisted by Barton Charles Gonzales.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Fr. Francisco Carbajal presiding.  His grandsons, Valentine Sotelo, Rudy Sotelo, Jr., Juan Martinez, Victoriano Martinez, Rey Garcia and Marcel Gonzales will serve as pallbearers.  Jayson Zingraf and Leroy Aragon, Jr. who...

Benjamin Wayne Tabor joined his Heavenly Father on March 12, 2020 while surrounded by his family.  Ben was born December 10, 1984 in Rocky Ford, Colorado to Brian and Zoe Tabor. As a child he was always busy and on-the-go and wanted to try his hand in everything.  As he got older, his family moved to Portales before finally settling in Elida, NM where he attended High School.  Ben's fun filled attitude was contagious and was often referred to as the "class...