Obituaries

Katherine Pickard

Mar 11, 2016

Mittie "Katherine" Pickard, a longtime resident of Hobbs, NM passed away in Kindred Hospital, El Paso, TX on March 11, 2016. Her husband, Jesse R. Pickard, preceded her in death, January 1997. They moved to Hobbs from Arkansas in 1946. Mrs. Pickard relocated to El Paso, TX in 2014 due to illness and in order to be near her...

Henry Trevino

Mar 5, 2016

Henry C. Trevino, 62, of Hobbs, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2016 in Lubbock, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Griffin Funeral Home with Pastor Elio Barrios, officiating. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Visitation will be Tuesday, from 2:00-7:00 PM at the funeral home. Henry was born on...

Ramon Guerrero

Mar 1, 2016

Visitation Griffin Funeral Home 401 N. Dalmont Hobbs, NM  88240 Sunday, March 6, 2016 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Service Funeral Service Griffin Funeral Home 401 N. Dalmont Hobbs, NM  88240 Monday, March 7, 2016 12:00 PM Cemetery Memory Gardens 2909 N. Dal Paso Hobbs, NM  88240

Lucy Sanchez

Feb 26, 2016

Lucy Sanchez, 79, of Hobbs, passed away Friday, February 26, 2016. Mass of Christian Burial will be 12:00 PM, Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at St. Helena Catholic Church with Reverend Ricardo Bauzá, Celebrant. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. A rosary will be recited at 6:00 PM, Monday at Griffin Funeral Home. Visitation will be Monday from...

John Buhalts Iii

Feb 23, 2016

John Fred Buhalts, III of Jal NM peacefully passed on to the land in the sky, February 23, 2016. He was surrounded by his loving wife Glenna, his sister Joy and daughters Jennifer & Gena. Being the typical prankster John had defied all odds before running off to join the angel's choir. John was the eldest child of Thelma...

Willis Schoonover

Feb 22, 2016

Willis H. "Bill" Schoonover, Sr., 85, of Hobbs, passed away Monday, February 22, 2016 in Hobbs. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Friday, February 26, 2016 at Griffin Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Elio Barrios, officiating. Interment with follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park with Military Honors provided by the United States Air Force. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00...

Thomas Gerend

Feb 11, 2016

Thomas Leo Gerend, of Hobbs, passed away on Thursday, February 11, 2016. He was 62. Tom or Tommy to his family and friends, was born on September 9, 1953, in Koblenz, Germany. He spent the years of his childhood and young adulthood in Northern Minnesota, where he enjoyed Boy Scout campouts in the frigid winters and spent summers on...

Beatrice Trevino

Feb 8, 2016

Beatrice C. Trevino, 86, of Hobbs, passed away Monday, February 8, 2016 in Hobbs. Funeral Mass will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Father Ruben Romero as Celebrant. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 2:00-8:00 PM at Griffin Funeral Home. Beatrice was...

Benny Cox

Feb 8, 2016

Benny Earl Cox, 66, of Hobbs, passed away Monday, February 8, 2016 in Hobbs. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, February 12, 2016 at Griffin Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Willis Lee Evans, officiating. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Visitation will be Thursday from 1:00-7:00 PM at Griffin Funeral Home. Benny was born...

Clinton Lewis

Feb 7, 2016

Clinton Lewis, 81, of Hobbs, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2016 in Hobbs. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Friday, February 12, 2016 at Prairie Haven Memorial Park Chapel with Pastor Benny Greenlee, officiating. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Visitation will be Thursday from 1:00-7:00 PM at Griffin Funeral Home. Clinton was born on May 15,...

Betty Gourley

Jan 30, 2016

Service Graveside Prairie Haven Memorial Park 2201 E. Stanolind Rd. Hobbs, NM  88240 Monday, February 1, 2016 3:00 pm Cemetery Prairie Haven Memorial Park 2201 E. Stanolind Rd. Hobbs, NM  88240

Jaycie Crenshaw

Jan 28, 2016

Graveside services will be held for Jaycie Michele Crenshaw at 3:00 PM, Thursday, February 4, 2016 in Babyland, Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Jaycie passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016 in Lubbock, Texas. Survivors include her parents, Lynda Villalobos and Lance Crenshaw; sisters, Brisia and Leyla Villalobos; grandparents, Adela and Rafael Ramirez, Bennet and Diane Macik and Chuck Stroud and...

John Vine, Jr.

Jan 28, 2016

John "Babo" Vine, Jr., 43 of Hobbs, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016 in Hobbs. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at Prairie Haven Memorial Park Chapel. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4:00-8:00 PM, Monday the 1st at Griffin Funeral Home. John was born on March...

Ned Jackson

Jan 28, 2016

Ned R. Jackson, 59, passed away, Thursday, January 28, 2016 in Hobbs. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, February 4, 2016 at Griffin Funeral Home. Ned was born on December 2, 1956 in Quanah, Texas to Fred and Floyd Jackson. He was preceded in death by his parents and 3 sisters. Ned leaves to mourn,...

Don Brewer

Jan 5, 2016

Don Roy Brewer, 70 of Hobbs, NM, passed away, Tuesday, January 5, 2016 in the comfort of his home. Don was born on September 22, 1945 in De Kalb, Texas. He attended Hobbs High School and participated in the Navy Reserve. He graduated Hobbs High School in 1964. Don served his country in the United States Navy from 1963...

Margarita Moreno

Jan 2, 2016

Margarita Moreno, 70, of Hobbs, passed away, Saturday, January 2, 2016 in Lubbock, Texas. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Friday, January 8, 2016 at Jefferson Street Church of Christ with Pastor Hermano Marin, officiating. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. A Prayer service will be held at 7:00 PM, Thursday the 7th at Griffin Funeral Home....

Marvin Scarber

Dec 31, 2015

Marvin Scarber, 74, of Hobbs, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2015. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 PM, Friday, January 8, 2016 at Griffin Funeral Home. Marvin was born on July 29, 1941 in Decatur, TX to Luther and Dortha Scarber. He married Shirley Kovar on July 25, 1980 in Hobbs and they celebrated over 31 wonderful...

Rita Olivarez

Dec 30, 2015

Rita N. Olivarez passed away peacefully at Lubbock UHM Hospital on December 30, 2015. Rita was born on November 9, 1935 in Ojinaga, Mexico to Eleno and Magdalena Jacobo. She was a homemaker and very active in her Catholic faith. Rita was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church; she was a Eucharistic Minister and a Guadalupana. Rita...

Maxine Fortner

Dec 29, 2015

Maxine Fortner left this life to spend eternity in heaven with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 29, 2015. Maxine was born October 15, 1930 in Monticello, Arkansas to Simp Lee and Obie Mae Young. She married the love of her life Eugene (Buddy) Fortner on October 10, 1948. They later would move to Hobbs, NM to...

James Mcglothlin

Dec 21, 2015

James "Bo" McGlothlin, 61, of Hobbs, passed away December 21, 2015. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Griffin Funeral Home with Matt Ray, officiating. James was born on February 10, 1954 in Hobbs to Paul and Alice McGlothlin. He graduated from Hobbs High School in 1972. He worked as a painter....