Obituaries

Dolle Needham

Dolle Needham

Jul 27, 2015

Memorial services for Evor (Dolle) E. Needham, 86, of Hobbs will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, August 3 at Griffin Funeral Home with Pastor Jay Jones, officiating. Dolle passed away at her home in Hobbs July 27, 2015 surrounded by family. She was born in Lamar, CO October 27, 1928 and was the oldest child of Henry and...

Eddie Bickley

Eddie Bickley

Jul 22, 2015

Eddie Joe Bickley was born on July 18, 1940 in Pecos, TX to Joe Edward and Opal (Hackney) Bickley. His family moved to Hobbs in 1942 and he graduated from Hobbs High School in 1958. Eddie attended Eastern New Mexico University and graduated 1963 with a Bachelor's degree in Geography and a minor in Geology. He served his country...

Sue Mceachern

Sue Mceachern

Jul 14, 2015

Sue McEachern, 81, of Hobbs, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2015. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, July 17, 2015 at Grace Baptist Church, 2525 N. Jefferson St. with Pastor Dan Purdy, officiating. Sue was born on April 17, 1934 in Moran, Texas to Tim and Ima Hamilton. She married Ray McEachern on August 8,...

Esperanza Gonzalez

Esperanza Gonzalez

Jul 14, 2015

Esperanza Gonzalez, 66, of Hobbs, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at her residence, surrounded by her family. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12:00 PM, Saturday, July 18, 2015 at St. Helena Catholic Church with Rev. Ricardo Bauza as celebrant. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. A Rosary will be recited at 7:00 PM,...

Charles Barnes

Charles Barnes

Jul 14, 2015

Charles Barnes, 79 , of Carlsbad, formerly of Hobbs, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2015 in Lubbock, TX. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 PM, Friday, July 17, 2015 at Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Charles was born on December 5, 1936 in Lamesa, TX. Services are under the direction of Griffin Funeral Home. www.griffinfuneralhomehobbs.com

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Connie Peoples

Connie Peoples

Jul 12, 2015

Connie J. Peoples, 59, of Hobbs, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2015 in Lubbock, TX. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM, Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at Griffin Funeral Home with Pastor Benny Greenlee, officiating. Connie was born on September 1, 1955 in Lufkin, TX to Doner and Ollie Mae Griffin. She married Lee Peoples on April...

Issac Perez

Issac Perez

Jul 11, 2015

Issac "Zayah" Isaiah Perez, 15 of Hobbs, passed away July 11, 2015 in Lubbock, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 AM, Friday, July 17, 2015 at Griffin Funeral Home with Pastor Dean Shropshire, officiating. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park with Rev. Ricardo Bauza, as celebrant. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM-8:00 PM, Thursday, July...

Cecil Denton

Cecil Denton

Jul 9, 2015

After a long illness, the Denton family lost its patriarch, Cecil Eugene (Gene) Denton of Hobbs, NM on July 9, 2015. Services will be held at Griffin Funeral Home Chapel on Monday, July 13, 2015 at 2:00 PM. Gene was born on November 30, 1928 in Lamesa, Texas to James T., Sr. and Zoe G. Denton. He proudly served...

Martin Cabrera, Jr.

Martin Cabrera, Jr.

Jul 8, 2015

Martin Cabrera, Jr. (Stud) 41, of Hobbs, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2015 in Alamogordo, NM. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM, July 13, 2015 at Taylor Memorial Baptist Church with Pastor Elio Barrios, officiating. Martin was born on October 16, 1973 in Baton Rouge, LA to Donna and Martin Cabrera. Martin loved being with his...

Etta Foley

Etta Foley

Jul 2, 2015

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Cemetery Prairie Haven Cemetery 2201 E. Stanolind Road Hobbs, NM  88240

Alice Carder

Alice Carder

Jun 27, 2015

Alice Carder, 93, of Spenser, Oklahoma, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2015 in Spenser. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at St. John Baptist Church with Pastor B.J. Choice, Sr., officiating. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:00-4:00 PM, Monday, July 6 at Griffin Funeral Home. Alice was...

Rose Idlebird

Rose Idlebird

Jun 1, 2015

Rose Idlebird, 70, of Hobbs, passed away Monday, June 1, 2015 in Hobbs. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, June 8, 2015 at Lane Chapel Methodist Church with Reverend Laron Fields, officiating. Rose was born on June 24, 1944 in Clarksville, Texas. Services are under the direction of Griffin Funeral Home. www.griffinfuneralhomehobbs.com.

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John Priller

John Priller

May 25, 2015

John "Jack" Priller, 71, of Hobbs, passed away, Monday, May 25, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 pm, Thursday, June 4, 2015 at Ft. Bliss National Cemetery in El Paso, Texas with Military Honors provided by the United States Navy. Jack was born on February 20, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois to Richard and Violet Priller. He served...

Anna Ogas

Anna Ogas

May 10, 2015

Anna Fay Ogas, 80, of Hobbs, New Mexico passed into the loving arms of God on May 10, 2015. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at St. Helena Catholic Church with Father Ruben Romero as celebrant. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Memorial Park. Ann was born in Clifton, Texas on...

Louella Barnett

Louella Barnett

Apr 22, 2015

Louella Barnett, 88, of Hobbs, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2015 in Hobbs. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 PM Friday, April 24, 2015 in Prairie Haven Cemetery with Pastor Dennis Durfee, officiating. Louella was born on October 29, 1926 in Beaver County, OK to James and Ella Ray. She married Ernest C. Barnett in 1946 in Oklahoma...

Angela Cabrera

Angela Cabrera

Apr 21, 2015

Angela Perez Cabrera passed away at Lea Regional Hospital at the age of 90. Beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, and friend, Angela was born in Cuidad Juarez, Mexico to Tiburcia Huizar Perez and Jesus Perez. After marriage, she lived in Kenedy and Sudan, Texas before settling in Hobbs, where she became a U.S. citizen and resided for over fifty years....

Patricia Workman

Patricia Workman

Apr 20, 2015

Pat Workman, 65, of Hobbs, formerly of Seminole, passed away Monday, April 20, 2015 in Hobbs. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Griffin Funeral Home. Visitation will be Friday, April 24 from 9:00 AM-7:00 PM Pat was born on November 2, 1949 in San Angelo, Texas to Oliver and Vera Mae Workman....

Conner Mayes

Conner Mayes

Apr 15, 2015

Graveside services for Conner James Mayes will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, April 20, 2015 in Prairie Haven Memorial Park - Babyland. Conner was born and passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 in Hobbs. Survivors include his parents, Kyle and Kimberly Mayes; grandparents, Steve and Paula Mayes and John and Stacy Phillips; and numerous great grandparents, aunts,...

Alma Haynes

Alma Haynes

Apr 10, 2015

Alma "Joan" Haynes, 79, of Hobbs, passed away Friday, April 10, 2015 in Odessa, TX. Funeral services will be 1:00 PM, Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Griffin Funeral Home with Pastors David Matkins and Mike Adams, officiating. Interment will follow in Prairie Haven Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4:00-6:00 PM, Tuesday the 14th at Griffin Funeral Home....

Velma Bullok

Velma Bullok

Apr 10, 2015

Velma Ruth (Barrows) Bullok passed away April 10, 2015 in Hobbs NM, at 95 years old. Ruth was born to Lea County pioneers, George and Ernestine Barrows in Lovington, NM on May 12, 1919. On July 2, 1944 she married Carl Luther Bullok of Texico, NM at the home of her brother, James, in Clovis NM. She is survived...