Obituary

Austin Lenard Obituary A graveside committal service for Austin Lenard, 66, of Portales, will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, March 31st in the Portales Cemetery. Austin was born Feb. 4, 1959 in Portales, to Edna “Elaine (Shults) and Alton Morris Lenard and died at his...

Micaela "Mickey" Quintero Obituary Private graveside services will be held for Micaela Quintero, 93, of Portales.  Public Visitation will be at Wheeler Mortuary on Monday afternoon from 2 to 5 PM. Micaela Quintero, known to most people as Mickey, was born Sept. 29,...

Mary Jewell Obituary The family of Mary Alice Jewell will host a memorial gathering to share food, stories and remembrances of her life at 1:00 PM, Thurs., Mar. 20th at Little Old Little New, 1354 N. Chicago in Portales. Mary Alice Jewell was born Aug. 4, 1937 in...

Marcelle Merrick Obituary Funeral services for Marcelle Merrick, 85 of Portales, will be held at 10:00 AM, Sat., Mar. 22, 2025 in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Rick Kenyon officiating assisted by Betty Williamson.  Burial will follow in the Causey Cemetery with...

Patricia Smith Obituary Patricia Ann Smith was born May 19, 1955 in Baltimore, MD to the home of Jenny Lynn (Parker) and Victor Gus Peranio and died Mar. 8, 2025 in Portales, NM at the age of 69 years, 9 months and 17 days. Mrs. Smith grew up in Maryland where she...

Ricky Jameson Obituary Ricky Jameson, age 63, of Clovis, New Mexico, passed away peacefully on March 9th, 2025. Ricky was a hard-working man who spent his life dedicated to his family, his career, and doing the things he loved. During his high school years, Ricky was...

Belsora Esparza Obituary The Rosary for Belsora Esparza, 59, of Roswell, NM will be recited at 9:00 AM, Mon., Mar. 10, 2025 at St. Helen Catholic Church.  Mass of the Resurrection will follow at 10:00 AM with Fr. Francisco Carbajal as celebrant.  Marco Esparza, Jesus...

Lee Massey Obituary Graveside services for Lee Massey, 91, of Levelland, TX will be held at 11:00 AM, Fri., Mar. 7, 2025 in the Causey Cemetery with Kevin Massey officiating.  Kyle Massey, Craig Massey, Kenneth Cox, Lewis Walker, Rory Bowman and Matthew Massey will...

Larry Powell Obituary With love and gratitude for a life well lived, we announce the passing of Larry Don Powell who joined the stars on February 17, 2025 at the age of 71. Larry was born on July 28, 1953 in Roswell, NM to Everett and Edith Powell. He is survived by...

John Sanchez Obituary Funeral services for John Antonio Sanchez, 73, of Portales, will be held at 2:00 PM, Tues., Mar. 4, 2025 in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Pastor Bob Civil officiating, assisted by Jeff Civil.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery. Juan...