Obituary

Manuel Garcia Obituary The Rosary for Manuel Garcia, 88, of Portales, will be recited at 9:00 AM, Fri., April 11, 2025 at St. Helen Catholic Church.  the Mass of the Resurrection will follow at 10:00 AM with Fr. Francisco Carbajal officiating.  Burial will be in the...

Emma Ainsworth Obituary Funeral services for Emma Ainsworth, 15, of Portales will be held first at St. Helen Catholic Church on Mon., Apr. 7th.  The Rosary will be recited at 9:00 AM, and will be followed at 10:00 AM by the Mass of the Resurrection with Fr. Francisco...

Sheryl Keneipp Obituary Sheryl Denise (Burleson) Keneipp, 77, of Portales, died on April 2, 2025, in Portales.  She was born on February 26, 1948, in Clovis, New Mexico, to Betty Joyce (Myers) and Clifford Price “C.P.” Burleson.  She graduated from the Melrose Schools...

Epifania "Epi" Gutierrez Obituary The Rosary for Epifania Gutierrez, 92, of Portales will be recited at 9:00 AM, Wed., April 2, 2025 at St. Helen Catholic Church.  The Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 10:00 AM by Fr. Francisco Carbajal.  Burial will...

Xavier Lujan Obituary A Memorial Mass of the Resurrection for Xavier Lujan, 16, of Portales, will be announced at a later time.  Public visitation will be at Wheeler Mortuary on Wed., April 9, 2025 from 8 AM to 8 PM. Xavier Godd Lujan was born Aug. 17, 2008 in Clovis...

Dr. Glenn McCoy Obituary Glenn Wesley McCoy, 91, of Portales, NM, passed away on March 26, 2025. Glenn was born on the 4th of July, 1933, to Raymond Wesley McCoy and Elizabeth Irene McDonald McCoy in Hatfield, Arkansas. He was the oldest of four children and grew up...

Sandra Pettus Obituary Sandra Pettus was born Aug. 15, 1950 in Owensboro, KY to the home of Rosa Lee (Frantz) and Edward Joseph Pettus and died early Mon. morning, Mar. 24, 2025 in Lubbock, TX at the age of 74. The family came to the Floyd area in 1957.  Sandra...

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...