Obituary

Gary Eskew Obituary Gary Juan Eskew passed away January 3, 2025, in Portales, NM at the age of 77 years. He was born in Hereford, Texas, on June 5, 1947 to Juan and Thelma Eskew. Gary grew up on a farm north of Clovis where he farmed with his Dad. Through the years he...

Bill Boone Obituary      A funeral service for Bill Boone, 96, will be held at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, January 7, 2025, in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Elder Ronnie Montague officiating.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery. Bill R. Boone was born on February...

Robert Stokes Obituary Graveside services for Robert “Bob” Stokes, 80, of Portales, will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, January 4, 2025 in the Portales Cemetery. Following the service, family and friends are invited for coffee and dessert at the Third and Kilgore...

Charles Good Obituary Funeral services for Charles Good, 90, of Elida, will be held at 2:00 PM, Thurs., Jan. 2, 2025 in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Pat Boone, Kenneth Broad and Don Thomas officiating.  Burial will follow in the Kenna Cemetery with his son, Gary...

Nelda Fayrene ButlerPowers, 96, passed away December 13, 2024 in the home of her daughter Susan. Fayrene was born October 12, 1928 at Tinsley Crossing to Wesley Earl and Yedda Butler. She was raised on her grandparents’ homestead south of Floyd and graduated from...

Donna Victor Obituary Funeral services for Donna Duncan, 91, of Portales, will be held at 10:00 AM, Sat., Dec. 28, 2024 in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Phillip Smith officiating.  Burial will follow in the Mt. Zion Cemetery with Scott Duncan, Max Duncan,...

Edwin Burrow Obituary      A graveside service for Edwin Burrow, 74, of Portales, will be held at 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, January 7, 2025, in the Portales Cemetery with Pastor Dustin Burrow officiating. Edwin Zack Burrow was born on November 15, 1950, in Portales, to...

Juanita Montano Obituary The Rosary for Juanita Montano, 90, of Portales, will be recited at 9:00 AM, Fri., Dec. 27, 2024 at St. Helen Catholic Church, and will be followed by the Mass of the Resurrection at 10:00 AM with Fr. Francisco Carbajal as celebrant.  Burial...

Graveside services for Mary Jane Simon, age 90, of Portales, will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, December 21, 2024, at the Portales Cemetery. Mary Jane was born on November 20, 1934, in Juno, Texas, to Herman and Nellie Bendele, as the third generation on the...

Pearce Seymour Grove, age 94, passed away peacefully in Williamsburg, Virginia on November 14, 2024. He was born in Augusta, Georgia on September 21, 1930. Pearce will be remembered for his beautiful smile and infectious laugh and for being an engaging...