All Obituaries

Maria de Jesus Cuevas Loya, 86, of Clovis, NM has gone home with our Lord on October 12th,  2019 in Clovis, NM. The Rosary will be on October 21st, 2019 at 10:00am at Our Lady of Guadalupe and the funeral will follow at 10:30am. Visitation will be held Friday, October 18, 2019 from 1:00pm – 7:00pm. Maria Loya was born October 8, 1933 to Carlos and Gregoria Cuevas.  She married Jose Q. Loya in May 1953 in Delicias, Chihuahua.   Maria was a wonderful wife, mother,...

Mrs. Etta Edwards went to her Heavenly home on October 12, 2019. The world will miss her, but she has received her crown. Etta Edwards was born on June 5, 1935, in Hatch, New Mexico, to Dale and Alberta Wood. Etta was an incredible Mom and Grandma who loved to cook, garden, and dance. She married her husband, Harold Edwards, in St. John, Arizona, and their lives were forever changed for the better by their seven beautiful children. Her legacy of love will forever live on through each of...

Kristine Elizabeth Hart was born in upstate NY on July 26, 1957 and passed from this life on October 9, 2019 at her brother’s home in NM. Born in Auburn NY she spent most of her life in the Phoenix, AZ area until moving to Flagstaff AZ and then eventually to Clovis NM where she resided with her younger brother and his wife until her passing. Kristine spent her life providing care for others, working in nursing homes caring for the less fortunate and elderly. Kris was loved by all...

Leslie Pena, 51, beloved wife, was called to her eternal resting place on September 26, 2019. She entered this world on March 21, 1968, in Waterbury, Connecticut to Sharon Green Radbauer and Michael Maffia. She was preceded in death by her dear mother. She is survived by her adoring husband, Raul R. Pena Jr. (Rudy); two loving sisters, Angie Siwiecki-Aiken and Donna Maffia; one loving brother, Mike Maffia; and her darling grandmother, Lillian Maffia. Leslie had worked in the...

Barbara Gray Mullinax, 92, from Clovis, NM went home to the arms of her Lord and Savior Monday, September 23, 2019. Barbara was born April 4, 1927, to W. J. ”Will” and Mary Walden in St. Vrain, New Mexico. Barbara was a true and faithful servant of Christ through First Baptist Church of Clovis. She served in the FBC Choir for 25 years and was on the Bereavement Committee for 35 years. She loved her Church and serving God and others. Her greatest joys in life were her children,...

Mary LaVerne Dodd received her Heavenly crown on September 14, 2019 surrounded by her loved ones in Melrose, NM.  We are rejoicing that she gets to experience the glory of God in Heaven. Mary was born November 6, 1924 in Lubbock County Texas. She was the 4th of 10 children born to Jeff H. and Nola S. Doyle. Mary married her sweetheart Bill Dodd on December 13, 1941 in Portales, NM. Bill and Mary lived and worked on their family farm for over 63 years before his death in 2005. They...

Billy Joe Baldwin, age 68, lost his battle with cancer on September 9, 2019. Billy Joe was born in Clovis, New Mexico on June 30th, 1951 to Bill Baldwin and Dorothy Cromer. He graduated from Clovis High School in 1969 and shortly afterward moved to Oklahoma, where he resided until July 2019, when he moved back to Clovis. He was preceded in death by both his parents; brother, Daniel Baldwin; and his oldest son, Bobby Dean Baldwin. Survivors include two sons, Daryl (Cassandra) Baldwin of...

Victoria  Matilde "Tillie" Archuleta succumbed to pneumonia on September 7th, 2019.  She was 87 years old. Tillie was a very brave and strong lady and said she was ready for her journey to Heaven.   Tillie was the fourth child born to  Diego and Genoveva Arguello on March 14th, 1932. She was raised in Albert, New Mexico, with four brothers and five sisters.   Tillie married Procopio Archuleta on April 18, 1949. She and Procopio moved to Clovis and...

Reverend Dr. Harold "Tex" Russell went home to be with Jesus on September 5, 2019. He was born in Urbana, Illinois to Harris and Helen Russell on February 13, 1943. Rev. Dr. Harold Russell married his best friend, Cristabelle (Mosende) Russell on February 23,1990, in Matag-ob, Leyte, Philippines. Rev. Dr. Harold “Tex” Ford Russell was born in mid-February in 1943.  The week of his birth was an eventful week for his Dad, and some of the things that happened...

Long time resident of Clovis, NM, Hazel Grace Rains, age 91, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on September 5, 2019 in Clovis, New Mexico. Mrs. Rains was born on January 23, 1928 in Post, New Mexico to Horace Greeley Byrd and Alice Iona Maedor. She worked as a talented hairdresser in Clovis, NM, where she made several friends. She was preceded in death by her loving and adoring husband, “Bud” Marion Rains, and her precious parents. She is survived by a...