Obituaries

Aug 30, 2022

The friends and family of Don Hightower will be honoring him with a celebration of his life on Tuesday, Sept 6, 2022 at 2:00 pm at the First Baptist Church in Melrose, NM with Dr. Joseph Bunce officiating.

Don was blessed with 83 plus years of great living on earth. He was born on December 21, 1938...

Aug 29, 2022

Paul Castillo, 38, of Texico went home to be with The Lord on August 29, 2022. He was born September 13, 1983 in Amarillo, Texas to Hope and Carlos Castillo. He is survived by his mom and dad; one sister Crystal (Jesse) Ortiz; brothers Tom Castillo, Carlos (Olga) Castillo, Jr, and Andrew (Jennifer) Castillo; paternal grandmother, Isabel Castillo; nieces...

Aug 29, 2022

Crystal Amber Hernandez, 37, of Clovis Passed away on Aug. 29, 2022 in Bailey Colorado

Visitation will be from 4-8pm Thursday September 15, 2022 at Steed Todd Funeral Home.

Funeral Services will be held at 2pm Monday September 19, 2022 at Steed Todd Funeral Home.

Crystal Amber Hernandez was born in Clovis NM...

Aug 27, 2022

WY Mitchell, Jr., 97, of Clovis, N.M., passed away on August 27, 2022, at his home at Wheatfields Senior Living Community in Clovis.

Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Thursday,September 1, at Steed-Todd Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 2, at Restoration Baptist Church at Giddings...

Aug 25, 2022

Ramona Ellen Brooks/ Brija, 71, of Clovis, New Mexico passed away on August 25th, 2022, in Farwell, Texas.

Funeral services will be held in Clovis, New Mexico at 10:00 AM Wednesday, August 31st at Living Stones Nazarene Church with Pastor Dale Wesley officiating. Burial will follow at Lawn Haven Cemetery. Arrangements are by Steed-Todd Funeral Home.

Aug 24, 2022

Shirley shuffled off this mortal coil on August 24, 2022 in Clovis. Shirley was born on June 11, 1931 in Elkhart, Kansas to Burtus and Unaberyl McKelvey. She grew up in Kansas and Oklahoma and then the family settled in Leoti, Kansas. She attended Panhandle A&M in Goodwell, Oklahoma where she met her future husband, Larry. They were married...

Aug 13, 2022

Full obituary will be posted on a later date.

Aug 11, 2022

Victor Dykes, 61, of Clovis NM., passed away on August 11, 2022 in Albuquerque NM.

Funeral Services will be held at 2pm, Friday August 26, 2022 at Steed Todd Funeral Home with Devaris Moore, Officiating. Burial will follow at Lawn Haven. Arrangements are by Steed Todd Funeral Home..

Victor Dykes was born in Milam County Rockdale...

Aug 10, 2022

Octavio “OT” Garcia, 83, of Clovis passed away peacefully at home with family by his side on August 10, 2022, in Clovis, New Mexico.

Octavio was born March 12, 1939, in Delia, New Mexico to Natividad and Celia Garcia. He married Pauline (Chavez) Garcia on November 25, 1961, in Clovis, New Mexico. He retired from the BNSF...

Aug 10, 2022

Gary Thomas Lewis, 75, of Portales, NM went to be with his Lord on Aug. 10, 2022.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 on Aug. 19, 2022 at Central Baptist Church in Clovis, NM. with Mark McAfee officiating.

There will be no graveside service. The family will celebrate his life at a later date....

Aug 8, 2022

Madison, known as "Nana" by close friends and family, joined her beloved niece on August 8, 2022. Born on September 22, 1997, she immediately made her deep love, piercing humor, and boundless attitude known to everyone in her family. Blessed as an empath, she had the uncanny ability to know just what you needed before you figured it out...

Jul 30, 2022

JoAnn Brown, 88, of Clovis, New Mexico, passed away peacefully at home with family by her side on Saturday, July 30, 2022 in Clovis, New Mexico. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, August 2nd, at Steed Todd Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 3rd, at 16th & Pile church of Christ with Michael...

Jul 23, 2022

Ernest, 80, of Clovis passed away peacefully at home with family by his side on July 23, 2022 in Clovis, New Mexico.

Ernest was born April 13, 1942 in Clovis, New Mexico to Marcelino and Mary (Marquez) Garcia. He married Lydia Gonzales on November 18, 1961 in Clovis, New Mexico.

He retired from Peavey Co....

Jul 23, 2022

Graveside service will be Monday August 1, 2022 11am at Melrose Cemetery.

Jul 21, 2022

Enedina nació un 2 de junio en Namiquipa, Chihuahua; en una familia de 10 hijos sus padres Enedina Corral y Trinidad Marín le enseñaron a ser una mujer sencilla, trabajadora y noble, actitudes que siempre mostró con todos los que la conocieron. Sus hijos: Iván y Brenda la recuerdan como una madre fuerte, tierna, incansable, quien siempre antepuso las...

Jul 20, 2022

Denariss “Zilla” Jacobs was born on December 16, 1975, in Chicago, Illinois, to Sammie Lee Jacobs (who preceded him in death) and Mary Helen (Hayes) Jacobs. He attended Medill Elementary School, St. Joseph High School, and Iowa Lakes Community College. He was employed by various companies throughout his youth and then started his construction career at Cutler Repaving in July...

Jul 19, 2022

Brenda Banas of Clovis NM passed away 7/19/22 in Clovis. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Brenda was born in Stanly County, NC to Worth Lowder and Mildred Eudy on 10/3/1940. Her siblings were David and Chuck Lowder and Van LaFermine. In 1956, Brenda married Richard Everett in Long Island, NY, and had 3...

Jul 9, 2022

Robert Stewart Klump of Lubbock, Texas, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2022. He was 63.

Born on May 26, 1959, to Amos and Betty Walcott Klump in Ruidoso, New Mexico, he graduated from Alamogordo High School in 1977 and earned his Master of Science from New Mexico State University in 1986. On Oct. 4, 1997, he married the...

Jul 8, 2022

Phillip G. May, 68, of Clovis, passed away on July 8, 2022 in Clovis, NM.

Phillip May was born in Denver, CO to Altus and Maurine May on December 28, 1953. He was married to Karen Natalis on December 26, 1976 in Clovis, NM.  He graduated from ENMU. He worked as an Insurance Agent for Aflac for...

Jul 8, 2022

Our beloved Amelia Fernandez Armenta passed away on Friday, July 8, 2022. Amy lived her life with great joy and passion in everything she did, she shared real loving kindness with everyone she knew and met.

Amy was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 5, 1935. She married Rodolfo (Rudy) Ruben Armenta in Tucson, Arizona on October...