All Obituaries

Carl Edwin Armstrong of Clovis, 68, passed away on December 4 of cardiac arrest.  Carl was born on September, 14, 1954 in Avoca, NY. He was preceded in death by father Erwin Armstrong, mother Laura Armstrong, both of Avoca, NY, and twin brother Ross Armstrong of Oakland, CA. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Mona Lee Norman-Armstrong, daughter Georgina Ross Vernon and her husband Tyler Vernon and grandson William S. Vernon of Lubbock, TX, two siblings, Julie Muth of Brookfield,...

Mr. Florencio Garcia passed away on December 3, 2022 with his family by his side.  A public visitation will be from 3-6pm Saturday December 10, 2022 at Steed Todd Funeral Home Funeral services will be Tuesday December 13, 2022 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church with a Rosary at 10am followed by the funeral Mass at 10:30am Father Eli will serve as officiant. Burial will follow at Mission Garden of Memories Cemetery. Services in care by Steed Todd Funeral...

Demetria Rena Gross of Clovis, passed away on December 1, 2022 in Rio Rancho. A Visitation will be from 4-8pm Thursday December 8, 2022 at the Steed Todd Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Services will be held Friday December 9, 2022 at 2pm at the First Church of God in Christ Demetria Rena Bowers was born November 28, 1959 to Berma Bowers in Lawton, Ok.   She moved to Clovis, NM at an early age where she received her formal education. She graduated from Clovis High School in...

Raul "Rudy" Pena, 73, of Clovis New Mexico, passed away on December 1, 2022 in Lubbock Texas. Funeral services are pending. Arrangements are by Steed-Todd Funeral Home. Raul was born in Weslaco, Texas to Carlos Pena and Guadalupe Rivas on March 30, 1949. He was skilled in carpentry, amongst many talents and worked as a carpenter most of his life. He enjoyed cooking, the outdoors, fishing, hunting, boating, flying, scuba diving, singing, and playing his guitar. He was a beloved...

Joella Lovvorn, age 88, passed away on November 25, 2022 in Clovis, New Mexico. Joella was born in Pep, Texas on March 20, 1934 to Alford Marion and Emma Daniel Lovvorn. She graduated from Farwell High School and Wayland Baptist College in Plainview, and then lived in Littlefield, Texas where she was assistant editor of the Lamb County Leader News. She was employed by them for over 50 years. While in Littlefield, she served as a member of the Boards of Directors of the United Way, Salvation...

Services for Howard Chester Whitener are planned for 10am Saturday, November 26th at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, 291 SR 77, Texico, NM with Pastor Jim Peabody officiating. Howard left this home to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 19th, 2022.  He was born in Clovis, New Mexico to Caruthers and Ida (Myers) Whitener on May 31, 1927. He had one younger sister, Marjorie Jean Watkins.  He attended school at Pleasant Hill, NM and graduated in 1945. A broken foot that healed...

Betty Joyce Shelburne Stewart, 92 years old, of Farwell, Texas, passed away on November 17th at PRMC Clovis, NM. Visitation will be held at Steed Todd Funeral Home Chapel on Monday, November 21, 2022 from 5-7 p.m. MST. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at FBC Farwell, TX. Burial will follow at Sunset Terrace Memorial Cemetery, Farwell, TX. Arrangements are by Steed-Todd Funeral Home of Clovis, NM. Betty Shelburne Stewart was born in Wilmeth, TX to...

David Franklin Gibbs, 80, of Clovis, passed away on November 11, 2022 in Clovis at his home with his daughter and grandson by his side. A visitation will be held Thursday November 17, 2022 from 4-8pm at Steed Todd Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held on Friday November 18, 2022 in the Steed Todd Funeral Chapel at 2pm. Burial will follow at the Melrose Cemetery. David was born in Sebastopol, CA. to Clabern and Earline (Gunnels) Gibbs on August 10, 1942. David went to school at...

Ms. Priscilla R. Nicolas passed from this life to the next on November 5, 2022 with her family by her side. Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 11, 2022 at 2:00 pm in the Steed Todd Funeral Chapel.  Priscilla was the oldest of three children. She was born to Isidro & Christina Galvan on January 20,1974, in Clovis, NM. Priscilla grew up and graduated from Farwell in 1992. Priscilla worked for several companies during her career. Priscilla's proudest...

Duane Fredrick Jorgenson, 64, passed away peacefully at home on November 4, 2022 after a long battle with cancer. A public visitation will be held on Thursday, November 10, 2022 from 4-8 pm in the Steed Todd Funeral Chapel. Funeral services will be held on November 11, 2022 at 10:00 am in the Steed Todd Funeral Chapel. Duane graduated in 1976 from Riggs High School, Pierre, SD. After high school, he joined the Air Force and made this his career working as an Aircraft Maintenance...