Obituaries

Mar 25, 2017

Cecilia Rios Williams, 57, of Nymeyer Road, Loving, New Mexico, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Carlsbad Medical Center. Visitation will be 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Thursday, March 30, 2017 at Denton-Wood Funeral Home. Funeral services are scheduled for Friday, March 31, 2017, 10:00 AM, at Oasis Christian Fellowship with Pastor Alberto Alvarez officiating. Interment will follow in...

Mar 25, 2017

Ron Grimes, 77, of Violet Street, Carlsbad, New Mexico, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017 at his home. There will be no visitation, cremation will take place. A memorial service will take place Saturday, April 1, 2017, 10:00 AM at Denton-Wood Funeral Home Chapel. Denton-Wood Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Ron Grimes was born to Wayne B....

Mar 20, 2017

Lloyd Henry Garner of Lakewood, CA, passed away peacefully at age 89 on Monday, March 20, 2017, in Downey, CA in the presence of His Son Carl, and Daughter-in-Law Aurelle. Lloyd was born on December 30, 1927 in Chickasha, Oklahoma to Carl and Leona Garner. Lloyd survived his Brothers, Paul and Howard, who he loved very much. Lloyd grew up...

Mar 13, 2017

Joyce Arlene Hatfield, 72, passed away peacefully on March 13, 2017 in Carlsbad, New Mexico. The family is holding a memorial service at 10:00 AM on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Denton-Wood Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Kevin Bartley officiating. At her request, no visitation will be held, cremation has taken place. Joyce was born on April 30, 1944 in...

Mar 11, 2017

Anna "Gracie" Mathews, 76, of Sena Street, Carlsbad, New Mexico, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2017 at her home. There will be no visitation. Cremation has taken place. A graveside service is scheduled for Thursday, March 16, 2017, 2:00 PM, at Carlsbad Cemetery with Mike Veilleux officiating. Denton-Wood Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Anna "Gracie" Mathews was...

Mar 11, 2017

Samuel Gene Medley, 40, left this Earth March 11, 2017. There will be no visitation. A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 10:30 AM at Landmark Baptist Church. He is survived by wife, Julie Medley; sons: Allen Houston and Douglas Lunsford. A daughter: Brianna Lunsford. His father: Roy Medley; and mother Judy Armstrong. Three grandchildren: Audd,...

Mar 10, 2017

Margie Gaskill, 80, of Carlsbad passed away on Friday, March 10, 2017 at her home in Carlsbad, New Mexico. A memorial service is planned for 10:00 AM, Saturday, March 25, 2017 at the Abundant Life Church 1210 Missouri Ave. Artesia, NM 88210 with Reverend James Sidney Sides, Jr. officiating. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Denton-Wood Funeral Home....

Mar 9, 2017

Dr. Ronald Jones, 79, of Ridge Road, Carlsbad, New Mexico, passed away March 9, 2017 at Carlsbad Medical Center. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held Monday, March 20, 2017, 10:30 AM at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Interment will take place at 3:00 PM, Monday, March 20, 2017 in Queen Cemetery, Queen, NM. Denton-Wood Funeral Home is...

Mar 7, 2017

Wyatt Nesbit, 86, of W. Thomas Street, Carlsbad, New Mexico, passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at his home. Visitation will be 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Sunday, March 12, 2017 at Denton-Wood Funeral Home. Funeral services are scheduled for Monday, March 13, 2017, 10:00 AM, at Faith Baptist Church with Pastor Jacob Reitz officiating. Interment will follow in Carlsbad...

Mar 7, 2017

Jimmy Rye, 29, of Gomez Road, passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2017 in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Visitation will be 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Friday, March 10, 2017 at Denton-Wood Funeral Home. There will be no services. Denton-Wood Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Jimmy Lee Rye was born January 27, 1988 in Big Spring, Texas to Ray and...

Mar 4, 2017

David Charles Moore, 38, of Irvin Street, Carlsbad, New Mexico, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017 at Artesia General Hospital. There will be no visitation. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service is scheduled for Friday, March 10, 2017, 10:00 AM, at Blodgett Street Baptist Church with Pastor David Prell officiating. Denton-Wood Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements....

Mar 4, 2017

Robert H. "Bob" Lewis, 79, of N. Lake Street, Carlsbad, New Mexico, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017 at his home. There will be no public visitation. Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday, March 9, 2017, 10:00 AM, at Denton-Wood Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor David Brunson officiating. Interment will follow in Carlsbad Cemetery, Carlsbad, New Mexico. Denton-Wood Funeral Home...

Mar 4, 2017

Roger L. Logan, 95, of Carlsbad, New Mexico passed away peacefully at his home on the morning of March 4, 2017. Roger was born May 23, 1921 in Berkeley, Illinois to Greg Ingersoll Lee and Mary Theresa (Flavin) Lee. His mother died when he was an infant and he was adopted by his aunt and uncle, Hermoine Desdemona (Lee) Logan...

Mar 3, 2017

Danny Boots Lambert, 68, of McKinley Street, Carlsbad, New Mexico, passed away Friday, March 3, 2017 at University Medical Center, Lubbock, Texas. There will be no visitation. Cremation will take place. A memorial service is scheduled for Wednesday, March 8, 2017, 10:00 AM, at Denton-Wood Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Larry Allison officiating. Denton-Wood Funeral Home is in charge of...

Feb 25, 2017

John E. "Butch" Mason, 69, of Cholla Road, Carlsbad, New Mexico, passed away February 25, 2017. Visitation will be 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Friday, March 3, 2017 at Denton-Wood Funeral Home. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, March 4, 2017, 2:00 PM, at Loving Baptist Church with Pastor Jimmy Tarvin officiating. Denton-Wood Funeral Home is in charge of the...

Feb 25, 2017

Edgar Ater of W. Orchard Lane, Carlsbad, New Mexico, passed away February 25, 2017 at his home. Cremation will take place and a memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 4, 2017, 7:00 PM, at Denton-Wood Funeral Home Chapel. Denton-Wood Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Disabled American Veterans, PO...

Feb 24, 2017

Feb 23, 2017

Reta Mitcham went to be with our Lord on Thursday, February 23, 2017. She peacefully moved to Heaven while asleep at home. Reta was born to William and Mary Agnes Alderson, homesteaders and farmers, and was raised in Seneca, NM where she attended school through the 10th grade. She then transferred to Clayton High School for 11th and 12th grades...

Feb 23, 2017

Linda Marie Spooner, beloved mom, nana, sister and friend passed away after a brief illness on February 23rd, 2017 at the age of 67. Linda was born in Waukegan, Illinois on June 30th, 1949. She was the third of eight children and spent her childhood in Fox Lake, Illinois. On a cross-country road trip to California in 1974, Linda and...

Feb 23, 2017

Bea Haley Soules, 52, of Townsend Rd., passed away Thursday, February 23, 2017 at University Medical Center, Lubbock, Texas. Visitation will be 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Wednesday, March 1, 2017 and 9:00 AM to noon, Thursday, March 2, 2017, at Denton-Wood Funeral Home. Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church...