Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Clovis Municipal Schools personnel who receive their paychecks via direct deposit on the 15th and 30th each month didn’t get paid as expected Tuesday morning. “Unfortunately, due to an unforeseen technical glitch at the bank, direct deposits have experienced a slight delay in arriving as promptly as usual,” CMS Superintendent Renee Russ wrote in an email to The News CMS employees were expected to be paid later Tuesday, she said. Citizens Bank President Kent Carruthers said an oversight at the bank led to the delay. “We h...
Ron Jackson, 63 Memorial services for Ronald Jackson, 63, will be held at 10:00 AM, Sat., Feb. 3, 2024 at the Third and Kilgore Church of Christ with Pastor Don Thomas officiating. Those desiring to make memorial contributions may send them to the National Kidney Foundation, 30 East 33rd Street, New York, NY 10016 in honor of Ronald Jackson. Ronald LeDean Jackson, known to virtually everyone as Ron or Rondo, was born Sept. 20, 1960 in Hobbs, NM to the home of Oleta (Brown)...
Glen Bradshaw, 94 Funeral services for Glen Bradshaw, 94, of Portales will be held at 10:00 AM, Wed., Jan. 31, 2024 at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Phillip Smith officiating. Bural will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Ronnie Johns, Jim Davis, Chris Duncan, Wayne Anderson, David Aguirre and Larry Teal serving as pallbearers. Glen Bradshaw was born Feb. 15, 1929 in Petersburg, TX to the home of Minnie Lee (Burton) and Keller Grover Bradshaw, and died Jan. 26, 2024 in...
TUCUMCARI -- Law officers on Tuesday found fentanyl, two guns and a grenade in a Tucumcari hotel room while conducting a welfare check, State Police said. Raul Villalobos, 39, was arrested on an outstanding warrant and new charges that include trafficking a controlled substance in a school zone and possession of an explosive or incendiary device. The suspect was booked into the Quay County Detention Center, according to an NMSP news release. The NMSP Bomb Team was called in to dispose of the grenade....
Pruitt was born on August 12, 1941, in Clovis, NM. "Pat" Pruitt was the youngest of five children to Van and Celeste (Buttram) McCutchen. She passed away on January 18, 2024, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lafayette, CO after a brave battle with cancer, showing remarkable strength and courage throughout. Pat grew up on a wheat farm and attended schools in Forrest and Melrose, NM, where she began a life-long passion for sports while playing basketball, softball, and volleyball...
Our dear mother, Jean Waters, passed away peacefully from this life into the loving arms of our Lord, surrounded by her family on January 20, 2024, at the age of 97. She would have celebrated her next birthday on February 10, 2024. Jean was born in Warren, Arkansas to Victor and Helen VanArsdel. She attended school there through 6th grade. The family moved to Little Rock where she attended school until she graduated from high school. Jean attended college at TSCW (now TWU) in...
Farwell - In the early, quiet hours of Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, Gwendolyn Louise Corn née Christian passed peacefully from this life. A fighter who we would place on a mantle next to Muhammad Ali any day, she went toe-to-toe with death at least twice, beating cancer like Sonny Liston in 2003 and a stroke like Joe Frazier in 2008; it wasn't until the loss of her husband of 54 years that she finally allowed herself to surrender. Gwendolyn "Gwen" was born to Wendol and Louise...
Pauline Johnson, 82 Funeral services for Pauline Johnson, 82, of Portales, will be held at 10:00 AM, Fri., Feb. 2, 2024, in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Joe Dunn officiating. Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Jeff Johnson, Patrick Johnson, Scott Johnson, Andy Johnson, Christopher Johnson, and David Johnson serving as pallbearers. Frankie Pauline Johnson, known to virtually everyone as Pauline, was born Aug. 3, 1941, in Portales to the home of Virgie Frances...
Bountiful - Grant Dodson Averill was born in Gary, Indiana on April 30, 1949. The third son of Raymond and Bernice (Thomas) Averill. He died December 21, 2023, at his home in Bountiful, UT after a valiant battle against prostate cancer. Grant grew up in Hobart, Indiana and graduated from Hobart High School, class of 1967. Grant stayed lifetime friends with many classmates and their families. Until the past year, Grant made many monthly trips back to Indiana for lunch with...
Ted Lee Richardson, age 65, of Texico, NM passed away on Monday, January 22, 2024. A public visitation will be held on Sunday, January 28, 2024, at The Chapel of Angels 1430 Thornton St. Clovis, NM 1:00 PM-3:00 PM. Services will be held on Monday, January 29, 2024, at 10:00 AM at 21st Street Church of Christ, 1720 W. 21st, Clovis, NM with Troy Oliver officiating. Rusty Rucker, Delbert Sours, Bill Morrison, Kyle Cain, Byron Mayfield, and Charlie Vannatta will serve as...
On January 19,2024, God called a special angel home, Mary Jon McKenzie (Johnson). She was born on October 4, 1950, to Eddie Grover and Juanita Johnson in El Paso, Texas. Mary is survived by her loving husband Peter P. McKenzie Sr, her brother Kevin Edward Johnson and children of Fairfield, California, her two cats Izzy and Lizzy, and extended family members. Mary Jon and Peter were married on February 13,1982, in Ruidoso, New Mexico. Mary Jon was a 1978 graduate of Eastern...
