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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Victor Jose Inez Chavez, 75, of Clovis, New Mexico passed away on Sunday March 3, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. Victor was born on July 13, 1948, in Clovis N.M. to Jose Inez and Erlinda Chavez. He married Patricia Baca on February 15, 1964. He worked as a contractor and was a jack of all trades. He was a faith-filled son, husband, father, tio, grandfather, great-grandfather, friend, and an inspiration to many with a heart of gold. Victor is proceeded in death by his...
David Earl Finifrock Jr., born May 1,1966 in Ogden, Utah to father, David Finifrock Sr., currently of Tracyton, Washington and mother Cynthia Finifrock currently of Gig Harbor, Washington, passed away from a massive heart attack on Friday, February 16, 2024, at a construction site he was working on in Key Center, Washington. David went to high school on Bainbridge Island, Washington and developed many friendships with his classmates there. Early in his adulthood he spent...
A graveside service for Robert K. Love, Jr., 89, of Clovis, will be at 2:00 P.M., Monday, March 11, 2024, at the Portales Cemetery. Robert Kenneth Love, Jr. was born on April 3, 1934, in Childress, Texas, to the home of Bonnie Faye (Whitley) and Robert Kenneth Love, Sr., "Dude", and died on March 6, 2024. Robert grew up in Childress, Texas, and graduated from Childress High School. He married Lula Belle Watson on November 10, 1954, in Childress. Robert served in the United...
Albuquerque - Frank C. Valdez passed away on October 31, 2023, in Albuquerque, NM. He was preceded in death by his parents Ubaldo and Josephine Valdez, and brother Ernesto Valdez. Frank Cristobal was born in Fairview, NM, on September 20, 1944, to Jose Ubaldo and Maria Josefina Valdez. The Ubaldo Valdez family moved to Floyd, NM, where Frank attended Floyd Schools and later Portales High School. He lived in Portales, NM until his retirement in 2006, when he moved to Albuquerqu...
“When I was 24 years old, I was pretty sure I had all the answers.” So said one of my dearest and, I think, wisest friends. He’s the kind of guy I always enjoy talking to, not least because in the midst of our “shooting the breeze” laughter, he always gives me something to think about. He’s lived a lot of life and taken both its deepest joys and most difficult sorrows with the kind of faith in God that I aspire to have myself. After making the statement, or confession,...
I’m glad I grew up before cell phones were so much of a thing. I think the pressure of having every moment, good or bad, recorded for the world to see would be too much. I already have a blooper reel, in my mind, of all the less-than-smart things I did as a kid. Sort of like having a personal “Ridiculousness” of missteps, trips, and fails. I’m not a fan of having my own photo taken to begin with, especially when it’s for something goofy. Growing up, I would turn out my grandm...
LAWTON, Okla. – What started out as an exciting week with Eastern New Mexico University’s first all-time softball win over Lubbock Christian ended with a thud. The Greyhounds are now trying to shake off a five-game losing streak after dropping Sunday’s series finale to Cameron 8-5. The Aggies now lead the all-time series with ENMU 35-6-1. Cameron (9-8, 9-7 LSC) scored three times in the bottom of the sixth to pull out Sunday’s tilt, capped by a double steal which produced the final run. Junior right-hander Emma Souther...
