Obituaries

May 7, 2024

Karlena Rae Beeson, 61, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, previous resident of Carlsbad, NM, went to be with our Lord and Savior Tuesday, May 7th, 2024, at home surrounded by family. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 pm, May 18th, 2024 at Oasis Church with Pastor Gabe Rubio officiating. Interment will follow in Carlsbad Cemetery, Carlsbad, NM. Denton-Wood Funeral Home is...

May 6, 2024

Nathan Hinojos Sosa, 50, former resident, passed away Monday, May 6, 2024 at John Peter Smith Hospital in Ft. Worth, Texas.  Visitation will be 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Monday, May 13, 2024 at Denton-Wood Funeral Home.   A rosary will be recited at 9:30 AM, Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at San Jose Catholic Church followed by Mass of Christian...

May 4, 2024

May 4, 2024

Graveside services for Kathryn (Katie) Gotcher of Carlsbad will be June 15, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at Carlsbad Cemetery in Carlsbad, NM.  

Katie, age 40, sadly left this earth too soon on May 4, 2024 in Carlsbad, NM. Katie was born in Pecos, TX March 27, 1984 to Patrina Hill Gotcher and Richard (Dick) Gotcher.

She is survived by her mother,...

May 3, 2024

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Wilma passed away peacefully at Lakeview Christian Home on May 3, 2024, at the age of 95. 

Visitation is scheduled from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM Friday, May 10, 2024, at Denton-Wood Funeral Home. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 AM, Saturday, May 11, 2024, at Denton-Wood Funeral Home Chapel with Michael Hurley and Chaplain Terry...

May 2, 2024

Earl W. Diggs, 82, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2024 at Carlsbad Medical Center.  Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, May 10, 2024 at Denton-Wood Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Dennis Durfee officiating.  Interment will follow in Carlsbad Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Carlsbad, NM.  Carlsbad Veterans Honor Guard will provide military honors....

Apr 27, 2024

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Isaac Alexander Smith, 27, formerly of Carlsbad, NM entered his eternal rest, greeted by his father Tracy Smith on Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Bozeman, Montana.  

Isaac was born on December 19, 1996, in Norfolk, VA to Tracy Smith and Heather Heydorn.

Cremation has taken place, and a memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, June 1,...

Apr 26, 2024

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Richard “Dick” Edward Rhodes, 82, of Vineyard Lane, Carlsbad, NM, passed away on April 26, 2024, at his home. Visitation will be 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Denton-Wood Funeral Home.  Funeral services are scheduled for 3:00 PM, Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Denton-Wood Funeral Home...

Apr 23, 2024

Maria Angelica Buendia, 89, was peacefully taken by God at her home in Midland, Texas on April 23, 2024.  She was a true believer and follower of the Lord and she loved to pray the Rosary.  Angelica enjoyed watering her many trees, and watching Mountain Men, Curse of the Oak Island, Gunsmoke and Caso Cerrado on Television. She made many...

Apr 22, 2024

Bobby Ray Mallett II, 29, of Carlsbad, NM, passed away unexpectedly on April 22, 2024, at Carlsbad Medical Center.

Bobby was born in Glendale, AZ, on September 6, 1994, to Bobby Mallett I and Glenda Mallett, Bobby was a spirited and engaging individual from a young age. He graduated from Carlsbad High School in 2013, where he was a committed student...

Apr 22, 2024

Ramon Bustamante, age 88, passed away on Monday, April 22, 2024, at his home surrounded by family and loved ones. Visitation will be 4:00 PM- 7:00 PM, Thursday, May 2, 2024, at Denton Wood Funeral Home. A rosary will be recited at 10:30 AM, Friday, May 3, 2024 at San Jose Catholic Church followed by Mass of Christian Burial at...

Apr 21, 2024

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Lillie Faye Scoggins, 81, of Carlsbad, NM passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at the Carlsbad Medical Center. Lillie was born on July 31, 1942, in Durant, OK to Clyde and Lillie Snider.

Visitation is scheduled from 5:00 PM through 7:00 PM, Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at Denton-Wood Funeral Home....

Apr 20, 2024

Abel Castillo, Jr. (Tito), age 36, gained his wings on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at HCA Medical Center in Houston, TX.  His fight until the end showed how strong he was.  He will be greatly missed by all who love him.

Visitation will begin at 5:00 PM, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at Denton-Wood Funeral Home followed by a rosary at 6:00...

Apr 20, 2024

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Chester Kent Berry, age 84 passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2024.  Graveside services are scheduled for 10:00 AM, Friday, April 26, 2024 at Sunset Gardens Memorial Park with Pastor Howell Scott officiating.  Denton-Wood Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Pallbearers will be Jeremiah Fernandez,...

Apr 15, 2024

A graveside service will take a place 10:00 AM Saturday, August 3, 2024 at Sunset Gardens Memorial Park Cemetery, Carlsbad, NM.

Wayne Van Winkle was born November 1, 1929, the day after Halloween, to Pike and Sybil Van Winkle in Rogers, NM.  His life here on earth ended on Tax Day, April 15, 2024.  He was the 3rd of 14 children,...

Apr 14, 2024

Frances Norelene “Nana” Ballard, 81, of Carlsbad, NM, passed away on April 14, 2024, in Albuquerque, NM. Norelene was born on October 10, 1942, in Roswell, New Mexico to Lloyd and Doris Webb.

Norelene will be fondly remembered for her humor, generosity, and industriousness. Her capacity to love extended beyond family ties, and she will be dearly missed as a friend,...

Apr 13, 2024

Felipe "Phillip" Jaime Orozco of Carlsbad, passed away on Saturday, April 13th, 2024, at Del Sol Hospital in El Paso, TX.

 

A Rosary will be recited at 10:30 AM, Thursday, April 25, 2024, at San Jose Catholic Church. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Thursday April 25, 2024, at San Jose Catholic Church with Fr. Juan Carlos...

Apr 10, 2024

Eugene D. Rodriguez, Sr., 79, of Cedar Street, Loving, NM, passed away April 10, 2024, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. Eugene was born on August 1, 1944, in Carlsbad, NM to Cleto and Maria Rodriguez.

 

Visitation is scheduled from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at Denton-Wood Funeral Home. A rosary will be recited at 9:30...

Apr 9, 2024

Barry Allison, 56, of Carlsbad, New Mexico, passed away on April 9, 2024, in Dallas, Texas. Barry was a long-time resident of Carlsbad.

 Barry Lynn Allison was born to Larry G. and Kathleen (Mitchell) Allison in Grants, NM on January 5, 1968. The family moved to Texas while Barry attended school, graduating from Permian High School in Odessa in 1986. In...

Apr 8, 2024

Jo Anne Bars Huser of Carlsbad NM passed away Monday, April 8 at Lakeview Christian Home, Heaton House.

Jo Anne was born in Columbia, South Carolina on October 11, 1946 to Joseph (Joe) and Geneva Haithcock, relocating with her family to Carlsbad in 1959 after a short stay in Texas.

Jo Anne graduated from Carlsbad Senior High School in 1965. She started...