Obituaries

Gene Rhoades
Nov 24, 2014
Gene Rhoades, 81, of Piedras Drive, Carlsbad, NM, passed away Monday, November 24, 2014 at his home. There will be no visitation, cremation has taken place. Services will take place in the spring in Colorado. Denton-Wood Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may be expressed at dentonwood.com.
Tony L. Parker
Nov 24, 2014
Tony L. Parker, 58, of Center Avenue, Carlsbad, NM, passed away Monday, November 24, 2014 at his home. Cremation has taken place and there will be no services. Denton-Wood Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Tony L. Parker was born January 12, 1956 in Hobbs, New Mexico to Jim and Pauline (McCoy) Parker. He was preceded in death...
Rudy Saiz Ordunez, Sr
Nov 23, 2014
Rudy Saiz Ordunez, Sr., 62, of Portillo, Carlsbad, New Mexico, passed away Sunday, November 23, 2014 at Baylor All Saints in Fort Worth, TX. Visitation will be 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Friday, November 28, 2014 at Denton-Wood Funeral Home. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, November 29, 2014, 10:00 AM, at Fox & Lake Church of Christ with Philip...
Roxanne Kartchner
Nov 23, 2014
Roxanne Kartchner, 65, of Sunnyview, Carlsbad, NM, passed away Sunday, November 23, 2014 at her home. There will be no visitaiton, cremation will take place. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, November 29, 2014, 2:00 PM, at Denton-Wood Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dave W. Rogers of First Christian Church, officiating. Denton-Wood Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements....

James W. Tomblin, Sr
Nov 23, 2014
James W. Tomblin Sr., 65, of Standpipe Road, Carlsbad, NM passed away Sunday, November 23, 2014 at Carlsbad Medical Center. Graveside services are scheduled for Friday, November 28, 2014, 1:00 pm, at Morton Cemetery, Morton TX with Bob Armstrong officiating. Denton-Wood Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. James W. Tomblin, Sr. was born August 3, 1949 in Levelland,...
Robert "Bob" E. Laird
Nov 19, 2014
Robert E. "Bob" Laird, 75, of Concord Avenue, Carlsbad, NM, passed away Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at Carlsbad Medical Center. Visitation will be 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Friday, November 21, 2014 at Denton-Wood Funeral Home. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, November 22, 2014, 10:00 AM, at Hillcrest Baptist Church with Rev. Bobby W. Fuller officiating. Interment will follow...
Manuela T. Valenzuela
Nov 19, 2014
Manuela T. Valenzuela, 90, of W. Pierce St., Carlsbad, New Mexico, passed away Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at Lakeview Christian Home. There will be no public visitation. Graveside service is scheduled for Tuesday, November 25, 2014, 2:00 pm, at Santa Catarina Cemetery with Fr. Agnel Anthony officiating. Interment will follow in Santa Catarina Cemetery, Carlsbad, New Mexico. Denton-Wood Funeral Home...
Bob Cullum
Nov 12, 2014
Bob Cullum, 60, of North Eleventh Street, Carlsbad, New Mexico, passed away Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at Covenant Medical Center, Lubbock, Texas. There will be no visitation; cremation has taken place. A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, November 15, 2014, 2:00 PM, at Denton-Wood Funeral Home Chapel with B.P.O. Elks Lodge # 1558 Ritual Team officiating. Denton-Wood Funeral Home...
JoAnn King
Nov 10, 2014
JoAnn King, 71, of West Pierce Street, Carlsbad, New Mexico, passed away Monday, November 10, 2014 at Lakeview Christian Home. There will be no visitation, cremation has taken place. A Memorial Service is scheduled for Monday, November 17, 2014, 10:00 AM, at Central Christian Church with Kraig Birchfield officiating. Private interment will be held in Carlsbad Cemetery, Carlsbad, New Mexico....
Carol Jennette Duplissey
Nov 9, 2014
On Sunday, November 9, 2014, Carol Jennette Duplissey was released from her earthly body and called home; her daughter was at her side. With the assistance of her grandson, Jason Sedgwick, great-granddaughter, Ashley Sedgwick, and Lori and Pat of Lakeview Hospice, she was able to spend her final days at home, surrounded by loved ones. Our beloved matriarch was born...
Janet Pearce Bloom
Nov 9, 2014
On November 9, 2014 the Lord took home an angel. Janet P. Bloom was born May 3, 1928, to James Benjamin and Madge Janet (Yenne) Pearce in La Junta, Colorado, where she also grew up. She attended the University of Colorado but changed majors several times thereby unable to graduate. Janet married Norman D. Bloom, Jr. and had 3 beautiful...
D.T. "Buck" Meiers
Nov 8, 2014
D. T. "Buck" Meiers, 84, of Apache Trail, Magnolia, Texas, passed away Saturday, November 8, 2014, at his home. There will be no visitation. A Graveside Service is scheduled for Monday, November 17, 2014, 2:00 PM, at Carlsbad Cemetery with Pastor Randy Land officiating. Carlsbad Veterans Honor Guard will provide military honors. Denton-Wood Funeral Home is in charge of the...

Michele Renee Thibodeau
Nov 8, 2014
Michele Thibodeau, 49, of Carver Street, Carlsbad, NM, passed away Saturday, Novmeber 8, 2014 at Covenant Medical Center. There will be no visitation, cremation will take place. Services are not scheduled at this time. Denton-Wood Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may be expressed at dentonwood.com.

Vernon Mason
Nov 7, 2014
Vernon Mason, 78, of North Lake Street, Carlsbad, NM, passed away Friday, November 7, 2014 at Carlsbad Medical Center. There will be no visitation, cremation will take place. There are currently no services scheduled. Denton-Wood Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may be expressed at dentonwood.com.
Lillie Mae "Sue" Jones Green
Nov 7, 2014
Lillie Mae "Sue" Jones Green passed away Friday, November 7, 2014 in the home of her son, Boz and Suzy Green of 2101 Quail Hollow Run, Carlsbad, NM, who she lived with for the past 15 months while they, with a host of caregivers, attended to her during her illness with Alzheimer's disease. Prior to that, she lived since 1949...
Lynnette Walker
Nov 3, 2014
Lynnette Walker, 59, of Walker Farm Road, Carlsbad, NM, passed away Monday, November 3, 2014 at her home. Visitation will be 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at Denton-Wood Funeral Home. Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday, November 6, 2014, 2:00 PM, at Sunset Church of Christ with Brian McGonagill officiating. Interment will follow in Carlsbad Cemetery,...
Brent Hayden Gaffney
Oct 31, 2014
Brent Hayden Gaffney, 33, was born on September 1, 1981 in Carlsbad, NM to John K and Deborah L. Gaffney. He passed away on Friday, October 31, 2014 in Anchorage, AK from an as yet unknown medical emergency. When Brent was 4, the Gaffney family moved to the Albuquerque area, where he graduated from Moriarty High School in 2000. His...
Maria G. Onsurez
Oct 26, 2014
"A mother's love lives within the hearts of her children forever." On October 26, 2014 Maria G Onsurez was summoned to her heavenly home. She was born on May 23, 1921 in Terlingua, TX to Monico and Luz Chavez-Garcia. As one of eight children, Maria took on responsibilities within the family. Her devotion to faith and family assisted her mother...

Kenneth McClure Willis, Sr
Oct 24, 2014
Kenneth McClure Willis, Sr., 93, of 10th Street, Carlsbad, NM, passed away Friday, October 24, 2014 at Carlsbad Medical Center. There will be no visitation, a private burial was in Carlsbad Cemetery, Carlsbad, NM. Denton-Wood Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Kenneth McClure Willis, Sr. was born January 12, 1921 in Alto, Texas to Otho and Myrtie (McClure)...

Moises V. Salazar
Oct 24, 2014
Moises V. Salazar, 82, of Carlsbad, NM, passed away Friday, October 24, 2014 at his home. There will be no visitation, cremation has taken place and there are no services scheduled at this time. Denton-Wood Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
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