Orene (Barbee) Onstott(1934 - 2017)
Funeral services for Orene Onstott, 83, of Portales, will be at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at the Third and Kilgore Church of Christ with Johnny Lieb officiating. Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Kevin Breshears, Craig Breshears, Randy Burnett, Delbert Rector, Greg Gossett and Jess Gossett serving as pallbearers. All of her church family will be honorary pallbearers.
Orene Pearl Onstott was born January 29, 1934, in Anadarko, OK to the home of Georgie (Gray) and Frank James Barbee, and died early on the morning of June 26, 2017, in Portales, NM.
The Barbee family moved to a homestead in the Bethel Community in 1943. On October 13, 1951, in Portales, she was married to J. W. "Wayne" Onstott. They first made their home in Portales, but since Mr. Onstott was employed with the phone company, they were soon transferred to Farmington. In 1963 they moved to Albuquerque, and then to Raton in1971. In 1978, they made their last transfer to Santa Fe, before his retirement in 1983. At that time, they returned to Portales to live the remainder of their lives. That same year, they purchased the College Cleaners, which they operated for two years. Mrs. Onstott was an excellent homemaker and cook. She enjoyed sewing and working in her yard. She was a faithful member of the Third and Kilgore Church of Christ, and never missed Sunday services until her health prevented her in recent months.
She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Doyle and Cindi Onstott of Portales; another daughter-in-law, Kathy (Mrs. Garry) Onstott of Santa Fe, NM; five grandchildren, Jolene Onstott, La-Tressa Koenig, Jarred Onstott, and Daniel and Jason Larranaga; a great-granddaughter, Shelby Lynn Tafoya; a brother, Lester Barbee of Ojai, CA; and two sisters, Mary (Richard)Standifer of Canyon, TX and Trelma Elliott of Moriarty, NM.
She was preceded in death by her parents; seven brothers, Troy, A. P., Ray, Roy, Chester, Clifton and Glen Barbee; a sister, Evelyn Johnson; a grandson, Greg Onstott who died November 10, 1994; a son, Garry Onstott who died January 6, 2014; and by her beloved husband, Wayne, who died January 31, 2002, after more than 50 years of marriage.
Arrangements are under the direction of Wheeler Mortuary of Portales.575-356-4455,wheelermortuary.net
Funeral Home
Wheeler Mortuary
500 East 3rd Street Portales, NM 88130
(505) 356-4455
Published in the Eastern New Mexico News on June 28, 2017
Funeral services for Orene Onstott, 83, of Portales, will be at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at the Third and Kilgore Church of Christ with Johnny Lieb officiating. Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Kevin Breshears, Craig Breshears, Randy Burnett, Delbert Rector, Greg Gossett and Jess Gossett serving as pallbearers. All of her church family will be honorary pallbearers.
Orene Pearl Onstott was born January 29, 1934, in Anadarko, OK to the home of Georgie (Gray) and Frank James Barbee, and died early on the morning of June 26, 2017, in Portales, NM.
The Barbee family moved to a homestead in the Bethel Community in 1943. On October 13, 1951, in Portales, she was married to J. W. "Wayne" Onstott. They first made their home in Portales, but since Mr. Onstott was employed with the phone company, they were soon transferred to Farmington. In 1963 they moved to Albuquerque, and then to Raton in1971. In 1978, they made their last transfer to Santa Fe, before his retirement in 1983. At that time, they returned to Portales to live the remainder of their lives. That same year, they purchased the College Cleaners, which they operated for two years. Mrs. Onstott was an excellent homemaker and cook. She enjoyed sewing and working in her yard. She was a faithful member of the Third and Kilgore Church of Christ, and never missed Sunday services until her health prevented her in recent months.
She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Doyle and Cindi Onstott of Portales; another daughter-in-law, Kathy (Mrs. Garry) Onstott of Santa Fe, NM; five grandchildren, Jolene Onstott, La-Tressa Koenig, Jarred Onstott, and Daniel and Jason Larranaga; a great-granddaughter, Shelby Lynn Tafoya; a brother, Lester Barbee of Ojai, CA; and two sisters, Mary (Richard)Standifer of Canyon, TX and Trelma Elliott of Moriarty, NM.
She was preceded in death by her parents; seven brothers, Troy, A. P., Ray, Roy, Chester, Clifton and Glen Barbee; a sister, Evelyn Johnson; a grandson, Greg Onstott who died November 10, 1994; a son, Garry Onstott who died January 6, 2014; and by her beloved husband, Wayne, who died January 31, 2002, after more than 50 years of marriage.
Arrangements are under the direction of Wheeler Mortuary of Portales.575-356-4455,wheelermortuary.net
Funeral Home
Wheeler Mortuary
500 East 3rd Street Portales, NM 88130
(505) 356-4455
Published in the Eastern New Mexico News on June 28, 2017
Orene (Barbee) Onstott(1934 - 2017)
Funeral services for Orene Onstott, 83, of Portales, will be at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at the Third and Kilgore Church of Christ with Johnny Lieb officiating. Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Kevin Breshears, Craig Breshears, Randy Burnett, Delbert Rector, Greg Gossett and Jess Gossett serving as pallbearers. All of her church family will be honorary pallbearers.
Orene Pearl Onstott was born January 29, 1934, in Anadarko, OK to the home of Georgie (Gray) and Frank James Barbee, and died early on the morning of June 26, 2017, in Portales, NM.
The Barbee family moved to a homestead in the Bethel Community in 1943. On October 13, 1951, in Portales, she was married to J. W. "Wayne" Onstott. They first made their home in Portales, but since Mr. Onstott was employed with the phone company, they were soon transferred to Farmington. In 1963 they moved to Albuquerque, and then to Raton in1971. In 1978, they made their last transfer to Santa Fe, before his retirement in 1983. At that time, they returned to Portales to live the remainder of their lives. That same year, they purchased the College Cleaners, which they operated for two years. Mrs. Onstott was an excellent homemaker and cook. She enjoyed sewing and working in her yard. She was a faithful member of the Third and Kilgore Church of Christ, and never missed Sunday services until her health prevented her in recent months.
She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Doyle and Cindi Onstott of Portales; another daughter-in-law, Kathy (Mrs. Garry) Onstott of Santa Fe, NM; five grandchildren, Jolene Onstott, La-Tressa Koenig, Jarred Onstott, and Daniel and Jason Larranaga; a great-granddaughter, Shelby Lynn Tafoya; a brother, Lester Barbee of Ojai, CA; and two sisters, Mary (Richard)Standifer of Canyon, TX and Trelma Elliott of Moriarty, NM.
She was preceded in death by her parents; seven brothers, Troy, A. P., Ray, Roy, Chester, Clifton and Glen Barbee; a sister, Evelyn Johnson; a grandson, Greg Onstott who died November 10, 1994; a son, Garry Onstott who died January 6, 2014; and by her beloved husband, Wayne, who died January 31, 2002, after more than 50 years of marriage.
Arrangements are under the direction of Wheeler Mortuary of Portales.575-356-4455,wheelermortuary.net
Funeral Home
Wheeler Mortuary
500 East 3rd Street Portales, NM 88130
(505) 356-4455
Published in the Eastern New Mexico News on June 28, 2017
Funeral services for Orene Onstott, 83, of Portales, will be at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at the Third and Kilgore Church of Christ with Johnny Lieb officiating. Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Kevin Breshears, Craig Breshears, Randy Burnett, Delbert Rector, Greg Gossett and Jess Gossett serving as pallbearers. All of her church family will be honorary pallbearers.
Orene Pearl Onstott was born January 29, 1934, in Anadarko, OK to the home of Georgie (Gray) and Frank James Barbee, and died early on the morning of June 26, 2017, in Portales, NM.
The Barbee family moved to a homestead in the Bethel Community in 1943. On October 13, 1951, in Portales, she was married to J. W. "Wayne" Onstott. They first made their home in Portales, but since Mr. Onstott was employed with the phone company, they were soon transferred to Farmington. In 1963 they moved to Albuquerque, and then to Raton in1971. In 1978, they made their last transfer to Santa Fe, before his retirement in 1983. At that time, they returned to Portales to live the remainder of their lives. That same year, they purchased the College Cleaners, which they operated for two years. Mrs. Onstott was an excellent homemaker and cook. She enjoyed sewing and working in her yard. She was a faithful member of the Third and Kilgore Church of Christ, and never missed Sunday services until her health prevented her in recent months.
She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Doyle and Cindi Onstott of Portales; another daughter-in-law, Kathy (Mrs. Garry) Onstott of Santa Fe, NM; five grandchildren, Jolene Onstott, La-Tressa Koenig, Jarred Onstott, and Daniel and Jason Larranaga; a great-granddaughter, Shelby Lynn Tafoya; a brother, Lester Barbee of Ojai, CA; and two sisters, Mary (Richard)Standifer of Canyon, TX and Trelma Elliott of Moriarty, NM.
She was preceded in death by her parents; seven brothers, Troy, A. P., Ray, Roy, Chester, Clifton and Glen Barbee; a sister, Evelyn Johnson; a grandson, Greg Onstott who died November 10, 1994; a son, Garry Onstott who died January 6, 2014; and by her beloved husband, Wayne, who died January 31, 2002, after more than 50 years of marriage.
Arrangements are under the direction of Wheeler Mortuary of Portales.575-356-4455,wheelermortuary.net
Funeral Home
Wheeler Mortuary
500 East 3rd Street Portales, NM 88130
(505) 356-4455
Published in the Eastern New Mexico News on June 28, 2017
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