Charlotte Price

Charlotte Price, 80, passed away Jan. 5, 2013 at Covenant Hospital in Lubbock, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2pm Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013 at Anderson-Bethany Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Grousnick of First Christian Church of Artesia officiating. Burial to follow in South Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 pm – 8pm on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Chad Bartlett, Brendan Coombes, Frank Coombes and Jonathan White, Larry Staritt and Denny Gaines. Honorary pallbearers will be Terrill Blessing. Charlotte I. Price was born June 19, 1932 in Omaha, Nebraska to Arnold and Pauline Simpson. She came to Roswell, NM from Ravenwood, Missouri in Sept. 1948 with her parents and three sisters. She graduated from Roswell High School in 1950. She married Henry Lee Price on April 22, 1950 in Clovis, NM. He preceded her in death Jan. 27, 1990. She was also preceded in death by her mother, father and sister, Dorothy Rosser. Charlotte was a homemaker, wife and mother and in 1975 became a cafeteria cook for the Roswell Independent Schools. She worked at Roswell High cafeteria for five years and Mountain View cafeteria for nine years. She also loved horseback riding, camping, yard work and plants. She enjoyed her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In 1994 Charlotte moved to Artesia, NM. She was a member of First Christian Church, 1006 Bullock Ave, Artesia, NM. Charlotte is survived by four children, Linda Bartlett and her husband, Ronny of Artesia, NM; wanda Price of Tenino, WA; John Price and his wife, Sherron of Roswell, NM and Trudy Price of Artesia, NM; four grandchildren, Chad Bartlett of Artesia, NM; Terrill Blessing of Tenino, WA; Michelle Coombes of Roswell and Amber White of Artesia, NM; nine great-grandchildren, Reva Bartlett, Brendan, Ethan and Michaela Coombes, Dillon, Kayden, and Ashton Blessing and Brielle and Saban White; four sisters, Sandra Starritt of Clovis, NM; Arlene Hillard and her husband, Buddy of Carlsbad, NM; Janice Hargrove and her husband, Dennis of Roswell, NM and Terry Pharis and her husband, Mike of Portales, NM. In lieu of flowers, Charlotte requests donations to First Christian Church, a mental Health Organization or charity of your choice. There will be a family gathering at 902 E. La Paloma Lane, Roswell, NM after the services. Services are under the direction of Anderson-Bethany Funeral Home and Crematory.

Charlotte Price

June 19, 1932 - January 5, 2013