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  • Area funeral homes see uptick in services

    Alisa Boswell-Gore, The Eastern New Mexico News|Dec 30, 2020

    CLOVIS — Funeral homes across New Mexico and West Texas have had a 15% to 18% increase in services they provide since June, according to Legacy Funeral Group Regional Director Bill Vallie. About 50% of the recent deaths being handled by Legacy in Roswell, Hobbs and Ruidoso are related to COVID-19, while 80% in the West Texas region of Midland and Odessa are COVID-related, according to Vallie, who said Legacy's Clovis location, Steed-Todd Funeral Home, has seen less of an increase but still has been busier than usual. “It might have been June be...