Manuel Yanez Ornelas

Committal services for Manuel Ornelas, 77, of Portales, will be at 10:00 AM, Tues., April 30, 2024 in the Portales Cemetery.  Freddy Ornelas, Jaime Ornelas, Juan Carlos Trevino, Geraldo Rangel, Omar Trevino and Jorge Vargas will serve as pallbearers.  Visitation will be at the funeral home on Sunday from 12:00 to 6:00 PM and Mon. from 8:00 AM until 8:00 PM.

Manuel Yanez Ornelas was born Feb. 2, 1947, in Cuchio Parado, Chihuahua, Mexico to the home of Juanita Yanez and Locardio Ornelas, and died in Portales, NM on April 26, 2024.  He first came to the United States as a young boy.  He and his family worked on farms doing field work and following the harvests.  In 1968, he settled in this area, and continued to work on area farms throughout West Texas and Eastern New Mexico.  For approximately 20 years he worked for Chandler Farms west of Portales.  When they no longer raised chilis, he began working with Ledbetter Farms raising chilis and helping to market them.

He is survived by two sons, Jaime Ornelas of Midland, TX and Nicholas Ornelas of Pampa, TX; a daughter, Felicitas (Juan) Trevino of Portales; nine grandchildren, Perla Trevino, Omar Trevino, Juan Carlos Trevino, Dennise Trevino, Arisdel Ornelas, Zabdiel Ornelas, Areli Ornelas, Jaime Ornelas, and Jasmine Ornelas; three brothers, Freddy Ornelas, Ramon Ornelas and Fabian Ornelas all of Portales; and two sisters, Gloria Pacheco of Portales and Ramona Lira of Albuquerque.  He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, Juan, Isabel, Ernesto and Andreas Ornelas, a sister, Michela Cordova and a grandchild, Jaime Rascon.

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