Marilyn Chase

Services for Marilyn are scheduled at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at the Artesia High School Auditorium. Mike Elliott will officiate at the services with burial to follow at Twin Oaks Memorial Park. Visitation will be Tuesday, December 6, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Terpening & Son Mortuary. Marilyn Yvonne Chase passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016 in Ruidoso, New Mexico. She will be remembered as a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend who could bring a smile to everyone around her. Marilyn loved spending time with her family and dear friends, travelling, western movies, scrapbooking, and going to country music concerts. She was a member of Clarke Memorial Methodist Church and a founder of the Chase Foundation. Marilyn was born on July 9, 1935 in Headrick, Oklahoma, the daughter of Curtis and Inez Stack. On November 20, 1953, she married the love of her life, Mack Chase, in Carlsbad, New Mexico. They recently celebrated their 63rd anniversary. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Terry Lynn; her parents; brother, C.P. Stack; sister, Jeannette Richardson; and brother-in-law, Lewis Richardson. Marilyn is survived by her husband, Mack Chase of the home; sons, Robert and wife Deb of Artesia, and Richard and wife Karla of Artesia; daughter, Gerene and husband Greg of Lubbock, Texas; and grandchildren, Chance and wife Claire and their children, Cash and Collins of Roswell, Kortney of Austin, Texas, Derek of Artesia, and Jacey, Delaney, and Dallas of Lubbock. Arrangements have been entrusted to Terpening & Son Mortuary. Please remember Mrs. Chase online at www.artesiafunerals.com.