Gary Claude Modrall

Gary Claude Modrall obituary, Portales, NM

Gary Claude Modrall

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Feb

27

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2:00 p.m.

Wheeler Mortuary Chapel, Portales

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Gary Modrall Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Wheeler Mortuary of Portales, Inc. on Feb. 26, 2026.
Funeral services for Gary Modrall, 79, of Portales, will be held at 2:00 PM, Fri., Feb. 27, 2026, in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Rick Kenyon and Randy Dunson officiating. Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Bobby Gresham, Shane Lee, Jim Moore, Mike Woolley, Lanny Gresham, Bill Roberts, Wayne Richardson and Tommy Williams serving as pallbearers. Roy Custer along with the members of the Sandhill Country Band will serve as honorary pallbearers.

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