Contains 15 bound volumes of funeral records kept by Nelson's Funeral Home, Las Cruces, NM, 1935-1965. Volumes 1-10 and 12-15 are arranged in chronological order, with an alphabetical surname index in the front. Volume 11 is indexed and arranged by last name, not in chronological order. Each record contains information such as: age, residence, occupation, date of funeral, place and cause of death, name of individual who ordered funeral services, name of individual who paid for services and a ledger of payments made. Other death record information is also noted. Some record entries have a newspaper death notice or obituary pasted in. Other records include a copy of the official death certificate.

Names are in alphabetical order.