Obituaries

Patricia Ann Clark

Patricia Ann Clark

Jul 9, 2005

Patricia Ann (Alexander) Clark, 60 of Clovis, NM died Saturday, July 9, 2005 at Laurel Ridge Care Center in Clovis, NM following an illness. Pat was born July 16, 1944 in Houston ,Texas. She was reared and attended school at Roswell, NM graduating from Roswell High School. She attended Eastern New Mexico University in Portales and graduated in 1967 with...

Luisa Vigil

Luisa Vigil

Jul 9, 2005

Luisa Vigil, age 92, passed away July 9, 2005 at the Brook Haven Nursing Home in Las Vegas. Luisa was born October 20, 1912 in Chappel, NM to the home of Gabriel and Dionicia Lucero Martinez. She married Cristino Vigil in 1952 at Anton Chico. She enjoyed crocheting and made numerous blankets and rugs. She was a member of St....

Willie Chavez

Willie Chavez

Jun 27, 2005

Guillermo "Willie" Chavez, age 57, passed away June 27, 2005 at University Hospital in Albuquerque following an illness. Willie was born November 24, 1948 in Santa Rosa, to the home of Isidoro and Sarita Lerma Chavez. He was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa. Willie worked as a cook for various restaurants He enjoyed attending Santa Rosa Lion Games...

Michael Christopher Henry

Michael Christopher Henry

Jun 27, 2005

Michael Christopher Henry entered peacefully into rest with our Lord on June 27th, 2005 with his mother and family by his side. Michael was born in New York City on November 20, 1967 to Nina and Richard Henry. Michael’s education began in Paris, France until the age of 11 when the family returned to New Mexico. He attended school at...

Herbert Anaya

Herbert Anaya

Jun 26, 2005

Carlos Heriberto Anaya, age 70 a longtime Santa Rosa resident died Sunday, June 26, 2005 in Clovis, NM. Herbert was born May 4, 1935 in Pastura, NM to the home of Moises Anaya and the former Adela Tapia. He was reared and attended school at Pastura, Vaughn, and Santa Rosa. For several years Herbert was employed in California by Aeroquip...

Ira Smith

Ira Smith

Jun 21, 2005

Ira W. “Smitty” Smith, 97 a longtime Santa Rosa businessman died Tuesday, June 21, 2005 at his home following an illness. Smitty was born March 8, 1908 in Beckham County, Oklahoma to the home of Harrison and Dora (Dover) Smith. He was one of eleven children born to this union. Smitty’s family moved to Texas when he was 12. After...

Confy M Romero

Confy M Romero

Jun 16, 2005

Maria Conferina "Confy" Romero, age 80, passed away June 16, 2005 at her residence in Colonias, NM following an illness. Confy was born June 18, 1924 in Gascon, NM to the home of Jose Bonifacio and Pilar Grene Martinez. She was reared and attended schools in Wattenburg, CO. Confy married Carlos B. Romero on July 9, 1944 in Santa Rosa....

Rose (Rael) Donaldson

Rose (Rael) Donaldson

Jun 10, 2005

Funeral Mass for Rose (Rael) Donaldson,64 of Gallup, New Mexico will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 from St. Rose de Lima Catholic Church in Santa Rosa, New Mexico. Burial will follow in the Cuervo Catholic Cemetery in Cuervo, New Mexico. A Rosary will be recited at 7:00 pm Sunday, June 12, 2005, from St. John...

Bea Alma Peacock

Bea Alma Peacock

Jun 6, 2005

Bea Alma Peacock, 88 a longtime House, NM resident died Monday, June 6, 2005 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis following an illness. She was born November 23, 1916 in Hassell, NM to the home of John Morgan and the former Alice Rossen. She was reared and attended school at Ima and House, NM. She graduated from House High...

Grace Madrid

Grace Madrid

May 18, 2005

Grace Ellen Madrid, age 54, passed away May 18, 2005 at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque following an illness. Grace was born November 27, 1950 in Santa Fe, NM to the home of Raymond and Lena Borquez. She was reared and attended schools in Tucumcari, graduating from Tucumcari High School in 1969. Grace married Alex Madrid on June 3, 1976 in...

Mary Romero Tarin

Mary Romero Tarin

May 13, 2005

Mary Romero Tarin, age 71, passed away May 13, 2005 at University Hospital in Albuquerque following an illness. Mary was born May 27, 1933 in Pintada, NM to the home of Herman and Vitalia Gonzalez Romero. She was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa. Mary worked as a Nursing Assistant at University of New Mexico Hospital. She was a...

Francis L. Thompson

Francis L. Thompson

May 13, 2005

Francis L. Thompson, age 75, of Fort Sumner, New Mexico died Friday, May 13, 2005 at his home following an illness. He was born on June 30, 1929 in Fierro, New Mexico to the home of Mack Chandler Thompson and the former Ollie Frances Daniel. He married his wife, Juanell Fisher, on September 9, 1951 in Fort Sumner, New Mexico....

Samuel P Chavez

Samuel P Chavez

May 9, 2005

Samuel Patrick Chavez passed away on Monday morning, May 9, 2005, at his home north of Newkirk, NM. Born on March 26, 1939, in Cuervo, New Mexico, Pat, as he was affectionately known by his family and friends, is preceded in death by his father and mother, Samuel Maestes Chavez and Rosario Quiteria Quintana Chavez, a brother Anthony Chavez, his...

Agapito Lucero

Agapito Lucero

May 5, 2005

Agapito M. Lucero, 54, of Fort Sumner, NM died Thursday, May 5, 2005 at his home. Agapito was born July 2, 1950 in Corona, NM, the son of Alfredo Lucero and the former Martina Garcia. He was reared in Fort Sumner where he attended and graduated from High School. He attended Clovis Community College Automotive Program. Agapito was a Vietnam...

Margaret Lucero

Margaret Lucero

May 5, 2005

Margaret Roybal Lucero, 47 of Fort Sumner, NM died Thursday, May 5, 2005 at her home. She was born April 25, 1958 in Fort Sumner, the daughter of Tiofilo M. Roybal and the former Lucy Sanchez. She was reared and attended school at Fort Sumner. Margaret traveled across the U.S. with her husband for several years while he worked in...

Tom Wilson

Tom Wilson

May 4, 2005

James Thomas “Tom” Wilson, 96 of Fort Sumner died Wednesday, May 4, 2005 at Farwell Convalescent Center in Farwell, NM. Tom was born August 27, 1908 in Quail, Texas to the home of William Thomas Wilson and the former Mary Lucinda Boyett. He was reared at Quail and Amarillo, TX. He attended school at Ima, NM. Tom married Mary Louise...

Nora Harrison

Nora Harrison

May 3, 2005

Nora Harrison, age 93, passed away May 3, 2005 at the Ruidoso Care Center in Ruidoso, NM. Nora was born August 19, 1911 just north of Cuervo, NM in True Community. Nora married William Lesley Harrison on November 1930 in Tucumcari, NM. She and her husband were long time cattle ranchers in the Cuervo area. She was a member of...

Pablo M. Valencia

Pablo M. Valencia

May 1, 2005

Pablo M. Valencia, age 99, passed away unexpectedly at his residence in Anton Chico on May 1, 2005. Pablo was born January 24, 1906 in La Loma, NM to the home of Anastacio and Rafaelita Montoya Valencia. He married Leonor Gomez on January, 1955 in Anton Chico. Pablo was a longtime cattle and sheep rancher. He worked as a rancher...

Sarah Timm Howe

Sarah Timm Howe

Apr 28, 2005

Sarah Louisa Timm Howe, 97 of Fort Sumner, NM died Thursday, April 28, 2005 at Retirement Ranch in Clovis, NM. She was born September 22, 1907 at Lawton, Oklahoma to the home of Arthur G. and Dora (Moore) Wright. At age six, Sarah moved with her parents, five brothers, and grandmother to Fort Sumner, New Mexico, traveling by covered wagon....

Helen Raposa

Helen Raposa

Apr 26, 2005

Helen Raposa, 45 of Clovis, NM died Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at Plains Regional Medical Center following a short illness. Helen was born August 23, 1959 in Vaughn, NM the daughter of Noah M. and Alice (Montoya) Rael. She was reared at Vaughn and Clovis, NM. She attended school at Clovis. Helen married Ronald Raposa on March 26, 1998 in...