Obituaries
Horacio A. Gutierrez
May 28, 2003
Horacio A. Gutierrez, age 75, passed away May 28, 2003 at Lake Mead Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada after an illness. Horacio was born March 13, 1928 in Santa Roa, NM to the home of Juan Pablo and Andrea Urban Gutierrez. He was a veteran of WWII. He received the World War II Victory Medal and the Army OS Occupational...
Mattie McMullan
May 22, 2003
Mattie McMullan, age, 97, a long timeVaughn, NM resident passed away May 22, 2003 in Lancaster, California following an illness. Mattie was born March 3, 1906 in Searcy, Arkansas to the home of Lille Creason Saunders and Thomas Claude Saunders. Mattie married William McMullan Augus 9, 1923 in Herber Springs , Arkansas. They made their home in Vaughn in 1925....
A. W. Smith
May 21, 2003
A.W. Smith, age 88, passed away May 21, 2003 after an illness. A.W. was born August 14, 1914 in Guadalupe County, New Mexico to the home of Joseph Morton and Athina Farmer Smith. He was born to a pioneer family. His family made and sold butter to various people and business including the Governor of New Mexico. . A.W. married...
William Clyde Battles
May 17, 2003
William Clyde Battles, 94, a farmer and rancher at House, NM died Saturday, May 17, 2003 at Laurel Ridge Healthcare Center in Clovis, NM following an illness. Clyde was born April 29, 1909 in Little Rock, Arkansas to the home of William J. Battles and the former Ena Bray. His family homesteaded 13 miles east of Santa Rosa. Clyde attended...
Jose Q. Romero
May 5, 2003
Jose Q. Romero, age 76, passed away May 5, 2003 in Santa Fe following an illness. Jose was born June 29, 1926 in Duran, NM to the home of Teodolo and Eufelia Marquez Romero. He served in the United States Army during World War II. Jose married Rita Pena on November 1961. He worked for the State of New Mexico...
Angela Christine Reuther
Apr 30, 2003
Angela "Angie" Christine Reuther, age 23, a resident of Fort Sumner, NM since 1997 died Wednesday, April 30, 2003 in an automobile accident on Highway 104 in San Miguel County. Angie was born September 14, 1979 in Tacoma, Washington. She attended schools at Anchorage, Alaska, Flagstaff, and Camp Verde, AZ where she participated in the Speech and Debate team, Big...
Mary Gwendolyn Sena
Apr 26, 2003
Mary Gwendolyn Sena, 45 a resident of Amherst, Texas died Saturday, April 27, 2003 at her home following an extended illness. She was born July 23, 1957 in Roswell, NM to the home of Myron Eugene Morris and the former Melbalene Ruth Benton. Gwen attended and graduated from Fort Sumner High School She worked as a medical records clerk in...
Claudia Estelle Savage
Apr 24, 2003
Claudia Estelle Savage, 81 of Clovis, NM died Thursday, April 24, 2003 at Plains Regional Medical Center following an illness. Mrs. Savage was born October 30, 1921 in Roby, Texas to the home of Claud Justiss and the former Commie Chandler. She was reared and attended school at Roby. She married Dan Owen Savage on April 6, 1942 in Biloxi,...
Uley Dowell
Apr 23, 2003
Uley Dewite Dowell Jr. (Pappy), age 79, a resident of Lake Sumner, NM for many years died Wednesday, April 23, 2003 in an automobile accident at Lake Sumner State Park. Pappy was born April 11, 1924 in Eldon, Iowa to the home of Uley Dewite Dowell Sr. and the former Grace Howard. He served over 22 years in the United...
Charles Irby Bedford
Apr 20, 2003
Charles Irby Bedford, age 58, passed away April 20, 2003 at the Guadalupe County Hospital in Santa Rosa following an illness. Charles was born April 8, 1945 in Roswell, NM to the home of H.G. "Pete" Bedford and Lois Weaverker Bedford.He attended schools in Roswell and Mountainair and graduated from Fort SumnerHigh School. He married Judy Scott on June 14,...
Mercey Jade Cortese
Apr 13, 2003
Mercey Jade Cortese, age 3, of Fort Sumner, NM died Sunday, April 13, 2003 at M.D. Anderson Medical Center in Houston, TX following an illness. Mercey was born in Clovis, New Mexico on February 18, 2000. Mercey enjoyed dancing, singing, watching cartoons and posing for the camera. She will be dearly missed by her family. Survivors include her parents Arron...
Benito Joe Aragon
Apr 4, 2003
Benito Joe Aragon, age 54, of Clovis died Friday, April 4, 2003 at Plains Regional Medical Center following an illness. Benito was born June 19, 1948 in Anton Chico to the home of Hilario and Dulcinea Romo Aragon. He worked construction and was a rancher for most of his life. Ben enjoyed his horses, ranching, arrowhead hunting and eagles. He...
Nola J. Gammill
Mar 25, 2003
Nola Joyce Gammill, 64 a lifelong Fort Sumner resident died Tuesday, March 25, 2003 at he son’s home in Los Lunas, NM following an illness. Nola was born July 15, 1938 in Fort Sumner, the daughter of Lester H. Propps and the former Frances Ella Wilson. She attended and graduated from Fort Sumner Public School. She married Calvin Gammill on...
George P. Gutierrez
Mar 14, 2003
George P. Gutierrez, 77 of Santa Rosa, NM passed away Friday, March 14, 2003 at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque, NM. George was born December 4, 1925 to the home of Mariano Gutierrez and the former Rafaelita Sierra. George was raised and attended school in Santa Rosa. He married Dilia Griego in February of 1968 in Santa Rosa, NM. He was...
Damasio Barela
Mar 11, 2003
Damasio Barela, 83 of Clovis, NM died Tuesday, March 11, 2003 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock ,TX. Damasio was born November 18, 1919 at Alamogordo, in northern De Baca County. He worked for the Santa Fe Railroad for several years on as a section hand and also worked on the Bridge Gang. He later worked at the Roundhouse at...
Amada Maestas Madrid
Mar 11, 2003
Amada Maestas Madrid, age 86, passed away March 11, 2003 at the Guadalupe County Hospital in Santa Rosa following an illness. Amada was born August 20, 1916 in Chirisco, NM to the home of Ventura and Prudencia Hoehne Maestas. She married Eulalio Madrid on April 17, 1933 in Anton Chico, NM. Amada worked for the Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools as...
Michael T. Sena
Mar 5, 2003
Michael Theodore Sena, 37 of Fort Sumner went to be with his Lord Wednesday, March 5, 2003 at City of Hope Medical Center in Duarte, California. Michael was born September 17, 1965 to the home of Mariano and Romana (Romero) Sena. He attended school at Fort Sumner where he participated in all sports and was the 1983 Homecoming Basketball King....
Santiago L. Lucero
Mar 4, 2003
Santiago (Jimmy) Lucero, 69 a lifelong De Baca County resident died Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at Plains Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Jimmy was born November 22, 1933 in Littlefield, TX to the home of Alfredo Lucero Sr. and the former Camila Lopez. Jimmy attended school at Fort Sumner. He worked as a mechanic for several years and...
Frank M. Page
Feb 26, 2003
Frank M. Page, age 73, passed away peacefully at home, February 26, 2003, surrounded by his family and friends, after a year long courageous battle against Cancer. Frank was born in 1929 to Louis and Anna Page. He proudly served his country in the United States Army Air Corps from 1946 to 1949. Frank worked for the Railroad from 1951...
Billie Lea Best
Feb 25, 2003
Billie Lea Best, 70 of Fort Sumner, NM died Tuesday, February 25, 2003 at her home following an illness. Billie was born February 20, 1933 in Arp, Texas to the home of Roy Norman Barber and the former Bernice Carty. She was reared and attended school at Kermit, TX. She made her home in Portales for twelve years prior to...
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