Obituaries
Edith Falls Shoemaker
Jan 15, 2002
Edith Mae Shoemaker, 88, was born April 13, 1913 in Oscelon, Texas the daughter of Charley and Katherine (Hill) Falls. She was one of seven children born to this union. She died Tuesday, January 15, 2002 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, NM following an illness. Edith attended school at Woodberry, Texas. At age 16 Edith married Judson Lo...
Mary Naomi Beverage Webb
Jan 5, 2002
Mary Naomi “Oma” Webb, 72 of Fort Sumner died Saturday, January 5, 2002 at her sister’s home in Roswell, NM following an illness. Oma was born November 8, 1929 in Frederick, Oklahoma to the home of Coy Dell Beverage and the former Emma Lee Hefner. She was reared and attended school at Elk, NM. Oma married Carl Edward Webb on...
Benjamin Franklin Good
Dec 26, 2001
Benjamin Franklin Good Jr. 77, a longtime De Baca County rancher died Wednesday, December 26, 2001 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, TX. Ben was born February 28, 1924 in Roswell, NM the son of Benjamin Franklin Good and Dora Ruth Howell. He was reared and attended school at Buchanan and Fort Sumner. He moved to the ranch south of...
Jimmy Benjamin Gonzales
Dec 24, 2001
Jimmy B. Gonzales, 68, a resident of Fort Sumner, NM died Monday, December 24, 2001 at St. Joseph Hospital in Albuquerque following an illness. Jimmy was born August 3, 1933 in Joeffree, NM to the home of Julian and Olympia (Salas) Gonzales. He was raised at Vaughn and Taiban, NM. He graduated from Fort Sumner High School in 1951 where...
Luther Aaron Pennington
Dec 23, 2001
Luther A. Pennington, 80 a lifelong resident of De Baca County died Sunday, December 23, 2001 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis following an illness. Luther was born August 13, 1921 in Fort Sumner to the home of Emmett Lee Pennington and the former Icy Bailey. He was reared and attended school at Fort Sumner where he participated in...
John Austin Hammons
Dec 7, 2001
John A. Hammons, 87 a longtime Fort Sumner, NM resident died Friday, December 7, 2001 at Providence Memorial Hospital in El Paso. John was born October 8, 1914 in Cotton County, Devol, Oklahoma, to the home of Henderson Austin Hammons and the former Edna Miller. He was reared and attended school at McAdoo, Texas. Following graduation John worked for the...
George Henry Walker
Nov 29, 2001
George Henry Walker, born June 1, 1914 to the home of William Comador Walker and Ida May (King), in the Taft Community 12 miles North of Fort Sumner. Mr. Walker died November 29, 2001 at his home in Fort Sumner. George was raised on a claim his father filed in 1906. He attended schools at Taft. George had 3 older...
Hazel Martin Carr
Nov 19, 2001
Hazel Martin Carr, 94 a lifelong De Baca County resident died Monday, November 19, 2001 at Retirement Ranch in Clovis, NM following a short illness. She was born August 2, 1907 at Canyon Blanco Ranch. She attended Fort Sumner schools beginning grade school at a one-room schoolhouse in Canton, NM. Hazel married Sam Martin on November 22, 1926 at Portales,...
Redulfo "Rudy" Mendez Casaus Sr.
Nov 14, 2001
Redulfo “Rudy” Mendez Casaus, 78 a lifelong De Baca County resident died Wednesday, November 14, 2001 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, New Mexico following an extended illness. Rudy was born November 25, 1922 to the home of Catarino Casaus Sr. and the former Dolores Mendez. As a youth he worked with his family constructing adobe homes and as...
Madge Lenora Kloubec
Nov 11, 2001
Madge Lenora Kloubec, 82 a missionary died Sunday, November 11, 2001 at Dan Trigg Memorial Hospital in Tucumcari, NM following an illness. She was born January 21, 1919 in Amber, Oklahoma to the home of William Bailey and the former Sarah Francis Chamness. Madge worked as a missionary on an Indian Reservation for 20 years. She married Walter Morris on...
Otis Owen Fox
Oct 24, 2001
Owen Fox, 59 of Portales, New Mexico died October 24, 2001 in Portales. Owen was born January 27, 1942 in Fort Sumner to the home of J.D. Fox and the former Ada Mae Savage. He was reared and attended schools at Fort Sumner where he excelled in track, football and basketball. He was active in high school rodeo and was...
Bessie Rogers Boren
Oct 24, 2001
Bessie Boren, 91 of Fort Sumner, NM died Wednesday, October 24, 2001 at Rio Rancho Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born January 26, 1910 in West, New Mexico to the home of Walter C. Rogers and the former Jane Buckner. Bessie moved to Fort Sumner with her family in 1918 where she attended Fort Sumner Schools. Bessie also attended...
Geneva Altie Gentry
Oct 22, 2001
Geneva Altie Gentry, age 91, of Fort Sumner passed away October 22, 2001 at the Pecos Valley Care Center in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Mrs. Gentry was born May 10, 1910 in Echo Arkansas to the home of William Madison Norris and the former Anna Margie Burrowes. She war reared and attended schools at Echo, Arkansas and Hugo, Oklahoma. She...
Kristofer Paul Segura-Gauna
Oct 13, 2001
Kristofer Paul Segura-Gauna, an infant, died three hours after his birth on October 13, 2001 at University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. Survivors include his mother and father Victoria Segura and Paul Gauna; maternal grandparents Pete and Esther Segura; paternal grandparents Fred and Mary Gauna; maternal great-grandparents Anastacio T. and Ernestine Sena all of Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Also surviving...
Deluvino Chavez Jr.
Oct 7, 2001
Deluvino Chavez, Jr. 59 of Albuquerque died Sunday, October 7, 2001 at Presbyterian Hospital following a sudden illness. He was born May 6, 1942 in Puerto De Luna, NM to the home of Deluvino Chavez and the former Rosa Griego. He was reared and attended school at Puerto De Luna and Santa Rosa, NM. He was inducted into the U.S....
Clifford Roland Gouge
Sep 30, 2001
Clifford Roland Gouge, 71 of Melrose, died Sunday, September 30, 2001 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis following an illness. Mr. Gouge was born July 5, 1930 in Lubbock, Texas to the home of Joseph Joshua Gouge and the former Ida Elizabeth Majors. He was reared at Lubbock, TX until the age of 14 when his family moved to...
George William Waddill
Sep 26, 2001
George William Waddill, 85 a longtime Fort Sumner educator died Wednesday, September 26, 2001 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis following an illness. Mr. Waddill was born February 15, 1916 in Nind, Missouri the son of Harvey Samuel Waddill and the former Nellie Geneva Conkalin. He was reared on a farm in Avondale, Colorado. George married Jennie Barnhill on...
Elmer Olen Defoor
Sep 16, 2001
Elmer Olen Defoor, 88 a former Fort Sumner resident died Sunday, September 16, 2001 in Overgaard, Arizona following an illness. Elmer was born April 28, 1913 in Burneyville, Oklahoma to the home of John Robert Defoor and the former Daisy Loving. He was reared in Love County, Oklahoma where he worked as a cattle ranch hand for many years. Elmer...
Theresa Dell Drum
Sep 15, 2001
Theresa Dell Drum, 63 a longtime Fort Sumner resident died Saturday, September 15, 2001 in Seminole, Texas. She was born December 6, 1937 in Snyder, Texas the special daughter of Ira Ardis Drum and the former Ruby Bell Bley. She moved with her family north of Fort Sumner in 1946 where they ranched for many years. The family made their...
Manuel DeAtocha Sisneros
Sep 15, 2001
Manuel DeAtocha Sisneros, age 89, passed away September 15, 2001 at the Guadalupe County Hospital following an illness. Manuel was born October 5, 1911 in Cuervo, NM to the home of Maximillano and Francisquita Ulibarri Sisneros. He was reared in Cuervo and Colonias. Manuel married Luz Gallegos on Febuary 10, 1936. He and his wife Luz were longtime cattle ranchers...
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