Obituaries
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...
Johnny Chavez
Sep 13, 2001
Johnny Chavez, 44 of Fort Sumner, NM died Thursday, September 13, 2001 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas from injuries suffered in an automobile accident near Clovis, NM. Johnny was born April 16, 1957 in Santa Rosa, NM to the home of Audon Lucero Jr. and Maria Delia Chavez. Johnny was raised and attended schools in Fort Sumner. Johnny...
Gregorita Lily Lopez
Sep 10, 2001
Gregorita “Lily” Griego Lopez, 86 a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend died Monday, September 10, 2001 at her home in Fort Sumner following an illness. Gregorita was born May 13, 1915 in La Garita, San Miguel County to the home of Justo Griego and the former Gertrudes Lopez. She married Maximiliano Lopez on December 2, 1935 in Santa Rosa....
W.A. Bryan
Sep 7, 2001
W.A. “Prunes” Bryan, 90 a longtime Fort Sumner businessman died Friday, September 7, 2001 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, NM following an illness. Mr. Bryan was born December 23, 1910 in Brownfield, Texas to the home of Allen Jackson Bryan and the former Eva Louisa McDaniel. He was reared and graduated from Brownfield public schools. W.A. made his...
Cindy Sena
Sep 5, 2001
Cindy Sena, 28 of Clovis, NM died Wednesday, September 5, 2001 at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque following a sudden illness. Cindy was born December 9, 1972 in Fort Sumner. She attended Fort Sumner schools where she participated in volleyball. She was a 1991 graduate of Fort Sumner High School. Cindy attended Clovis Community College for two years. She made her...
Charlie Zenon Sena
Jul 4, 2001
Charlie Z. Sena, 62, a lifelong resident of Fort Sumner, passed away on July 4, 2001 at his home. Mr. Sena worked in construction and was a carpenter. He was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church in Fort Sumner and attended Fort Sumner Schools as a child. He enjoyed gardening, riding his scooter and raising animals. Mr. Sena was...
Irene Potter
Jun 21, 2001
Irene Elizabeth Potter, 87 a resident of the Fort Sumner valley since 1928 died Thursday, June 21, 2001 at the Pecos Valley Care Center in Fort Sumner. Mrs. Potter was born November 12, 1913 in Southeast Guadalupe County to the home of John Oscar Snead and the former Mattie Alice Tadlock. She was reared on the family ranch in Guadalupe...
Adolph Sanchez
May 31, 2001
Adolph Sanchez, 87 a longtime Fort Sumner resident died Thursday, May 31, 2001 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis following an illness. Mr. Sanchez was born April 20, 1914 in Canada Colorada, New Mexico to the home of Miguel Sanchez and the former Victoriana Lopez. He was reared and attended schools in west Texas, Clovis and Fort Sumner. Adolph...
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