Obituaries
Tony Garcia
Mar 28, 2002
Tony Garcia, 67 died Thursday, March 28, 2002 in Albuquerque. He was born February 24, 1935 in Fort Sumner to the home of Seferino and Annie (Chavez) Garcia. He was reared and attended Fort Sumner Public Schools where he lettered throughout high school in Football, Basketball, and held a state record in the javelin throw. He graduated in 1954. Tony...
John W. Tooker
Mar 26, 2002
John W. Tooker, 87 a resident of Albuquerque since 1998 died Tuesday, March 26, 2002 in an Albuquerque hospital. Mr. Tooker was born august 27, 1914 at Ima, NM to the home of Arthur W. Tooker and the former Eva Louise Poppino. He was reared and attended schools at Fort Sumner and Santa Fe, NM. John married Alice Frances McClean...
Mavanee (Long) Bryan
Mar 24, 2002
Mavanee Bryan 81 a longtime Fort Sumner businesswoman died Sunday, March 24, 2002 at Farwell Convalescent Center, Farwell, Texas following a short illness. Mavanee was born December 7, 1920 in Plainview, Texas to the home of Richard Burnie Long and the former Elizabeth Bracken. She moved to Fort Sumner with her family in 1930 and attended Fort Sumner schools, graduating...
Gwendolyn Louise Gill
Mar 7, 2002
Louise Gill, 78 a resident of Fort Sumner, NM died Thursday, March 07, 2002 at Northeastern Regional Medical Center in Las Vegas, NM following an extended illness. Louise was born August 6, 1923 in Raton, NM to the home of Harold Dayton Craig and the former Lillie Rosella Johnson. She was reared and attended school at Raton. Following graduation she...
Anastacio Trujillo Sena
Feb 27, 2002
A.T. Sena, 81 a lifelong Fort Sumner resident died Wednesday, February 27, 2002 in the Pecos Valley Care Center following an illness. He was born Anastacio T. Sena, on March 21, 1920 in Fort Sumner to the home of Jose Casaus Sena and the former Estefanita Trujillo. A.T. was inducted into the U.S. ARMY on March 7, 1942. He served...
Jose P Aguilar
Feb 26, 2002
Jose Pelagio Aguilar, 91 a longtime La Loma, NM resident died Tuesday, February 26, 2002 at Paloma Blanca Nursing Center in Albuquerque following an extended illness. Jose was born April 18, 1910 in La Loma, NM to the home of Antonio Aguilar and the former Rosa Martinez. He was reared and attended school at La Loma. He grew up working...
Abel E. Saiz
Feb 26, 2002
Abel E. Saiz, Jr., age 64, passed away suddenly on February 26, 2002 in Santa Rosa. Abel was born October 15, 1937 in Sombrillo, NM to the home of Abel and Eufelia Baca Saiz. He was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa graduating from Santa Rosa High School in 1956. He worked for various construction companies in the area...
Eathel (Cones) Hedgecoke
Feb 25, 2002
Eathel Hedgecoke, 89 a longtime Fort Sumner resident died Monday, February 25, 2002 in the Pecos Valley Care Center at Fort Sumner following a short illness. Mrs. Hedgecoke was born February 13, 1913 in Red Moon County, Oklahoma the daughter of John William Cones and the former Luanna Akers. She was reared and attended school at New Kirk, NM. Eathel...
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...
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