Obituaries
Vida Pruitt
Apr 15, 2020
Vida Imogene Pruitt, age 94, passed away 15 April, 2020 in Lubbock, Texas. Vida was born on February 13, 1926 in Sulfur Springs, Texas to William McKinley and Eula Fay (Underwood) Franks. The family moved to Borger, Texas when Vida was two years old where her father worked in the oil fields. The family moved around the Texas panhandle in...
Lecil Richards
Apr 14, 2020
Celebration of Life for Lecil Richards will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, June 26, 2021 at Fort Sumner High School Gymnasium, Fort Sumner, New Mexico with Mr. Silas Shotwell, pastor of Fort Sumner Church of Christ officiating. ** To watch a livestream of the Celebration of Life, click the link here** https://livestream.com/accounts/2421004/events/9733993 Lecil Richards, age 69, of Fort Sumner,...
Tara Nicole Martinez
Apr 10, 2020
Tara Nicole Martinez, 32 of Albuquerque, NM, and formerly of Santa Rosa, NM passed away unexpectedly at her home on Friday, April 10, 2020. Tara was born on September 23, 1987 in Santa Rosa, NM to Esther Blea and the late Tommy Martinez, Jr. Tara was raised in Santa Rosa where she attended school and graduated from Santa Rosa High...
Ted B. Ramsey
Apr 4, 2020
Theodore "Ted" Bryan Ramsey, 55 of Fort Sumner, NM passed away on Saturday, April 04, 2020 at his home following a short illness. He was born March 4, 1965 at a medical clinic in Embudo Station, NM. Ted grew up in Taos, NM until the age of 13, his family moved to Fort Sumner in 1980 where he attended and...
Gloria P Dull
Apr 4, 2020
Gloria Patricia Dull, 90 a lifelong resident of Tucumcari, NM passed away at her home on Saturday, April 04, 2020. She was born November 28, 1929 in Tucumcari to the home of George and Maria Ostic. She attended school in Tucumcari and graduated from Tucumcari High School. Gloria worked for many years as a Licensed Practical Nurse. She is survived...
William C Schade
Apr 3, 2020
William C. Schade, 89 passed away Friday evening, April 3, 2020 at Retirement Ranch in Clovis, New Mexico. He was born September 15, 1930 in Aurora, Illinois to the home of William C. and Gladys (Yates) Schade. He grew up in Montgomery, Illinois and graduated from West Aurora High School in Aurora, Illinois. Following graduation, he attended Aurora College where...
Juan L. Ulibarri
Apr 2, 2020
Juan L. Ulibarri, 90 of Colonias, NM passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, April 2, 2020 at Guadalupe County Hospital. Juan was born on January 28, 1930 to the home of Margarito Ulibarri and Cecilia (Valencia) Ulibarri in Aguaje Blanco Ranch, NM, south of Colonias, NM. Juan was raised on the Aguaje Blanco Ranch and attended...
Donald Trujillo
Mar 31, 2020
Donald Trujillo, 48, of Quakertown died March 31, 2020. Born in Tucumcari, New Mexico he was the son of Priscilla M. (Salazar) Crawford and the late Daniel Trujillo. He loved to go boating, fishing, his moms cooking, spending time with family and the Philadelphia Eagles. In July of 1985 at the age of 14 Donald appeared in National Geographic World...
Keith Marshall
Mar 26, 2020
William Keith Marshall, 47 of Fort Sumner passed away Thursday, March 26, 2020 in a Lubbock, Texas hospital following a sudden illness. He was born June 1, 1972 in Fort Sumner to the home of Thomas and Patricia Marshall. Keith attended Fort Sumner Schools graduated 1990, attending New Mexico State University for one year. While attending Fort Sumner Schools, Keith...
Gerald J. Sexton
Mar 24, 2020
Gerald “Jerry” Sexton, 83, of Santa Rosa, NM passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by his loving family on March 24, 2020. Jerry was born on October 27, 1936, to the home of Milton Sexton and Lena (Peters) Sexton, in Owasso, MI. He was the last surviving sibling, and youngest of sixteen children. He came to New Mexico on...
Beverly Carter
Mar 14, 2020
Beverly Jean Carter, 94 of Fort Sumner, NM passed away at her home Saturday, March 14, 2020. She was born April 18, 1925 in Montrose, Colorado to the home of Rodney and Vestal (Deffenbaugh) Tucker. She was raised in Delta and Fort Collins, Colorado. She attended schools in Fort Collins, and later attended and graduated from Colorado State University with...
Steve Baca Sr
Mar 12, 2020
Steve Baca, Sr., 70 of Puerto De Luna, NM passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, March 12, 2020. Steve was born on May 2, 1949 in Chaperito, NM. He was raised in Anton Chico, NM where he attended school and later attended school in Santa Rosa, NM. Steve met and married Dorothy Tenorio on February 15, 1969 in...
Mary S. Romo-Baca
Mar 9, 2020
Mary S. Romo-Baca, 78, passed away in Amarillo, TX surrounded by her family after a short illness. Mary was born in Palma, NM on May 14, 1941 to the home of Dionico and Agueda (nee Tapia) Apodaca. Her family moved several times during her early childhood but settled in San Jon, NM where she attended San Jon Independent School. After...
Jose Phillie Gurule
Mar 7, 2020
Jose Phillie Gurule, 82, a longtime resident of Anton Chico, NM passed away Saturday, March 7, 2020, at Vecino Sanos in Santa Rosa, NM. Jose was born on October 5, 1937, in Anton Chico, NM to the home of Alejandro and Lucia (Lucero) Gurule. He grew up in Anton Chico, attended school there and graduated from Santa Rosa High School....
Sherry Lou Peterpaul
Mar 6, 2020
Sherry Lou Peterpaul, 71 of Fort Sumner, NM passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 6, 2020 in Fort Sumner following a sudden illness. Sherry was born March 18, 1948 in Fort Sumner, the daughter of Birdie Dee and Louise (McClain) Smith. She grew up in Yeso where she attended school. She graduated from Fort Sumner High School in 1965. Sherry...
David Luna
Mar 2, 2020
David Luna, 84 of Santa Rosa, NM, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at Rust Medical Center, on March 2, 2020. David was born on August 29, 1935 to the home of Emilio Luna and Irene (Fajardo) Luna in Puerto De Luna, NM. David was reared in Puerto De Luna where he attended school and later graduated from...
Santiago Bryan Brassell
Feb 29, 2020
Santiago (Jim) Brassell, 82 of Oracle, Arizona, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loved ones on February 29, 2020. Santiago was born on March 2, 1937 to Bryan Brassell and Theresa (Sena) Brassell in Borica, NM. Santiago lived a full and beautiful life. He thanked God for a great life, great family, great friends and good horses. He...
Mary Kaye Scott-Stinnett
Feb 24, 2020
Services are pending for Mary Kaye Scott-Stinnett, 84, who died Monday, February 24, 2020 in Clovis, NM. She was born March 25, 1935 in Konowa, Oklahoma to the home of Andrew Jackson Scott and Madeline Lowry Scott. She was a former employee of the De Baca County News and the Clovis Livestock Market News, working in circulation for both publications....
Carl Leslie Bruce
Feb 22, 2020
Leslie Bruce, 70 of Melrose, NM passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo, TX following a sudden illness. Carl Leslie Bruce was born April 19, 1949 in Clovis to the home of Elton Dean and Winnie Mae (Lansford) Bruce. He grew up in Melrose where he attended school. He participated in all school sports...
Tony J. Pena
Feb 20, 2020
Tony Joe Pena, 90, a lifelong resident of Fort Sumner, NM passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2020 at his residence with his wife at his bedside. Tony was born on July 26, 1929 in Fort Sumner, NM to the home of Nestor and Guadalupita (Montoya) Pena. He was reared and attended school in Fort Sumner. Tony was a veteran...
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