Obituaries

Lucy Aragon

Lucy Aragon

Mar 2, 2015

Lucy Aragon, 76 of Roswell, NM passed away Monday, March 2, 2015 at University Medical Center in Lubbock following a short illness. She was born March 4, 1938 in Guadalupe, NM to the home of Les and Stella (Casaus) Marsh. She attended school in Yeso and Fort Sumner.Lucy married Frank Pat Aragon on December 7, 1957 in Fort Sumner. They...

June Mayo

June Mayo

Feb 25, 2015

June Mayo, 94 a longtime Fort Sumner business owner passed away Wednesday evening, February 24, 2015 at Retirement Ranch in Clovis. She was born June 27, 1921 in Carrol County, Missouri to the home of Earl Clifton and Pearl Charity (Smith) Griffith. She was raised in TorC, NM where she attended and graduated from high school. She married Cecil Mayo...

Joanne Rael

Joanne Rael

Feb 24, 2015

Joanne Rael, 58 of Clovis, NM passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at PRMC following a sudden illness. Joanne was born June 13, 1956 in Vaughn, NM to the home of Noah and Alice (Montoya) Rael. She started school at Vaughn, her family moved to Clovis in 1962 and she attended Gattis Middle School. Joanne worked as a detention officer...

Carolina Delicia Castillo

Carolina Delicia Castillo

Feb 23, 2015

Carolina D. Castillo, 81 a longtime Vaughn, NM resident passed away Monday, February 23, 2015 in Roswell, NM following an illness. She was born September 29, 1933 in El Aguilar, NM to the home of Vidal and Andrellita (Gomez) Roybal. She grew up in Anton Chico where she attended school. Carolina married Pedro Castillo in 1946 at Anton Chico. They...

Noel Dewayne Mayhon

Noel Dewayne Mayhon

Feb 17, 2015

Noel D. Mayhon, 76 a resident of Fort Sumner and Tolar, NM passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at his home in Tolar following an illness. Noel was born December 5, 1938 in Vaughn, NM. He attended school in Vaughn, and graduated in 1956. Noel served in the U.S. military. Noel worked in the road construction business for several years....

Michael T. Anaya

Michael T. Anaya

Feb 12, 2015

Michael T. Anaya, 54 of Vaughn, NM passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 12, 2015 at the Guadalupe County Hospital in Santa Rosa. Michael was born November 21, 1960 in Vaughn to the home of Pedro Nolasco "Nolly" and Erma Jane (Gallegos) Anaya. He grew up in Vaughn where he attended school. He participated in football, basketball, and track while...

Manuel S. Ulibarri

Manuel S. Ulibarri

Feb 4, 2015

A rosary for Manuel Ulibarri, 88 of Santa Rosa will be held at 9am Saturday, February 7, 2015 followed by the Mass of Christian Burial with Father Sotero A. Sena officiating. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery. Manuel Secundino Ulibarri was born August 9, 1926 in Colonias, NM to the home of Manuel Ulibarri Sr. and the former Beneranda...

Margaret L. Oldham

Margaret L. Oldham

Feb 4, 2015

Margaret L. Oldham, 84 a longtime Fort Sumner resident passed away on February 4, 2015 at University Medical Center in Lubbock, TX following a sudden illness. Margaret was born on November 14, 1930 in Yakima, WA to the home of Virgil William and Ida Leola (Counts) Webb. She moved with her family to the Fort Sumner valley at the age...

Marcelino Gutierrez

Marcelino Gutierrez

Jan 23, 2015

Marcelino Gutierrez, age 87, passed away suddenly on January 23, at the Guadalupe County Hospital. Marcelino was born on October 10, 1927 in Puerto De Luna, NM to the home of Florencio and Lucinda (Salazar) Gutierrez. He was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa. He married Lucia Aragon on May 5, 1947. He was a lifelong cattle rancher in...

Dana L. Moyer

Dana L. Moyer

Jan 21, 2015

Dana L. Moyer, 57 of Fort Sumner, NM passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at his home in the Fort Sumner valley. He was born April 24, 1957 in Tucumcari, NM to the home of Loyal and Vaudie (Curry) Moyer. Dana grew up in Tucumcari, he attended school in Tucumcari, and Raton before moving to Fort Sumner in 1971....

Tom Perry

Tom Perry

Jan 17, 2015

Tom Perry, age 56, passed away unexpectedly on January 17, at his home in Encino, NM. Tom was born on August 25, 1958 in Durango, CO to the home of Rex and Jimmie (Lancaster) Perry. He was reared and attended schools in Shiprock, NM. Tom was a true cowboy, working in various ranches in New Mexico, Colorado and Texas. He...

Stephanie Collaso-Sena

Stephanie Collaso-Sena

Jan 7, 2015

Stephanie Collaso-Sena, 30 of Fort Sumner passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at University of New Mexico Hospital following a short illness. A rosary will be recited at 6pm Sunday, January 11, 2015 from St. Anthony Catholic Church in Fort Sumner. Mass of christian burial will be celebrated at 10am Monday, January 12, 2015 from the church with Father Paul...

Joe Don Sursa

Joe Don Sursa

Jan 6, 2015

Services for longtime cowboy, Joe Don Sursa, 66 of Fort Sumner will be held at 2pm Friday, January 9, 2015 from the Chavez Funeral Home Chapel in Fort Sumner with Rev. Billy Paul Vinson and Mark McCollum officiating. Pallbearers will include Roy Gibson, Francisco Torres, Casey Pope, Diego Morales, Jacob Vick, Ignacio Soto, Joe Derrick, Willie Spitz, Emmet Sultemeier, and...

Angie Serrano

Angie Serrano

Jan 6, 2015

ANGELA G. SERRANO, age 77 of Santa Rosa, New Mexico, was called home by our savior to ease her pain and suffering so that she may sing with the Angels to smile upon her family and friends… comforting us wrapped in her angels wings. She was born to Lucio Gerhardt and Selina Cepriana Aragon on April 14, 1937 in Yeso,...

Marcella Velasquez Romero

Marcella Velasquez Romero

Jan 3, 2015

Marcella M. Romero, age 58, passed away peacefully on January 3, at Lovelace Hospital in Albuquerque with her family by her side. Marcella was born on July 24, 1956 in Santa Rosa, NM to the home of Jesus J. and Eralda (Rivera) Velasquez. She was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa. She married Jose Daniel Romero in 1987 in...

Stella U Martinez

Stella U Martinez

Jan 3, 2015

Estella U. Martinez, age 89, passed away peacefully with her husband Joe by her side on January 3, at the Guadalupe County Hospital in Santa Rosa. Stella was born on January 25, 1925 in Colonias, NM to the home of Federico and Maria Modesta (Olivas) Ulibarri. She was reared and attended schools in Colonias and Santa Rosa. She Married Jose...

Mary Rose Abeyta

Mary Rose Abeyta

Jan 2, 2015

Ms. Mary Rose Abeyta, age 62, a longtime Santa Rosa, NM resident passed away on Friday, January 2, 2015 in Tecolotito, NM where she was residing with her niece. Mary Rose was born January 16, 1952 in Santa Rosa, NM to the home of Lucio and Arcelia (Flores) Abeyta. She grew up in Santa Rosa and attended St. Rose of...

Edna Muriel Truitt

Edna Muriel Truitt

Dec 28, 2014

Edna Muriel Truitt, 97, was born May 30, 1917 at Bingen, Hemstead County, Arkansas to John Walter and Dona (Power) Owens. She passed away in Irving, Texas on Sunday, December 28, 2014. Edna lived in Hempstead County until the 8th grade. She moved with her family to Caddo, OK where she graduated from Caddo High School in 1935. She then...

Predicanda A Flores

Predicanda A Flores

Dec 22, 2014

Predicanda A Flores, age 73, passed away at the Manzano De Sol Care Center in Albuquerque following an illness. Predicanda was born on May 28, 1941 in Puerto de Luna to the home of Honorato and Antonia (Chavez) Flores. She was reared and attended schools in Puerto De Luna and Santa Rosa. Predicanda lived all her life at the family...

Isabel E. Conway

Isabel E. Conway

Dec 18, 2014

Isabel E. Conway, 81 a longtime Santa Rosa resident passed away at her home on Thursday, December 18, 2014. She was born June 4, 1933 in Anton Chico, NM to the home of Fidel and Celina (Vigil) Esquibel. She attend schools in Santa Rosa and graduated from Santa Rosa High School in 1952. She married Thomas Conway in 1966 in...