Obituaries
Wanda Lee Russ
Dec 13, 2014
Wanda Lee Russ, age 80 of Fort Sumner, NM passed away at her home on Saturday, December 13, 2014. Wanda was born August 24, 1934 in Clovis to the home Thomas Burnett Miller and the former Helen Gretel Davis. She was reared and attended school in Clovis, NM and Port Arthur, TX. Wanda married William Glenn Russ in Clovis, NM...
Rick Rivera
Dec 10, 2014
Rosary services for Mr. Rick “Reeves” Rivera, 57, will be held on Monday, December 15, 2014 at 6:00 PM from St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Santa Rosa. Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, December 16, at 10:00 AM also from St. Rose Church with Father Sotero A. Sena officiating. Serving as Honorary Pallbearers will be Patrick Martinez,...
Bobbie Craig
Dec 8, 2014
On December 8, 2014, Bobbie Evelyn Giddens Craig, age 69, went on ahead home to Jesus. She was greeted there by her mother Evelyn Yvonne Stewart Giddens and father Bobby O’Neal Giddens who had welcomed her into our world in Leveland, Texas, on November 30, 1945. She spent plenty of time tracking down our genealogy and so she knew by...
Emilia Parraz Gutierrez
Dec 4, 2014
The beautiful Emilia Parraz Gutierrez was born into the home of Rumaldo and Carmelita Vigil Parraz on August 28, 1934, in Vaughn, New Mexico. At the age of 80, on December 4, 2014, Emilia, the last member of her generation left this life to join her family in Paradise. Welcoming her to Heaven, are her parents along with her brothers...
Billy Garnand
Dec 2, 2014
Billy Garnand , Age 76, a kind, gentle and loving soul passed away on December 2nd after a short illness. He was surrounded by numerous friends and family. Billy was born on February 7th, 1938 in Vaughn, New Mexico and was raised in a beautiful homestead ranch nearby in Milagro, New Mexico. He came from a large family consisting of...
Ruth Lowman Hendley
Nov 26, 2014
Ruth Lowman Hendley, 82, a longtime De Baca County resident, died Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at home in Lubbock, Texas, following an illness. Ruth was born November 27, 1931 in Ft. Sumner, N.M., to the home of Roy “Poley” Lowman and Clemmie Potter Lowman. She was reared, attended school and graduated from Ft. Sumner High School. She married Ab Hendley...
Carole Newton
Nov 23, 2014
Carole Jane Newton, age 82, passed away on November 23, 2014 at the Guadalupe County Hospital following an illness. Carole was born on February 17, 1932 in Coshocton, Ohio. She was reared and attended schools on Ohio and also attended Kent State University. She was married to Kenneth Newton for 33 years. Carole operated a Campground in Groom, Texas for...
Zelna Earnest Walker
Nov 21, 2014
Zela Earnest Walker, 98 of Los Ranchos Village, NM passed away on Friday, November 21, 2014. She was born May 31, 1916 in Paluxy, Texas to the home of Isaac and Lorena (Hawkins) Earnest. She graduated from Floyd High School. Following graduation she worked as a secretary for the Roosevelt County School Superintendent and later as a secretary for the...
Helena Moore
Nov 6, 2014
Helena Moore, a resident at the La Villa Care Center in Roswell, NM, passed away November 6, 2014, at the age of 103 years, 6 months and 21 days. She was born to Abraham Loewen and Ella (Poppenga) Loewen on Easter Sunday, April 16, 1911, in Ellis County, Oklahoma. She attended rural schools in Ellis County and high school in...
Jean Longbotham Chambers
Nov 4, 2014
A memorial service for Jean Chambers will be held at 11am Saturday, June 27, 2015 at Chavez Funeral Home Chapel in Fort Sumner, NM. Burial of cremains will follow in the family plot, Fort Sumner Cemetery. Jean (Longbotham) Chambers, 90 years old, of Santa Fe, NM, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of November 4, 2014 at St....
Bettye Minton
Nov 2, 2014
Bettye Ruth (Merritt) Minton, 77, peacefully passed away surrounded by her loved ones in Rio Rancho, NM on Sunday, November 2, 2014 following an extended illness. Bettye was born September 24, 1937 in Hunt, Texas to Loy K. and Katie Rose Merritt. She was the youngest of 6 children. The family made their home in Corona, NM in 1943. She...
Yolanda Trujillo
Oct 30, 2014
Rosary services for Yolanda Trujillo will be held on Tuesday, November 4, at 7:00 PM. Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, November 5, at 10:00 AM also from St. Rose Church with Father Sotero A. Sena officiating. Serving as Honorary Pallbearers will be; Susan Oviedo, Alice Aragon, Diana Chavez, Molly Dodge, Anna Lucero, Tina Cowan, Annette Chavez, and John...
Teodoro Trenidad Sena
Oct 19, 2014
Teodoro “Ted” Trenidad Sena, age 69, passed away at home on October 19, 2014 in Dallas, TX after a seven year battle with cancer. Ted was born on January 08, 1945 in Borica, New Mexico. He graduated from Santa Rosa High School in 1962. Ted moved to Dallas, TX in 1967, where he met his loving wife, Rosa “Rosie” Martinez....
Olivia Apodaca
Oct 18, 2014
Santa Rosa native Antonia Olivia Apodaca, age 55 passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Octobr 18, 2014 in Tucumcari, NM. “Olivia” as she was affectionately known was born on June 13, 1959 in Fort Sumner, NM to the home of Manuel Apodaca, Jr. and Isidora Lola Saiz. Olivia Attended schools In Santa Rosa graduating from Santa Rosa High School in 1977;...
Carmen R Houlihan
Oct 8, 2014
Rosary services for Mrs. Carmen R. Houlihan will be held on Saturday, October 11, at 10:00 AM from St. Rose of Lima Church. Mass of Christian Burial will follow the rosary with Father Thomas Kayammakal officiating. Burial will follow at the St. Joseph Cemetery. Carmen passed away unexpectedly on October 8, at the Guadalupe County Hosptal. Carmen was born on...
Marcos Arguello
Oct 6, 2014
Marcos Arguello, age 93, passed away on October 6, 2014 at the Guadalupe County Hospital following an illness. Marcos was born on September 11, 1921 in Puerto De Luna, NM to the home of Anastacio and Margarita (Montoya) Arguello. He was reared and attended schools in Puerto de Luna and Vaughn. Marcos married Luz Gallegos on April 8, 1948 in...
Tommy Martinez, Jr
Sep 27, 2014
Rosary services for Tommy Martinez, Jr will be held on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at 10:00 AM from St. Rose of Lima Church with Memorial Mass to follow with Father Thomas Kayammakal officiating. Burial of cremains will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery. Serving as Honorary Pallbearers will be Eric Aragon, Sr., Eric Aragon, Jr., Nelson Kotiar, Pat Martinez, Jamie Lucero,...
Mary "Katy" Katalina Salazar
Sep 24, 2014
Mary Katalina Salazar, age 65, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on September 24, 2014 at her home in Santa Rosa. Mary was born on April 5, 1949 in Tajique, NM to the home of Aurelio and Gabrielita (Sanchez) Sedillo. She was reared and attended schools in Albuqueque. She married Christian Salazar on October 25, 1969 in...
Antonio Dodge
Sep 23, 2014
Puerto De Luna and Santa Rosa native, Antonio “Tony” Dodge passed away on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 in Albuquerque following a brief illness. He was 90. Antonio was born on July 12, 1924 in Santa Rosa, to the home of Henry Dodge and Dominga Madrid. Following the death of his mother, Antonio and his brothers and sisters moved to Puerto...
Jim Lathrop
Sep 23, 2014
Jim (James David) Lathrop, 85 was born in Ottumwa, Iowa on May 20, 1929 to the home of James Alvin and Dorothy Ethel (Moore) Lathrop. He passed away peacefully at his home in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, on September 23, 2014. Because of the Depression, Jim's parents moved often. Their medical careers took them to Washington, Oregon, Oklahoma and finally...
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