Obituaries
Willie Padilla-Griego
Mar 26, 2014
Services for Willie Padilla-Griego age 70 of Fort Sumner will be held at 10am Friday, April 4, 2014 at Chavez Funeral Home Chapel in Fort Sumner. Burial will follow at Fort Sumner Cemetery. Willie passed away at his home Wednesday, March 26, 2014. He was born February 17, 1944 in Pintada, NM the son of Lauriano Padilla and Condra Griego....
David Fikany
Mar 24, 2014
Services for David Fikany, 57 of Fort Sumner, NM will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, March 29, 2014 at First United Methodist Church in Fort Sumner with Anna Teeter officiating. Burial will follow in the Fikany family plot, Fort Sumner Cemetery. Pallbearers will include Bob West, Thomas (Cub) Haralson, Manuel Roybal, Lee Koll, Tommy Rogers, Jerry Willis, Nick Cortese,...
Eugene Chavez
Mar 10, 2014
Eugene Chavez, 54 of Puerto De Luna and Juan de Dios, NM passed away Monday, March 12, 2014 at his Puerto de Luna home. Eugene was born January 22, 1960 to the home of Ernesto and Evelyn (Montoya) Chavez. He was raised at Juan de Dios and attended Santa Rosa High School, graduating in 1978. He participated in football and...
Mark A Ortega
Mar 7, 2014
Mark Andrew Ortega, age 49 passed away unexpectedly on March 7, 2014 at the Guadalupe County Hospital in Santa Rosa. Mark was born on February 10, 1965 in Fort Sumner, NM to the home of George and Dolores (Dunn) Ortega. He was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa. Mark married Maggie Aragon on August 28, 1999 at St. Rose...
Dolores Lola Chacon
Mar 4, 2014
Dolores “Lola” Chacon, age 84, passed away peacefully on March 4, 2014 at the Guadalupe County Hospital following an illness. Lola as she was affectionately known was born on January 6, 1930 in El Valle, NM to the home of Miguel and Francisca (Benavidez) Lopez. She was reared in Newkirk and attended Santa Rosa Schools graduating in 1949. Lola Married...
Bersabe Villanueva
Mar 4, 2014
Bersabe R. Villanueva, age 90, passed away on March 4, 2014 at the AltaVista Hospital in Las Vegas, NM following an illness. Bersabe was born on April 23, 1923 in Tecolotito, NM to the home of Steven and Rosa (Baca) Romero. Bersabe was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Anton Chico and the Anton Chico Land Grant. She...
Martha Pena Cardona
Feb 24, 2014
Martha Theresa Cardona, 64 of Lubbock, TX passed away Monday, February 24, 2014 at University Medical Center in Lubbock following an illness. Martha was born July 17, 1949 in Lubbock the daughter of Nieves and Beatrice (Garcia) Pena. She grew up in Lubbock where she attended High School. She was a member of St. John's The Apostle Parish and the...
Greg Pablo Romero
Feb 24, 2014
A rosary for Greg Romero will be recited at 6pm Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Santa Rosa. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10am Thursday, February 27, 2014 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Milagro, NM with Father Thomas Kayammakal officiating. Burial will follow in Our Lady of Sorrow's...
Sandra Lee Ulibarri
Feb 23, 2014
Sandra Lee Ulibarri, 66 a lifelong resident of Vaughn, NM passed away Sunday, February 23, 2014 at the Guadalupe County Hospital in Santa Rosa following an illness. Sandra was born July 13, 1947 to the home of Don and Mary Jane (Panebouef) Romero. She grew up in Vaughn and graduated from Vaughn High School in 1965. Sandra married Pete Ulibarri...
Lavinia Pennington
Feb 14, 2014
Services for Lavinia Pennington will be held at 11:00 am Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at First United Methodist Church in Fort Sumner, NM with Pastor Mike Stahl officiating. Burial will follow at Fort Sumner Cemetery. Pallbearers will be David Bailey, Gordon Morris, David Vansickel, Chris Steele, Greg Pennington, Scott Pennington, Jeff Osgood, Carl Brown and Michael Perry. Visitation hours will...
Ramon Cordova
Feb 10, 2014
Ramon Onofre Cordova, age 35, passed away on February 10, at the Alta Vista Hospital in Las Vegas, NM following an illness. Ramon was born on May 24, 1978 in Fort Sumner, NM the son of Nicasio and Maria Teresa (Jaramillo) Cordova. He lived in Santa Rosa and Clovis before moving to La Loma. Ramon is preceded in death by...
Julia Salazar
Feb 3, 2014
Julia Salazar, age 93, passed away on February 3, 2014 at the Alta Vista Hospital in Las Vegas following an illness. Julia was born on February 10, 1920 in Santa Rosa, NM to the home of Pablo and Albarra Amendares. Julia was a lifelong resident of Santa Rosa. She enjoyed listening to music and taking long walks in the park....
Wilfred Gomez
Feb 3, 2014
Former Santa Rosa native, Wilfred Gomez, 73, passed away peacefully on Monday February, 3, 2014 at his home in Albuquerque surrounded by his loved ones. Wilfred was born on April 30, 1940 to the home of Guadalupe and Rosa (Garcia) Gomez. He attended Santa Rosa Schools graduating from Santa Rosa High School in 1957. He retired from the State of...
Hollis Ray Duke
Feb 1, 2014
Services for Hollis Ray Duke, 77 of Lubbock, Texas will be held at 11:00 am (C.S.T.) Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at The Fellowship, 9417 W. Fourth St, Lubbock, TX with Pastor Dan Chrestman officiating. Graveside services will follow at 3:00 pm (M.S.T.) at Fort Sumner Cemetery, Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Military honors will be provided by Cannon Air Force Base...
Concha Encinias
Jan 31, 2014
Concha G. Encinias, age 84, passed away unexpectedly at her residence on January 31, 2014. Concha was born June 22, 1929 in Santa Rosa, NM to the home of Patrocino and Lucia (Ortega) Garcia. She was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa. She married J. Eloy Encinias on October 28, 1944 in Dalhart, TX. Concha worked for Teeter’s Department...
Velma Mendoza Collaso
Jan 30, 2014
Velma Collaso, 59 of Fort Sumner passed away, Thursday, January 30, 2014 in Fort Sumner. A rosary will be recited at 6:00 pm Monday, February 3, 2014 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the church 10:00 am Tuesday, February 4, 2014, Father Paul Nkumbi will officiate. Burial will...
Billy J. Rodriguez
Jan 24, 2014
William Jesus "Billy" Rodriguez, 43 of Fort Sumner, NM passed away Friday, January 24, 2014 at his home. He was born January 14, 1971 in Hondo, Texas. He was raised in Sabinal, Texas before moving to Fort Sumner in 1980 at the age of 9. He attended Fort Sumner schools and graduated in 1989. He participated in football while in...
Carole Newton
Jan 23, 2014
Funeral services for Mrs. Carole Newton, age 82, are pending and will be announced when service times are finalized. Mrs. Newton passed away on November 23, at the Guadalupe County Hospital following an illness. All services for Mrs. Newton have been entrusted to the Chavez Funeral Home of Santa Rosa.
Frank A. Garcia
Jan 16, 2014
Francisco Antonio Garcia, 86 a longtime Fort Sumner resident and businessman passed away Thursday, January 16, 2014 at his home following an illness. Francisco was born November 15, 1927 in Yeso, NM to the home of Jose Maria and Delores (Maes) Garcia. He attended school in Yeso. Francisco served in the United States Army-Air Force; he enlisted on February 25,...
Flossie Lee Pollard
Jan 14, 2014
Services for Flossie Pollard, 89, of Fort Sumner, New Mexico will be held at 10:00 am Friday, January 17, 2014 from The First United Methodist Church in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, Rev. Mike Stahl will officiate. Burial will follow at the Fort Sumner Cemetery, Fort Sumner, NM. Pallbearers will include Bob West, Robert Pennington, Randel Mansell, Mike West, Bob Addison,...
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