Obituaries
Peggy York
Jul 28, 2012
Peggy York, longtime rancher of Fort Sumner, New Mexico, passed away July 28, 2012, in Lubbock, Texas, following a stroke. Mrs. York was born Thelma Juaeise Burt on March 28, 1922, in Snyder, Texas, to Grady Burt and Velma (Brown) Burt. She was so small when she was born, at home, that a neighbor kept her warm in a shoebox...
Ross C. Sinclair
Jul 27, 2012
Ross Carl Sinclair, age 89, passed away on July 27, 2012 at his home in House, NM following an illness. Ross was born on December 15, 1922 in Wichita, Kansas to the home of Charles and Valera Colleen (Talley) Sinclair. Ross served in the United States Army during WWII where he received the Good Conduct Medal, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with...
Frank Pat Aragon
Jul 25, 2012
Frank Pat Aragon, 76 of Roswell, NM died Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at ENM Medical Center following an illness. Pat was born May 31, 1936 in Fort Sumner to the home of Miguel and Cleofas (Trujillo) Aragon, he attended Fort Sumner schools. Pat married Lucy M. Marsh on December 7, 1957 in Fort Sumner. He worked for several years at...
Jack Burds
Jul 6, 2012
John Joseph "Jack" Burds, 73 a resident of the Fort Sumner valley died Friday, July 6, 2012 in Fort Sumner following an illness. Jack was born in Peosta, Iowa on a farm on June 18, 1939. He was the eldest son of John Joseph, Sr. and Mary Cecelia (Carroll) Burds. Siblings include Joan Marie and (Phil) Weber, Dubuque, Iowa, Mary...
Clarence C.O. Brady
Jul 2, 2012
Clarence Orval “C.O.” Brady, 81, a resident of the Fort Sumner valley died Monday, July 2, 2012 at his home following an illness. C.O. was born September 6, 1930 in Portales, NM to the home of Clarence Patrick and Sarah Venor (Griffen) Brady.He was reared in Albuquerque and Tucumcari, NM where he attended school. C.O. worked for 29 years with...
Floyd Alfonso Padilla
Jul 1, 2012
Floyd Alfonso Padilla passed away suddenly on Sunday July 1, 2012 in Santa Rosa, NM. Floyd was born in Puerto de Luna, NM, to the home of Alfonso and Nora Padilla, he was the eldest of 13 children. Floyd made Santa Rosa his home for most of his life. After high school, he attended school in Colorado. Floyd enlisted in...
Isidoro Ricardo Chavez
Jun 27, 2012
Isidoro R. Chavez, age 50, of Fort Sumner, NM died Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, NM following an illness. Isidoro was born August 18, 1961 in Santa Rosa, NM the son of Antonio and Magdalena (Marquez) Chavez. He was raised in Puerto De Luna, NM, attended and graduated from Santa Rosa High School in...
Anna Marie Urban Madrid
Jun 22, 2012
Anna Marie (Urban) Madrid, 48 a lifelong Santa Rosa, NM resident died Friday, June 22, 2012 at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque following a sudden illness. Anna was born December 4, 1963 in Santa Rosa, NM the daughter of Jose Roberto Urban Sr. and the former Antonia Carmen Gonzales. Anna was raised and attended schools in Santa Rosa, graduating from Santa...
Richard V. Beauford
Jun 20, 2012
Richard V. Beauford 94, (known to his family and friends as “Dick” or Cotton) passed away on June 20, 2012 in Sun City, Arizona. He was in Sun City for a family gathering. Dick was born July 12, 1917 in Valmorhea, Texas the third child and second son of Ellie Elliott and Leona Brem Beauford. He was raised in and...
Arthur C Lott
Jun 17, 2012
Arthur C. Lott, age 90, passed away on June 17, 2012 at the Guadalupe County Hospital following an illness. Arthur was born on June 4, 1922 in Scipio, Oklahoma to the home of James and Rosa Lee (Shelton) Lott. He was reared in Deming and Santa Rosa. Arthur served in the United States Army during WWII. He was awarded the...
Jean Head
Jun 13, 2012
Jean Head, 77 a longtime Fort Sumner business owner died Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at Clovis Healthcare following an illness. She was born September 28, 1934 in Fort Sumner, NM to the home of Floyd Cordell and Bessie Lucille (Holland) Borden. Jean attended and graduated from Fort Sumner High School. She married Bob Head on April 8, 1955 in Fort...
Coral Lavinia Julian
Jun 7, 2012
Services for Coral L. Julian will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at La Vida Llena Chapel, 10501 Lagrima De Oro Road Northeast, Albuquerque, NM. Coral Lavinia Julian, 87 of Albuquerque and formerly of Fort Sumner passed away on Thursday June 7, 2012 in Albuquerque. Coral was born on January 29, 1925 in Shannon City, Iowa the...
Helen Padilla
Jun 2, 2012
Maria Elena Juanita Padilla also known as “Nena” and Helen, passed away suddenly on Saturday evening, June 2, 2012 at her home in Albuquerque, NM. Helen was born in Colonias, NM, and lived in Santa Rosa, NM for most of her life. Helen moved to Albuquerque, NM, around 2003. Helen was a loving wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, and great-grandmother....
James R Chavez
Jun 1, 2012
Jimmy Raymond Chavez, age 67, passed away on June 1, 2012 at the V.A. Medical Center Hospice Unit in Albuquerque. James was born on March 21, 1945 in Santa Rosa, NM to the home of Antonio M. and Amelia (Segura) Chavez. At an early age he moved to Tucumcari. Jimmy married Mary Lydia Vigil in 1988 in Tucumcari. They made...
Ronald Michael Raposa
May 29, 2012
Rosary services for Ronald Raposa, 58 of Clovis, NM will be held at 6:00 PM Friday, June 1, 2012 from Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Clovis. The funeral Mass will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, June 2, 2012 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Vaughn, NM with Father Simeon Wimmershoff officiating. Burial with military honors provided by...
Billy Wayne Dewbre
May 17, 2012
Billy Wayne Dewbre, 73 of Fort Sumner and formerly of Rio Rancho, NM died Thursday, May 17, 2012 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, NM following an illness. Billy was born January 28, 1939 in Blanchard, Oklahoma to the home of Alton Leroy “Jack” Dewbre and the former Roxie Mae Huskey. He attended schools West of Mountainair, NM; Moore,...
Gary Gaintner
May 2, 2012
Gary Wayne Gaintner, 66 a longtime Fort Sumner businessman died Wednesday, May 2, 2012 in Fort Sumner following an illness. His family was at his bedside. Gary was born December 10, 1945 in Chester, PA to the home of George W. and Dorothy (Maki) Gaintner. His family moved to Jal, NM where Gary attended school until the second grade. The...
Neal Vaughan
Apr 20, 2012
Neal Vaughan, 91 a longtime De Baca County farmer and cattle rancher died Friday, April 20, 2012 at the Vaughan family ranch south of Fort Sumner. His family was at his bedside. Clifton Neal Vaughan was born May 15, 1920 in Fort Sumner to the home of George Reber Vaughan and the former Emma Schooler. He attended and graduated from...
Glenda Ruth Collins
Apr 14, 2012
Glenda Ruth Collins, 65, of Prosperity, died Saturday, April 14, 2012, at Palmetto Health Richland. Born on February 14, 1947, in Clovis, NM, she was a daughter of Glenn and Ruth Winegeart Holland. Mrs. Collins was retired from South Carolina Oncology Associates and was a member of Zion United Methodist Church. She was reared in Fort Sumner, NM. On June...
Raymond Salas
Apr 13, 2012
Raymond Marc Salas, age 46, passed away on April 13, 2012 at Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo following an illness. Raymond was born on January 3, 1966 in Tucumcari to the home of Raymond P. and Gloria (Apodaca) Salas. He was reared and attended schools in Tucumcari. Raymond love football and was hard nose Chicago Bear fan. He loved cooking...
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