Obituaries

Macedon Romero

Macedon Romero

Sep 15, 2010

Macedon Romero, age 54, passed away suddenly on September 15, 2010 in Santa Rosa. Macedon was born on May 24, 1956 in Tecolotito, NM to the home of Andalecio and Maria Rita Urioste Romero. He was raised in Tecolotito and attended schools in Santa Rosa and San Jon. Macedon was a self employed as a mechanic and also worked for...

Floyd A Padilla, Jr.

Floyd A Padilla, Jr.

Sep 15, 2010

Floyd Alfonso Padilla, Jr. also known as “Aly,” passed away suddenly on the afternoon of Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at a Phoenix, Arizona hospital. Aly was born at Guadalupe General Hospital in Santa Rosa, NM in the summer of 1962. Aly was passionate about cooking and baking and he was currently working as a Food Service Manager at the Guadalupe...

Loreta Ruth Davenport

Loreta Ruth Davenport

Sep 6, 2010

Services for Loreta (Blakeley) Davenport, 94 of Altus, OK will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, September 11, 2010 at First Baptist Church in Fort Sumner with Rev. Nathan Lawrence officiating. Burial will follow at Fort Sumner Cemetery. Loreta died Monday, September 6, 2010 at her home in Altus, Oklahoma. She was born December 13, 1915 in Dawn, MO to...

Josie Pacheco

Josie Pacheco

Sep 5, 2010

Josie “Fina” Pacheco, 72 of Santa Rosa, NM died Sunday, September 05, 2010 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, NM following an illness. She was born March 27, 1938 in Puerto de Luna, NM to the home of Lucio and Arcelia (Flores) Abeyta. She was raised in Santa Rosa where she attended Santa Rosa Public Schools. She married Orlando...

Cipriano Perez

Cipriano Perez

Aug 31, 2010

Cipriano Antonio Perez, age 84, passed away on August 31, 2010 at his residence in Encino following an illness. Cipriano was born on November 5, 1925 in Encino, NM to the home of Victor Sr. and Angelita Tenorio Perez. He was reared and attended schools in Encino. He served in the United States Navy for two years primarily in the...

Blas Madrid

Blas Madrid

Aug 28, 2010

Blas Madrid, 99 of Santa Rosa, NM died Saturday, August 28, 2010 at his home. His family was at his bedside. Blas was born February 2, 1911 in Puerto De Luna, NM to the home of Rosendo and Romanita (Chavez) Madrid. He was reared and attended school in Puerto De Luna. Blas served in the U.S. Army as a member...

El Veda Spitz

El Veda Spitz

Aug 25, 2010

El Veda Spitz, 90 of Clovis, NM died Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at Retirement Ranches of Clovis, NM following an illness. She was born February 22, 1920 in Pike, OK to the home of John Robert and Daisy (Loving) DeFoor. El Veda traveled with her family to Turkey, TX and later to House, NM in a covered wagon. She attended...

Zenaida Alirez

Zenaida Alirez

Aug 20, 2010

Long-time resident and devoted Holy Cross Church Parishioner, Zenaida Sanchez Alirez age 69, entered eternal rest on Aug. 20th, 2010, at Memorial Medical Center, Las Cruces, NM. Zenaida was born on October 12, 1940 in Pinos Wells, NM. Zenaida battled a rare form of pneumonia for a couple of weeks before her passing. Zenaida is survived by her husband and...

Travis Lee Mitchell

Travis Lee Mitchell

Aug 17, 2010

Travis Lee Mitchell, 61 a long time Clovis resident, passed away August 23, 2010 at Terrence Cardinal Cooke Health Center in New York City after a lengthy illness. He is survived by his brother Joe and wife Charlene Mitchell of Fort Sumner, his niece Patsy Jo and husband Gordon Morris of Melrose and their children Scott and wife Julie Morris...

Bertha Killough

Bertha Killough

Aug 16, 2010

Bertha E. Killough, 92 of Muleshoe, TX and formerly of Fort Sumner, NM died August 16, 2010 at Muleshoe Area Medical Center following an illness. She was born August 8, 1918 in Kiowa County, Oklahoma to the home of Austin William Darnell and the former Ethel Cordis Munch. She lived in Kiowa County until age 15 when her family moved...

Miguel Salazar

Miguel Salazar

Aug 6, 2010

Miguel Porras Salazar, 74 of Santa Rosa, NM went to be with his Lord on Friday, August 6, 2010. Miguel was born December 20, 1935 in Weslaco, TX to the home of Guadalupe and Rita (Porras) Salazar. As a young man he worked as a Farm Labor Contractor and for his entire adult life served as an Evangelist. Miguel married...

Andrea L. Chavez

Andrea L. Chavez

Aug 6, 2010

Andrea L. Chavez, 84, beloved mother and grandmother went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 6, 2010. She was born April 7, 1926 in San Ignacio, NM to the home of Francisco and Miquelita (Segura) Lopez. She was reared at San Ignacio and Santa Rosa. Andrea worked for several years as a Cook for the Campos Senior Citizen...

Isidro Rael

Isidro Rael

Aug 5, 2010

Isidro Rael 88, a lifelong resident of Vaughn, New Mexico, went home to be with the Lord on August 5, 2010. He was born May 15, 1922 in Milagro, New Mexico to Jose E. Rael, and Macaria Sisneros Rael. Isidro served his country proudly in the U.S. Army from 1942-1946 during World War II. He worked for Eugenio Perez II...

Juan Romero

Juan Romero

Aug 2, 2010

Juan Romero, 77 of Clovis, NM died Monday, August 2, 2010 in a Lubbock, TX hospital following an illness. He was born October 20, 1932 in Puerto De Luna, NM to the home of Narciso and Rufina (Arias) Romero. He attended school in Puerto De Luna. As a young man in Puerto De Luna, Juan delivered coal from the Railroad...

Vonne Oyler

Vonne Oyler

Aug 1, 2010

Vonne Oyler, age 80 of Bosque Farms, NM and most recently from Santa Rosa, NM passed away August 1, 2010 at home with her loved ones. Vonne was born on November 4, 1929 in Clovis, Curry County, New Mexico to the home of Adrian L. and Thelma Anderson. She was raised and attended school in Belen, NM where she met...

Gerry Washburn

Gerry Washburn

Jul 19, 2010

Gerry Douglas Washburn, 78 of Fort Sumner, NM died July 19, 2010 at his home following an illness. He was born March 31, 1932 in Cebolla, NM to the home of Dee Owen and Mabel (Perry) Washburn. Gerry graduated from Los Lunas High School, attended the University of NM and Eastern NM University where he received his BA, MA and...

Syble (Spitz) Spitz Hendrix

Syble (Spitz) Spitz Hendrix

Jul 14, 2010

Syble (Spitz) Hendrix, 86, of Eufaula, Oklahoma passed away on Wednesday July 14, 2010 at the Epic Medical Center. Syble was born on December 31, 1923 in Turkey, Texas to John Robert and Daisy (Lovings) DeFoor. Syble attended and graduated from House High School in House, New Mexico. She graduated from the University of New Mexico with a Bachelor’s Degree...

Loveta Black Clark

Loveta Black Clark

Jul 12, 2010

Loveta B. Clark, 96 of Clovis, NM died Monday, July 12, 2010 at Plains Regional Medical Center. She was born July 4, 1914 in Goree, TX to the home of Stephen Marcus Black and the former Ida Esther Banks. She moved with her family to Fort Sumner in 1929 where she attended school. Her father worked as a barber and...

Erlinda Chavez

Erlinda Chavez

Jul 11, 2010

Erlinda M. Chavez, age 64, of Santa Rosa, NM passed away Sunday, July 11, 2010 at St. Theresa Healthcare in Albuquerque following an illness. Erlinda was born on May 29, 1946 in Denver, CO to the home of Frank and Clarita Sandoval Marquez. She was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa. Erlinda worked as a cook at the Senior...

Estella Lovato

Estella Lovato

Jul 10, 2010

Estella Lovato of Fort Sumner, NM was born in Cuervo, NM to the home of Filiberto Olivas and the former Teodocia Romo. She died Saturday, July 10, 2010 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, NM following an illness. Her family moved to Clovis, NM where she attended school. Stella married Enrique Lovato on September 7, 1976 in Las Vegas,...