Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
Lola Quintana
Jul 6, 2010
Maria Dolores “Lola” Quintana, age 90, passed away on July 6, 2010 at the Sierra Springs Assisted Living in Los Lunas following an illness. Lola was born on February 2, 1920 in Colonias, NM to the home of Ventura and Prudencia Hoehne Maestas. She married Chris Quintana on October 3, 1940 in Newkirk, NM. Lola worked as a concession stand...
Melissa Lang Beaumont
Jul 5, 2010
Melissa Lang Beaumont, 52 of Fort Sumner and formerly of Santa Rosa died Monday, July 5, 2010 at Heartland Continuing Care Center in Portales, NM following an illness. She was born October 19, 1957 in Germany to the home of James B. Lang and the former Edna Mae Lindley who were stationed in Germany with the U.S. Army. Melissa was...
Jerald William Renshaw
Jul 3, 2010
Jerry "Pa Pa" Renshaw, 73 of Yeso, NM died Saturday, July 3, 2010 at his home. Jerry was born August 30, 1936 in Iowa to the home of William and Wanda (Rathbun) Renshaw. He was raised and attended schools in Los Angeles, CA. He drove a truck during the construction of the Alaska Pipeline. Jerry served as a United States...
Elmer Vance Wilson
Jul 1, 2010
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, July 6, 2010 from the First Baptist Church with Rev. Nathan Lawrence officiating. Burial with Military Honors will follow at Fort Sumner Cemetery. Elmer Vance Wilson, 82, of Ft Sumner died July 1, 2010 at his home in Ft. Sumner, New Mexico. Elmer was born on January 1, 1928 to Vance...
Miriam Wertheim
Jun 26, 2010
Miriam Denney Wertheim, born March 23, 1923, died Saturday June 26, 2010 in Albuquerque, NM after a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her husband Max Wertheim, son Don Hugo Wertheim, her parents Robert Denney and Minnie Swearengin Denney and siblings Rex Denney, Christine Denney Brixey, Glenn Denney, and Robert Denney. Her sole surviving sibling is brother Ralph...
John Willis Nolte
Jun 25, 2010
John Willis Nolte, 93 of Montezuma, KS and La Lande, NM died Friday, June 25, 2010 at Bethal Home in Montezuma, KS following an illness. He was born April 20, 1917 in Daizy, ND to the home of Willis Nolte and the former Lydia Harrison. He married Joye Louise Bean on August 28, 1937 in Boise, Idaho. John is preceded...
Jack Lynch
Jun 21, 2010
Jack Lynch, 84 of Santa Rosa, NM died Monday, June 21, 2010 at his home following an illness. He was born November 12, 1925 in Amherst, TX the son of Elmer and Willis Pearl (Black) Lynch. He attended schools at Amherst and Paducah, TX. He left school before graduation and enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he served from November...
Larry R.L. Campos
Jun 18, 2010
Larrry R.L. Campos, 62 of Albuquerque died Friday, June 18, 2010 at his home following a sudden illness. Larry was born August 25, 1947 in Puerto De Luna, NM to the home of Guillermo and Filomena Dodge Campos. Larry is a 1965 graduate of Santa Rosa High School, he attended New Mexico Highlands University for two years and served in...
Joe Don Cortese
Jun 17, 2010
Joe Don Cortese, 55 of Fort Sumner, NM died Thursday, June 17, 2010 in Clovis, NM. Born December 17, 1954 in Fort Sumner one of three children born to the home of Gerald Don and Lou Ann Barfield Cortese. Joe Don attended Fort Sumner Schools where he participated in Football, Basketball, Track and FFA. He operated the Fort Sumner Ice...
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