Obituaries
Bob Head
Sep 14, 2009
Bob Head, 79 a lifelong De Baca County rancher died Monday, September 14, 2009 at his home in Fort Sumner following an illness. He was born July 18, 1930 in Hassell, NM to the home of Willie Ray Head and the former Ora Agnes Briscoe. Bob attended and graduated from Fort Sumner High School. He was inducted into the United...
Gilberta Maestas
Sep 8, 2009
Gilberta G. Maestas, age 88, passed away on September 8, 2009 at the Mountain View Hospital in Las Cruces following an illness. Gilberta was born on July 7, 1921 in Anton Chico, NM to the home of Nicacio and Rosalia Sanchez Garcia. She married Antonio Maestas on January 1, 1940 in Anton Chico. She and her husband were longtime residents...
Richard J Mendez
Sep 4, 2009
Richard Joe Mendez, age 53, passed away on September 4, 2009 at a Houston, Texas Hospital following an illness. Richard was born on June 4, 1956 in Topeka, Kansas to the home of Jesus and Martha Gutierrez Mendez. Richard had been a resident of Houston since 1992. Richard attended Tucumcari Schools where he participated in football and track. He also...
Hilda Sparks
Aug 29, 2009
Hilda Elsie Block Sparks was born to Harold and Elsie Block in Monticello, WI, on December 2, 1922, the second of seven children, having 3 sisters and 3 brothers. In 1927, the family moved to Texas, then to the Clovis/Portales, NM area in 1929. Hilda attended the Portales schools completing her senior year in Monroe, WI, staying with her paternal...
Antonio Gallegos
Aug 29, 2009
After a long battle with cancer, Antonio Jose Gallegos Jr., 79, peacefully passed away in his home surrounded by his family and friends on Saturday, August 29, 2009. Tony was born May 7, 1930 to Antonio and Josefita Gallegos in Pastura, New Mexico. He graduated from Santa Rosa High School in 1950, after which he served in the United States...
L. C. Ratliff
Aug 25, 2009
L.C. “Pete” Ratliff, 98 of Fort Sumner died Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at Retirement Ranch in Clovis, NM. Pete was born March 1, 1911 in Erath County, Texas the third of ten children born to Joe Hayden and Nancy Elizabeth Ratliff. Pete married his soul mate Jessie May on June 2, 1935. Following his marriage Pete moved his entire family...
Lupe H. Sena
Aug 24, 2009
Lupe H. Sena, 80 of Fort Sumner, NM died Monday, August 24, 2009 at her home. She was born October 31, 1928 in Yeso, NM the daughter of Miguel and Delfinia (Garcia) Hernandez. Lupe attended grade school in Yeso and Middle and High school at Fort Sumner. She married Alfonso T. Sena on July 29, 1946 in Fort Sumner. Lupe...
Stephen Sanchez
Aug 15, 2009
Loving husband, father, grandfather and brother Stephen Sanchez Sr., 80, passed away peacefully at the family home surrounded by family members on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009. Stephen was born in Santa Rosa on April 6, 1929, to Alfredo C. and Anita Sanchez. He is the eldest of his 11 surviving brothers and sisters. He graduated from Santa Rosa High School...
Betty P Cordova
Aug 8, 2009
Betty Cordova passed away August 8, 2009 at her home in Santa Rosa New Mexico surrounded by her family, following an illness. Betty was born February 14, 1912 in Pintada NM to Rosendo Padilla and Miquela Apodaca Padilla. She was married to Leandro Cordova in 1945, and together they not only raised their two children, Lalo Padilla and Sonia Cordova-Raftery,...
Robert Leland Ashley
Jul 17, 2009
Robert Leland Ashley, age 77, of Santa Rosa, New Mexico passed away at his home on July 17, 2009. Leland (Bob) was born on August 30, 1931 in Albion, Illinois. Shortly thereafter Bob and his family moved to Sparta, Illinois where he continued to live until age eighteen. Leland (Bob) was one of eleven children born to James and Lela...
Nelson LeRoy McFall
Jul 16, 2009
Nelson LeRoy McFall, 77 of Moriarty, NM died Thursday, July 16, 2009 at his sister’s home in Albuquerque following an illness. Nelson was born August 30, 1931 in Barton, NM to the home of James Nelson Reeves and the former Daisy Hicks. He graduated in 1948 from Stanley High School, Stanley, NM. Following high school he enlisted in the U.S....
Bernice Montgomery
Jul 15, 2009
Bernice Montgomery, 89 of Melrose, NM was born January 12, 1920 in Roosevelt, Oklahoma to the home of Eden and Lillie (Burton) Metheny. She died Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at St. Anthony Healthcare Center in Clovis. Bernice was reared in Oklahoma, as a child she lived in Eakley, OK and graduated from high school at Carnegie, Oklahoma. She married W.E....
Richard Gutierrez
Jul 8, 2009
Richard Gutierrez, 73 passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at The New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute in Las Vegas, NM following an illness. He was born June 3, 1936 in Albuquerque, NM the son of Frank and Candelaria (Gurule) Gutierrez. Richard attended schools in Albuquerque. He married Mary Pacheco on December 17, 1957 in Santa Rosa. Richard operated a...
Terry Lee Webb
Jul 6, 2009
Terry Lee Webb, 54 of Fort Sumner died Monday, July 6, 2009 at his home following a sudden illness. He was born February 1, 1955 to the home of Carl E. Webb and the former Naomi Mary Beverage. Terry attended primary school at Vaughn and later attended Fort Sumner Public Schools. He worked for several years in Lubbock, TX as...
Richard Samuel Lopez
Jun 28, 2009
Richard S. Lopez, 54 a lifelong Fort Sumner resident died Sunday, June 28, 2009 at his home following an illness. He was born February 2, 1955 in Ft. Sumner to the home of Maximiliano and Gregorita (Griego) Lopez. Richard was reared and attended Fort Sumner schools. He graduated in1973. For several years Richard worked at the Fort Sumner Airbase with...
Celina Maria Montano
Jun 23, 2009
Celina Maria Montano, 81 a resident of Fort Sumner, NM since 1996 died Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at her home following an illness. She was born March 30, 1928 in Blanco, NM to the home of Benito and Abelina Archuleta. She was reared and attended schools at Blanco and Turley, NM. She made her home for many years in Durango,...
Nora G. Casaus
Jun 18, 2009
Nora G. Casaus, 82 a lifelong Fort Sumner, NM resident died Thursday, June 18, 2009 at her home following an illness. Nora was born May 21, 1927 in Fort Sumner to the home of Ignacio and Laiza (Hull) Gutierrez. She attended school in Fort Sumner. Nora was a homemaker and a lifelong member of St. Anthony Parish in Fort Sumner....
Clementita Apodaca
Jun 18, 2009
Funeral services for Clementita Apodaca of Vaughn will be held on Tuesday, June 23, at 1:00 PM from La Iglesia Del Nombre Jesus Cristo in Vaughn. Burial will follow at the Evergreen Cemetery also in Vaughn. Mrs. Apodaca passed away on June 18, at the Guadalupe County Hospital in Santa Rosa.
Gerald Don Cortese
Jun 14, 2009
Gerald Don Cortese, 73 a longtime De Baca County Rancher and Fort Sumner businessman died Sunday, June 14, 2009 at his home. His family was at his bedside. Gerald Don was born March 26, 1936 in Fort Sumner to the home of Joe and Edith Florence McFadden Cortese. He was reared and attended school at Fort Sumner. He graduated from...
Joe Chris Sandoval
Jun 13, 2009
Joe Chris Sandoval, age 59, passed away on June 13, 2009 at his residence in Tucumcari following an illness. Joe Chris was born July 6, 1949 in Las Vegas, NM to the home of Carlos and Dolores (Nelson) Sandoval. He was reared in Newkirk, Santa Rosa and Tucumcari. Joe Chris enjoyed playing the guitar, listening to music and spending time...
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