Obituaries
Frances (West) Cook
Jan 8, 2007
Frances (West) Cook, 83 of Clovis and formerly of Moriarty, NM died Monday, January 8, 2007 in Albuquerque. She was born November 21, 1923 in Fort Sumner to the home of Eurie E. and Sarah (Lobley) West. Frances was reared and attended school at Fort Sumner. She married Kenneth W. Cook on March 5, 1943 in Fort Sumner. Following their...
Atilano Apodaca
Jan 3, 2007
Atilano A. Apodaca, 94, resident of Vaughn, New Mexico, passed away at his home, peacefully in his sleep, on January 3, 2007, gone to his eternal rest in heaven. “Having worked every day of his life, his heart just gave out,” his family stated. He was born on February 27, 1912, the year New Mexico became the 47th state, at...
Larry Matta, Jr
Jan 3, 2007
Larry Matta Jr. age 44, passed away unexpectedly on January 3, 2007 in Tecolotito, NM. Larry was born May 26, 1962 in Lamesa, TX to the home of Larry Matta Sr. and Alicia Vasquez. Larry worked as a farmer for many years and currently was employed with Hamilton Construction Company. He is preceded in death by his father. Survivors include...
Santana Coronado
Dec 30, 2006
Santana Coronado, 90 of Fort Sumner died Saturday, December 30, 2006 at Laurel Ridge Nursing Center in Clovis, NM following an illness. Santana was born April 25, 1916 at Alamo, NM to the home of Alfredo Lucero Sr. and the former Camila Lopez. Santana married Roman Coronado on May 10, 1939 in Fort Sumner. She was a housewife and a...
Estella Sena
Dec 30, 2006
Estella Sena, 81 of Las Vegas, NM and a former resident of Fort Sumner died Saturday, December 30, 2006 in a Lubbock, TX hospital following an illness. Estella was born April 4, 1925 in Fort Sumner to the home of Cecilio Sena and the former Susanna Lopez. Estella was ill for much of her lifetime. She was preceded in death...
Margaret L Racel
Dec 28, 2006
Margaret L. Racel, 101 a longtime Guadalupe County educator died Thursday, December 28, 2006 in Albuquerque. Mrs. Racel was born October 22, 1905 in Tucumcari, NM the daughter of Juan B. Hinojos and Theresa Consuelo Rayitos Hinojos Patron. She was reared in Puerto De Luna and Santa Rosa. After Margaret graduated from High School she began her teaching career under...
Joe Albert Baca
Dec 22, 2006
Joe A. Baca, (J.G., Jiggs, Little Joe), age 55 and a resident of Albuquerque passed away at Paloma Blanca Health and Rehabilitation Center on Friday December 22, 2006. Joe was born on October 27, 1951 in Santa Rosa, NM to the home of Frank and Clorie Baca. He was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa graduating from Santa Rosa...
Sue Sloan
Dec 20, 2006
Sue Sloan, age 74, of Fort Sumner, New Mexico passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at her home in Fort Sumner. Sue was born December 19, 1932 in Norplet, Arkansas to the home of L.T. Fitch and the former Ora C. Fitch. She was reared and attended schools in Norplet, Arkansas and Penwell, Texas. She married Dan Crenshaw on...
Andres Nieto
Dec 19, 2006
Andres Arturo Nieto, age 33, passed away on December 19, 2006 following a motor vehicle accident on the Puerto De Luna Highway. Andres was born May 22, 1973 in Albuquerque, NM to the home of Augustin Nieto and Cynthia Baca. He was reared and attended Schools in Santa Rosa. Andres married Tara Ulibarri on October 31, 2003. He was currently...
Nancy Gerhardt
Dec 13, 2006
Private family services will be held at San Isidro Church in Borica, NM at 2:30 p.m. Saturday Dec 16, 2006. Nancy Ann Gerhardt, 56, born January 25, 1950, departed this life on December 13, 2006. Nancy was the second of eight children born to the home of Henry Gerhardt and Teodora Gerhardt of Puerto de Luna. Nancy is prededed in...
Jim Turner
Dec 3, 2006
Jim Turner, 83 a longtime Fort Sumner resident died Sunday, December 3, 2006 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, NM following an illness. Jim was born October 8, 1923 in Big Spring, Texas the son of Joseph Henry Turner and the former Emma Gertrude Smith. Jim was reared and attended school at Big Spring. Jim married Alice Lou McMillan...
Alex Griego
Nov 30, 2006
Alex Griego, age 78, passed away on November 30, 2006 at the Heart Hospital in Albuquerque following an illness. Alex was born August 23, 1928 in Vaughn, NM to the home of Serafin and Celestina Sanchez Griego. He was reared and attended schools in Vaughn. Alex married Irene Espinosa on February 12, 1955 in Vaughn. They made their home in...
Pat Velasquez
Nov 27, 2006
Patricio "Pat" Velasquez, age 66, passed away Novemer 27, 2006 at the Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque following an illness. Pat was born March 15, 1940 in Las Vegas, NM to the home of Hilario and Aurelia Padilla Velasquez. He was reared and attended schools in Dilia. Pat married Maria Lopez in 1963. He worked for the Guadalupe County Road Department...
Lydia Earnest
Nov 23, 2006
Lydia Clara “Babe” Earnest, 72 of Melrose, NM died Thursday, November 23, 2006 at Laurel Ridge Nursing Center in Clovis following an illness. Lydia was born July 13, 1934 to the home of Edward Bigler and the former Ollie Belle Locke. She was raised at Anton, TX and Floyd, NM where she attended school. Lydia worked on the family farm...
Deral B. Long
Nov 20, 2006
Deral B. Long, 90 of Portales, NM died Monday, November 20, 2006 at Roosevelt General Hospital following an illness. Deral was born March 17, 1916 in Plainview, Texas to the home of Richard Burnie Long and the former Elizabeth Bracken. He moved with his family to Melrose at the age of 12 and the following year moved to Fort Sumner....
Billy Jeff Kyle
Nov 18, 2006
William Jeff Kyle, 47 of Fort Sumner, NM died Saturday, November 18, 2006 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, TX following a courageous battle with cancer. William was born September 25, 1959 in Fort Sumner to the home of Vernon G. “Red” and Leila (Wilmeth) Kyle. He attended Fort Sumner schools and graduated with the class of 1978 he also...
Jessie O Chavez
Nov 18, 2006
Jessie Olivas Chavez, age 84, passed away November 18, 2006 at her residence in Albuquerque follwing an illness. Jessie was born May 16, 1922 in Santa Rosa, NM to the home of Alberto G. and Margarita Olivas Chavez. She was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa. Jessie married Frank O. Chavez on September 9, 1947 in Santa Rosa. She...
Ida Muncy
Nov 15, 2006
Ida Muncy, age 88, passed away November 15, 2006 at her residence in Santa Rosa following an illness. Ida was born December 17, 1917 in Los Angeles, CA. She married Everet Muncy on April 8, 1960 in Taos, NM. She and Everet made their home in Guadalupe County in 1976 they ranched in Taos, Pastura and Santa Rosa. Ida was...
Jenaro Alvidrez
Nov 15, 2006
Jenaro Alvidrez, age 23, passed away at University Medical Center in Tucson, AZ following an illness. Jenaro was born August 23, 1983 in Fort Sumner, NM to the home of Jesus and Helen Valencia Alvidrez. He was reared and attended schools in Vaughn, graduating from Vaughn High School in 2003. Jenaro loved fishing, playing video games and football. He is...
Jacob L. Piedra
Nov 15, 2006
Jacob L. Piedra, 22 of Fort Sumner, NM died Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo, TX from injuries suffered in a pedestrian/auto accident near Hereford, TX on Saturday evening. Jacob was assisting a motorist at an accident scene when he was struck by another automobile. Jacob was born October 16, 1984 in San Antonio, TX the...
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