A. W. Smith

A.W. Smith, age 88, passed away May 21, 2003 after an illness. A.W. was born August 14, 1914 in Guadalupe County, New Mexico to the home of Joseph Morton and Athina Farmer Smith. He was born to a pioneer family. His family made and sold butter to various people and business including the Governor of New Mexico. . A.W. married Jimmie Lea Woodard on January 11, 1933 in Clovis, NM. A.W. owned and operated the Standard and Chevron Service station for many years. He received and award from Chevron for his twenty five years of Service. He served on the City Council, was the Fire Chief for the Santa Rosa Volunteer Fire Dept., he worked for WPA building roads in Santa Rosa, he was a truck driver, projectionist at the Pecos Theater, a soda jerk, and he worked for the Moise Mercantile. A.W. was a lifetime member of the Masonic Liberty Lodge #51, served as Worthy Patron and was also a Rainbow Dad. A.W. loved playing golf and was a member of the New Mexico Golf Association. A.W. was a loving father and grandfather and will be missed by all his family. A.W. is preceded in death by his parents, his wife Jimmie Lea, his brothers Earl Smith and Joseph Smith, Jr., his sisters Fannie Guy, Helen Smith and Faye Hamilton. Survivors include his childrebn Dale Smith and wife Vicki of Mimbres, NM, Carolyn Green and husband Harold of Santa Rosa, Kathleen Smith and Sheila Munden of Mesquite, TX, David Smith and wife Janet of Abilne, TX and Andrea Sisneros and husband Jude of Santa Rosa. Also surviving are numerous nieces, nephews and a host of relatives and longtime friends throughout the Southwest. Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 23, at 2:00 PM from the First United Methodist Church in Santa Rosa with Rev. Luis Orozco officiating. Burial will follow in the family plot at Evergreen Cemetery. serving as Pallbearers will be J.M Smith, Michael Rogers, Jimmy Hamilton, Buster Dudrey, George Griego, Don Sultiemier, Tom Payne and Ace Thompson. Serving as Honorary Pallbearers will be Bill Guy, Hillard Guy, E.W. Dudrey, Bo Cribbs, Dr. C.D. Milligan, Members of the Santa Rosa Volunteer Fire Department the served with A.W. including J.O. Vick, Luis Serrano, Gilbert Romero, Pelagio Campos and Tudy Sanchez. In Lieu of flowers contributions can he made to the United Methodist Church Building Fund in Santa Rosa. All services are entrusted to the Chavez Funeral Home, 923 South 3rd Street, Santa Rosa, NM (505)472-3369.