Obituaries
Nora Harrison
May 3, 2005
Nora Harrison, age 93, passed away May 3, 2005 at the Ruidoso Care Center in Ruidoso, NM. Nora was born August 19, 1911 just north of Cuervo, NM in True Community. Nora married William Lesley Harrison on November 1930 in Tucumcari, NM. She and her husband were long time cattle ranchers in the Cuervo area. She was a member of...
Pablo M. Valencia
May 1, 2005
Pablo M. Valencia, age 99, passed away unexpectedly at his residence in Anton Chico on May 1, 2005. Pablo was born January 24, 1906 in La Loma, NM to the home of Anastacio and Rafaelita Montoya Valencia. He married Leonor Gomez on January, 1955 in Anton Chico. Pablo was a longtime cattle and sheep rancher. He worked as a rancher...
Sarah Timm Howe
Apr 28, 2005
Sarah Louisa Timm Howe, 97 of Fort Sumner, NM died Thursday, April 28, 2005 at Retirement Ranch in Clovis, NM. She was born September 22, 1907 at Lawton, Oklahoma to the home of Arthur G. and Dora (Moore) Wright. At age six, Sarah moved with her parents, five brothers, and grandmother to Fort Sumner, New Mexico, traveling by covered wagon....
Helen Raposa
Apr 26, 2005
Helen Raposa, 45 of Clovis, NM died Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at Plains Regional Medical Center following a short illness. Helen was born August 23, 1959 in Vaughn, NM the daughter of Noah M. and Alice (Montoya) Rael. She was reared at Vaughn and Clovis, NM. She attended school at Clovis. Helen married Ronald Raposa on March 26, 1998 in...
Edna M. Burnett
Apr 10, 2005
Edna Maxine Burnett, 88 of Omak, Washington and a former resident of Fort Sumner, NM died April 10, 2005 at her home in Omak, Washington. Edna was born in Port Townsend, WA on February 25, 1917, to Frank and Marion (Halverson) Beck. In her early years she lived in Port Townsend, Squim, and the surrounding area. Edna married Oren Burnett...
Larry Erwood Petty
Apr 5, 2005
Larry Erwood Petty, 56 of Fort Sumner, NM died Tuesday, April 5, 2005 in a house fire at his residence. Larry was born January 26, 1949 in Sulphur Springs, TX, to the home of Gilbert E. and Oleta Marie Petty. He was reared in Sulphur Springs and attended school at Miller Grove, TX. Following graduation from high school and while...
Edward James Stivers
Apr 5, 2005
Edward James Stivers, 89 of Albuquerque, NM died Tuesday at his home in Albuquerque, NM following an illness. Mr. Stivers was a retired Navy Veteran. Graveside services with Military Honors will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 11, 2005 from the National Cemetery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Arrangements are under the direction of Chavez Funeral Home, 804 North...
Lydia Chapa
Apr 3, 2005
Maria Lydia Chapa, 82 of Fort Sumner died Sunday, April 3, 2005 at Mission Arch Nursing Center in Roswell, NM following an illness. She was born December 9, 1922 in Hidalgo County, Texas to the home of Salvador Chapa and the former Josephine Longoria. She was reared and attended school in Mission, Texas. She worked as a bank teller in...
Albert N. Sanchez
Mar 29, 2005
Albert Napoleon Sánchez, 79, passed away on Tuesday morning surrounded by his family at Mountain View Medical Center, in Las Cruces, NM. He was born in Dilia, NM on March 18, 1926 to the late Beatrice and Sotero Sánchez. Albert served his country honorably during World War II. He was a Sergeant with the 1322nd Service Command Unit of the...
Joe Pena
Mar 26, 2005
Joe Pena, 95 of Fort Sumner, NM died Saturday, March 26, 2005 at Kaseman-Presbyterian Hospice in Albuquerque following an illness. Joe was born June 1, 1909 in Sapello, NM to the home of Nestor Pena and the former Guadalupita Montoya. He moved with his family to Fort Sumner at age 10. He attended school at Sapello and Fort Sumner. Joe...
Jo Jo Steele
Mar 18, 2005
Joseph Grayum “Jo Jo” Steele, age 19 of Dunlap, NM died Friday, March 18, 2005 in an automobile accident in Lincoln County. Jo Jo was born April 9, 1985 in Roswell, NM to the home of Joe and Karen (Bailey) Steele. He was reared on the family ranch in Dunlap, NM. He attended and graduated in 2003 from Fort Sumner...
Annie Robinson
Mar 17, 2005
Annie Robinson, 89 a longtime Artesia, NM resident died Thursday, March 17, 2005 at Laurel Ridge Care Center in Clovis, NM following an illness. She was born June 21, 1915 in Hayworth, Oklahoma to the home of Marion West and the former Mary Elizabeth Martin. She was reared and attended school at Clarksville, TX. She married Charles Robinson in 1936....
Pete Lucero
Mar 15, 2005
Pete was born Pedro Atenogenes Lucero on June 29, 1909 in Puerto de Luna, Territory of New Mexico, to the home of Donaciano Lucero and Catalina Luna. He died March 15, 2005 in Santa Rosa, NM. He was the youngest of nine children, five boys and four girls. Five of the children died during the Influenza Epidemic of 1918. He...
Juanita Hern
Mar 11, 2005
Juanita Hern, age 55, passed away March 11, at the Guadalupe County Hospital in Santa Rosa following an illness. Juanita was born January 16, 1950 in Las Vegas, NM to the home of Robert and Beatrize Montoya Hern. She was reared in Anton Chico and attended schools in Anton Chico and Santa Rosa. Juanita also attended New Mexico Highlands University...
Donald & Juan Jaramillo
Mar 4, 2005
Donald Franklin Jaramillo and Juan Ray Jaramillo were born March 4, 2005 at Alta Vista Medical Center in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Parents are Jonathan Ray Jaramillo Jr., and Antonia Agatha Miller of Santa Rosa. Paternal grandparents are Juan and Ramona Jaramillo of Santa Rosa; Maternal grandparents are Lorraine Miller of Santa Rosa and the late Donald Franklin Miller. Paternal...
Joe Martin Garcia
Mar 4, 2005
Joe Martin Garcia, 40 of Fort Sumner, NM died Friday, March 4, 2005 in an automobile accident at St. Vrain, NM. Joe was born January 14, 1965 in Albuquerque, NM the son of Martin and Josie Lopez Garcia. Joe and his family moved to Fort Sumner in 1979 where he attended school. Joe graduated from Fort Sumner High School in...
Isaac G. Lopez
Mar 3, 2005
Isaac G. Lopez Sr., 67, was called to be with the Holy Family on March 3, 2005 after a lengthy illness. Isaac was born to Maximiliano and Gregorita Lopez on July 7, 1937 at the location where Lake Sumner, NM stands today. He was raised in nearby Ft. Sumner where he graduated from Ft Sumner High School in 1956. Isaac...
Raymond Salas
Feb 26, 2005
Ricardo Raymond Salas, age 49, passed away February 26, 2005 at St. Joseph Hospital in Phoenix, AZ following a sudden illness. Raymond was born December 15, 1955 in Santa Rosa to the home of Miguel and Juanita Duran Salas. He was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa. Raymond worked at Denny's, Motel 6 and was currently working at the...
Clarence Cones
Feb 24, 2005
Clarence Cones, 70 of Fort Sumner, NM died Thursday, February 24, 2005 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, NM following a sudden illness. Clarence was born March 5, 1934 in Cuervo, NM to the home of Johnny H. Cones and the former Edna Harrison. He was reared at Cuervo, Santa Rosa, and made his home at Fort Sumner in...
Ray Sierra
Feb 23, 2005
Ray A. Sierra “Junior Ray”, age 62 of Santa Rosa, NM died Wednesday, February 23, 2005 at Anna Kaseman Hospice in Albuquerque, NM. Ray was born November 14, 1942 in Santa Rosa, NM the son of Atanacio Sierra and the former Felipita Chavez. He was reared and attended school at Colonias. Ray married Isabel Silva, they made their home in...
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