Obituaries
Helen B. Reed
Feb 27, 2004
Helen B. Reed, age 61, passed away February 27, 2004 at the Guadalupe County Hospital in Santa Rosa following an illness. Helen was born November 5, 1942 in Pastura, NM to the home of Benito and Pablita Via Campos. She was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa. Helen was a longtime Guadalupe County Cattle Rancher, she worked as a...
Ruby Hernandez
Feb 20, 2004
Mrs. Ruben "Ruby" Hernandez, age 89, passed away unexpectedly February 20, 2004 at her home in Vaughn, NM. Ruby was born April 4, 1914 in Sena, New Mexico to the home of Nonito and Florencia Lopez Chavez. Ruby married Manuel Hernandez and they made their home in Vaughn. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Vaughn and...
Maria Rita Baca
Feb 15, 2004
Maria Rita Baca, a resident of Santa Rosa for most of her life, passed away on February 15, 2004 at the Santa Rosa Assisted Living Manor. She had recently celebrated her 99th birthday on January 13, 2004. She was born in Pintada, NM to the home of Ricardo Baca and Gertrudes Martinez Baca, pioneer New Mexico ranchers. She had attended...
Leona R. Lucus
Feb 6, 2004
Leona Lucus, 99 a longtime Fort Sumner resident died Friday, February 6, 2004 at Laurel Ridge Care Center in Clovis, NM following an illness. Leona was born January 22, 1905 to the home of Fred Ruckman and the former Electa Edith Drake in their half dugout near Waurika, Oklahoma Territory. When she was 3, Leona’s family homesteaded three miles west...
Iris M. Kinsey
Feb 1, 2004
Iris M. Kinsey, 89 a longtime Fort Sumner resident died Sunday, February 1, 2004 at Albuquerque Manor Care Center following an illness. Iris was born April 18, 1914 in Melrose, NM to the home of Hershall Adams and the former Georgia Catlin. She attended and graduated from the New Mexico School of the Blind in Alamogordo. While at the NM...
Stephen Lowell Febus
Feb 1, 2004
Stephen L. Febus, 63 a resident of Fort Sumner, NM since 1996 died Sunday, February 1, 2004 at his home following an illness. Mr. Febus was born January 26, 1941 in Lancaster, Ohio to the home of Lowell R. Febus and the former Geraldine Clora Witham. He was raised, attended and graduated from high school in Lancaster. Steve married Gay...
Manuel M. Romero
Jan 26, 2004
Manuel M. Romero, 74 a lifelong Fort Sumner resident died Monday, January 26, 2004 at his home following an illness. Manuel was born June 17, 1929 to the home of Higinio Romero and the former Ricardita Martinez. He attended school at Fort Sumner. Manuel married Annie Griego on November 17, 1961 at Clovis, NM. Manuel worked as an orderly for...
Anderson Plez Hickman
Jan 24, 2004
Anderson Plez Hickman, 83 of Fort Sumner died Saturday, January 24, 2004 at his home. A.P. was born July 18, 1920 in Corona, NM. He was one of thirteen children born to the home of John T. Hickman and the former Leesee Ann Rodgers. He attended school at Corona, NM. A.P. left school at age 13 following his mother’s death...
Grace E. Sanford
Jan 16, 2004
Grace E. Sanford, 94, went home to be with the Lord on January 16th 2004, in Odessa, Texas, where she resided for the last five years to be near her son and family. Grace was born July 19, 1909 in Archer County, Texas to Jessie Peters and Essie Peters. She spent her early years near Ft. Sumner, New Mexico and...
Alberta S. Gonzales
Jan 15, 2004
Alberta S. Gonzales, 88 of Fort Sumner died Thursday, January 15, 2004 at Plains Regional Medical Center following a sudden illness. Alberta was born March 16, 1915 in Fort Sumner to the home of Jose C. Sena and the former Estefanita Trujillo. She was reared and attended school in Fort Sumner. Alberta married Leandro Gonzales on January 16, 1939 in...
Adelina Chacon Garcia
Jan 13, 2004
Adelina Chacon Garcia, 89, resident of Albuquerque passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 in Albuquerque. She was born in Santa Rosa, NM on July 6, 1914. She lived in Santa Rosa most of her life, but finally settled in Albuquerque with her second husband. She was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great great grandmother. She...
Otilia S Lucero
Jan 11, 2004
Otilia S. Lucero, age 86, passed away January 11, 2004 in Santa Rosa following an illness. Otilia was born January 18, 1917 in Juan De Dios, NM to the home of Jose Abran and Felicidad Valverde Salazar. She worked at the Santa Rosa Schools as a cook and was also a caretaker for many years. Otilia loved to quilt, sew...
Rose T Sanchez
Jan 9, 2004
Rose T. Sanchez, age 91, passed away January 9, 2004 in Santa Rosa. Rose was born October 3, 1912 in Pastura, NM to the home of Juan De Dios and Perfecta Trujillo Tapia. She was reared and attended schools in Pintada. Rose received her teaching certificate at Normal University (Highlands University) and also attended St. Joseph College. She went on...
Grace T. Solis
Jan 9, 2004
Grace Tinguely Solis, “Sister Grace” age 89 of Fort Sumner, NM passed away Friday, January 9, 2004 at Laurel Ridge Nursing Center in Clovis, NM. Mrs. Solis was born in El Paso, Texas on March 20, 1913, to Charles Albert and Mary Louise Tinguely. Mr. Tinguely, her father, was born in Europe on the French-Swiss border and her mother was...
Helen Chavez
Jan 7, 2004
Helen Chavez, 91 of Clovis, New Mexico died Wednesday, January 7, 2004 at her home following an illness. She was born November 10, 1912 in Tularosa, New Mexico to the home of James Allen and the former Luisa Vigil. Helen married Doroteo Chavez in Santa Rosa, NM on August 27, 1931. Helen made her home in Texas, California, and New...
Catherine Sexton
Jan 4, 2004
Catalina Maria "Catherine" Sexton, age 76, died January 4, 2004 at an Albuquerque Hospital following an illness. Catherine was born February 8, 1927 in Colonias, NM to the home of Carlos and Sarah Elvira Gallegos Romero. she was reared in Colonias and Santa Rosa. Catherine married Raymond Sexton in 1944 in Santa Rosa. Catherine worked for the Community Action Agency...
Napoleon Martinez
Dec 31, 2003
Napoleon " Nap" Martinez, age 78, passed away December 31, 2003 at an Albuquerque hospital following an illness. Nap was born October 2, 1925 in Pintada, NM to the home of Alcario and Faustina Garcia Martinez. He was reared and attended schools in Pintada. Nap served in the United States Army during WWII. He married Utilia Apodaca in 1945 in...
Horacio Chavez
Dec 31, 2003
Jose Horacio Chavez, age 69, passed away December 31, 2003 at an Albuquerque Hospital following an illness. Horacio was born June 20, 1934 in Puerto De Luna, NM to the home of Donaciano and Ana Zamora Chavez. He was reared and attended schools in Puerto De Luna. Horacio served in the United States Army from 1956 through 1958. He married...
Eulah Eunice Spencer
Dec 18, 2003
Eulah Eunice Spencer, 91 of Taiban, NM died Thursday, December 18, 2003 at Kingman Regional Medical Center in Kingman, Arizona. Eulah was born April 17, 1912 in Daysboro, Wolf County, Kentucky to the home of Morgan and Mary Elizabeth (Cruey) Spencer. She made her home in Wolf County, KY until 1918 when the family moved to Floyd, NM. The family...
Theresa Nunez Chavez Barajas
Dec 18, 2003
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Theresa Nunez Chavez Barajas at 3:00 PM, Wednesday, December 24, 2003 at St. Therese Catholic Church in Corona, NM with Father Dave Berg officiating. Mrs. Barajas passed away December 18, in Sacramento, CA after an extended illness. Mrs. Barajas was born in Corona, NM on February 10, 1926 to Pedro Nunez and...
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