Obituaries
Tiofilo M. Roybal Sr.
Mar 15, 2004
Tiofilo Marquez Roybal Sr., 77 of Clovis, NM died Monday, March 15, 2004 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, TX following an illness. Tiofilo was born April 19, 1926 in Yeso, NM the son of Silviano Roybal and Cipriana Marquez. He attended school at Yeso. Tiofilo worked for the AT&SF Railroad for over 30 years. He worked as a machine...
Alice Ann (Gonzales) Keever
Mar 15, 2004
Alice Ann (Gonzales) Keever, 74 of Fort Sumner, NM died Monday, March 15, 2004 at Lovelace Medical Center in Albuquerque, NM following an illness. Alice was born May 21, 1929 in Hooker, Oklahoma to the home of Elias Gonzales and the former Petra Valdez. Her family moved to Los Ojitos, north of Fort Sumner when she was a child. She...
Julius Crofton Teal
Mar 8, 2004
Memorial Services for Julius Crofton Teal, age 85 who died March 8, 2004 in Yuma, Arizona. Julius was born in Comanche, Texas on August 29, 1918 to the home of Jess Teal and the former Ada Dyson. Julius was a veteran of World War II, having served in the United States Navy from September 14, 1942 until his honorable discharge...
Elaine Bennett
Mar 4, 2004
Elaine Florencia Bennett, age 54, passed away March 4, 2004 in Las Vegas, NM. Elaine was born April 10, 1949 in Santa Rosa, NM to the home of Manuel and Eloisa Flores Apodaca. She attended schools in Albuquerque. Elaine worked for the United States Government for many years and was also a Missionary serving in the Philippines. She was a...
Evelyn Langham
Mar 4, 2004
Lucy Evelyn Langham, 77 of Gladewater, TX died Thursday, March 4, 2004 at Good Shepherd Hospital in Longview, TX following an illness. Evelyn was born October 14, 1926 at Locust Grove, north of Fort Sumner, NM to the home of Henry N. Potter and Sadye Rae Potter, the former Sadye Julian. Evelyn worked as an Avon Representative in Wayside and...
Elvira M Marez
Mar 4, 2004
Elvira M. Marez, age 83, passed away March 4, 2004 at Laurel Hills Nursing Home in Tucumcari. Elvira was born November 20, 1920 in Pintada Canyon to the home of German and Theresita Gonzales Martinez. She married Prudencio Marez in 1959 in Anton Chico, NM. Elvira was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church and Las Hijas de...
Candido Alarid
Mar 2, 2004
Candido Alarid, age 87, passed away March 2, 2004 in Moriarty, NM following an illness. Candido was born March 27, 1916 in Esteritos, Guadalupe County, NM to the home of Pedro and Luisita Baca Alarid. He married Estella Baca December 17, 1945. He and his wife Estella were longtime cattle ranchers in Torrance and Guadalupe County. He was a member...
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...
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