Obituaries
Roberta H. Reed
Jul 23, 2003
Roberta Hazel Reed, 77 a resident of Sylmar, California died unexpectedly Wednesday, July 23, 2003 in Fort Sumner, NM. Roberta was traveling with her daughter and son-in-law from California enroute to Texas and Kansas to visit relatives. She was born November 27, 1925 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. According to family member Roberta may have been 77 years old but she...
Brigida "Betty" Valverde
Jul 22, 2003
Brigida "Betty" Valverde, age 88, passed away July 22, 2003 at her home following an illness. Betty was born February 4, 1915 in Puerto De Luna to the home of Rosendo and Romana Chavez Madrid. She was reared in Puerto de Luna. Betty married Andres Valverde in 1958 in Los Angeles, CA. They made thier home in Santa Rosa in...
Valeria R. Tapia
Jul 14, 2003
Valeria R. Tapia, age 88, passed away on July 14, 2003 at Manor Care Sandia Nursing Home in Albuquerque following an illness. Valeria was born July 13, 1915 in San Miguel County to the home of Manuel and Eugenia Romero Marquez. She married Jose Reyes Tapia on September 7, 1931 in Palma, NM. They made their home in Santa Rosa...
W. R. (Bill) Franks
Jul 13, 2003
W.R. (Bill) Franks, 78 a longtime Fort Sumner businessman died Sunday, July 13, 2003 at Farwell Convalescent Center following an illness. Bill was born September 11, 1924 in Sulphur Springs, Texas to the home of William McKinley Franks and Fay Underwood Franks. He was reared at Pampa, Borger, Skellytown, and White Deer, Texas. He graduated from White Deer High School....
Susie "Sue" Guilliams
Jul 9, 2003
Susie Guilliams, 98, a longtime Fort Sumner business owner died Wednesday, July 9, 2003 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, NM. Susie was born March 5, 1905 in Bonham, Texas to the home of John Davis and Nanny Morris. She moved with her family to Tolar, NM in 1906. Susie operated a trucking firm for 17 years prior to...
Inez M. Brockman-Graham
Jun 26, 2003
Inez M. Brockman-Graham, 79 of Fort Sumner died Thursday, June 26, 2003 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, NM following an illness. Inez was born January 16, 1924 in Lincoln County Oklahoma to James Cunningham and Mamie Thacker. She married William E. Brockman on April 3, 1942 at Fort Sumner. They made their home in California for many years...
Arthur H. Sandoval
Jun 25, 2003
Arthur H. Sandoval, age 68, passed away June 25, 2003 in Sacramento, California due to a sudden illness. Arthur was born February 25, 1935 in Dilia, NM to the home of Carlos and Dolores Nelson Sandoval. He married Mamye Sanchez November 18, 1962 in Las Vegas, NM. He and Mamye made their home in Newkirk, NM where he owned and...
Lola Fay Foster
Jun 18, 2003
Lola Fay Foster, 62 a lifelong resident of Fort Sumner died Wednesday, June 18, 2003 at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque following a sudden illness. Lola was born April 13, 1941 in Cuervo, NM to the home of Johnny Cones and the former Edna Harrison. Lola moved to Fort Sumner in 1943 where she attended school. She married Dick Foster on...
Alfredo Lucero Jr.
Jun 16, 2003
Alfredo Lucero Jr., 82 a lifelong Fort Sumner resident died Monday, June 16, 2003 at University Medical Center in Lubbock, TX. He was born August 6, 1920 at Valdez Bluff, north of Lake Sumner. He was reared and attended school at Fort Sumner. Alfredo worked construction during the building of the Alamogordo Dam. He was inducted into the U.S. Army...
Shirley Mae Marshall
Jun 10, 2003
Shirley Mae Marshall, 71 a lifelong De Baca County resident died Tuesday, June 10, 2003 at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center in Roswell, NM following an illness. Shirley was born March 7, 1932 in Fort Sumner to the home of Thomas Shirley Conwell and the former Myrtle Mae Patterson. Shirley attended Fort Sumner Public schools. She married Hubert R. Marshall...
Julian Lopez
Jun 10, 2003
Julian Lopez, age 93, passed away June 10, 2003 at his residence in Puerto De Luna following an illness. Julian was born April 6, 1910 in El Puerto, Territory of New Mexico to the home of Andres and Casanita Saiz Lopez. He married Tiofila Ocana in 1932 in Puerto De Luna. Julian was a prominent lifetime cattle rancher and drove...
Jose Angel Aragon
Jun 6, 2003
Jose Angel Aragon 78, died Friday, June 6, 2003 at his home in Upper Anton Chico, NM following an illness. Jose was born July 2, 1924 in Anton Chico to the home of Julian and Ambrosia Aragon. He attended school and was reared at Upper Anton Chico. Jose Angel was a lifelong cattle rancher. He enjoyed long walks, visiting with...
Cecilia Chavez
Jun 5, 2003
Cecilia Chavez, 51 of Roswell, NM died Thursday, June 5, 2003 at University Medical Center in Lubbock, TX. She was born January 15, 1952 in Vaughn, NM to the home of Antonio and Helen Garcia. Cecilia was reared and attended school at Encino, NM. She made her home at Vaughn, NM, and Odessa, TX before moving to Roswell in 1987....
Jose V. Sisneros
Jun 1, 2003
Jose V. Sisneros, age 74, passed away June 1, 2003 at the Guadalupe County Hospital in Santa Rosa following an illness. Jose was born April 1, 1929 in Dahlia, NM to the home of Jose Amador and Dolores Lucero Sisneros. He was reared and attended schools in Dahlia. Jose married Ambrosia Lopez in 1959 in Villanueva, NM. He worked for...
Horacio A. Gutierrez
May 28, 2003
Horacio A. Gutierrez, age 75, passed away May 28, 2003 at Lake Mead Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada after an illness. Horacio was born March 13, 1928 in Santa Roa, NM to the home of Juan Pablo and Andrea Urban Gutierrez. He was a veteran of WWII. He received the World War II Victory Medal and the Army OS Occupational...
Mattie McMullan
May 22, 2003
Mattie McMullan, age, 97, a long timeVaughn, NM resident passed away May 22, 2003 in Lancaster, California following an illness. Mattie was born March 3, 1906 in Searcy, Arkansas to the home of Lille Creason Saunders and Thomas Claude Saunders. Mattie married William McMullan Augus 9, 1923 in Herber Springs , Arkansas. They made their home in Vaughn in 1925....
A. W. Smith
May 21, 2003
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...
William Clyde Battles
May 17, 2003
William Clyde Battles, 94, a farmer and rancher at House, NM died Saturday, May 17, 2003 at Laurel Ridge Healthcare Center in Clovis, NM following an illness. Clyde was born April 29, 1909 in Little Rock, Arkansas to the home of William J. Battles and the former Ena Bray. His family homesteaded 13 miles east of Santa Rosa. Clyde attended...
Jose Q. Romero
May 5, 2003
Jose Q. Romero, age 76, passed away May 5, 2003 in Santa Fe following an illness. Jose was born June 29, 1926 in Duran, NM to the home of Teodolo and Eufelia Marquez Romero. He served in the United States Army during World War II. Jose married Rita Pena on November 1961. He worked for the State of New Mexico...
Angela Christine Reuther
Apr 30, 2003
Angela "Angie" Christine Reuther, age 23, a resident of Fort Sumner, NM since 1997 died Wednesday, April 30, 2003 in an automobile accident on Highway 104 in San Miguel County. Angie was born September 14, 1979 in Tacoma, Washington. She attended schools at Anchorage, Alaska, Flagstaff, and Camp Verde, AZ where she participated in the Speech and Debate team, Big...
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