Obituaries
F.T. (Ted) McCollum
Jan 18, 2003
Foris Theodore (Ted) McCollum Jr., 73 a longtime De Baca County rancher died Saturday, January 18, 2003 at his home in Fort Sumner. Ted was born May 2, 1929 in Lamesa, TX to the home of Foris Theodore McCollum Sr. and the former Martha Lucille Managan. Ted was reared, attended and graduated from school at Lamesa, TX. He attended Baylor...
Thomas Arthur Nichols
Jan 17, 2003
Thomas Arthur "Tom" Nichols, age 93, passed away January 17, 2003 at the Guadalupe County Hospital following an illness. Tom was born March 30, 1909 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to the home of Charles Arthur and Winifred Massey Nichols. After high school graduation Tom attended College in Brian, Texas where he majored in Electrical Engineering. After college he enlisted in the...
Mateo Ibarra
Jan 9, 2003
Mateo Ibarra, age 80, passed away January 9, 2003 at the Guadalupe County Hospital following an illness. Mateo was born September 21, 1922 in Oaxaca, Mexico. He married Flora Warrick Esquibel from Las Vegas, NM. Mateo and Flora lived in Santa Cruz, CA for many years. He retired from Bayview Schools in Santa Cruz. He had been a resident of...
Ione Monon Bell
Jan 6, 2003
Ione M. Bell, 82 of Fort Sumner, NM died Monday, January 06, 2003 at the Guadalupe Medical Center in Santa Rosa, NM following an illness. Ione was born February 7, 1920 in Fort Sumner to the home of F.C. Baker and the former Zetta Jane Coats. She began school at Fort Sumner before moving with her family to California where...
Adela Sena Romero
Jan 5, 2003
Adela Sena Romero a longtime Fort Sumner, NM resident died Sunday, January 5, 2003 at her daughters home in Carlsbad, NM following an illness. Adela was born in Elvira, NM she was reared and attended school at Puerto De Luna and Santa Rosa, NM. She worked as a waitress at restaurants in Fort Sumner for many years. She also worked...
John P. Apodaca
Jan 1, 2003
John P. Apodaca, age 73, passed away January 1, 2003 at the Los Amigos Nursing Center in Santa Rosa. John was born September 26, 1929 in Tucumcari to the home of Coronato and Petrita Mora Apodaca. He was reared in Tucumcari. John was a self employed General Contractor in the Tucumcari area for many years. He married Francis Rubio on...
Johnnie B. Parker
Dec 30, 2002
Johnnie B. Parker, 89 a longtime Fort Sumner resident died Monday, December 30, 2002 at a San Angelo, TX hospital following an illness. Johnnie was born September 5, 1913 in Norton, Texas to the home of Robert Fortson and the former Maude Leola Lowlar. She was reared and attended school at Crews and Ballinger, TX. Johnnie married H. Otis Parker...
Kenneth Scott
Dec 29, 2002
Kenneth Scott, 87 a longtime De Baca County resident died Sunday, December 29, 2002 in the Pecos Valley Care Center following an illness. Mr. Scott was born September 28, 1915 in Garrets Bluff, TX to the home of John Wilson Scott and the former Ollie Reid. He was reared and attended grade school at Garrets Bluff and graduated from Paris...
James Herman Peterson
Dec 28, 2002
James H. Peterson, 71 of Fort Sumner, NM died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2002 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, NM following an illness. He was born June 15, 1931 in Lead, South Dakota to the home of Walter H. Peterson and the former Zita Grace McMann. James attended school at Lead and Whitewood, SD. He worked as a Uranium...
Pelagia Delgado
Dec 27, 2002
Pelagia Delgado, 93, passed away December 27, 2002. Mrs.Delgado was born on May 5, 1909 in Peurto De Luna, NM to her parents Justo and Eulaila Lopez. Mrs.Delgado was prceded in death by her husband Willie Delgado, Sr. in 1973. She is survived by her six children Beatriz Mares and husband Carmel , Fofa O'Grady and husband Barry, Maria Emma...
Telesfora Sena
Dec 11, 2002
Telesfora Sena, age 82, a longtime Corona, NM resident passed away December 11, 2002 at the Casa De Sol Senior Care Center in Las Cruces. Telesfor was born February 23, 1920 in Torrance County to the home of Patrocino and Tomasita Chavez Sanchez. She married Erminio Sena April 28, 1943 in Pino Wells, NM. She was a member of St....
Alberto B. Martinez
Dec 9, 2002
Alberto B. Martinez, age 49, passed away suddenly on December 9, in Las Vegas, NM. Alberto was born July 19, 1953 in Santa Rosa to the home of Jose Efren and Albina Madrid Martinez. He was reared and attended schools is Santa Rosa graduating from Santa Rosa High School in 1971. Alberto worked as a restaurant manager for Truckstops of...
Richard Oran (Dick) Vick
Dec 6, 2002
Richard O. “Dick” Vick, 85 of Clovis, NM died Friday, December 06, 2002 at Retirement Ranch. Dick was born July 17, 1917 in Crowell, Texas to the home of Jess Oran Vick and the former Carrie Haralson. He was reared at Crowell, Lubbock, Big Springs, and Mundy, Texas. He picked cotton as a youngster. Dick was a veteran of WW...
Mariah Josephine Sanchez
Dec 6, 2002
Mariah Josephine Sanchez, age 7, passed away December 6, 2002 in Albuquerque. Mariah was born February 27, 1995 in Albuquerque, NM to the home of Michael and Kimberly Sanchez. She was in second grade at Santa Rosa Elementery School. Mariah Loved listening to music, doing arts and crafts, cooking and the Power Puff Girls. She planted her own garden this...
Timoteo M Lopez
Dec 5, 2002
Timoteo M. Lopez 90, of Clovis, NM died Thursday, December 5, 2002 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, NM following an illness. Mr. Lopez was born May 29, 1912. He worked as a laborer for the Santa Fe Railroad, and at Sam Sanders Gravel Pit in Fort Sumner.He worked as a ranchhand for the Sam Steel Ranch and the...
Antonia A. Aragon
Dec 3, 2002
Antonia "Toney" A. Aragon, age 81, passed away suddenly December 3, 2002 at her home in Vaughn. Toney was born November 10, 1921 in Vaughn, NM to the home of Jose Ramon and Refugio Anaya Aragon. She was reared and attended schools in Vaughn. Toney worked as a waitress in Vaughn for several years as well as a cook for...
Johnny Alfred Gerhardt Jr.
Dec 3, 2002
Johnny Alfred Gerhardt, Jr., age 43, passed away December 3, 2002 in Ruidoso, NM. Johnny was born February 9, 1959 in Albuquerque, NM to the home of Johnny and Carolyn Roller Gerhardt. He was reared and attended schools in Albuquerque graduating from Highland High School. He attended Tarlton College in Stephenville, TX, Howard Pane University in Brownwood, TX and ACU...
Ola Killough
Dec 1, 2002
Ola Killough, 91 of Fort Sumner, NM died Sunday, December 1, 2002 at her home in Fort Sumner, NM. She was born May 10, 1911 in Red River County, Texas to the home of Erby Allen Cannon and the former Nancy Louise King. Ola was reared in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico, she attended schools at San Jon, NM and...
James Alex Michael Arias
Nov 30, 2002
James Alex Michael Arias, age 7, a resident of Marina, CA passed away Saturday, November 30, 2002. James was born September 21, 1995 in Tucumcari, NM. He was baptized at St. Anne's Catholic Church. James made his home in Nevada before moving to California. He enjoyed skating, bike riding and playing all sports especially baksetball. Survivors include his father Alex...
Juan Antonio Lopez
Nov 30, 2002
Juan A. Lopez, 84 a lifelong De Baca County resident died Saturday, November 30, 2002 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, NM following an illness. Juan was born April 12, 1918 in Alamo, NM to the home of Rafael Lopez and the former Frances Sena. He was reared at Fort Sumner. Juan served in the U.S. Army with the...
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