Obituaries
Jeanne Good
Jul 17, 2017
Services for Mrs. Jeanne Good will be held at 11am Thursday, July 20, 2017 at the Fort Sumner Church of Christ with Mr. Tom Oliver officiating. Burial will follow in the Good family plot, Fort Sumner Cemetery. Pallbearers will include Cary Crist, John Crist, Lynney Tucker, Richard Herrera, Terrence Longbrake, Casey Crist, Talen Crist, Benjamin Crist, and Shandon Herrera. Visitation...
Thomas Speight
Jul 15, 2017
Thomas Edward Speight left this world and began the next footsteps of his eternal adventure on Saturday, July 15, 2017. Tom was born on October 27, 1929 to Royce and Maudlee Speight in Alton, Illinois. He grew up and attended Alton High School, where he played varsity football. Following graduation, Tom joined the Marines where he served as a rifle...
Gilbert Gerhardt
Jul 14, 2017
Rosary services for Mr. Gilbert Gerhardt, age 87, will be held on Tuesday, July 18, at 10:00 AM from St. Rose of Lima Church with Mass of Christian Burial to follow with Father Christopher Bernabe officiating. Burial will follow at the St. Joseph Cemetery. Serving as Pallbearers will be Joseph Storey, Jason Storey, Marcus Valdez, Brandon Valdez, Mike Sena, Matthew...
Stella Chavez
Jul 13, 2017
Stella Chavez, age 75, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on July 13, at the Guadalupe County Hospital. Stella was born on August 25, 1941 in Pintada, NM to the home of Manuel and Estanislada (Gonzales) Baca. She was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa. Stella married Archie Chavez on August 18, 1962 in Santa Rosa. She worked...
Laurie Ann Jones
Jul 5, 2017
Lauri Ann Halsell Jones, age 61, passed away in Albuquerque, NM on Wednesday July 05, 2017. Lauri Jones was born November 07, 1955 in Tucumcari, NM and has been a long time resident of Tucumcari. She was a beloved wife, Loving mother, and best friend to many, to her family as well as in her community. Surviving Laura Jones is...
Annie G. Romero
Jul 4, 2017
Mrs. Annie G. Romero, 85 of Fort Sumner, NM passed away Tuesday, July 04, 2017 at the Guadalupe County Hospital in Santa Rosa following a sudden illness. She was born in Santa Rosa, NM on April 16, 1932 to the home of Pablo Griego Sr. and Bertha Alarid Griego. She grew up in Santa Rosa where she attended school. Annie...
Adelaida R. Sanchez
Jul 2, 2017
Adelaida R. Sanchez, 85 of Fort Sumner, NM passed away Sunday, July 2, 2017 in Albuquerque, NM following an illness. She was born October 24, 1931 in Mosquero, NM to the home of Jose D. and Petrita (Archuleta) Blea. She grew up in Clayton where she attended school. Adelaida served on the Eastern Plains Community Action Association for 10 years,...
Elfego "Albert" Campos
Jun 28, 2017
Elfego Albert "Friggie" Campos, 88 of Santa Rosa, NM passed away Wednesday evening, June 28, 2017 at the V.A. Medical Center in Albuquerque. A rosary followed by the Mass of Christian burial will begin at 10am Friday, July 7, 2017 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Santa Rosa, NM. Interment of cremains with military honors will follow at...
Helen Pacheco
Jun 27, 2017
Helen M. Pacheco, age 79, passed away on June 27, 2017 at the Dan Trigg Hospital in Tucumcari following an illness. Helen was born on April 14, 1938 in Tucumcari, NM to the home of Manuel and Rosita (Garcia) Aragon. She was reared and attended schools in Tucumcari. Helen married Cleofes Pacheco in 1971 in Tucumcari. Helen was an active...
Mary Alice Montano
Jun 19, 2017
Mary Alice Montano 59, of Fort Sumner, NM passed away Monday, June 19, 2017, at University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas following a sudden illness. She was born July 13, 1957 in Fort Sumner, NM the daughter of Ernesto Ramon and Alice (Gonzales) Aragon. She grew up and attended schools in Pojoaque and Fort Sumner. She married Kenneth Montano in...
Eleanor Finley
Jun 16, 2017
Eleanor (Cater) Finley, 96 of Melrose, NM passed away Friday, June 16, 2017 at Retirement Ranch in Clovis. She was born February 8, 1921 in Post, TX to the home of Floyd Marion Cater and Gertrude Emaline (Joiner) Cater. She grew up south of Taiban on the Joiner/Cater Ranch in a half dugout. She attended Liberty School south of Taiban,...
Art A. Jones
Jun 13, 2017
Arthur "Art" Jones, 88 of Clovis, was born in Silverton, TX on November 1, 1928 to the home of Arthur McDonald Jones and the former Ellen Millie Jane Allin. He passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. Art attended grade school at Estancia, NM before moving to Fresno, CA where he graduated from...
Renee Rosalie Castillo
Jun 12, 2017
Renee Castillo, age 40, of Vaughn, NM passed away on Monday, June 12, 2017 as a result of an automobile accident in Torrance County. Renee was born on August 7, 1976 in Fort Sumner, NM to the home of Baltazar and Lillian (Martinez) Romo. She was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa graduating from Santa Rosa High School in...
Herman C. Baca
Jun 9, 2017
Herman Crestino Baca, age 91, passed away peacefully, at his home in Albuquerque, on June 9, 2017. He was born July 24, 1925 in Bosque, NM to Remelia Peña and Rafael David Baca. The Baca family goes back many generations in New Mexico. He helped his dad on the farm and attended Belen High School. He was drafted into World...
John Carroll Brumley
May 25, 2017
A luncheon in memory of Carroll Brumley will be held from 11:30 - 1:30 on June 24, 2017 at Fred's Restaurant. His friends are invited to come and share a meal and memories of Carroll Brumley. Mr. John Carroll Brumley age 89 of Taiban, NM passed away at his home on Thursday, May 25, 2017. He was born January 18,...
Sherry Cortese Barfield
May 23, 2017
Sherry Arlene Barfield, 76 of Texico, NM passed away at her home Tuesday, May 23, 2017. She was born April 01, 1941 in Fort Sumner, NM to the home of Mike and Dorothy (Erven) Cortese. She grew up in Fort Sumner and attended Fort Sumner schools, graduating with the class of 1959. Sherry married J. K. Barfield III in her...
Emma Fiedler
May 19, 2017
Emma E. Fiedler, 89, passed away peacefully on May 19, at her residence in Pastura. Emma was born on November 27, 1927 in Pastura, NM to the home of Placido and Pauline (Sanchez) Tapia. Emma married Walter Fielder on January 4, 1947 in Chicago, IL and soon moved to Miami, Florida where they owned and operated Streamline Service Station since...
Elsie Halderman Burton
May 15, 2017
Elsie Lee Halderman Burton went to walk the Streets of Gold on May 15, 2017. She will be welcomed into the loving arms of her husband, Melvin Sylvester (Peewee) Burton, her parents Edwin Channing and Mary Ellen Russell Halderman, brothers Roy, Ray, and John Halderman, and grandson Melvin Widner. Elsie was born January 22, 1931 in Santa Rosa, New Mexico...
Ethan Jessie Lopez
May 14, 2017
Ethan Jessie Lopez gained his Angels Wings on May 14, 2017 while being treated at the El Paso Children’s Hospital. A vibrant little boy, Jessie was brought into this world on December 18, 2013 where he greeted his parents Danny and Charlene (Baca) Lopez with a warm and tender smile. During his short 3 years Ethan touched the lives of...
Stella Romero
May 1, 2017
The Lord called our beloved mother, Stella M. Romero, to Heaven on Monday, May 1, 2017. She was 88 years. She was born to Abran and Beatrice Gallegos in 1928 and was married to Isidro Romero for 58 years. Stella, alongside Isidro, owned and operated several businesses including ranches for over 50 years. Her first and foremost devotion was to...
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