Obituaries
Max S. Gonzales
Dec 8, 2013
Maximilliano Segura Gonzales, 90 of Melrose, NM died Sunday, December 8, 2013 at his home following an illness. Max was born July 13, 1923 in Fort Sumner, NM to the home of Rumaldo and Juanita (Segura) Gonzales. He was reared and attended school in Fort Sumner. Max married Maclovia Chavez in Tucumcari, NM in 1944. Max worked for the Santa...
Tim Tallman Sr.
Dec 8, 2013
Timothy Noel Tallman, 64 of Fort Sumner passed away Sunday, December 8, 2013 at his home. He was born March 25, 1949 in Lompog, California to the home of John C. and Pearl (Bowlin) Tallman. Tim attended primary school in California and Arizona. He later moved to Fort Sumner where he lived with his grandmother, Stella Bowlin. Tim attended and...
Viola Pacheco
Dec 3, 2013
Viola Pacheco, age 74, passed away peacefully on December 3, at her home in Puerto De Luna, Viola was born on February 24, 1939 in Puerto De Luna to the home of Guillermo and Epimenia (Luna) Campos. She was reared in Puerto De Luna and attended schools in Santa Rosa. She married Frank Pacheco on November 28, 1959 in Santa...
Eulogio "Leo" Gallegos
Dec 1, 2013
Eulogio “Leo” Gallegos, 81 of Fort Sumner, NM passed away Sunday, December 1, 2013 at his home following an illness. Leo was born February 3, 1932 in Amarillo, TX to the home of Merenciano Gallegos and the former Manuelita Chavez. He Married Eva Lucero on March 6, 1952 in Clovis, NM. Leo enlisted in the U.S. Army on August 28,...
Jasper Wade Vinson
Nov 23, 2013
Jasper Wade Vinson entered into God’s kingdom with all the angels on November 23, 2013 in Las Vegas, NM Jasper leaves behind his loving parents, Jeremy and Annette (Tenorio) Vinson, his Maternal Grandparents Joe and Natalie Tenorio, his aunts Becky Tenorio, Esperanza Romero and husband Jeremy and his Uncle J.R. Tenorio, his cousins Ryan, Kevin, Avin, Jeremy, Jr, and Xavier,...
Eddie Romo
Nov 22, 2013
Jose Eddie Romo, age 63, passed away on November 22, 2013 at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque. Eddie was born on April 8, 1950 in Anton Chico, NM to the home of Cleofas Baca and Juanita Romo. At the age of 13 Eddie and his family moved to Santa Rosa from Anton Chico where he attended school. Eddie worked as a...
Felisa R Garduno
Nov 21, 2013
Felisa R. Garduno, age 92, passed away on November 21, 2013 at Skies Health Care and Rehab Center in Albuquerque. Felisa was born on May 11, 1921 in Amarillo, TX to the home of Juan and Francisca (Lopez) Rodriguez. She worked for the Santa Fe Railroad in Amarillo for 7 years before moving to Vaughn in 1951. She married Graciano...
James O. Walling
Nov 16, 2013
James O. “Jim” Walling, 86 of Fort Sumner, NM passed away Saturday, November 16, 2013 at Plains Regional Medical Center following an illness. Jim was born May 31, 1927 in Clovis, NM to the home of Olen and Dessa Lee (Smith) Walling. He grew up in Clovis where he attended school. He participated in football while at Clovis and graduated...
Raymond Brown
Nov 8, 2013
Raymond Clifford Brown, 80 a resident of the Fort Sumner valley passed away Friday, November 8, 2013 following an illness. His family was at his bedside. Raymond was born July 6, 1933 in Taiban, NM to the home of Jesse Brown and the former Pauline Vaughn. He was raised at Taiban and Tolar, NM. He attended school in Taiban and...
Maria Ida Perea
Oct 24, 2013
Maria Ida Perea, age 64, of Santa Rosa passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 24, 2013 at her residence following an illness. Maria was born on November 28, 1948 in Santa Rosa, NM to the home of Juan De Dios and Mela (Gonzales) Perea. She was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa graduating from Santa Rosa High School in...
Sotirios Tsementzis
Oct 23, 2013
Graveside committal services for Sotirios Tsementzis, 79 of Chaparral, NM will be held at 1:00 pm Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at Our Lady of Refuge Cemetery in Puerto De Luna, NM with Father Thomas Kayamakkal officiating. Mr. Tsementzis, also known to his friends and family as Steve Jamison or Steve Tsementzis passed away Wednesday, October 23 ,2013 in an El...
Rumaldo Garcia
Oct 20, 2013
Rumaldo Garcia, 73 a longtime Hereford, Texas resident passed away Sunday, October 20, 2013 at Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo following an illness. Rumaldo was born April 19, 1940 in Fort Sumner, NM to the home of Merejildo Garcia and the former Francesquita Aragon. He attended and graduated from Fort Sumner High School. He made his home in Lubbock in...
Jose D Lopez
Oct 17, 2013
Longtime Santa Rosa resident, Jose D. Lopez, age 75, passed away peacefully October 17, 2013 in Las Vegas, NM, his daughters were at his side. Jose was born October 23, 1937 in El Valle, NM to the home of Miguel and Francisca (Benavidez) Lopez. He was reared and attended schools in Newkirk. Jose served in the U.S. Army as a...
Patricia A Frazier
Oct 15, 2013
Patricia A. Frazier, age 62, passed away at her home is Santa Rosa on October 15, 2013. Patricia was born on November 29, 1950 in Lynn, MA to the home of Laurence and Geneva Gayron. Patricia married Thomas Frazier on July 26, 1969. She received her degree in Special Education from the University of New Mexico and taught special education...
Nancy Marie Holley
Oct 14, 2013
Nancy Marie McCall Holley, age 84, of Ellenwood, GA died Monday, October 14, 2013. She was born in Ft. Sumner, NM to the late Waldon Henry and Priscilla Luetta Cole McCall. She married Raymond Lewis Holley on May 21, 1949 in Albuquerque, NM. Nancy was a member of Ellenwood Oaks Community Church, Ellenwood, GA. She worked for 10 years for...
Okie Lee Ferrell
Sep 27, 2013
Okie Lee Ferrell, age 85, passed away on September 27, at his residence following an illness. Lee was born March 5, 1928 in Pontiac, Michigan to the home of Basil and Eunice Ferrell. He served in the Navy from 1946 through 1948 where he was the recipient of the Victory Medal. Lee married Rita Carpio on March 17, 1982 in...
Martin "Pache" Baca
Sep 20, 2013
Martin "Pache" Baca, 54 of Santa Rosa, passed away peacefully Friday, September 20, 2013 at UNM Hospital in Albuquerque following an illness. Martin was born September 16, 1959 to the home of Frank and Clorie (Nelson) Baca. Martin is a 1978 graduate of Santa Rosa High School. Pache's love for the outdoors included fishing, hunting, hiking and especially his chile...
Greg Ingram
Sep 17, 2013
Don Gregory Francisco Ingram, 49 of Fort Sumner passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2013. He was born July 19, 1964 in Nogales, Mexico to the home of William Moffit Ingram and Melba Jo Naylor Ingram. Following the death of his father at the age of 4 months the family moved to Fort Sumner. Greg attended Fort Sumner schools graduating in...
Bobby Don Fambro
Sep 12, 2013
Services for Bobby Fambro will be held at 10:30 am, Saturday, October 5, 2013 at the Chavez Funeral Home Chapel, Ft. Sumner, NM. Interment will follow in the Fambro family plot, Fort Sumner Cemetery. Bobby Don Fambro, 82 was born August 14, 1931 in Frankell, Stephens County, Texas to the home of James Anderson Fambro and the former Lola Evelyn...
Orlando M Montano
Aug 29, 2013
Services for Mr. Orlando Montano will be held Saturday, September 7, 2013 from San Jose Catholic Church in Anton Chico, NM. A rosary will be recited at 10:00 am followed by the funeral Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will follow at San Jose Cemetery in Anton Chico with Father Antonio Mondragon will officiating. Orlando M. Montano, age 78, passed away...
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