Obituaries
Kenneth W. Cook
Apr 1, 2013
Kenneth W. Cook, 94 of Portales, NM died Monday, April 1, 2013 at Roosevelt General Hospital following an illness. He was born August 12, 1918 in Big Spring, Texas to the home of Marvin and Alma (Crownover) Cook. He was raised and attended high school in Fort Sumner, graduating in 1936. He attended a junior college in Ventura, California before...
Olen "Tex" Taylor
Mar 31, 2013
Olen F. “Tex” Taylor, age 94, passed away on March 31, 2013 at his residence in Santa Rosa following an illness. Tex was born on September 9, 1918 in Ovela, TX to the home of Jess Anderson and Samella (Smith) Taylor. Tex moved to Garita, New Mexico in 1933 where he learned how to be a cowboy. He worked at...
Melba Eileen Smith
Mar 29, 2013
Melba Eileen Smith, 92, a long-time resident of Fort Sumner, New Mexico, died Friday, March 29, 2013 in Amarillo, Texas following a long illness. Melba was born February 25, 1921 in Burlington, Iowa to Floyd and Merle Haynes. She graduated from Abington High School and attended Western Illinois State on a scholarship to study Home Economics and Secondary Education. She...
Orlando Pacheco
Mar 27, 2013
Orlando Pacheco, age 79, of Santa Rosa passed away March 27, 2013 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis following an illness. He was born April 9, 1933 in Puerto De Luna, NM to the home of Pedro and Genoveva Nieto Pacheco. He was raised and attended schools in Puerto De Luna. He married Josie Abeyta on June 9, 1956...
Joye L. Nolte
Mar 15, 2013
Services for former Fort Sumner resident Joye L. Nolte, age 93 will be held at 10:00 am Thursday, March 21, 2013 at the Chavez Funeral Home Chapel in Fort Sumner, NM, burial will follow at Taiban Cemetery. Mrs. Nolte died Friday, March 15, 2013 in Caldwell, Idaho. She was born January 1, 1923 in Henning, MN to the home of...
F. C. Riley
Mar 14, 2013
Frederick Clarence "F.C." Riley died Thursday, March 14, 2013 at his ranch home south of Taiban. He was born in Buchanan, NM on January 13, 1928 to the home of Vance Dan Riley and the former Willie Lee Turner. F.C. attended school at Taiban, NM until the eighth grade, then attended Fort Sumner schools where he graduated in 1948. F.C....
Lucille D Salas
Mar 13, 2013
Lucille D. Salas, age 54, passed away peacefully at her residence with her family at her side on March 13, 2013. Lucille was born on August 19, 1958 in Santa Rosa to the home of Miguel Salas and Juanita (Duran) Salas. She was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa. Lucille worked at various motels in Santa Rosa. She enjoyed...
Tom "Tuffy" Deck Jr.
Mar 11, 2013
Funeral services for Tom "Tuffy" Deck Jr., 80, of Roswell NM will be held Sunday March 17, 2013 at 2:00pm at the Chavez Funeral Home Chapel in Ft. Sumner, NM. Burial will follow in the Deck family plot, Ft. Sumner Cemetery. Floyd Goodloe will conduct the services. Pallbearers will be his grandsons, Christopher Deck, Shane Deck, Daryne Deck, Corey Deck,...
Ken Ryen
Mar 11, 2013
Services for Floyd Kenneth "Ken" Ryen, 69, of Lake Sumner, NM will be held at 2:00 pm, Friday, March 22, 2013 at the Chavez Funeral Home Chapel in Fort Sumner, NM. Ken died Monday, March 11, 2013 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Amarillo, Texas following an illness. He was born May 29, 1943 in Rochester, PA to the...
Nick Cordova
Mar 10, 2013
A Rosary, followed by a Funeral Mass for Nick Cordova will be held at 10:30 am Saturday, March 23, 2013 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Anton Chico, NM. Burial of cremains will follow at San Jose Cemetery. Nicasio “Nick“ Cordova Jr., 48 of Clovis and formerly of Amarillo, TX died Sunday, March 10, 2013 at Texas Specialty Hospital in...
Dorothy l Zamora
Mar 6, 2013
Dorothy L. Zamora, age 86, passed away on March 6, 2013 at the Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque following an illness. Dorothy was born in El Valle, NM to the home of Miguel and Francisca (Benavidez) Lopez. She was reared in Newkirk, NM. She married Napoleon Zamora on February 11, 1946 in Santa Rosa. She and Napoleon made their home in...
Jessie Martinez
Mar 4, 2013
Jessie M. Martinez, 94 of Rio Rancho, NM and formerly of Fort Sumner died Monday, March 4, 2013 in Rio Rancho. She was born June 8, 1918 in Alamo, NM to the home of Alfredo and Camila (Lopez) Lucero. She was a home maker. She married Alfred A. Martinez on February 29, 1964 in Albuquerque. She made her home in...
Jake West
Mar 3, 2013
James "Jake" Wallace West, 85 of Fort Sumner, NM died Sunday, March 3, 2013 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, NM following an illness. Jake a lifelong resident of Fort Sumner was born December 24, 1927 to the home of Add Clyn West and the former Gracie Gay Lawson. Jake attended Fort Sumner Schools, participated in all sports and...
Dalton Noe
Mar 1, 2013
Graveside services for Dalton Noe will be held at 2:00 pm Thursday, March 7, 2013 at Fort Sumner Cemetery officiated by Dwayne Milliron, Past Master of Mount Moriah Lodge in Fort Sumner. Visitation hours will be Wednesday from 1pm to 6pm and Thursday from 10 am to 1:30 pm. Dalton died Friday, March 1, 2013 at All Care Assisted Living...
Phillip Virgil Aragon
Feb 24, 2013
A memorial Mass for Phillip Virgil Aragon, 39 of Portales, NM will be held at 11:00 am Thursday, February 28, 2013 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Fort Sumner with Father Paul Nkumbi officiating. Phillip died Sunday, February 24, 2013 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, TX following a short illness. He was born April 25, 1973 in Fort Sumner...
Tony Romo
Feb 22, 2013
Natividad Antonio “Tony” Romo, 78 a longtime Vaughn, NM resident died Friday, February 22, 2013 in Los Lunas, NM following an illness. Tony was born December 24, 1934 in Cuervo, NM to the home of Secundino Z. and Antonia (Gutierrez) Romo. Tony attended schools in Santa Rosa and attended NM Barber College. He served in the U.S. Army and was...
Victoria Swaggart
Feb 16, 2013
Victoria Lea Swaggart, age 38, passed away on February 16, 2013 at the Vista Care Hospice Facility in Albuquerque following an illness. Victoria was born on April 21, 1974 in Natchez, Mississippi to the home of Patrick and Norma (Tercero) Swaggart. She along with her family made their home in Santa Rosa on February 22, 1987. Victoria attended Santa Rosa...
Joe N Marquez
Feb 13, 2013
MEMORIAL MASS WILL BE CELEBRATED ON SATURDAY, MARCH 2, AT 10:00 am FROM ST. ROSE OF LIMA CHURCH. Jose “Joe” N. Marquez, age 82, passed away on February 13, 2013 at the Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque following an illness. Joe was born on March 19, 1930 in Santa Rosa, NM to the home of Amelia Sandoval but was reared by...
J. O. Vick
Feb 8, 2013
Jess Oren (J.O.) Vick, Jr., was born in Thorpe Springs, TX on October 8, 1921 and he passed away in Orange, CA on February 8, 2013. J.O. was preceded in death, by his beloved wife of 65 years, Bonita Merle (Bonnie) Turner Vick on November 19, 2011. His father, Jess Oren Vick, Sr. also passed away on February 8th in...
Oleta Stubbs
Feb 6, 2013
Oleta Stubbs, 95 a resident of Fort Sumner, NM died Wednesday, February 6, 2013 in Lubbock ,TX. She was born October 14, 1917, near House, NM to the home of Hulon Leslie Clark and the former Mary Lydia Baldwin. She was the fourth of nine children born to this union. When she was six years old, her family lost their...
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