Obituaries
Darren Roy White
Feb 6, 2010
Darren (Webb) White, 43 of Lake Sumner, NM died Saturday, February 6, 2010 at Lake Sumner. He was born February 11, 1966 in Olympia, Washington the son of Ronald Webb and the former Evelyn Hotop. Darren was raised in Olympia, Washington where he attended and graduated from Olympia High School in 1984. He attended Evergreen State College that included a...
Phyllis J. Meccico
Feb 5, 2010
Phyllis Meccico, 80 of Fort Sumner died Friday evening, February 5, 2010 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, NM following an illness. She was born Sept. 30, 1929 in Rifle, CO the daughter of John Mitchell Carey and Katherine (Mickel) Carey. She attended school at Rifle and Durango, CO. She later attended Cosmetology school in Denver. She worked as...
Louisa Lucero
Feb 2, 2010
Louisa A. Lucero, 76 of Anton Chico, NM died Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at her home following an illness. She was born July 7, 1933 in Tecolotito, NM the daughter of Fernando D. and Emilia (Romero) Baca. She attended school at Anton Chico and Santa Rosa. She graduated from Santa Rosa High School in 1953. She married Bonifacio Lucero on...
Rosela Martinez
Feb 1, 2010
Rosela Gloria Martinez, 51 of Clovis, NM died Monday, February 01, 2010 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, TX following an illness. She was born April 30, 1958 in Tucumcari, NM the daughter of Joe and Josephine (Sandoval) Martinez. She was raised and attended Tucumcari Public Schools. Rosela worked for several years as a Motel Maid in Clovis, NM. She...
Albert Lopez
Jan 25, 2010
Albert Lopez, age 50, passed away on January 25, 2010 at the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque following an illness. Albert was born on May 29, 1959 in Vaughn, NM to the home of Rumaldo and Ines Serrano Lopez. He was reared and attended schools in Vaughn. Albert loved his family and spending time with them. He also...
William H. Davenport
Jan 19, 2010
William H. Davenport, 94 of Altus, Oklahoma and formerly of Fort Sumner, NM died Tuesday, January 19, 2010 in Altus following an illness. He was born August 16, 1915 in Dyersburg, TN the son of W.H. and Josie (Hamilton) Davenport. William was reared and attended school in Senath, MO. As a young man in the 1930’s he worked for a...
Jess Oldham
Jan 14, 2010
Jess Oldham, 39, of Fort Sumner, NM died Thursday, January 14, 2010 in an automobile accident near Post, Texas. He was born July 5, 1970 in Fort Sumner, NM the son of Florice "Tex" and Margaret Webb Oldham. Jess attended Fort Sumner Schools; during his high school years he worked at the local Exxon service station; following graduation he worked...
Vern Garland Green
Jan 12, 2010
Vern Garland Green, 77 of Fort Sumner, NM died Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, TX in the arms of his loving wife.. He was born May 19, 1932 in Rifle, Colorado the son of Deyoe and Frances (Pierson) Green. Vern grew up on Rifle Creek and attended Rifle Union School. He worked on the family...
Christine C. Sena
Jan 6, 2010
Christine Casaus Sena, age 91, of Rio Rancho, NM, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2010, at her home in Rio Rancho. Christine was born on July 2, 1918 in Dilia, NM, the youngest of nine children to Juan S. Casaus and Isidora Baca Casaus. Christine married Carlos Trujillo Sena on April 17, 1937 in Santa Rosa, NM. They made...
David M. Sheehan
Jan 4, 2010
David Marc Sheehan, 75, of Santa Rosa, NM and Haymarket, Virginia, died Jan 4, 2010 at his home in Santa Rosa. He was born Jan. 9, 1934 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Eugene C. Sheehan and Alice Sheehan. A graduate of Holy Cross College he joined the Air Force in 1955. As an officer in the 50th and 522nd Tactical Fighter...
Floyd Rasco
Jan 2, 2010
Floyd Presley Rasco, age 81, met his Lord in Heaven on January 2, 2010, in his residence in Puerto De Luna, NM. Floyd was born on September 16, 1928 in Dickens, TX to the home of George A and Millicent Rasco. He married Mavis Smith on March 13, 1954 in Deming, NM. Floyd worked for Southern Pacific Railroad as a...
Kevin Severance
Jan 1, 2010
Kevin McIver Severance, 50, of Tucumcari died January 1, 2010 in Clayton, NM from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Kevin was born in Columbia, SC on July 23, 1959, the son of John McIver Severance and the late Annis Tisdale Severance. He was a graduate of Dreher High School where he was a member of the chess club, science...
Juanita Romo
Dec 31, 2009
Juanita Romo, age 84, passed away on December 31, 2009 at the Guadalupe County Hospital following an illness. Juanita was born on May 25, 1925 in Villanueva, NM to the home of Bruno and Silverina Olguin Romo. She was reared in Anton Chico. Juanita made her home in Santa Rosa in 1963. She was a caretaker to many for several...
Macedonia Barela Lopez
Dec 28, 2009
Macedonia Barela Lopez, 84 of Fort Sumner, NM died peacefully at her home on Monday, December 28, 2009. Her family was at her bedside. Macedonia was born November 24, 1925 in Fort Sumner the daughter of Espirideon and Carolina (Hull) Barela. She was raised and attended school in Fort Sumner. She married Augustin P. Lopez on March 22, 1949 in...
Marilyn Fleming
Dec 25, 2009
Marilyn E. Fleming, 79 of Fort Sumner, NM died Friday, December 25, 2009 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis following an extended illness. She was born June 15, 1930 in Alamogordo, NM the daughter of Lucious E. and Agnes (Coleman) Edgington. Marilyn attended primary school at Alamogordo and Cloudcroft, NM and completed her secondary education at Loretto Academy in...
Romana Ambrosia Sena
Dec 20, 2009
Romana “Romie” Sena, 78 of Fort Sumner died Sunday, December 20, 2009 at her home following an illness. She was born December 7, 1931 in Fort Sumner the daughter of Hijnino and Ricardita (Martinez) Romero. Romana married Mariano Sena on February 14, 1948 in Fort Sumner. She was a loving stay at home mother who cared for her family. When...
Mary Marquez
Dec 19, 2009
Mary Grace Marquez, age 71, of Santa Rosa, NM passed away December 19, 2009 at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque following a sudden illness. Mary was born on April 4, 1938 in Canoncito, NM to the home of Alfredo and Patricia Saiz Roybal. Mary was a member of St. Rose of Lima Church. She enjoyed spending time with her children and...
Author Winfield Rasmussen
Dec 18, 2009
Author Winfield Rasmussen, 75 of Melrose, NM died Friday, December 18, 2009 at his home following an illness. He is survived by his wife Alana of Melrose, NM. Cremation has taken place. Arrangements are under the direction of Chavez Funeral Home in Fort Sumner.
Michael G. Oliver
Dec 17, 2009
Michael G. Oliver, 53 of La Loma, NM and formerly of Farmington, NM died Thursday, December 17, 2009 in La Loma following a sudden illness. Cremation has taken place. Local arrangements were under the direction of Chavez Funeral Home in Fort Sumner. (575) 355-2311.
Bill Earnhardt
Dec 15, 2009
William “Bill” Earnhardt, 77 of Fort Sumner passed away at his home Tuesday evening, December 15, 2009. His family was at his bedside. Bill was born April 24, 1932 in East Spencer, NC the son of Clarence Calvin and Lala Earnhardt. He was attended school in Salisbury, NC; and graduated from American School in Chicago, Illinois on January 2, 1953....
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