Obituaries
Frank Lopez
Apr 27, 2007
Frank Flavio Lopez, age 83, died April 21, 2007 at Kaseman Presbyterian Hospice in Albuquerque, NM following an illness. Frank was born April 8, 1924 in Puerto De Luna, New Mexico to the home of Celestino and Margarita (Zamora) Lopez. He served in the United States Army from 1943 through 1945. Frank married Nancy Bishop in 1963. He worked for...
Joseph Calbert
Apr 24, 2007
Joseph Senon Manuel Calbert, age 41, passed away on April 24, 2007 at the Dan Trigg Memorial Hospital in Tucumcari following an illness. Joseph was born April 13, 1966 in Tucumcari to the home of Johnny and Rose Martinez Calbert. He was reared and attended schools in Tucumcari. Joseph was a self employed mechanic and loved working and repairing old...
Tiffany Lee Throckmorton
Apr 24, 2007
Tiffany L. Throckmorton, age 21, passed away April 24, 2007 in Tucumcari. Tiffany was born March 26, 1986 in Tucumcari to the home of Robert and Deborah Stith Throckmorton. She was reared and attended schools in Tucumcari. Tiffany was baptized in to the Baptist Faith. She enjoyed listening to music, her dog BooBoo, loved to make people laugh, she was...
Billy Gonzales
Apr 23, 2007
Billy Gonzales, age 54, passed away unexpectedly on April 23, 2007 at his residence in Santa Rosa. Billy was born on June 21, 1952 in Fort Sumner, NM to the home of Lee Gonzales and Bennie Garcia. He was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa. Billy served in the United States Army from 1971 through 1973 where he was...
Mela G Perea
Apr 22, 2007
Mela G. Perea, age 80, passed away on April 22, 2007 at her residence in Santa Rosa following an illness. Mela was born August 21, 1926 in San Angelo, TX to the home of Luis and Dilia Velasquez Gonzales. She was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa. Mela married Juan De Dios Perea on April 27, 1946 in Santa...
Lorenzo Luna
Apr 20, 2007
Lorenzo Luna, age 82, passed away suddenly on April 20, 2007 at his residence in Albuquerque. Mr. Luna is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Odila, 7 children; J.S. Luna, Christina Lopez, Daniel Luna, Susan Luna Guinn, Linda Luna, Charles Luna and Angela Luna, sisters; Augustina Ortiz and husband Domingo, Ramona Sandoval, Terri Gallegos and husband Nash; brothers;...
Richard Renfro
Apr 15, 2007
Richard “Red” Renfro, 84 of Fort Sumner, NM died Sunday, April 15, 2007 at Heartland Continuing Care Center in Portales, NM following an illness. Richard was born May 28, 1922 in Paducah, Texas the son of Louie Leonard Renfro and the former Lola Pearl Singleton. He graduated from high school in Vernon, Texas. Richard enlisted in the U.S. Army Corp...
Agnes Seidel
Apr 11, 2007
Agnes S. Seidel, age 91, passed away on April 11, at the Dan Trigg Memorial Hospital in Tucumcari following an illnes. Agnes was born February 12, 1916 in Pintada, NM to the home of Abel Saiz, Sr., and Fulgencia Martinez Saiz. She married Theodore Seidel on June 19, 1938. Agnes worked as a Social Worker and Office Manager for the...
Mary Sue McShan
Apr 10, 2007
Mary Sue McShan 93, of Lake Sumner, NM died Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at Heartland Continuing Care Center in Portales, NM following an illness. She was born July 12, 1913 in Dialville, Texas to the home of James Drennon Fulton and the former Ruby Mae Payne. She was raised south of Taiban, and attended schools in Canton, Taiban, and Lake...
Shiloh Cheyenne Northrup
Apr 7, 2007
SERVICES:2PM Friday, Apr. 20, 2007 Shiloh Cheyenne Starr Northrup, age 7 of Melrose, NM died Saturday, April 7, 2007 in an automobile accident north of Melrose. Shiloh was born December 2, 1999 in Clovis, New Mexico. She was a First Grade Student at Melrose Elementary. She loved to ride horses, read, paint, and play basketball and soccer. She participated with...
Rufina Coronado
Apr 7, 2007
Rufina Coronado, 93 of Fort Sumner died Saturday, April 7, 2007 at Kaseman Presbyterian Hospice in Albuquerque following an illness. She was born July 10, 1913 at Alamogordo Creek in northern De Baca County. Rufina married Manuel Coronado on December 23, 1929 in Santa Rosa. They made their home in Melrose and Clovis before returning to Fort Sumner. She was...
Ernest Tapia
Apr 4, 2007
Ernest Tapia, age 59, passed away on April 4, 2007 at the Guadalupe County Hospital following an extended illness. Ernest was born November 15, 1947 in Santa Fe, NM to the home of Jose Reyes and Valeria Romero Tapia. He was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa. Ernest served in the United States Army from 1967 through 1968. He...
Jary P Jones
Apr 3, 2007
Jary Jones, age 56, passed away April 3, 2007 at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque following an illness. Jary was born October 13, 1950 in Kansas City, Missouri to the home of Gordon and Jeanee Allen Jones. He attended the University of Arizona and Arizona State University where he received his degree in Psychology. Jary made his home in Santa Rosa...
Jose Enriquez Quintana
Mar 26, 2007
Jose Enriquez Quintana, age 60, passed away March 26, 2007 at a Farmington Hospital following an illness. Jose was born May 25, 1946 in Tucumcari, NM to the home of Antonio and Mary Romero Quintana. He worked construction for many years. Jose served in the United States Army from 1966 through 1969 where he was Honorably Retired. He married Patsy...
Jerry Griego
Mar 25, 2007
Jerry Griego, age 48, passed away unexpectedly on March 25, in Phoenix, AZ. Jerry was born January 6, 1959 in Albuquerque, NM to the home of Charles and Bennie Padilla Griego. He was reared and attended schools in Albuquerque. Jerry is preceded in death by his father; Charles Griego and a brother Robert Griego. Survivors include two sons; Issac J....
Joe Manuel Chavez
Mar 24, 2007
Joe Manuel Chavez, 66 passed away on March 24,2007, at his home in Conchas, New Mexico. Born on July 20, 1940, in Cuervo, New Mexico, and known as Mel or Manuel by his family and friends, he is preceded in death by his father and mother, Samuel Maestes Chavez and Rosario Quiteria Quintana Chavez; his grandparents Manuel and Marianita Maestes...
LaHonda Fox
Mar 21, 2007
LaHonda Fox, 70 of Fort Sumner, NM died Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales following an illness. She was born March 30, 1936 in Big Square, Texas. She attended school in Sacramento, CA and Floyd, NM. LaHonda worked as a bookkeeper for several years at Atlas Van Lines and J.D.Ray Trucking Company in Portales. She made...
Tony J Ortega
Mar 14, 2007
Antonio J. "Tony" Ortega, age 81, passed away suddenly on March 14, 2007 while working at the Alsups convenience Store. Tony was born May 25, 1925 in Puerto De Luna to the home of Luis and Teva Montano Ortega. Tony served as a Coporal in the United States Marines during WWII. He served in the Asiatic Pacific Area, Hawiian Islands,...
Howard Boyles
Mar 9, 2007
Howard Ulmonty “Stormy” Boyles, 88 of Fort Sumner, NM died Friday, March 9, 2007 in Ontario, Oregon. He was born March 5, 1919 in Des Moines, Iowa the son of Cecil Ulmonty Boyles and the former Esther Gandnen. He was reared and attended schools in Des Moines. Stormy worked in the restaurant industry while growing up in Des Moines. He...
Rosa M Gomez
Mar 6, 2007
Rosa Gomez, age 86, passed away March 6, 2007 at her residence in Santa Rosa following an illness. She is preceded in death by her husband Guadalupe R. Gomez on July 8, 1965. Rosa is survived by her children; Fred Gomez and wife Pita of Albuquerque, Chris Gomez and wife Maida of Santa Rosa, Wilfred Gomez of Albuquerque, Alfonso Gomez...
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