Obituaries
Pat Velasquez
Nov 27, 2006
Patricio "Pat" Velasquez, age 66, passed away Novemer 27, 2006 at the Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque following an illness. Pat was born March 15, 1940 in Las Vegas, NM to the home of Hilario and Aurelia Padilla Velasquez. He was reared and attended schools in Dilia. Pat married Maria Lopez in 1963. He worked for the Guadalupe County Road Department...
Lydia Earnest
Nov 23, 2006
Lydia Clara “Babe” Earnest, 72 of Melrose, NM died Thursday, November 23, 2006 at Laurel Ridge Nursing Center in Clovis following an illness. Lydia was born July 13, 1934 to the home of Edward Bigler and the former Ollie Belle Locke. She was raised at Anton, TX and Floyd, NM where she attended school. Lydia worked on the family farm...
Deral B. Long
Nov 20, 2006
Deral B. Long, 90 of Portales, NM died Monday, November 20, 2006 at Roosevelt General Hospital following an illness. Deral was born March 17, 1916 in Plainview, Texas to the home of Richard Burnie Long and the former Elizabeth Bracken. He moved with his family to Melrose at the age of 12 and the following year moved to Fort Sumner....
Billy Jeff Kyle
Nov 18, 2006
William Jeff Kyle, 47 of Fort Sumner, NM died Saturday, November 18, 2006 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, TX following a courageous battle with cancer. William was born September 25, 1959 in Fort Sumner to the home of Vernon G. “Red” and Leila (Wilmeth) Kyle. He attended Fort Sumner schools and graduated with the class of 1978 he also...
Jessie O Chavez
Nov 18, 2006
Jessie Olivas Chavez, age 84, passed away November 18, 2006 at her residence in Albuquerque follwing an illness. Jessie was born May 16, 1922 in Santa Rosa, NM to the home of Alberto G. and Margarita Olivas Chavez. She was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa. Jessie married Frank O. Chavez on September 9, 1947 in Santa Rosa. She...
Jacob L. Piedra
Nov 15, 2006
Jacob L. Piedra, 22 of Fort Sumner, NM died Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo, TX from injuries suffered in a pedestrian/auto accident near Hereford, TX on Saturday evening. Jacob was assisting a motorist at an accident scene when he was struck by another automobile. Jacob was born October 16, 1984 in San Antonio, TX the...
Ida Muncy
Nov 15, 2006
Ida Muncy, age 88, passed away November 15, 2006 at her residence in Santa Rosa following an illness. Ida was born December 17, 1917 in Los Angeles, CA. She married Everet Muncy on April 8, 1960 in Taos, NM. She and Everet made their home in Guadalupe County in 1976 they ranched in Taos, Pastura and Santa Rosa. Ida was...
Jenaro Alvidrez
Nov 15, 2006
Jenaro Alvidrez, age 23, passed away at University Medical Center in Tucson, AZ following an illness. Jenaro was born August 23, 1983 in Fort Sumner, NM to the home of Jesus and Helen Valencia Alvidrez. He was reared and attended schools in Vaughn, graduating from Vaughn High School in 2003. Jenaro loved fishing, playing video games and football. He is...
Isabel Lopez
Nov 9, 2006
Isabel Lopez, age 65, passed away November 9, 2006 at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque following an extended illness. Isabel was born October 26, 1941 in Santa Rosa, NM to the home of E.G. and Vicenta Austin Salas. She was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa. Isabel married Jose D. Lopez on October 6, 1961 in Santa Rosa. She worked...
Gabriel M Rivera
Nov 5, 2006
Gabriel M. Rivera, 45 of Santa Rosa, NM died Sunday, November 5, 2006 while hunting west of Santa Rosa. He was born August 15, 1961 in Borger, TX the son of Secundino and Delia Rivera. Gabriel attended school at Santa Rosa where he graduated in 1979. While at Santa Rosa High School he participated and excelled in all sports. He...
Carmen A Anaya
Nov 4, 2006
Carmen Ara Anaya, age 83, a resident of Vaughn passed away November 4, 2006 at the home of her daughter in Albuquerque surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Carmen was born June 17, 1923 in Encino, NM to the home of Baltazar and Donata Ara. She worked for the Vaughn Municipal Schools for 38 ½ years retiring in 1985. Carmen...
Phillip T Griego
Nov 1, 2006
Phillip T. Griego, age 64, passed away on November 1, 2006 in El Paso, TX following an illness. Phillip was born April 25, 1942 in Tucumcari, NM. Survivors include his 4 sons; Phillip Eugene Griego and wife Laveta of Las Vegas, NV, Jerry Griego and wife Lorena from Plainview, TX Sammy T. Griego and wife Betty of Deming, NM, Leonard...
Benny Flores
Oct 24, 2006
Benny Flores, 82, passed away on October 24 at his home in Santa Rosa after a valiant three year fight with cancer. His passing was peaceful and he was surrounded by his children. He was born April 9, 1924 in Puerto de Luna to the home of Cipriano Flores and the former Paublita Montoya. He was reared and attended grade...
Dilia Gutierrez
Oct 4, 2006
Dilia Gutierrez, age 76, passed away October 4, 2006 in Albuquerque following an illness. Dilia was born January 16, 1930 in Newkirk, NM to the home of Marcos and Brigida Gonzales Griego. She was reared and attended schools in Newkirk. Dilia married George P. Gutierrez on Febuary 1968 in Santa Rosa. Dilia worked for the Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools as...
Alice Martinez Garmon
Sep 28, 2006
Alice Martinez Garmon, age 52, passed away September 28, 2006 at Trigg Memorial Hospital in Tucumcari. Alice was born April 2, 1954 in Tucumcari to the home of Frank and Adella Apodaca Martinez. She was reared and attended schools in Tucumcari. She is preceded in death by her parents and her brother Leroy Martinez. Survivors include her daughter Lanette Garmon,...
Bill Guy
Sep 28, 2006
William M. Guy "Bill", passed away unexpectedly in Honolulu, Hawaii, September 28, 2006, due to complications after heart surgery. He was born to Fannie Bell Guy and Hillard Joseph Guy on June 22, 1942 in Santa Rosa, NM. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister; Emma Faye Dudrey, brother in law; E. W. Dudrey and sister in law;...
Erma Lee Stallard
Sep 28, 2006
Erma Laura Elizabeth “Lee” Stallard, 90 a longtime Fort Sumner resident passed away and entered eternal rest on Thursday, September 28, 2006 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. Erma was born on the family homestead November 23, 1915 in Norton, Quay County, New Mexico to the home of Leon Bell and the former Alta Luna Smith. Her early childhood...
Hoyt M. Roy
Sep 18, 2006
Hoyt M. Roy, 94 of Shallowater, TX and formerly of Fort Sumner, NM died Monday, September 18, 2006 in Lubbock, TX following an illness. Hoyt was born April 20, 1912 in Tatum, NM the daughter of Melvin Hoyt Lewis and the former Maggie Elsie Moore. Hoyt made her home in Lea County until the age five when her family moved...
Gabriela R Salazar
Sep 16, 2006
Gabriela Salazar, a longtime resident of Santa Rosa passed away on September 16, 2006 at her home following a short illness. Gabriela was born March 30, 1922 in San Ignacio, NM to the home of Luis U. and Rita (Madrid) Romero. She married Jose Ismael Salazar on October 14, 1946 in Santa Rosa. They lived in Pastura for a while...
Mary Julia Aguilar
Sep 8, 2006
Mary Julia Pena Aguilar, age 80, passed away on September 8, 2006 at her residence in Vaughn following a long illness. Mary Julia was born October 25, 1925 in Walsenburg, Colorado. She was reared and attended schools in Encino. Mary Julia married Cipio Jose Aguilar in 1954. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and the Vaughn Senior...
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