Obituaries
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...
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...
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;...
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,...
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...
Lucille Padilla
Sep 6, 2006
Lucille Padilla, 73 of Las Cruces, NM died Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006 at Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces. She was born Oct. 3, 1932 in Colonias, NM to the home of Mr. & Mrs. Manuel Ulibarri. She was reared in Guadalupe County and attended schools at Santa Rosa. Lucille married Carlos Padilla in 1953. They made their home in...
Leroy M Pacheco
Aug 31, 2006
Leroy Modesto Pacheco, age 44, passed away suddenly, August 31, at his residence in La Loma. Leroy was born March 30, 1962 in Tucumcari, NM to the home of Modesto and Josie Urioste Pacheco. He was reared and attended schools in Albuquerque. Leroy married Carmen Baca on February 24, 1986 in Las Vegas, NM. He worked for the City of...
Mary Maes Baca
Aug 18, 2006
Mary Maes Baca, 90 a longtime resident of Oakland, CA died Friday, August 18, 2006 at Wine Country Care Center in Lodi, CA following a short illness. Mary was born April 3, 1916 in El Salado, De Baca County, New Mexico to the home of Juan and Lucia (Sena) Maes. She attended school at Yeso. Mary worked many years with...
Rexel F. Sparks
Aug 16, 2006
Rexel F. Sparks, 89, of Ima, New Mexico, passed away Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at Mercy Regional Hospital in Durango, Colorado. He was born April 9, 1917 at Ima, New Mexico to Richard Frank Sparks and Idella Bragg Sparks. He attended school at Ima, New Mexico and graduated high school at House, New Mexico. He attended Eastern New Mexico University...
Iris Vaughan
Aug 12, 2006
Iris “June” Vaughan, 85 of Prescott, AZ died Saturday, August 12, 2006 at the Prescott Samaritan Village, Prescott, AZ. June was born, June 1st , 1921 to the late John and Minnie Josserand in Gray County, Kansas. The family moved to Fort Sumner, New Mexico in the ‘30’s where June met and married Frank Vaughan, November 17, 1936. They lived...
Gladys Marady Gibson
Aug 12, 2006
Gladys Marady Gibson, 80 a longtime Fort Sumner resident died Saturday, August 12, 2006 at Farwell Convalescent Center in Farwell, TX following an illness. Gladys was born August 29, 1925 in Altus, Oklahoma to the home of Ike and Ada Long. She attended school in Hugo, Oklahoma and was raised at Melrose, NM. Gladys married Dais “Bud” Gibson on December...
Maria Antonia Lucero
Aug 8, 2006
Maria Antonia Lucero, age 53, passed away August 8, 2006 at the Univeristy Hospital in Albuquerque following an illness. Antonia was born May 20, 1953 in Santa Rosa to the home of Juan F. and Estefanita Gutierrez Lucero. Antonia was a special person and was always seen walking around town. She loved animals and especially feeding stray cats and dogs....
Louisa Chavez
Aug 5, 2006
Louisa Chavez, 90 of Santa Rosa died Saturday, August 05, 2006 in Albuquerque following an illness. Louisa was born June 8, 1916 in Puerto De Luna, NM to the home of Pedro Luna and the former Pablita Padilla. She was raised and attended school in Puerto de Luna and Santa Rosa, NM. She graduated from Santa Rosa High School and...
Leroy "J.R." Segura Jr.
Aug 4, 2006
Leroy "J.R." Segura, age 23, of Clovis, NM, died Friday, August 4, 2006 while serving in Iraq. He was born March 22, 1983 to Leroy and Sandra Martinez Segura in Ft. Sumner, NM. He was a 2001 graduate of Clovis High School, known for his cross country running, and was currently serving active duty as a Sergeant in the US...
John Walter McMillan
Aug 4, 2006
John W. (Johnny) McMillan was born on September 4, 1929 in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, the third of five children born to John Hilton and Herma McMillan. John Hilton was a railroad man and the McMillan family lived at various time in Yeso, Vaughn and Agudo during Johnny’s school years. Most of his schooling was completed in Fort Sumner, where...
Cesaria S Aragon
Jul 31, 2006
Cesaria S. Aragon was born November 12, 1913 to Frank Silva and Luz Spitz in Ft. Sumner New Mexico. She passed away July 31, 2006 in Las Vegas, NM. Cesaria attended school in Ft. Sumner. She began teaching at Alamorgordo Lake in a one-room schoolhouse where she lived and worked soon after her graduation from high school. She briefly attended...
Gilberto Lovato
Jul 27, 2006
Gilberto Lovato, 71, died July 27, 2006, at Mission Community Hospital in Panorama City, CA. Gilberto was born on February 4, 1935 to Beneranda Gonzales and Theodoro Lovato. He was raised in Fort Sumner. He married Rebecca Casaus and in 1965 they moved to Los Angeles, California where he worked as a carpenter until his retirement, he then continued to...
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