Obituaries
Ira Smith
Jun 21, 2005
Ira W. “Smitty” Smith, 97 a longtime Santa Rosa businessman died Tuesday, June 21, 2005 at his home following an illness. Smitty was born March 8, 1908 in Beckham County, Oklahoma to the home of Harrison and Dora (Dover) Smith. He was one of eleven children born to this union. Smitty’s family moved to Texas when he was 12. After...
Confy M Romero
Jun 16, 2005
Maria Conferina "Confy" Romero, age 80, passed away June 16, 2005 at her residence in Colonias, NM following an illness. Confy was born June 18, 1924 in Gascon, NM to the home of Jose Bonifacio and Pilar Grene Martinez. She was reared and attended schools in Wattenburg, CO. Confy married Carlos B. Romero on July 9, 1944 in Santa Rosa....
Rose (Rael) Donaldson
Jun 10, 2005
Funeral Mass for Rose (Rael) Donaldson,64 of Gallup, New Mexico will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 from St. Rose de Lima Catholic Church in Santa Rosa, New Mexico. Burial will follow in the Cuervo Catholic Cemetery in Cuervo, New Mexico. A Rosary will be recited at 7:00 pm Sunday, June 12, 2005, from St. John...
Bea Alma Peacock
Jun 6, 2005
Bea Alma Peacock, 88 a longtime House, NM resident died Monday, June 6, 2005 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis following an illness. She was born November 23, 1916 in Hassell, NM to the home of John Morgan and the former Alice Rossen. She was reared and attended school at Ima and House, NM. She graduated from House High...
Grace Madrid
May 18, 2005
Grace Ellen Madrid, age 54, passed away May 18, 2005 at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque following an illness. Grace was born November 27, 1950 in Santa Fe, NM to the home of Raymond and Lena Borquez. She was reared and attended schools in Tucumcari, graduating from Tucumcari High School in 1969. Grace married Alex Madrid on June 3, 1976 in...
Mary Romero Tarin
May 13, 2005
Mary Romero Tarin, age 71, passed away May 13, 2005 at University Hospital in Albuquerque following an illness. Mary was born May 27, 1933 in Pintada, NM to the home of Herman and Vitalia Gonzalez Romero. She was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa. Mary worked as a Nursing Assistant at University of New Mexico Hospital. She was a...
Francis L. Thompson
May 13, 2005
Francis L. Thompson, age 75, of Fort Sumner, New Mexico died Friday, May 13, 2005 at his home following an illness. He was born on June 30, 1929 in Fierro, New Mexico to the home of Mack Chandler Thompson and the former Ollie Frances Daniel. He married his wife, Juanell Fisher, on September 9, 1951 in Fort Sumner, New Mexico....
Samuel P Chavez
May 9, 2005
Samuel Patrick Chavez passed away on Monday morning, May 9, 2005, at his home north of Newkirk, NM. Born on March 26, 1939, in Cuervo, New Mexico, Pat, as he was affectionately known by his family and friends, is preceded in death by his father and mother, Samuel Maestes Chavez and Rosario Quiteria Quintana Chavez, a brother Anthony Chavez, his...
Margaret Lucero
May 5, 2005
Margaret Roybal Lucero, 47 of Fort Sumner, NM died Thursday, May 5, 2005 at her home. She was born April 25, 1958 in Fort Sumner, the daughter of Tiofilo M. Roybal and the former Lucy Sanchez. She was reared and attended school at Fort Sumner. Margaret traveled across the U.S. with her husband for several years while he worked in...
Agapito Lucero
May 5, 2005
Agapito M. Lucero, 54, of Fort Sumner, NM died Thursday, May 5, 2005 at his home. Agapito was born July 2, 1950 in Corona, NM, the son of Alfredo Lucero and the former Martina Garcia. He was reared in Fort Sumner where he attended and graduated from High School. He attended Clovis Community College Automotive Program. Agapito was a Vietnam...
Tom Wilson
May 4, 2005
James Thomas “Tom” Wilson, 96 of Fort Sumner died Wednesday, May 4, 2005 at Farwell Convalescent Center in Farwell, NM. Tom was born August 27, 1908 in Quail, Texas to the home of William Thomas Wilson and the former Mary Lucinda Boyett. He was reared at Quail and Amarillo, TX. He attended school at Ima, NM. Tom married Mary Louise...
Nora Harrison
May 3, 2005
Nora Harrison, age 93, passed away May 3, 2005 at the Ruidoso Care Center in Ruidoso, NM. Nora was born August 19, 1911 just north of Cuervo, NM in True Community. Nora married William Lesley Harrison on November 1930 in Tucumcari, NM. She and her husband were long time cattle ranchers in the Cuervo area. She was a member of...
Pablo M. Valencia
May 1, 2005
Pablo M. Valencia, age 99, passed away unexpectedly at his residence in Anton Chico on May 1, 2005. Pablo was born January 24, 1906 in La Loma, NM to the home of Anastacio and Rafaelita Montoya Valencia. He married Leonor Gomez on January, 1955 in Anton Chico. Pablo was a longtime cattle and sheep rancher. He worked as a rancher...
Sarah Timm Howe
Apr 28, 2005
Sarah Louisa Timm Howe, 97 of Fort Sumner, NM died Thursday, April 28, 2005 at Retirement Ranch in Clovis, NM. She was born September 22, 1907 at Lawton, Oklahoma to the home of Arthur G. and Dora (Moore) Wright. At age six, Sarah moved with her parents, five brothers, and grandmother to Fort Sumner, New Mexico, traveling by covered wagon....
Helen Raposa
Apr 26, 2005
Helen Raposa, 45 of Clovis, NM died Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at Plains Regional Medical Center following a short illness. Helen was born August 23, 1959 in Vaughn, NM the daughter of Noah M. and Alice (Montoya) Rael. She was reared at Vaughn and Clovis, NM. She attended school at Clovis. Helen married Ronald Raposa on March 26, 1998 in...
Edna M. Burnett
Apr 10, 2005
Edna Maxine Burnett, 88 of Omak, Washington and a former resident of Fort Sumner, NM died April 10, 2005 at her home in Omak, Washington. Edna was born in Port Townsend, WA on February 25, 1917, to Frank and Marion (Halverson) Beck. In her early years she lived in Port Townsend, Squim, and the surrounding area. Edna married Oren Burnett...
Larry Erwood Petty
Apr 5, 2005
Larry Erwood Petty, 56 of Fort Sumner, NM died Tuesday, April 5, 2005 in a house fire at his residence. Larry was born January 26, 1949 in Sulphur Springs, TX, to the home of Gilbert E. and Oleta Marie Petty. He was reared in Sulphur Springs and attended school at Miller Grove, TX. Following graduation from high school and while...
Edward James Stivers
Apr 5, 2005
Edward James Stivers, 89 of Albuquerque, NM died Tuesday at his home in Albuquerque, NM following an illness. Mr. Stivers was a retired Navy Veteran. Graveside services with Military Honors will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 11, 2005 from the National Cemetery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Arrangements are under the direction of Chavez Funeral Home, 804 North...
Lydia Chapa
Apr 3, 2005
Maria Lydia Chapa, 82 of Fort Sumner died Sunday, April 3, 2005 at Mission Arch Nursing Center in Roswell, NM following an illness. She was born December 9, 1922 in Hidalgo County, Texas to the home of Salvador Chapa and the former Josephine Longoria. She was reared and attended school in Mission, Texas. She worked as a bank teller in...
Albert N. Sanchez
Mar 29, 2005
Albert Napoleon Sánchez, 79, passed away on Tuesday morning surrounded by his family at Mountain View Medical Center, in Las Cruces, NM. He was born in Dilia, NM on March 18, 1926 to the late Beatrice and Sotero Sánchez. Albert served his country honorably during World War II. He was a Sergeant with the 1322nd Service Command Unit of the...
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