Obituaries

Mozella Bell

Mozella Bell

Jan 22, 2012

Mary Mozella Bell Mozella passed Sunday evening, at Plains Regional Medical Center, embraced by the love of her family. She was born October 29, 1928 to Lea Albert and Lenora Wise in Estelline, TX where her father was a farm hand. After following the farm work to Turkey, Shallowater, and Lubbock TX over the next few years, Lea Albert...

Veneranda Garcia

Veneranda Garcia

Jan 21, 2012

Veneranda Guadalupe Garcia, age 95, of Portales, New Mexico passed away on January 21, 2012 in Texico, New Mexico. She was born on April 30, 1916 in Guadalupita, New Mexico to Teofilo and Amalia Chavez Gonzalez. She married Francisco Garcia on January 19, 1934 in Mora County New Mexico. She was a homemaker, excellent gardener and great mom. She...

Ronald Hoff

Ronald Hoff

Jan 21, 2012

Ronald Boyd Hoff, age 64, of Tucumcari, New Mexico passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at Clovis Healthcare and Rehab Center in Clovis, New Mexico. He was born on October 3, 1946 in Los Alamos, New Mexico to Boyd Hoff and Isabelle Vigil Hoff. He was a long time Tucumcari resident. He was a retired truck driver. He...

Janet Helwig-Sims

Janet Helwig-Sims

Jan 20, 2012

Janet HelwigSims, age 67, of Clovis, New Mexico, passed away January 20, 2012 at her residence in Clovis, New Mexico. Janet was born on January 21, 1944 in Roy, New Mexico to Herman and Helen Ruth Hooper Unruh. She married James E. Sims on November 28, 2009 in Clovis, New Mexico. She was a longtime Clovis resident and worked...

Blayn Franklin

Blayn Franklin

Jan 20, 2012

Blayn James Andrew Franklin, five months old, received his angel wings on Friday. January 20, 2012. He was born to Jessie James Franklin and Shelby ShaeLee Mote Franklin on August 2, 2011 in Clovis, New Mexico. He is survived by his parents, Jessie and Shelby Franklin of Broadview, NM two brothers, Roper Ruiz and Jacob Guthrie and one sister,...

Juanita Johnson

Juanita Johnson

Jan 18, 2012

Juanita Johnsons journey came to an end on January 18, 2012 at Retirement Ranch in Clovis, New Mexico. She was born on May 24, 1914 to John Lee Nichols and Mabel Warren in Kirkland, Texas. Juanita received her Beauticians License in 1932 and worked in the states of New Mexico and Texas for over 50 years, retiring from Portales...

Lucy Mendoza

Lucy Mendoza

Jan 15, 2012

Lucy Mendoza, age 53 of Clovis, NM, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2012 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis. Lucy is survived by her Daughter Crystal Mendoza Max Sandoval of Carlsbad, New Mexcio a stepson, Salomon Sena of Clovis, New Mexico three grandchildren, and two sisters. She is preceded in death by her parents, Valentine and Inez...

Bonnie Tidwell

Bonnie Tidwell

Jan 14, 2012

Bonnie Ruth Tidwell of Kingman, Kansas, was born February 3, 1929, in Anton Texas to Rev. and Mrs. C.C. Morgan. She went home to be with her Lord and beloved husband Saturday, January 14, 2012, in Wichita, Kansas. She and Ray Tidwell were married August 7, 1947 in Anton, Texas and lived for several years in Clovis, New Mexico,...

Lee Scott

Lee Scott

Jan 14, 2012

Lee James Scott, Sam to all his family and friends, was born to Nathan Summers and Anna Lee Scott on July 24, 1924 at Grier, NM. They moved to New Mexico just a few months before he was born, arriving by covered wagon from Oklahoma. They later moved to St. Vrain where Sam spent his childhood and later raised...

Raymond Magness

Raymond Magness

Jan 13, 2012

Funeral services for Raymond Lee Magness will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 19, 2012, at Living Stones Community Church, 1800 N. Norris, Clovis, New Mexico with Pastor Darwin Speicher officiating. Casket bearers will be Charles Armstrong, Mike Burdett, Paul Daugherty, Jim Hobbs, Brian Jones, Tim Moyers, Eddie Smith and Gary Young. Interment will follow at Oklahoma Lane...

Antonia Gallegos

Antonia Gallegos

Jan 12, 2012

Antonia Toni Gallegos was born on February 4, 1944, in Yeso, New Mexico, to the home of Filadelfio and Clarita Zamora, and passed from this life on Thursday, January 12, 2012, surrounded by family and friends. Toni loved life and loved to make people laugh. She is survived by her six children, Monica Gallegos of Amarillo, Texas Leo Gallegos...

Leona Ham

Leona Ham

Jan 10, 2012

Leona M. Ham 1925 2012 Leona M. Ham age 86 of Farwell passed away January 10, 2012 at Farwell Care and Rehab Center in Farwell, Texas. She was born February 12, 1925 in Farwell, Texas to Roy and Virgie Baylor Ham. Services will be held at a later dater cremation has taken place. Leona is survived by her four...

Opal Potts

Opal Potts

Jan 7, 2012

Opal F. Potts, age 98, of Lubbock, Texas passed away January 7, 2012 in Lubbock, Texas. She was born on February 28, 1913 in Hollene, New Mexico to J.M. and Shannie Elnora Brown Metcalf. She married Roy M. Potts July 15, 1932 in Hollene, New Mexico. Opal was a former longtime Curry County resident who moved to Lubbock, Texas...

Audrey Knighton

Audrey Knighton

Jan 7, 2012

Audrey M. Knighton, age 93 of Grants, New Mexico passed away January 7, 2012 at Grants Good Samaritan Center in Grants, New Mexico. Audrey was born on March 30, 1918 in Patmos, Arkansas to Millard M. and Ida Bell Hatch Kennedy. She married Harold A. Knighton on March 23, 1945 in Texarkana, Arkansas. She was a longtime Clovis, New...

Albert Martin

Albert Martin

Jan 7, 2012

Albert Layne Martin, age 84, of Clovis, New Mexico passed away January 7, 2012 at Clovis Healthcare and Rehab in Clovis, New Mexico. He was born on September 10, 1927 in Grady, New Mexico to William and Lantie Hankins Martin. He went into the United States Army after high school. He married the love of his life, Sue Mize....

Violet Steele

Violet Steele

Jan 6, 2012

Violet Eva Steele, loving mother and grandmother died on January 6, 2012 of natural causes. Violet was born on April 2, 1924 in St. Petersburg, Florida. She moved to Tucumcari in 1980 where she worked as a cook for Dan C. Trigg and A W root beer, also as a maid for Travel Lodge and 54 Motel. She retired...

Delia Mitchell

Delia Mitchell

Jan 6, 2012

Delia Dollar Mitchell, age 51, of Farwell, Texas passed away January 6, 2012 at University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. Delia was born on January 17, 1960 in Clovis, New Mexico to Bobby Lee and Betty Lee Lovvorn Dollar. She graduated from Farwell High School in 1978. She was a Farwell, Texas resident for most of her life and...

Raymond Martin

Raymond Martin

Jan 3, 2012

Raymond C. Martin, beloved father, and WWII veteran, passed from this life on January 3, 2012. Raymond was born on March 1, 1921, to Virgil and Golda Culpepper Martin. Raymond and his family were long time residents of Farwell, Texas, where his kids were raised and attended Farwell public schools. His family were members of the First Baptist Church...

A.B. Marchman

A.B. Marchman

Dec 27, 2011

A. B. Marchman Jr., age 84, of Clovis, New Mexico, passed away December 27, 2011 in Lebanon, Tennessee. He was born February 22, 1927 in Clovis, New Mexico to A.B. and Viola Dodson Marchman. After high school, he joined the United States Navy and served on the USS AJAX during World War II. He married Mary Lexie Hutchison on...

Max Ford

Max Ford

Dec 26, 2011

Max W. Ford February 19, 1929 December 26, 2011 Max W. Ford passed away at All Care Assisted Living in Clovis, New Mexico on Monday, December 26, 2011. He was born February 19, 1929 in Bellview, New Mexico at a farm house in the middle of a blowing snow storm, to Ray and Lacy Ford. Max graduated from Farwell...