Obituaries

Anna Rickard

Anna Rickard

Nov 27, 2011

Anna Polly Rickard, age 82, of Clovis, entered into rest on Sunday, November 27, 2011. Polly was born on June 6, 1929 in Bronte, Texas to John and Ella Mae Richardson Carter. She married Wendel Slick Rickard on December 16, 1960 in Fort Sumner, NM. She loved to dance as a young woman. She loved her family, cooking, and...

O.L. Anderson

O.L. Anderson

Nov 25, 2011

Mr. Othor Lang Jack Anderson, 91, passed away peacefully on November 25, 2011, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, TX. He was surrounded by his loving family. Jack Anderson was born in Frost, TX on June 14, 1920 to Lang Lawrence Anderson and Jane Elizabeth Johnson Anderson. The family moved to Shallowater, Texas when he was three and he...

Joe Sena

Joe Sena

Nov 23, 2011

Joe Herman Sena, age 68, entered into rest on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at St. Anthonys Healthcare in Clovis, NM. He was born on April 18, 1943 in Ft. Sumner, NM to Olegario and Petra Romero Sena. He married Christine Montano in August, 1966. He began working at Clovis Steam Laundry at the age of 15 until their closing...

Vassie Salisbury

Vassie Salisbury

Nov 23, 2011

Vassie Salisbury June 10, 1931 November 23, 2011 Services for Vassie Salisbury age 80 of Clovis, New Mexico will be held Sunday, November 27, 2011 at Kingswood United Methodist Church at 2:00 p.m. in Clovis, New Mexico with Pastor David Bachelor officiating, burial will follow at the Grady Cemetery in Grady, New Mexico. Pallbearers will be Samson Snell, Stetson...

Joanna Bostwick

Joanna Bostwick

Nov 21, 2011

On November 21, 2011, Jesus called Joanna Fay Gonser Bostwick, to her eternal home in heaven. She was born into the home of J.I. Spec and Helen Shumate Gonser on March 19, 1946. Joanna was raised northwest of Melrose, NM, and graduated from Melrose High School with the class of 1964. It was during her high school years she...

Glen Spell

Glen Spell

Nov 20, 2011

Glen Dale Spell, age 85, of Clovis, New Mexico, passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2011 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. Glen was born on June 27, 1926 in Sayre, Oklahoma to Marvin and Dolly Mae Young Spell. Glen was a longtime resident of Clovis, New Mexico. He served in the South Pacific in WWII in the...

Sarah Brown

Sarah Brown

Nov 17, 2011

Sarah Nell Brown, age 85, of Clovis, New Mexico, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2011, at the Heart Hospital of Lovelace in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Sarah was born on August 9, 1926 in Newton, MO to John and Flossie McLean. At the age of three, she and her family moved to Bovina, TX. She graduated from Bovina High...

Harry Jesko

Harry Jesko

Nov 15, 2011

Harry Ray Jesko, age 80, of Texcio, NM passed away on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at Covenant Medical Center, Lubbock, TX. He was born November 11, 1931 in Hereford, TX to Harry R. and Susie Kaiser Jesko. On July 27, 1958 he married Dixie Turner in Clovis, NM Harry served in the United States Air Force and worked civil...

Byron Jones

Byron Jones

Nov 14, 2011

Byron Sonny Jones, Jr., age 83, of Clovis passed away on November 14, 2011 at Clovis Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. He was born March 22, 1928 in Clovis NM. He married Ila M.Dusty Fromme Neal on May 25, 1953, in Warmsprings, CA. He was raised in Fort Sumner and Taiban, NM. He was a veteran in the United States...

Shirley Johnson

Shirley Johnson

Nov 13, 2011

Shirley A. Johnson, age 76 passed away Sunday, November 13, 2011 at her home in Clovis, NM. She was born to William and Myrtle Miller Maas on July 26, 1935 in Glenwood, PA. She married Glenn Johnson on September 4, 1954 in Lenoxville, PA. Shirley grew up and lived in Pennsylvania most of her life. She moved to Levelland,...

Duane Howard

Duane Howard

Nov 13, 2011

Duane Howard, 89, of Clovis died November 11, 2011 at Plains Regional Medical in Clovis. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Jane Howard, his daughter Deborah Jean Serecky, Parents, 4 brothers, 1 sister and granddaughter Skylar Mae Staats. Duane graduated from Texico High School after the Howard family moved to Clovis in 1936 to start the...

Ingeburg Ratigan

Ingeburg Ratigan

Nov 10, 2011

Ingeburg Erika Ratigan, 78, passed away Friday, November 10, 2011, at home in Clovis, NM. She was born September 29, 1933 in Berlin, Germany. She was a homemaker. She loved to garden, shopping, and spending time with family. She is survived by, one daughter, Maria Ratigan of Clovis, NM two sons, Robert Helga Scheumann of Berlin, Germany and James...

Peggy Cates

Peggy Cates

Nov 6, 2011

Peggy Jo Cates, 79, of Clovis, NM, passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2011 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. She was born on October 27, 1932 in Texico, New Mexico to Harry and Susie Fedric Donahey. She was born and raised in the Pleasant Hill community and attended the Pleasant Hill Schools until they closed. She then...

Deanna Tidwell

Deanna Tidwell

Nov 6, 2011

Deanna Tidwell, age 36, of Clovis, New Mexico, went into rest on Sunday, November 6, 2011, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, NM. She was born December 5, 1974 in McAllen, Texas to Donald E. and Phyllis Robinson Wilson Sr. Deanna graduated from New Braunfels High School. She moved to Clovis in 1997. She married Robert Tidwell on...

Hobart Mote

Hobart Mote

Nov 1, 2011

Hobart Mote, age 89, of Broadview, New Mexico, passed away at his home on Tuesday, November 1, 2011. He was born on November 26, 1921 in Cameron, New Mexico to Paul Hobart Mote, Sr. and Edith Hubble Mote. He served in the Armed Forces and married his childhood sweetheart, Mildred Oleva Burton on May 16, 1942. He was so...

Donnie Wall

Donnie Wall

Oct 29, 2011

Donnie Wall was born in Clovis, June 8, 1958 to JL and Betty Wall. He was the littlebrother to Cindy and soon the older brother to Gary. He was influenced by a loving family, four grandparents, Charlie and Willie Wall in the Bethel community and Ray J. and Pearl Lofton in Melrose, four Aunts married to four uncles and...

Marc Leinberger

Marc Leinberger

Oct 28, 2011

Marc Allen Leinberger, age 49, passed away on Friday, October 28, 2011 at Covenant Medical Center, Lubbock, TX. He was born October 25, 1962 to Carl J. and Carolyn Townson Leinberger in Alamogordo, NM. Marc grew up and lived in Clovis most of his life. He loved to play golf. He worked in construction and was a Jack of...

Taylor Crooks

Taylor Crooks

Oct 26, 2011

Taylor Brian Crooks was born on November 20, 1987, in Albuquerque, New Mexico and passed away in Denver, Colorado on October 26, 2011. His remains will be cremated and a private family service will be held at a later date. He was preceded in death by his mother, Tonye Harrington Crooks. He attended elementary, middle, and high school in...

Royce Miller

Royce Miller

Oct 26, 2011

Royce Fayette Miller 19202011 Royce F. Miller Major, USAF, Ret, 91, of Clovis, NM, died peacefully Wednesday, October 26, 2011, at home. He was born March 26, 1920, in Shirland, Illinois, to Fay R. and Florilla Miller. He grew up and graduated from high school in that small farming community and worked for the Firestone store in Rockford. He...

Tommy Gonzales

Tommy Gonzales

Oct 24, 2011

Tommy also known as Tomas, Tom and Pops Gonzales, age 64, died at his Clovis residence on October 24, 2011. He had recently returned to Clovis from his home in Palm Coast, FL to be closer to extended family. Tommy was born on May 11, 1947 in Fort Sumner, NM to Esmael and Lita Gonzales. Tommy was a retired...