Obituaries

Sandra Vandiver

Sep 23, 2011

Sandy Vandiver age 67, of Clovis passed away Friday, September 23, 2011, at Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo, TX. She was born October 14, 1943 in Portales, NM to Rosco and Iris Pankievich Bumgardener. Sandy grew up in Washington State and came back to the Clovis area in 1968. She married Fred Vandiver on July 24, 1973 in Socorro...

Dorothy Gale

Sep 23, 2011

Dorothy Lee Gale 1920 2011 Graveside Services for Dorothy Lee Gale age 90, of Clovis were held Monday, September 26, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens with B.J. Brooks officiating. A visitation was held on Sunday, September 25, 2011 from 24 at Steed Todd Funeral Home. Dorothy was born September 25, 1920 in Pinehurst, Texas to...

Virginia Chavez

Sep 22, 2011

Virginia Garcia Chavez, 80, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2011, at her home in Clovis, NM. She was born September 30, 1930 in Puerto De Luna to Candido and Agapita Garcia. She married Esmael Chavez on August 9, 1948 in Clovis, NM. She attended high school in Clovis and obtained a Masters Degree at ENMU in Education. She taught...

Kirk Sena

Sep 21, 2011

Kirk Howell Sena, age 29, passed away Wednesday. September 21, 2011, at Chandler, Oklahoma. Services will be held Friday, October 7, 2011 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church at 10:00 a.m. with Father Sotero Sena, officiating. Burial will be at a later date.

Service Memorial Mass Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church 117...

Erlinda Sotelo

Sep 19, 2011

Erlinda Sotelo, 64, passed away Monday, September 19, 2011, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, NM. She was born July 14, 1947 in Clovis, NM to Joe and Helen Johnson Hernandez. She was raised by her maternal grandparents Isabel and Veronica Valencia of Clovis. She loved to read, color and do puzzles. She was outspoken, very loving and...

Richard Kilmer

Sep 15, 2011

Richard Allen Kilmer passed away Thursday, September 15, 2011 at home in Wylie, TX with his sister, Joan Kilmer Morris and nephew Kelly by his side. He was born August 19, 1943 in Albuquerque, NM. He fought the battle against prostate and colon cancer for over 6 years before he finally gave up the fight. Richard excelled in music...

Joe Valero, Jr.

Sep 14, 2011

Joe Guadalupe Valero, Jr., age 44, passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2011. Joe was born on November 16, 1966 in Friona, Texas to Joe Guadalupe Valero, Sr. and Anna Jones. He was a Dallas Cowboy fan. He loved cars and music. He was a loving father and loved his children very much. He is preceded in death by...

Royce Newman

Sep 14, 2011

Royce D. Newman, 76, died Wednesday, September 14, 2011, at Northwest Hospital in Amarillo, TX. He was born June 9, 1935, at home in Perry, NM to George and Zella Scroggins Newman. He graduated from Floyd High School in 1953. He married Juanell Petty on June 5, 1955 in Portales, NM. He was employed by J.C. Penny while attending...

Viola Chavez

Sep 13, 2011

Viola Chavez, 67, of Clovis passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at her home in Clovis. She was born February 11, 1944 in Clovis, NM to Joe B. Garcia and Beatrice Cordova. She was married to Herman Chavez on May 29, 1965 in Clovis, NM. She worked for Our Lady of Guadalupe School as and assistant then went to...

Albert Curnutt

Sep 8, 2011

Albert Zelbert Curnutt June 10, 1919 September 8, 2011 Albert was born to Zelbert Curnutt and Etta Renolds in Holdenville, Oklahoma. Albert went home to his Heavenly Father on September 8, 2011. He is preceded in death by his parents Zelbert Curnutt and Etta Langford. His sons, Henry Monroe and Larry Dale. His sister, Laura Foster, Cereo Shiplet, Louise...

Joseph Robertson

Sep 8, 2011

Joseph JR Robertson 1929 2011 Services for Joseph JR Robertson age 82 of Farwell, Texas will be held Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. at Steed Todd Chapel with Larry Tittle officiating. JR was born May 6, 1929 in Lariet, Texas to Joseph and Maggie Robertson. He passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2011 in Amarillo, Texas at...

Mark Rosas

Sep 4, 2011

Mark Anthony Rosas, 40, of Clovis, passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2011 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. He was born on January 19, 1971 in Ventura, California to Antonio and Esther Rosas. He was an employee at Barry Hardware in Clovis and when they closed he went to work for Hacienda Home Center where he was...

Ray Tidwell

Sep 4, 2011

Ray R. Tidwell, 85, of Logan, New Mexico, passed away on September 4, 2011 at the Lubbock Heart Hospital in Lubbock, Texas. He was born on March 13, 1926 to Martin and Bessie Tidwell in Knox City, Texas. Ray was a resident of Clovis since 1965 until this past year when he moved to Logan. He served in the...

Lois Malloy

Sep 1, 2011

Funeral services for Lois Malloy age 78 of Clovis will be held Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. at SteedTodd Chapel with John Metler officiating. Burial will follow at Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens. Honorary pallbearers will be Joe Parker, Gary Don Mitchell, Mark Rife, Bobby Jack Stewart, and Nathan Lyden. Lois was born July 5, 1934 in Centralia,...

John Shealy Iii

Aug 31, 2011

Memorial Services for John C. Trace Shealy age 29 of Clovis will be held Sunday, September 4,2011 at 4:00 p.m.at Kingswood United Methodist Church with Rev. David Bachelor and Rev. Don Reid officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be Kirk Marshall, Matt Wealick, Zach Marshall, Luke Marshall, Bridger Wealick, and Jairdan Wealick. Trace passed away Wednesday, August 31 at his home...

Santos Valdez

Aug 25, 2011

Santos R. Valdez, age 72, of Clovis, New Mexico, passed away at St. Anthonys Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Clovis, New Mexico on Thursday, August 25, 2011. He was born in Marfa, Texas on November 11, 1938. He moved to Clovis in 1969, where he started working as a cement finisher for Pete Griego, which is now Griego and Sons...

Paula Kirkman

Aug 22, 2011

Paula Jim Kirkman age 54 of Clovis, New Mexico formally of Durand, Michigan passed away on Monday, August 22, 2011 at University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. She was born June 26, 1957 in Muskegon, Michigan to Gerald and Ella Drake Burness. Paula was a resident of Clovis since 1995 and worked at Cannon Air Force Base as the...

Peggy Walton

Aug 20, 2011

Peggy Leonard Walton, age 75, passed away Saturday, August 20, 2011 in Tempe, AZ. A graveside memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Lawn Haven Cemetery in Clovis, NM. Peggy was born March 6, 1936 in Chattanooga, TN to Robert Lee and Eula Bell Jones Payne. She married John Jack Walton on December...

Jesse Culpepper

Aug 19, 2011

Jesse Floyd Culpepper. Age 82, of Clovis passed away Friday, August 19, 2011 at the Farwell Convalescent Center in Farwell, Texas. He was born September 11, 1928 to Alvin and Rosa Ruth Fryar Culpepper, in Bellview, New Mexico. Floyd married Doris Lea Graham on December 16, 1946 in Clovis, New Mexico. He worked as a Mechanic for various businesses...

Wanda Myers

Aug 18, 2011

Wanda Myers, 78, of Clovis, New Mexico passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2011 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, New Mexico. She is survived by her son, Joe Myers of Clovis, New Mexico daughter, and Pam Bell of Clovis, New Mexico two grandsons Rick Trotter and Brian Bell, both of Clovis, New Mexico. and numerous nieces and...