Obituaries

Ethel Marxman

Ethel Marxman

Jul 20, 2011

Ethel Marxman, age 96, of Clovis, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at Clovis Healthcare Rehabilitation Center. She was born on July 27, 1914 in Calvin, Oklahoma, to Robert D. and Minnie Shaffer Bonner. Ethel moved to Clovis in 1983 from Grants, New Mexico. She is survived by two daughters, Mable Laverne Gouger of Corpus Christi, Texas, and...

Virginia Stevenson

Virginia Stevenson

Jul 20, 2011

Virginia Ginger Lee Stevenson, age 64, of Clovis, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at BeeHive Homes in Clovis. She was born on December 13, 1946, in Tempe, Arizona, to Otha and Ruth Cooper Simmons. Ginger married Jim Stevenson on November 18, 1968 in Clovis. Her passion was her family and she loved caring for them. She especially...

Coke Cates

Coke Cates

Jul 19, 2011

Coke C. Cates, age 80, of Clovis, passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at his home in Clovis. He was born on December 9, 1930, in Ben Wheeler, Texas, to Coke and Lovie Green Cates. Coke moved to New Mexico when he was 12 and graduated from Grady High School. He attended Eastern New Mexico University for two...

Joy Oliver

Joy Oliver

Jul 19, 2011

Joy E. Oliver, age 54, of Farwell, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2011, at her home in Farwell. She was born on May 2, 1957 in Royal Oak, Michigan, to John and Vera Hartness. Joy married Clinton Oliver on January 13, 1983 in Euless, Texas, and has been a Farwell resident for the past 11 years. She...

Charles Palmer

Charles Palmer

Jul 18, 2011

Charles Wayne Palmer, age 68, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, July 18, 2011, in Weed, California. Wayne was born on March 2, 1943 in Turtlecreek, PA, to Charles E. Palmer and Marian Smith Palmer. He served in the USAF, the Cuban Conflict, and Vietnam War, and retired after 23 years of service. He was...

Tennessee Pounds

Tennessee Pounds

Jul 17, 2011

Tennessee Creekmore Pounds, 95, died July 18, 2011, at the Frontier Rehabilitation Center in Longview, Washington. Tennessee was born Jan. 13, 1916, in Clovis, New Mexico. She was the only child of Green Berry and Elizabeth Blankenship Creekmore. Green Berry lived in Tennessee for 52 years where he raised nine children before moving to New Mexico in 1905. He...

Aubrianna Aragon

Aubrianna Aragon

Jul 13, 2011

Aubrianna Lanae Aragon and Audrianna Ranae Aragon were born and passed away on July 13, 2011 in Clovis, New Mexico. Survivors include their parents Amber Sena and Michael Angelo Aragon brother, Dominick Sena sister, Jazzlynn Aragon grandparents, Eric Sena, Roseann Apodaca, Tony Aragon, Sr., Loretta Visser greatgrandparents Angie Joe Sena, Angie Visser, Mary Apodaca. A Graveside Service wil be...

John Matelski, Jr.

John Matelski, Jr.

Jul 12, 2011

John William Matelski, Jr., age 45, of Clovis, died on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at Lake of the Ozarks near Montreal, Missouri. He was born on July 28, 1965, in Chicago, Illinois, to John W. and Carol Shriner Matelski. John graduated from Whiting High School in Whiting, Indiana, and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. He served a year...

Helen Gonser

Helen Gonser

Jul 12, 2011

Helen Denmon Nonnie Gonser, age 85, of Clovis, NM, died Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at her home in Clovis. She was born on April 7, 1926, in Wellington, TX, to Jim Raymond and Susie Eunice Dodd Shumate. Helen moved with her family to Melrose, NM, in 1932 and lived in that community until she moved to Clovis in 1993....

Mary Gonzales

Mary Gonzales

Jul 12, 2011

Mary C. Gonzales, age 84, of Texico, passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at her home in Texico. She was born on September 12, 1926 in Texico to Abelino and Inez Lopez Cervantes. Mary enjoyed quilting and listening to country and Spanish music. She loved western films with Clint Eastwood, and liked scary movies, dining, shopping, traveling, and...

Douglas Trotter

Douglas Trotter

Jul 12, 2011

Douglas Lee Trotter, age 77, of Clovis, died on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at his home in Clovis following a brief illness. He was born October 2, 1933, in Seneca, Nebraska to Charles Lee and Helen Trotter. Doug grew up in Needles, California before joining the Navy and proudly serving his country during the Korean War. Doug was a...

Virginia Stagner

Virginia Stagner

Jul 11, 2011

Virginia L. Dial Stagner, age 90, of Clovis, NM, is resting in the arms of her Savior. She went Home from Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis on July 11, 2011. Virginia was born in Jacksonville, Texas, on May 7, 1921 to Sidney Byron and Elizabeth Sabatha Spivey Dial. On December 18, 1937, she married Jack M. Stagner from...

Charles Gant

Charles Gant

Jul 10, 2011

Charles H. Gant, age 85, of Farwell, Texas, died on Sunday, July 10, 2011, at Castro County Nursing Home Rehabilitation Center in Dimmitt, Texas. He was born on March 25, 1926, in Wellington, Texas to James and Bessie Mae Summers Gant. Charles was a US Navy Veteran, serving in World War II and the Korean War. He married Aleene...

Nelda Austin

Nelda Austin

Jul 8, 2011

A beloved member of the community of Melrose was called home to be with her Lord on July 8, 2011 . She was reunited with her husband Bobby who preceded her in death in 2001. She was born January 30, 1936 to Uthel and Opal Firestone in Melrose. Nelda was a lifetime member of the Melrose community serving in...

Patrick Mondragon

Patrick Mondragon

Jul 7, 2011

Patrick Christopher Mondragon, age 28, of Clovis, was called home by the Lord on Thursday, July 7, 2011 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis. He was born on January 14, 1983, to Jimmy A. and Sylvia Chavez Mondragon in Clovis. Patrick is survived by his mother and stepfather, Sylvia Durrin James of Clovis father, Jimmy Mondragon of Clovis...

W.L. Pierce

W.L. Pierce

Jun 29, 2011

W. L. Happy Pierce, age 71, of Clovis, N.M., died on Wednesday, June 29, 2011, at his home in Clovis. He was born October 2, 1939 to A.E. Pete and Ruby Pierce in Clovis, New Mexico. He was raised in Melrose and was a graduate of the class of 1957. He married Carol Sue Shumate on May 30, 1959,...

Gladys Brown

Gladys Brown

Jun 26, 2011

Gladys Brown, age 91, of Tolar, passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2011, at Farwell Convalescent Center in Farwell, Texas. She was born on April 24, 1920, in Franklin County, Texas, to James and Myrtle Hume Donaghe. Gladys is survived by her husband, Melvin Brown, of Tolar, New Mexico. No service will be held. Cremation has taken place. Arrangements...

Tomasa Carbajal

Tomasa Carbajal

Jun 26, 2011

Tomasa Carbajal, of Clovis, passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2011, at her home in Clovis. No services will be held. Cremation has taken place. SteedTodd Funeral Home Cremation Services, 800 E. Manana Blvd., Clovis, New Mexico 88101, 5757635541. www.steedtodd.com

Frances Latham

Frances Latham

Jun 24, 2011

Frances Hilda Latham, age 83, of Clovis, passed away on Friday, June 24, 2011 at St. Anthonys Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on January 16, 1928 in Melrose, New Mexico, to Calvin and Hazel Conwill Lary. She is survived by four sisters, Aleen Sims, Lula Parks, Oletha Chamness and Lynette Burt. She is preceded in death by...

Opal Henson

Opal Henson

Jun 10, 2011

Opal Waldene Henson, age 89, joined God and her heavenly family on Friday, June 10, 2011. She was born September 20, 1921 in Silverton, TX. Waldene was a Charter Member of the Central Baptist Church. She was active in teaching Sunday school, VBS, and W.M.U. She was the past President of the Pilot Club of Clovis, the founder of...