Obituaries

Joseph Dubey

Joseph Dubey

Mar 13, 2011

Joseph Robert Dubey, Jr., age 52, of Clovis, died Sunday, March 13, 2011 at St. Anthonys Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Clovis. He was born on March 31, 1958 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts to Joseph and Marion St. Martin Dubey. Joseph was a Naval Veteran and worked as an EMT Firefighter in Los Lunas, New Mexico. He is survived by...

Laveta Lanier

Laveta Lanier

Mar 11, 2011

Laveta Lanier, age 91, of Clovis, died Friday, March 11, 2011 at Retirement Ranch. She was born on September 17, 1919 in Texas. Laveta was a bookkeeper at Montgomery Ward, and is survived by one son, Woodrow Lyndon Delores Lanier of Pagosa Springs, Colorado. She is preceded in death by her husband, brothers and sisters. No services will be...

Donald Boydstun

Donald Boydstun

Mar 11, 2011

Donald Powell Boydstun was born July 12, 1944 to Powell and Juanita Hopper Boydstun in Clovis, NM and passed away at his home on March 11, 2011 at age of 66 surrounded by his loving family. He was a lifelong resident of Clovis NM. He was the youngest of 5 children and the only son. On June 4, 1966...

Frances Michael

Frances Michael

Mar 8, 2011

Frances Michael, age 74, passed away on March 8, 2011, at her home surrounded by her children and loved ones. She was born Frances Priscilla Pena on March 6, 1937, to Irene and Ted Pena in Springerville, AZ. She is preceded in death by her husband, Albert J. Michael of Grants, NM, her parents Irene and Ted Pena, her...

Johnnie Williamson

Johnnie Williamson

Mar 8, 2011

Johnnie O. Williamson, age 64, of Clovis, a beloved mom, grandma, sister, aunt and friend, passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at Clovis Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Johnnie was born to Emmit W. Hudson and Flora Ann Turner Hudson in Clovis, NM, on July 1, 1946, the youngest of five children. The family moved to California shortly after...

Emmie Love

Emmie Love

Mar 6, 2011

Emmie Love, age 82, of Clovis, died Sunday, March 6, 2011 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis. She was born on September 4, 1928 to Escar and Blanche Christesson Burton in Forrest, New Mexico. Emmie married Mason E. Love in 1950 in Forrest, NM, and worked at Clovis High School in the cafeteria after her husbands death in...

Alicia Ruiz

Alicia Ruiz

Mar 3, 2011

Alicia Munoz Ruiz, age 42, of Clovis, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2011 at University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. She was born on April 3, 1968, to Lino and Epifania Mejias Munoz in Levelland, Texas. Alicia loved singing and dancing, and loved her grandchildren. She is survived by her spouse, Incarnacion Fernandez three children, Christina Villalobos Guilliermo Silva,...

Lee Gonser

Lee Gonser

Mar 3, 2011

Lee Gonser, 86 of Melrose, died Thursday, March 3, 2011 at Retirement Ranch in Clovis. She was born February 26, 1925, in Ardmore, Oklahoma to Clem Dudley and Sarah Blalock. During the 1953 wheat harvest while driving a grain truck, Lee met the love of her life, Glen Gonser. After dating through wheat and maize harvest, they married on...

Angie Fitt

Angie Fitt

Mar 2, 2011

Angie Locknane Fitt died peacefully, surrounded by her family in Hobbs, New Mexico, on March 2, 2011. Angie, the daughter of Jesse Armstrong Locknane and Ruby Dunn Locknane, was born in Cameron, New Mexico, on October 23, 1926. She graduated from Clovis High School in 1944. She attended Eastern New Mexico University and graduated in 1950 with a Bachelors...

Neill Sabins

Neill Sabins

Feb 28, 2011

Neill L. Sabins, age 82, of Plainview, Texas, went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 28, 2011 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. He was born on April 12, 1928 to Fred and Ruth Miller Sabins in Gage, Montana. Neill married Eyvonne D. Sandvig on September 13, 1952, in Billings, Montana, and was a Clovis resident...

Ret. Colliflower

Ret. Colliflower

Feb 27, 2011

Ret. Lt. Col. Lawrence H. Colliflower, age 78, of Clovis, New Mexico, passed away on Sunday, February 27, 2011 at Covenant Specialty Hospital in Lubbock, Texas. He was born on December 24, 1932 to Arthur Benton and Merle Smith Colliflower in Robinson, Illinois. Lt. Col. Colliflower was a pilot in the United States Air Force and a Vietnam Veteran....

Corrine Ortiz

Corrine Ortiz

Feb 24, 2011

Corrine Ortiz, age 54, of Clovis, died Thursday, February 24, 2011 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis. She was born on April 21, 1956 to Gilbert and Nora Baca Ortiz in Texico, NM. Corrine worked as a Security Officer for Silver Hawk Security Co., and was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. She is survived...

Jessie Gonzales

Jessie Gonzales

Feb 19, 2011

Jessie Gonzales, age 77, of Farwell, Texas passed away on Saturday, February 19, 2011 at the Farwell Convalescent Center in Farwell, Texas. He was born to Maximo and Guadalupe Rivas Gonzales on March 4, 1933 in Seguin, Texas. He was a farmer throughout his life. He is survived by the mother of his children, Adelaida Gonzales his children, Irene...

Joann Garcia

Joann Garcia

Feb 17, 2011

Joann Garcia, age 54, of Clovis, died on Thursday, February 17, 2011 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, New Mexico. She was born on November 7, 1956 to Jack Wade Slaughter and Prebble Imogene Jaquess Slaughter in Fort Ord, California. Joann was a biker, very down to earth and made friends very easily. She tried to take care...

Christine Ready

Christine Ready

Feb 17, 2011

Christine Ready, age 90, of Melrose, died on Thursday, February 17 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, New Mexico. She was born on September 16, 1920 to Roland and Erman Blackburn Tinnin in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Christine graduated from Clovis High School in 1938, and worked until retirement as a dispatcher for the New Mexico State Police....

Julia Jefferson

Julia Jefferson

Feb 16, 2011

Julia Louise Jefferson, age 84, of Clovis, died Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis. She was born on March 23, 1926 to Simuel and Eva Williams in Ft. Worth, Texas, where she was raised and attended Catholic school. Upon graduation from high school, Julia GrannyMommie attended Prairieview AM College where she received a degree...

Richard Zuhlke

Richard Zuhlke

Feb 16, 2011

Richard Allen Zuhlke, age 48, died February 16, 2011 in Sugar Land, Texas. He was born on February 4, 1963 in White Sands, New Mexico to Richard and Sharon Zuhlke. Richard Ricky will forever be remembered for his generosity, kindness, hard work, and ALWAYS there when needed. He is survived by his mother, Sharon Zuhlke one brother, Ron Zuhlke...

Max Pena

Max Pena

Feb 15, 2011

Max Pena, age 80 of Portales, died Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at his home in Portales. He was born on May 23, 1930 to Frank and Antonia Chavez Pena in Encino, New Mexico. Max was a Koren War veteran, and worked in construction as a supervisor and a brick layer. He retired from The Service Company at IBP, and...

Lee Hughes

Lee Hughes

Feb 14, 2011

Lee Roy Hughes, age 72, of Muleshoe, Texas, died Monday, February 14, 2011 at Covenant Specialty Hospital in Lubbock, Texas. He was born June 28, 1938 to A.D. and Fannie Hughes in Elida, New Mexico. He grew up in Portales, New Mexico. He was married to Janie Mitchell, of House, New Mexico on April 2, 1961 and moved to...

Gilbert Kaltwasser

Gilbert Kaltwasser

Feb 11, 2011

Gilbert Kaltwasser, age 84, of Farwell, Texas, died Friday, February 11, 2011 at Farwell Convalescent Center. He was born on September 25, 1926 to John and Bertha Haseloff Kaltwasser in Vernon, Texas. Gilbert married Elizabeth Liz Kramer on September 17, 1950 in Clovis, NM. Together, they recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Gilbert was a lifetime farmer, and enjoyed...