Obituaries

Nelda Bussey

Oct 7, 2009

aligncenterNelda L. Bussey Nelda L. Bussey, 69, of Clovis, New Mexico passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, NM. She was born February 19, 1940 in Reed, OK to Ray H. Leta White Lovelace. She was a longtime Clovis Resident, and a loving Mother and Grandmother. She worked for Bender Automotive for many...

Raymond Burke

Oct 7, 2009

Ray Burke, 95, of Clovis, New Mexico, died October 7, 2009, at Retirement Ranch in Clovis. He was born June 10, 1914, in Grannis, Arkansas to Charles Emma Burke. He married Myrtle Irene Brown May 31, 1941, in Glendale, California. Ray retired in 1977 from Lockheed Aircraft Corp. in Marietta, California, as a Flight Test Inspector. He moved to...

James Porter

Oct 5, 2009

James William Porter, 87, died October 5, 2009, in Lubbock, Texas. He was born to J. C. Conway and Ethel Porter in Plainview, Texas August 2, 1922. He attended New Mexico School for the Deaf in Santa Fe, New Mexico. During WWII he was a burner in the Richmond, California shipyards. He returned to Clovis, New Mexico and worked...

Eduardo Fernandez

Oct 2, 2009

Service Graveside Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens 1601 E. Llano Estacado Clovis, NM  88101 Tuesday, October 6, 2009 3:00 P.M.

Evelyn Fletcher

Sep 28, 2009

Evelyn Mae Bell Fletcher passed from this life, September 28, 2009. She was born December 17, 1921 to Elvy Orlando Bell and Edna Cleora Beall Bell in Pawnee, Oklahoma. As a very young child they moved back to Melrose, New Mexico. She graduated from Melrose High School in 1939 after which she attended Texas Tech for one year. After...

Delia Ralston

Sep 28, 2009

Delia Ralston, 102, of Clovis, New Mexico, died Monday, September 28, 2009, at her home. She was born January 15, 1907, in Neola, Kansas, to Charley Mary Phares Earsom. She married John Ralston October 31, 1928 and moved with her family to Clovis 47 years ago. She was a member of 21st Street Church of Christ. She is survived...

Rosetta Garcia

Sep 25, 2009

Rosetta Garcia, 41, born March 28, 1968 and passed away September 25, 2009 after battling a long term illness. She was born at home in Clovis to Rosa Garcia and Theo Johnson. She was a longtime Clovis resident and was employed as a student teacher before her illness. She endeavored to be a teacher and was on that path....

Winfred Lockmiller

Sep 25, 2009

Winfred G. Lockmiller Winfred G. Lockmiller, 93, died on September 25, 2009, in Clovis, New Mexico. He was born August 10, 1916 in El Dorado, Oklahoma to Sam and Victoria Lockmiller. Winfred attended school at Ranchvale. After graduation and marriage to Kathleen Nisbett, he farmed in that community until moving to Clovis in 1943. He worked for Mountain Bell...

Jesus Macias-Lozano

Sep 23, 2009

Infant, Jesus Leonel Macias-Lozano, died Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at University Medical Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was born May 15, 2009, in Albquerque to Jesus and Suraima Lozano Macias . He is survived by his parents; 1 brother, Irvin Macias and his grandmothers, Maria Elena Samaniego and Rosa Maria Anaya Macias. Services will be at 10:00 a.m....

Robbie Wicker

Sep 19, 2009

Robbie Lee Wicker passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 19, 2009. Robbie, a long time resident of Clovis, New Mexico was born in Plainview, Texas on June 21, 1920, the daughter of Benjamin and Maye White Long. Robbie Lee was a member of Parkland Baptist Church. She served actively, holding numerous offices at the local and state level, for...

Leona Gossett

Sep 15, 2009

Leona Gossett, 94, of Clovis, New Mexico, died Tuesday, September 15, 2009, at Clovis Healthcare. She was born March 16, 1915 in Leon, Oklahoma, to William Effie Delil Taylor. She married Clifton Gerald Gossett October 4, 1937, in Clovis. She was a lifelong resident of Clovis. She was a wonderful cook and loving wife, mother and grandmother. She loved...

Richard Jones

Sep 10, 2009

Richard Slaton Jones, a lifelong resident of Clovis, passed away peacefully on Thursday September 10, 2009 in Lubbock, TX. Born in Clovis on July 3, 1921 to Sam and Katherine Jones, he graduated from Clovis High School in 1939 and attended NMMI and NMSU before entering the US Army in 1942. Richard served with the 103rd Infantry Division in...

Clark Stanley Jr.

Sep 6, 2009

Clark Stanley Jr. was born in Tribby, Oklahoma, July 28, 1919 to Clark Stanley and Matty Smith. Clark was the youngest of five children. He went to work for the CCCs during the Depression and was sent to work in New Mexico on projects in the Las Cruces Hatch areas. This is where Clark met Betty Banghart whom became...

Linnie Coffman

Sep 5, 2009

Linnie M. Coffman, 92, of Clovis, New Mexico, died Saturday, September 5, 2009, at her home in Clovis. She was born December 29, 1916 in Anson, Texas to Allie Lee and Lessie Barr Otto. She graduated from Eastern New Mexico University in 1941. She married Harold L. Coffman December 8, 1945, in Mountainair, New Mexico. She taught elementary school...

Dorothy Praul

Aug 25, 2009

Dorothy Beryl Praul was born March 5, 1921 at Miles City, Montana to parents, Samuel and Ella Custard Owen. She died Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at Regency Hermiston Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hermiston, Oregon at the age of 88. Dorothy was a resident of Hermiston for the past 8 years and formerly lived in Clovis, New Mexico for...

Beatrice Maness

Aug 21, 2009

Beatrice Hood Maness, 92, of Clovis, New Mexico, died August 21, 2009, at Clovis Healthcare. She was born September 14, 1916 in Willow, Oklahoma, to Charlie Jewel Hood. She grew up in Oklahoma and later came to New Mexico, where she met Kennie Maness. They were married December 24, 1939 and lived in the Grier community until moving to...

Melvin Fielden

Aug 20, 2009

Melvin Fielden, 84, of Clovis, New Mexico, died Thursday, August 20, 2009, at Heart Hospital in Lubbock, Texas. He was born November 8, 1924, in Diggins, Missouri, to Floyd Dollie Fielden. Upon completion of high school Mr. Fielden chose to become an airplane mechanic for Civil Service. He married Mildred McKinney July 24, 1943, in La Junta, Colorado. He...

Arthur Pena

Aug 20, 2009

Arthur David Pena, 52, of Portales, New Mexico, died Thursday, August 20, 2009, at his home. He was born January 19, 1957 in Portales to Max Priscilla Lucero Pena. He attended school in Portales and also attended Eastern New Mexico University. He married Socorro Sena February 14, 1976 in Villanueva, New Mexico. He worked at Cargill as a forklift...

Arlene Rudolph

Aug 19, 2009

Arlene Clark Rudolph, 94, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, died Wednesday, August 19, 2009 in Tahlequah. She was born March 15, 1915 in Santa Rosa, New Mexico, to George Ludie Locklear Clark. She married Herman Joseph Rudolph July 1, 1937 in Clovis, New Mexico. She was an Administrative Assistant. She attended Tahlequah Bible Church and was a Sunday School teacher over...

Virginia Pettigrew

Aug 18, 2009

Virginia Lee Pettigrew, 53, of Clovis, New Mexico, died Tuesday, August 18, 2009, at her home. She was born March 13, 1956 in Clovis to George Dixie Pettigrew. She was a lifelong Curry County resident and graduated from Grady High School in 1974. She graduated from New Mexico State University and received a Masters Degree from Eastern New Mexico...