Obituaries

Kenneth Jetton

Kenneth Jetton

Mar 23, 2015

Celebration of life service for Kenneth Jetton, 85, of Clovis, New Mexico will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, March 27, 2015 at Steed Todd Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverends Marshall Fair and Tommy Holestead officiating. Interment with military honors will follow at Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March...

Opal Head

Opal Head

Mar 21, 2015

Opal "Naomi" Head, age 80, of Clovis, New Mexico, passed from this life, on Saturday, March 21, 2015. She was born on August 15, 1934 to the late, James Alvis McGee and Opal November McGee in Alamosa, Colorado. On January 27, 1952 she married the love of her life, F.J. Head, in Alamosa, Colorado. Naomi loved writing short stories...

Harley Rasco

Harley Rasco

Mar 20, 2015

Harley Floyd Rasco, 64, of Clovis, NM, passed away on March 20, 2015. Visitation will be from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Thursday, March 26, 2015, at Steed Todd Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held 1:00 pm, Friday, March 27, 2015, at Steed Todd Chapel with Richard Harrison officiating. Arrangements are made by Steed Todd. Harley was born...

Ronald Baker

Ronald Baker

Mar 20, 2015

Ronald L. Baker, 68, of Clovis went to dwell with his Lord and Savior on March 20. Ron was born to Lex and Mary Lee Baker on December 27, 1946. He was raised in Clovis and married the love of his life, Joyce Ford, on June 17, 1967 in Clovis. He served his country in the Army from 1966...

Billie Sims

Billie Sims

Mar 19, 2015

Bill Gene Sims, 70, died March 19, 2015 in Lubbock, TX at Covenant Specialty Hospital. He was born in Alabama on October 10, 1944. His family moved to Northern California during his teen years where he met his first wife Carol Sheppard. Bill and Carol moved to Clovis, NM and lived a wonderful life until Carol passed away in...

William Nance

William Nance

Mar 18, 2015

William "Winkey" Lee Nance, 71, of Clovis, New Mexico died Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at the home of Preston and Sommung Nance. He was the fourth of seven children born to LeRoy and Robbie Nance on November 3, 1943 in Clovis, New Mexico. Mr. Nance attended Clovis Municipal Schools until he moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1962 where...

Silvestra Perez

Silvestra Perez

Mar 14, 2015

Silvestra V. Perez, age 100, of Clovis, NM passed away March 14, 2015 in Clovis, New Mexico. Silvestra was born on December 31, 1914 to Urbano and Feliciana Vitela in Round Rock, Texas. She married Jose G. Perez in the year 1935 in Pflugerville, Texas. Silvestra love crocheting, and was an avid gardener. During her life she raised 6...

Sharmon Hand

Sharmon Hand

Mar 13, 2015

Sharmon D'Lynn Eskew Hand passed away on March 13, 2015. She was born May 10, 1969 and was the daughter of Gary and Sandee Eskew. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Juan and Thelma of Clovis, NM; Aaron Etheridge of Clovis, NM; and step-brother, Brit Gentry of San Antonio, TX. She is survived by her two children,...

Ralph Wyatt

Ralph Wyatt

Mar 13, 2015

Ralph Leon Wyatt, 73, of Clovis died Friday March 13, 2015. He was born February 6, 1943 to DC (Doc) and Edna Josephine Wyatt. Ralph was raised in House, NM and resided in Clovis, NM. Ralph worked at Cannon Air Force Base as Civil Service for 35 years. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. He...

Edward Smith

Edward Smith

Mar 10, 2015

All services are pending at this time. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Steed-Todd Funeral Home and Crematory, 800 E Manana Blvd, Clovis, New Mexico (575) 763-5541.

Thomas Goodrich

Thomas Goodrich

Mar 9, 2015

Service will be at a later date. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Steed-Todd Funeral Home and Crematory, 800 E Manana Blvd, Clovis, New Mexico (575) 763-5541.

Joseph Chavez

Joseph Chavez

Mar 8, 2015

Joseph L. Chavez, 39, of Clovis, New Mexico entered into rest on Sunday, March 8, 2015. He was born on February 21, 1976. He is survived by the love of his life, Lynnette Medina and family; and a special friend, Alicia Chavez and family; 1 daughter, Angel; 2 sons, Malaki and Joseph Jr; 5 brothers, Manuel F. Chavez of...

Marieta Hoy

Marieta Hoy

Mar 8, 2015

Marieta Faye Hoy Marieta Faye Hoy, 71, of Clovis, NM, died Sunday, March 8, 2015, at the Retirement Ranch in Clovis, NM, after struggling for several years with Alzheimer's Disease. She was born March 8, 1944 in Littlefield, TX, to William G. and Faye Edwards (Burkett) of Maple, TX. Marieta attended school at Threeway Schools (Maple, TX) and Morton,...

James Hughes

James Hughes

Mar 2, 2015

James (Jim) R. Hughes, of Clovis, NM went to be with our Heavenly Father Monday, March 2, 2015. Jim was born January 19, 1937 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma to Carl and Clovis Hughes. He graduated from East University with a Bachelor's Degree and moved to Clovis and shortly after became a teacher at Gattis Jr High for 10 years...

Lonnie Crowder

Lonnie Crowder

Mar 2, 2015

Lonnie Dee Crowder, 65, of Clovis, NM, passed away after a lengthy illness March 2, 2015. Lonnie was born October 11, 1949 to Loren and Jenevia Crowder in Clovis, NM. He began his 31 years long career in education by teaching at Clovis High School and later advancing to become the department chair of Vocational Directors at Clovis Community...

Alvaro Rascon

Alvaro Rascon

Mar 1, 2015

Alvaro Rascon Gonzales, Age 51, of Clovis, NM passed away March 1, 2015 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis. A rosary will be prayed at 5:00 p.m. - Monday, March 2, 2015 at Steed-Todd Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00 a.m. - Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Cremation...

Bruce Murphy

Bruce Murphy

Feb 24, 2015

Bruce Murphy died at home at age 98 in Melrose after a short illness. He was born in 1916 in Knapp, Texas and grew up nearby with his brothers Lloyd, Glen and Brent. His mother and father ranched some 30 miles West of Snyder in the mesquite country along the Texas Colorado River. Because of hard times in the...

Jimmy Arias

Jimmy Arias

Feb 24, 2015

Jimmy Arias, 68, of Clovis, NM, passed away February 24, 2015. Jimmy was born December 21, 1946 in Santa Rosa, NM to Esmael Arias and Estella R. Ortega of Santa Rosa, NM. At age 5, his family moved to Clovis. Jimmy raised his family in Clovis but briefly lived in California. In 1983 he made Clovis his final home....

William Johnson

William Johnson

Feb 20, 2015

William "Bill" Johnson, 82, of Clovis, NM, passed away February 20, 2015. Bill was born on April 22, 1932 in Calhoun Co., Alabama to William Bryan Johnson Sr. and Vera McGinnis. He attended school in Alexandria, Alabama. Bill served a tour of duty during the Korean Conflict as part of the US Air Force. He married Glenda Cox on...

Raul Yanez

Raul Yanez

Feb 15, 2015

Raul Ya�ez, 87, of Clovis, NM, passed away February 15, 2015. Raul was born February 25, 1927 in Salvatierra, Guanajuato, Mexico. All his life he worked as a butcher at many different packing houses. He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. A rosary will be recited at 9:30 am, Friday, February 20, 2015 at Our Lady...