Obituaries

Crispin Fontanilla

Crispin Fontanilla

Nov 14, 2014

Crispin Chris Fontanilla, 77 of Muleshoe died Friday, November 14, 2014 in a Lubbock Hospital. He was born October 26, 1937 in the Phillipines to Agatona and Catalino Fontanilla. Chris was reared in Kauai, Hawaii and was a 1957 graduate of Waimea High School. Mr. Fontanilla entered the United States Air Force in Los Angeles in 1959 and served...

Ashtin Ward

Ashtin Ward

Nov 12, 2014

Ashtin Rhea Dawn Ward God called another angel home on November 12, 2014. Ashtin was born November 12, 2014 in Clovis NM to Dustin and Ashley Ward. She is preceded in death by her Great grandfather Clinton ward and her cousin Nevaeh GarzaAguirri. She is survived by her Parents Dustin and Ashley ward of Bovina tx, sisters Madison and...

Rachel Sparks

Rachel Sparks

Nov 10, 2014

Rachel Locklear Sparks, 96, passed away on November 10, 2014, in Clovis, NM. Born February 8, 1918 at Norton, NM to Dee and Eva Brown Locklear. She had two older brothers, AT and Chester Cotton and two younger brothers Eugene Gene and Edwin. Rachel graduated from Grady High in 1936 and worked at Wheatland School until 1938 when her...

Luis Estrada

Luis Estrada

Nov 10, 2014

Luis R Estrada, age 84, of Clovis, NM, passed away November 10, 2014 at Plains Regional Medical Center. He was born October 27, 1930 to Alejandro and Cecilia Borjas Estrada in Alaquines, Mexico. Luis was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe. He was an usher and took Holy Communion to those who could not attend mass. He was...

Ariel Ulibarri

Ariel Ulibarri

Nov 9, 2014

Ariel U. Ulibarri, age 23, of Clovis, NM passed away November 9, 2014 in Clovis, NM. Ariel was born October 29, 1991 in Clovis, NM to Mark A. and Anna R. Montano Ulibarri. She was a homemaker whose kids were her world. Ariel often volunteered at her childrens school. Ariel had a heart of gold. She is preceded in...

Ralph Phillips

Ralph Phillips

Nov 8, 2014

Ralph Edward Phillips, Age 81, of Clovis, NM passed away November 8, 2014 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, TX. Ralph was born February 19, 1933 to John Clyde and Corree Gladis Hunter Phillips in Lancaster County, South Carolina. He was a retired Air Force Veteran. During his service he was awarded a Bronze Star for his service in...

Rex Holt

Rex Holt

Nov 8, 2014

Services are pending.

Lorenzo Sandoval Jr.

Lorenzo Sandoval Jr.

Nov 7, 2014

Lorenzo Miguel Sandoval Jr., age 16, of Clovis, NM passed away November 7, 2014 in Albuquerque, NM. Lorenzo was born August 12, 1998 to Lorenzo and Betty Romero Sandoval in Clovis, NM. He was a student at Clovis High School and a member of Faith Christian Family Church. Lorenzo is preceded in death by his grandfather Lawrence Sandoval Sr.,...

Samuel Light

Samuel Light

Nov 6, 2014

Samuel Earl Light, age 83, of Clovis, New Mexico passed away November 6, 2014 in Clovis. Sam was born March 26, 1931 in Melrose, New Mexico to Samuel M. and Laura M. Barlow Light. He served in the military in Japan and Korea from 1848 to 1953. He also lived in Arizona and Texas. He worked as an auto...

Anne Kemery

Anne Kemery

Nov 6, 2014

Anne Mary Kemery, Age 84, of Clovis, New Mexico passed away November 6, 2014 in her home. Anne was born July 11, 1930 to Hannah and John Connell in Bronx, New York. Her family lived for a brief time in Michigan and Florida prior to moving to Clovis in 1969. Besides being a homemaker she worked as a nurses...

Viola Pickel

Viola Pickel

Nov 5, 2014

Viola Marie Pickel, 87, of Clovis, passed away in her sleep on Wednesday, November 5, 2014. Viola was born January, 20, 1927 in Texico, N.M. to Pauline Vaughn and Jessie Brown. Viola married F.C Pete Pickel on November 6, 1942 in Ft. Sumner, N.M. shortly before Pete began serving in England during WWII. She graduated from Whitebead, Oklahoma high...

Jimmye Donahey

Jimmye Donahey

Nov 3, 2014

Jimmye Louise Neely Donahey Jimmye Louise Neely Donahey passed away Monday morning, November 3, 2014 at High Plains Regional Hospital. Jimmye was born on December 10, 1923 in Pleasant Hill, New Mexico to Henry Mason Neely Sr. and Elsie Cross Neely. Her young years were spent on her parents farm and in 1941 she graduated as valedictorian from Pleasant...

Hannah Kibbe

Hannah Kibbe

Nov 2, 2014

Our precious Hannah Brooke Kibbe went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 2, 2014. Hannah was born to Gary and Debbie Kibbe on March 14, 1996, in Clovis, NM. During her 18 years, Hannah enjoyed hunting with her father, going shopping with her mother and sisters, playing volleyball, spending time with friends and family, driving her truck,...

Todd Hicks

Todd Hicks

Nov 2, 2014

Todd Alan Hicks, 50, of Clovis, NM, died November 2, 2014, in Lubbock, TX after a long battle with cancer. He was born June 5, 1964, Clovis, NM to Don and Sharon Hicks. Todd is preceded in death by: Grandmothers and Grandfathers: Winona and Jason Hicks of Clovis Mary and Joe Stapleton of Lubbock Motherinlaw: Carol Johnson of Clovis....

Charles Kidd

Charles Kidd

Oct 28, 2014

Charles Ray Kidd August 22, 1934 to October 28, 2014 Charles Ray Kidd of Clovis NM passed away in Lubbock TX at the age of 80. He was born on August 22, 1934 in Hydro OK to Leonard Cile Kidd and Mabel Louise Carver. Charles moved to Artesia NM in 1941 and attended school there where he graduated as...

Esther Ware

Esther Ware

Oct 27, 2014

January 28, 1923 October 27, 2014 Esther Ware of Grady New Mexico passed away on October 27, 2014 at her home in Grady at the age of 91. She was the daughter of Silas Hodges and Bessie BrocheroHodges and born in Norton New Mexico on January 28, 1923. Esther was a lifelong New Mexican who married her husband of...

Wanda Scott

Wanda Scott

Oct 27, 2014

Wanda Scott 89, of Clovis, NM died Monday, October 27, 2014 at Retirement Ranch. She was born September 13, 1925 in Andrews County, Texas to D.S. and Fannie Ward. The family moved to Clovis in the 1930s. She met Earl C. Scott in Clovis and they were married here on February 23, 1947. The Scotts lived in Tucumcari for...

Lester Cleghorn

Lester Cleghorn

Oct 27, 2014

Lester E. Cleghorn April 30, 1936 October 27, 2014 Lester E. Cleghorn, age 78, passed away October 27, 2014, in Lubbock Texas. He was born April 30, 1936 to Lawrence and Josie Cleghorn in Hettinger, ND. Lester was raised in Lemon, SD. Upon graduating high school he joined the U.S. Air Force where he met and married Velma Johnson...

George Wheeler

George Wheeler

Oct 23, 2014

George Wiley Buck Wheeler Jr. April 17, 1917 October 23, 2014 George Wiley Wheeler Jr, age 97, passed away on Thursday October 23rd in Clovis NM. He was born April 17, 1917 to George Wiley Wheeler and Iva Edwards in Honey Grove TX. When George was a child he and his parents settled in the Texas panhandle from north...

Nina Barrow

Nina Barrow

Oct 22, 2014

Nina Ruth Barrow died peacefully at her home on Wednesday, October 22nd. She was 77 years old. Nina was born on September 14, 1938. She was Ralph and Stella Barrows 6th child and the last to be born on the family farm in Ranchvale. Stella finally got to go to the hospital to have her youngest son, Ben. She...