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Edith Brown

Edith Brown

Sep 23, 2010

Edith Julia Davis Brown, a former resident of Clovis, NM died September 23, 2010 at the age of 96. She was born May 12, 1914 in Cleburne, TX. She finished high school in Post, TX. After obtaining her cosmetology license she moved to Silverton, TX where she met and married Durward L. Brown on July 3, 1938. They raised...

Alli Hanson

Alli Hanson

Sep 18, 2010

Alli Sloan Hanson, 4 months, went to be with Jesus, Saturday, September 18, 2010, at Plains Regional Medical Center. She was born May 10, 2010, in Clovis to Derrell Whitney East Hanson. She is survived by her parents and 1 sister, Ella Janee Hanson of the home grandparents, Murry Rhonda East of Tucson, Arizona and Steve and Cheri Hanson...

Blanche Brant

Blanche Brant

Sep 18, 2010

Blanche M. Brant, 87, of Clovis, New Mexico, died Sunday, September 18, 2010, at Retirement Ranch. She was born January 16, 1923, in Clovis to Sandy E. Jr. and Lottie M. Cranfill Winfrey. She married Rev. Woodrow B. Brant, May 15, 1966, in Clovis and he preceded her in death August 15, 2006. She was a retired receptionist. She...

Ray Bauer

Ray Bauer

Sep 17, 2010

Ray Bauer, 93, of Clovis, New Mexico, died Friday, September 17, 2010, at Plains Regional Medical Center. He was born July 16, 1917, in Portland Oregon to Adam and Karrie Shafer Bauer. He moved to Clovis to play professional baseball with the Pioneers and was known as Power Bauer. He was drafted by the Reds straight from high school...

Bill Grimes

Bill Grimes

Sep 15, 2010

Bill Grimes, 85, of Portales, New Mexico, died Wednesday, September 15, 2010, at Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales, New Mexico. He was born July 14, 1925 in Greenville, Mississippi to Capt. William T. Sr. and Josie Knox Pippin Grimes. He served in the Army Air Corps. He was a farmer and rancher and prior to that was self employed...

Ruth Smith

Ruth Smith

Sep 13, 2010

Ruth Smith, 90, of Clovis, died Monday, September 13, 2010 at Clovis Healthcare Rehabilitation Center in Clovis, New Mexico. She was born on June 25, 1920 to Atha Pat and Ruth Depoyster Wright in Louisville, KY. Ruth met and married Malvin H. Smith on August 1, 1944 while working at PrattWhitney in Louisville during World War II. She supported...

Floyd Embry

Floyd Embry

Sep 11, 2010

Floyd Embry of Farwell, Texas passed away Saturday, September 11, 2010 at his home. He was born June 8, 1922 in Davidson, Oklahoma to Joseph Euell and Lula Wright Embry. He served in the Army Air Force in the South Pacific, New Guinea, Philippines and Japan from 1942 1945 during WWII. He married Betty Engelking September 26, 1953 in...

Gabriel Muraco

Gabriel Muraco

Sep 9, 2010

Gabriel Michael Muraco, infant, was born and died Thursday, September 9, 2010 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis. He is survived by his parents, Michael and Marie Muraco, of Clovis stepbrother, Dylan Muraco grandparents, Ann and Mike Muraco of Clovis, Pancha Gutierrez of Clovis, and Joe Whitham of San Diego, California two uncles, Jessie Gutierrez and Joey Muraco,...

Dennis Baker

Dennis Baker

Sep 8, 2010

Dennis D. Baker, 66, died Wednesday, September 8, 2010, at Clovis Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Clovis, New Mexico. Dennis was born January 12, 1944, to Mildred Thomas and Archie Baker in Clovis, New Mexico. He lived his first fourteen years in the Ranchvale Community and moved into Clovis in the ninth grade. He graduated from Clovis High School...

Jovanna Moreno

Jovanna Moreno

Sep 4, 2010

Jovanna Moreno, 31, of Clovis, New Mexico, passed away Saturday, September 4, 2010, at University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. She was born January 25, 1979 in Clovis, to Joaquin Joe Cordova and Mary Doloris Priscilla Steinmetz. She attended Clovis High School and married Mario Moreno on February 18, 2009. Jovanna enjoyed flowers, gardening, snow skiing, making jewelry, and...

Norma Ballard-Moore

Norma Ballard-Moore

Sep 4, 2010

Norma Joan BallardMoore, age 67, of Clovis, New Mexico departed this world at her home after a short illness. She departed this life to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She was born on August 30, 1943 in Decatur, Indiana, to Fredrick and Kathryn Bauman. She was retired from Civil Service from Cannon Air Force Base. She...

Vernell Wall

Vernell Wall

Sep 2, 2010

Vernell Wall, 76, of Clovis, passed away at Retirement Ranch on Thursday, September 2, 2010. She was born on February 23, 1934, to Alexander and Mary Bumgarner Stephens in Turkey, Texas. Vernell attended school in Clovis and graduated from Clovis High School. She worked at Western Machinery, where she met and later married Charles Wall. Vernell was a homemaker...

Ruth Rozzell

Ruth Rozzell

Aug 31, 2010

Ruth Rozzell gently passed away August 31, 2010, in Boise, Idaho, at her loving daughters home in Boise. She was born November 20, 1924, in Clovis, New Mexico to Vernon Elliot and Lenora Cheely Elliott. The Elliot family had a farm near Grier where Ruth grew and thrived along with her brother, Dale, and sister, Nell. In June 1942,...

Ben Hillock

Ben Hillock

Aug 30, 2010

Benjamin Ben Ross Hillock, Sr., left this world to go to his eternal life in heaven on Monday, August 30, 2010. Ben was born on October 10, 1938 in Clovis, New Mexico. Ben enjoyed his family, the Dallas Cowboys, fishing and serving his Lord through his church and Emmaus. Ben is survived by his wife, Patty three daughters, Tonia...

John Lesly

John Lesly

Aug 25, 2010

John D. Lesly, 32, of Hobbs, New Mexico, died Wednesday, August 25, 2010 in Hobbs. He was born August 4, 1978 in Muleshoe, Texas to John and Kathyrn Kemp Lesly. He attended school in Clovis and resided most of his adult life in Clovis. He helped his family process cattle and later moved to Hobbs where he worked as...

Lucille Foster

Lucille Foster

Aug 25, 2010

Lucille Foster, 89, of Clovis, New Mexico, died Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at Plains Regional Medical Center. She was born June 29, 1921, in Bloomington, Texas to Ray and Willie Thornton. She graduated from high school in Shamrock, Texas, and college at West Texas State University in Canyon, Texas. She had also done graduate work at UNM, Adams State...

Johnnie Bollinger

Johnnie Bollinger

Aug 20, 2010

Johnnie W. Bollinger beloved husband, father, and granddad passed away peacefully with his family by his side on August 20, 2010. Johnnie was born on May 14, 1926 to Rube and Josie Bollinger in Portales, NM and lived most of his life in Clovis, NM. He married his best friend Velma Modrall on March 31, 1946. He was preceded...

Steven Duffield

Steven Duffield

Aug 11, 2010

Services to celebrate the life of Steven Leon Duffield will be held on Saturday, August 14, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at Faith Christian Family Church with Pastor David Swann and Farril DeFoor officiating. Burial will follow at Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens. Steven Leon Duffield was born July 2, 1959 in Sherman, TX to Pat and Myles Duffield. He was...

Thelma Curtis

Thelma Curtis

Aug 5, 2010

Thelma Lucille Curtis passed away Thursday, August 5, 2010, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis New Mexico. She was 85 years old. Thelma, the oldest of six children, was born in Rutherford County, North Carolina on June 30, 1925 to Blake B. Bradley and Bertha L. Walker. After attending Harris High School, she went on to receive a...

Tressie Berry

Tressie Berry

Aug 2, 2010

Tressie Maye Berry, 83, of Melrose, New Mexico, died Monday, August 2, 2010, at University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. She was born January 30, 1927 in Melrose to James Tee and Ruby McDaniel Berry. She grew up and went to school in the Field Community and moved to Melrose in 1954. At the time of her death she...

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