Obituaries

Rev. Welch

Rev. Welch

Oct 19, 2010

Rev. Hoyt Welch, age 96, went to be with his Lord and Saviour at approximately 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 19, 2010. The funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m. at Sandia Baptist Church, 1100 West Manana, in Clovis, with Rev. Bruce Kirby, Pastor of Parkland Baptist Church in Clovis, Rev. Dean Mathis, Pastor of Taylor Memorial Baptist Church...

Ola Curry

Ola Curry

Oct 12, 2010

Ola Lee Huguley Curry, 90, loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and greatgreat grandmother passed away on 12 October 2010 at Plains Regional Medical Center Hospital in Clovis, NM. Ola was born on June 13, 1920 in the Sunshine Community of Hale County, TX. She is survived by sons: James Hulsey and Sherrell Grimes of Las Cruces, NM and Edward...

Makenzi Potocki

Makenzi Potocki

Oct 12, 2010

Infant Makenzi Brooke Potocki 4 months of Clovis passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. She was born May 29, 2010 in Clovis, New Mexico. Funeral Services will be held Monday, October 18, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at Steed Todd Chapel with Gary Mitchell officiating. Burial will follow at Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens...

Abelino Chavez

Abelino Chavez

Oct 12, 2010

Abelino Chavez, 78, of Clovis New Mexico, died Tuesday, October 12, 2010, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis. He was born January 10, 1932 in Montecito, New Mexico to Jose Inez and Esmeralda Chavez. He married Mary L. Urioste, April 21, 1952, in Santa Rosa, New Mexico. He grew up in Juan De Dios, and at 16 years...

Leroy Smith

Leroy Smith

Oct 11, 2010

Leroy Jefferson Jeff Smith, age 90, died Monday, October 11, 2010 at Retirement Ranch in Clovis, New Mexico. He was born on November 30, 1919 to Milton Otis and Ida Thorpe Smith in Belen, New Mexico. Jeff has been a Clovis resident for 65 years since moving from Belen. He worked for Santa Fe Railroad for over 40 years,...

James Mcdaniel

James Mcdaniel

Oct 3, 2010

James Earl McDaniel was born September 25, 1935 at the family farm south of Texico to Rubye Thatcher and Clyde McDaniel. He passed away at home in Texico on October 3, 2010. He is survived by one brother Roy Bev McDaniel of Texico, and three sisters Hazel Noel DeWittie of Castlerock, Colorado, Beulah Joe Wilson of Belen, New Mexico...

Benja Cornish

Benja Cornish

Oct 1, 2010

Benja Kathleen Kathy Blair Cornish, 66, died October 1, 2010 in StormontVail Hospital, Topeka, KS. Kathy was born October 3, 1943 in Clovis, NM. She graduated from Clovis High School in 1961. Her love of music and directing started in high school. In the late 1960s she joined Sweet Adelines in Topeka, KS. Kathy was particularly interested in the...

Allissa May

Allissa May

Sep 28, 2010

Allissa Breanne May, 20, of Clovis, New Mexico, died Tuesday, September 28, 2010, in Aurora, Colorado. She was born May 14, 1990, in Clovis to Richard and Teresa Bennett May. She graduated from Clovis High School in 2008 where she was a member of the choir. She was attending the Art Institute of Colorado where she was a senior....

Tom Mccuan

Tom Mccuan

Sep 27, 2010

Tom Paul McCuan, 93, Farwell, Texas, died Monday, September 27, 2010, at Farwell Convalescent Center. She was born September 6, 1917, in Gouldbusk, Coleman County, Texas to Edward Martin Mary Jane Briscoe Davis. She graduated from Littlefield High School in Littlefield, Texas. She married John Dale McCuan in 1938. She owned, operated and worked in beauty shops for over...

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...

Dorthy Camp

Dorthy Camp

Sep 23, 2010

Dorthy Lue Camp, 81, of Clovis, New Mexico, died Thursday, September 23, 2010, at Farwell Convalescent Center in Farwell, Texas. She was born August 24, 1929, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Elmer and Hazel Brown Harral. She married Joe Camp July 4, 1947, in Ballinger, Texas. They moved to Farwell in 1948 and then to Clovis in 1971. She...

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...

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...

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...

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...