Obituaries

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...

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...

Celia Orozco

Celia Orozco

Jul 29, 2010

Celia Sally Pacheco Orozco, 76, of Texico, New Mexico, died Thursday, July 29, 2010, at Plains Regional Medical Center. She was born October 12, 1933, in Puerto De Luna, New Mexico to Desiderio Estella Madrid Pacheco. She grew up in Clovis. She married Elias Orozco , 1960, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Clovis. She was a...

Thomas Shugart

Thomas Shugart

Jul 19, 2010

Services are pending.

Kelly Fraser

Kelly Fraser

Jul 18, 2010

Kelly Wyatt Fraser, 51, of Weed, New Mexico, passed away Sunday, July 18, 2010 at Oak Bend Medical Center in Richmond, Texas. He was born on October 11, 1958 to Clifton Ray and Ann Hanson Fraser. Kelly graduated from Midland, Texas, completed his bachelors degree at Texas Tech University, and was currently employed by the Ft. Bend Central Appraisal...

Darrell Price

Darrell Price

Jul 18, 2010

Darrell Gene Price, 52, of Clovis, New Mexico, died Sunday, July 18, 2010, at his home. He was born June 11, 1958, in Clovis to Frank and Venoy Price. He graduated from Clovis High School in 1976. He served in the U. S. Army for four years beginning in 1977. Following that he was a computer technologist. He attended...

Manuel Barela

Manuel Barela

Jul 17, 2010

Manual Pedro Pete Barela, 66, of Clovis, passed away Saturday, July 17, 2010 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. He was born on January 1, 1944 in Clovis, New Mexico, to Liberto and Nastora Chavez Barela. Pete was raised in Clovis and married Celina Alires on April 26, 1964. They lived in Albuquerque for 10 years, and moved...

Frederick Garcia

Frederick Garcia

Jul 15, 2010

Frederick Christopher Garcia, 59, of Melrose, New Mexico, died Thursday, July 15, 2010, at St. Anthony Healthcare in Clovis. He was born July 25, 1950 in St. Vrain, New Mexico to Miguel Sanchez and Emilia Luz Cassaus Garcia. He had lived in Melrose all his life. He served in the U. S. Navy in the Seabees during the Viet...

Francis Pickel

Francis Pickel

Jul 15, 2010

Francis Charles Pete Pickel, 93, of Clovis, passed away Thursday, July 15, 2010 at Clovis Healthcare and Rehab Center. He was born on December 9, 1916 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma to Francis and Mittie Nalley Pickel. Pete graduated from El Reno High School in El Reno, Oklahoma, and began working on a ranch south of Melrose, New Mexico. He...

Julia Molina

Julia Molina

Jul 14, 2010

Julia Molina, 81, of Clovis, passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis. She was born April 1, 1929 to Jose and Adela Lopez Gallegos in Greeley, Colorado. Julia moved to Clovis at the age of 9. She married Juan Molina on September 11, 1949, and worked in their home, then as a Dietitian...

Dicky Martin

Dicky Martin

Jul 13, 2010

Dicky L. Martin, born Feb. 22, 1950 in Clovis New Mexico, died on July 13, 2010, but we remember him for all that fell in between. Dicky was the embodiment of the word SERVICE. He gave service to his God, in the form of joyful discipleship, service to his family through boundless love, service to his customers through countless...

Marie Grider

Marie Grider

Jul 8, 2010

Marie Grider, 71, of Melrose, New Mexico, passed away on July 8, 2010, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis. She was born on April 29, 1939 in Ladder Ranch, New Mexico, to John and Dorothy Martin Stevens. She married Billie Joe Grider on January 11, 1957 in Silver City, New Mexico. She worked as a Clerk at Allsups...