Obituaries

Harold Schaeffer

Harold Schaeffer

Jan 21, 2010

Harold Schaeffer, 63, of Clovis, New Mexico, died Thursday, January 21, 2010, at Plains Regional Medical Center. He was born January 4, 1947, in Forest City, Missouri to Clarence Eugene and Anna Mae Wilson Schaeffer. He graduated from Forest City High School. He served in the U. S. Army 1st Cavalry Division in Viet Nam. He married Janet Jones...

W. Reid

W. Reid

Jan 17, 2010

W. O. Reid, 77, of Logan, New Mexico, died Sunday, January 17, 2010, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. He was born January 16, 1933 in Wheeler, Texas, to Wilson Levi Ruth Tucker Reid. He served in the Air Force during the Korean War. He was a longtime Logan resident. He worked for Southwestern Public Service and Farmers...

Mary Kirby

Mary Kirby

Jan 14, 2010

Mary Ellen Kirby, 78, of Lubbock, TX, formerly of Clovis, NM, died Thursday, January 14, 2010 in Lubbock. She was born March 24, 1932 in Pauls Valley, OK, to Benjamin Oved and Lillie Pearl Leatherwood Newman. She was a homemaker, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She is survived by son and daughterinlaw, Roger and Deborah Kirby of Lubbock, TX...

Charles Petty

Charles Petty

Jan 11, 2010

Charles Petty, 79, of Ranchvale, New Mexico, died Monday, January 11, 2010, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, New Mexico. He was born September 5, 1930, in Ranchvale, New Mexico, to J. H. Lena Fowler Petty. He was raised in the Ranchvale Community and graduated from Ranchvale High School in 1948. He married Clella Hays December 24, 1950,...

Inez Wilkerson

Inez Wilkerson

Jan 7, 2010

Inez Louvenia Wilkerson, 79, of Amarillo, Texas, died Thursday, January 7, 2010, at Heritage Convalescent Center in Amarillo. She was born August 20, 1930, in Lee County, Mississippi to Ernest and Ruby Herring Strickland. She was a longtime resident of Clovis, New Mexico, before moving to Amarillo four years ago to be close to family. She was a member...

Elaine Myers

Elaine Myers

Jan 7, 2010

Elaine Cissy Myers, 63, of Melrose, died Thursday, January 7, 2010, at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque. She was born December 28, 1946 in Clovis, to Raymond Annie Horton. She was raised in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School. She worked for two years at First Federal Savings and worked to put Bill through college in Las Cruces at...

Marilyn Blair

Marilyn Blair

Jan 5, 2010

Marilyn Blair, 90, longtime resident of Clovis and Curry County passed away Tuesday Jan. 5 at PRMC in Clovis. She was born November 29, 1919 in Dialville, TX to B. F. and Priscilla Acker. The family moved to Melrose, NM when Marilyn was 4 years old. She graduated from Melrose High School, and married T. L. Blair on July...

Ora Grau

Ora Grau

Jan 5, 2010

Ora Maxine Grau met Jesus and her loved ones on January 5, 2010 at her home in Grady, NM. She was born March 26, 1930 to Allen and Mabel Rich Bennett in their home west of Broadview. Maxine attended Grady High School until the age of 17. Maxine met and married A.L. Lloyd Grau of Grady on April 29,...

Clifford Biggers

Clifford Biggers

Jan 4, 2010

Clifford Oscar Biggers was born in Melrose, NM to L. O. and Cressie Biggers on January 1, 1922. He died January 4, 2010 at Clovis Health Care and Rehab Center in Clovis, NM. He graduated from Amarillo High School, Amarillo, TX, in 1941. He and Kathryn Sparks married on September 9, 1942 in Lubbock, TX. The next year he...

Ladell Bruce

Ladell Bruce

Jan 3, 2010

Ladell Bruce was born on September 8, 1927, in Mead, Oklahoma. She passed away January 3, 2010, at Retirement Ranch in Clovis, New Mexico. She had resided at Melrose, New Mexico, since 1942. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Melrose. She loved God, life, playing bingo, dominoes, card games, bowling and western music. She...

Marilyn Carter

Marilyn Carter

Jan 2, 2010

During the early morning of January 2, 2010, Marilyn Jo Carter peacefully passed away at her home in Clovis, New Mexico. Born April 7, 1947, Marilyn grew up across the Texas Panhandle and was the daughter of Dalton and Louise May. The difficult farm life inspired Marilyn to pursue a college education after graduating from Estelline High School in...

Lawrence Davis

Lawrence Davis

Dec 28, 2009

Lawrence L.E. Davisbr1933 2009brbrLawrence L.E.-Larry Davis age 76, of Melrose, New Mexico passed away at his home Monday, December 28, 2009. He was born November 16, 1933 in Riverside, California to Honley H.D.-Dwight and Sadie Bell Barto Davis. brbrHe served in the United States Marine Corps where he was a veteran of the Korean War. L.E. came to Clovis...

Berna Sanders

Berna Sanders

Dec 28, 2009

Berna Jene Sandersbr1929-2009brbrOn the morning of December 28th, Berna Jene Sanders age 80, of Clovis slipped away to be with Jesus. She was born June 26, 1929 in Elida, New Mexico to Neil C. and Bessie L. Fedric Krietzberg but lived in Clovis most of her life. Berna attended Hardin Simmons and received a degree in Art in 1951....

Anthony Box

Anthony Box

Dec 26, 2009

Anthony Louis Jim Box was born to Mary Catherine Kos Box and William Louis Box on November 14, 1930, in Grady, New Mexico. He passed away on December 26, 2009, at his home in House, New Mexico.brbrJim grew up in the Grady, Elida and Floyd, New Mexico. He married Zelma Colene Eady on January 18, 1951. They lived and...

Mary Ulibarri

Mary Ulibarri

Dec 22, 2009

Mary Ulibarri, 80, of Clovis, New Mexico, died Tuesday, December 22, 2009, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis. She was born May 4, 1929 in Colonias, New Mexico. She was an Elevator Operator at the Clovis Hotel. She was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. She is survived by two cousins, Connie Chavez and Richard...

Darrell Bailey

Darrell Bailey

Dec 20, 2009

Darrell Gene Bailey, lifelong resident of Clovis, was born May 23, 1937 in Clovis, New Mexico to Foy and Grace Bailey. He followed in his fathers profession of being a precise carpenter his entire life. In fact, his CB handle was Wood butcher. When asked recently what brought him most joy, he said I am happiest when I am...

William Woods

William Woods

Dec 18, 2009

William Houston Jack Woods, 86 of Farwell, Texas passed away on Friday, December 18, 2009. Graveside services will be Monday, December 21 at 2:00 p.m. at Sunset Terrace Memorial Cemetery in Farwell, Texas. Jack was born October 24, 1923 at the Woods home in McClain County, Oklahoma to W. E. and Pearl Woods. Jack had lived in Farwell since...

Joyce Davis

Joyce Davis

Dec 16, 2009

Joyce Nadine Lee Davis died Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at her home in Clovis, NM at the age of 77. She was born on February 2, 1932 in Oklahoma Lane, TX to Pearl A. Lee and Willie McCollom Lee. She lived there until she was in the 5th grade, when she moved to Clovis. She was married to Joe...

Drulene Morris

Drulene Morris

Dec 12, 2009

Drulene Dru Morris, 50, of Clovis, New Mexico, died Saturday, December 12, 2009, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis. She was born November 23, 1959, in Clovis, New Mexico. At an early age she moved to Clovis, where she was raised most of her life. She was in choir growing up and loved to sing and play the...

J. Slaughter

J. Slaughter

Dec 11, 2009

J.D. passed away peacefully, Friday December 11, 2009, at his home in Shallowater, Texas. He was born July 4, 1923 in Brownfield, Texas. He married Dolly Ann Martin on November 22, 1941 in Portales, New Mexico. He was a Veteran, serving as a belly gunner on a B-29 in the Army Air Corps from 1941-1945. He was the toughest...