Obituaries

Winfred Lockmiller

Winfred Lockmiller

Sep 25, 2009

Winfred G. Lockmiller Winfred G. Lockmiller, 93, died on September 25, 2009, in Clovis, New Mexico. He was born August 10, 1916 in El Dorado, Oklahoma to Sam and Victoria Lockmiller. Winfred attended school at Ranchvale. After graduation and marriage to Kathleen Nisbett, he farmed in that community until moving to Clovis in 1943. He worked for Mountain Bell...

Jesus Macias-Lozano

Jesus Macias-Lozano

Sep 23, 2009

Infant, Jesus Leonel Macias-Lozano, died Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at University Medical Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was born May 15, 2009, in Albquerque to Jesus and Suraima Lozano Macias . He is survived by his parents; 1 brother, Irvin Macias and his grandmothers, Maria Elena Samaniego and Rosa Maria Anaya Macias. Services will be at 10:00 a.m....

Robbie Wicker

Robbie Wicker

Sep 19, 2009

Robbie Lee Wicker passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 19, 2009. Robbie, a long time resident of Clovis, New Mexico was born in Plainview, Texas on June 21, 1920, the daughter of Benjamin and Maye White Long. Robbie Lee was a member of Parkland Baptist Church. She served actively, holding numerous offices at the local and state level, for...

Leona Gossett

Leona Gossett

Sep 15, 2009

Leona Gossett, 94, of Clovis, New Mexico, died Tuesday, September 15, 2009, at Clovis Healthcare. She was born March 16, 1915 in Leon, Oklahoma, to William Effie Delil Taylor. She married Clifton Gerald Gossett October 4, 1937, in Clovis. She was a lifelong resident of Clovis. She was a wonderful cook and loving wife, mother and grandmother. She loved...

Richard Jones

Richard Jones

Sep 10, 2009

Richard Slaton Jones, a lifelong resident of Clovis, passed away peacefully on Thursday September 10, 2009 in Lubbock, TX. Born in Clovis on July 3, 1921 to Sam and Katherine Jones, he graduated from Clovis High School in 1939 and attended NMMI and NMSU before entering the US Army in 1942. Richard served with the 103rd Infantry Division in...

Clark Stanley Jr.

Clark Stanley Jr.

Sep 6, 2009

Clark Stanley Jr. was born in Tribby, Oklahoma, July 28, 1919 to Clark Stanley and Matty Smith. Clark was the youngest of five children. He went to work for the CCCs during the Depression and was sent to work in New Mexico on projects in the Las Cruces Hatch areas. This is where Clark met Betty Banghart whom became...

Linnie Coffman

Linnie Coffman

Sep 5, 2009

Linnie M. Coffman, 92, of Clovis, New Mexico, died Saturday, September 5, 2009, at her home in Clovis. She was born December 29, 1916 in Anson, Texas to Allie Lee and Lessie Barr Otto. She graduated from Eastern New Mexico University in 1941. She married Harold L. Coffman December 8, 1945, in Mountainair, New Mexico. She taught elementary school...

Dorothy Praul

Dorothy Praul

Aug 25, 2009

Dorothy Beryl Praul was born March 5, 1921 at Miles City, Montana to parents, Samuel and Ella Custard Owen. She died Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at Regency Hermiston Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hermiston, Oregon at the age of 88. Dorothy was a resident of Hermiston for the past 8 years and formerly lived in Clovis, New Mexico for...

Beatrice Maness

Beatrice Maness

Aug 21, 2009

Beatrice Hood Maness, 92, of Clovis, New Mexico, died August 21, 2009, at Clovis Healthcare. She was born September 14, 1916 in Willow, Oklahoma, to Charlie Jewel Hood. She grew up in Oklahoma and later came to New Mexico, where she met Kennie Maness. They were married December 24, 1939 and lived in the Grier community until moving to...

Melvin Fielden

Melvin Fielden

Aug 20, 2009

Melvin Fielden, 84, of Clovis, New Mexico, died Thursday, August 20, 2009, at Heart Hospital in Lubbock, Texas. He was born November 8, 1924, in Diggins, Missouri, to Floyd Dollie Fielden. Upon completion of high school Mr. Fielden chose to become an airplane mechanic for Civil Service. He married Mildred McKinney July 24, 1943, in La Junta, Colorado. He...

Arthur Pena

Arthur Pena

Aug 20, 2009

Arthur David Pena, 52, of Portales, New Mexico, died Thursday, August 20, 2009, at his home. He was born January 19, 1957 in Portales to Max Priscilla Lucero Pena. He attended school in Portales and also attended Eastern New Mexico University. He married Socorro Sena February 14, 1976 in Villanueva, New Mexico. He worked at Cargill as a forklift...

Arlene Rudolph

Arlene Rudolph

Aug 19, 2009

Arlene Clark Rudolph, 94, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, died Wednesday, August 19, 2009 in Tahlequah. She was born March 15, 1915 in Santa Rosa, New Mexico, to George Ludie Locklear Clark. She married Herman Joseph Rudolph July 1, 1937 in Clovis, New Mexico. She was an Administrative Assistant. She attended Tahlequah Bible Church and was a Sunday School teacher over...

Virginia Pettigrew

Virginia Pettigrew

Aug 18, 2009

Virginia Lee Pettigrew, 53, of Clovis, New Mexico, died Tuesday, August 18, 2009, at her home. She was born March 13, 1956 in Clovis to George Dixie Pettigrew. She was a lifelong Curry County resident and graduated from Grady High School in 1974. She graduated from New Mexico State University and received a Masters Degree from Eastern New Mexico...

Helen Hunker

Helen Hunker

Aug 14, 2009

Helen Barry Hunker, a resident of Clovis, New Mexico, passed away August 14, 2009, at Retirement Ranch in Clovis. She was born July 3, 1920 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to James Mary Gannon Barry. She graduated from Simon Gratz High School in Philadelphia in 1939. During her early twenties, she served as a member of the Catholic U. S. O....

Harry Harvey

Harry Harvey

Aug 11, 2009

Harry Campbell Harvey Harry Campbell Harvey Jr., 84, of Lubbock passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at Carillon House of Lubbock. He was born April 27, 1925 in Hillsboro, Texas to Harry and Pearl Harvey. Harry served his country in the United States Army Air Corp as a veteran of World War II. He graduated from Texas A M...

Bill Newby

Bill Newby

Aug 7, 2009

Bill Newby, of Grady, passed away Friday, August 7, 2009 at St. Anthony Healthcare Center at the age of 81 years and 1 day. He was born in Clovis to Stella Bohannan Newby and Ed Newby on August 6, 1928. He was a farmerrancher and served in the U. S. Army for 2 years during the Korean War. Survivors...

Nona Murphy

Nona Murphy

Aug 6, 2009

Nona Constance Luckett Thurman Murphy, 90, of Clovis, New Mexico, died Thursday, August 6, 2009 at St. Anthony Healthcare in Clovis. She was born in Grand Junction, Colorado March 10, 1919. She was raised in Clovis on a farm where Cannon Air Force Base is now located and attended Portair School there. She married Arley Thurman in 1933. They...

Alma Mcgough

Alma Mcgough

Aug 6, 2009

Services for Alma McGough age 81 of Clovis will be held Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at Highland Baptist Church with Rev. Dean Turvaville officiating. Private Burial will follow at Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens. Friends are asked to stay after the service to visit with the family. Alma was born December 21, 1927 in Muskogee, OK. to...

Harry Gray Jr.

Harry Gray Jr.

Aug 6, 2009

At age 85, Harry went to be with his Lord, August 6, 2009 in Waco, Texas. He was born in Amarillo, Texas and lived there until he joined the Navy in 1941. Harry was a Chief Pharmacist's mate during WWII, served in the South Pacific and was honorably discharged from the service in 1947. He married Norma I. Carpenter...

Vivian Price

Vivian Price

Aug 5, 2009

Vivian V. Price, 72, of Clovis, New Mexico, died Wednesday, August 5, 2009, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, New Mexico. She was born April 2, 1937, in Portales, New Mexico to Clemons Annie Capps Swann. She married Frank Price June 16, 1955 in Clovis. She was a member of Sandia Baptist Church. She is survived by three...