Obituaries

Crystal Hunt

Aug 28, 2007

Crystal A. Hunt, 46, of Clovis, New Mexico died Tuesday, August 28, 2007 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis. She was born February 5, 1961 to C. D. Velma Pelton Hunt. She was a longtime resident of Clovis, but had also lived in Lubbock and Portales when she was younger. She is survived by her father, C. D....

Elizabeth Withrow

Aug 26, 2007

Elizabeth Myrtle Withrow, 90, of Dimmitt, Texas died Sunday, August 26, 2007 at Dimmitt Nursing Rehabilitation in Dimmitt, Texas. She was born January 3, 1917 in Annona, Texas to Edward Eunice Connell Atkins. She was a former longtime resident of Clovis and Farwell and had moved to Dimmitt three years ago to be close to family. She was a...

Johnny Urias

Aug 25, 2007

Johnny F. Urias, 73, of Lubbock, Texas, died Saturday, August 25, 2007 in Lubbock. He was born June 12, 1934 in San Angelo, Texas. He had worked as a welder for many years. He had been a longtime resident of Clovis before moving to Lubbock two years ago. He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church,...

Hershel Finley

Aug 24, 2007

Hershel Finley was born in Melbourne, Arkansas on June 14, 1912. He was 95 years of age. He was raised in the Amarillo, Texas area and was in the dry cleaning business for several years. On September 21, 1941, he married Mildred Moore in Clovis. Shortly after their marriage he started working for the Southern Pacific Railroad making his...

James Garrison

Aug 23, 2007

James O. Jim Garrison age 83 died August 23, 2007 at Laurel Ridge Healthcare in Clovis, New Mexico. Jim was born near San Jon, New Mexico May 6, 1924 to Lillie and Sidney Garrison. He was the youngest of five children. The family moved to Wheatland where Jim attended school. During World War II he joined the Navy and...

Vida Sapier

Aug 17, 2007

Vida Grace Sapier 1921-2007 Vida Grace Sapier, age 86, a former resident of Clovis, passed away Friday, August 17, peacefully at her daughter Candys home in Belen where according to her wishes she lived her last days. She was very proud of being a native New Mexican being born in Grenville, New Mexico on April 29, 1921. She was...

Pablo Aguilar

Aug 10, 2007

Pablo Aguilar, 64, of Portales, New Mexico died Friday, August 10, 2007 at his home in Portales, New Mexico. He was born June 29, 1943 in Reeves County, Texas to Baltazar Ursula Reyes Aguilar. He was a truck driver for Creighton Commodity Corp. and was actively associated with Jehovahs Witnesses Portales Kingdom Hall. He is survived by 2 daughters,...

Johnny Thompson

Aug 10, 2007

Johnny Dwayne Thompson, 70, of Clovis, New Mexico died Friday, August 10, 2007 at his home in Clovis, New Mexico. He was born March 22, 1937 in St. Vrain, New Mexico to John D. and Ida Juanita Gleaton Thompson. He married Terrell Marie Bourne May 7, 1966 in Hereford, Texas. He was a lifetime resident of New Mexico and...

Vollie Ressel

Aug 7, 2007

Vollie Abner Ressel, 73, of Clovis, New Mexico died Tuesday, August 07, 2007 at Laurel Ridge Healthcare. He was born October 8, 1933 in Knox County, Texas to Theodore Roosevelt Ruth Castleman Ressel. He served in the U. S. Army for two years and worked for the A. T. S. F. Railroad from November 1951 to November 1994 in...

George Retired

Aug 5, 2007

George R. Doerr age 91 of Clovis, New Mexico died August 5, 2007 at Fairhaven Assisted Living in Clovis. He was born June 11, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois to George and Emily Douglass Doerr. He married Emilie Bach May 4, 1946. They came to Clovis in 1966 after being stationed at Cannon Air Force Base. He served in WWII...

Georgia Corbin

Aug 3, 2007

Georgia Corbin, 87, of Clovis, New Mexico died Friday, August 3, 2007 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. She was born October 14, 1919 in Lipscomb, Texas to Clyde Blanche Loyd Ware. She grew up in Mclean, Texas and married James Jack Corbin February 6, 1937 in Sayre, Oklahoma. She moved to Quay County in 1938 where her...

Edith Massey

Aug 1, 2007

Edith Nathlie Massey, 82, of Clovis, New Mexico died Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis. She was born May 6, 1925 to S. S. and Thelma Petty and had three brothers: Sidney, Billy Norman and a sister Shirley Kornegay. Edith was a lifetime resident of Clovis and graduated from Clovis High School in 1942...

Pearl Miller

Jul 27, 2007

alignjustify Pearl Mae Miller, 87, of Clovis, NM died Thursday, July 27, 2007 at Farwell Convalescent Center in Farwell, TX. She was born January 30, 1920 in Auburn, Illinois to George and Ella Hatton Jones. alignjustify Mrs. Miller was a longtime resident of Clovis and a faithful military wife. She served with her husband in many locations until they...

James Sutton

Jul 26, 2007

James L. Sutton, 87, of Clovis died Thursday, July 26, 2007 at Covenant Hospital in Lubbock. He was born September 23, 1919 in Seymour, TX to Clem and Cordia Gunnels Sutton. Mr. Sutton married Dorothy Hellums on June 24, 2000 in Roswell, NM. He was a life long resident of Clovis where he worked as a mechanic at Rierson...

Leroy Klingensmith

Jul 24, 2007

The race is over, after 15 years battling Cancer, Bud was called home to be with his Heavenly Father. Bud died on July 24, 2007 at his home with his family by his side. Bud was born in Greensburg, PA on July 25, 1940, the only child to Bertha Leroy Klingensmith. After graduating from Irwin Public Schools and completing...

Annabel Ford

Jul 22, 2007

alignjustifyAnnabel Lea Ford passed away at University Medical Center in Lubbock, TX, Sunday, July 22, 2007 after a short battle with cancer. Annabel was born at the old Baptist Hospital in Clovis on June 3, 1932 to K. C. and Anna Mae Lea. She graduated from Clovis High School and attended Eastern New Mexico University where she earned her...

Mildred Harris

Jul 20, 2007

alignjustify Millie Harris, 88, longtime resident of Clovis, New Mexico left us on July 20, 2007. Millie wishes to thank all of her extended family and friends in Clovis for all their visits, telephone calls, and gifts while at Laurel Plains Healthcare. Millie would also like to thank the staff and nurses at the Laurel Plains for taking such...

Bruce Monroe

Jul 15, 2007

Bruce Nelson Monroe, 51, of Clovis, New Mexico died Sunday, July 15, 2007 in Clovis, New Mexico. A memorial service is pending and will be announced by Steed-Todd Funeral Home.

Memorial Contributions Clovis Animal ShelterHa P. O. Box 760 Clovis, NM  88102

Joseph Drager

Jul 15, 2007

alignjustify Joseph Herman Drager, 58, of Clovis died Sunday, July 15, 2007 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis. He was born February 22, 1949 in Clovis to William and Erna Teinert Drager. alignjustify From the time of his birth until he was 8 years old he lived in the Rhea community. He was Christened on March 13, 1949...

Herbert Root

Jul 15, 2007

Herb Root went home to be with the Lord on July 15, 2007. Herb was born June 21, 1929 in McFarland, California. He grew up on a farm and graduated from McFarland High School. After attending La Verne College in La Verne, California he married Lillian Stroud of Clovis, NM on October 19, 1951. The couple had 3 children,...