Obituaries

Betty Olson

Jul 7, 2006

Betty Lou Olson, long time resident of Portales and retired city employee, passed away July 7, 2006 in Peoria, Arizona, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Betty was a native of Curry County, raised in Melrose, New Mexico. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister friend. She will be missed by family all that knew her. Betty...

Alice Vardell

Jul 3, 2006

Alice Irene Vardell went home to be with the Lord at 97 years of age on Monday, July 3, 2006. Irene was born January 2, 1909 to John and Jessie Vaughan, in Briscoe County, Texas. She married William Luther Vardell on July 24, 1929 in Silverton, Texas. Their two oldest daughters, Peggy and JoAnn, were born in Briscoe County,...

Pearl Lofton

Jul 2, 2006

Memorial services for Pearl Lofton, 103, of Melrose, will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, July 6, 2006 at First United Methodist Church in Melrose with Alan Herman officiating. Burial will be at Mission Garden of Memories in Clovis at 11:30 A.M.on July 6, 2006. Steed-Todd Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Mrs. Lofton died at Laurel Ridge Healthcare in...

Ramona Apodaca

Apr 26, 2006

Ramona Apodaca, 83, of Clovis, died Wedenesday, April 26, 2006 at her home. Born March 30, 1923, in La Palma, she was the daughter of Alcario and Paulita Dominguez.brbrA life member of the VFW Auxiliary, family members said she fed wild birds, loved children. crocheted, sewed, did puzzles, beaded bracelets.brbrShe was preceded in death by her husband, Timoteo Apodaca;...

Romane Ray

Apr 23, 2006

Romane Ray, 79, of Clovis, died Sunday, April 23, 2006, at Plains Regional Medical Center. She was born Dec. 28, 1926, in McAlister to Leroy and Lenora Green. She won several medals for all-tournament play in Texas and New Mexico as a basketball player. She scored more than 80 points in one game and was asked to join the...

George Patterson

Apr 17, 2006

George Carr Patterson, 79, of Clovis, died Monday, April 17, 2006, at Plains. Regional Medical Center.brHe was born Oct. 14, 1926, in Electra, Texas, to Joe W. and Nelle Morris Patterson. He married Norma Ealy on June 22, 1996, in Clovis. He attended the University of Arkansas and the University of New Mexico, and served in the Army Air...

James Henry

Apr 12, 2006

James A. Henry, 92, of Clovis, died Wednesday, April 12, 2006, at the Farwell Convalescent Center.brBorn Jan. 5, 1914. in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to Edward and Jennie Pratt Wright, he served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and retired from the Air Force in 1962, He was a member of 16th and Pile Church of...

Tinnie Burchett

Apr 2, 2006

Tinnie L. Burchett, 90, of Farwell, died Sunday, April 2, 2006 at Farwell Convalescent Center. Born May 12, 1915, in Field to James and Mint Roles Gibbs, she married John F. Burchett. She farmed with her husband at Grier for many years. She moved to Clovis in 1962. She was a member of Ranchvale Baptist Church.brbrShe was preceded in...

Clella Petty

Mar 29, 2006

Clella Petty, 71, of Clovis, died Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at her home. Born June 20, 1934, in Clovis to Arter and Adeline Jones Crawford, she lived in Clovis all her life. She married Charles F. Petty on Dec. 24, 1950, in Clovis. She worked for many years at Queens Teens. She was active in Farmers Union organizations and...

Ruby Faris

Mar 29, 2006

Ruby M. Faris, 87, of Clovis, died March 29, 2006, at Laurel Ridge Healthcare, in Clovis.brBorn Dec. 8, 1918, in Clovis to Dee Roy and Mae Means Smoot, she grew up in Clovis and graduated from Clovis High School. She worked for the phone company for many years as a telephone operator. She loved oil painting, family members said,...

Leonora Reyna

Mar 25, 2006

Service Funeral Steed Todd Chapel 800 E. Manana Blvd Clovis, NM  88101 Thursday, March 30, 2006 10:00 a.m. Cemetery Mission Garden of Memories 7th & Rio Clovis, NM  88101

Gordon Hayes

Mar 20, 2006

Gordon Wayne Hayes, 75, of Clovis, died Monday, March 20, 2006, at Plains Regional Medical Center. Born Oct. 24, 1930, in Barberton, Ohio, to Homer and Myrtle Hayes, he retired from the Air Force as a senior master sergeant after 30 years of service. He was a life member of Clovis Elk's Lodge 1244, where he served as secretary....

Betty Donaghe

Mar 18, 2006

Mrs. Betty Donaghe, age 79, of Clovis, New Mexico passed away on March 18, 2006brat Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis. She was born on January 26, 1927 in Oswalt, Oklahoma to Floy and Laura Cross.brbrMrs. Donaghe had been a resident of Clovis all of her life. She cooked at the restaurant in the bowling alley for many years....

Melvin Fitzgerald

Mar 14, 2006

Melvin Carrol Fitzgerald, 81, of Clovis, died Tuesday, March 14, 2006, in Clovis.brBorn Aug. 21, 1924, in Tokio, Texas, to John E. and Dillie Smith Fitzgerald, he grew up on a ranch near Plains, Texas. He graduated from Plains High School and attended Texas Tech College. He married Bettie Kathleen Stamps on April 25, 1943, in Tokio.brbrHe joined the...

Dora Gallegos-Chavez

Mar 13, 2006

Dora Gallegos-Chavez, 83, died Monday, March 13, 2006 at Alta Vista Regional Hospital in Las Vegas. She was born April 5, 1922 in Borica, NM to Bernard Gallegos and Lucia Trujillo Gallegos. She married Juan Chavez on September 10, 1939, in Ft. Sumner, NM. Family said she was a loving mother, grandmother, wife, daughter, aunt, sister-in-law, and friend, and...

Thomas Box

Mar 10, 2006

Thomas Leon Box, of Clovis, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 10, 2006, a day after his 70th birthday. Leon was married to Genevieve K. Jackson for 35 years and they were long time residents of the Grady community, where they farmed and ranched. They attended the Church of the Nazarene in Broadview, New Mexico. Leon...

Jeanette Ford

Mar 8, 2006

Jeanette Ford, 64, of Farwell, died Wednesday, March 8, 2006, at Covenant Medical Center, in Lubbock.brShe was born Oct. 22, 1941, in Clovis to Tom and Kate Atchley Lindop. She grew up in the Oklahoma Lane community and graduated from Farwell High School. She married Barthell Ford Dec. 23, 1960, in Farwell. After they married she helped her husband...

Hurshel Harding

Feb 25, 2006

Hurshel Rudolph Harding, 76, died Saturday, Feb 25, 2006 in Taylor County, Texas. He was born Oct. 22, 1929, south of Texico to R. Nath and Ethel Harding. He graduated from Farwell High School in 1947. He attended Texas Tech for three years, where he was a member of Saddle Tramps, then obtained a law degree in 1954 from...

Jimmy Gay

Feb 16, 2006

Jimmy V. Gay, 75, died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006, at Farwell Convalescent Center. He was born to Reba Leona Raburn and Bonnie Britt Gay on May 27, 1930, in Bovina, Texas. He attended and graduated from Clovis High School in 1948. He went to work for Empy Gressett at the age of 10. He was a welder in the...

Earl Ford

Feb 14, 2006

Earl A. Ford, 78, of Clovis died Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006, at Plains Regional Medical Center.brbrHe was born Sept. 9, 1927, in Evansville, Ind., to Earl Anderson and Gladys Hayhurst Ford. He married Ruth Mendoza on Jan. 7, 1947, in El Paso, Texas. He was a longtime Clovis resident. He came to Clovis to set up the West Texas...