Obituaries

Jan 30, 2021

On January 30, 2021, beloved husband and father, and long time Clayton resident Robert K. Lawrence, age 87, went home to be with his Lord and savior Jesus Christ, after a long battle with heart disease. Most people will remember him as "Bob". Robert graduated in 1951 from Clayton High School as an all-state athlete and shortly after served...

Jan 19, 2021

Earl Cleveland Loflin, 81, of Edmond, OK passed away on January 19 in Oklahoma City, OK.

Earl was born in Clovis, NM to Wesley and Susie Loflin on November 23, 1939.  He was a long time resident of Clovis where he worked as a Journeyman Meat Cutter.  He moved to the O’Fallon, MO area in 1993 and...

Jan 18, 2021

Doris Marie Qualls Bailey, 95, passed away Monday, January 18th, 2021, in her home at Wheatfields Assisted Living, in Clovis, New Mexico. She spent her last days surrounded by her children and those that love her.

Doris was born to Hubert Silas Qualls and Ellen Eunice White Qualls, on February 23rd, 1925 in Clovis, NM. She lived...

Jan 14, 2021

Grover Wallace Meeks (December 1921 – January 2021) was a man who inspired gratitude to God that he was our father, grandfather, and brother.

He was born in Lane, Oklahoma, on the shortest day of the year, December 21. It was 1921.  He lived almost a century, and was the first of nine children born to Grover Cleveland...

Jan 13, 2021

Travis Dean Foster was born June 6, 1935 to Annie Mask and James William Foster, in Lingo, Roosevelt County, NM. He was the youngest of 8 boys.

Travis Foster Graduated from Rogers High School in 1952. Travis served in the 3rd Division, 9th Marines from 1954-1957 as a Corporal in Okinawa, Japan, and San Diego, CA. While...

Jan 5, 2021

David C. Griffin, 84, of Clovis, New Mexico, went to be with his Lord and Savior January 5, 2021. He was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas to the home of Virgil & Pauline Griffin.  He was raised on the family farm and learned to work at an early age “from sunup to sundown”.  David had an adventurous spirit and decided...

Jan 4, 2021

Mr. Cecil Qualls has changed his address and is now residing in his heavenly mansion.

Mr. Qualls passed from this earth on January 4, 2021 at his home in Clovis, New Mexico.

Cecil Qualls was born in Clovis, NM to parents Samuel Robert Qualls and Lillie Maude Meador on February 2, 1921. Cecil and his...

Jan 4, 2021

Cleta A. Shipley October 16, 1925 – January 4, 2021 Cleta A. Shipley passed away on January 4, 2021, at age 95. She was born October 16, 1925, in Marietta, Oklahoma, the elder daughter of Mack Lafayette and Leona Burns Alexander. She came to Clovis with her parents in 1929 at the age of four where her paternal grandfather, her...

Jan 1, 2021

Mickey Don Pruitt, 88, beloved husband, father and grandfather was called to his heavenly home on November 14, 2021. He was born in Melrose, NM to Walter Pat and Gracie Thelma Pruitt. Mickey spent his early years in New Mexico, graduating from Melrose High School in 1951. He went on to attend Eastern New Mexico University where he earned...

Jan 1, 2021

Jan 1, 2021

Jim Daly left us peacefully on January 1, 2021 in Clovis, New Mexico. Jim is survived by his mother, Florence Daly of Clovis, his son, Michael Daly (Amanda) (Evansville, IN) His siblings Tom Daly (Georganne), Stephanie Darmstedter (Rick), Maureen Bell (Jady), John (Chris), Brian (Stephanie), grandchildren Walker and Madison, several nephews and nieces, and his loving companion Dhea Knight. He...

Jan 1, 2021

Lena Fraser, 91. Our beloved Mother passed away on January 2, 2021. She was born January 31, 1929. She married Wallace Fraser on June 6, 1946. They lived in Grady NM until 2013, when they moved to Wheatfields in Clovis NM. In 2014 after Wallace's death, Lena Murle moved to Georgetown, TX where she lived until her death. She...

Dec 27, 2020

Mr. Floyd Whitt Davis of Clovis, New Mexico arrived at the gates of heaven on December 27, 2020.

Mr. Davis was born on September 7, 1924 in Jones County, Texas to the home of Elmer Ernest Davis and Willie Esther (Herron) Davis. Mr. Davis was one of eight children: four boys, and four girls.

Floyd...

Dec 27, 2020

Hubert Qualls, Jr, 98, passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, New Mexico. Hubert was born on July 12, 1922 to Hubert and Eunice (White) Qualls in Curry County NM, the eldest of five children. He graduated from Ranchvale High School in 1940.

After graduating high school, Hubert joined his dad...

Dec 22, 2020

Purleigh (David) was born to the home of Purleigh and Geraldean Adkins on July 17, 1947 in Jim, West Virginia. He went home to be with his Lord on December 22,2020 at the age of 73 years, 5 months, and 6 days of age in Clovis, New Mexico. He was married to Linda (Trent), the love of his life,...

Dec 21, 2020

Margaret Joan Edwards, of Clovis, died at shortly after midnight, December 21, 2020, in the Surgical Unit at Plains Regional Medical Center, after a brief illness. Joan-- who pronounced her name "Jo-Anne" -- was born February 9, 1929, in Amarillo TX. Her Father, John E. McMillin, was an engineer for the Santa Fe railroad. Her Mother, Margaret Anne Hague...

Dec 20, 2020

The world has lost a gem, but heaven has surely gained a treasure. Mrs. Rena Martinez of Portales, New Mexico passed from this earth on Sunday, December 20, 2020 in Amarillo, Texas.

Rena was born on May 16, 1933 in Lubbock, Texas to excited parents; Alcario Sotelo and Josephine Anaya.

Rena married Jim Martinez on...

Dec 17, 2020

On April 28, 1925, Pearl Odell Wagley Journagan was born to Katie Beevers Wagley and John Sydney Wagley in their Forrest, New Mexico home. During her early years, Pearl attended school in Forrest where she met the love of her life, Robert Lemeul Journagan. Pearl and R. L. dedicated their lives to one another on June 27, 1942. Together...

Dec 16, 2020

Josephine Sena, 95, our beloved Mother, was called to her eternal resting place on December 16, 2020. Preceded in death by her husband, mother, father, siblings, and two children. She entered this world on May 16, 1925 in Villanueva, New Mexico, born to Facundo Lucero and Mariana Bachicha. She is survived by her sons Fulgencio Sena (Maryann), Saturnino Sena...

Dec 13, 2020

The world lost a beloved mother and grandmother, Barbara (Fiore) Brown, on December 13, 2020. Barbara was born in Miami, Florida on August 8, 1944 and graduated from N.B. Forrest High School in Jacksonville, FL. After moving to Clovis, NM in 1975, Barbara earned her Bachelors and Masters Degrees in education from Eastern New Mexico University. Barbara was a Special...