EDDY CO, NEW MEXICO - Obituaries - S-T ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 8 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - July 18, 2000 SAIS Services were July 17, at Terpening and Son Chapel for Fernando P. Sais, 78, who died July 15 at the Artesia Good Samaritan Center. Burial has taken place at Lake Arthur Cemetery in Lake Arthur, NM. He was born May 30, 1922, in Fort Hancock, TX, to Bonifacio Sais and Mascima Porras Sais. He married Ramona Romo on August 15, 1963, in Clovis, NM. He came to Artesia in 1958 from Lovington, NM. He was a member of Iglesia de Dios church in Artesia. He was a WWII Veteran. Survivors include his daughters, Mary Bustamante of Artesia, Alicia Sais of Hillboro, OR, and Celia Sais of Sierra Blanca, TX; sons, Fernando Sais Jr. of Hobbs, NM, and Braulio DeLaFuente of San Antonio, TX; brothers, Antonio Saenz of Arizona, Rogelio Saenz of Van Horn, TX, Tomas Saenz of Artesia, Ismael Saenz of Artesia, Conrado Saenz of San Isidro, Mexico, and Victor Saenz, Baltazar Saenz and Hector Saenz, all of Bosque Bonito, Mexico; sisters, Virginia Saenz of Juarez, Mexico, Horencia Perez of Zaragosa, Mexico, and Cuca Saenz of Bosque Bonito; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife on January 18, 1999, his parents, a son, Armando Sais, and four brothers. ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - March 29, 2000 SALDIVAR A funeral mass for Deacon Audon "Odie" Saldivar Sr., 48, of Midland, TX, will be March 30 at Our Lady Of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Midland. Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park. He died March 26, at Midland Memorial Hospital. Reyes-Garcia Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He was born December 26, 1951, in Big Spring, TX, to Jose and Dora Saldivar. He married Mary Elma Valencia in 1971. In 1980, the family moved to Stanton, TX, where they lived for 14 years. They lived in Loving, NM, from 1994 to 1998. The couple moved to Midland in November 1999 from Freer, TX. He was a fourth degree Knight with the Knights of Columbus. He was preceded in death by a brother, Arthur Saldivar. Survivors include his wife of Midland; sons, Audon M. "Odie" Saldivar, Jr. of Midland and Jacob Mathew Saldivar of Fort Brag, NC; daughters, Trish Gonzalez of Stanton and Terri Flores of Stanton; brothers, Jaime Saldivar, Raymond Saldivar and Tony Saldivar of Big Spring and Johnny Saldivar of Midland; sisters, Teodora "Tia" Del Torro, Bertha Miranda and Lisa Hernandez of Big Spring and Denise Garcia of Carlsbad; parents, Jose and Dora Saldivar of Big Spring; and four grandchildren. ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 7A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - August 24, 2000 SANCHEZ A funeral for Jesusita "Chita" Sanchez, 79, will be August 25 at Santa Catarina Cemetery. Interment will follow at the same cemetery. She died August 22 at Landsun Health Service Center. Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was born August 19, 1921, in Ruidoso, TX. She moved to Carlsbad in the early 1940's. Survivors include sons, Fulgencio and Johnny Baiza of Carlsbad; daughter, Frances Methola of Carlsbad; brothers, Mike and Manuel Baiza of Carlsbad; sisters, Ramona Franco, Valentina Sanchez and Mercedes Maldonado of Carlsbad; and six grandchildren. (Photo shown) ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 8 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - February 1, 2000 SANDERS Graveside services are February 2, at Hagerman Cemetery for for Ray Davis Sanders of Hagerman, NM. Sanders, 80, died at his home on January 30. He was born on September 6, 1919, in Nocona, Texas, to Nannie Payne Sanders. He married Mary Lichlyter on January 29, 1953, in Roswell, NM. She preceded him in death as well as his parents and a son, Danny Sanders. He served in the US Navy during WWII. Survivors include daughters Debra Meinke of Artesia and Dorothy Austill of Texas; brothers Alvin Sanders of Roswell and Lacy Sanders of Oklahoma City; and six grandchildren. ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 7A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - March 7, 2000 SANTOS Services for OMAR HERNANDEZ SANTOS, 37, of Papershell, will be today at San Jose Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Santa Catarina Cemetery. He died March 4 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, TX. West Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He was born August 13, 1962, to Omar and Librida Hernandez De Los Santos in Carlsbad. He attended Loving schools and Carlsbad High School. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by a daughter, Ashley Santos of Carlsbad; a grandmother, Julia Hernandez of Carlsbad; two brothers, Samuel Santos of Artesia, NM and Peter Santos of Eunice, NM; and two sisters, Sylvia Collins of Carlsbad and Lupe Estrada of Kermit, TX. (Photo shown) ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 14 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - April 23, 2000 SEDILLO Services are scheduled April 24 at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Lorenzita Montoya Sedillo. Sedillo, 86, died April 21 at Artesia General Hospital. Interment will follow at Woodbine Cemetery. She was born February 9, 1914, in Hondo, NM, the daughter of Doroteo Montoya and Balbina (Silva) Montoya. She married Camilo H. Sedillo in Carrizozo, NM on May 4, 1940. He preceded her in death on May 6, 1986. She moved to Artesia from San Patricio, NM, in 1948. She as a member of Our Lady of Grace. Survivors include sons Eloy Salsberry of Artesia, Martin Sedillo of Hobbs, NM, and Danny Sedillo of Artesia; daughters Natalia Sosa, Della Lopez, and Ellie Segura, all of Artesia, and Cerinia Salmon of Lovington, NM; brother Tranquelino Montoya of Ruidoso, NM; sister Josephine Baca of Ruidoso Downs, NM; 31 grandchildren; 40 great- grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; four sons, including Freddie Salsberry; three daughters; grandson Leroy Sosa; great-great- granddaughter Bianca Sosa; and two brothers. (Photo shown) ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - January 16, 2000 SELLECK A memorial service for Maudie Guy Selleck, 79, will be held on January 19 at Lakeview Christian Home of the Southwest Inc., North Canal Chapel. She died January 9 at Lakeview Christian Home. Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was born on January 25, 1920 to Henry A. and Katherine Brown Selleck in Bisbee, Ariz. She grew up in El Paso, Texas, where she lived most of her life and graduated from El Paso High School in 1938. She became a policewoman for the El Paso Police Department in the early 1960's, until her retirement in 1975. She then moved to Carlsbad. She attended First United Methodist Church. She donated her body to the Texas Tech University School of Medicine anatomical donations. Her only survivors include a nephew, A.E. "Gene" Bickerstaff of Carlsbad; and friend, Harriette Kirby. (Photo shown of Selleck) ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - March 5, 2000 SEVERINO Direct cremation has taken place under the direction of Sunset Gardens Direct Cremation Service, for Frances Severino, 78. She died February 26 at Lakeview Christian Home, North Canal Unit. There will be no local services. She is survived by a son, Richard Islieb, of Las Vegas, Nev.; and a daughter, Marie Whitaker, of Odessa, TX. ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - February 24, 2000 SHASTID Graveside services for Lyndle Ray Shastid, 44, will be February 25 at Sunset Gardens Memorial Park, with honors by the Carlsbad Veterans Honor Guard. He died February 22 at his home. Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He was born June 25, 1955 in Dallas, TX, to Samuel Leroy and Bobbie Laverne Storey Shastid. He moved to Carlsbad in 1969 and graduated from Carlsbad High in 1973. He joined the Army when he was 18, serving in Germany during Vietnam. He was preceded in death by his grandparents and a brother, Danny Shastid, in 1991. Survivors include his parents of Carlsbad; brothers, Jason Shastid and wife, Susan, and Mike Stastid of Carlsbad; nephews, Robert Stastid and Dakota Shastid of Carlsbad; one uncle; two aunts; and several cousins. (Photo shown) ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 14 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - March 26, 2000 SHEPARD Services will be March 27, in Lakewood, CO, for Hansel W. Shepard 95, of Denver, CO. He died on March 23 in Lakewood, NM. Interment will follow at Twin Oaks Memorial Park in Artesia. He was born October 25, 1904, in Chanute, Kansas. He married Mary Elizabeth Whitehead on November 27, 1932, in Pueblo, CO. He was preceded in death by his wife. He is survived by a son, William K. Shepard of Burlington, Wisc.; daughter Bonnie E. Holman of Denver, CO; seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - January 6, 2000 SHIRLEY A funeral Mass for Lorraine Shirley, 68, will be today at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church. Interment will follow in House Cemetery, House, NM. Shirley died January 3 at her home. West Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Lorraine "Lucky" Shirley was born May 12, 1931, in Hartford, Conn. She was raised and educated in Hartford, graduating from high school there. She and her dad moved to Raton, NM after her graduation. She became a horse trainer for the racetrack in Raton. She married Chesley "Tex" Shirley on January 19, 1956. They formed a band named "The Best of Tex and Lucky, The Traveling Sweethearts" and performed throughout New Mexico and the Southwest. Tex died in July 1980. She then moved to Loving, NM. She was also preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include sons, Darwin D. Shirley of Seminole, Texas, and Warren D. "Flip" Shirley of Caldwell, Texas; daughters, Debara B. Shirley of Caldwell, Nada E. O'Conner of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Annala J. Walker of Galveston, Texas; brother, Jack Davis of Hartford, Conn.; sister, Gladys Shirley of Carlsbad; 11 grandchildren; and her companion, Max. (Photo shown of Shirley) ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 16 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - February 27, 2000 SIEGENTHALER Memorial services will be February 28 at First United Methodist Church for Pearl Siegenthaler, 86, who died February 20 at her residence. She was born August 10, 1913, in Picayune, Miss., the daughter of Rowena Seal Walker and Daniel Dennison Walker. She married William M. Siegenthaler Sr. on June 10, 1953. She was recognized for her artistic talent in oil, watercoler, acrylic and mixed media. She was a member of Chapter AQ of the P.E.O. Sisterhood for 33 years. Survivors include her daughters Rowena Dale Laabs, husband Quinten, of Tularosa, NM, and KayBeth Stavley, husband Charles, of Austin, TX; step-daughters Loy Sue Siegenthaler of Albuquerque, NM, Linda Calvert, husband Don, of Lake Arthur, NM, and Lou Ann Patterson, husband Tracy, of Artesia; step-son William M. Siegenthaler, wife Sharon, of Artesia; 12 grandchildren; 21 great- grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband William M. Siegenthaler Sr.; five brothers; three sisters; and grand- children Rowena Kathryn Craig, Derrick Scott Craig and David Lee Calvert. ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 8 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - January 20, 2000 SLIFE A prayer service is today at Primera Bautista Iglesia for Pamela Anne Slife. Slife was born on April 12, 1949, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is survived by her mother, Frankie Jane Mason; daughter Shannon Gomez; brother Pat Mason; and two grandsons. She was preceded in death by her father, Robert R. Mason, and brother, Mike Mason. ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - September 8, 2000 SMITH, AMANDA Services for Amanda Gail Sumler Smith, 25, will be September 9 at Victory Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Carlsbad Cemetery. She died September 5 at Texas Tech University Medical Center in Lubbock, TX. Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was born April 17, 1975, in Bakersfield, CA, to Jesse Don Sumler and Glenda Gail Rackley Sumler. She grew up in Carlsbad and Loving, NM, graduating from Carlsbad High in 1994. Survivors include brothers, Jesse Don Sumler Jr. of Indio, CA, and Jerry Rackley of Artesia, NM; sister, Alicia Green of Indio, CA; maternal grandmother, Barbara Rackley of Carlsbad; and paternal grandmother, Mildred Van Mater of Indio, CA. (Photo shown) ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - April 9, 2000 SMITH, MICHAEL Michael R. Smnith, Aviation Electronics Technician Senior Chief Petty Office, US Navy Retired, was buried at sea with full Military Honors as per his wishes on March 27, 2000. In attendance were his wife, Deborah; daughters Samantha and Amber. (Photo shown) ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 2A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - February 29, 2000 SMITH, NANNETTE Direct cremation has taken place for NANNETTE SMITH, 39, under the direction of Sunset Gardens Direct Cremation Service. She died February 17, 2000, at Artesia General Hospital. The funeral will be today at Sunset Gardens. ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - April 2, 2000 SOTO Services for Fernando Soto, 84, will be April 4 at Mt. Sinai United Methodist Church, with his grandson, the Rev. Rick Scovel, officiating. Interment will follow at Santa Catarina Cemetery. He died April 1 at Carlsbad Medical Center. West Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He was born September 3, 1915, in Roswell, NM to Dionisio and Angelita Carrion Soto. His family moved to Carlsbad when he was 6 years old. He married Manuela Calderon in Carlsbad on August 31, 1940. They were married 59 1/2 years. He was a member of Mt. Sinai United Methodist Church and president of the Santa Catarina Cemetery Board for 26 years. He was preceded in death by four children, two grandchildren, one brother and one sister. Survivors inclue his wife; sons, Samuel Soto of Carlsbad, Santiago Soto of Albuquerque, NM, Salvador Soto of Santa Fe, NM, Saulo Soto of Menneapolis, MN, and Fernando Soto Jr. of New York City; daughters, Sara Scovel of Thornton, CO, and Sulema Navarrete, Susana McCombs and Manuela Gomez of Carlsbad; brothers, Solomon Soto and Benny Soto of Carlsbad and Bill Soto of Roswell; sisters, Angelita Villa of La Puente, CA, Aurora Ruiz of Pico Rivera, CA, Belen Soto, Elizabeth Samaniego and Celia Rojo of Carlsbad, Elena Fierro of Victorville, CA, and Lydia Garcia of Oracle, AZ; 24 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. (Photo shown) ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - April 11, 2000 SPENCE Memorial services for Margaret S. Spence, 99, will be April 12 at Landsun Homes Chapel. She died March 29 at Landsun Health Service Center. West Funeral Home Inc., is in charge of the arrangements. She was born February 5, 1901, in Berlin, NE, to Albert and Ida Mae Seybert Shrader. She moved to Kansas at an early age and grew up in Cedar Vale, KS. She married R.T. Spence on July 24, 1924, and they moved to Carlsbad on May 2, 1942. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Woman's Club, Order of the Eastern Star and past president of Chapter YPEO Sisterhood. She was also a member of the Chamber of Commerce and the Fine Arts Museum. She was preceded in death by her husband on February 14, 1957. She is survived by her brother, M.S. Shrader, of Harper, KS. (Photo shown) ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - February 2, 2000 SPICER Graveside services will be held for Eloise M. Spicer, 82, on February 4, at Fairview Memorial Park in Albuquerque, NM. She died January 31. Bill Eisenhour Funeral Homes of Oklahoma City and Del City, Okla., is in charge of arrangements. She was born June 1, 1917, in Grandfield, Okla. She taught special education in Carlsbad and taught sign language at New Mexico State University at Carlsbad. She was preceded in death by her husband, Abraham Spicer and a brother, Leon Chambers. Survivors include children, Gale Spicer of Wellston, Okla., Grace Wallace of Grants and Mable Michael of Globe, Ariz.; brothers, Johnny Chambers of Southwest City, Missouri, Leo Chambers of Grove, Okla., and Tommy Chambers of Fort Worth, Texas; sisters, Martha E. Owens of Joplin, Mo., and Lucy Schrank of New Braunfels, Texas; seven grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. (Photo shown of Spicer) ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - March 23, 2000 SPORING Services will be March 24 at Epworth United Methodist Church, for EDITH A. "LEA" SPORING, 88, of Palo Duro Northeast, Albuquerque, NM. Interment will follow at Carlsbad Cemetery. She died March 21 at her home. Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was born March 10, 1912, to William Joseph and Edith Jennings Smith in Belen, NM. She married Rudolph George Sporing Sr. in 1937, in Springfield, Mass. They lived in Carlsbad from 1937 to 1961 where they were involved in various businesses including a motel near White's City. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rudy, on August 12, 1973, and by a brother, Kern Smith. Survivors include a son, Rudy Sporing Jr. of Albuquerque, NM; brother, Jake Smith of Carlsbad; and one granddaughter. ************************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - May 9, 2000 SPRINGER Direct cremation has taken place for Louise Springer, 88, of Carlsbad. She died May 7 at Lakeview Christian Home. Cremation was under the direction of Sunset Gardens Direct Cremation Service. She was born on January 11, 1912, in Kansas to Sam Coleman and Nellie Crystal. She is survived by husband Fred Springer. ************************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 8 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - August 16, 2000 SPROUSE Services were today at Twin Oaks Memorial Park for George L. Sprouse, 61, of Artesia. He died August 12 at Artesia General Hospital. He was born March 14, 1939, in Clayton, NM. He married Lucy on August 18, 1970. He was an automotive mechanic in the US Army from May 1965 until May 1968. He was stationed in Alaska and at Fort Polk, LA. Survivors include wife, Lucy, of the family home; sons, George Lee Sprouse III and Kevin Sprouse, both of Artesia, and Scott Sprouse of Las Cruces, NM; daughters, Janet Sprouse and Kathleen Sprouse, both from Artesia; brothers, Ervin Sprouse of Perryton, TX and Charles Sprouse of Clayton, NM; sisters, Pat Wade of Perryton, Ethel Burros of Amarillo, TX, and Christine Baker of Hobbs, NM; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. ********************************************************************** The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - February 13, 2000 STAGNER Graveside services will be February 14 at Carlsbad Cemetery for Leona Louise Allinger Stagner. She died February 10 at Landsun Health Service Center. Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was born May 31, 1906, in Arnett, Oklahoma Territory, to Albert Louis and Reika Beumer Allinger. They moved to Carlsbad in 1909 where she graduated from Carlsbad High School in 1922. She attended New Mexico Teachers' College in Silver City and Colorado State Teachers' College in Greeley. She married James W. Stagner on July 26, 1929. He preceded her in death on August 27, 1959. She was a member of First United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death also by her parents and a brother, Alvin Allinger. Survivors include daughters, Mary Walker and Louise Wilson of Carlsbad; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 8 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - March 8, 2000 STANDARD Services were today at Miller Chapel in Liberal, Kan., for former Artesia resident Ben J. Standard of Liberal. Standard, 80, died March 8 at the Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. Interment was to follow at the Liberal Cemetery. He was born February 21, 1920, in Lakewood, NM, the son of John L. and Ruth Snow Standard. He graduated from Artesia High School in 1938. He was a veteran of WWII, serving in the US Army Signal Corps in North Africa, England, France and Belgium at the rank of master sergeant. He moved to Lawrence, Kan., in 1960, and later to Liberal in 1999. He was a member of the Lawrence Friends Church. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Santa Fe Consistory and the Scottish Rite. He married Floy Townsend in Artesia on March 9, 1941. He is survived by his wife; sons Ben J. Standard Jr. of Meade, Kan., and Greg Standard of Kismet, Kan.; daughters Zoe Olson of Carlsbad, Karen Davis of Topeka, Kan., and Pamela Anguiano of Liberal; brothers Virgil Standard of Loco Hills, NM and Thad Standard of Mesquite; sisters Vera Danning of Portales, NM, Inez Steed of Artesia, Mildred Pennington of Carlsbad and Margaret head of Odessa, TX; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister. ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 10A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - February 9, 2000 STEPHENS Private family services will be held at a later date for Mary Kate Stephens, 93, of Carlsbad. She died February 7 at her home. Cremation has taken place. Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was born April 10, 1906, in Sulphur, Okla., to Robert and Sophia Hodges Lowrance. She married J.T. Stephens Sr. in Sulphur in the early 1920's. In 1929, they moved to Carlsbad where they homesteaded south of town where the Flying X is located. She was a member of First Baptist Church. In 1959, she moved to Roswell, NM. She was preceded in death by her husband on July 11, 1981; a son, Luther Stephens in 1998; two brothers; and two sisters. Survivors include sons, J.T. Stephens Jr. of Carlsbad and Stephen C. Stephens of Albuquerque, NM; daughters, Dorothy Virden of Gardnerville, Nev., Mary L. Scholle of LaPlace, La., Kathryn Rumbaugh and Pat Bush of Roswell; sister, Virginia Tyler of Montrose, Colo.; 14 grandchildren; 19 great- grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. (Photo shown of Stephens) ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 8 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - February 8, 2000 STINNETT Services are scheduled for February 10 at First Presbyterian Church in Artesia for Rufus M. Stinnett. Stinnett, 94, died February 7 in El Paso, Texas. Burial will be at Woodbine Cemetery in Artesia. Burial will be with Masonic Graveside Rites. Terpening & Son Mortuary will be in charge of arrangements. Stinnett was born February 23, 1905, in Portales, NM, the son of Samuel Henry Stinnett and Mary Jane Stinnett. He married Helen Green on May 25, 1932, in Artesia. She preceded him in death on August 3, 1997. He moved to Artesia from Hope, NM, in 1945. His professional life was spent in the field of education. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church. He was a Worthy Grand Patron Order of Eastern Star for the state of New Mexico in 1947-48 and served as Watchman of the Shepherds for White Shrine of Jerusalem. Survivors include a son Arba Stinnett of Novato, Calif.; a daughter Rosemary Harral of Golden, Colo.; three granddaughters; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife and one grandson. ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - February 29, 2000 STORME Services will be February 30, 2000 at Oasis Christian Fellowship Annex for Monte Cley Storme, 67. Burial will follow at Carlsbad Cemetery with honors by the Carlsbad Veterans Honor Guard. He died February 26 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, TX. Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He was born May 7, 1932, to Lee Richard Cook and Lillie Belle Short Cook in Sumerton, Ariz. He grew up in Steward, Okla. He joined the Army at age 15 and served for seven years. He married Donna Lee Word on December 18, 1958, in Snyder, TX. The couple moved to Carlsbad eight years ago from Riverside, Calif. He was preceded in death by a brother, Hubert Cook, and a sister, Maxine Cook, who were both infants when they died. He is survived by his wife of the home; a son, Ira Craig Storme of Kermit, TX; two daughters, Ida Lee Storme Fraser and Iris Jean Hartsock, both of Carlsbad; three sisters, Mildred Power of Visalia, Calif., Joyce Sandoval of Marysville, Calif., and Barbara Sadler of Tallequah, Okla.; 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. (Photo of Storme) ******************************************************************** The following excerpts were taken from Page 8 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - April 27, 2000 STROMBERG Memorial services will be today at First Presbyterian Church in Ardmore, OK, for former Artesia resident T.C. Stromberg of Ardmore. Stromberg, 87, died April 22 at an Ardmore hospital. He was born September 18, 1912, in Purcell, OK, the son of the late Hugo J. and Adele Mable Woods Stromberg. He married June B. Helton on December 6, 1936, in Grandfield, OK. He had been an Ardmore resident for many years, moving there at the age of 6 and graduating from Ardmore High School. He then attended and graduated from business school at the University of Oklahoma. He served in the US Navy in aviation during WWII. He lived in Artesia for 43 years, where he owned and operated Artesia Lumber Company. He returned to Ardmore in 1984. Survivors include his wife, June, of the home; daughters Ann Stromberg, son-in-law Rudi Volti, of Claremont, Calif., and Sara Jones, son-in-law Nathan Jones; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. ************************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - March 16, 2000 STROUD Services for Wanda Jean West Stroud will be March 17 at Grace Episcopal Church. Cremation will follow the service. She died March 14 at her home. Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was born on March 31, 1929, in Jennings, Louisiana, to Elwood Clifford West and Anna Victoria (Pat) Smith West. She spent much of her early years in the Loving and Malaga, NM area. After a move to Wink, TX, Wanda graduated from High School. She married Darrel Stroud of Kermit, TX, in 1946. The couple soon moved to Carlsbad. Survivors include a sister, Jane Trone of Carlsbad; her daughter, Vickie Janean Stroud Feist of Carlsbad; two sons, Cliff Stroud of Carlsbad, and Tom Stroud of Boise, ID; grandchildren, Alison Stroud, John Stroud, Aaron Stroud, Jennifer Stroud, Christopher Stroud, Kimberly Stroud, Zachry Downen, Jeffrey Feist, Joshua Feist, Bridget Downen Feist, Frank Barnett and Lia Barnett; great-grandchildren, Logan Stroud, Jessica Doubrava, Jazmine Gonzalez and Christian Ames-Stroud. (Photo shown) ************************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - January 20, 2000 STUELAND Graveside services are scheduled for Edwin B. Stueland, 79, today at Carlsbad Cemetery. He died January 16 at his home. Denton- Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He was born June 5, 1920, in Stony Run Township near Clarkfield, Minn., to Hans J. and Minnie Mickelson Stueland. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. In 1939, he graduated from high school. He inlisted in the Air Force serving in WWII as a nose gunner of a B-24 Liberator in the South Pacific. He married Norma Nelson in 1945. Following an honorable discharge from the service, he attended Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis, Minn. He and his wife moved to Carlsbad in 1985 after living in Moline, Ill., and Dubuque, Iowa, designing and testing John Deere tractors for 37 years. While living in Dubuque, he was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. He was preceded in death by his wife in 1986; sister, Ruby Oxtra; and five brothers, Arthur, Clifford, Harold, Reuben, and Richard. Survivors include a brother, Earl of Rural Granite, Minn.; and sister, Evelyn Kruger of Minnesota. ******************************************************************** The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - February 27, 2000 SUBIA A funeral mass will be celebrated February 28 at San Jose Catholic Church for Socorro G. Subia, 81. Interment will follow at Santa Catarina Cemetery. She died February 22 at Carlsbad Medical Center. West Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was born June 30, 1918, in Mexico to Antonio and Rebecca Guzman Larez. She came to Malaga, NM with her parents when she was 2 years old. She married Jose Subia December 15, 1940, in Carlsbad. They moved to Otis, NM and lived there until May 1999 when she moved to Lakeview Christian Home of the Southwest, Northgate Unit. She was a member of San Jose Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by brothers, Chon and Cruz Carrasco. Survivors include her husband, Jose, of Carlsbad; brother, Manuel Carrasco of Carlsbad; sisters, Luciana Sauceda of Carlsbad, Sabina Clayton of N. Carolina and Mary French of Orange, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews. (Photo shown of Subia) ******************************************************************** The following excerpts were taken from Page 14 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - January 23, 2000 TARIN Services are scheduled for January 24, at Our Lady Of Grace Catholic Church in Artesia for Ernestina M. Tarin of Andrews, Texas. Tarin, 70, died January 21 in Andrews. Burial will be at Woodbine Cemetery. She was born September 24, 1929, in Mulato, Mexico, the daughter of Matias Montoya and Paula (Armendariz) Montoya. She married Jose P. Tarin on April 28, 1952, in Ojinaga, Mexico. She came to Artesia in 1958 from Van Horn, Texas, then moved to Andrews in 1989. Her husband preceded her in death on May 16, 1989. Survivors include son Jose Tarin of Roswell, NM; brothers Alvaro Montoya and Rodolfo Montoya both of Andrews, Florentino Montoya of Presidio, Texas, Anastacio Montoya of Mulato, Mexico, Abelardo Montoya of Fort Davis, Texas, and Ruben Montoya of Henderson, Colo.; sister Josefina Estrada of Presidio; and two grandchildren. ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 10 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - February 25, 2000 TERRILL Services will be today at Terpening & Son Chapel for Joyce Terrill, 63, of the Artesia Good Samaritan Center. She died on February 23 at the Center. Interment will be at Muleshoe Memorial Park in Muleshoe, TX. She died February 23 at the Artesia Good Samaritan Center. Terpening & Son Mortuary are in charge of arrangements. She was born January 1, 1937, to William and B. Etta (Reynolds) Landcaster. She married Ray Terrill in 1955 in Muleshoe, TX. He preceded her in death on January 31, 1995. The moved to Artesia from Progress, TX, in 1995. She was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Betty Jean Terrill of Levelland, TX; and a brother, Don Landcaster and wife, Alma, of Artesia; a nephew; and three great-nephews ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 8 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - February 2, 2000 TESILLO Services are scheduled for February 4, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Artesia, for Petra Sosa Tesillo of 911 W. Grand. Tesillo, 73, died January 31 at Covenant Lakeside in Lubbock, Texas. Burial willbe at Woodbine Cemetery. She was born August 6, 1926, the daughter of Isabel Tesillo and Tomasa (Sosa) Tesillo. She was never married. She came to Artesia in the late 1930's from Carlsbad, NM. She was a member of Our Lady of Grace. Survivors include six sons, Nate Tesillo of Artesia, Tommy Sanchez of Artesia, Tommy Tesillo of Hobbs, NM, Charlie Tesillo of Artesia, Jerry Tesillo of Lovington, NM, and Tony Tesillo of Los Lunas; brother Emilio Tesillo of Artesia; sister Geneva Bueno of Artesia; 23 grandchildren; and 34 great- grandchildren. Pallbearers will be grandsons Eric Tesillo, Charlie Tesillo, Daniel Tesillo, Ernie Tesillo, Tommy Lee Tesillo, LeRoy Tesillo and Jose Luis Tesillo. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers Pete Tesillo Sr., Isabel Tesillo and Robert Tesillo; and grandsons Nate Tesillo Jr., Alonzo Valencia Jr., and Avelino Ray Tesillo. (Photo of Tesillo) ******************************************************************** The following excerpts were taken from Page 8 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - August 22, 2000 THOMAS Services for Larcenia Thomas, 62, will be August 25 at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Cremation will be held under direction of Terpening and Son Mortuary. She died August 20 at her home after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born October 18, 1937, in Cartersville, GA, to Horace Giddens and Lucy (Carreker) Giddens. She married Charles B. Thomas on June 16, 1960, in Denver, CO. He preceded her in death in April 1997. She came to Artesia with her husband in 1963. She was a member of the US Army Women's Army Corps and was later a NM Department of Labor employment interviewer for 25 years. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church. Survivors include sons, Charlges B. Thomas of Artesia and David M. Thomas of Twentynine Palms, CA; daughter Michelle Mullins of Artesia; brothers Andrew Giddnes, Paul Giddens and Ronald Johnson, all of Atlanta, GA; sisters Juel Moore of San Diego, CA and Luchrista Crawford of Flint, MI; and five grand- children. (Photo shown) ******************************************************************** The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - January 16, 2000 THOMPSON Graveside services for Willadeen Thompson, 81, of Roswell, NM will be January 18 at Woodbine Cemetery in Artesia, NM. She died January 14 at Mission Arch Care Center in Roswell. Terpening and Son Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. She was born September 9, 1918, in Chautauqua, Kan., to Duffy Oliver and LaVern Clayton Smith. She married Ralph Thompson May 3, 1941, in Las Vegas, NM. He preceded her in death March 26, 1972. She moved to Artesia from Las Vegas in 1941. She lived in Artesia for 44 years before moving to Roswell in 1993. She was preceded in death by a son, Ralph Kim Thompson on January 17, 1989. Survivors include a son, Jon Kent Thompson, of Phoenix, Ariz. ******************************************************************** The following excerpts were taken from Page 10 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - August 25, 2000 TICE Services are today at The Potter's House for Michael Ryan Tice. Tice, an infant, died August 22 at Artesia General Hospital. Interment will follow at Woodbine Cemetery. He was born June 28 in Artesia to Jeremy D. Tice and Donielle J. (DeBault) Tice. He is survived by his parents; brother, Jeremy Wayne Tice; sister, Angelique Tice; maternal grandparents, Vickey and Paul DeBault of Victoria, TX; paternal grandparents, Allen and Crystal Tice of Artesia; great-grandmother, Margaret DeBault of Victoria, TX; great-grandparents, Bil Aspelin of Roswell, NM, and Beverly Aspelin of Marysville, CA; great-great-grand- father, Floyd G. Shelton of Artesia; and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. ******************************************************************** The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - April 7, 2000 TIDWELL Graveside services for Robert D. "Bob" Tidwell, 80, will be April 8 at Carlsbad Cemetery. He died April 4 at Lakeview Christian Home of the Southwest Inc., Northgate Unit. Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He was born February 7, 1920, to John Riley and Ruby Mae Jackson Tidwell in El Paso Gap. He grew up in Eddy County in the Dog Canyon area. During WWII he served in the Army. He was preceded in death by 4 brothers and 2 sisters. Survivors include sisters, Sue Ervin of Carlsbad and Faye Lewis of Sallisaw, OK. ******************************************************************** The following excerpts were taken from Page 8 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - Feruary 17, 2000 TITTLE Graveside services were this afternoon at Abilene Municipal Cemetery in Abilene, TX, for former Artesia resident Nadine Tippett Tittle of Abilene. Tittle, 87, died February 15 at her home. She was born September 11, 1912, in Del Rio, TX. She married Orion L. Tittle on December 20, 1931. He preceded her in death in 1991. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Merkel, TX. She is survived by son Billy Rufus Tittle, wife Phyllis, of Abilene; daughters, Peggy Lou Nelson, husband John, of Fort Stockton, TX, and Jayne Lee Cockrell, husband Tom, of Hunt, TX; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - February 19, 2000 TRACY Services for Lolita Tracy, 78, will be February 20 at Oasis Christian Fellowship. Interment will follow at Carlsbad Cemetery. She died February 16 at Carlsbad Medical Center. She was born August 9, 1921, to Joaquin Sylvester and Mittie Agnes Green McBeath in Orange, TX. She grew up in east Texas and graduated from high school in Brownwood. During the war, she worked for the Eighth Service Command in Dallas, TX. In 1946 she moved to Carlsbad where her mother owned the Eddy County News. She married Samuel D. Tracy on September 9, 1948, in Carlsbad. She was preceded in death by her husband on February 24, 1994. Survivors include a son, George Tracy, of Albuquerque, NM; daughters, Mittie B. Hayes, Marian Gordon and Susie Bindel of Carlsbad and Cindy F. Lee of Fredricksburg, VA; brothers, Andrew McBeath of San Antonio, TX and Sylvester McBeath of Lubbock, TX; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. (Photo shown) ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - January 21, 2000 TRAMEL A memorial service is scheduled for Jack R. Tramel, 71, on January 22 at West Funeral Home Chapel. Cremation has taken place. Tramel died January 18 at Carlsad Medical Center. West Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He was born May 23, 1928, in St. Paul, Minn., to Reuben and Hazel Hobblett Tramel. He later moved to Tennessee and then to Carlsbad in 1959. Survivors include daughters, Sharyn Callison and Connie Darrah of Carlsbad; sister, Dorothy Boehm of Carlsbad; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. (Photo shown of Tramel) ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - September 10, 2000 TREVINO Services for Danny Palomino Trevino, 32, will be September 11 at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Loving Cemetery in Loving, NM. Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He died September 7 at his home. He was born September 2, 1968, in Carlsbad, to Lupe and Delores Palomino Trevino. He moved to El Paso, TX, about eight years ago. In April 2000, he was diagnosed with Leukemia. He is survived by his mother, of Loving; his father of El Paso; fiancee Delia Gonzalez; brothers, Larry Palomino of Roswell, NM, Lupe Trevino II, Frank Trevino, Raymond Trevino and Lorenzo Trevino of Loving and Joe Trevino of Otis, NM; sisters, Sandra Hernandez of Carlsbad, Diana Coronado of Las Cruces, NM and Linda Patton of Malaga, NM; and 19 nephews and nieces. (Photo shown) ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 8 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - July 18, 2000 TROUBLEFIELD Services will be July 19 at Cornerstone Fellowship for Jo Ann Trouble- Field, 58, who died July 16 at her home in Artesia. Burial will be at Hagerman Cemetery in Hagerman, NM. She was born September 26, 1941, in Miami, AZ, to Sam Houston Harrison and Ruby LaVerne (Hampton) Harrison. She married Larry Troublefield on December 2, 1962, in Las Vegas, NV. She was raised in Carlsbad, NM and came to Artesia in 1960. She was a member of Cornerstone Fellowship, and women of the Moose. Survivors include husband Larry; parents Sam and LaVerne Harrison of Carlsbad; son, Lary Troublefield Jr. of Carlsbad; daughter Edna Adkins of Portales, NM; grandchildren Nikki Adkins and Justin Adkins of Portales, Trey Troublefield and Katelyn Troublefield of Carlsbad; sister-in-law Peggy Wilson and husband N.F. of Houston, TX; brothers-in- law Bill Troublefield and wife Oma of Hagerman, Ron Troublefield of Carlsbad, Don Troublefield and wife Sandy of Washington State, Lynn Troublefield and wife Jana of Artesia and Glen Troublefield and wife Susie of California; numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by brother Sammy Harrison and sister Janet Harrison. *********************************************************************** The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - April 1, 2000 TRUJILLO Graveside services for Rafael G. Trujillo, 83, of Canadian, TX and formerly of Carlsbad, are today at Edith Ford Memorial Cemetery. He died March 29 in Canadian. Stickley-Hill Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements. He was born July 20, 1916, in Buena Vista, TX, to Manuel and Margarita Gonzales Trujillo. He married Julia Villalpando on March 11, 1935, in Carlsbad. He moved to Canadian from Roswell, NM in 1997. He was preceded in death by two sons, Eloisin Trujillo in 1982 and David Trujillo in 1999. Survivors include his wife, sons, Elias Trujillo of Colorado Springs, CO, the Rev. Enrique Trujillo, Albert Trujillo and Rodolpho Trujillo of Roswell, and Daniel Trujillo of El Paso, TX; daughters, Elena Ornelas and Cecilia Tavarez of Roswell, Yolanda Chavez of Jackkson, MS, and Elizabeth Lankford of Canadian; sister, Elfida Rojas of Carlsbad; 35 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. ******************************************************************** Submitted By: patti pennington ************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. 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