Columbus, Luna County NM deaths 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Submitted by: Ray Page rspage@gilanet.com The Southwestern New Mexico Genealogical and Historical Society ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following individuals were residents of Columbus, NM, at the time of their deaths, funeral arrangements were made by local mortuaries, but they are not buried at the Columbus Valley Heights Cemetery. A special thanks is owed to Richard and Betty Dean of Columbus, NM, who collected, recorded, and made this information available. NAME AGE DATE OF DEATH BURIAL Akeroyd, William Earl 6 days 11-26-1920 El Paso, TX Allen, Simon 22 08-14-1918 Pilot Point, TX Amaya, Lorenzo 7 months 05-27-1929 Deming, NM Anderson, Lester Bertram 75 1/2 01-19-1986 Ft. Bayard, NM Armstrong, Charles S. 19 10-19-1918 Cincinnati, OH Ash, Mary 07-15-1913 Deming, NM Audia, William C. 24 10-11-1918 Miami, AZ Avala, Guadalupe 4 months 04-28-1927 Hermanas, NM Bailey, Frank 04-13-1894 Deming, NM Bailey, Andrew O. 70 1/2 07-02-1913 Deming, NM Bailey, Horace 21 10-11-1920 Deming, NM Bandy, Willis Wolfe 69 03-31-1960 Deming, NM Barba, Pedro Griego 80 12-07-1990 Palomas, NM Barton, James W. 02-18-1992 Cremated Becker, Woodrow 75 03-12-1988 ? Bigham, Harry 27 10-15-1918 Versailles, OH Blackwell, Charles C. 51 03-04-1939 Dexington, OK Bland, Dell J. 01-11-1993 Rockford, IL Bliss, Clarence W. 43 05-02-1957 Deming, NM Block, Arthur 24 04-21-1921 Detroit, MI Bond, Willard F. 90 04-06-1988 Ft. Bayard, NM Borde, Alice 82 1/2 05-16-1990 Deming, NM Brabo, Uicasis 2 1/2 05-07-1925 Mimbres, NM Brakstad, Arne Wilhelm 70 04-12-1964 Deming, NM Breen, Susie M. 54 10-22-1960 Deming, NM Breen, John Horace 75 11-13-1962 Deming, NM Brown, Helen May 06-02-1967 Albuquerque, NM Calderon, Maria P. 45 02-27-1930 Deming, NM Cambr, Chenne 27 10-20-1920 Unknown Camp, Monroe 71 1/2 02-05-1939 Deming, NM (Capt. 13 th Cav) 45 10-25-1913 ? Carr, Frank 35 09-18-1931 El Paso, TX Carreon, Petra V. 5 05-02-1933 Deming, NM Carreon, Jesus V. 74 01-14-1979 Deming, NM Carson, William S. 69 01-28-1984 El Paso, TX Carter, Charles A. 54 12-29-1947 Hachita, NM Casey, William 58 (Approx) 06-07-1934 Deming, NM Castillo, Sofia M. 32 09-02-1983 Palomas, Mexico Castillo, Gustavo M. 62 04-30-1983 Palomas, Mexico Chip, Maria T. 3 months 01-16-1936 Deming, NM Christapherson, William M. 71 1/2 12-09-1986 Deming, NM Clair, Edna L. 55 02-18-1943 Deming, NM Clark, John Wesley 09-24-1987 Cremated Cobb, Herbert E. 21 03-27-1921 Braddock, PA Cone, Ralph A. 81 01-27-1995 Cremated Conley, James H. 34 05-07-1918 El Paso, TX Conner, Homer L. 74 11-12-1976 Deming, NM Covert, Henry L. 51 04-21-1932 Deming, NM Cuevas, Petra S. 38 10-18-1972 Palomas, Mexico Daily, William M. 65 1/2 12-31-1932 Deming, NM Dart, Dearrell D. 3 10-19-1918 Spokane, WA Dart, Glen O. 34 10-18-1918 Spokane, WA Davidson, William S. 62 09-12-1979 Tucson, AZ Davis, Annie 48 11-17-1921 Silver City, NM Davis, Josie M. 87 09-01-1972 Phoenix, AZ Dees, Wyatte B. 35 07-08-1927 Deming, NM Dorris, Frank 22 10-28-1918 Omaha, NE Dry, Robert 22 11-08-1918 Louisville, KY DuBoir, Alice 24 04-14-1920 Deming, NM Dunton, Curtis L. 1 06-30-1951 Portland, OR Durrington, John W. 77 11-27-1942 Buffalo, MO Echalo, George E. 32 1922 Virginia Edwards, Napoleon 27 11-16-1918 Streetman, TX Emerson, Marie E. 83 01-28-1991 Mimbres, NM Espinosa, Catalina S. 63 03-06-1991 Deming, NM Espinoza, Carla Y. 1 1/2 08-06-1990 Deming, NM Estrada, Rosendo 33 08-17-1934 Deming, NM Evans, Jean J. 3 11-04-1918 Deming, NM Evans, Edna Belle 63 02-04-1944 Deming, NM Falker, Alexander 7 1/2 10-07-1918 Anderson, IN Fellows, Jane E. 10-16-1988 Cremated Fernandez, Dagoberto 36 07-03-1987 Palomas, Mexico Finley, Howard 19 05-16-1921 Harrisburg, PA Fitzpatrick, Daniel F. 79 06-09-1929 Deming. NM Flores, Amilia 59 1/2 07-13-1982 Palomas, Mexico Flores, Esteban D. 66 01-26-1973 Deming, NM Flores, Nagdalin 1 08-04-1933 Memphis, TN Fowler, Julian V. 61 01-28-1984 El Paso, TX Franklin, Ben 29 11-20-1918 Los Angeles, CA Frenandez, Carmen Y. 7 12-22-1983 Deming, NM Gamboa, Ferrando Lopez 09-02-1964 Columbus or Palomas Gardner, Marion K. 55 04-12-1968 Deming, NM Garham, Fred J. 40 10-18-1918 Louisville, KY Garland, Earl A. 76 05-06-1977 Tucson, AZ Gary, Roy 28 08-14-1918 Edna, TX Gibson, Garnet A. 68 06-12-1943 Deming, NM Gibson, George O. 46 03-30-1950 Deming, NM Gibson, Mary Myrtle Witt 82 02-22-1961 Deming, NM Goldstein, Max 55? 12-02-1921 El Paso, TX Gonzalea, Mary C. 17 04-24-1987 Palomas, Mexico Goode, Alvin 85 1/2 03-06-1990 Deming, NM Gregg, Eliza Jane 76 11-26-1939 Deming, NM Gregory, Fredrick S. 65 09-30-1949 Deming, NM Gutierrez, Salvador, Jr. 2 05-19-1955 Deming, NM Haag, George 03-25-1966 Deming, NM Hagey, John Harold 63 12-10-1965 Deming, NM Halbert, George C. 25 10-18-1918 St. Louis, MO Hale, Vergie Beatrice 64 12-16-1972 Deming, NM Hamilton, Charlie 23 1/2 07-06-1922 Tuscaloosa, AL Harding, Marjorie 11-12-1994 Cremated Harding, William C. 02-18-1993 Cremated Harper, Ralph 80 02-09-1982 Ft. Bayard, NM Hart, Earnest 26 07-22-1918 El Paso, TX Hastings, May 05-07-1989 Northfield, MN Hawkins, Benji F. 04-28-1917 ? Heath, Charles 72 05-14-1930 Deming, NM Hernandez, Bernardo G. 96 01-16-1982 Palomas, Mexico Heron, William E. 90 08-16-1976 Albuquerque, NM Hickey, William J. 32 10-16-1918 ? Hicks, David 25 05-22-1918 ? Hidalgo, David 1 1/2 06-19-1934 Palomas, Mexico Hilburn, Gwyndolyn 37 12-02-1981 ? Hill, Ray Edward 73 1/2 07-06-1986 ? Memory Gardens Hinde, Eliza Curd 87 01-02-1926 Palmyra, IN Homerfelt, Edward L. 60 1939 El Paso, TX Houlz, Dorothy L. 61 01-22-1981 Tucson, AZ Hueston, William E. 40 03-04-1918 Ft. Bliss, TX Huffman, Thomas E. 72 03-26-1990 Cremated Hufford, Sam R. 33 10-14-1918 Lancaster, PA Hughes, Jake 31 1/2 06-29-1922 Clarksdale, MS James, Richard T. 36 10-22-1918 Rockford, IL Jensen, Peter 36 06-26-1918 El Paso, TX Johnson, Virgil E. 60 12-21-1970 Sandia, NM Johnson, Robert S. 59 05-15-1935 Deming, NM Johnson, Richard H. 05-20-1994 Cremated Jones, Audra 19 10-17-1918 Pittsburg, TX Jones, John 30 08-24-1918 Chattanooga, TN Kahler, Earl S. 77 03-14-1992 Cremated Kelly, Earl 34 10-20-1929 Deming, NM Kent, Gwynnodde M. 2 02-26-1926 Deming, NM Kessler, V. L. 35 06-24-1932 St. Joseph, MO King, Willliam F. 76 03-01-1937 Deming, NM Klappentstein, John D. 22 12-15-1916 ? Krejci, Paulina 55 1/2 02-02-1938 Engle, TX Lam, Andrew J., Jr. 05-17-1946 Shenandoah, VA Lange, Alexina M. 08-07-1989 New Haven, CN Lebon, Lucy 27 10-20-1918 Rome, GA Leonard, Sarah 07-29-1990 Cremated Lesti, Jennie J. 06-15-1993 Cremated Looker, William M. 52 04-21-1973 Deming, NM Lopez, Julia G. 78 06-30-1979 Palomas, Mexico Lott, Rose Lee S. 70 05-22-1964 Deming, NM Lott, James L., Sr. 02-11-1968 ? Lyons, William G. 23 10-19-1918 Ennis, TX Madrid, Tomas 2 1/2 03-18-1932 Deming, NM Mann, Edwin James 82 1/2 12-05-1990 Tucson, AZ Manney, Guy Cecil 75 1/2 03-07-1954 Deming, NM Manwell, Blanco 2 Days 11-29-1919 ? Marshall, Willie C. 18 10-22-1918 Concord, NC Marshall, Webster O. 28 05-13-1918 Corinth, MS Martin, Delbert 23 08-18-1918 Gray, KY Martinez, "Baby" 0 11-01-1952 Deming, NM Martinez, Andrea 46 03-30-1950 Deming, NM Massey, William B. 21 10-17-1918 Billings, MT Mayer, Allealhey A. 65 04-11-1977 Deming, NM Maynes, Feliz 68 1/2 08-02-1933 Deming, NM Mayruez, Armulfo 05-30-1930 Deming, NM McBroom 64 1/2 09-18-1932 Deming, NM McCall, Peter 36 02-04-1920 Darlington, SC McDonald, "Baby" 05-02-1917 ? Medic, Ljube 22 10-16-1918 Trenton, NJ Meza, "Baby Girl" 0 05-16-1983 Palomas, Mexico Miller, Vera M. 77 08-27-1983 Deming, NM Miller, Frank A. 86 12-14-1983 Deming, NM Molinar, Dolores C. 41 01-01-1929 Deming, NM Montoya, Alberto J. 20 10-06-1979 Deming, NM Moore, Thomas O. 68 1/2 01-26-1956 El Paso, TX Moore, Julia A. 61 1/2 04-02-1955 El Paso, TX Morgan, Edward 42 10-19-1918 St. Louis, MO Morgan, Elba Levi 55 08-06-1977 Ft. Bliss, TX Morgane, Cleo 20 03-13-1918 Attalla, AL Nielsen, Marguerita P. 57 04-21-1977 Mt. Emblem, IL Noel, Althea S. 90 05-08-1984 Evergreen Cem. (El Paso, TX?) Noel, Elvin J. 02-04-1992 Cremated Norris, Jarvis G. 79 02-19-1989 Mimbres, NM O'bryan, Thomas C. 53 08-06-1964 St. Francis Otero, Clementina R. 54 07-10-1989 Deming, NM Oxford, Albert L. 89 03-20-1952 Deming, NM Pacheco, Paz 33 05-29-1921 Mexico Pappy, John H. 25 04-15-1918 El Paso, TX Parry, William H. 64 05-31-1930 Angola, KS Paschich, Marian L. 2 06-19-1934 Deming, NM Paschich, Lawrence R. 42 1/2 10-25-1931 Deming, NM Payan, Cohaua M. 21 03-26-1930 Deming, NM Peabody, Norman P. 74 10-07-1972 Deming, NM Pecor, A. O. Mrs. 12-09-1953 Long Beach, CA Pennington, Marie E. 02-08-1966? Artesia, NM Pennington, George B. 02-08-1966? Artesia, NM Peters, May W. 73 06-11-1938 Deming, NM Petty, Guy Wm. 73 11-11-1974 Deming, NM Phelps, Thomas 12-04-1945 Deming, NM Pierce, Orah M. 77 12-20-1972 Denver, CO Piseno, Paul 26 10-11-1918 Monongahela, PA Porras, Jose L. 67 1/2 04-29-1990 Deming, NM Porter, George 26 10-21-1918 Ft. Bliss, TX Potter, Fannie G. 78 01-24-1933 Deming, NM Powell, Marie 7 months 06-04-1921 El Paso, TX Powell, Arthur 72 09-06-1990 Deming, NM Powers, Charles W. 66 03-20-1930 El Paso, TX Priest, Jessie M. 42 03-25-1963 Deming, NM Provencio, Victor D. 93 01-06-1987 Whittier, CA Quesada, Jose M. 7 months 11-02-1990 ? Quesada, Macaria T. 47 1/2 04-29-1959 Deming, NM Quinn, John H. 52 01-04-1921 El Paso, TX Ramirez, Virginia G. 39 05-23-1990 El Paso, TX Reed, Sarah F. 77 03-02-1960 Deming, NM Reed, Bryon M. 78 1/2 08-01-1959 Deming, NM Resitar, William B. 56 03-27-1986 Evergreen (El Paso, TX?) Reyes, Pete 3 months 12-19-1937 Deming, NM Reyes, Pete Z. 52 05-15-1962 Deming, NM Richards, Lawrence E. 27 09-05-1913 Palmetto, FL Rivers, Merrill C. 08-07-1994 Ft. Bayard, NM Robinson, Lillian M. 22 05-01-1920 Chicago, IL Rockhold, Harry C. 82 10-21-1970 Deming, NM Rodriquez, Richard 91 11-12-1979 Deming, NM Rodriquez, Maria M. 83 03-27-1973 Deming, NM Roger, Hise 18 10-20-1918 Elton, NY Rogers, Arthur S. 20 10-31-1918 Torrent, KY Romon, Justo U. 59 01-25-1973 Deming, NM Rupe, Henry C. 69 12-02-1941 Las Cruces, NM Sanchez, Jesus M. 60 07-02-1991 ? Santiago, Bernardo ? 09-16-1954 Deming, NM Saunders, James E. 68 08-29-1920 Rodeo, NM Saunders, James 24 04-03-1920 Deming, NM Schaffer, John J. 19 10-28-1918 Lebanon, PA Schilling, William J. 4 1/2 04-09-1989 Mimbres, NM Schultz, Christian 25 10-15-1918 Gresham, PA Scipio, Dorothy M. 2 days 07-23-1921 ? Sepulveda, Andronico Jr. 15 05-18-1961 Deming, NM Sepulveda, Arfita 53 07-09-1978 Deming, NM Sewell, Joel 28 10-28-1918 Paris, TX Shea, Frank 28 12-29-1916 ? Sidebottom, Eva N. 12-11-1993 Cremated Simpson, William B. 76 05-23-1986 Memory Garden Smith, Mable F. E. 19 09-21-1922 Los Angeles, CA Smith, Laurie 21 02-21-1921 Belton, SC Stancil, George W. 36 10-15-1918 Gainsville, GA Stephens, Wesley D. 60 1982? ? Stickler, Doris 01-25-1990 Cremated Sturgeson, Albert 38 03-25-1920 Deming, NM Sweetser, Ethyle A. 72 10-09-1976 Mobile, AL Switzler, Mary J. 04-29-1992 Cremated Tafoya, Elfigo C. 72 05-15-1989 Deming, NM Tafoya, Cisita S. 46 1/2 03-01-1933 Deming, NM Taylor, Murray D. 19 10-25-1918 Sheridan, WY Taylor, Arthur L. 82 1/2 08-23-1957 Deming, NM Taylor, Mark 64 02-13-1967 Deming, NM Taylor, Wayne H. 11-28-1991 ? Taylor, Helen E. 60 11-19-1970 Albuquerque, NM Teran, Jose M. 78 04-11-1988 Ft. Bliss, TX Thomas, Ray L. 14 08-29-1920 El Paso, TX Thomas, Ruben, C. 25 10-17-1918 Afton, IA Thompson, Lloyd H. 06-06-1992 Cremated Thornberry, Elija J. Dr. 58 1/2 06-10-1933 El Paso, TX Tinney, Lola 48 1/2 02-02-1952 Deming, NM Tinney, Frank T. 78 01-30-1965 Deming, NM Townsend, Zella M. 71 1/2 03-28-1986 Cremated Trevin, Karla A. P. 6 months 05-30-1978 Palomas, Mexico Trevizo, Perfecto O. 76 02-02-1980 Palomas, Mexico Trout, Petra F. 31 07-27-1935 Deming, NM Tyson, Oscar J. 28 01-30-1921 Deming, NM Ulco, William F. 11-29-1990 Cremated Van Meter, Frank 23 10-29-1918 Kawauna, IN Vanderford, Charles C. 77 04-07-1972 Deming, NM VanElburg, Henry C. 69 04-24-1976 Albuquerque, NM Varnell, Noel O. 51 02-11-1971 Phoenix, AZ Viscarro, Pedro 3 05-12-1934 Deming, NM Wade, ?, Dr. 40 03-08-1920 Los Angeles, CA Walker, James L. 74 03-29-1920 El Paso, TX Walters, Grover C. 40 1/2 05-06-1928 Bowie, TX Walters, Betty 5 1/2 05-18-1928 El Paso, TX Wambold, Bertha A. S. 77 06-16-1972 Mt. Pleasant Ward, Thomas W. 80 11-11-1947 Deming, NM Warnock, George A. 28 10-30-1931 Deming, NM Warren, Robert J. 26 10-18-1918 Tucumcari, NM Washington, Albert 29 10-16-1918 Shreveport, LA Washington, Berti 27 09-25-1917 ? Wearin, James H. 75 03-11-1989 Mimbres, NM Weisner, William 30 10-13-1918 El Paso, TX Wessel, Cecil K. 69 04-27-1977 Berlin, WI White, Birl 29 04-11-1920 Villa Rica, GA Williams, Odessa 19 03-16-1920 Darlington, SC Williams, Frank 25 10-19-1920 ? Williams, Roy B. 29 07- -1921 El Paso, TX Wingeart, Earnest G. 08-16-1975 Deming, NM Winton, Walter F. 65 1/2 05-12-1952 El Paso, TX Wright, Adell H. 36 09-12-1956 Cuero, TX Zeratoz, Jobila C. 5 months 10-01-1929 Deming, NM.