Area Obituaries

Leldon Wayne “Shorty” Hawkins of Farmington, passed into the arms of his Creator on Nov. 30, following a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was 69. Leldon was born in Clovis, NM on April 24, 1952. His father, a respected State Policeman, was transferred to duty in Fort Sumner, NM in the early ‘50’s,…

Lawrence Lavoy Foor passed away peacefully October 31, 2021 of Cardio-Pulmonary Fibrosis. He was born October 9, 1935 in Fort Sumner, NM. Graduated from Fort Sumner high school where he played the trumpet. Graduated UNM College of Pharmacy, while also playing trumpet in the marching and concert band and was a member of the Sigma…

Melton Eloye Saiz Sr., 85 of Fort Sumner, NM passed away Sunday, October 17, 2021 at University Medical Center in Lubbock, TX. Melton was born February 22, 1936 in Fort Sumner, NM to the home of Roman and Perla (Salas) Saiz. He grew up in Fort Sumner where he attended Fort Sumner Schools. Melton began…

On Thursday, October 7, 2021 Bennie Jeanne Crist, age 74, a loving mother, and “Babe”, returned to be with her Heavenly Father. She passed away surrounded by her loving family following an illness. Bennie Jeanne was born on May 23, 1947 in Fort Sumner, NM to Ben and Jeane (Burson) Good. She attended Fort Sumner…

Jimmy Calvin Neagle passed away on October 6, 2021 in Ely, Nevada. Jimmy was born to Frank and Irene Neagle on September 8, 1933 in Amarillo, TX. Jimmy lived in San Jon, NM until the eleventh grade. The Neagle family then moved to Artesia, NM where he graduated from Artesia high school in 1951. At…

Bea Killough was 87 when she passed after a great life. She had been living in Wimberley, Texas for the past 3 years with her daughter JoBeth Killough. Previous to her move to Wimberley, she had been in Fort Sumner, New Mexico where she leaves many memories. Bea was born on a farm in the…

Sarabel Hall Key was born on December 18, 1921 in Fort Sumner, NM. She resided south of Fort Sumner where her dad worked on the “Old Bar V” ranch and the “LX” ranch. She was home schooled and taught how to play the piano by her mother and graduated in 1938. She attended Lindenwood University…

Martha Louise Chavez, 61 of Santa Rosa passed away Saturday, October 09, 2021 at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque following an illness. She was born June 8, 1960 in Tucumcari, NM the daughter of Antonio and Magdalena (Marquez) Chavez. Martha grew up in Puerto De Luna, she attended Santa Rosa public schools and graduated from Santa…

Melody Ann Hudson Link of Dallas, Texas, died peacefully among her family in the late evening of Thursday, September 2, 2021. A native Houstonian, she attended Jefferson Davis High School in Houston and Southwestern University in Georgetown, TX. Melody was preceded in death by her parents, Lillie Bell Wadsworth and Paul Condell Hudson, and her…