Area Obituaries

Monte Guy Reagan, 66 of the Shipley Ranch north of Fort Sumner passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, July 23, 2024 following a sudden illness. He was born November 19, 1957 in Fort Sumner to the home of Lawrence Wendell Reagan and Carol Shipley Reagan. Monte grew up in House and Tucumcari. He graduated from Tucumcari High…

Margaret Crim 86, died peacefully on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at Tulalip, Washington at her home with family by her side. Margaret was born December 6, 1937 in Fruita, Colorado, the daughter of Porter and Emma May Denton. She married Marvin G. Crim on September 9, 1955 in Grand Junction, Colorado. The two were each…

Graveside services for David Sharp was held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, June 22, 2024 in the Corona Cemetery, Corona, NM with Rev. Marvin Pounds officiating. All of David’s family and friends will serve as honorary pallbearers. David Warren Sharp was born March 28, 1964, in Roswell, NM to the home of Martha Nell (Ingham) and…

Leon Musick, 90 Funeral services for Leon Musick, 90, of Dora will be held at 10:00 AM, Sat., July 6, 2024 in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Wayne Kinman officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Zion Cemetery with Michael Neece, Jeff Hays, Garland Creighton, Leroy Lott, Roy Lee Criswell, and Billy Joe Watson…

Evelyn Marie Rodgers passed away on June 28, 2024. She was born in Santa Rosa, New Mexico on September 15th, 1930, to parents Lloyd and Nellie Irwin. Evelyn had a wonderful 93 years of life. Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents, Lloyd and Nellie, her husband Sonny Rodgers, and a daughter Sharon Olds.…

Ann Marie Vaughan Porter, age 101, passed away Thursday, June 13th, 2024, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Ann was the 5th of 7 children, born on December 22nd, 1922, on a ranch in Ft. Sumner, New Mexico, to George Rebel Vaughan and Emma Esther Schooler Vaughan. Ann married David Douglas Porter Jr. on May 15th,1948,…

Janet Dean Reardon, 72 of Fort Sumner, NM passed away Friday, June 28, 2924 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas following a sudden illness. Janet was born September 16, 1951 in Elida, New Mexico to the home of Robert Lee Broyce and Billy Jo Johnson. She attended schools in southeastern New Mexico, including Alamogordo…

Jimmie Baxter Snipes, 89 a longtime McAlister, NM cattle rancher passed away Saturday, June 15, 2024 at his ranch home following a short illness. His family was at his bedside. Jimmie was born February 11, 1935 in Hassell, NM, the son of Huey Baxter and Opal Beulah (Smith) Snipes. He grew up in Hassell and…

SANDRA DARLENE CHRISTY INGRAM Was born January 30, 1967, in Alameda, California and was soon adopted by Ernest and Peggy Christy. She passed from this life June 10, 2024, in Dallas, Texas after a brief illness. Sandra worked in her parents business until joining the Navy where she served for 9 years as a Computer…