Area Obituaries

The loving wife of L.B. Johnson Jr. of 64 years, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother passed away at the age of 88, on Thursday August 17th, 2023, at her home in Tularosa, NM in the presence of her family. Nonie was born on July 19th, 1935, in Concordia, Kansas to Carl and Ann (Brown) Clair.…

Esther Pearl (Motley) Fallon, 88, of Fort Sumner, NM passed away on July 3, 2023. She was born on May 14, 1935 in Savannah, Oklahoma, to the home of John Thomas Motley and Myrtle Ann (Smith) Motley. Esther was a graduate of Savannah High School, Eastern A&M Junior College and Southeastern State Teacher’s College in…

Jack Andrew Campbell, 65 of Fort Sumner, NM passed away at his home on Saturday, May 27, 2023. Jack was born October 17, 1957 in Shreveport, Louisiana to Vonley Cephus Campbell Jr., and Carol Therese (Polk) Campbell. Jack worked as a plumber in Fort Sumner for several years. Cremation has taken place. Additional obituary information…

Manuel John Sena, 70 of Clovis, NM passed away Sunday, June 04, 2023 at Plains Regional Medical Center following an illness. Manuel was born November 07, 1952 in Fort Sumner to the home of Ramon Alfredo and Ramona (Barela) Sena. Manuel grew up in Fort Sumner and attended Fort Sumner Schools. He worked as a…

Thomas Patrick Rogers passed away on June 2, 2023. He was born on May 9, 1954 in Fort Sumner, New Mexico to Vincent J. “VJ” Rogers and Agnes (Nelson) Rogers. Tommy attended Fort Sumner Schools and graduated with the class of 1973. He married Tauna Shaw on November 6, 1982 and they were blessed with…

Sister Teresita Garcia OP entered eternal life on May 15, 2023 at the age of 90 after 72 years of religious life. Evening Prayer with Remembering Service was held on Tuesday, May 16 at Chapel of the Word/Marywood in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Funeral Mass was celebrated on Wednesday, May 17 at Chapel of the…

Maria Dolores Drake, 86, of Fort Sumner, NM passed away Sunday, May 21, 2023 at the BeeHive Home in Clovis, NM following an illness. She was born May 1, 1937 in Fort Sumner to the home of L.F. “Chano” Silva and Lois (Pena) Silva. Dolores grew up in Fort Sumner and attended Fort Sumner Schools,…

Jessie Lee (Taylor) Green, 80 of House, New Mexico was born August 11, 1942 in Roseburg, OR to the home of Jess and Rosie (Woods) Taylor. Growing up she moved all over the west, living in many different locations from Montana to Washington, California, and Arizona. A chef by trade there wasn’t anything she couldn’t…

Denzel Ray Finney, 85 a longtime Fort Sumner valley farmer and Muleshoe, Texas dairyman passed away Saturday, May 6, 2023 at University Medical Center in Lubbock, TX following an illness. Denzel was born January 23, 1938 in Petersburg, Texas to the home of Armond Lee Finney and the former Willie Vicie Blakney. Denzel made Fort…

Bobbie “Joy” Best, 88. Funeral services for Bobbie “Joy” Best will be held at 10:00 AM, Sat., April 1, 2023 in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with her grandson, Ryan Best officiating. Burial will follow in the Floyd Cemetery with Ryan Best, Reavis Bell, Halee Goff, Klancy Best, Trey Best, Lyndsi Donner, Wende Fraze, Barbi Dauer,…