Area Obituaries

Mark Edward Daugherty, 62, of Tatum, New Mexico, passed away March 18, 2023, surrounded by his loved ones. Mark was born to Robert and Geneva Daugherty on April 27,1960 in Roswell, New Mexico. He graduated from Elida High School in 1978. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture in 1983 and his Master…

George Lee Cline, age 90, of Fort Sumner passed away Sunday, March 26, 2023 in Albuquerque. George was born March 30, 1932 in Mills County, TX to the home of William Andrew Cline and the former Susan Frances Lindsey. He attended Goldthwaite High School. On June 7, 1952 he married Aubrey Jean Seale. Together they…

Rigoberto Casasola Vargas, 81 of Fort Sumner, U.S.A. passed away at his home on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. He was born December 16, 1941 in Gualan, Zacapa, Guatemala to the home of Abelino Casasola Sosa and Josefa Vargas Sosa. Rigoberto grew up in Guatemala. Rigoberto came to the U.S. in 1982. He made De Baca…

Our beloved Father, Son, Brother & Grandfather, Vincent Roque “Buddy” Martinez, 60, passed away peacefully with family at his bedside in Santa Fe, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. He was born on Wednesday, August 29, 1962, to Johnny Marvin Martinez and the late Patricia Ann Halpin Martinez in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Siblings: Steve (Chris) Martinez,…

Mary Alice Perez, 90 of Vaughn, NM, passed away peacefully, on Saturday, March 3, 2023. Mary Alice was born on December 27, 1932, in Buchanan, NM to Ramon and Sara (Barrio) Perez. Mary Alice was raised in Vaughn, where she also attended school and graduated from Vaughn High School. Mary Alice went on to attend…

Funeral services for Sondra Ray Jack, 82 of Tolar, NM will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, March 25, 2023 at the Chavez Funeral Home Chapel in Fort Sumner, New Mexico with Dan Lindsey officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memory, Fort Sumner Cemetery. Her grandchildren will serve as pallbearers. Sondra Ray Jack…

Lena “Janean” Grissom, 90 of Taiban, NM received her angel wings on Wednesday, January 18, 2023 in Midland, Texas. Her family was at her bedside. Janean was born May 8, 1933 in Clovis, NM to the home of Eugene “Buck” and Mabel Ayers Ellison. She grew up in Bovina, Texas. Janean married C.W Grissom Feb…

Roy Lee Borden, 83, a longtime resident of Clovis, New Mexico and a 27-year retiree of the BSNF Railroad, passed away on January 21, 2023, at the Clovis Plains Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. A viewing was held on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, from 4 pm to 6 pm at Steed-Todd Funeral Home.…

Tena Renae (Sexton) Wisner, 57, a resident of Fort Sumner died after a sudden illness on January 4, 2023. She was born May 03, 1965 in Stilwell, Oklahoma to the home of Emmett Sexton and Kahleetah (Eagle) Sexton. She grew up in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and graduated with the Tahlequah High School class of 1983. Tena…

Peggy Joann Myers, 89 of Slaton, Texas passed away Thursday, December 29, 2022. She was born August 19, 1933 in Fort Sumner, NM in the two room adobe home of James T. and Margaret (Byars) West. Peggy attended school all twelve years in Ft. Sumner and attended college at New Mexico State University. She learned…