Ralph Bargas,
77, beloved
husband, father, grandfather, brother-in-law, and friend, left us
without warning on Friday, September 28, 2001. Born on May 29, 1924
in East Los Angeles, California to Albino Bargas and Soledad Duran,
originally of Hillsboro, New Mexico, Ralph was the last surviving
sibling of six brothers and sisters all of whom he loved and missed
very much. Always reserved, meticulous, and hardworking, Ralph grew
up during the "Great Depression," when it was not unusual for a very
young child to sell newspapers on the street corners of Los Angeles
to help support his family. He worked throughout his high school
years at Lincoln High, helping his favorite Uncle Al do gardening in
the affluent Beverly Hills. Following WW II, Ralph became a Tool and
Die Maker and a member of the International Association of
Machinists, an honorable union that he was proud to say greatly
improved the lives of working men every where. Ralph married his
beautiful teenage sweetheart, Frances, in 1947, a partnership that
would endure 54 years. In 1963, Ralph fulfilled a life-long dream to
move his family to New Mexico and open a magic and novelty retail
business in the heart of downtown Albuquerque, on Fourth Street near
Central Avenue. With the suggestion of family friend Ernest
Stapleton, Ralph named his unique business "Fool's Paradise," and he
began a challenging and exciting thirty-year long venture. Working
along side of Frances, and his magician son, Roger, later turned
lawyer magician, Ralph became involved in the International
Brotherhood of Magicians, and fondly remembered these times as some
of the happiest years of his life. A life-long Democrat, Ralph was
passionate about politics and loved nothing more than to read
everything he could about his favorite subject and discuss it with
his daughters and to tease his Republican sister-in-law with his
great zeal. Above all else, Ralph was a man of integrity and
humility. Greatly shaped by a strong family life, his upbringing in
the Catholic Church and by the times of his life, Ralph never
flinched from responsibility or veered from the high road simply
because he couldn't. He was a member of truly, the "Greatest
Generation". A gentle, quiet spoken, intelligent man, he will be
painfully missed, particularly during family gatherings, at the head
of our table. Ralph is survived by his wife, Frances; his children,
Roger and wife, Cathy; April and husband, Tony Jojola, and Valerie;
precious grandchildren, Ryan, Natasha, Cole, Brynne, and Spencer;
and great-granddaughter, Anistasia; and sister-in-law, Marie Ashby.
The Service for Ralph will be on Tuesday, October 2, 2001 at 11:00
a.m. in the Chapel of Vista Verde Mortuary, Sara Rd. at Meadowlark
Ln., Rio Rancho, with Fr. Clarence Galli officiating. Entombment
will follow in Vista Verde Memorial park. In lieu of flowers, the
family suggests donations to your favorite charity supporting the
victims and families of the September 11, 2001, National Tragedy.
Arrangements by Vista Verde Mortuary, Rio Rancho.
Albuquerque Journal (NM) - October 2, 2001
Edith Belton, who was killed in a recent automobile accident at
Fresno, California was brought to Kingston yesterday for interment.
Before her marriage Mrs. Belton was Miss Edith Reynolds of
Hillsboro.
Deming Headlight, October 12, 1934
Frank Bojorquez, sheriff of
Sierra county, died Monday at his home at Hillsboro, according to a telegram
received that night. The cause of his death is unknown.
Deming Headlight, December 3, 1920
Matias "Matt" Chavez, son of
Soledad Duran and Clemente Chavez, died Saturday, June 3, 2000. He
was 86. Matt was born on May 14, 1914 in Hillsboro, New Mexico. Matt
died from leukemia. Matt was employed by Thrifty Drug for 30 years
in Los Angeles, California. When he retired 25 years ago, he and his
wife, Esther returned to their native New Mexico. Matt spent the
last few years at his residence on Tobacco Road, roasting chile for
his neighbors, relatives and customers who became friends. Many said
his was one of the cleanest chile roasting operations around and
they even got a bunch of fresh garlic with their roasting order.
Matt is survived by his wife of 60 years, Esther; four daughters,
Dorothy, Dinah, Nannette and Debra; one son, James; eight
grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; sister, Cecelia Schultz; and
brother, Ralph Bargas. A graveside service will be held for Matt at
11:00 a.m. on June 24, 2000 in Fairview Memorial Park, 700 Yale
Blvd. SE. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American
Cancer Society, 5800 Lomas Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110,
Strong-Thorne Mortuary, 1100 Coal Ave. SE, in charge of
arrangements.
Albuquerque Journal (NM) - June 17, 2000
Joe Decker,
one of the pioneers of the Hillsboro country, died at his
home at Guthrie, Okla., death being due to paralysis. Mr. Decker was
a pioneer of the Lake Valley district and in the early days took
part in the battles against the Indians.
Deming Headlight, May 25, 1923
William Preston Dorsey,
discoverer of the Telegraph mining district in Grant county
and who was intimately connected with the development of mining
throughout the Southwest, died Sunday at his home in Tyrone, at the
age of 74 years. Mr. Dorsey was one of the pioneers of the famous
Hillsboro district in Sierra county, and made his way into Grant
county when it was overrun with Indians and was considered a remote
frontier. Indians had no terrors for Mr. Dorsey and he established a
ranch on Bear Creek long before Silver City was considered safe for
white people. The rifle which he used in those days still remains in
the family as an heirloom and was brought to the west from his home
in Missouri. When the work of building the Santa Fe railway was
started along the Santa Fe trail Mr. Dorsey returned to Kansas and
for several years was a foreman of railroad grading outfits. He
returned to New Mexico in 1880 and has been in the mining business
ever since. He was well known throughout the Southwest and leaves a
host of friends to mourn his demise.
Deming Headlight, Jun 11, 1920
Frenida Fuentes
- A most deplorable and fatal accident occurred on the Animus
Wednesday forenoon when Frenida, the ten-year-old son of Celto
Fuentes was dragged to death by a horse. Celto Fuentes has a ranch
some three miles below the Julian Chavez ranch, and it seems that on
the morning of the accident Frenida accompanied his sister to the
Chavez ranch on horseback. The boy started home alone and it was on
the return trip that the accident happened. The horse returned to
the ranch at a high speed dragging the boy, whose foot was fast in
the stirrup. The boy was released from the stirrup, but died in a
few minutes without regaining consciousness. The unfortunate boy's
head was pounded almost to a pulp, one eye being knocked out and one
leg broken. The burial took place at the Fuentes ranch yesterday.
Albuquerque Morning Journal, December 28, 1908
Ella Penelope
(Harrington) Latham - Funeral services were Mrs.
Ella Latham, a long time resident of Deming and New Mexico, will be
held from the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel at 2 p.m. today. Mrs. Latham
died at a local hospital Wednesday morning. She was 76 years old.
Mrs. Latham had lived in New Mexico for 46 years, 26 of which were
in Deming at the Jefferson Hotel. which she owned. Survivors include
three daughters, Pearl Funk of Albuquerque, Eula Mae Mendleson of
San Diego, Calif., Bonnie Wilson of Houston, Tex., and three sons,
Alvin of Phoenix, James of Lordsburg, and Nelson of San Diego,
Calif. Rev. Francis Wheeler will officiate at the services at the
Mortuary and burial will be in Mountainview Cemetery.
Deming Headlight, November 20, 1953
Louis C. Latham
-
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon for Louis Charles
Latham who died in his sleep Jan. 23 in San Diego, Calif. Services
were held at Wheeler's Mortuary with Rev. Francis Wheeler
officiating. Burial was at Mountainview Cemetery. Pall bearers were
George Whitenburg, Tom Getzwiller, Alva Eaves, Maynard Helder, Frank
Flynn and O. T. Patterson. Honorary pall bearers were Jess Thorn,
Bob Reid, Emmett Nunn, Roy Perkins, Henry Opgenorth and Bob Locina.
Mr Latham was an old timer of New Mexico and for many years was in
the cattle business at Hillsboro. Besides his widow, Mrs. Ella
Latham he is survived by three sons, Alvin of Pheonix, Ariz.; Jim,
Steins, N. M., Nelson, Carson City, Nev., and three daughters Pearl
Funk of Albuquerque, Jodie Mendelson, San Diego, Calif., and Bonnie
Wilson, Riverside, Calif.
Deming Headlight, February 1, 1952
Jim Mackey
died Sunday morning at his home in Hillsboro, following a
lingering illness. He was a brother-in-law of L. C. Latham of
Deming. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. E. Fuller Sunday
evening at Hillsboro.
Deming Headlight, August 10, 1934
Robert
A. Martin - A former state representative and pioneer of
Sierra County, Robert A. Martin, 92, died in a Truth or Consequences
hospital Monday night after a short illness. Martin first came to
New Mexico from Utah in 1888 and settled in the Truth or
Consequences area in 1900. He operated a stagecoach line between
Engle and Chloride which he purchased in 1902. Martin served in the
New Mexico Territorial Legislature as a representative from Sierra
County in 1907-8. He was president of the First National Bank of Hot
Springs in 1918-1927. The name of the town was changed to Truth or
Consequences in the 1950s. Martin also served a two year term on the
State Highway Commission and was a member of the Cattle Sanitary
Board several years. He is survived by his widow, Alma, and two
sisters, Mrs. Lester Monteith, Coronado, Calif., and Mrs. J. R.
Campbell, Frankfort, Ind. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m.
Thursday at the Hillsboro Community Church with burial to follow in
Hillsboro cemetery.
Albuquerque Journal, December 22, 1965
Grant R. McGregor,
87, beloved husband of June L. McGregor, died of cancer on May 3,
2000, at the Washington Home and Hospice in Washington, D.C. Born on
August 27, 1912 in Lake Valley, New Mexico, he grew up on his
family's ranch near Hillsboro. He attended New Mexico State and then
worked as an electrician and mechanic in mines near Silver City and
Magdalena. Mr. McGregor moved to Albuquerque in 1947. In 1948, after
convincing Farmers of the advantages of having an office convenient
to his clients, he opened his own agent office - Albuquerque's first
- on Fourth Street NW. He operated that office for fifty years,
until he retired in spring, 1998. Mr. McGregor was honored with
membership in the Farmers' Toppers Club on 13 occasions, and he was
selected for the President's Council five times. He became a Mason
in 1936 and was Master of Magdalena Lodge in 1975 and 1976. He was
also a Shriner. He helped to found St. Michael and All Angels
Episcopal Church in 1950, where he served on the Vestry several
times. Survivors include his wife, June L. McGregor; a brother,
Malcolm McGregor; a daughter, Kaye Loughrey; two step-sons; two
step-daughters; and numerous nieces, nephews, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren. The family asks that donations be made in his
memory to the Transportation Fund, Ballut Abyad Temple, P.O. Box
8410, Albuquerque, NM 87198, which enables New Mexico children to
travel to the Shriner's Hospital for Children. An announcement will
be made regarding a memorial service being planned for this summer
in Albuquerque.
Albuquerque Journal (NM) - May 8, 2000
George T. Miller,
for many years past postmaster of Hillsboro and one of the
best known men in this section of the territory died last night of
ap (appendicitis?).
Albuquerque Morning Journal, May 27, 1909 (Special correspondence
from Hillsboro dated May 25)
Ruby C. Nave, lifetime resident of
New Mexico and Sierra County, passed away October 23, 2006 at Sierra
Health Care Center in TorC. She was born Ruby Coalson on March 7,
1906 to William Coalson and Edna Earl Duncan, at Mogollon Ranch,
then the Territory of New Mexico. Ruby attended school in El Paso,
TX, through sixth grade. In 1916, her father homesteaded five miles
down Percha Creek east of Hillsboro, and the family followed in
1918. Ruby was in the first high school graduating class of Sierra
County, attended college at NMSU in Las Cruces, lived with the
Gordons between her junior and senior year, and rode horseback to
teach at Caballo, graduating in 1927. Ruby married Euel Nave, a
federal forest ranger in 1927. Euel was stationed at Kingston, NM
and Ruby taught high school there. She was also principal of the
high school in Hillsboro and taught at various places in New Mexico
and Arizona, wherever Euel was stationed. Ruby is survived by
daughter Nadyne Gardner Daves and son-in-law Richard Daves,
grandchildren, John Heard, Anne Hallett, Jeff Gardner, Whit Gardner,
Jennifer Erickson and Carla Ilfield, 13/great-grandchildren,
10/great-great grandchildren, niece Mary Ellen Snell, nephew, Jimmy
Shepard and cousin, Sammy Johnson. Ruby became affiliated with
Cowbelles when they were organized in Douglas, AZ and later joined
Chamiza Cowbelles in Sierra County, was a member of the Hatch
Eastern Star, a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, served on the
Soil Conservation Board for 20 years, was a lifetime member of the
Fiesta Board of TorC and was honored as the Grand Marshall in the
parade of 2004. She was a member of Sierra Vista Hospital Auxiliary,
program director of Sierra County Retired Teachers Association and a
docent at the Geronimo Springs Museum for many years. Her daughter
and grandchildren will tell you that Ruby, also known as "Mimi" was
the wind beneath their wings. She was also an avid hunter and
fisherman. She rode horseback and killed her last deer when she was
74. She loved playing bridge, continuing until 95 years old. She
taught her grandchildren to love the outdoors. Viewing for family
and friends will be on Wednesday, Oct 25, 2006 in the Chapel of
Kirikos Family Funeral Home from 2:00 to 6:00 PM and Funeral
Services will be held on Thursday, October 26, 2006 at 2:00 PM at
the Hillsboro Community Center with Rev. Jack Cain and Rev. Ed
Ostertag officiating. Serving as Casket Bearers are Jack Baker, Jay
Johnson, Rod Hille, Barry Ragsdale, Waldo Johnson, Damian Hallett
and Jason Vallencourt. Honorary Casket Bearers are Bill Buhler,
Smokey Nunn, Stoney Hatley, Ben Cain, Diego Montoya and Joe Spence.
Interment will follow in the Hillsboro Cemetery. In lieu of flowers,
please make contributions to Geronimo Springs Historical Society,
211 Main Street, TorC, NM 87901. Arrangements are by Kirikos Family
Funeral Home, Inc., (TorC).
Las
Cruces Sun-News (NM) - October 24, 2006
Asa Lee Nowlin, aged 44 died
Wednesday morning at Deming hospital. Funeral services are to be
held this afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at the school house at Lake
Valley. Rev. J. Hunter Lewis of Mesilla Park will officiate at the
funeral and members of the Hillsboro Masonic lodge will have charge
of services at the grave. Interment is to be made in the Lake Valley
cemetery. Surviving are the widow, the mother, Mrs. J. P. Nowlin,
Florence, Texas, and five brothers, Walter B. Nowlin, Jerome,
Arizona; Albert P. Nowlin, Pasadena, California; Bryan T. Nowlin and
G. Tillman Nowlin, Florence, Texas, and E. Terry Nowlin, Los
Angeles, California. Deceased was born August 5, 1893, at Crowell,
Foard county, Texas. On November 10, 1917, he was married to Blanche
O. Wilson. He had been a Santa Fe railroad agent for 23 years,
during 21 years of which time he was stationed at Lake Valley. He
was a member of the Masonic bodies at Hillsboro and became a Shriner
at the ceremonial held in Deming in 1934. Mr. Nowlin underwent an
operation on June 3, 1935, and never recovered, although he waged a
valiant fight to regain his health. He spent a year at the Scott and
White hospital at Temple, Texas, but was not able to throw off the
illness that finally caused his death. Although he had suffered much
during his years of illness he died quietly. Death came to relieve
him of the pain and torture that had been his lot. The Nowlins were
so well known and had so many friends, in Deming that news of Mr.
Nowlin's demise came as a distinct shock to the community. All
Deming people unite in expressing heartfelt sympathy and in
extending condolences to the bereaved survivors.
Deming Headlight, September 3, 1937
Elizabeth Nunn-Burris,
87, passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 13, 2004, on her beloved
Burris Ranch, south of Belen where she was surrounded by her loving
family. She was a member of the Episcopal Church and a long time
member of the Eastern Star. She was also a member of the Alkali Ann
Garden Club and the Pilot Club. Elizabeth was a true woman of the
west. She was born and raised on a ranch in Lake Valley, New Mexico,
where in her earlier years she taught school. She married Weldon
Burris in 1940 at the Lake Valley Ranch. Weldon was a longtime
rancher. The couple then moved to the Lazy E Ranch between Deming
and Las Cruses, New Mexico. They owned and operated many ranches
throughout the state of New Mexico before finally settling on the
Burris Ranch between Belen and Socorro. After Weldon's death in
1991, Elizabeth remained on the Burris Ranch but continued to run
the day to day operations of the Lazy E Ranch. Elizabeth was a kind,
gentle spirit who was loved dearly as a grandmother to all her
nieces and nephews who lovingly called her Sissy. She was known for
her generosity. She never said no to a good cause in need of help.
Elizabeth will be greatly missed by her loving family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 51 years, Weldon
Burris; her parents; her two brothers; and one sister. She is
survived by her nieces, Mary Fagan of Socorro, and Nancey Jones and
her husband, Pat of Hillsboro; her nephew, Sonny Nunn and his wife,
Margie of Tucson, AZ; her great nieces, Macky Fagan-Padilla and her
husband, Frankie of Socorro, Petra Fagan-Kehler and her husband,
Jacob of Lemitar; and Katie-Nunn of Ammon, Jordan; her
great-nephews, Casey Jones of Las Cruces, David Jones and partner,
Henry Elliot of Las Cruces, Will Nunn and his wife, Betsy of
Wickenburg, AZ, and Brandon Nunn of Tucson, AZ; her four great-great
nephews and two great-great nieces. She is also survived by her
personal assistant and dear friend, Shirley Kaiser. All services
will take place at Romero Funeral Home in Belen, NM. beginning with
a visitation Thursday, April 15 at 9:00-10:00 am with a funeral
service at 10:00 am. Interment will follow in the Hillsboro Cemetery
in Hillsboro, NM. Pallbearers will be David Jones, Henry Elliot,
Frankie Padilla, Brandon Nunn, Russel Burris, Macky Fagan-Padilla.
Honorary pallbearers will be Casey Jones, Buddy Major, Will Nunn,
Petra Fagan-Kehler.
Albuquerque Journal - (Apr/15/2004)
James Pryor Nunn,
prominent New Mexico cattleman and rancher, suffered a heart attack
and died at Hillsboro Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Nunn was returning to
his Tierra Blanca ranch with a load of grain from Truth or
Consequences. He had lived at the Tierra Blanca ranch for the past
61 years. He was born at Lake Valley, August 20, 1888. Funeral
services will be held at Tierra Blanca Saturday afternoon at 2:30
with the Masonic Lodge in charge and under the direction of
Mahoney's Funeral Home. Mr. Nunn had pioneered the ranching industry
in New Mexico and was prominent in the Bureau of Land Management, a
member of the executive board of the New Mexico Cattle Growers
Association and a member of the American Livestock Association.
Surviving are his wife, three sons, A. E. Nunn of Taos; Pryor
William Nunn, Deming; Dick Nunn, Ysleta, Texas; a daughter, Ida Bell
of Hillsboro; two brothers, Ed of Deming and Emmett of Lake Valley;
a sister, Mrs. Lowry, Mesilla.
Deming Headlight, May 26, 1950
Mary Jane Nunn,
86, passed away at the Sierra Health Care Center on May 11, 2005.
Mary Jane was a longtime Rancher and resident of
Hillsboro
since 1960. She was born in Douglas, AZ on June 17, 1918, the
daughter of James E. and Petra Bryan. Mary Jane was a Charter Member
of the Chamiza Cowbelles, a member of the El Valle #4308 Eagles
Lodge; New Mexico Cattlegrowers Association and the Republican
Party. She enjoyed bowling and dancing. Mary Jane is survived by her
daughters, Nance and husband, Pat Jones of Hillsboro, NM; Mary Fagan
of Lemitar, NM; by a son, Sonny and wife, Margie Nunn of Tucson, AZ;
seven grandchildren - Casey Jones, Macky Padilla, David Jones, Will
Nunn, Brandon Nunn, Petra Fagan, and Katie Nunn; and by eight
great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mack
Nunn and a brother, Ed Bryan. Serving as Casket Bearers are Dean
Griffith, Jim Bason, Kirk Amis, Latham Morris, Rufus Kelch, and
Frankie Padilla. Services will be held on Friday, May 13, 2005 at
the
Hillsboro
Community Center at 3:30 p.m. with Rev. Peter Cacoperdo officiating.
Interment will follow in the
Hillsboro
Cemetery. Arrangements are by Kirikos Family Funeral Home, 303
N.Cedar St., T or C, NM.
Albuquerque Journal (NM) - May 13, 2005
Margaret E. "Liz" Owens,
80, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2005 after a battle with breast
cancer. She was born in El Paso, TX on August 18, 1924 and was
raised in
Hillsboro,
NM. She preceded the love of her life, her husband, Frank D. Owens,
in death. She is survived by her two children, Linda Owens and Jim
Owens, his wife Rudi, and one granddaughter, Sydney Owens. This lady
had such a huge heart and dearly loved her family, friends and the
land. And, she never knew a stranger. Liz will be greatly missed and
remembered by all who knew and loved her. A memorial service will be
held on Saturday, August 19, 2006 at 2 p.m. at the
Hillsboro
Union Church in
Hillsboro,
NM. Family and friends are invited to share their memories at the
Memorial Service.
Deming
Headlight (NM) - August 3, 2006
Lydia Luna Padilla,
92, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, June 15, 2006 in Tucson
Arizona her residence for the past 3 years. Lydia was born on
February 12, 1914 in
Hillsboro,
New Mexico. Throughout her life she volunteered for several charity
organizations and was active in the Senior Olympics. She was also a
member of the Hurley Infant Jesus Catholic Church where she
participated in church functions for 40 years. Lydia had a favorite
motto that she used which was "Live one day at a time". She also
believed that we should all love one another as God loves us. She
was a loving and caring mother, grandmother, great-grandmother,
aunt, and friend. Her family loved her, she will never be forgotten
and she will greatly miss for all the good deeds and kindness she
showed. She is survived by one daughter, Ella and her husband Frank
from Tucson, AZ, two sons, Robert and wife Carmen from Santa Clara,
and Danny "Congo" from Houston, Texas, a dear cousin Fred "Foy" Luna
and wife Susie from Santa Clara,12 grandchildren, 13
great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren, and several
beloved nephew, nieces, and friends. She was preceded in death by
her loving husband Elias of 47 years in 1982, her loving son, Martin
in 1999, her parents, four brothers, one sister, several nephews and
nieces. The visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 21, at
Terrazas Funeral Chapels from, 4:00-7:00pm with the Prayer Vigil
beginning at 7 and Deacon Jerry Miller reciting the Vigil Service
and Holy Rosary. The Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated on Thursday,
June 22, at Hurley Infant Jesus Catholic Church at 10:00am with
Father Dan Porter officiating. The burial will follow the Mass at
the
Hillsboro
Cemetery in
Hillsboro,
New Mexico. Pallbearers will be Jerry Gonzales, Robbie Padilla,
George Padilla, Eli Padilla, Daniel Ray Padilla, and Stanley Luna.
Honorary pallbearers will be Fred "Tony" Luna, Abel T. Luna, Andy
Padilla, Freddie Duran, Henry Sedillos, and David Padilla.
Arrangements are with Terrazas Funeral Chapels.
Las
Cruces Sun-News (NM) - June 19, 2006
Pedro Ramon Rios Pena
-
Born July 29, 1917 in
Hillsboro,
NM. He passed away on January 10, 2005 at his residence in Santa
Maria, CA. He was preceded in death by his beloved parents: Ramon
and Braulia Rios Pena; sister, Isabel Vera; nephew, Ray; and a very
special cousin, Juan Herrera. Pedro served in the Navy during WWII.
He then worked for five years at Lockheed, retiring in 1989. Pedro
loved life and people, generously giving of his time and money to
tutorial programs, drug rehab programs, clinics and orphanages in
Mexico, scholarships for the disadvantaged, child sponsorships and
to unnamed poor and needy person. Pedro is survived by his
daughters: Judith Pena, Yvonne Flores; grandchildren: John
Bannister, Greg and Ally Pena; nephew, Lee Vera; grandniece,
Juanelle Trujillo; grandnephew, Ray Vera; as well as the families of
his deceased uncles and aunt: Jesus Rios Geronimo and Candelaria
Rios, Galacion and Romanita Rios and Sirina and Elisandro Herrera.
Pedro, we hold you in our hearts. Thank you for sharing your
compassionate, kindness, your quick wit, brilliant mind and generous
spirit, descansa en paz. Mass of the resurrections will be
celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday, January, 31, 2005 at Cristo Rey
Church. Cremation has taken place. Private interment in Dawson, NM.
Santa
Fe New Mexican, The (NM) - January 30, 2005
Margaret Ella Reid,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Reid, Steins and granddaughter of Mr.
and Mrs. L. C. Latham, died last Thursday after a week's illness.
Miss Reid had just completed her sophomore year in the high school
at Lordsburg. Funeral services were held last Friday at Hillsboro,
the Rev. J. A. Kearns of Deming officiating. Burial was in the
Kingston cemetery.
Deming Headlight, June 17, 1938
Simpson G. Reid -
Funeral services for
Simpson G. Reid, 59, Kingston, New Mexico, will be held this
afternoon at 2 o'clock. The services will be in Hillsboro and the
burial will be in Kingston. Mr. Reid was a rancher from Kingston.
Mr. Reid died in Red Bluff, California at the home of a daughter,
Mrs. Gertrude R. Casey. The body was received here by Mahoney's who
will be in charge of the burial. Survivors are John R. Reid, a son,
Long Beach, California; Gertrude R. Casey, Red Bluff, California;
Adoline Miller, daughter, Rodeo, New Mexico; Marjorie McGregor,
daughter, Truth or Consequences; two brothers, Robert W. Reid and
Percy Reid, both of Hillsboro; and two sisters, Mrs. Edith Pinkey,
Truth or Consequences; and Mrs. Mary Earwood, Sonora, Texas.
Deming Headlight, August 25, 1950
Natividad Rivera,
the 20-year-old daughter of Thomas Rivera, met death in a horrible
manner here this (Monday) morning. The girl was subject epileptic
attacks and while suffering from one of these she fell into the open
fireplace, where she was burned. No one heard her cry out, as she
could not speak when attacked by her illness and when she was found
accidentally she was too badly burned to recover. Medical aid was
called at once, but nothing could be done to save her. Fortunately,
she never regained consciousness and probably she never knew
anything about the accident, so that she did not suffer as she would
have had she been conscious when the accident occurred. The sympathy
of the community goes out to the bereaved family who have been
having some ill luck during the past few months.
Albuquerque Morning Journal, March 14, 1912 (Special correspondence
from Hillsboro dated March 12)
Phillip Joseph Roybal,
age 93, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2006. Born in Las
Cruces, NM on March 19, 1912. He was raised throughout the cities of
New Mexico. He served our country in the United States Navy and New
Mexico National Guard. During World War II, he served in the Pacific
Theatre at the submarine base Pearl Harbor. Before moving to
Jacksonville, FL in 1998, he was a lifelong resident of
Hillsboro,
NM, where he was a Master craftsman, specializing in the renovation
of early New Mexico style adobe homes. He was a member of the
Hillsboro
volunteer fire department, Water Works, reserve sheriff deputy and
also served as a Sierra county commissioner. He is survived by four
sisters: Annie Anderson, Julia Murphy and Mary Lucy Moreno of
Albuquerque, NM, Clara Williams of CA; his only son, who he resided
with in Jacksonville, FL, Raymond Phillip and wife Elizabeth; two
grandchildren: Edward Phillip of Santa Fe, NM, and Diana Elizabeth
of Jacksonville, FL; and two great-grandchildren: Shawn Michael and
Justin Patrick of Santa Fe, NM. The burial of Phillip Roybal will be
scheduled at the National Cemetery in Santa Fe, NM. Please contact
the family for any details. Arrangements by Hardage-Giddens Funeral
Home, 1701 Beach Blvd. Jacksonville Beach, Fl.
Santa Fe New Mexican, The (NM) - February 7, 2006
Roy Fredrick Schoenradt
went to be with his Heavenly Father on February 28, 2005. He was
born in Lafayette, Indiana on November 11, 1927. Roy came to
Hillsboro, New Mexico with his mother, Emma Schoenradt in September,
1931, at the age of three. His mother met and married John E. Oliver
in Hillsobro and they ran Bill's Camp which became the Hillsboro
Garage and Grocery. Roy helped his parents run the business and
attended school in Hillsboro and then attended NMSU for a while. He
married Mary Louise Peaden on June 8, 1949 in Truth or Consequences
and Roy continued to work for his parents as he and Mary were
raising their family. He was the Fire Chief for the Voluntary Fire
Department in Hillsboro for 12 years and served on the Sierra
Electric Co-Op Board of Directors from 1967-2001. He also did the
weather reading for the National Weather Service for 45 years. Roy
and Mary took over the business when his mother was no longer able
to. They had many friends and customers that they deeply cared for.
Roy was preceded in death by his step-father, John E. Oliver in
1963, by his nephew, Joseph Boyer in 1987; by his brother, John
Walter Schoenradt in 1988; by his mother-in-law, Frances Etheridge
in 1990; by his mother, Emma Oliver in 1996; by his sister, Ruth
Boyer in 2001; and his wife of 54 years, Mary Louise Schoenradt in
2003. He is survived by his sons Bill Schoenradt & wife, Nita and
their two children - Jeremy and Amanda of Albuquerque, NM; by a
daughter, Pam Davidson & husband, Leo and their three children, Troy
Davidson of Chandler, AZ, Tamara Davidson & companion Joseph Rowan
of Midland, TX; Amber Davidson of Scottsdale, AZ; by son, John E.
Schoenradt, Retired U.S. Navy, & wife, Susan and three children,
Angelica Schoenradt-Montoya & husband, Joseph of Ramstein, Germany;
Ashley Marie of TorC, NM and Stormy Dawn of Hillsboro, NM; by son,
Roy Fredrick Schoenradt, Jr. & wife, Kathy and their three children,
Jennifer & Donnie Sheele companion, Mark, and Ashley Shannon of TorC,
NM; by a niece, Nancy McCauley and her two children, Tara & Yancy
McCauley and spouses and great nephews and great nieces of Silver
City, NM; Denny Saunders (nephew by marriage) of Anthony, NM;
Georgia North (sister-in-law) and son, Cassey Dagger of Glendale,
AZ; Skip Moses (brother-in-law) and wife, Mary of Grover City, CA
and their 5 children, spouses and numerous great nieces and nephews
and two of the most beautiful great-grandchildren -Mikaela Rae
Davidson and Jaden Warren Hopkins-Sheele. Graveside services will be
held 2:30 p.m., on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 in the Hillsboro
Cemetery with Rev. Theodore E. Allwardt, Sr. officiating.
Arrangements are by Kirikos Family Funeral Home, Inc. (TorC).
Deming Headlight - (Mar/3/2005)
Frank/Fred Shaw,
aged 63 years, was stricken with appoplexy at Nutt Station
while enroute home from a trip to Hillsboro. He was brought to the
Deming hospital Thursday morning and never regained consciousness.
He died Sunday morning at 3 a.m. He is survived by his wife, Mary
Shaw. He came to Deming and the Southwest when a boy and has been
engaged in ranching and cattle raising in the vicinity of Deming,
Hillsboro, and on the Rio Grande. He has lived the past year on a
ranch near Spaulding.
Deming Headlight, June 8, 1923 (Headline says Frank obit says Fred)
William D. Slease,
age 59, prominent business man and miner of Hillsboro for
over thirty years, died while being brought to the Deming Hospital
yesterday. Mr. Slease was staying at one of his mining properties in
the Black Range. Early in the evening of the 25th, he stepped from
the cabin and accidently fell over a small cliff approximately
15-feet high. In the fall he struck his head and received injuries
from which he never regained consciousness. Funeral services
conducted by Kingston Masonic Lodge will be at Hillsboro at 4:00
p.m. Friday.
Deming Headlight October 27, 1933
Andy
Sullivan, Jr., was born in Hillsboro, NM on
February 6, 1936. He entered eternal rest in Alamogordo, NM on
August 15, 2005 on his last car adventure. He was preceded in death
by his father, Andy Sullivan, Sr.; mother, Beatrice Carabajal;
spouse, Molly Sullivan; and favorite cuniao and singing partner,
Robert Chavez. Andy is survived by his three children: Beatrice M.
Sullivan of Elephant Butte, NM, Darwin A. Sullivan of TorC, NM and
Jeffrey J. and wife Stacey Sullivan of Elephant Butte, NM;
grandchildren: Kaylin, Jesse, Andrew Bridgett and Emily and "Tuffy".
He is also survived by step-mother, Veronica Sullivan of TorC, NM;
sisters: Nancy Chavez of Monticello, NM, Lucy Gonzales of Las
Cruces, NM, Connie and husband Andy Baca of TorC, NM, Dolores and
husband Tony Orosco of Albuquerque, NM, Louise and husband Rick
Masingale of TorC, NM, Elizabeth and husband Calvin Cryer of Luis
Lopez, NM and Virginia and husband Phillip Sedillo of Silver City,
NM; brothers: Ronald and wife Jeanette Sullivan and Jerry Sullivan
of TorC, NM, Gary and wife Carol Sullivan of Las Cruces, NM, and
Mark Sullivan of Tucson, AZ; cousin whom was like a brother, Robert
"Titters" Benavides of Santa Fe, NM; along with numerous nieces,
nephews and primos. Mr. Sullivan had many nicknames, such as: "Pado",
"Sonny", "Lefty", "Sully", "Cuz", "Big G", "Big S" and was known in
Santa Fe as "Ramblin Sandy Ullivan." While still just a child, he
made his dying mother a promise to care for his two younger sisters,
Nancy and Lucy, which he adamantly kept until his last day on earth.
Mr. Sullivan was affluent in Spanish, and when asked how he learned
to speak Spanish, and his reply was - "We spent the summers with my
grandmother in Central, NM, where everybody spoke Spanish. They used
to beat me up because I only spoke English! By the end of the first
summer, I learned Spanish." In the Fall, we lived with my other
grandmother, in Santa Fe to attend school, and those kids beat me up
too, because by then, I would hardly speak English. Mr. Sullivan was
a 1954 graduate of St. Michael's High School in Santa Fe, where he
proudly attended his 50th Class Reunion in October, 2004. He loved
athletics and participated in football, basketball and track, and
wore the #21 jersey proudly. After graduation, Andy was employed by
the N.M. Highway Department as a Surveying Engineer. While surveying
the highway between Kingston, he met and soon married the woman he
always loved, Molly (Garcia) Sullivan of Hillsboro, NM. He also
worked for various surveying and engineering firms, including,
Wilson & Co.; and Molzen & Corbin. Later on, he co-founded and
operated Albuquerque Surveying Company. Mr. Sullivan returned to
Sierra County in1975 to take over his father's business - General
Auto Sales, which he owned and operated for 30 years. He is fondly
remembered as a wonderful father, the hardest worker in New Mexico
who always helped his family. He was a former member of the B.P.O.E.
Elk's Lodge, the TorC Recreation Board, Sierra County Democratic
Party, New Mexico National Guard, Moose Lodge, Sierra County
Sheriff's Posse. His hobbies included Quarter Horse Match Racing,
mountain trout fishing, mule deer hunting, motivating local Tiger
athletes and would foot race anybody, anytime, anywhere for any
amount and never lost. He also enjoyed singing corridos, treasure
hunting, seeing new country in a 4x4 vehicle and mostly landscaping
to perfection. He will be greatly missed by his family, many friends
and business associates. "Vaya Con Dios". Visitation for family and
friends will be held on Friday, August 19, 2005 in the Chapel of
Kirikos Family Funeral Home from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and a Prayer Vigil
will be held at 6 p.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church
led by Deacon Adam Sanchez. Mass of Christian Burial will be
celebrated on Saturday, August 20, 2005 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Sean
Garrity, CSB officiating. Serving as Casket Bearers are Jessie
Sullivan, Andrew Sullivan, Robert Chavez, Lawrence Chavez, Eric
Chavez and George Biel. Honorary Casket Bearers are Andy Baca,
Francis Teeter, William Renfro, Eric Armijo, Ray Chavez, Mike
Gonzales, Jared Butterworth and Robert Benavides. Cremation will
follow.
Arrangements are by Kirikos Family Funeral Home, Inc. & Sierra
Crematory, LLC. 303 N. Cedar St (TorC).
Santa Fe New Mexican, The (NM) - August 18, 2005
Bob N. Sullivan,
70, a resident of Santa Fe, passed away on Thursday, February 6,
1997. Mr. Sullivan was born in
Hillsboro,
New Mexico on January 2, 1927, to James and Lucy Bourguet Sullivan
who have preceded him in death. Also preceding Mr. Sullivan in
death was a brother, Andy Sullivan and a sister, Susie Garrison.
Mr. Sullivan married Dolores Rodriguez in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on
August 7, 1950. He was a graduate of Santa Fe High School. Mr.
Sullivan retired after 33 years of service with the New Mexico
Highway Department. He was recently employed with Rodeo Plaza
Liquor. Mr. Sullivan was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. He is survived by his
loving wife, Dolores Sullivan of Santa Fe; daughters: Kathleen Ortiz
and husband Ray of Santa Fe, Teresa Anaya and husband Chris of
Tesuque, NM; son, Jim Sullivan and wife Jaymie of Santa Fe; grand
daughters: Andrea Sandoval, Hillary Ortiz, Rachel Sullivan, Kathleen
Roybal; grandsons: Derrick Roybal, Robert Sullivan, Raymond Ortiz,
Jr.; sisters: Gwen Pitt, Mamie Sullivan, Eva Mead, Ethel Romero,
Mable Gallegos, Mary Stone, Frances Quintana and husband Benny;
sisters-in-law: Carlota Medina and husband Edward, Margaret Trull;
numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Memorial
contributions may be directed to the V.F.W. Scholarship Fund Santa
Fe Post 2951, P.O. Box 225, Santa Fe, NM 87501. Visitation
will begin at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at St. John the Baptist Catholic
Church where a rosary will be prayed at 7:00 p.m. A memorial
Mass will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. John the Baptist
Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Santa Fe National
Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Berardinelli
Family Funeral Service.
Santa Fe
New Mexican, The (NM) - February 8, 1997
James William Thwaits,
79, of Silver City formally of Hillsboro passed away Wednesday,
November 7, 2001 at his home. Funeral Services will be conducted at
2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 10, 2001 at the Hillsboro Community
Center in Hillsboro, NM with Reverend Dick Hall and Mr. Russell
Bowne officiating. Interment will be in Hillsboro Cemetery and
dedication of the grave will be offered by his son, Dr. Richard
Thwaits. Mr. Thwaits was born September 17, 1922 in Tyrone, NM. He
was the son of Thomas Reunie Thwaits and Ivana Jackson Thwaits. Mr.
Thwaits married Irma Nell Meyers April 7, 1944 in Lordsburg, NM. Mr.
Thwaits is survived by his wife of 56 years, Nell; three sons,
Thomas Ray Thwaits and his wife, Connie of Richland, WA, William
Dennis Thwaits and his wife, Jo Rachel of Los Lunas, NM, Richard
Neal Thwaits and his wife, Janet of Orem, UT; nine grandchildren,
Leslie, Terri Jo, John Bruce Barnard, James Duane, Thomas Patrick,
Preston, Terry, Wendy, Julie and Sandy; one sister-in-law, Mildred
Thwaits. he was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Jean
Clark and Mary Elizabeth Smith; one brother, Thomas Jackson. Mr.
Thwaits served in the U.S. Navy as a gunner on the USS Maryland. He
was in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1944 and at the signing of the
cease fire in Tokyo Bay. Mr. Thwaits retired from Mountain Bell
Telephone in 1983. The Thwaits had resided at the family home in
Hillsboro for the past 12 years, before recently moving to Silver
City. Pallbearers for Mr. Thwaits service will be Tom Thwaits,
Dennis Thwaits, Rick Thwaits, Bill Thwaits, Jim Keith Clark, Duane
Thwaits. Honorary bearers will be Don Bell, Richard Spellman, Trevor
Roberts, Ben Lewis and Ron Hawk. Bright Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
Albuquerque Journal (NM) - November 10, 2001
John B. Tittmann -
When John B. Tittmann was a law student in the early 1930s,
professors liked to tell their hard-charging charges that "brains
are cheap -- judgment is what's expensive." "John had both," said
one of Tittmann's classmates, Bob Botts. Tittmann, whose legal
career spanned more than 60 years and earned the respect of many of
his peers, died Saturday in Albuquerque after a short illness. He
was 88. Described by daughter Lynn Mullins as "truly the kind of
person who wanted to help people who needed help," Tittmann grew up
in Hillsboro, N.M. He graduated from Williams College in
Massachusetts in 1929 and Harvard Law School in 1932. He began his
legal career in Kansas, then joined the District Attorney's Office
in Raton. After World War II, he practiced in New York. In 1952, he
joined the firm of Keleher & McLeod in Albuquerque. William B.
Keleher, a senior shareholder in the firm, said Tittmann cared
little about money and had a variety of clients, from corporations
to individuals of modest means. "He'd represent his barber as well
as he'd represent the Public Service Company (of New Mexico),"
Keleher said. Botts, who continues to practice law in Albuquerque,
said his friend was "a helluva good lawyer -- a top-flight lawyer."
But Tittmann's passion for the law was always balanced by his love
of family, other people and the outdoors, Mullins said. "That's not
to say he didn't fight tooth and nail for his clients," Mullins
said. "But he also found time for other things. He was very involved
in his family -- that was the most important thing to him." Tittmann,
who spoke Spanish fluently, played baseball as a young man in
Hillsboro and also enjoyed tennis, golf, fishing and hunting.
Tittmann is survived by three children, eight grandchildren and one
great grandchild. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Albuquerque Journal (NM) - April 21, 1996
Mina Augusta (Vaden) Walsh
- A beloved mother, grandmother and 'GG', died March
3, 2003 after a courageous
battle against cancer. She was born in
Hillsboro,
NM on April 13, 1926 to Mary and Clay Vaden. They preceded her in
death, along with her brother, Samuel Vaden; first husband Wilis
Chambers; second husband, William B. Walsh; sons: Brian Walsh and
Bruce Walsh; and grandson, Brady Walsh. She is survived by her
sisters: Rosemary Brown and Jean Pierce of Albuquerque NM. Surviving
children include: Samuel Chambers (Joan), Sandra Dye (Scott), Brad
Walsh (Bonnielee), Pamela Dobson, James Walsh (Connie), and Tom
Walsh (Melly). She was blessed with many grandchildren,
great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Visitation will begin on
Friday, March 7, 2003 at 1 p.m., a mass will follow at 1:30 p.m.,
Rosario Chapel. Interment will follow at Santa Fe National Cemetery.
Please remember the 'Angels' at Pikes Peak Hospice, 825 East Pikes
Peak Avenue Suite 600, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, with memorial
donations. Arrangements are under the direction of Berardinelli
Family Funeral Service 1399 Luisa Street, 984-8600.
Santa
Fe New Mexican, The (NM) - March 6, 2003
Mabian Douglas
Wenslay,
59, formerly of Albuquerque, died Monday, September 20, 1999 of
heart failure. Upon graduation from the University of New Mexico,
Mr. Wenslay resided in Des Moines, IA and taught school. He was
active in the American Legion. He is survived by his mother, Gladys
Wenslay,
Hillsboro,
NM; two daughters Elana Wenslay, DeSoto, IA and Jennifer Wenslay,
Norwalk, IA; sister, Beverly Wenslay,
Hillsboro,
NM; and his longtime companion Betty Skalicky, Norwalk, IA. He was
preceded in death by his father "Ole" Mabin Wenslay. Services will
be Thursday, September 23, at 10:00 a.m. at the Dunn's Funeral Home
in Des Moines.
Albuquerque Journal (NM) - September 22, 1999
O. Mabin Wenslay,
82, of
Hillsboro,
NM died Friday afternoon at Memorial Medical Center. He was born
January 21, 1916 in Enid, Oklahoma. He was a member of the Family
Motor Coach Association. The Rosicrucian Order and had worked at
Continental Machining in Albuquerque. He also taught Ballroom
dancing in Albuquerque. He is survived by his wife, Eileen Wenslay
of Hillsboro; a son, Douglas of Des Moines, Iowa; and a daughter,
Beverly of Albuquerque; two granddaughters, Jennifer and Elena
Wenslay; a brother, Arnel and his wife, Eileen Wenslay of Los
Alamos, NM; and sisters, Marie Cavrera of Grants, NM and Dottie and
her husband, Bill Bivings of Missouri. Cremation has taken place and
Memorial services will follow in
Hillsboro.
Arrangements by Graham Mortuary, Mesilla Valley Crematory 555 W.
Amador, Las Cruces, NM.
Albuquerque Journal (NM) - October 11, 1998