Frederick Meier
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Frederick Robert Meier, 62, of Texico, a farmer, died Monday, June 16, 2003, at his home.
He was born on Dec. 11, 1940, in Lubbock, to Frank R. and Mary Elizabeth Sawyer Meier.
He moved to Curry County in 1957. He was a member of the National Guard and Immanuel Lutheran Church.
He was preceded in death by his father; and a brother, Frank Kenneth Meier.
He is survived by his mother; a sister, Valeria Smith of Clovis; two brothers, Ernest W. Meier of Centennial, Colo. and Gary L. Meier of Spring, Texas; two sons, Robert Meier of Portales and Timothy Meier (and wife, Tera) of Portland, Ore.; and a daughter, Teresa Meier of Minneapolis, Minn.
Scott Blazek will officiate the services.
Burial will be at Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens in Clovis.
Pallbearers will be Wayne Upton, Gus Meier, Richard Sawyer, Edsel Young, Carter Dubois and James Steward.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Pleasant Hill Fire Department.
Arrangements are by Muffley Funeral Home of Clovis.
Virginia Metler
Services: Have been held.
Virginia Metler, 86, of Kyle, Texas, formerly of Clovis, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2004, at her daughters’ home in Kyle, Texas.
She was born on Sept. 14, 1917, in Washington, D.C., Walter Goldsworth and Corina Phillips Knowlton.
She was born and raised in Washington D.C. She married David Metler II on in Washington D.C.
After 7 years of marriage she and her husband, David Metler II began their missionary work in 1959, which brought them to Clovis in 1964. She moved to Kyle, Texas in 2000.
Survivors include nine children, Patricia Ruikka of Chelsea, Mich., David Metler III of Albuquerque, Alyce Bloom of Sugarland, Texas, Diana Mangialardo of Loveland, Ohio, John Metler of Clovis, Stephen Metler of San Angelo, Texas, Mary Rogers of Austin, Texas, Joanna Butchee of Kyle, Texas and Susanna Carlson of Hampton, Va.; 23 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren.
Jeff Bloom will officiate the services in Clovis.
A memorial service was held in Austin, Texas.
Arrangements are by All Faiths Funeral Services of Austin, Texas.
Marjenell Michelin
Services: Have been held.
Marjenell Michelin, 82, of Logan, died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2003, at Autumn Blessing Assisted Living Home in Logan.
She was born Aug. 19, 1921, in Rochelle, Texas.
She was a co-owner/operator of Michelin Office Supply and Machine Co. in Torrance, Calif. She had lived in Torrance and Santa Barbara, Calif., before moving to Clovis and later to Logan.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Roy Michelin, who died in 1984.
Survivors include her husband, Jasper Anderson, formerly of Clovis and now living in Wyoming; a son, Larry L. Michelin (and wife, Jeanette) of Cheyenne, Wyo.; grandchildren Greg Michelin (Glenda) of Burleson, Texas, and Michelle Cameron (Don) of Cheyenne; great-grandchildren Ryan, Kayce, Haven and Rachel; and a sister, Melba Fickling of Weatherford, Texas.
Pastor Pete Jaramillo will officiate the services.
Dunn Funeral Home of Tucumcari is handling arrangements.
Clement Miller
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Clement Frank “Jim” Miller, 71, of Clovis died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2003, at Plains Regional Medical Center.
He was born on Feb. 13, 1932, in Toronto, Canada, to Clement and Gwendoline Clark Miller.
A communications supervisor for the U.S. Air Force from 1951 until 1971, he received a BA degree in sociology in 1976, and was a zone manager for Circle K Corporation, operating nine stores, from 1976 to 1981, when he came to Clovis. He married Dorothy Malsom on May 22, 1982, in Clovis. He was an employment interviewer for the New Mexico Department of Labor from 1989 to 2003, and was a life member of VFW 3280 and a member of American Legion, St. James Episcopal Church and Clovis Depot Model Train Museum.
He is preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Norman Miller.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Terry Miller of Portland, Ore.; five stepsons, Gary, Darryle, Duane, Bruce, and Bryce Bender; a brother, Robin Miller of Michigan; and a sister, Fran McAlister of Cambridge, Md.; 13 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
The Rev. John Rollinson will officiate the services.
Cremation has taken place.
Honorary pallbearers are the members of the Model Train Club and VFW.
Full military honors will be provided by the Cannon Air Force Base Honor Guard.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Clovis Depot Model Train Museum, engine moving fund.
Arrangements are by Muffley Funeral Home of Clovis.
Helen Miller
Services: Have been held.
Helen E. Mapes Miller, 91, died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003, at her home in Roswell.
She was born May 13, 1912, in Iowa City, Iowa, to C.M. Fountain and Mabel G. (Miller) Fountain.
She moved to Roswell in 1937 from Iowa, and then to Artesia in 1940.
On May 25, 1940, she was married to Melvin A. Mapes Jr. in Roswell. He preceded her in death in 1978. On April 4, 2000, she was married to Frank Miller in Roswell.
She was a school teacher for 28 years and a member of First United Methodist Church in Roswell. Service and honors included: president of the United Methodist Women for two terms; Eastern New Mexico Hall of Fame-Education; president, Retired Teachers Association for two terms; Beta Sigma Phi Woman of the Year; Phi Mu Sorority; Kappa Phi; Delta Kappa Gamma; president, Story League; Methodist Choir for 50 years; Community Concert Singing Group; Artist of the Year (Artesia); Artist of the Month (Carlsbad Art Association); directed and designed Heritage Mall (Artesia); and Hermosa P.T.A.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother and a sister.
Survivors include her husband Frank Miller of the home; son, Mel Mapes (and wife Kathy) of Clovis; grandsons, Michael Mapes of Clovis, Mark Mapes of Lovington and Matthew Mapes of Lubbock; and step-granddaughters, Katy Montoya of Flagstaff, Ariz., and Paty Gambordella of New Orleans, La.
The Rev. Archie Echols officiated at the services Friday in Roswell.
Arrangements were under the direction of Terpening and Son Mortuary of Artesia.
Ralph E. Miller
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Ralph E. Miller. 93, of Clovis, a retired farmer and rancher, died Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2003, at Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales.
He was born on May 13, 1910, in Oklahoma, to Clem and Alice Haney Miller.
He married Lee Ola McDonald on Jan. 28, 1928, in Clovis. He had lived most of his life in the Forrest community and moved to Clovis in 1949. He was a member of the Curry County Fiddle and Music Association and Baxter-Curren Senior Citizens, and he played in the Senior Citizens Band.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; a son, Dr. Bob Miller; three brothers; and a sister.
Survivors include his daughter, Fern McClung (and husband, Thomas) of Albuquerque; six grandchildren, Vicki and Marla Carr, Scott McClung, Lori Nutter, Donna Stephens and Kathy Adair; and 12 great-grandchildren.
The Rev. Fred Caton will officiate the services.
Burial will be at Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens in Clovis.
Pallbearers will be Scott McClung, Woodrow and Jimmy McDonald and Scott Nutter.
Honorary pallbearers will be Lewis Caton and Kenneth L. Bedinger.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Diabetes Association or the American Cancer Society.
Arrangements are by Steed-Todd Funeral Home of Clovis.
LaVon Mills
Services: Have been held.
LaVon B. Mills, 86, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, May 04, 2004.
She was born on May 30, 1917, in Cedar Hill, Texas, to Eva and John Bailey. The family moved to Dexter in 1924 where she met and married Prentice L. Mills on June 29, 1939. They later moved to Farwell where they raised their family. She was a volunteer for the Farwell Nursing Home, enjoyed playing bridge with her friends and liked to fish when time allowed. After many years in Farwell, the couple moved to Amarillo in October 2001. Family members said her great-granddaughters were the joy of her life. She was a member of Hamlin United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and two sisters, Evelyn Jarnigan and Addlene Towe.
Survivors include her husband, Prentice L. Mills of Amarillo; a sister, Fay Gary of Elephant Butte; a son, Wade Mills (and wife, Drucilla) of Sonoma, Calif.; two daughters, Cheryl Spiewak (Bob) of Batavia, Ill., and Donna Aiello of Amarillo; five grandchildren, Chuck, Tom and Don Spiewak of Batavia, Angie Frank (Phil) of Fort Worth, Texas, and Cindy Dockery (Steve) of Amarillo; five great-granddaughters, Heather and Breanna Spiewak, Peyton Frank and Darcy and Abby Dockery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Farwell Nursing Home, Farwell, TX 79325.
Arrangements are by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel of Amarillo.
Irene Mincher
Services: Have been held.
Irene Mincher, 84, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2004, at Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales.
She was born July 8, 1919, in Cowden Community, Okla., to Vertie and Ephriam Megli.
As a young girl, she moved with her family to the Foss Community in Oklahoma, where she met and married William “Bill” Mincher on April 16, 1938. To this union were born two children, Gay Ann and Gary. She was a member of the New Testament Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers, Thurman, Lawrence, Harvey, and Archie Megli; a sister, Ruth Hamilton; and her husband, Bill Mincher, who died in April 1984.
Survivors include a son, Gary Lynn (and wife Nona) Mincher of Salisbury, N.C.; a daughter, Gay (Wayne) Madsen of Portales; five grandchildren, Christy (Matt) Turnbough of Portales, Jennifer (Greg) Gaddy of Omaha, Neb., Megan (First Lt. John) Gallagher of Okinawa, Japan, and Joshua and Michael Mincher of Salisbury; two great-grandchildren, Christopher Gaddy of Omaha and Grace Gallagher of Okinawa; two brothers, Loyd Megli of Custer, Okla., and Bill Megli of Augusta, Kan.; and a sister, Mabel Winters of Augusta.
The Rev. Garlan Hughes will officiate at the grtaveside service.
Matt Turnbough, Wayne Madsen, Rick Kennedy, Charlie Seales, Gene Lee and Harry Winters will serve as pallbearers.
Honorary pallbearers are all family members and friends.
Arrangements are by Wheeler Mortuary of Portales Inc.
Mary Mirabal
Services: Have been held.
Mary M. Mirabal, 77, of Amarillo, died Thursday, July 10, 2003.
She was born in Santa Rosa.
She lived in Tucumcari from 1946 to 1974; El Paso, Texas, from 1974 to 1980; in Portales from 1980 to 1997; and then in Amarillo. She was a homemaker. She married Enrique Mirabal on Feb. 5, 1946, in Santa Rosa.
She was preceded in death by her husband and two sons.
Survivors include her children, Louisa Dolly of Amarillo, Henry and Sylvia Mirabal of Lubbock, Eddie and Merlinda Mirabal of Albuquerque, Carol Mirabal and Raymond Pacheco of Amarillo, Mary Ellen Mirabal of Amarillo, Anton and Yolanda Apodaca of Amarillo, Richard and Ann Mirabal of Albuquerque, Jimmy Mirabal of Amarillo, Jerry and Jody Mirabal of Amarillo and Johnny and Sylvia Velasquez of Portales; a brother, Rudy Montano of Amarillo; 29 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
A rosary will be held at 7 p.m. (CDT) today at Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel in Amarillo.
Monsignor Harold Waldo will officiate the services.
Burial will be in Llano Cemetery.
Boxwell Brothers funeral home of Amarillo is handling arrangements.
Maria Monarrez
Services: Have been held.
Maria Raquel Monarrez, 64, of Texico, died Monday, Aug. 18, 2003, at her home.
She was born Aug. 16, 1939, in San Jose, Durango, Mexico, to Jose and Josefa Enriquez Barraza.
She married Vicente Monarrez in 1960 in Santa Barbara, Chihuahua, Mexico. She was housewife, a member of San Jose Catholic Church and came to Texico three years ago.
She is survived by her husband; five sons: Ernesto Monarrez (and wife, Laura) of San Elizario, Texas, Jorge Monarrez (Isela), Ramon Monarrez (Rosario), Andres Monarrez (Rozio), all of Juarez, Mexico and Guillermo Monarrez (Elvia) of Texico; three daughters, Flor Martinez (Jorge) of Juarez, Mexico, Socorro Posada (Mario), Raquel Colmenero (Rafael), both of Texico; nine brothers and sisters all of Juarez, Mexico; and 16 grandchildren.
A rosary is scheduled for 7 p.m. today at San Jose Catholic Church in Texico.
Father Sotero Sena will officiate the services.
Sons and sons-in-law will act as pallbearers.
Arrangements are by Muffley Funeral Home of Clovis.
Gid Montague
Services: Have been held.
Gid Montague, 93, of Tulia, Texas, died Monday, May 17, 2004, in Swisher Memorial Hospital in Tulia, Texas.
He was born on Oct. 8, 1910, in Silverton, Texas.
He married Edna Middleton on April 9, 1929. They moved to Portales in 1932, where he farmed and had a dairy there for over 50 years. He retired and moved to Tulia in the 1980’s. He was a Methodist.
He was preceded in death by his wife; two daughters, Marcia Swan and Evelyn Montague; four brothers, Eddie Frank, Grant Thomas, S.W. Jr. and Fred Kelly Montague; four sisters, Monty Ann Montague, Gertie Moore, Mozell Carter and Peggie Parkey.
Survivors include a granddaughter, Michele Wright of Stephenville, Texas; three great-grandchildren, Shawnee, Tyler and Shyann Wright; a great-great grandchild, Kelton Wright; a brother, Clyde Montague of Clovis; and two sisters, Opal Grimes of Morton, Texas and Mayrene Betts of Portales.
Visitation is scheduled from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Wednesday at Wheeler Mortuary in Portales.
The Rev. Farrell Odom will officiate the services.
Burial will be at Portales Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Wallace Funeral Home of Tulia, Texas and Wheeler Mortuary of Portales.
Frank Moore
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Francis “Frank” Moore, 71, of Clovis, retired from U.S. Air Force, died Thursday, May 8, 2003, in Clovis.
He was born on April 5, 1932, in Goodland, Kan. Mr. Moore retired from the Air Force in 1972 after 26 years of duty. He then worked for Eaton-Kenway and Wilson Radiator after his military service.
He was a member of the VFW.
Family members say he enjoyed hunting, fishing and anything involving the outdoors. He also was a talented woodworker and liked to spend time in his shop.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret, in 1996.
Survivors include one son, Ronald (and wife Betty) of Roswell; two daughters, Rhonda Jayne (and husband Jerry) Robinson of Wichita, Kan., and Rita Bushnell of North Dakota; two brothers, Wesley (and wife Dixie) of California and Marvin (and wife Shirley) of Colorado; eight granddaughters; and seven grandsons.
Graveside services will have full military honors.
Arrangements are by Steed-Todd Funeral Home of Clovis.
Paula Sue Moore
Services: Have been held.
Paula Sue Moore, 53, of Wetumpka, Ala., executive editor of the Montgomery, Ala. Advertiser, died Thursday, Jan. 29, 2004, at her home.
She was born on June 20, 1950, in El Reno, Okla., to Paul and Mary Trapp of Clovis.
She was a 1968 graduate of Clovis High School and 1974 graduate of Eastern New Mexico University. She has been senior editor of Gannett Co., Inc.'s Montgomery newspaper since April 1997. She began her professional newspaper career in 1971 at the Clovis News Journal, where she was wire editor. She met John Moore while they were both employed at the Clovis News Journal. She married John R. Moore on Feb. 18, 1972, in Clovis. She was past-president of the Texas Associated Press Managing Editor's Association.
Survivors include her husband; a sister, Ann Damaschke of Clovis; a nephew and niece, Danny and Dannette Damaschke, both of Clovis; a brother, Paul Trapp of Graeagle, Calif.; two nieces, Susan Simonson of Allentown, Pa. and Julie Wentworth Armijo of Chicago; her sister- and brother-in-law, Janet and James Wentworth of Belfast, Maine; and several great-nephews and great-nieces.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Division of Gynecological Oncology, in care of Patti Reichert, University of Alabama-Birmingham, 619 19th St. South, Birmingham, Ala. 35233.
The Rev. Susan Beehler of El Paso will officiate the services.
Cremation services were arranged by Brooks-Cargile Funeral Home of Montgomery, Ala.
Samuel Moore
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Samuel Carlos Moore, 87, of Clovis, died Monday, Sept. 8, 2003, in Clovis.
He was born on June 14, 1916, in Putnam County, Tenn., to Albert and Cora Ann Moore.
He worked for the AT&SF Railroad for over 30 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Albert Moore.
He is survived by his wife, Pauline Moore of Clovis; two daughters, Juanelle Mayes (and husband, Leslie) of Stockton, Calif. and Beulah Miller (Johnny) of Friona; a son, Thom Moore (Cozetta) of Portales; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; a sister, Cleo Slaggle of Seymour, Texas; a brother, Bill Moore (Pat) of Hobbs; and a sister-in-law, Nadine Moore of Fort Worth, Texas.
Bob Hawkins and Jim Gammon will officiate the services.
Burial will be at Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens in Clovis.
Pallbearers will be grandsons Dean and Scott Mayes, Jody Lewellen, Stan Miller, Mark Osborn, Tucker and Trevor Moore and Logan Marshall.
Arrangements are by Steed-Todd Funeral Home of Clovis.
