Maurene Ribble
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Maurene Ribble, 95, of Portales, died Wednesday, May 14, 2003, at Plains Regional Medical Center.
She was born on June 15, 1907, on Vernon, Texas, to “Dick” and R.R. Brooks.
She graduated from Vernon High School in 1926 and attended two years at West Texas University. She married Abe Ribble on Nov. 9, 1929, in Vernon. She moved to Portales in 1936. She was a member of the Methodist Church, United Methodist Women and the Parsonage Committee. She was a member of Chapter R PEO Sisterhood, Portales Altrusa Club, Leader for Campfire Girls and the Horizon Club. She first was employed at the County Clerk’s Office and later at Graham Abstract in Portales.
She was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers, Homer, who was killed in action during World War I, Rester, D.L. and C.H. Brooks; two sisters, Una Brooks and Monette Wilson; and by her husband, Abe Ribble.
She is survived by a daughter, Jim Elyce Wade (and husband, Charles) of Clovis; two grandchildren, Cara Carpenter and Debbie Bracken (and husband, Clay); and three great-grandchildren, Devin and Tristan Carpenter and Brianne Bracken.
Steve McElroy will officiate the services.
Burial will be at Portales Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Earl Robinson, David Bonner, Devin Carpenter, Clay Bracken, Dick Ribble and Jesse Porter.
Honorary bearers will be Otis and Eldon Brooks, Ken Bedinger, Tristan Carpenter, Brianne Bracken, Robert Dunn, Ned Wright and Richard Garcia.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church Building Fund in Portales.
Arrangements are by Wheeler Mortuary of Portales.
Lynn Richards
Services: Have been held.
Lynn J. Richards, 86, of Carlsbad, died Thursday, July 10, 2003, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
He was born July 26, 1916, in Weatherford, Texas.
He grew up on a farm near Dora and graduated from Dora High School. He attended college in Portales for one year. In May 1936 he married Flora Hightower in Pep. He owned a dairy farm for 20 years. He moved to Carlsbad in 1954 and went to work for IMC. He retired in 1981 after 27 years. He was an avid golfer and an active member of Sunset Church of Christ.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Dwight (and wife, Marie) Richards of San Antonio, Texas; three brothers, Lee (and wife, Loree) Richards Jr. of Carlsbad, Paul (and wife, Berniece) Richards of Hobbs and Mack (and wife, Wanda) Richards of Dora; two sisters, Pansy Evans and Rosemary (and husband, James) Shackleford, all of Dora; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 1 to 7 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to noon Monday at Denton-Funchess Funeral Home in Carlsbad.
Ray Young will officiate the services.
Burial will be Carlsbad Cemetery in Carlsbad.
Pallbearers will be Ron Clem, Gerald Gaines, John Foster, Don Roberts, Connie Coalson and Mack Powers.
Memorial contributions may be made to Christian Children’s home of Portales.
Denton-Funchess Funeral Home of Carlsbad is handling arrangements.
G.E. Richardson
Services: Have been held.
Rev. G. E. (Gene) Richardson, 73, died Sunday, Aug. 31, 2003, at his home in Logan.
Rev. Richardson was born June 25, 1930, in Okmulge, Okla. He married Clara Jo Winfrey on Aug. 28, 1949.
He served 44 years as an ordained minister of the United Methodist Church, serving churches in New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Starting in 1954 in San Jon, he served in Clovis, Tucumcari, Portales, Las Alamos and Grady.
He had a bachelor of music degree from Oklahoma City University and a bachelor of divinity from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. He was past president of the Tucumcari Masonic Lodge, a member of the Tucumcari Kiwanis Club, board secretary of the Tucumcari Helping Hands Hospice and chairman of the board of trustees of Logan United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, of Logan; four daughters, Clara Richardson of Abilene, Texas, Lee Ann Davis (husband, Gerry) of Santa Fe, Lynn Hanawalt (Ellis) of Tucumcari, Elizabeth Groves (Glen) of Aptos, Calif.; a brother, Harry Richardson, of Mt. Pleasant, Texas; a sister, Mary Humpharies, of Wichita Falls, Texas; and three grandchildren.
Rev. Jeanie Wimmiams, Rev. Joe Wood and Rev. Gerry Lightwine will officiate services.
Burial will be in the family plot at the Logan Cemetery.
The family requests donations be made to the Tucumcari Helping Hands Hospice at 615 South 2nd St., Tucumcari, or to the United Methodist Church of Logan.
Arrangements are by Dunn Funeral Home in Tucumcari.
Naomi Riegel
Mrs. Naomi Riegel, 92, of Clovis, a retired cafeteria worker, died Sunday, Sept. 21, 2003, at Laurel Ridge Healthcare in Clovis.
She was born on April 1, 1911, in Llano, Texas, to John and Addie Wright Tumlinson.
She married Paul Riegel on Aug. 9, 1932, in Elida. They later moved to Clovis where she was a resident for 56 years. She worked for the Clovis schools in the cafeteria at Parkview Elementary. She was a member of Central Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband.
Survivors include two sons, Duane Riegel of Del Rio, Texas, and Ron Riegel of Clovis; a sister, Elva Webster of Stone Mountain, Ga.; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
The Rev. Joseph Vest will officiate the services.
Burial will be at Mission Garden of Memories in Clovis.
Arrangements are by Steed-Todd Funeral Home of Clovis.
Don Rierson
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Don Rierson, 67, of Ruidoso and Ocala, Fla., a retired auto dealer, died Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2003, at his home in Ruidoso.
He was born on Aug. 13, 1936, in Clovis, to Frank and Gladys Northcutt Rierson.
He lived in Clovis until 1967 when he moved to Plainview, Texas, to start his auto dealership. He married Sharlotte on July 22, 1976, in Miami.
The family requests no food be brought to the home.
He was preceded in death by his father.
He is survived by his wife; his children, Kelly Thomason and Cordy Rierson, both of Laguna Beach, Fla., and Rodney Thomason of Ocala, Fla.; a grandchild, Zoe Rierson; his mother, Gladys Polk of Clovis; two brothers, Larry Rierson (and wife, Catherine) of Clovis and Johnny Rector (Barbara) of Fresno, Calif.; six sisters, Doris Smith (Jim) and Jean Wilmeth (Walter), all of Clovis, Sarah Lizalde (Flavio) of Chandler, Ariz., Barbara Burch (Cecil) of Melrose, Thelma Romans (Jack) of Lubbock, Mary Ingleman (Rick) of Indianapolis, Ind.; and several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.
The Rev. Sam Kelley will officiate the services.
Burial will be at Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens in Clovis.
Pallbearers will be Danny Mitchell, Sid Turner, Jack Lancaster, D.D. Hatcher, Jeff Jacobs and Jimmy Webb.
Arrangements are by Steed-Todd Funeral Home of Clovis.
T.T. Riley
Services: Have been held.
Mr. T. T. (Tommie) Riley, 91, a railroad engineer from Clovis, died June 4, 2004, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock
He was born September 3, 1912, in Snyder, Texas to Anon J. and Maudie Spindle Riley.
He married Jewell Morrow in 1931 in Snyder and moved to Clovis in 1936 where he worked for Day & Night Garage. The two celebrated 72 1/2 years together. In 1939, he went to work for Mobil Oil and, in 1940, Westbrook Glass Co. In 1941 he went to work for the Santa Fe Railroad, became an engineer and after 34 years and 8 months, he retired in 1976. In 1945, they moved to 2221 W. Seventh Street in Clovis where they have lived since. He was a charter member of Parkland Baptist Church and was a member of the Fireman’s Lodge BLF&E with the A. T. & S. F. Railroad. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, traveling and was an avid reader.
Mr. Riley was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, W. M. (Bill), Ross, Porter and Prentice Riley; and two sisters, Marguerite Gee and Lurlene Aucutt.
He is survived by his wife, Jewell of the home in Clovis; one son, Randall Riley (and wife Kay) of Levelland, Texas; two daughters, Marilyn Hendricks (and husband Wendall) of Farmington and Charlotte Devers (Don) of Carlsbad; 11 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Burial will be at Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens in Clovis.
Dr. Herbert Bergstrom will officiate the services.
Pallbearers will include his grandsons, Lyndol Hendricks, Curtis Devers, Tommie Riley, Peter Ford, Chris Riley, David George, Keeney Dickenson, Bill Wood and Gary Sisemore.
The family will receive visitors and friends at the funeral home, 6 to 8 p.m. Monday.
Memorial contributions may be made to New Mexico Baptist Children’s Home in Portales.
Arrangements are by Steed-Todd Funeral Home in Clovis.
Gilbert Rivera
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Gilbert G. Rivera, 84, of Portales, died early Saturday morning, May 8, 2004, at Heartland Continuing Care Center.
He was born on Aug. 23, 1919, at Benavides, Texas, to Lucia and Epitacio Benavides Rivera.
He grew up in Benavides where he was an active trumpet player, playing in various bands including mariachi. He served in the U.S. Army stationed in Deming where his duties included being a service bugler. While in Deming, he met and married Mary Salinas in 1940.
After returning to Benavides, he owned and operated a gas station for several years. In 1950, he moved to El Paso, Texas, and worked in construction before moving to Portales in 1963 and worked as a concrete company supervisor until 1963, when he was disabled by a car accident. He was an active parishioner at St. Helen Catholic Church and taught conversational Spanish.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a grandson, James Edward Rivera; five brothers, Jose, Epitacio, Pedro, Francisco, and Oscar; and two sisters, Paula and Rafaela.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Gilbert Rivera, Jr. of Portales and Rick Rivera of Las Cruces; seven daughters, Mary Lou Fonseca of Las Cruces, Patricia Johnson of Orange County, Calif., Frances (husband, Marty) Franco of Roswell, Margaret (Russ) Rugh of Westminster, Calif., Gracy Leary of Portales, Rebecca (Joe) Allen of Orange County, and Gina (Rob) Boydton of Moreno Valley, Calif.; 25 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Alberto Ortega, Mario Franco, John Franco, Danny Leary, Ronald Fonseca, and Robert Herrera. Honorary Pallbearers will be Dr. Robert Timmons and the staff of Heartland Continuing Care Center.
A rosary is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday at St. Helen Catholic Church in Portales. The Rev. Tobin Hitt will officiate the services.
Burial will be at Portales Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Wheeler Mortuary in Portales.
Frances Roach
Frances Roach, 82, of Clovis, died Monday, June 7, 2004, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
She was born on March 10, 1922, in Waxahachie, Texas, to Boyd Travis and Lilly Maude Brannan Goodman.
She married Carl Roach in 1948 in Field. She came to Clovis in 1949. She was a member of Parkland Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; a brother; and a sister.
Survivors include two sons, David and Travis Roach, both of Clovis; two sisters, Lillian Bunch of Sun City, Ariz., and Jean Whitehead of Copperas Cove, Texas; two brothers, David Goodman of Phoenix and Danny Goodman of Blairsville, Ga.; and two grandchildren, Kirt and Patrick Roach, both of Gaylord, Mich.
Cremation has taken place.
Arrangements are by Muffley Funeral Home of Clovis.
Roberts, Gladys
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Gladys Roberts, 92, of Lubbock, died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2003, at her home.
She was born on June 5, 1911, in Duke, Okla., to Mr. and Mrs. Jake Jones
She lived her early life in Oklahoma. As a teenager, her family moved to Texas. She married P.K. Roberts on Jan. 21, 1948, in Clovis. Shortly after their marriage they moved to Portales and established Valley Courts, which was a fruit and vegetable market combined with a small motel. Later they opened Roberts Mercantile. In the mid 1960s they moved their business to a market on the highway to Clovis. She attended the Church of God. Shortly after her husband died, she moved to her daughter’s home in South America. About 1982, they returned to Portales and then in 1996 they moved to Lubbock.
She was preceded in death by her parents; five sisters; a step-son, Jerry Roberts; and a step-daughter, Polly Cook; and her husband, P. K. Roberts.
Survivors include a son, P. K. Roberts Jr. (and wife, Gail) of Austin, Texas; a daughter, Frances Oglesby of Lubbock; two step-daughters, Jeanette Sanderson of Flower Mound, Texas, and Gloria Stangle (E.C.) of St. George, Utah; three grandchildren, Burt Oglesby, Elissa Roberts and Jake Roberts; two great-grandchildren, Ronald and Kimberly Oglesby; and a great-great-grandchild, Madison Marie Oglesby.
Scott P. Reeves will officiate the services.
Burial will be at Portales Cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers will be all family and friends.
Arrangements are by Wheeler Mortuary of Portales.
Jim Robbins
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Jim Robbins, 82, of Earth, Texas, died Monday, Sept. 1, 2003, in Amarillo.
He was born on Dec. 1, 1920, in Sweetwater, Texas.
He married Kathryn Louise Coe on Nov. 23, 1946, in Portales. He moved to Earth, Texas, in January of 1962 from Slaton, Texas. He was a truck driver and a Baptist. He was a member of the VFW No. 3280 in Clovis, Independent Order of Oddfellows and Woodmen of the World. He was a volunteer firefighter for the Earth Fire Department for over 25 years.
He is survived by his wife; three sons, Wayne Robbins of Smyer, Texas, Jimmy Robbins of Pampa, Texas, and Johnny Robbins of Amarillo; two daughters, Patti Ray of Pampa, Texas, and Lynda Wright of Clovis; eight grandchildren, Bobbi, Kerri, Kandi, Kelsey, Holliana, Hunter, Michael and Cody; seven great-grandchildren; and a sister, Hazel Ivey of Bracketville, Texas.
The Rev. Bobby Broyles will officiate the services.
Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Portales Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Baptist St. Anthony’s Hospice, 1600 Wallace Boulevard, Amarillo, Texas 79106.
Arrangements are by Parsons-Ellis Funeral Home of Earth, Texas.
Kathy Robbins
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Kathy Robbins, 76, of Amarillo formerly of Earth, Texas, died Monday, Sept. 8, 2003, in Amarillo.
She was born on Oct. 27, 1926, in Fort Payne, Ala.
She married Jim Robbins on Nov. 23, 1946, in Portales. She moved to Earth, Texas, in January of 1962 from Slaton, Texas. She was a newspaper distributor and a member of the First Baptist Church and the Rebekah Lodge.
She was preceded in death by her husband; three sisters, Vera Burns, Johnnie Willene Hopkins and Mary Collins; a brother, John Henry Coe Jr.; and a granddaughter, Sandra Jo Banning.
She is survived by three sons, Wayne Robbins of Smyer, Texas, Jimmy Robbins of Pampa, Texas, and Johnny Robbins of Amarillo; two daughters, Patti Ray of Pampa, Texas, and Lynda Wright of Clovis; eight grandchildren, Bobbi, Kerri, Kandi, Kelsey, Holliana, Hunter, Michael and Cody; and seven great-grandchildren.
The Rev. Bobby Broyles will officiate the services.
Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. (MDT) Thursday at Portales Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Parsons-Ellis Funeral Home of Earth, Texas.
Amber Robinson
Services: Have been held.
Amber Robinson, 19, of Portales, was born on Dec. 3, 1984, in Portales, to Joann Martinez and Rodney Robinson.
She grew up in Portales, where she attended school. Family members said she was artistic and enjoyed doing needlework, crocheting, painting and crafting. She was an animal lover and enjoyed spending time with family and summer vacations with her grandparents in Oklahoma.
She was preceded in death by an uncle, Richard Padilla; and an aunt, Connie Foster.
Survivors include her mother and step-father, Joann Martinez and Daniel Raymond Pena Sr. of Portales; her father, Rodney Robinson of Portales; her grandparents, Joe and Lucy Martinez of Seminole, Okla., Alan and Judy Robinson of Holdenville, Okla., and Hank and Carol Garcia of Portales; two brothers, Jesse Joe Robinson of Denver and Daniel Raymond Pena Jr. of Portales; great-grandmother, Wyzion Ware of Portales; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
The Rev. Ted Bailey will officiate the services.
Pallbearers are Anselmo, Valentine and Joe Martinez Jr., Anthony Padilla, Anselmo Armijo and George Padilla.
Honorary pallbearers are Denene Robinson and Cody Garcia.
Arrangements are by Wheeler Mortuary of Portales.
Estelle Rogers
Services: Have been held
Estelle C. Rogers, 70, of Wayside, Texas, died Monday, Aug. 4,2003, in Amarillo.
She was born on Aug. 4, 1933, in Amarillo, to Asa and Elsie Patterson Wilcox.
She married C.D. Red Rogers in Amarillo in 1961. She was a longtime resident of Wayside. She was active in the Wayside Home Demonstration Club, Wayside Community Church and a member of Ye Ole’ Squares square-dancing group. She was a bookkeeper and a homemaker.
Family members said she was a loving mother and grandmother and she will be greatly missed and fondly remembered.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Jean Payton; a granddaughter, Kim Watson; and a grand son-in-law, Chad Smith.
She is survived by her husband, C.D. “Red” Rogers of Wayside; three sons, Kent Scroggins of Wayside, Bill Scroggins of Amarillo and Bruce Scroggins of Grandview, Texas; two daughters, Kytrena Tuttle of Spring and Kiska Reynolds of Enterprise, Ala.; 15 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Kyle Brock and the Rev. Byron Williamson will officiate the services.
Burial will be at Wayside Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Wayside Emergency Team, Wayside Cemetery or the Wayside Community Church.
Arrangements are by Brooks Funeral Directors of Canyon, Texas.
Florence Rogers
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Florence Vivian Rogers, 101, of Clovis, a retired bookkeeper, died Monday, June 2, 2003, at Laurel Plains Healthcare in Clovis.
She was born on June 5, 1901, Chelsea, Okla., to Crummel and Elizabeth Kissinger DeLozier.
She moved to Pleasant Hill in 1906. They farmed and helped to build a new community. She married C. Ellis Rogers who later became an accountant in Clovis where she worked until retirement. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, a 50-year member of Keystone Chapter No. 27 and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Family members said her most favorite thing to do was travel to places she had not seen.
She was preceded in death by husband; her parents; two brothers; and two sisters.
She is survived by two sisters, Blanche L. Pierce of Whitney, Texas, and Ellen Autry of Augusta, Ga.; two nieces; and eight nephews.
Steve McElroy will officiate the services.
Burial will be at Plains Sanctuary Mausoleum in Mission Garden of Memories in Clovis.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Shriner’s Crippled Children’s Hospital Fund, care of 6600 Zuni SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108.
Arrangements are by Steed-Todd Funeral Home of Clovis.
