EDDY CO, NEW MEXICO - Obituaries - J-L
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Daily Press - September 5, 2000
JACKSON
Graveside services for Georgia Ann Latham Jackson, 90, will be
September 6 at Loving Cemetery in Lovington, NM.  She died on
September 2 in Lovington.  She was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church
for many years.  She was born September 21, 1909, in Mayhill, NM.
She married Marvin Jackson on December 22, 1927, in Roswell, NM.  He
preceded her in death on December 23, 1976.  Survivors include son and
daughter-in-law, William M. (Bill) and Maxine Jackson of Artesia;
daughter and son-in-law, Beth and Jimmy Reed of Lovington, NM; six
grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death
by her parents, five brothers, four sisters and a great-grandson.
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Current Argus - January 4, 2000
JOHNSON, ELIZABETH
Funeral services are scheduled today at LaGrone Funeral Home in
Roswell, NM, for Elizabeth Johnson.  Johnson, 100, died December 31.
She was born in Roswell on April 6, 1899.  She grew up in Hope, NM,
and Loving, NM, before settling in Carlsbad.  She taught school
in Eddy County for 42 years.  She was a member of the Church of
Christ, Delta Kappa Gamma and the National Educators Association.
She is survived by a sister, Nettie Nell Kercheville of
El Paso, Texas.
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Current Argus - August 24, 2000
JOHNSON, GARY
Memorial services for Gary Wayne Johnson Jr., 32, of Las Vegas, NV will
be August 26 at Happy Valley Baptist Church.  Cremation has taken place.
Interment of cremated remains will be at a later date at Santa Fe
National Cemetery.  He died August 21 in Las Vegas.  Denton-Funchess
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.  He was born November 23, 1967
to Gary Wayne Johnson Sr. and Sandra R. Laughlin Johnson in Carlsbad.
He served in the Navy.  He was preceded in death by his paternal
grandfather, Bill Johnson, maternal grandfather, Dalton Gayle Laughlin,
maternal grandmother, Ann Powers and great-grandmother, Mary Ella
McKinney.  Survivors include his fiancee, Elena Amar of Las Vegas;
father and wife, Gary W. Johnson Sr. and Suzette Johnson of Carlsbad;
mother and husband, Sandra and Harry Gunn of Portales, NM; brother,
Billy Johnson of Carlsbad; sisters, Melissa Perkins of Florida, Lynda
Silver of Kausman, TX, Rebecca Bandy of Portales and Kathy Morgan of
Carlsbad; and paternal grandmother, Shirley Jackson of Carlsbad.
(Photo shown)
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM)
Current Argus - March 31, 2000
JOHNSON, RONALD
Memorial services for Ronald Johnson, 49, will be April 1 at
Denton-Funchess Funeral Home Chapel.  Cremation has taken place.
He died March 29 at Lakeview Christian Home of the Southwest Inc.,
Northgate Unit.  Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.  He was born February 3, 1951, in Lebanon, MO, to
Wilber and Patsy Ann Barker Johnson.  He served in the Army for
four years.  He was preceded in death by his father in May 1991.
Survivors include sons, Christopher Johnson and Nicholas Johnson of
Know Hill, AR; mother, Patsy Castillo of Carlsbad; brothers, Raymond
Johnson, Richard Castillo and Alfredo Castillo Jr. of Carlsbad;
sisters, Connie Sue Johnson of Dallas, TX, Denise Castillo of
Roswell, NM, and Janice Castillo of Artesia, NM.  (Photo shown)
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Current Argus - September 14, 2000
JOHNSON, VIRGINIA
A private burial will be held at Sunset Memorial Park in Albuquerque, NM,
for Virginia Becker Johnson.  She died September 12, in the home she
and her husband built in 1939.  She was born in Alexandria, VA, on
December 10, 1910.  She was the youngest of three children born to
Lena Hope Fox Becker and Dr. Henry Moore Becker.  Dr. Becker moved his
family to Clayton, NM, when the children were small.  She graduated
from Clayton High School in 1928 and attended the University of Arkansas
at Fayetville for one year before transferring to the University of
New Mexico where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi.  The Great Depression
caused her to returen to Clayton.  There, she met her husband.  They
were married in Santa Fe, NM, in 1936.  They then moved to Carlsbad in
1937.  They had three daughters, two of whom survive.  Their first child,
Marianne, died in 1977.  Mr. Johnson died in 1991.  She is survived
by her sister, Hazel Frances Becker; her daughters, Karen Johnson Furia
and Allida Ellen Taylor; son-in-law, Lester K. Taylor; five grandchildren,
Carter M. Taylor and his wife, Anne, Dr. Ellen Moore Rigsby, Dr. Peter A.
Furia, William C. Taylor, and Nicholas A. Furia; two great-grandchildren,
Jack and Adam Taylor.
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 8 - The Artesia (NM)
Daily Press - August 15, 2000
JONES
Services for Jack O. Jones, 88, will be August 17, at Terpening and
Son Chapel.  He died August 14 at Heart Hospital of New Mexico in
Albuquerque.  Interment will follow at Woodbine Cemetery.  He was born
on February 27, 1912, in Nolan County, TX, to Will J. Jones and Jane
(Waldron) Jones.  He married Trudie Dean Mobley on April 25, 1936, in
Carlsbad.  He moved to Artesia in 1935 from Seymour, TX.  He is
survived by his wife of the home; sons, Truman Jones of Artesia, Robert
Jones, wife Maria, of Midland, TX, Gordon Jones of San Antonio, TX, and
Johnnie Jones, wife Brenda, of Loco Hills, NM; daughters, Eva Murdock
of Artesia, Naomi Goss, husband Benny, of Hobbs, NM, Jackie Paxton of
Midland, TX, and Ruby Ware of Hobbs, NM; brother Virgil Jones of
Wichita Falls, TX; 20 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and
numerous nephews and nieces.
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 14 - The Artesia (NM)
Daily Press - March 19, 2000
JUAREZ, ELOISA
A funeral mass will be March 20 at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church
in Artesia, for Alamogordo resident, Eloisa O. Gallegos Juarez.
Juarez, 93, died on March 16 in Alamogordo, NM.  Interment will be
at Twin Oaks Memorial Park.  She was born on August 16, 1906, in
Corona, NM, the daughter of Ascion Oroszo and Fidela Ortero Oroszo.
She is survived by a son, Guadalupe Gallegos of La Puent, Calif.;
daughters Erma Carver, husband Albert, of Port Orange, Fla., and
Domi Cordero of Winter Park, Fla.; nine stepchildren; 15 grand-
children; 12 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
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(NM) Current Argus - February 15, 2000
JUAREZ, ZULEMA
Services will be February 16 at Denton-Funchess Funeral Home Chapel
for Zulema T. Juarez, 70.  Interment will follow at Santa Catarina
Cemetery.  She died February 13 at her home.  Denton-Funchess
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.  She was born on
June 15, 1929, in Carlsbad to Francisco Terrazas and Juanita Munoz
Terrazas.  She grew up and attended school here.  She married
Benito M. Juarez Sr. on October 3, 1945.  She was preceded in death
by her husband in 1984.  Survivors include sons, Mariano Juarez of
Ruidoso, NM, Thomas Juarez of Hobbs, NM, Francisco Juarez of
Carlsbad and Dibrell Juarez of Pensacola, Fla.; daughters, Elizabeth
Juarez, Virginia Juarez, Dorothy Juarez, Lorraine White and Tina
Juarez of Carlsbad, Brenda Hart of Tucson, Ariz., Linda Claffey of
Las Vegas, Nev., and Olga Juarez of Springfield, Mo.; a brother,
Mariano Terrazas of Carlsbad; sisters, Carmen Ebert of Pekin, Ill.,
and Helen Elizondo and Alice Madrid of Carlsbad; 24 grandchildren;
and 10 great-grandchildren.  (Photo shown of Juarez)
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(NM) Current Argus - January 5, 2000
JURVA
A memorial service is scheduled for January 7 at Christ the King
Church in Campbell, Calif., for Betty H. Jurva.  Jurva, 83, died
January 3 at Columbia Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, Calif.
after a short illness.  Betty Young Jurva was born November 11, 1916,
in Phenix, Ariz., to Myra Hooper and Henry Herbert Hotchkiss.
She was raised in the Valley of the Sun and graduated from
Phoenix Union High School in 1934.  In 1938, she earned her
bachelor of arts degree from Arizona State University.  Shortly
thereafter she moved to Morenci, Ariz. to teach elementary school.
There she met and married Urho "Jerry" A. Jurva.  The moved to
eastern Oregon.  WWII drew the couple to Southern California where
he found work in the defense industry.  In 1997, they moved to
Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad.  She was preceded in death by
an older sister, Myra Hotchkiss, and her husband, Jerry, in May 1998.
Survivors include a daughter, Anne M. Agah of San Jose, Calif.; son,
Charles H. Jurva of Carlsbad; and four grandchildren.  (Photo shown
of Jurva)
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM)
Current Argus - March 5, 2000
KARAS
Services will be March 7 at Denton-Funchess Funeral Home Chapel
for HARRY J. KARAS, 83.  Interment will bollow at Sunset Gardens
Memorial Park.  He died March 3 at his home.  Denton-Funchess
is in charge of arrangements.  He was born July 2, 1916, to
John Frank and Rose Rice Karas in Hartshorne, Okla., where he
was raised and graduated from high school.  He lived in Chicago
and Ohio.  He served in the US Army Engineer Corps during
WWII.  He came to Carlsbad in 1953.  In 1976, he married Opal
Royall.  He was a life member of DAV Chapter 30 in Carlsbad.  He
was a Catholic.  He was preceded in death by a brother, Walter
Karas, and a stepdaughter, LaVane Albritton.  Survivors include
his wife; sons, Ted Karas of Carlsbad and Ronnie Karas of
Fort Worth, TX; stepson, Elvin Royall of Petaluma, Calif.; daughter,
Karen Spoczynski of Chicago, Texas; stepdaughter, Marsha
Shackelford of Gorman, TX; sister, Laura Anderson of Oklahoma City;
13 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.  (Photo shown of Karas)
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM)
Current Argus - April 4, 2000
KEITH
Graveside services for C.W. "Bill" Keith Jr., 93, will be April 5
at Carlsbad Cemetery.  He died April 2 at Landsun Health Center.
West Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.  He was born
November 28, 1906, to Charles W. Sr. and Betty Mae Hudson Keith in
Marietta, OK.  He married Colleen Terry in McAlester, OK, on
January 21, 1927.  They moved to Carlsbad in 1949 from Amarillo, TX.
He was a Past Exalted Ruler with the Amarillo Elks Lodge #923, and
a member of the Eddy Lodge AF and AM, and First United Methodist
Church.  He was preceded in death by two brothers; a granddaughter;
and his wife in 1999.  He is survived by daughters, Carol Savacool of
Carlsbad, and Billie Kenney of Lubbock, TX; two brothers, Lonnie
and Jack Keith, both of Amarillo; 8 grandchildren; 16 great-
grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren.  (Photo shown)
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 8 - The Artesia (NM)
Daily Press - January 26, 2000
KELLY
Services are scheduled for January 27, at First Christian Church
in Artesia, for JEWELL KELLY of Odessa, Texas.  Kelly, 92,
died January 24 at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa.  Burial
will follow at Twin Oaks Memorial Park with Eastern Star Graveside
Rites.  Whe was born March 20, 1907, near Weed, NM.  She married
Nathan T. Kelly Jr. on March 25, 1929, in Artesia.  He preceded
her in death in 1977.  She was a member of First Christian Church
for over 70 years and was an active member of Eastern Star until
1998.  Survivors include son Stephen Kelly of Lake Jackson, Texas;
daughters Barbara Walker of Albuquerque, NM, and Norma Jean Sanders
of Odessa; 13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and two great-
great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her husband Nate
in 1977, granddaughter Cinda in 1992; and a great-great-granddaughter
Sabra in 1999.
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 8 - The Artesia (NM)
Daily Press - March 14, 2000
KENNEDY, EARL
Services are scheduled March 15 at Hermosa Drive Church of Christ
for EARL RAYMOND KENNEDY.  Kennedy, 76, died March 11 at Artesia
General Hospital.  Burial will be at Woodbine Cemetery.  He was
born December 16, 1923, in Dewey, OK, the son of John W. Kennedy
and Lola M. (Maybee) Kennedy.  He married Mildred Sowell on
February 28, 1947, in Artesia.  Survivors include his wife of the
home; son Johnny Kennedy and wife Joyce of St. Francisville, LA;
sisters Rozella Matthews of Artesia and Ada Camp of Lovington, NM;
and a nephew.  (Photo shown)
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Daily Press - April 4, 2000
KENNEDY, W
Graveside services were held today at Woodbine Cemetery with Masonic
Rites for W.W. (TED) KENNEDY.  Kennedy, 93, died April 1 at his
home.  He was born October 24, 1906, in Dennison, TX, the son of
John Robertson Kennedy and Aline Elizabeth (Rumbly) Kennedy.  He
married Helen Cornwell on May 12, 1931 in Carlsbad, NM.  He moved
to Artesia in 1945 from West Texas.  He was initiated into the
Scottish Rite of Freemasonry August 8, 1929.  Survivors include
his wife of the home; sons, Robert Eugene Kennedy and wife Vickie
of Las Vegas, Nev., Lary C. Kennedy and wife Pat of Artesia; and
Kent Kennedy and wife Faith of Odessa, TX; brother Gordon Kennedy
of California; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and
two great-great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his
parents; a son Charles Ray Kennedy in 1992; and brothers, John R.,
Donald, and Clark.
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM)
Current Argus - February 5, 2000
KITE
Graveside services will be held today for BETTY GRACE KITE, 64, of
Truth or Consequences and formerly of Carlsbad, at Cedar Grove
Cemetery southeast of Mountainair, NM.  She died February 2 in
Truth or Consequences.  Harris-Hanlon Mortuary of Mountainair is
in charge of arrangements.  She was born July 17, 1935, in
Carlsbad to John T. and Delaney Fuson Grady Sr.  She had been a
member of Order of Eastern Star, Assembly of God Church and was
a school bus driver in Mountainair.  Survivors include daughters,
Susan Brazil and Kathy Anglin of Mountainair, Regina Anglin of
Cuchillo, Lois Casey of Carlsbad, and Boyd Mims of Sumter, S.C.;
brothers, Kenneth Grady of Alamorgordo and John Grady of Calif.;
15 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM)
Current Argus - March 23, 2000
KNIGHT, EUGENIA
Memorial services are scheduled March 24 at Denton-Funchess Funeral
Home Chapel for EUGENIA "JEAN" KNIGHT, 82.  Cremation has taken
place.  She died March 20 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, TX.
Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.  She
was born October 27, 1917, to Quincy G. and Lela Mae Ferguson Bright
in Trent, TX.  When she was a child, the family moved to Lovin, NM,
where she attended school.  She was a member of Sunset Church of
Christ.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Ted Knight,
on April 29, 1977; a son, Don Knight; three brothers, J.T. Bright,
Hubert Bright and Alfred Bright; and two sisters, Allie Mae and
Audrey Lovie.  Survivors include a son, Ron Knight of Carlsbad;
daughter Marcie Fuller of Carlsbad; two grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
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Current Argus - January 7, 2000
KNIGHT, W.M.
A memorial service is scheduled for W.M. "BILL" KNIGHT, 70, on
January 8, at West Funeral Home Chapel.  Cremation will take place.
Knight died January 5, at Odessa Medical Center, Odessa, Texas.
He was born on January 1, 1930, in Brady, Texas, to Jim and Mayme
Stapleton Knight.  He was raised and educated in Odessa for most
of his childhood.  He married Allie McGuire on August 3, 1949, in
Odessa, Texas.  He was drafted into the Marine Corps in 1952 and
served two years in Korea.  He was a member of the VFW No. 8703 in
Carlsbad.  He was preceded in death by a sister, Evelyn Cree.
Survivors include his wife, Allie Knight of the family home; son,
Perry Knight of Green River, Wyo.; daughters, Audrey Knight of
San Angelo, Texas, and Carol Knight of Carlsbad; sister, Shirley
Jester of Waller, Texas; half-sisters, Helen Reid and Betty Johnson
of Brownwood, Texas; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
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Current Argus - May 11, 2000
LAREZ
Services for Antonio Delao Larez Sr., 75, will be May 13 at San Jose
Catholic Church.  Interment will follow at Santa Catarina Cemetery.  He
died May 8 at Carlsbad Medical Center.  Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is
in charge of arrangements.  He was born October 16, 1924, to Francisco M.
and Maria S. Delao Larez in El Paso, TX.  He was raised in Marfa, TX.
He married Lucia R. Alvarado on July 30, 1945, in Marfa.  He was preceded
in death by a son, Juan Larez, in 1972, and a daughter, Alice Huereque,
in 1998.  Survivors include his wife Lucia Larez of Carlsbad; sons,
Antonio Larez Jr., Robert Larez and David Larez of Carlsbad; daughters,
Mary Castillo, Christina Mesquita, Lucille "Lucy" Olivas and Dolores
Larez of Carlsbad, Dora Montes of Columbus, and Esperanza Montes of
Dallas, TX; brother, Felipe Larez of Roswell, NM; sister, Olivia Munoz
of Hagerman, NM; 36 grandchildren; and 46 great-grandchildren.  (Photo
shown)
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM)
Current Argus - January 23, 2000
LEWIS, DOUG
A memorial service is scheduled for Doug Lewis, 50, on January 24 at
Denton-Funchess Funeral Home Chapel.  Cremation has taken place.
Lewis died January 18 at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center in Albuquerque, NM.  Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.  He was born June 25, 1949, to August Charles
and Betty E. Fiddes Lewis in Cleveland.  He grew up in the Cleveland
area.  He served in the Navy during the Vietnam conflict.  He had
moved to Albuquerque in the early 1980's where he worked at Kirtland
Air Force Base.  He married Darla Taylor on November 28, 1985 in
Albuquerque.  They moved to Carlsbad about 12 years ago.  He was
a member of the DAV.  He was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include his wife, Darla Lewis of Carlsbad; sons, Doug A.
Lewis, Jr. of Cleveland, Steve Herbel of Carlsbad and Stacy Halley of
Missoula, Mont.; daughters, Lisa Lewis of Cleveland and Dawn Mason
of Artesia; brothers, August C. Lewis Jr. and Ralph E. Lewis of
Cleveland; and five grandchildren.  (Photo shown of Lewis)
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Current Argus - March 26, 2000
LEWIS, JOHNNIE
Graveside services for Johnnie Lewis, 78, will be March 27 at
Aspermont Cemetery in Aspermont, TX.  She died March 25 at Carlsbad
Medical Center. Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
She was born on April 18, 1921, in Checatoh, OK, to Henry E. and
Maggie Gholston.  Her family traveled extensively during the Depression
years and settled in Aspermont.  She married William Howard Fitzgerald
in 1941.  He preceded her in death in 1970.  She had lived in Kermit, TX
for about eight years before moving to Carlsbad in 1975.  In 1986, she
married C.W. Lewis, and he preceded her in death in 1993.  She was of
the Baptist faith.  In addition to her two husbands, she was preceded
in death by a sister and a brother.  Survivors include sons, Ollie
Fitzgerald of Carlsbad and Jean Lewis of Pittsburgh; daughters, Shirley
Terrill of Rougue River, OR, and Elaine Phillips of Austin, TX; and
six grandchildren.  (Photo shown)
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Current Argus - January 30, 2000
LEWIS, LUCILLE
Graveside services will be held for Lucille Lewis, 78, on February 1,
at Cienega Cemetery, Otero County, near Dell City, Texas.  She died
January 27 at Carlsbad Medical Center.  Denton-Funchess Funeral
Home is in charge of arrangements.  She was born on September 9, 1921,
to Jesse and Rebecca "Bessie" Hayes Magby in Dog Canyon.  She lived
in the area most of her life.  She married James David "Dee" Lewis
on August 2, 1940, in Alamogordo, NM.  They ranched at Panama Ranch
from 1960 to 1980.  In 1980 they moved to Hope, NM and then to
Carlsbad in 1998.  She was of the Baptist faith.  She was preceded
in death by five brothers, three sisters and her husband on
October 1, 1998.  Survivors include two sisters, Jewel Holley and
Josephine Offut of Carlsbad.  (Photo shown of Lewis)
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Current Argus - January 9, 2000
LEWIS, MATTIE
Graveside services for Mattie I. Lewis, 100, will be January 10 at
Carlsbad Cemetery.  Lewis died January 5 at Landsun Health Service
Center.  Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mattie Irene Lewis was born March 2, 1899, in Alma, Tenn., to
William Truitt and Susanna Keeton Newport.  The centenarian was
a 50 year resident of Carlsbad.  She was a member of First Church
of the Nazarene.  She was preceded in death by a daughter, Evalyn
Lynch, on March 11, 1988.  Survivors include a daughter, Lois Hardy
of Denver, CO; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; 12 great-
great-grandchildren; and six great-great-great-grandchildren.  (Photo
shown of Lewis)
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Current Argus - January 15, 2000
LEYVA
A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated January 7 at Our Lady
of Sorrows Catholic Church in Albuquerque, NM, for Ageda "Aggie"
Leyva of Bernalillo, NM, formerly of Carlsbad.  Interment followed
at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Cemetery.  Alameda Mortuary of
Albuquerque was in charge of arrangements.  She was preceded in death
by her brother, Adan Galindo, and her parents Angel and Josephina
Galindo.  Survivors include her husband, Frank; daughter, Isidra
Leyva; sisters, Eva Garcia, Catalina Carrasco and Criselda Sing
of Carlsbad, and Dolores Baca of Albuquerqu; and brother, Ysabel
Galindo of Carlsbad.  (Photo shown of Leyva)
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Current Argus - April 13, 2000
LITTLE
Services for Tommie "Ruth" Little, 73, will be today at Denton-Funchess
Funeral Home Chapel.  Interment will follow at Carlsbad Cemetery.  She
died April 9 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Albuquerque, NM.  Denton-Funchess
is in charge of arrangements.  She was born December 27, 1926, to
James Henry and Mary Jo Adams Morgan in Wewoka, OK.  In 1937, she moved
to Carlsbad where she graduated from high school.  She married Jack Little
on April 1, 1957.  He preceded her in death in 1983.  She was Baptist
by faith.  Survivors include a son, Ronnie J. "Ducker" Martin of
Carlsbad; brothers, Joe Morgan of Carlsbad and Wiley Morgan of
Green River, WY; and one grandson.  (Photo shown)
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Current Argus - January 16, 2000
LOFTIS
No services are scheduled for Donna Little Loftis, 60, of Carlsbad.
She died January 13 at Covenant Hospital in Lubbock, Texas.
Cremation arrangements are with Chapel of Angels Funeral Home of
Lubbock.  She was born March 9, 1939, in Waldron, Ark., to
Orbin and Verneal Ruff Little.  She graduated from Carlsbad High
School in 1957 and had been a long time resident of Carlsbad.  She
married J.E. Loftis on December 29, 1960, in Grants, NM.  She was
a member of Southside Church of Christ.  Survivors include her
husband; daughters, Kathleen Loftis and Heather Thompson of
Las Vegas, Nev.; and two grandchildren.
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Current Argus - April 7, 2000
LOPEZ
Services for Pascual M. Lopez, 58, will be April 8 at San Jose
Catholic Church.  Interment will follow at Carlsbad Cemetery.  He
died April 5 at his home.  Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.  He was born April 20, 1941, to Juan and
Bartola Martinez Lopez in Carlsbad.  He was a lifelong resident.
He married Delma Pena in 1957.  He was a member of San Jose Catholic
Church.  He was preceded in death by his father in 1946 and a son,
Ricky Lopez, in 1963.  Survivors include his wife; mother of
Goshen, CA; sons, Abel, Robert, Eddie, Tommy, Ricky, and John all of
Carlsbad; daughters, Corina Moreno of San Antonio, TX and JoAnn Lee
of Carlsbad; brothers, Jimmy, Sammy, and Joel of Goshen, CA, Domingo
and Tony of Visalia, CA, and Fidencio of San Jose, CA; sisters,
Julia Anaya and Juana L. Cobos of Carlsbad, and Olivia L. Baldivez,
Amelia L. Amalla, and Luisa Vasquez of Goshen, CA; and 19 grand-
children.  (Photo shown)
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