William 'Clyde' Battles
William 'Clyde' Battles, 94, died Saturday, May 17, 2003, at Laurel Ridge Healthcare Center in Clovis following an illness.
The son of William J. Battles and the former Ena Bray, he was born April 29, 1909, in Little Rock, Ark. His family homesteaded 13 miles east of Santa Rosa, where he attended school.
The family moved to Hereford, Texas, in 1921, where they farmed at ranched. He married Emma Lestina Williams on Aug. 24, 1946, at Amherst, Texas, and the couple made their home in House in 1949.
He was a veteran of World War II.
He is survived by a daughter: Peggy Sue Tivis and husband, Danny, House, and three grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Emma 'Cutie' Battles on March 3, 2000, a brother, Homer Battles on Sept. 2, 2002, and a sister, Hazel Dale in 1964.
Services were Tuesday morning in the House Baptist Church with the Rev. Sherman Martin officiating. Burial was to follow at the House Community Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Monty Tivis, Trevor Tivis, Kelly Miller, Ross Sinclair, Charles Franklin and Clifford Franklin.
Honorary pallbearers were Bob Franklin, Lloyd Morrow, Eldon Blackburn and Henry Jaramillo.
The family suggests memorials to the House EMS Service, c/o Village of House, NM 88121 or the Baptist Children s Home.
Lisa Marie Henry
Lisa Marie Henry, one day old, died Monday, May 12, 2003.
The daughter of Clifton and Kimberly Henry of Amarillo, Texas, she was born May 12, 2003, in Amarillo.
Services were this morning at Christian Lighthouse Church with the Rev. Jackie Findley officiating.
Along with her parents, she is survived by her grandparents, Larry and Karen Lucius of Amarillo and Allen and Cindy Covington of Amarillo and her great-grandparents, Wilma Covington of Chino, Calif. and Gloria Sanchez, Riverside, Calif.
Nancy Bonds
Nancy Bonds, 68, died Saturday morning, May 10, 2003, in the Van Ark Care Center following an extended illness.
Born May 15, 1934, in Rockford, Ill., she had made her home in Tucumcari for many years. She had worked as a secretary and served as the health registrar for Quay County for a number of years. She was a member of the Lutheran Church.
She is survived by her husband, Bob Bonds, Tucumcari; two sons: David Stahl and wife, Lou Ann, Los Alamos; Dale Stahl and wife, Kim, Phoenix; a step-daughter: LaJuana Hart and husband, Marshall, Tucumcari; a brother: Roger Ross, San Jose, Calif.; and five grandchildren.
The body has been cremated. Services will be announced later.
Ollie Mae Wisdom
Ollie Mae Wisdom, 85, died suddenly on Tuesday evening, May 13, 2003.
Born Sept. 15, 1917, in Houston, she had made her home in Tucumcari for the past 5 1/2 years with her sister, Anna Hutchinson.
She was a member of the Baptist Church in Livingston, Texas.
She is survived by her sister, Anna Hutchinson and husband, Harold, Tucumcari; Marguerite Curtis, Kerrville, Texas; and a brother: Ernest R. Gaston, Bearn, La.
Graveside services were this morning at the Grady Cemetery with the Rev. Bill Bowman officiating.
Philip M. Wiegel
Philip M. Wiegel, 82, died Tuesday, May 13, 2003, while playing golf at the Tucumcari Municipal Golf Course.
The son of Perry and Anna Wiegel, he was born April 15, 1921 in Elizabeth, Penn., he came to New Mexico to attend the University of New Mexico and play football for the Lobos.
While at UNM, he married Cora Collins in April 1943. Shortly thereafter, he joined the U.S. Navy during World War II and piloted a landing craft on D-Day at Utah Beach. In 1945, he returned to Tucumcari and became the area distributor for the Continental Oil Company.
He was a member of St. Anne's Catholic Church and the Tucumcari Elks Lodge and had served as the BPOE exalted ruler in 1956
After Cora died in 1967, he married Doraeen Brissey in 1971.
He is survived by his wife, of Tucumcari, sons: Philip and wife, BernaDette, Santa Fe; C.J. and wife, Audrey, Tucumcari; a daughter: Debbie Morris, Albuquerque; a sister: Jane and husband, Milton Oliver, Florida; brothers: Paul Wiegel and wife, Rosemary, Minnesota; William Wiegel and wife, Sarah, Texas; sisters-in-law: Mary Madeline Wiegel, California; Phyllis Collins, El Paso, Texas; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his sister Marie, brothers James, George, Robert, Ted, Vince and Charles.
Rosary was Thursday evening and funeral Mass was Friday afternoon at St. Anne's Catholic Church.
Pallbearers were Phillip Bidegain, Curtis Rook, Fred Barnett, Jeff Lewalling, Darryl Rigdon, Rick Marrano, Gary Lee and Larry Roybal.
The family suggests memorials to the Dr. Dan C. Trigg Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, P.O. Box 608, Tucumcari, NM 88401.
Camilia L. Apodaca
Camilia L. Apodaca, 74, died Friday morning, May 9, 2003, in the Trigg Memorial Hospital following an extended illness.
Born June 18, 1930, in Dalhart, Texas, she had been a homemaker and attended the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Tucumcari.
She is survived by three daughters: Hope Najera, Henrietta Rede and husband, Saul; Connie Perez and Chilo, all of Tucumcari; four sons: Pete Apodaca and wife, Rose, Mucio Apodaca and wife, Linda, David Apodaca, all of Tucumcari; Jay Apodaca and wife of Denver; five sisters: Petra Sandoval and Juana Garza and husband, Fine, all of Albuquerque; Connie Lopez, Amarillo, Texas; Helen Lucero and husband, Louie, Eagle River, Alaska; Sally Martinez, Tucumcari and one brother: Mucio Lopez and wife, Kathy, Tucumcari.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Juan, in 1991.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Dunn Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow in the family plot of the Tucumcari Memorial Park Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Antonio Vargas, Pete Apodaca, Joe Vargas, Andrew Apodaca, Robert Vargas, Matthew Apodaca, Abel Vargas and Irma Apodaca.
Honorary pallbearers will be Bobby Garcia, Delmar Bell and all close friends and neighbors.
Margaret Ruth Ricketts Dougherty
Margaret Ruth Ricketts Dougherty, 95, died Tuesday, May 6, 2003, at her home in Tucumcari.
The daughter of Ira Ricketts and Annie Hughes, she was born Aug. 2, 1907, in Castro County, Texas.
The oldest of six children, she attended college in Canyon, Texas, then taught in a one-room school in rural Texas. She married Archie Dougherty in 1928 and the couple moved to the Frio Draw north of Clovis, where they ranched until 1973.
She was an active member of the Christian church, a charter member of the Clovis Central Christian Church, superintendent of the intermediate department and teacher of the Loyal Bereans class.
She is survived by four daughters: LaNelda Kresge and husband, Don, Logan; Ruth Daniel, Tucumcari; Allynda Treas and husband, Donald, Navajo Dam; Jane Westbrook and husband Gary Brightbill, Cedar Crest; five sons: David Dougherty and wife, Virginia, Abbott, Texas; Noel Dougherty and wife, Juandell, Pendaries; Wylie Dougherty and wife, Ruth Ann, Peoria, Ariz.; Pete Dougherty, and wife, Michelle, Monroe, La.; Bill Dougherty and wife, Lois, Corpus Christi, Texas; 34 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Archie Dougherty, a brother and a son-in-law, C.W. Daniel.
Services were 2 p.m. Friday at the Central Christian Church with Larry Tedrow officiating. Burial followed at the Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens.
Her grandsons served as pallbearers.
David Winston Dickens
David Winston Dickens, 18, died Wednesday, May 7, 2003.
The son of the Rev. Barry and Susan Dickens, he fell from a cliff.
He is survived by his parents, two sisters: Kimberly and Rachel and a brother: Peter.
His father had been pastor of Center Street United Methodist Church from February 1989 until June 1993.
Services will be 4 p.m. Wednesday at the First United Methodist Church, 715 Diamond Drive, Los Alamos, 715 Diamond Drive.
Annie Lucille Terpening
Annie Lucille Terpening, 85, died Sunday, May 4, 2003, in the Pecos Valley Nursing Home following an extended illness.
A wife, mother and homemaker, she was a member of the Congregation of Jehovah s Witnesses in Clovis.
She is survived by her husband of 60 years, C.W. Pete Terpening; three sons: Donald H. Gadbury and wife, Dolores, Logan; Mike Terpening and wife, Celeste, Fort Sumner; Tom L. Terpening and wife, Gail, San Ramon, Calif.; a daughter: Bette Jane Brodeur, Phoenix; 14 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, a son, a great-grandson and one great-granddaughter.
Services will be 2 p.m. May 17 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehova s Witnesses in Clovis.
Francis Fuller
Francis Fuller, 83, died very early Wednesday morning, May 7, 2003, at his home in Portales.
The son of Amanda and Francis M. Fuller, he was born Dec. 19, 1919, in Kintyre, N.D.
The fourth of eight sons, he grew up on the family farm in Kintyre. He and four of his brothers served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II. He married Lea Essig on July 5, 1943, in Napoleon, N.D. They made their home in several locations, where he farmed and worked side agriculture-related jobs. In 1994, they moved to Tucumcari before moving to Portales in 1999. He was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church.
He is survived by his wife of Portales; a son: Howard and wife, Joan Fuller, Lebanon, Mo.; two daughters: Frances L. Gunsch and husband, Donald, Longmont, Colo.; Dorothy Nelson and husband, Wendell, Clovis; eight grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and a brother, Harlan Fuller, Steele, N.D.
Services were 3 p.m. Friday at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Portales with Sven Frantzen, Dennis Harper and Johnny Lindsey officiating.
