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William A. (Bill) Chapman passed away and went to be with his Heavenly Father on Thursday, October 12, 2023, in Wichita Falls, Texas. Bill was born to Curtis C. and Amy Jones Chapman on the Chapman Farm, Raymond, Illinois, on November 23, 1929. Bill attended Raymond High School where he excelled in Basketball and track. After graduation in 1947, he attended Southern Illinois University where he lettered in track all four years. Bill married LoVina Harper on December 31, 1950,...
Clovis - Patricia Jean (Essex) Duffield of Clovis, NM passed away peacefully at BSA Amarillo in the presence of her loving family on October 18, 2023, she was 86 years young. "Patty" as her parents referred to her was born on June 24, 1937 in Muscatine, Iowa. She attended public school and upon graduation in 1954 at the age of 17 married her high school sweetheart, Myles H. Duffield-they were madly in love and remained so throughout their 70 years together. Myles had joined...
Thelma Lowery, age 102, of Farwell, TX passed away on Monday, October 16, 2023. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, October 20, 2023, at 10:00 am MST at Chapels of Angels, 1430 Thornton St., Clovis, NM with Pastor Greg Martin officiating. Burial will take place at Grady Cemetery, Grady, NM. Thelma was born at home in a two-room house on the family farm five miles north of Broadview, NM, to the home of T.L. (Lonnie) Johnston and Maude (Powell) Johnston on January 9, 1921....
Gregory Todd Foster, age 54, passed away on Sunday, October 1, 2023. Graveside service will be held on Thursday, October 5, 2023, at 11:00 AM, Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens, 1601 E Llano Estacado, Clovis, NM, with Dean Turvaville officiating. Gregory was born on August 9, 1969, to Randy Foster and Rita Orlik (Cochran) in Clovis, NM. Greg always loved being outdoors. As a child you could aways find him riding his bike, going fishing with his grandfather, or hunting with his dad....
Tom Jaramillo, 60, of Phoenix Arizona, passed away on October 10, 2023. Tom was born on December 16, 1962, to Pete Jaramillo and Alice Jaramillo of Clovis, New Mexico. Tom graduated from Clovis High School in 1980. He went on to study Business and Accounting at Eastern New Mexico University graduating in 1984, he continued his career with Albertsons as a Store Director. In 1988, Tom met his loving wife Devon Trujillo in Gallup, New Mexico. Tom and Devon went on to have two...
I’m looking at a picture of an old house. A very old picture. A very old house. It’s the house my mother, Wilma Jean Key, was born in on Aug. 15, 1915. I assume the picture of the house was probably taken a year or two later because another picture, just beside it in the album, is of my Grandmother Key holding my mother in her arms, and Mom is (maybe) a little less than 2 years old. The photo album was created by Grandmother; my oldest brother just found it, scanned the pag...
A Clovis High School senior in the Early College High School program has been named a semifinalist in the 69th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Isaiah Garcia joins 16,000 high school seniors selected as semifinalists, according to a news release from Clovis Municipal Schools. Approximately half of those semifinalists are expected to win a National Merit Scholarship, with nearly $28 million in funds slated for award in the spring. In coming months, semifinalists will be required to complete several requirements to...
Portales’ annual Little Miss Merry Christmas Contest kicks off next month. All contestants must attend an information meeting at the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce, 100 S. Avenue A, at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 2. The contest is for girls age 5-10. It raises money for Christmas lighting programs and the annual Portales fireworks fund. The contestant that raises the most money will be crowned Little Miss Merry Christmas. More information: portales.com or call 575-356-8541...
