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Current Argus - January 13, 2000 GALATIAN, RICHARD I. Funeral services for Richard I. Galatian, 90, of Albany, Texas, and formerly of Artesia, NM, wil be held at Friendship Baptist Church in Albany, today. A graveside service will be held January 14 at Woodbine Cemetery in Artesia. He died January 11 at Bluebonnet Nursing Home. Richard Ivan Galatian was born May 2, 1909, in Woodbine, Texas, the sixth and youngest child of Robert and Eva Howard Galatian. He married Margie Lindesmith on November 19, 1928. She preceded him in death in December 1955. He then married Addie Wallace Cogburn in 1957. His second wife, Addie, also preceded him in death. Survivors include a son, Richard Galatian of Houston; daughters, Neva Chase of Artesia and Treva Patton of Portales, NM; 10 grandchildren; 24 great-grand- children; and 12 great-great-grandchildren. ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 10A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - March 21, 2000 GANT, MARGARET DOSS Services for Margaret Doss Gant, 80, will be today at First United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Carlsbad Cemetery. She died March 18 at Carlsbad Medical Center. Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was born April 21, 1919, to Victor L. Minter and Helen Damon Minter in Carlsbad. Her father moved here as an employee of the Bureau of Reclamation in the early 1900's. She graduated from Carlsbad High in 1936. She married Walter R. "Potsy" Doss in Carlsbad on December 5, 1940. He preceded her in death on November 5, 1982. She married Joe Gant II on December 28, 1985. He preceded her in death on July 18, 1994. She was a member of PEO. She is survived by a son, Dick Doss and wife, Marsha, of Carlsbad; a daughter, Kay Doss of Carlsbad; a step-son, Joseph Erwin Gant III of Carlsbad; a step-daughter, Mary Gant of Bethesda, MD; a sister, Virginia May of Albuquerque, NM; and a grand- daughter, Kelly Doss of Lubbock, TX. (Photo shown) ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - March 29, 2000 GARCIA, ALEX S. A funeral mass for Alex S. Garcia, 44, of Albuquerque, NM, will be March 31, at San Jose Catholic Church in Carlsbad. Interment will follow at Loving Cemetery, in Loving, NM. He died March 25, in Albuquerque. West Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He was born September 18, 1956, in Loving to Andres and Manuela Salmon Garcia. He graduated from Carlsbad High School. In 1993, he moved to Albuquerque. He was preceded in death by his father, a brother, Jose Garcia, and his son, Anthony Arredondo. Survivors include his wife, JoAnn McEachren of Albuquerque; son, D.J. McEachren of Albuquerque; daughters, Florencia Garcia, Sierra Garcia, Cecilia Castillo and Shay Arrey of Albuquerque; mother, Manuela S. Garcia of Carlsbad; brothers, Juan Garcia, Eugenio Garcia, Javier Garcia, Gabriel Garcia, Oscar Garcia and David Garcia of Carlsbad and Andres Garcia Jr. of Amarillo, TX; sisters, Belia Gutierrez and Virginia Quintana of Carlsbad; and two grandchildren. (Photo shown) ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - August 19, 2000 GARCIA, ROBERT B. "MONO" A funeral for Robert B. "Mono" Garcia Jr., 23, was held August 18 at San Jose Catholic Church in Carlsbad. Interment followed at Carlsbad Cemetery. He died August 13 at Carlsbad Medical Center. Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He was born January 3, 1977, to Roberto Buendia Garcia Sr. and Erlind "Linda" Baca Garcia in Carlsbad. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Petronlino J. Garcia, and by his paternal great-grand- father, Mariano Garcia. Survivors include his wife, Alicia Gutierrez Garcia of Carlsbad; father and wife, Robert and Mary Grace Garcia of Carlsbad; mother and husband, Linda and Jesus Alvarado of Nacogdoches, TX; brother, Alonzo Garcia of Carlsbad; stepbrother, David Mendoza of Carlsbad; sisters, Veronica Garcia of Carlsbad and Victoria Villedas of Nacogdoches; stepsisters, Melissa Follete of Carlsbad and Daisy Gutierrez and Monica Mendoza of Odessa, TX; paternal grandmother, Enedina Garcia of Carlsbad; maternal grandparents, Bob and Ora Baca of Roswell, NM; and paternal great-grandmother, Felicita Buendia of Carlsbad. (Photo shown) ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - January 6, 2000 GEARY, RUTH A. Funeral services for Ruth A. Geary, 81, will be January 8 at St. Edwards Catholic Church. Cremation will follow the service with interment of cremated remains at a later date at Carlsbad Cemetery. Geary died January 4 at Lakeview Christian Home of the Southwest Inc., Northgate Unit. Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Ruth Alice Geary was born July 1, 1918, in Milwaukee, Wis., to Albert G. and Erna L. Kuessel Meyers. She was raised in the Milwaukee area, graduating from Washington High School in Milwaukee. She married Joseph R. Geary on Apri 27, 1946. They had their children in Milwaukee and in 1964 moved to Fargo, ND. In 1983, they moved to Carlsbad. She was a member of the Lake Carlsbad Ladies Golf Association and St. Edward's Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Joseph R. Geary of Carlsbad; daughters, Kathleen Elmore of Atlanta Georgia and Susan Wilson of Houston, Texas; four grand- children; and five great-grandchildren. (Photo shown of Geary) ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - August 23, 2000 GEE, RAYMOND JR. There will be no local services for Raymond Gee Jr., 61, of Carlsbad. He died August 19, at his home. Cremation has taken place. Denton- Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He was born September 18, 1938, to Raymond Bevely Gee Sr. and Lillian Margaret Gann Gee in Las Cruces, NM. He grew up there and graduated from Las Cruces High in 1955. He moved to Carlsbad from Las Cruces, about a year and a half ago. Survivors include a son, Raymond Gee III of Carlsbad; daughter, Lisa Sanchez of Las Cruces; and three grand- children. (Photo shown) ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - January 11, 2000 GIBBS, ERNEST N. Services are pending for Ernest N. Gibbs, 94, of Carlsbad. A funeral is planned to be held at the Church Street Church of the Nazarene but a date has not been set. Mr. Gibbs died January 10 at the Life Care Center in Farmington, NM. Cope Memorial Chapel in Farmington is in charge of arrangements. Ernest N. Gibbs was born September 23, 1905, in Gordon, Texas, to Mr. and Mrs. N.S. Gibbs. He moved to Pittsburg County, Okla., in 1917 with his family. He married Mildred Goff in Wewoka, Okla., on August 4, 1927. He moved to Carlsbad in 1940. Mr. Gibbs was preceded in death by an infant daughter. He is survived by his wife of the home. ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 16 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - February 27, 2000 GIDEON, DELBERT D. No services are scheduled for Delbert D. Gideon, who died February 20. He was 92 years old. He was born December 2, 1907, in Ozarks, Mo., to Velva and Jefferson Ross Gideon. He was the eldest of four children, who all preceded him in death. He married Harvey Nell Hibler in Hot Springs, NM, in April 1946. He was a 54 year resident of Truth or Consequences, NM, was a small arms specialist in WWII, during which time he served his country overseas. He was a member of American Legion and VFW. Survivors include his wife, of the home; son Delbert Hampton Gideon, wife Glenda; grandson Devon Ross Gideon; and granddaughter Courtney Anne Gideon, all of Artesia. Gideon donated his body to the New Mexico School of Medicine for medical research. ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - March 29, 2000 GOMEZ, RAFAELA FLOREZ A funeral for Rafaela Florez Gomez, 96, will be March 30 at San Jose Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Carlsbad Cemetery. She died March 27 at her home. Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was born October 24, 1903, in Malaga, NM, to Perfecto and Demetria Navarette Florez. She grew up in Malaga. In 1918, she married Juan Gomez. She was preceded in death by three brothers, two sisters, a son, four daughters and her husband, in 1992. Survivors include sons, Joe Gomez and Juan Gomez Jr. of Carlsbad; daughters, Irene Hernandez, Margarita Franco, Belma Martinez, Elva Gomez and Nancy Gomez of Carlsbad, Maria Brerrospe of Marsins, Idaho, and Lola Ortega of Avenal, CA; 53 grandchildren; and numerous great- grandchildren. (Photo shown) ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 8 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - March 7, 2000 GONZALEZ, LETICIA CRUZ Funeral services will be March 8 at Templo Alabanza Church in Hobbs, NM for Leticia Cruz Gonzalez, 44, of Hobbs. She died March 5 in Lubbock, TX. Interment will follow at Prairie Haven Memorial Park. She was a member of the Union Pentecostal Church of Hobbs and Templo Alabanza also in Hobbs. She married Santiago D. Gonzalez November 4, 1974, in Artesia. She was a graduate of Goddard High School in Roswell, NM. Survivors include her husband of the home; daughters Vanessa Gonzalez and Deanna Gonzalez, both of Hobbs; sisters Susana Molina of Artesia and Socorro C. Cruz of Hobbs; brother Ramon Cruz Jr. of Hobbs; half-brother Ramon Cruz Jr. of El Paso, TX; grandmother Susana Chavez of Artesia; 23 nieces and nephews; and 19 great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and grandfather. ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - January 2, 2000 GOODSON, JIM ALLEN Jim Allen Goodson, 44, died December 25, 1999, at University Hospital in Albuquerque, NM. He was born June 30, 1955, in Albuquerque. He is survived by his daughters, Raylene Wall of Vancouver, B.C., Canada, and Tana Statham of Sperry, Okla.; mother, Helen Goodson of Belen, NM; grandmother, Dora Goodson of Belen; brothers, Don Goodson of Norman, Okla., and Ken Goodson of Belen; three grandchildren, Tyler and Nicole Statham and Naomi Wall; and many nieces and nephews. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be at Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque on January 3. Arrangements are by Direct Funeral Services of Albuquerque. ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - February 8, 2000 GORBY, GLEN SHERIDAN Graveside services will be February 9 at Carlsbad Cemetery for Glen Sheridan Gorby, 69. The Carlsbad Veterans Honor Guard will perform services. Mr. Gorby has been cremated. He died February 6 at his home. West Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He was born September 27, 1930, to Mason Edward and Laura Jo Matthews Gorby in Jacksonville, Texas. He was raised there before moving to Brownfield, TX, where he graduated from high school. He joined the Marine Corps in 1951, he received the Good Conduct Medal and the National Defense Medal before his honorable discharge in 1954. He married his high school sweet- heart, Tommie M. Yates, in 1953, in Lovington. After his dis- charge, he returned to Brownfield, later moving to Hobbs, NM, where he joined the Police Department. He moved to Carlsbad in 1971. He is survived by his wife of the home; two sons, Sheridan Alan Gorby and Eddy Mack Gorby, both of Carlsbad; two brothers, Mason Gorby of Spokane, Wash., and Akron Gorby of Odessa, TX; a sister, Lydia Krupicka of Odessa, TX; and four grandchildren. ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 8 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - March 15, 2000 GRADO, ARMIN B. Funeral services will be March 16 at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Armin B. Grado, 71, of Lake Arthur, NM. He died March 13 at his home. Burial will follow at Hagerman Cemetery in Hagerman, NM. He was born October 22, 1928, in Redford, TX, to Jose Valenzuela Grado Sr. and Patricia Rodriguez (Bejarano) Grado. He married Gloria Armendariz on March 6, 1953, in Mulat, Chihuahua, Mexico. He moved to Artesia from Redford in 1955. Survivors include his wife, Gloria, of the family home; sons Armin A. Grado Jr. of Ruidoso, NM, Jaime A. Grado of Hagerman, and Mario A. Grado of Artesia; daughters Elida G. Villalobos and Marissa G. Rodriguez, both of Artesia, Dora G. Ruiz, Margarita G. Rincon, Ninfa G. Rincon, Noelia G. Medrano, Gloria G. Franco and Jane G. Peralta, all of Hagerman; brothers, Manuel B. Grado of Lake Arthur, Marcos B. Grado of Lubbock, TX, Jesus B. Grado of Morton, TX, Frank B. Grado of Carlsbad, NM, and Ysidro B. Grado of Lake Arthur; sisters, Maria Cruz Soto of Lake Arthur and Socorro G. Grado of Presidio, TX; and 31 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother and three sisters. (Photo shown) ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - May 11, 2000 GRANADO, DOMINGO S. A funeral mass for Domingo S. Granado, 78, will be May 12 at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Loving, NM. Interment will follow at the Loving Cemetery. He died May 8 at his home. West Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He was bron April 16, 1922, in Terlingua, TX, to Gil and Lonjina Salmon Granado. He was raised in Texas and met his bride there. He married Fidela Valanzuela on September 13, 1942, in Alpine, TX. He enlisted in the Navy on December 6, 1944, and was honorably discharged as a Seaman Second Class on March 14, 1946. After his discharge he and his family moved to Loving. He was a member of Our Lady of Grace. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Maria Belia; brothers, Balbino, Mauro and Elojio Granado; and sisters, Santiaga Lopez, Antonio Vera, Julia Huerta, Maria Cadena, Manuela Granado and Rosa Garcia. Survivors include his wife, of the family home; sons, Ernest V. Granado, Sr, Adan V. Granado Sr., and Oscar V. Granado Sr. of Loving; daughter, Marie Corella of Los Angeles, CA; brother, Genovebo Granado of Imperial, TX; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. (Photo shown) ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 7A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - March 7, 2000 GRANGER, HARRY FLOREZ Services will be March 8 at San Jose Catholic Church for Harry Florez Granger, 85. Burial will follow at Carlsbad Cemetery. He died March 5 at his home. West Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He was born to Henry T. and Flora Florez Granger in Fort Davis, TX. The family moved to Malaga, NM when he was six. He married Ermina Lopez in 1941 in Carlsbad. He was a member of San Jose Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by his wife and three sons, Harry Jr., Eddie and David Granger. He is survived by six sons, Santiago, Louis, Rudy, Robert, Jay and Daniel Granger, all of Carlsbad; five daughters, Minnie Ramirez, Lena Vining, Mary Ann Florez, Jane Armendariz and Linda Lujan, all of Carlsbad; 34 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and six great-great grandchildren. ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - March 3, 2000 GRANTHAM, RAYMOND RAYMOND GRANTHAM, 79, of Artesia, died March 2 at the Good Samaritan Center in Artesia. Direct cremation will take place under the direction of Sunset Gardens Direct Cremation Service. ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 14 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - February 13, 2000 GRAY, OLETON E. "JOHNNY" Graveside services will be February 14 at Vashti Cemtery in Vashti, Texas, for Oleton E. "Johnny" Gray, 75, of Mission Arch in Roswell, NM. He died February 12 at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center in Roswell. Terpening and Son Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. He was born March 18, 1924, in Transylvania County, NC to Alexander Huston and Della Mae Allison Gray. He moved to Roswell on December 8, 1997, from Madill, Okla. He served in the Army during WWII. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Floyd, Odell, Oly, Alvia and Velvia; and sisters, Annie Willie Gray and Leona Allison. Survivors include sons, Robert Gray of Sherman, TX, and Kenneth Gray of Sayre, Okla.; daughters, Sharion Ham of Artesia, and Tamara Gray of Dallas, TX; and six grandchildren. ******************************************************************* The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - February 8, 2000 GREEN-LEE, LUCILLE ETTA Graveside services will be February 9 at Sunset Gardens Memorial Park for Lucille Etta Green-Lee, 83. She died February 5 at Landsun Health Service Center. Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was born March 14, 1916 in Aspermont, Texas, to James Albert Templeton and Telitha Mae Tullos Templeton. She married Luther Leonard Green on June 1, 1935. He preceded her in death on August 24, 1979. She married Lester Lee in 1983. He preceded her in death in 1989. She was a former member of Fox and Lake Church of Christ. She is survived by a daughter, Melba Kiser and husband, Pee Wee, of Carlsbad; a brother, Billy Joe Templeton of Carlsbad; two sisters, Opal Woods of Kansas and Juanita Bell Odell of Texas; a grandson, Perry Kiser and wife, Suzanne, of Carlsbad; and two great-grandsons, Brandon and Brett. (Photo shown of Green-Lee) ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - February 20, 2000 GREGSTON, GENE Graveside services for Gene Gregston, 52, will be held in the Santa Fe National Cemetery with the Veterans Honor Guard officiating. He died February 17 at his home. Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He was born October 29, 1947, in Carlsbad to Clifford A. and Myrtle V. Gregston. He grew up in Carlsbad and graduated from Carlsbad High School in 1966. He served in the Army in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968, receiving the Vietnam Service Medal with two bronze stars. Following discharge, he returned to Carlsbad. He was a member of Disabled American Veterans in Carlsbad. He is survived by a daughter, Dawn Roche Gregston of Albuquerque, NM; his mother of the home; and companion Peggy King of the home. ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Pag 10A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - March 21, 2000 GRIEGO, LUCY GARCIA Services for Lucy Garcia Griego, 72, will be March 22 at San Jose Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Carlsbad Cemetery. She died March 20 at Lakeview Christian Home. Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was born October 7, 1927, to Manuel D. Sr. and Simona Herrera Garcia in Wichita Falls, TX. The family moved to Carlsbad when she was one years old. She grew up in the Carlsbad and Otis areas. She attended school at Otis, NM, and graduated from Carlsbad High in 1950. She married Santana Griego on February 18, 1950. She was a member of the Catholic Daughters of America. She was preceded in death by a brother, Manuel S. Garcia Jr.; her husband; and a son, George Griego. She is survived by Rudy Griego of Carlsbad; three daughters, Gloria Jean Mendoza and Gracia Najar, both of Roswell, NM, and Patsy Ybarra of Carlsbad; a brother, Lupe Garcia of Carlsbad; two sisters, Emma Martinez of Carlsbad and Pam Gonzalez of Washington, D.C.; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. (Photo shown) ************************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - January 18, 2000 GRIMES, CODY LEE A Funeral service is scheduled for Cody Lee Grimes, 17, on January 19 at Landmark Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Carlsbad Cemetery. He died January 13 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He was born September 15, 1982, to David W. Grimes and Angelee Kincaid Grimes, in Carlsbad. He is survived by his parents of the home; three sisters, Doraifay Estrada of Albuquerque, NM and Rebecca Kay and Michelle E. Grimes, both of Carlsbad; a paternal grandmother, Katherine Grimes of Carlsbad; and a maternal grandfather, Harmon Wilson Kincaid of Carlsbad. (Photo shown of Grimes) |
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