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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad
(NM) Current Argus - January 23, 2000
CALLIS
Funeral services are scheduled for Elbert Callis, 90, of
Roswell, NM on January 24 at the Abbey Chapel of Resthaven
Funeral Home of Lubbock, Texas.  Interment will follow in
Resthaven Memorial Park.  Callis died January 20 at Mission Arch
Care Center in Roswell.  Resthaven Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.  He was born May 2, 1909, in Melrose, Texas.  He
married Ida Mae Foley on November 14, 1933, in Littlefield, TX.
He lived in Lubbock from 1962 to 1992.  They moved to Roswell in
1992.  He was preceded in death by one brother, two sisters and
a grandson, Terry McGaha.  Survivors include his wife, Ida Mae
Foley Callis of the family home; a son, the Rev. Elbert R. Callis
of Dyersburg, Tenn.; daughters, Mary Ann Marsh and Patsy McGaha
of Roswell and Janet Arnold of Artesia; brother, Clyde Callis of
Walla Walla, Wash.; sisters, Opal Pugh of El Paso, TX and Wilda
Hendricks of Cedar Hill, TX; 13 grandchildren; 32 great-grand-
children; and two great-great-grandchildren.  
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad
(NM) Current Argus - January 9, 2000
CAMPOS
Funeral services for Ruth Campos, 57, are scheduled for 
January 10 at Iglesia De Cristo (Spanish Church of Christ).
Interment will follow at Carlsbad Cemetery.  Campos died 
January 5 at University of New Mexico Medical Center in
Albuquerque, NM.  Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.  Ruth "Cookie" Campos was born June 20, 1942, in
Carlsbad to John F. and Rosa E. Acosta Granger.  She married
Roy M. Campos on October 20, 1965.  She was a member of Iglesia
De Cristo.  She was preceded in death by her father.  Survivors
include her husband, Roy M. Campos of Carlsbad; son, David Campos
of Carlsbad; daughters, Jeanette Wallace of Carlsbad and Debbie
Baca of Los Lunas, NM; mother, Rosa A. Granger of Carlsbad;
brother, Bobby Granger of Loving, NM, LeRoy Granger of Colorado,
and Ruben "Chuga" Granger of Carlsbad; sisters, Lorine Campos
of Albuquerque and Helen Espino of Loving; and six grandchildren.
(Photo shown of Campos)
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad
(NM) Current Argus - January 20, 2000
CARDER
Graveside services are scheduled for Rachael Elizabeth Carder, 89,
on January 21 at Llano Cemetery in Amarillo, TX.  She died on
January 19 at Landsun Health Service Center.  West Funeral Home
is in charge of arrangements.  She was born September 9, 1910, in
Memphis, TX to Ellis A. and Mary Paralee Burnett Thomas.  She
was raised and educated in Memphis.  She married C.W. Carder Jr.
on February 10, 1930, in Clovis, NM.  They made their home in 
Amarillo.  In January 1967, she and her husband moved to Carlsbad.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church.  Survivors 
include her husband, C.W. Carder Jr. of the family home; daughter,
Charlyn Carder of Mesa, Ariz.; brother, James H. Thomas of
Progresso Lake, TX; and sister, Dr. Amilda Thomas of McAllen, TX.
(Photo shown of Carder)
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The following excerpts were taken from page 14 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - September 19, 1999
CARMICHAEL
Services are scheduled for Monday, September 20, at Wheeler
Mortuary Chapel for former Artesia resident Clara (Roberson)
Carmichael of Roswell, NM.  Carmichael, 84, died on September 17
at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center in Roswell.  Interment
will follow at Elida Cemetery.  Carmichael was born on 
January 1, 1915, in Kenna, NM, to Mabel and Oscar Ray Roberson.
She married Carlton J. Carmichael, on September 1, 1935 in 
Portales, NM.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Carlton,
in 1984; her parents; two brothers, three sisters; and a grand
child.  She is survived by a son, Jim Carmichael, wife Edna,
of Albuquerque, NM; daughters Elaine Horner and Ila Nettesheim, 
husband Killian, all of Artesia.
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad
(NM) Current Argus - February 16, 2000
CARWILE
Services will be February 17 at Denton-Funchess Funeral Home
Chapel for Dorothy Vernelle "Nelle" Carwile, 65.  Interment will
follow at Carlsbad Cemetery.  She died February 14 at Lakeview
Christian Home of the Southwest, Northgate Unit.  Denton-Funchess
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.  She was born
December 29, 1934, in Sanco, Texas, to Herman Hayes and Verna
A. Thomason Carwile.  Her family moved to Carlsbad when she was
10 years old.  She lived at the Mabee Home at the CARC Farm where
she had been a client for the past 17 years.  Survivors include
sisters, Alece Ashley of Fort Worth, TX, and Helen Gwinn and Jane
Skinner of Carlsbad; and three nephews and four nieces.  (Photo
shown of Carwile)
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The following excerpts were taken from page 7 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - January 30, 2000
CASTLEBERRY, MARY
Services are scheduled for February 1 at Terpening & Son Chapel
for Mary M. Castleberry of 320 N. Fourth.  Castleberry, 81, died
January 28 in Artesia.  She was born August 20, 1918, in Benton
County, Ark., the daughter of James Nugent and Edna (Johnson)
Nugent.  She married James T. Castleberry in Alamogordo, NM, on
December 5, 1937.  She came to Artesia in 1934 from Eunice, NM.
Her husband preceded her in death March 24, 1984.  She was also
preceded in death by her parents and brother Walter Nugent.  She
was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church; Rebekah Lodge; and
Artesia General Hospital Auxiliary.  Survivors include daughters
Rosemary Grice and JoAnn Griggs, both of Artesia; five grandsons;
and eight great-grandchildren. Burial will follow at Woodbine 
Cemetery.
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CASTLEBERRY, RONALD
Services are scheduled for October 25, at Eighth & Grand Church
of Christ for Ronald M. Castleberry of Farmington, NM.
Castleberry, 58, died October 22, at his home.  Interment will 
follow at Woodbine Cemetery in Artesia.  Castleberry was born
April 28, 1941, in Artesia to Chester and Pauline (Shortess)
Castleberry.  He was not married.  Survivors include parents
Pauline and Chester Castleberry of Artesia; sons Perry Castleberry,
wife Tracy, of San Diego, Cal., and Gregory Castleberry of Taos, NM;
daughters Shawna Buckner, husband Chad, of Los Lunas, and Erin
Castleberry of Farmington; brother Charles "Butch" Castleberry,
wife Betty, of Tulia, Tex.; sisters Dana Swift, husband Larry, of
Arlington, Tex., and Donna Simmons, husband Ken, of Austin, Tex.;
two grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his grandparents
J.R. and Zudie Castleberry and Mary A. Calmes.
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The following excerpts were taken from page 8 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - November 16, 1999
CHAPMAN
Memorial services were November 15, at First United Methodist
Church in Lubbock, Tex., for Burney Braly Chapman of Lubbock.
Chapman, 58, died November 11, at his home of brain cancer.
He was born March 4, 1941, in Fort Worth, Texas, the son of
Marion and O.C. Chapman.  Survivors include sons Baker, wife
Amber, Brice, Blane and Brandon Chapman, all of Lubbock; sister
Sarah Webb, husband Rodney, of Artesia; three nieces, including
Hayley Snow and Sue Webb, both of Artesia; and three grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents Marion and O.C. Chapman
of Artesia and sister Sue Snow of Auburn, Wash.
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The following excerpts were taken from page 14 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - October 24, 1999
CHAVARRIA
Services are scheduled for October 26, at Our Lady of Grace
Catholic Church in Artesia for Zeke Chavarria of 821 S. Second
Street.  Chavarria, 52, died October 22 at Covenant Medical
Center in Lubbock, Texas.  Interment will take place at Twin
Oaks Memorial Park.  Chavarria was born December 12, 1946, in
Artesia to Gregorio and Lupe (Pena) Chavarria.  He married
Margaret Hernandez in Artesia on May 30, 1997.  He was a member
of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church.  He served in the US Navy
during the Vietnam War.  Survivors include his wife, Margaret
Chavarria, of the family home; son Nathan Chavarria, wife Sassy,
of Artesia; sisters Angie Rodriguez, husband John, of Artesia,
Rosie Grado, husband Jesus, of Artesia, Patty Perez, husband
Ramon, of Artesia, and Dora Urias, husband Mario, of Clovis;
granddaughter Kaleesta Chavarria of Artesia.  He was preceded in
death by his parents and one brother.
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The following excerpts were taken from page 8 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - January 6, 2000
CHAVEZ
A resurrection Mass was this morning at St. John's Catholic 
Church in Roswell, NM for former Artesia resident Juan De Dios
Chavez of Roswell.  Chavez, 87, died January 2 at Eastern
New Mexico Medical Center in Roswell.  Burial was at Memory
Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Roswell.  He was born July 10, 1912,
in Tome, NM, to Juan and Maria Diaga Chavez, he married Margarita
Sena on December 5, 1932, in Estancia, NM.  She preceded him in
death on November 24, 1988.  He was also preceded in death by
a daughter, Linda Bradley, and a granddaughter, Vigilia Dominguez.
He was a member of St. John's Catholic Church.  Survivors include
daughters Stella Ibarra and her husband, Cipriano, of Roswell;
Lorie Gonzales of Roswell; Lucy Sanchez and her husband, Andy;
and Dolores Dominguez and her husband, Joe, of California;
22 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great
grandchildren.
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad
(NM) Current Argus - January 9, 2000
CLAPP
Graveside services for J.P. Clapp, 94, of Lakeview Christian
Home in Carlsbad, will be January 10 at Woodbine Cemetery in
Artesia, NM.  Clapp, died January 8, at Lakeview Christian 
Home.  Terpening and Son Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
He was born November 21, 1905, near Belton, Texas to John
Boston and Susie Jones Clapp.  He married his first wife, Anna,
in 1957 in Roswell, NM.  She preceded him in death on
January 16, 1978.  He married Ruby Madron in 1987 in
Seminole, TX.  She preceded him in death August 22, 1991.  He 
moved to Artesia from Weed, NM, in 1959.  He was raised in
Tennessee.  Survivors include a son, E.L. Clapp, of Farmington, NM.
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad
(NM) Current Argus - January 6, 2000
CLARK
Graveside services for J.P. Clark, 85, of Irving, Texas, and
formerly of Carlsbad, will be January 7 at Sunset Memorial
Gardens.  Graveside military rites will be performed by the
Carlsbad Veterans Honor Guard.  Clark died January 3 at Baylor
Medical Center in Irving, Texas.  West Funeral Home is in charge
of arrangements.  He was born July 9, 1914, in Bloomington, Texas,
to Will and Maggie Margaret Rogers Clark.  He was raised and
educated in Knox City, Texas.  He was a veteran of WWII.  He
served with the Army's 593rd Amphibious Engineers in the South
Pacific earning the rank of corporal.  He married Frances Williams
58 years ago in Carlsbad.  They made Carlsbad their home from
1950 to 1969 at which time they moved to Cisco, Texas.  He and
his family were long time members of Bethel Baptist Church.  He
was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, serving as commander
of the Carlsbad Lakeview Post and also as district commander.  He
was also a member of the Disabled American Veterans, the American
Legion and IBEW.  Survivors include his wife, Frances Clark, of the
home; son, Ronn Clark and wife, Michelle, of Irving; daughter,
Zayjean Tomerlin of Dallas; grandson, Chad Tomerlin and wife, 
Bethany, of Lewisville, Texas; granddaughter, Rebekah Clark of
Irving; sister-in-law, Pat Bright of Carlsbad; nieces, Betty
Patman and husband, Bill, and Joy Tanner and husband, Junior,
all of Carlsbad; nephew, Lesley Williams and wife, Frances, of
Carlsbad; great-niece, Susan Briggs and husband, Skipper, of
Carlsbad; great-nephew, Bruce Jeffress and wife, Liz, of Carlsbad;
and several great-great nieces and nephews.  (Photo shown of Clark)
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad
(NM) Current Argus - January 20, 2000
CLINGO
A memorial service will be held for Walter H. Clingo on January 22
at Grace Episcopal Church.  He was born December 17, 1910, and
died November 11, 1999, in Edmond, Okla.  He was preceded in death
by his wife, Eunice Marilla Thomas.  Survivors include his children,
Judith Havens of Edmond, Okla., Carolyn Olson of Carlsbad, Walter
Clingo of Houston, TX, and Patricia Jones of Streetman, TX; eight
grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a half-sister, Eva Foti.
(Photo shown of Clingo)
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The following excerpts were taken from page 10 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - January 28, 2000
COLLINS
Services are scheduled January 31, at Immanuel Lutheran Church
for Kenneth L. Collins of 2610 W. Menefee in Artesia.  Collins,
68, died January 26 in Albuquerque, NM.  Cremation will follow
under direction of Terpening & Son Mortuary.  He was born
June 30, 1931, in Tulsa, Okla., the son of Kenneth Laverne Collins
and Eudora (Keller) Collins.  He married Murlene Berg on
November 12, 1954, in Tulsa.  He served in the Air Force during
Korea.  He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church.  Survivors
include his wife, Murlene of the family home; son Brian, wife
Stephanie, of Artesia; daughter Kerri Haugland, husband Arild, of
Bergen, Norway; sister Grace Burns of Granbury, Texas; and six
grandchildren.
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The following excerpts were taken from page 8 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - November 4, 1999
COPPER
Memorial mass is scheduled November 5, at Sacred Heart Catholic
Church in Rockport, Texas for former Artesia resident, Clarence
Laird Copper of Rockport.  Copper, 74, died on November 3 in
Rockport.  He served in the US Navy during WWII.  He is survived
by his wife, Virginia, of Rockport; sons Mark Copper, wife 
Jihying, of Dearborn, Mich., and Thomas Copper, wife Sharon, 
of Houston, Tex.; daughter Kimberly Copper of Portland, Ore.;
brother George Copper of Milmont Park, Pa.; sisters Margaret
Koerner, Virginia Rogers and Patty Copper, all of Pennsylvania;
and three grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by a son,
John J. Copper, in 1990.
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The following excerpts were taken from page 8 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - December 7, 1999
CORTEZ
Services are scheduled for December 9, at Our Lady of Grace
Catholic Church in Artesia, for Mary Granado Cortez of
1012 N. Fourth Street.  Cortez, 72, died on December 6 at
Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas.  Interment will
follow at Woodbine Cemetery in Artesia.  She was born on 
January 22, 1927, in Presidio, Texas, to Cipriano Granado and
Consuelo (DeLao) Granado.  She married Daniel O. Cortez on
September 3, 1949, in Artesia.  She is survived by her husband,
Daniel O. Cortez of the family home; sons Danny Cortez of
Lubbock, Tex., Robert Cortez of Artesia and Freddy Cortez of
Albuquerque, NM; daughters Rose Mary Cardenas of Lubbock and
Sylvia Lopez of Jal, NM; brothers Salvador Granado and Jose
Granado, both of Artesia; sisters Pascuela Granado of Artesia and
Belen Marquez and Maggie Montoy, both of Espanola, NM; eight
grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.  She was preceded
in death by her parents and brothers Frank Granado and Saturnino
Acosta.
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The following excerpts were taken from page 8 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - January 26, 2000
COUCH
A private family memorial is pending for Dosky "Granny" Couch of
2314 W. Main in Artesia.  Couch, 89, died on January 25 at the
Artesia Good Samaritan Center in Artesia.  Cremation is under the
direction of Terpening & Son Mortuary.  She was born on January 26, 1910,
in Nubbin Hill, Ark., to General McCutcheon and Mary (Barnes)
McCutcheon.  She married Chester Guy Couch on October 9, 1927, in
Copland, Arkansas.  He preceded her in death on January 17, 1982.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church and Order of
Eastern Star.  They came to Artesia in 1951 from Clinton, Arkansas.
She is survived by daughters Vada Smith of Roswell, NM and Clara
Wright of Fairbanks, Alaska; brothers Woodrow McCutcheon of
Oklahoma and Peck McCutcheon of California; 10 grandchildren;
17 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.  She
was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; daughter Verva
Godfrey; a son; and nine brothers and sisters. 
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The following excerpts were taken from page 8 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - January 18, 2000
CROCKETT
Funeral services were January 13 in Telluride, Colo., for J. Michael
Crockett of Telluride.  Crockett, 55, died January 10.  He was
born in Idabel, Oklahoma.  He is survived by his wife, former
Artesia resident, Andrea Knorr of Telluride; daughters Allison and
Julia of Telluride; son Mark of Tulsa, Okla.; and brother Jim
of Dallas, Texas.
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The following excerpts were taken from page 8 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - September 21,1999
CROOK
Services are scheduled Wednesday, September 22, at Lake Arthur
Baptist Church for Tom Crook of R464 N. 26th Street, Artesia.
Crook, 66, died on September 19 at his home.  Interment will be
at Hagerman Cemetery.  He was born on May 7, 1933, in Lake
Arthur, NM, to John Bishop Crook and Eva Thelma (Russel) Crook.
He married Charlene Needham on November 11, 1950, in Pecos, TX.
He was a member of Lake Arthur Baptist Church.  He is survived
by his wife, Charlene Crook, of the home; sons Johnny Crook and
Mark Crook, both of Artesia; daughters Pam Ivans and Janie Morris,
both of Artesia.
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad
(NM) Current Argus - February 10, 2000
CUNNINGHAM
Services will be held today at Denton-Funchess Funeral Home for
Sam Cunningham, 96.  A graveside service will be held February 11
at Gardens of Memory in Stephenville, Texas.  He died February 8
at his daughter's home.  Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge
of arrangements.  He was born June 8, 1903, in Kaufman County, TX,
to W.A. Cunningham and Molly Elizabeth Faires Cunningham.  He 
grew up in Ellis County, Texas, and was a farmer.  He married
Ruby Lois Davis.  They moved to Alpine, Texas, in 1959.  They
lived in Stephenville, Texas until about 1978 where he farmed and
raised cattle.  In 1978, they moved to Carlsbad.  He became a
resident of Lakeview Christian Home of the Southwest, Northgate
Unit in 1996.  He was preceded in death by five brothers, five
sisters, an infant daughter, Vernell Cunningham, a daughter, 
Patricia Bascom, and his wife in 1975.  Survivors include a son,
Sammy D. Cunningham of Sacramento, Calif.; daughter, H. Latrell
Kidd of Carlsbad; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren;
and seven great-great-grandchildren.  (Photo shown of Cunningham)
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