The following excerpts were taken from page 8 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - November 10, 1999
FERNANDEZ
Services are scheduled November 12 at Our Lady of Grace Catholic
Church in Artesia, for Tony Fernandez Sr. of 801 Champ Clark.
Fernandez, 79, died on November 9 at Artesia General Hospital.
Interment will follow at Twin Oaks Memorial Park.  He was born
on November 20, 1919, in Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexico, to
Ezequiel Flores and Nicolasa (Fernandez) Flores.  He married
Josephine Rascon on March 27, 1940, in Carlsbad, NM.  She
preceded him in death in September 1983.  He was a member of
Our Lady of Grace.  He is survived by sons Tony Fernandez Jr.,
Robert Fernandez, Pete Fernandez and Jerry Fernandez, all of
Artesia, and Johnny Fernandez of El Paso, Tex.; daughters
Mary Salmon, Terry Balencia, Amelia Rodriguez and Virginia
Vargas, all of Artesia, Mary Lou Hernandez of Lubbock, Tex., 
and Rosemary Florez of El Paso, Tex.; sisters Lilia Jiminez
of California, Avelina Papillon of Albuquerque, NM and Dora
Cota of Carlsbad; 45 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three grandchildren,
a son-in-law and a daughter-in-law.  (Photo shown)
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The following excerpts were taken from page 10 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - October 22, 1999
FLEMING
Memorial graveside services are October 24, at Twin Oaks Memorial
Park in Artesia for former Artesia resident Ruth Fleming of
Estancia, NM.  Fleming, 77, died on October 21, at Artesia
General Hospital.  Cremation will be under the direction of
Terpening & Son Mortuary.  She was born on February 7, 1922 in
Limestone County, Tex., to Hanford Morris and Lilla Mae (Burleson)
Morris.  She married J.P. Fleming on May 13, 1941, in Carlsbad, NM.
He preceded her in death on December 13, 1995.  She is survived
by a son, Bud Fleming, of Estancia; daughter Ginger Hamaker of
Denver, Colo.; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and a sister.
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The following excerpts were taken from page 14 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - October 10, 1999
FORISTER
Graveside services are scheduled Tuesday, October 12, at Woodbine
Cemetery for former Artesia resident Emma Alvalean Forister of
Weatherford, Texas.  Forister, 67, died on October 8 at Kenneland Nursing
Home in Weatherford.  She was born on January 27, 1932, in Wellington,
Tex., to Allen Preston Birdwell and Mary Lois (Teague) Birdwell.  She
married Bennie Forister on June 17, 1948, in Carlsbad, NM.  He preceded
her in death on July 1, 1967.  She was a Baptist, a member of the VFW
Auxiliary and Girl Scouts.  She is survived by her mother, Mary Lois
Birdwell of Oregon; son, Bennie Forister, JR. of San Mateo, Calif.;
daughters Phyllis Ann Farthing of Midland, Tex., and Linda Jo Gomillion of
Weatherford, Tex.; brother Jerry Donald Birdwell of Fort Sumner; sister
Mary Beth Hicks of Graham, Tex.; five grandchildren; and a
great-grandchild.  She was preceded in death by her father; her husband;
and a daughter, Alva Jean Forister.
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad
(NM) Current Argus - January 5, 2000
FOX
There will be no local services for Elaine I. Fox, 68, who died 
January 3 at Carlsbad Medical Center.  Cremation has taken place.
Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.  She was
born Elaine Irene Fox, on December 11, 1931, in Buffalo, NY, to
Lowell C. and Myrtle A. Cady Newton.  She attended Kenmore Senior
High School in Kenmore, NY.  She married Richard O. Box on
January 5, 1952, in Fort Eustice, Va.  She was a member of the
Church of Christ.  Survivors include her husband, Richard Fox of
Carlsbad; sons, Lynn R. Fox of Mesa, Ariz. and Jeffery L. Fox of
Ribera; daughters, Karen V.Wright of Colorado City, Colo., and
Linda A. Juers of Latham, NY; and seven grandchildren.  
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad
(NM) Current Argus - February 15, 2000
FRANCO
Services will be today at San Jose Catholic Church for Manuela M.
Franco, 72.  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 June 16, 1927, in
Carlsbad to Augustine Alamanza and Vidala Sosa Munoz.  She grew up
and attended school here.  She married Alfredo Torres Franco in
February 1947.  She was preceded in death by her husband in 1978 
and a brother, Danny Munoz.  Survivors include a son, Alfredo 
Franco Jr. of Albuquerque, NM; daughters, Cesilia Medrano, Margarita
Chavez and Juanita Jojola of Carlsbad; sisters, Isabel Dominguez,
Santos Rodriguez and Nicki Biscaino of Carlsbad; 12 grandchildren;
and three great-grandchildren.  (Photo shown of Franco)
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad
(NM) Current Argus - January 18, 2000
FRERICH
Funeral services are scheduled today for Patsy Ruth Forni Frerich,
70, at St. Edwards Catholic Church.  Interment will follow at
Carlsbad Cemetery.  She died January 15 at Lakeview Christian Home,
Northgate Unit, following a lengthy illness with Alzheimer's disease.
West Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.  She was born
September 25, 1929, to Lucian and Johnnie V. Fletcher in Loving, NM,
where she grew up.  She graduated from Carlsbad High School.  She
married Frank Albert Forni Sr., the same year she graduated, 1949.
She and Frank made their home at the family home of Fred Forni on
what was known originally as the Poteet Farm, near Otis, NM.  Frank
died on August 8, 1960.  She married Leon J. Frerich in July of 1961.
He died on July 18, 1987.  She was a long-time member of St. Edward
Catholic Church.  She was preceded in death by both her husbands;
three sons, Frederick Thomas Forni, Frank Albert Forni Sr. and
Johnny Ray Forni; and her mother, Johnnie V. Fletcher.  She is
survived by two daughters and their husbands, Bill and Donna Estes
of Albuquerque, NM, and Beth and Mike Ackman of Carlsbad; her father,
Lucian Thomas Fletcher of Artesia; four brothers, Loy and B.L. (Cuck)
both of Artesia, Bob of Las Vegas and Ray of Farmington, NM; 10 grand-
children; and four great-grandchildren.  (Photo shown of Frerich)  
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad
(NM) Current Argus - February 11, 2000
FRINK
Graveside services will be held February 12 at Greenacres Memorial
Park in Cleburne, Texas, for Rolland "Rod" Frink, 69, of Godley, TX.
Frink died February 9 at a Ft. Worth, TX hospital.  Mountain Valley
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.  He was born August 10, 1930,
in Lansing, Mich., to Monroe A. and Margarette S. Sensabaugh Frink.
He married Glenda Pugh on December 28, 1971, in Mansfield, TX.  He
was a member of the Alvarado VFW Post 9299, Cleburne Elks Lodge
No. 811, and the Johnson County Veterans Council.  He served in
WWII, Korea and Vietnam.  He was a retired rural mail carrier for the
US Postal Service.  Survivors include his wife, Glenda; sons, Dwaine
Frink of Cleburne, Rolland Frink II and Joel Frink of Orlando, Fla.;
daughters, Geri Robbins of Orlando and Judy Frink of Jacksonville, Fla.;
brother, Kent Frink of Carlsbad; sister, Gwendolyn Sleep of
Lansing, Mich.; and six grandchildren.
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad
(NM) Current Argus - January 20, 2000
FRINTZ
A memorial service will be held for Ralph Charles Frintz, 82, on
January 22 at the Presbyterian Church.  He died January 18 at his
home.  Direct cremation has taken place under the direction of
Sunset Gardens Direct Cremation Service.  He is survived by his wife,
Tudy Frintz; son, Carl Stevens; stepson, Don Middleton; five grand-
children; and one great-granddaughter.
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad
(NM) Current Argus - February 15, 2000
FRY
Memorial services will be February 17 at Griffin Funeral Chapel
in Hobbs, NM for Robert D. "Dee" Fry.  Cremation has taken place.
He died February 10 at his home.  Griffin Funeral Home is in charge
of arrangements.  He was born February 4, 1921, in Reno, Okla.
He had served in WWII and the Korean Conflict.  He had lived in
Hobbs since 1955.  He was preceded in death by eight brothers.
Survivors include a daughter, Carol Burnam of Lubbock, TX; brother,
Gilbert Fry of Carlsbad; sister, Wynona Wheeler of Clovis; and one
grandchild.
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The following excerpts were taken from page 14 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - October 10, 1999
FUGIER
Services are scheduled Monday, October 11, at West Main Baptist
Church in Artesia, for Robert Joel Fugier of 601 S. 15th Street.
Fugier, 23, died on October 7 in Las Cruces, NM.  Interment
will follow at Woodbine Cemtery.  Fugier was born on
February 25, 1976, in Artesia to Robert Elwood Fugier and Selma
Kay (Wallace) Fugier.  He was never married.  Fugier was a 
member of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity.  He is survived by his
mother and stepfather, Selma K. and Rickey Dunahoo of the home;
brother Russell Greer, wife Andrea, of Tyler, Tex.; sister
Jeanna Guerrero, husband Mike, of Artesia; two nieces and two
nephews.  He was preceded in death by his father, Robert E. Fugier,
in 1998.  (Photo shown of Fugier)
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