The following excerpts were taken from page 14 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - October 24, 1999
SALGADO
Services are scheduled for October 25, at St. Peter's Catholic
Church in Roswell, NM for Adan T. Salgado of Roswell.  
Salgado, 69, died October 20 at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center
in Roswell.  Interment will follow at South Park Cemetery in
Roswell.  Salgado was born December 3, 1929, in Pilares, Ojinaga,
Mexico, to Blass and Micoela Trujillo Salgado.  He married Aurora
Morrison in Artesia on December 12, 1951.  She preceded him in
death in 1995.  He was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church.
Survivors include son Manuel Salgado, wife Natalie, of Roswell;
daughters Jane Peralta, husband David, of Germany, Sylvia Kowals,
husband Jim, of Oklahoma, and Teresa Reyer, husband Tony, of
Las Cruces, NM; brothers Salvador Salgado, Arthur Salgado and
Joe Salgado, wife Emma, of Artesia; and sisters Sophia Ramirez, 
Stella Jones, Eva Abbott, Frances Smith and Sally Brito; and six
grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his parents and a
brother, Blass Salgado, Jr.
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The following excerpts were taken from page 8 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - February 1, 2000
SANDERS
Graveside services are February 2, at Hagerman Cemetery for
for Ray Davis Sanders of Hagerman, NM.  Sanders, 80, died at
his home on January 30.  He was born on September 6, 1919, in
Nocona, Texas, to Nannie Payne Sanders.  He married Mary
Lichlyter on January 29, 1953, in Roswell, NM.  She preceded him
in death as well as his parents and a son, Danny Sanders.  He
served in the US Navy during WWII.  Survivors include daughters
Debra Meinke of Artesia and Dorothy Austill of Texas; brothers
Alvin Sanders of Roswell and Lacy Sanders of Oklahoma City; and
six grandchildren.
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad
(NM) Current Argus - January 16, 2000
SELLECK
A memorial service for Maudie Guy Selleck, 79, will be held on
January 19 at Lakeview Christian Home of the Southwest Inc., 
North Canal Chapel.  She died January 9 at Lakeview Christian 
Home.  Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
She was born on January 25, 1920 to Henry A. and Katherine Brown
Selleck in Bisbee, Ariz.  She grew up in El Paso, Texas, where she
lived most of her life and graduated from El Paso High School in
1938.  She became a policewoman for the El Paso Police Department
in the early 1960's, until her retirement in 1975.  She then moved
to Carlsbad.  She attended First United Methodist Church.  She
donated her body to the Texas Tech University School of Medicine
anatomical donations.  Her only survivors include a nephew, 
A.E. "Gene" Bickerstaff of Carlsbad; and friend, Harriette Kirby.
(Photo shown of Selleck)
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 14 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - August 29,1999
SHAHAN
Services were at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church on
August 18, 1999 in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, for George
Leslie 'Babe' Shahan of Chromo, Colorado.  Shahan, 89, died 
on August 15, at Mercy Medical Center in Durango, Colorado.
Shahan was born on April 10, 1910 in Chromo, to Grant and
Agnes Shahan.  He married Iola Sara Crowley on October
15, 1934 in Lumberton, NM.
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad
(NM) Current Argus - January 6, 2000
SHIRLEY
A funeral Mass for Lorraine Shirley, 68, will be today at Our
Lady of Grace Catholic Church.  Interment will follow in House
Cemetery, House, NM.  Shirley died January 3 at her home.  West
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.  Lorraine "Lucky"
Shirley was born May 12, 1931, in Hartford, Conn.  She was raised
and educated in Hartford, graduating from high school there.  She
and her dad moved to Raton, NM after her graduation.  She became
a horse trainer for the racetrack in Raton.  She married Chesley
"Tex" Shirley on January 19, 1956.  They formed a band named
"The Best of Tex and Lucky, The Traveling Sweethearts" and
performed throughout New Mexico and the Southwest.  Tex died in
July 1980.  She then moved to Loving, NM.  She was also preceded
in death by her parents.  Survivors include sons, Darwin D. Shirley
of Seminole, Texas, and Warren D. "Flip" Shirley of Caldwell, Texas;
daughters, Debara B. Shirley of Caldwell, Nada E. O'Conner of
Colorado Springs, Colo., and Annala J. Walker of Galveston, Texas;
brother, Jack Davis of Hartford, Conn.; sister, Gladys Shirley
of Carlsbad; 11 grandchildren; and her companion, Max.  (Photo shown
of Shirley)
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The following excerpts were taken from page 8 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - January 20, 2000
SLIFE
A prayer service is today at Primera Bautista Iglesia for
Pamela Anne Slife.  Slife was born on April 12, 1949, in 
Tulsa, Oklahoma.  She is survived by her mother, Frankie
Jane Mason; daughter Shannon Gomez; brother Pat Mason; and
two grandsons.  She was preceded in death by her father,
Robert R. Mason, and brother, Mike Mason.
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 8 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - August 24, 1999
SMITH, BYRON
Services are scheduled at 10 a.m. Tuesday, August 24, 1999
at the First United Methodist Church for Byron J. Smith of
1805 Runyan.  Smith, 83, died on August 21 at Covenant
Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas.  Burial will be at Woodbine
Cemetery.  Smith was born on October 18, 1915, in Gilmer, Texas.
He was the son of Jake Smith and Frances M. (Baxter) Smith.
He married Pat Green in Gilmer, Texas on October 29, 1947. 
They came to Artesia in 1951 from Clovis, NM.  He served in the
Army during WWII.
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The following excerpts were taken from page 8 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - October 26, 1999
SMITH, EDRIE
Funeral services were October 27 for Edrie Smith of Lake
Arthur, NM.  Services were held at Calvary Baptist Church in
Portales, NM.  Smith, 91, died October 23 at her home.  Interment
was at Portales Cemetery.  She was born April 7, 1908, in
Leonard, Tex., the daughter of Ellen and James Monroe Frazier.
She married Luther Smith in Bonham, Tex., on October 25, 1926. 
They moved to Lake Arthur in 1928.  He preceded her in death in
1932.  In 1946 she moved to Portales.  She was a member of
Calvary Baptist Church in Portales.  She moved back to Lake Arthur
in 1994, and became a member of First Baptist Church there.
Survivors include son Bill Smith, wife Wilma, of Portales;
daughter Vera Foster, husband Charles, of Lake Arthur; seven
grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in
death by one sister; nine brothers; one grandson, Michael Foster,
who died as an infant; and son Wesley F. (Bud) Smith, who died in
January 1990.
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The following excerpts were taken from page 8 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - September 14, 1999
SPENCER
Graveside services were this morning at South Park Cemetery in
Roswell, NM for MERRI MCALISTER SPENCER of Artesia.  A memorial
service followed the graveside service at West Main Baptist
Church in Artesia.  SPENCER, 38, died September 12 at her
residence after a battle with cancer.  She was born on December
7, 1960, in Roswell to Bob McAlister and Betty Enfield McAlister.
Survivors include her husband Mike Spencer, of the family home;
sons Brandon Pantuso and Joey Pantuso, both of Bullhead City, AZ;
stepsons Kyle Spencer and Chris Spencer, both of San Antonio, TX;
daughter Jenna Spencer, of the family home; parents Bob and Betty
McAlister of Dallas, TX, sisters Olga McAlister of Dallas, TX, 
Debbie Smith, husband David, of Springfield, MO, Becky McAlister
of Hebron, KY, Beth Day of Dalhart, and Amay Grantham, husband
Michael, of Artesia.
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad
(NM) Current Argus - February 2, 2000
SPICER
Graveside services will be held for Eloise M. Spicer, 82, on
February 4, at Fairview Memorial Park in Albuquerque, NM.  She
died January 31.  Bill Eisenhour Funeral Homes of Oklahoma City
and Del City, Okla., is in charge of arrangements.  She was born
June 1, 1917, in Grandfield, Okla.  She taught special education
in Carlsbad and taught sign language at New Mexico State University
at Carlsbad.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Abraham
Spicer and a brother, Leon Chambers.  Survivors include children,
Gale Spicer of Wellston, Okla., Grace Wallace of Grants and Mable
Michael of Globe, Ariz.; brothers, Johnny Chambers of Southwest City,
Missouri, Leo Chambers of Grove, Okla., and Tommy Chambers of
Fort Worth, Texas; sisters, Martha E. Owens of Joplin, Mo., and
Lucy Schrank of New Braunfels, Texas; seven grandchildren; and
several great-grandchildren.  (Photo shown of Spicer) 
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad
(NM) Current Argus - February 13, 2000
STAGNER
Graveside services will be February 14 at Carlsbad Cemetery for
Leona Louise Allinger Stagner.  She died February 10 at Landsun
Health Service Center.  Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge
of arrangements.  She was born May 31, 1906, in Arnett, Oklahoma
Territory, to Albert Louis and Reika Beumer Allinger.  They moved
to Carlsbad in 1909 where she graduated from Carlsbad High School
in 1922.  She attended New Mexico Teachers' College in Silver City
and Colorado State Teachers' College in Greeley.  She married 
James W. Stagner on July 26, 1929.  He preceded her in death on
August 27, 1959.  She was a member of First United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death also by her parents and a brother, Alvin
Allinger.  Survivors include daughters, Mary Walker and Louise
Wilson of Carlsbad; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren;
and one great-great-grandchild.
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The following excerpts were taken from page 10 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - October 15, 1999
STARKEY
A memorial service is scheduled October 17, at Munholland United
Methodist Church in Metairie, La., for Quenton James Starkey of
Metairie.  Starkey, 8 days old, died on October 3 at Memorial
Medical Center.  He was the son of Cindi Yeckering Starkey and
Johnny Burton Starkey, who survive him.  He is survived by siblings
Jonathan Ray Starkey, Peyton Joseph Starkey and Alise Carolyn
Starkey; grandparents Linda Carol Bowen and Larry James Bowen, 
both of Booneville, Ind., Donald Ray Yeckering, JoAnn Starkey and
Rayford Starkey of Artesia; great-grandparents Lucretia Akins, 
Gladys Starkey and Bessie Bowen.
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 10A - The Carlsbad
(NM) Current Argus - February 9, 2000
STEPHENS
Private family services will be held at a later date for Mary Kate
Stephens, 93, of Carlsbad.  She died February 7 at her home.  
Cremation has taken place.  Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.  She was born April 10, 1906, in 
Sulphur, Okla., to Robert and Sophia Hodges Lowrance.  She married
J.T. Stephens Sr. in Sulphur in the early 1920's.  In 1929, they
moved to Carlsbad where they homesteaded south of town where the
Flying X is located.  She was a member of First Baptist Church.
In 1959, she moved to Roswell, NM.  She was preceded in death by
her husband on July 11, 1981; a son, Luther Stephens in 1998;
two brothers; and two sisters.  Survivors include sons, J.T. 
Stephens Jr. of Carlsbad and Stephen C. Stephens of Albuquerque, NM;
daughters, Dorothy Virden of Gardnerville, Nev., Mary L. Scholle
of LaPlace, La., Kathryn Rumbaugh and Pat Bush of Roswell; sister,
Virginia Tyler of Montrose, Colo.; 14 grandchildren; 19 great-
grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.  (Photo shown
of Stephens)
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 8 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - February 8, 2000
STINNETT
Services are scheduled for February 10 at First Presbyterian Church
in Artesia for Rufus M. Stinnett.  Stinnett, 94, died February 7
in El Paso, Texas.  Burial will be at Woodbine Cemetery in Artesia.
Burial will be with Masonic Graveside Rites.  Stinnett was born
February 23, 1905, in Portales, NM, the son of Samuel Henry Stinnett
and Mary Jane Stinnett.  He married Helen Green on May 25, 1932, in
Artesia.  She preceded him in death on August 3, 1997.  His 
professional life was spent in the field of education.  He was a 
member of First Presbyterian Church.  He was a Worth Grand Patron
Order of Eastern Star for the state of New Mexico in 1947-48 and
served as Watchman of the Shepherds for White Shrine of Jerusalem.
Survivors include a son Arba Stinnett of Novato, Calif.; a daughter
Rosemary Harral of Golden, Colo.; three granddaughters; and four
great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his wife and
one grandson.
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad
(NM) Current Argus - January 20, 2000
STUELAND
Graveside services are scheduled for Edwin B. Stueland, 79, today
at Carlsbad Cemetery.  He died January 16 at his home.  Denton-
Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.  He was born
June 5, 1920, in Stony Run Township near Clarkfield, Minn., to
Hans J. and Minnie Mickelson Stueland.  He was baptized and
confirmed in the Lutheran faith.  In 1939, he graduated from
high school.  He inlisted in the Air Force serving in WWII as a
nose gunner of a B-24 Liberator in the South Pacific.  He married
Norma Nelson in 1945.  Following an honorable discharge from the
service, he attended Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis, Minn.
He and his wife moved to Carlsbad in 1985 after living in 
Moline, Ill., and Dubuque, Iowa, designing and testing John Deere
tractors for 37 years.  While living in Dubuque, he was a member
of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.  He was preceded in death by his 
wife in 1986; sister, Ruby Oxtra; and five brothers, Arthur, Clifford,
Harold, Reuben, and Richard.  Survivors include a brother, Earl of
Rural Granite, Minn.; and sister, Evelyn Kruger of Minnesota.
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The following excerpts were taken from page 10 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - December 30, 1999
SYLVESTER
A memorial service is pending in Fallbrook, California for
Helen V. Funk Sylvester of Fallbrook.  Sylvester, 83, died on
December 27 at Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, Calif.  She
was born May 21, 1916, in Artesia, to a pioneer farm family in 
the Cottonwood area.  Her parents, Jesse and Azilee Funk were
early settlers in the Cottonwood community where she attended
school and the Methodist Church.  She married Ray Sylvester in
Santa Fe, NM.  She is survived by her son J. Dale Sylvester of
Fallbrook; daughter Marye L. Reed of Paradise Valley, Ariz.; sister
Marjorie Thigpen of Artesia; two grandchildren; and two great-
granddaughters.  She was preceded in death by her husband, parents,
and brother, Joe Bill Funk.
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