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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM)
Current Argus - March 3, 2000
FAWCETT, VIRGINIA D.
Memorial services will be March 4 at First Presbyterian Church
for Virginia D. Fawcett, 89. Interment of cremains will be
sometime in June at Oakwood Cemetery, Rochester, Minnesota.
Cremation has taken place. She died February 21 at Carlsbad
Medical Center. Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements. She was born October 16, 1910 in Warrensburg, IL
to William Stewart and Clara Jessie Hartenbower Dando. She
grew up in Kansas, Illinois and Colorado, graduating from high
school in Emporia, Kansas. She was a registered nurse. She
was associated with Mayo Clinic and worked in the Ophthalmology
Department from 1931 to 1936. She married Joseph Clayton Fawcett,
DDS, on September 8, 1934, in Rochester. They moved to Carlsbad
in 1960 to care for her elderly parents. She was preceded in
death by her husband on February 27, 1955; a daughter at birth,
Linda Fawcett; and by a nephew. Survivors include a son, William
Joseph Clayton Fawcett and wife, Robin, of Carlsbad; daughter,
Sherry F. Kearns and husband, Robert S. of Carlsbad; brother,
Llewellyn S. Dando and wife, Mariesther, of Chambersburg, PA;
sister, Mary Jane Ballard and husband, William, of Tucson, Ariz.;
three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; four nephews; and
one niece. (Photo shown)
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The Following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM)
Current Argus - February 8, 2000
FELTON, GEORGE A.
Services will be February 9 at St. Edward Catholic Church for
George A. Felton, 54. Burial will follow at Carlsbad Cemetery.
He died February 5, at his home. Denton-Funchess Funeral Home
is in charge of arrangements. He was born January 5, 1946, to
Ward Felton and Maxine Teresa Smith Felton in Carlsbad, where
he was raised. He graduated from Carlsbad High School. At 17,
he enlisted in the Marine Corps and served two tours of duty
during the Vietnam War. In 1971, he returned to Carlsbad.
He is survived by two daughters, Rebecca Rosentreter of
Killeen, Texas, and Ruby M. Felton of Carlsbad; his mother of
Carlsbad; two brothers, Don Felton of Carlsbad and Robert Felton
of Los Angeles, Calif.; and three sisters, Teresa Felton Robinson
and Delma Marcella Felton, both of Tucson, Ariz., and Alma Mock
of Reno, Nevada. (Photo shown of Felton)
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 8 - The Artesia (NM)
Daily Press - March 23, 2000
FLORES, ANDRES LARA
Memorial graveside services will be March 27 at San Marcos Cemetery
in Artesia, for Andres Lara Flores of Hope, NM. Flores, 80, died
March 15 at his home. Cremation has taken place. He was born
March 28, 1919, in Sabinal, TX, to Camillo Flores and Petra (Lara)
Flores. He married Benina Ontiveros in 1987 in Sabinal, TX. They
came to Hope in 1993 from Sabinal. He served in the US Army
during WWII. He was preceded in death by five brothers and five
sisters.
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM)
Current Argus - September 14, 2000
FLOREZ, ADELIADA "IDA' PARRAZ
Services for Adeliada "Ida" Parraz Florez, 42, will be September 15 at
Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Loving, NM. Interment will follow
at Loving Cemetery. She died September 12 at her home. Denton-Funchess
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was born in Carlsbad on
September 18, 1957, to Santos Bejarano Parraz and Rosa Carrera Machuca
Parraz. She was raised in Loving, NM and attended Loving and Carlsbad
schools. In 177, she married Christobal Florez in Loving. She was
preceded in death by her father on February 20, 1999. Survivors include
her husband of the home; sons, Christobal Florez Jr. of Carlsbad, and
Seferino Florez of Loving; daughter, Sonia Rosa Florez of Loving; mother,
Rosa Parraz of Loving; brothers, Al and Amalio Parraz of Tipton, CA, and
Bobby, Mondie and Alex Parraz of Loving; sisters, Anita Ruiz and Vodi
Lujan of Carlsbad; and one grandson.
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 8 - The Artesia (NM)
Daily Press - May 3, 2000
FORD, JANIE LOU DUNNAM
Services are May 4, at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in
Abilene, TX, for former Artesia resident Janie Lou Dunnam Ford, 69,
of Glen Rose, TX. She died on May 1 at a Fort Worth, TX hospital.
Interment will be in Elmwood Memorial Park. She was born on
June 22, 1930, in Denver, CO, and grew up in Artesia, where she
graduated from high school. She married Rev. Kenneth E. Ford of
Abilene on November 13, 1949, in Artesia. He died in 1992. Survivors
include her mother, Marion S. Dunnam of Artesia; son Mike Ford, wife
Jean, of Glen Rose, TX; daughters Nida Chambers, husband Craig, of
Big Lake, TX, and Terri R. Ford of Glen Rose; nieces Judith Mills of
Honolulu, Hawaii, and Jo Lynn Hope of Artesia; and five grandchildren.
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM)
Current Argus - January 5, 2000
FOX, ELAINE I.
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, MANUELA M.
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 - March 16, 2000
FRAZIER, ETHEL LAQUIN SMITH
Memorial services for Ethel Laquin Smith Frazier, 91, will be March 17
at First Presbyterian Church. Interment of cremated remains will follow
in the Church Columbarium. West Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
She was born August 6, 1908, to William Renfro and Eloyce Mills Smith
in Holland, TX. She was the daughter of a blacksmith shop owner. At age
13, her family moved to Temple, TX for two years, then to Waco, TX.
She graduated from Waco High School in 1926. She met George Frazier and
they were married on April 20, 1932, following a lengthy courtship and
engagement. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church. She was
preceded in death by her brother, Aubrey Smith. Survivors include her
husband of the home. (Photo shown)
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM)
Current Argus - April 4, 2000
FRENCH, CHARLES R.
Services for Charles R. French, 62, will be April 6 at Victory
Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Carlsbad Cemetery with honors
by the Carlsbad Veterans Honor Guard. He died April 1 at Carlsbad
Medical Center. Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements. He was born July 7, 1937, to Hugh and Marie Williams
French in McRae, AR, where he was raised. He enlisted in the Navy
at the age of 17. He married Claudette Mullins on August 31, 1962.
He moved to Carlsbad in 1990. He attended Victory Baptist Church
and was a member of the Emmaus Community. He is survived by his wife;
two sons, Darin French of Carlsbad and Derek French of Dover, AR;
and four grandchildren. (Photo shown)
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The following excerpts were taken from Page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM)
Current Argus - January 18, 2000
FRERICH, PATSY RUTH FORNI
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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