Byrna Moore
Services: 10 a.m. (CDT) Saturday at Clements-Wilcox Funeral Home in Marble Falls, Texas.
Byrna Dean Hicks Moore, 73, of Waco, Texas, died Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2005, in Waco.
She was born on July 30, 1932, in Portales, to Myrtle Kelley and Lafayette Hicks.
She graduated from Portales High School and attended Eastern New Mexico University, the University of New Mexico and Sul Ross State University, where she earned a degree. She married Kenneth Moore on Dec. 23, 1954. They moved to Roswell where she served as secretary to the superintendent of schools. Later, they moved to Eagle Pass, Texas, where they worked in the school system until moving to Marble Falls, Texas, in 1967. She taught at the Junior High in Marble Falls for 30 years before her retirement in 1997.
Family members said she enjoyed rock and mineral collecting, photography and reading.
Survivors include a daughter, Deborah Moore Dibrell (and husband, Mark) of Hewitt, Texas; two sons, Dr. Steven Moore (Connie) of Searcy, Ark., and Grant Moore (Donna) of Wylie, Texas; seven grandchildren, Allison and Meredith Dibrell of Hewitt, Texas, Rachel and Benjamin Moore of Searcy, Ark., and Aaron, Jennifer and Kelly Moore of Wylie, Texas; her mother-in-law, Syble Moore, of Portales; and two brother-in-laws, Dean Moore (Helen) of Portales and Leon Moore (Paula) of Las Cruces; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Texas section of the Marble Falls Library or a favorite charity.
Arrangements are by Clements-Wilcox Funeral Home of Marble Falls, Texas.
Delores Hayes
Services: 11 a.m. (EDT) Saturday at Macon Memorial Park Funeral Home in Macon, Ga.
Delores Turner Hayes, 48, of Portales, died Saturday, Aug. 20, 2005, in Roswell.
She is survived by her husband, Walt Hayes; a daughter, Carmen Cimino (and husband, Jeremy) of Jacksonville, N.C.; a son, Nathan Rivers of Jacksonville, N.C.; a granddaughter, Mackenzie Jean Cimino of Jacksonville, N.C.; three sisters, Charlene Cameron (Duncan) of Macon, Ga., Betty Moreland (Richard) of Deland, Fla., and Fran Cain (Bill) of Diamondhead, Miss.; two brothers, Charles Turner (Sarah) and Ronnie Turner (Deborah), both of Macon, Ga.; and several nieces and nephews.
The Rev. Georgia Bridges will officiate the services.
Burial is at Macon Memorial Park Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Macon Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery of Macon, Ga.
Harry Anson
Services: 2 p.m. Thursday at Steed-Todd Chapel in Clovis.
Mr. Harry E. Anson, 82, of Clovis, died Sunday, Aug. 21, 2005, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
He was born on March 18, 1923, in Wichita, Kan., to William and Clara Anson.
He moved to Portales in the 1930s and has resided in the area since. He married Nadine Allen on Nov. 29, 1942, in Clovis. He retired after 35 years of service with the Santa Fe Railroad. He owned and operated Anson’s TV Service as a second occupation.
Family members said he loved music and played the guitar and harmonica, loved to have fun and enjoyed vacation trips, outings, and reunions. He and his wife played and sang at nursing homes and the church.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Bill Anson; two sisters, Margie Stringer and Betty Schlasman; a grandson, Chad Burke; a great-granddaughter, Tamara Rose Anson; and a daughter-in-law, Floy Anson.
Survivors include his wife, three sons, Bob Anson (and wife, Betty) of Arkansas City, Kan., Ronny Anson (Debbie) of Cleveland, Okla., and Larry Anson (Sarah) of Rolla, Mo.; two daughters, Sharon Miller (Steve) of Greshem, Ore., and Kathy Broach (Jim) of Cleveland, Okla.; four sisters, Jean Workheiser and Cleta Nutt, both of Clovis, Althea Mann of White Swan, Wash., and Dorothy Smith of Scottsdale, Ariz.; 17 grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren.
Visitation is scheduled from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Steed-Todd Funeral Home in Clovis.
The Rev. Kenneth Dunsworth will officiate the services.
Burial will be at Grady Cemetery.
Pallbearers are Tommy, Adam, Terry, Ronny and Randy Anson, Billy and Bryan Roach, Andrew Thornbury and Juan Chacon.
Honorary pallbearers are Johnny Anson, Shawn Burke and David Palady.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Oak Street Baptist Church, 1217 Oak St., Clovis, N.M. 88101.
Arrangements are by Steed-Todd Funeral Home of Clovis.
Harry Anson
Services: 2 p.m. Thursday at Steed-Todd Chapel in Clovis.
Mr. Harry E. Anson, 82, of Clovis, died Sunday, Aug. 21, 2005, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
He was born March 18, 1923, in Wichita, Kan., to William and Clara Anson.
He moved to Portales in the 1930s and has resided in the area since. He married Nadine Allen on Nov. 29, 1942, in Clovis. He retired after 35 years of service with the Santa Fe Railroad. He owned and operated Anson’s TV Service as a second occupation. Family members said he loved music and played the guitar and harmonica, loved to have fun and enjoyed vacation trips, outings, and reunions. He and his wife played and sang at nursing homes and church.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Bill Anson; two sisters, Margie Stringer and Betty Schlasman; a grandson, Chad Burke; a great-granddaughter, Tamara Rose Anson; and a daughter-in-law, Floy Anson.
Survivors include his wife, three sons, Bob Anson (and wife, Betty) of Arkansas City, Kan., Ronny Anson (Debbie) of Cleveland, Okla., and Larry Anson (Sarah) of Rolla, Mo.; two daughters, Sharon Miller (Steve) of Greshem, Ore., and Kathy Broach (Jim) of Cleveland, Okla.; 17 grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren.
Visitation is scheduled from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Steed-Todd Funeral Home in Clovis.
The Rev. Kenneth Dunsworth will officiate the services.
Burial will be at Grady Cemetery.
Pallbearers are Tommy, Adam, Terry, Ronny and Randy Anson, Billy and Bryan Roach, Andrew Thornbury and Juan Chacon.
Honorary pallbearers are Johnny Anson, Shawn Burke and David Palady.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Oak Street Baptist Church, 1217 Oak St., Clovis, N.M. 88101.
Arrangements are by Steed-Todd Funeral Home of Clovis.
W.F. Miller Jr.
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday Wheeler Mortuary Chapel of Portales.
Mr. W.F. “Bill” Miller Jr., 87, of Portales, died Thursday, Aug. 18, 2005, at Heartland Continuing Care Center in Portales.
He was born on Nov. 1, 1917, in Taiban, to Beulah and William Forrest Miller.
His family owned several businesses in Taiban, which were destroyed in a fire in 1923. The family moved to Portales in 1927 and opened a grocery store. He attended schools in Portales, Grady, Hollene and Bellview, where he graduated in 1936. He married Mae Heflin on Oct. 14, 1939. He married Bettie Gerber Baldridge on Nov. 7, 1969. He was in the trucking business, starting in 1937 and retiring in 1980.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two granddaughters, Karen Elrod and Molly Katherine Stockard; two great-great-grandchildren; and five sisters, Edith Larson, Alice Panick, Bobbye Lea, Ora Frazier and Ruby Jones.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Bud Miller (and wife, Barbara) of Portales; a step-son, Richard Baldridge of Grady; a daughter, Margaret Brake (Kenneth) of Hastings, Okla.; two step-daughters, Dianne Davis (George) of Clovis and Debra Bilberry (Monty) of Los Alamos; six grandchildren, Howard Miller of Portales, Beverly Mast of Las Cruces, Sue Parks of Amarillo, Donna Cook of Sebago, Maine, Kelvin Summers of Indianapolis and Mark Summers of Plainview, Texas; six step-grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; a step-great-grandchild; 10 great-great-grandchildren; and a brother-in-law, Pete Lea of San Angelo, Texas.
David Bennett will officiate the services.
Burial will be at Portales Cemetery.
Pallbearers are grandchildren, Howard Miller, Kelvin and Mark Summers, Jason and Ethan Davis, Donnie Baldridge, and John and Sean Bilberry.
Arrangements are by Wheeler Mortuary of Portales.
Margaret Wilson
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Muffley Funeral Home Chapel in Clovis.
Margaret Ann Wilson, 81, of Clovis, died Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2005, at her home.
She was born on Feb. 15, 1924, in Clovis, to Joe and Cora Fay Haltom Scroggins.
She married Leo Wilson on Dec. 4, 1941, in Smackover, Ark. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.
Family members said she loved gardening, cooking and sewing.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; five brothers; and three sisters.
Survivors include two sons, Butch Wilson of Clovis and Leslie Wilson of Ulysses, Neb.; a stepson, T.J. Taylor of Anton Chico; a sister, Louise Moore of Smackover, Ark.; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
The Rev. Furgus Tunnell will officiate the services.
Cremation has taken place.
Burial will be in Santa Fe National Cemetery at a later date.
Arrangements are by Muffley Funeral Home of Clovis.
Elwanda Mieas, 70
Services: Memorial services are planned in Lubbock.
Elwanda Williams Mieas, 70, of Lubbock, died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2005, at University Medical Center in Lubbock.
She was born on Jan. 6, 1935, in Portales, to Clifton and Ineta Williams.
She lived in Clovis a number of years and worked for a lawyer and at the Allsups offices. She moved to Lubbock in 1985 and worked for an insurance company.
Survivors include a daughter, Debbie Dover of Dallas; a son, Lonnie Mieas of Lubbock; a sister, Jerri Miller of Clovis; three granddaughters; a grandson; two great-grandchildren; and two nephews, Billy Don Miller of Taos and Wesley Miller of Utah.
Brent Marshall, 41
Services: 2 p.m. Friday at Netherwood Park Church of Christ in Albuquerque.
Brent Ernest Marshall, 41, of Rio Rancho, died Sunday, Aug. 14, 2005.
He was born on Jan. 1, 1964, in Portales, to W. Ernest and Carolyn Marshall.
He graduated from Portales High School in 1982 and received an associates degree in 1985 from Eastern New Mexico University. He was employed as a manufacturing technician at Intel in Rio Rancho. He was a member and deacon in charge of building maintenance at Rio Rancho Church of Christ. Family members said he enjoyed woodworking, gardening, and camping.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Jennifer Marshall.
Survivors include his wife, Judy Lynell Marshall of Rio Rancho; his parents; his children, Stephanie Grace and Emily Renee; a brother, Y. Layne Marshall (and wife, Serena) and their daughter, Masey, all of Rio Rancho; his grandmother, Imogene “Gene” Marshall of Portales; his father- and mother-in-law, Ralph and Luella Ardrey of Albuquerque; and three sisters-in-law, Luann Marpel (Dwight) and their children, Brian and Stacey, all of Albuquerque, Lynda Gompert (Kent) and their son, Jordan, all of Surprise, Ariz., and Marion Ardrey and her children, Justin, Jessica, and Jacob, all of Newport, Ark.
Joe McDaniel, A. David Bennett, and Walter Lane will officiate the services.
Burial will be at Vista Verde Memorial Park in Rio Rancho.
Pallbearers are Billy McCarty, Jeff Morris, Alan Harrington, Garrett and Logan Marshall, and Billy Clabaugh.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 10501 Montgomery Blvd. NE, Suite 300, Albuquerque, NM 87111, or to the New Mexico Christian Children’s Home, 1356 New Mexico 236, Portales, NM 88130, or to the ENMU Foundation, Church of Christ Student Center, ENMU Station 8, Portales, NM 88130.
Arrangements are by French Mortuary of Albuquerque.
Johnny Curtis
Services: Have been held.
Johnny Mack Curtis, 57, died Thursday, Aug. 4, 2005, in Lubbock.
He was born on Jan. 11, 1948, in Hickory, N.C., to Cloyd and Mamie Curtis.
He married Pauletta Guss on Dec. 26, 1967, in Portales. He was the store manager at Bunk’s Feed Barn for more than 23 years. He was active in his church and was the music director. He played bass guitar in a country/western dance band called The Country Gentlemen. He was a member of the Lions Club for many years.
He was preceded in death by his father in 1988.
Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Sherri Trent of Addison, Texas, Christi Chandler of Sherman, Texas, and Jennifer Franklin of Hobbs; a son, Jeffery Curtis of Hobbs, his mother; two brothers, Rodney Curtis of Saucier, Miss., and Marty Curtis of Boiling Springs, S.C.; a sister, Darlene Lowe of Hobbs; and six grandchildren.
Burial was at Prairie Haven Memorial Park in Hobbs.
Arrangements were by Duncan-May Funeral Home of Hobbs.
Curtis Tiffin
Services: 9 a.m. today, New Testament Baptist Church in Portales.
Curtis Tiffin, 80, died Aug. 8, 2005 at University Medical Center in Lubbock
Tiffin was born Mar. 25, 1925, in Maude, Okla. to Effie and A. N. Tiffin. Tiffin’s family moved from Maude, Okla., to Ranchvale when he was four years old. He graduated from high school there in 1943, and entered the U.S. Navy. He served as a Seabee during World War II.
After he was discharged in 1946, Tiffin joined his family in Portales and helped his father in house construction work. His fiancée, Dorothy Stafford, had moved to Arkansas to study nursing. He traveled there and on Dec. 4, 1948 in Fouke, Ark. they were married.
They returned to Portales to make their home. In 1950 he went to work in the oil fields for Mobile Oil. After several years the family moved back to Portales and he had made his home there the remainder of his life.
After moving to Portales he worked for several more years in the maintenance department at Eastern New Mexico University. He enjoyed physical fitness and doing workouts. He was a member of New Testament Baptist Church.
Family members said Tiffin was very talented mechanically, and enjoyed inventing and tinkering. Among his inventions was a working model electric car.
Tiffin was preceded in death by his parents, as well as by a brother, Carroll T. Tiffin and a sister, Thelma Starkey.
He is survived by his wife; two sons, Ted (wife Debbie Anne) Tiffin and Tim A. (Debbie Ellen) Tiffin of Fort Worth, Texas; four daughters and sons-in-law, Delvene (husband Richard) Smith of Portales, Glenda Joy (Raymond) Sandoval of Las Vegas, N.M., Terry Lou (Mac) Scott of Portales and Kerry (Ellis) Tipton of Kemah, Texas; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two brothers, Arthur L. Tiffin of Portales and Gerald D. Tiffin of Oklahoma City, Okla. and three sisters, Jewell Hall, Laverna Brewer and Ramona Berry, all of Portales.
Herbert Bergstrom and Rev. Perry Wamego will officiate.
Burial will follow at Portales Cemetery.
Richard W. Smith, Ellis Tipton, Carl Grubbs, Chris Smith, Mac Scott and Richard L. Smith will serve as pallbearers. All other family members will serve as honorary pallbearers.
Arrangements are by Wheeler Mortuary of Portales.
Donna Edwards, 49
Services: 1 p.m. Thursday at Ellis Funeral Home Chapel in Midland, Texas.
Donna Edwards died August 6, 2005 in Waco, Texas.
She was born Oct. 21, 1955 to Cecil “Glen” McDaniel and Juanita Hunt McDaniel in Midland, Texas, and was raised and educated there. Edwards had worked as a bookkeeper for Swartz & Brough, Inc. in Midland before moving to San Antonio in 2000. Subsequently she worked for Swartz & Brough as a real estate investor. She enjoyed being able to help low income families realize their dream of owning a home. Donna was an avid gardener, and loved spending time with her family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and a sister, LaVeil Merkel.
Donna is survived by her daughter, Denise Marie Edwards of Waco; a brother, Ronnie McDaniel of Gonzales, Texas; a sister, Nancy Williams of Canyon Lake, Texas; two nieces, Kassandra and Kayla Williams and a nephew, Trey Williams.
A prayer vigil will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Ellis Funeral Home followed by a visitation until 9 p.m.
Father Rodney White will officiate services. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park in Midland.
Memorials may be directed to M.D. Anderson, P.O. Box 4486, Houston, TX 77210-4486.
Arrangements are being handled by Ellis Funeral Home of Midland.
Elfigo Montano
Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Helen Catholic Church in Portales.
Mr. Elfigo Montano, 56, of Portales, died Friday, Aug. 5, 2005 in Portales.
Mr. Montano was born June 21, 1949, in Portales to Rosa and Juan F. Montano. He lived in Portales all of his live. He served in the New Mexico National Guard for several years, and was transferred to active duty and served in Germany.
He worked for several years as a mechanic and a carpenter, but had been disabled and unable to work for the past several years.
He was a member of St. Helen Catholic Church.
He enjoyed playing his guitar and singing, family members said.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and his wife, Connie Montano.
He is survived by two sons, Anthony Elfigo Montano of Amarillo and Teofilo Juan Montano of Portales; two daughters, Maria Chris Ontiveros (and husband, German) of Portales and Tina Lee Moore (Andre) of Temple, Texas; four grandchildren, Alexandra and Abigail Montano and Mireya and German Ontiveros; four brothers, Seferino, Isaac and Rudy Montano, all of Portales, and Jerry Dean Montano of Bossier City, La.; four sisters, Nina Baca and Rose Carter, both of Portales, Patsy Jaquez of Hobbs and Lucy Cancino of Roswell.
Father Tobin Hitt will officiate the services.
Burial will be at Portales Cemetery.
Pallbearers are Seferino, Isaac, Rudy, and Jerry Montano, Jake Lopez, Leroy Gutierrez, Steven Ryen.
Honorary pallbearers are his friends.
Arrangements are by Wheeler Mortuary of Portales.
