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Artesia NM Obituaries and Death Notices
Monday, January 16, 2017Empire ABO Field.Tracy also met the love of his life, Mary Jane Villard, in Roswell, and they were married in 1952. The couple had three children. Tracy moved his young family to Artesia to accept a job with Carper Drilling Company, where the Corbin ABO field was discovered.Moving to Midland in 1965, Tracy accepted a job with McGrath & Smith as their chief geologist, and when the company formed Coquina Oil Corporation in 1969, Tracy moved up the ladder, becoming president of Coquina in 1980. Under his leadership, Coquina was very active in Southeast New Mexico and was sold in 1983 with total assets of 17,649,000 equivalent barrels of production.Tracy became an independent geologist in 1983, working closely with his son, Reb Clark, and landmen David Rogers and Ferrell Davis until early 2016, when he retired at the age of 95.Tracy received the Pioneer Award for his discoveries from the West Texas Geological Society (WTGS) in 2009 and the Oil & Gas Pioneer Award from the New Mexico Landman Association in 1999. He was a member of several organizations, including WTGS, the NRA, Ducks Unlimited, and the Dirty Dozen.Tracy was a very giving and generous man, and supported many causes, such as WTGS, Scott & White, and United Way of Midland. He was also an avid fisherman and hunter his entire life, harvesting his last buck at the age of 94.Survivors include children Alyson McMinn of Roswell, Kim Pooley of Mineral Wells, Texas, and Tracy Reb Clark and wife Molly of Midland; grandchildren Traci McMinn Jobert and husband Greg of Santa Fe, Clint Pooley of Mineral Wells, and Seth Clark, Duncan Clark and Cooper Clark of Midland; sister Cynthia Corsi of Tucson, Ariz.; and brothers-in-law Jack Villard of Alamogordo and Richard Villard of Roswell.In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the West Texas Geol...
Gov. to push for return of New Mexico death penalty - Albuquerque Journal
Monday, October 10, 2016New Mexico had executed just one inmate since 1960. That happened in 2001, when Terry Clark received a lethal injection after having been convicted of raping and killing Dena Lynn Gore, a 9-year-old Artesia girl.
Monday, September 26, 2016Arvada, Colorado; her sister-in-law, Christian Landavazo of Wichita Falls; grandparents, Don and Faye Landavazo of Price, Utah, Pete and Barbara Serrano of Las Vegas, Nevada, Jerry and Sue Dodd of Artesia, New Mexico, and Jerry Jangula of Las Vegas, Nevada; numerous aunts, uncles, great-aunts and great-uncles, cousins and her beloved niece, Dani Landavazo of Arvada, Colorado; her love, Donovan Cheek and his family of Wichita Falls; and last, but certainly not least, the many wonderful friends and neighbors who have watched her grow into the beautiful young lady she was.The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at Owens & Brumley Funeral Home of Wichita Falls.The family has asked that those wishing to donate, thank you so much, but you've already done more than we could ever thank you for and to please consider donating to the charity of your choice in her name. Lauren loved helping others and we want that spirit to live on. She truly loved all animals, especially cats, and she would appreciate donations to any animal rescue efforts as well.Condolences may be sent to the family at www.owensandbrumley.com...
Monday, August 15, 2016In addition to Forest Lawn, the recycled water system transports water to various local agencies, including the ABC Unified School District, Artesia Cemetery, Caltrans, Central Basin Municipal Water District, Cerritos College, Cerritos Post Office, Cerritos Regional Park, City of Lakewood and Valley Christian Schools.Various privately owned landscaped areas such as those at Cerritos Towne Center, portions of the Cerritos Auto Square and some churches, nurseries and housing developments in the City are also irrigated with recycled water. The recycled water is billed monthly at about half the cost of drinking water.Cerritos receives its recycled water from the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County’s Los Coyotes Water Reclamation Plant, which produces up to 37.5 million gallons of recycled water every day. Originating from industries, businesses and homes, the waste water is treated by a three-stage process by the Sanitation District before being used for irrigation.Like this:Like Loading...Comments commentsPowered by Facebook Comments...
Monday, August 15, 2016Janeane and Jack Hartman of Leon, Johnna Harris of Marietta, Beckey and Buddy Abshire of Wilson, and Shari and Kent Harris of Stratford; sister-in-law, Brenda Brintle of Artesia, N.M.; several nieces and nephews; and two special friends, Monet and Candy.Honorary bearers will be brothers and brothers-in-law.Online guest book: wattsfuneralhome.com...
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Monday, January 16, 2017Empire ABO Field.Tracy also met the love of his life, Mary Jane Villard, in Roswell, and they were married in 1952. The couple had three children. Tracy moved his young family to Artesia to accept a job with Carper Drilling Company, where the Corbin ABO field was discovered.Moving to Midland in 1965, Tracy accepted a job with McGrath & Smith as their chief geologist, and when the company formed Coquina Oil Corporation in 1969, Tracy moved up the ladder, becoming president of Coquina in 1980. Under his leadership, Coquina was very active in Southeast New Mexico and was sold in 1983 with total assets of 17,649,000 equivalent barrels of production.Tracy became an independent geologist in 1983, working closely with his son, Reb Clark, and landmen David Rogers and Ferrell Davis until early 2016, when he retired at the age of 95.Tracy received the Pioneer Award for his discoveries from the West Texas Geological Society (WTGS) in 2009 and the Oil & Gas Pioneer Award from the New Mexico Landman Association in 1999. He was a member of several organizations, including WTGS, the NRA, Ducks Unlimited, and the Dirty Dozen.Tracy was a very giving and generous man, and supported many causes, such as WTGS, Scott & White, and United Way of Midland. He was also an avid fisherman and hunter his entire life, harvesting his last buck at the age of 94.Survivors include children Alyson McMinn of Roswell, Kim Pooley of Mineral Wells, Texas, and Tracy Reb Clark and wife Molly of Midland; grandchildren Traci McMinn Jobert and husband Greg of Santa Fe, Clint Pooley of Mineral Wells, and Seth Clark, Duncan Clark and Cooper Clark of Midland; sister Cynthia Corsi of Tucson, Ariz.; and brothers-in-law Jack Villard of Alamogordo and Richard Villard of Roswell.In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the West Texas Geol...
Gov. to push for return of New Mexico death penalty - Albuquerque Journal
Monday, October 10, 2016New Mexico had executed just one inmate since 1960. That happened in 2001, when Terry Clark received a lethal injection after having been convicted of raping and killing Dena Lynn Gore, a 9-year-old Artesia girl.
Monday, September 26, 2016Arvada, Colorado; her sister-in-law, Christian Landavazo of Wichita Falls; grandparents, Don and Faye Landavazo of Price, Utah, Pete and Barbara Serrano of Las Vegas, Nevada, Jerry and Sue Dodd of Artesia, New Mexico, and Jerry Jangula of Las Vegas, Nevada; numerous aunts, uncles, great-aunts and great-uncles, cousins and her beloved niece, Dani Landavazo of Arvada, Colorado; her love, Donovan Cheek and his family of Wichita Falls; and last, but certainly not least, the many wonderful friends and neighbors who have watched her grow into the beautiful young lady she was.The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at Owens & Brumley Funeral Home of Wichita Falls.The family has asked that those wishing to donate, thank you so much, but you've already done more than we could ever thank you for and to please consider donating to the charity of your choice in her name. Lauren loved helping others and we want that spirit to live on. She truly loved all animals, especially cats, and she would appreciate donations to any animal rescue efforts as well.Condolences may be sent to the family at www.owensandbrumley.com...
Monday, August 15, 2016In addition to Forest Lawn, the recycled water system transports water to various local agencies, including the ABC Unified School District, Artesia Cemetery, Caltrans, Central Basin Municipal Water District, Cerritos College, Cerritos Post Office, Cerritos Regional Park, City of Lakewood and Valley Christian Schools.Various privately owned landscaped areas such as those at Cerritos Towne Center, portions of the Cerritos Auto Square and some churches, nurseries and housing developments in the City are also irrigated with recycled water. The recycled water is billed monthly at about half the cost of drinking water.Cerritos receives its recycled water from the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County’s Los Coyotes Water Reclamation Plant, which produces up to 37.5 million gallons of recycled water every day. Originating from industries, businesses and homes, the waste water is treated by a three-stage process by the Sanitation District before being used for irrigation.Like this:Like Loading...Comments commentsPowered by Facebook Comments...
Monday, August 15, 2016Janeane and Jack Hartman of Leon, Johnna Harris of Marietta, Beckey and Buddy Abshire of Wilson, and Shari and Kent Harris of Stratford; sister-in-law, Brenda Brintle of Artesia, N.M.; several nieces and nephews; and two special friends, Monet and Candy.Honorary bearers will be brothers and brothers-in-law.Online guest book: wattsfuneralhome.com...
