Curry County, N.M. Obituaries Return to the Obituary Index Bessie Rodgers Blackmore Bessie Blackmore, Died 03 Jun 1931, Clovis, Curry, New Mexico, Female 50, born Abt. 1881, Father A J Rodgers, Spouse J H Blackmore, Mother: Quincy Johnson. Clovis New Mexico Evening News-Journal | Clovis, New Mexico | Thursday, June 04, 1931 | Page 1 [Submitted by Shirley Brook] OBITUARY Mrs. J H Blackmore Mrs. J H Blackmore, 59, died at her home, 1022 West Grand Avenue, Wednesday. Funeral services will be held from the Gospel Mission Church, Fourth and Connelly, at 10 am Friday. Interment will be at Taiban, at 2pm in charge of C V Steed. Besides her husband, J H Blackmore, she is survived by two brothers, John Rogers, La Lande, and Frank Rogers, Amarillo. Bessie Rodgers Blackmore, born in Comanche Co, Texas, d/o Augustus James Rodgers and Lou Quincy Johnson: New Mexico Deaths, 1889-1945, FamilySearch.org James E. Curren Founder of Deming Headlight Dies Of Pneumonia at Clovis Clovis, N. M., Dec. 20 – Pneumonia claimed James E. Curren, founder of the Deming Headlight and one of the best known of the pioneer newspaper men of this state. He was connected with the Clovis News at the time of his death. Mr. Curren was a keen observer of political conditions in New Mexico and was known through out the state for his political observations which appeared in the Clovis and other papers. [El Paso Herald, Home Edition, El Paso, Texas, December 20, 1915] - (transcribed as written by D. Donlon) Albert L. Dillon Dr. Dillon, Clovis Pioneer Physician, Dies in California Dr. Albert L. Dillon, 80, a pioneer physician in Clovis, died Sunday afternoon in South Laguna, Calif., according to word received in Clovis by a nephew, Edmund Dillon. Dr. Dillon's family will accompany the body to Clovis Tuesday afternoon and funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday from the Charles V. Steed Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in Lawn Haven Memorial Park under the direction of Steeds. Born in December 1876 in Scottland, Ill., Dr. Dillon moved to Clovis in 1909 and was in partnership with his brother, the late Dr. Fred Dillon. He practiced in Clovis until after World War II when he retired and moved to South Laguna. Dr. Dillon was a member of a Masonic Lodge in Illinois, and transferred his membership to the newly formed Clovis Lodge No. 40, AF&AM. on Aug. 3, 1909. He was the second Master of the Clovis Lodge, serving in 1910, and was the oldest Past Master of the local Masonic Organization. Dr. Dillon was a member of the Clovis Municipal Board of Education in 1918 when the Clovis high school building was built at 7th and Main - the building that has just been razed. Surviving Dr. Dillon are his widow, Dixie; a daughter, Mrs. M. L. Milmore, Fayetteville, Ark.; three sons, Robert L., Carlsbad, Dr. Jackson C., Fresno, Calif., and Leroy, Las Vegas, Nev; seven grandchildren; a brother, Dr. Carl C., Sidell, Ill.; a sister, Mrs. Charles Inskip, Wallace, Ida.; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Fred Dillon, Clovis; and a niece and nephew, Mrs. Julia Pearson, Purcell, Okla., and Edmund L. Dillon, Clovis. (a photo was included in the newspaper) [Clovis News-Journal Monday, September 9, 1957 Page 1, Vol 29, No. 138; Submitted by Brenda Sack] A.L. Dillon Ex-Gov. Dillon Here for Dr. Dillon Rites Ex-Governor Dick Dillon, who came here from his home in Encino, was among those from out of town who attended funeral services here Wednesday for Dr. A. L. Dillon. Dr. Dillon, a pioneer physician in Clovis and one of the early day builders of the city, died Sunday at his home in South Laguna, Calif. Masonic services were conducted in the Charles V. Steed Memorial Chapel by T. L. Wilson, a past master of the Clovis Lodge no. 40, and then final rites were held in Lawn Haven Memorial Park where burial was made. Pallbearers were Wallace Carmack, Sumner Davidson, Fred Dennis, W. H. Duckworth, T. D. McMinn, Blanchard Pritchard, Cash Ramey, and A. W. Skarda. [Clovis News-Journal Thursday, September 12, 1957, Page 10, Vol. 29, No. 141 Submitted by Brenda Sack] Dixie M. Dillon Dillon Rites Set Here On Thursday Services are being planned here for Mrs. Dixie M. Dillon, wife of Dr. A. L. Dillon, who died Sunday in Laguna Beach, Calif. The Dillons were pioneer residents of Clovis and moved to California several years ago following his retirement. The Rev. Lyle Oldstead, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, will conduct the funeral at 2 p.m. in the Charles V. Steed Memorial Chapel. Eastern Star rites are planned. Burial will be in Lawnhaven Memorial Park. [Clovis News-Journal Monday, December 12, 1960, Page 2, Vol. 32, No. 218. Submitted by Brenda Sack] "Buddy" Dillon Dead After an illness of but a short duration, "Buddie" Dillon, nine years old, eldest son of Dr. Fred A. Dillon of this city, died last Friday afternoon at one o'clock. Brain tumor was the cause of his death. A brilliant little fellow, so well known in the city his sudden death came as quite a shock to everyone. He was recognized as a particularly bright boy by his instructors in the city schools. Very impressive funeral services were held at the home Sunday afternoon, Rev. Ted Holifield and Rev. J. T. Redmon conducting. The interment was made here. The abundance of beautiful floral offerings were a high tribute to the esteem in which the little fellow was held. [Clovis News-Journal Thursday, April 3, 1919, Page 1, Vol. X, Number 39. Submitted by Brenda Sack] Dr. Fred Dillon Dillon Funeral Rites Wednesday Funeral services for Dr. Fred Dillon, one of Curry county's pioneer physicians, have been announced for Wednesday, 2:30 p.m. They will be held at Memorial Chapel, 921 Pile street, with the Rev. J. C. English of the First Methodist church officiating. Internment will be in Mission Garden of Memories. Serving as pallbearers for Dr. Dillon, whod died Monday morning, will be J. B. Jennings, T. W. Seery, Harold Gore, Wesley Quinn, John Pritchard, W. H. Duckworth, Dr. W. D. Dabbs and Cash Ramey. Honorary pallbearers are Ed Manson, Albert Vohs, Albert Burian, A. W. Skarda, Benjamin Hill, C. A. Scheurich, H. W. Jennings, Joe Wilkinson, Jack Hull, Fred Oberthier, Armand Mandel, Fred Dennis, A. H. Beard and O.M. Reese. [Clovis News-Journal Tuesday, March 1, 1949, page 1, Vol. 20, No. 276. Submitted by Brenda Sack] Minnie Dillon Mrs. Minnie Dillon Dies in Oklahoma Mrs. Minnie E. Dillon, widow of Dr. Fred Dillon, longtime Clovis physician, died Wednesday in Purcell, Okla., where she was visiting her daughter, Mrs. Judy Pearson. Mrs. Dillon, whose home here was at 1321 Sheldon, was 88. The funeral is scheduled at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the Steed Chapel with Dr. R. L. Willingham, minister of the First Methodist Church, officiating. Mrs. Dillon was born March 7, 1875, in Nebraska. She had lived in Clovis for many years. In addition to her only daughter, Mrs. Dillon is survived by four grandchildren, Patsy and Mark Pearson of Purcell and Stephen and Susan Dillon of Clovis. Stephen and Susan are the children of the late Edmund C. Dillon. Dr. Dillon died about five years ago. Pallbearers will be C. L. Arnot, Dan Williams, Lynell G. Skarde, J. Lynn Swartz, Bob Vivian and John Stebbins. Burial will be in Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens under the direction of the Steed Funeral Home. [Clovis News-Journal Thursday, May 2, 1963, page 2 Vol. 35, No. 23, Submitted by Brenda Sack] Phillip Mark Hall, 1947-2005 Services were held Friday in Clovis, N.M., for Phillip Mark Hall, 58, son of Dollie Jean Luna Hall and the late L. S. "Bud" Hall. He died Nov. 1 2005 in Clovis of an apparent stroke. He was born May 10, 1947, the grandson and great-grandson of Ozark County natives Clifford and Pearl Hunt Luna, and George B. and Florence Morrison Hunt, and the cousin of several Ozark County residents, including the family and descendents of the late Cleo and Carrie Hunt Luna. He is survived by his mother, Jean Hall, of Clovis. His grandparents, Pearl and Clifford Luna, left Ozark County after World War I to work in a confectionary shop in Globe, Ariz., that was run by former Ozark Countians Clifford and Edith Upton. Later Clifford Luna moved the family to Portales, N.M., where he became the manager of a J C Penney store. Clifford and Pearl's daughter, Dollie Jean, married Bud Hall, and after he served in the Navy during World War II, they eventually settled in Clovis. [Ozark County Times, Gainesville, Missouri, Nov 2005, Submitted by Mary Wilson, Ozark county Host] Olen Parker, 1905-1996 CLOVIS, N.M. - Olen Parker, 91, died Sunday, Dec. 29, 1996. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens with Dr. Herbert Bergstrom officiating. Arrangements are by Steed-Todd Funeral Home. Mr. Parker was born in Porch, Okla. He was a cowboy and moved to Clovis from Crosbyton, Texas, after retiring from the L7 Ranch. He had been a resident of Clovis for the past 20 years. He was in the Army artillery and served with the Army during World War II. Survivors include a sister, Dorothy Madison of Abilene, Texas. [Source: Amarillo Globe News, Submitted by Janice Rice] Copyright © Genealogy Trails All Rights Reserved with Full Rights Reserved for Original Contributor