History of Otero County, New Mexico

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Post Office History of Otero County, New Mexico
Weed, New Mexico Post Masters
Began as Lincoln County

Postmasters                                Appointment Dates

Niles J. Stramquist                        December 2, 1885
John H. Rhoades                            October 4, 1887
Alva Wobber                                July 3, 1890
Susan J. Lawrence                          March 2, 1891
Samuel Collins                             October 27, 1891
Frederick J. Miller                        August 23, 1894
James D. Bunting                           January 24, 1896

County changed to Otero

Chester A. McElroy                         June 12, 1901
Willie K. Criswell                         December 29, 1902
PJames D. Bunting                          July 27, 1903
James W. Bennett                           January 22, 1907
Algernon B. Notley                         August 9, 1911
Elizabeth Wasson                           June 14, 1919
Cassie J. Boyce, Acting Postmaster         May 5, 1928
Cassie J. Boyce, Postmaster                June 15, 1928
Vernie A. Mills, Acting Postmaster         February 20, 1930
Vernie A. Mills, Postmaster                December 19, 1932
    Name changed by marriage to Vernie A. Lane
Mrs. Willie Wyatt, Acting Postmaster       March 9, 1939

Mail Carriers:

Dave Lewis            Before 1920
Jean Mills            1920 - 1926
Carl Curtis           1926 - 1930
Lawrence Wilde        1930 - 1935
Steve Bynum           1935 - 1938
Pat Riley             1938 - 1942
Delbert Evans         1942 - 1946
Lowell Davis          Substitute
J. B. Clark           Substitute
Laverne Wilde         1946 - 1982
Lavada Wilde          1982 - 2007
Tammy Bundy           2007 - Present

Information from Virginia Stanbrough