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November with the authority of the Rebekah Assembly of New Mexico
Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The New Mexico Rebekah Reporter
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Jan/Feb 2008 Volume 20 Number 1
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Cordelia E. Nix Harris
Services will be held at
10 a.m., Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel
for Cordelia Harris, age
90, of Roswell, who passed away Jan. 28, 2008, at her home.
Cecil Kimberlin, the Vista
Care Hospice Chaplain, will officiate with interment to
follow at
South Park Cemetery. .
Her husband James Harris preceded her in death in 1997.
Survivors include a son Jerry Harris and his wife, Kymberly,
of Belen, N.M.; two grand
children
Kenny Wentz and his wife, and Troy and Melissa Griffin;
three great
-grandchildren
James Griffin, Cassandra Griffin, and Katlyn Madsen.
Cordelia taught school for eight years in Oklahoma, five
years in Carrizozo, N.M., and 25 years in Roswell. During
World War II she took a two-year leave of absence from teaching
and moved to Dallas, where she worked in an Air Craft Factory
building B-24 bombers for the war. She attended Southeastern
State University in Durant, Okla., where she received her
teaching degree and her master's degree in education. She
was nominated to the Teacher Hall of Fame for the Southeastern
District, and received several teaching honors at the state
and national levels. She was a member of the National Education
Association, and a life member of the Teachers State Retiree
Association. She was also past president of the Rebekah Assembly.
If you wish you made give your condolences online at www.lagronefuneralchapels.com
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Opal
Lee Teague
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m., Wednesday,
Jan. 16, 2008, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel, Roswell, for
Opal Lee Teague, age 87, of New Harmony, Ind., who passed
away Jan. 11, 2008. The Rev. Ruth Fowler of Trinity United
Methodist Church will officiate, with interment to follow
at South Park Cemetery.
The family receive
friends from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at LaGrone Funeral Chapel on
Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008.
Opal Lee Teague, formerly of Mt. Vernon, Ind., and Roswell,
N.M., passed away at New Harmonie Healthcare Center in New
Harmony, Ind.
Opal Lee has been a member of the Rebekah Lodge since February
1950, serving in 1980 as noble grand of Roswell Rebekah Lodge
No. 2, and as president of L.A.P.M. Wildey Auxiliary No.
6 in Roswell - another branch of Oddfellowship.
If you wish to give your condolences online you may do
so at www.lagronefuneralchapels.com.
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Dorothy Z. Wade
Funeral services were held 10 a.m.,
Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008, at the Ballard
Chapel for Dorothy Z. Wade, 93, of Roswell
who passed away Monday, Jan. 28, 2008,
At Roswell Regional Hospital. Pastor Rick
Hale of Grace Community Church will
officiate. Burial will follow at South Park
Cemetery.
Dorothy was born on Oct. 10, 1914. Dorothy married David
E. Wade who preceded her in death. She is
survived by her son, her daughter, a daughter-in- law, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Dorothy was a life-long resident of Roswell and was a member
of the First Assembly of God Church, Roswell Rebekah Lodge—a
Past Noble Grand of the lodge and the Eagles Auxiliary. Dorothy
loved to fly in hot air balloons, ride on motorcycles, as
well as fishing, water skiing and boating. She was also an
avid animal lover and liked to ride horses. She was active
in the Joy Center where she enjoyed dancing.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Ballard Funeral Home
and Crematory. An online registry can be accessed at www.ballardfuneralhome.com.
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