MATTIE "VERNA" CHISUM
Mattie "Verna" Chisum, 96, a lifetime resident of Mountainair, passed away April 30, 2005, in Albuquerque with her loving family by her side.
She was born April 5, 1909, in San Saba, Texas, to Albert R. and Mattie Rebecca (Dove) Hunter. She married James Dallas "Buster" Chisum on May 8, 1929, in Mountainair; he preceded her in death on Jan. 25, 1973.
Mattie Verna Chisum will be remembered as a member of the 42 Club, a member of the Piñon Nut Extension Club, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, and will be greatly missed by all that knew and loved her.
She is survived by one son, Jimmy T. Chisum and wife Deloris of Albuquerque; two daughters, Wanda L. Waldrip and husband Stanley of Artesia, and Sue C. Rose and husband Larry of Albuquerque; two brothers, Clarence C. Hunter and wife Inez, and Clifton Forrest Hunter, both of Las Cruces; 14 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and 17 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two daughters, Betty Frances Smith and Wilma Lee Chisum; two sons, William "Billy" McKinley Chisum and Larry Dale Chisum; one brother, Otha Hunter; and one sister, Mary Frances Hill.
A funeral service was held Tuesday with Clifford Chisum officiating. Burial followed at the Mountainair Cemetery, next to her loving husband.
Memorial donations may be made to the Vista Care Hospice in Albuquerque or Carlsbad.
Harris-Hanlon Mortuary, Mountainair.
- Cathy Creger Shelley
Mattie "Verna" Chisum, 96, a lifetime resident of Mountainair, passed away April 30, 2005, in Albuquerque with her loving family by her side.
She was born April 5, 1909, in San Saba, Texas, to Albert R. and Mattie Rebecca (Dove) Hunter. She married James Dallas "Buster" Chisum on May 8, 1929, in Mountainair; he preceded her in death on Jan. 25, 1973.
Mattie Verna Chisum will be remembered as a member of the 42 Club, a member of the Piñon Nut Extension Club, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, and will be greatly missed by all that knew and loved her.
She is survived by one son, Jimmy T. Chisum and wife Deloris of Albuquerque; two daughters, Wanda L. Waldrip and husband Stanley of Artesia, and Sue C. Rose and husband Larry of Albuquerque; two brothers, Clarence C. Hunter and wife Inez, and Clifton Forrest Hunter, both of Las Cruces; 14 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and 17 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two daughters, Betty Frances Smith and Wilma Lee Chisum; two sons, William "Billy" McKinley Chisum and Larry Dale Chisum; one brother, Otha Hunter; and one sister, Mary Frances Hill.
A funeral service was held Tuesday with Clifford Chisum officiating. Burial followed at the Mountainair Cemetery, next to her loving husband.
Memorial donations may be made to the Vista Care Hospice in Albuquerque or Carlsbad.
Harris-Hanlon Mortuary, Mountainair.
- Cathy Creger Shelley
MATTIE "VERNA" CHISUM
Mattie "Verna" Chisum, 96, a lifetime resident of Mountainair, passed away April 30, 2005, in Albuquerque with her loving family by her side.
She was born April 5, 1909, in San Saba, Texas, to Albert R. and Mattie Rebecca (Dove) Hunter. She married James Dallas "Buster" Chisum on May 8, 1929, in Mountainair; he preceded her in death on Jan. 25, 1973.
Mattie Verna Chisum will be remembered as a member of the 42 Club, a member of the Piñon Nut Extension Club, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, and will be greatly missed by all that knew and loved her.
She is survived by one son, Jimmy T. Chisum and wife Deloris of Albuquerque; two daughters, Wanda L. Waldrip and husband Stanley of Artesia, and Sue C. Rose and husband Larry of Albuquerque; two brothers, Clarence C. Hunter and wife Inez, and Clifton Forrest Hunter, both of Las Cruces; 14 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and 17 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two daughters, Betty Frances Smith and Wilma Lee Chisum; two sons, William "Billy" McKinley Chisum and Larry Dale Chisum; one brother, Otha Hunter; and one sister, Mary Frances Hill.
A funeral service was held Tuesday with Clifford Chisum officiating. Burial followed at the Mountainair Cemetery, next to her loving husband.
Memorial donations may be made to the Vista Care Hospice in Albuquerque or Carlsbad.
Harris-Hanlon Mortuary, Mountainair.
- Cathy Creger Shelley
Mattie "Verna" Chisum, 96, a lifetime resident of Mountainair, passed away April 30, 2005, in Albuquerque with her loving family by her side.
She was born April 5, 1909, in San Saba, Texas, to Albert R. and Mattie Rebecca (Dove) Hunter. She married James Dallas "Buster" Chisum on May 8, 1929, in Mountainair; he preceded her in death on Jan. 25, 1973.
Mattie Verna Chisum will be remembered as a member of the 42 Club, a member of the Piñon Nut Extension Club, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, and will be greatly missed by all that knew and loved her.
She is survived by one son, Jimmy T. Chisum and wife Deloris of Albuquerque; two daughters, Wanda L. Waldrip and husband Stanley of Artesia, and Sue C. Rose and husband Larry of Albuquerque; two brothers, Clarence C. Hunter and wife Inez, and Clifton Forrest Hunter, both of Las Cruces; 14 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and 17 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two daughters, Betty Frances Smith and Wilma Lee Chisum; two sons, William "Billy" McKinley Chisum and Larry Dale Chisum; one brother, Otha Hunter; and one sister, Mary Frances Hill.
A funeral service was held Tuesday with Clifford Chisum officiating. Burial followed at the Mountainair Cemetery, next to her loving husband.
Memorial donations may be made to the Vista Care Hospice in Albuquerque or Carlsbad.
Harris-Hanlon Mortuary, Mountainair.
- Cathy Creger Shelley
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