Vera Maude (Myers) Wall, 84, a former Elida resident, died Tuesday, Feb. 17, 1998, in Las Cruces. She was born in Wellington, Texas.
She moved to Elida, NM, when she was a girl and graduated from Elida High School.
She married Kary Parks Wall in 1931 at Carlsbad, NM. They lived in Elida until 1974, when they moved to Ruidoso. Kary Wall died in 1988, and Vera moved back to Elida.
She moved to Las Cruces, NM, in 1993. She was active in the Order of the Eastern Star in Elida for many years and had served as Worthy Matron. She was a Rainbow Mom, a member of the Elida Women's Club and a volunteer librarian at the town library.
Vera also was a volunteer on the Black Water Draw archaeological dig and reported the news of Elida to the Portales News Tribune for 15 years. She was a member of the Methodist church in Elida and of the Wesleyan Guild.
She is survived by a son, Kary Darrell Wall of Las Cruces; two sisters, Oleta Salopek of Las Cruces; and Geneae Daughrity of Elida; nine grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
She moved to Elida, NM, when she was a girl and graduated from Elida High School.
She married Kary Parks Wall in 1931 at Carlsbad, NM. They lived in Elida until 1974, when they moved to Ruidoso. Kary Wall died in 1988, and Vera moved back to Elida.
She moved to Las Cruces, NM, in 1993. She was active in the Order of the Eastern Star in Elida for many years and had served as Worthy Matron. She was a Rainbow Mom, a member of the Elida Women's Club and a volunteer librarian at the town library.
Vera also was a volunteer on the Black Water Draw archaeological dig and reported the news of Elida to the Portales News Tribune for 15 years. She was a member of the Methodist church in Elida and of the Wesleyan Guild.
She is survived by a son, Kary Darrell Wall of Las Cruces; two sisters, Oleta Salopek of Las Cruces; and Geneae Daughrity of Elida; nine grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Vera Maude (Myers) Wall, 84, a former Elida resident, died Tuesday, Feb. 17, 1998, in Las Cruces. She was born in Wellington, Texas.
She moved to Elida, NM, when she was a girl and graduated from Elida High School.
She married Kary Parks Wall in 1931 at Carlsbad, NM. They lived in Elida until 1974, when they moved to Ruidoso. Kary Wall died in 1988, and Vera moved back to Elida.
She moved to Las Cruces, NM, in 1993. She was active in the Order of the Eastern Star in Elida for many years and had served as Worthy Matron. She was a Rainbow Mom, a member of the Elida Women's Club and a volunteer librarian at the town library.
Vera also was a volunteer on the Black Water Draw archaeological dig and reported the news of Elida to the Portales News Tribune for 15 years. She was a member of the Methodist church in Elida and of the Wesleyan Guild.
She is survived by a son, Kary Darrell Wall of Las Cruces; two sisters, Oleta Salopek of Las Cruces; and Geneae Daughrity of Elida; nine grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
She moved to Elida, NM, when she was a girl and graduated from Elida High School.
She married Kary Parks Wall in 1931 at Carlsbad, NM. They lived in Elida until 1974, when they moved to Ruidoso. Kary Wall died in 1988, and Vera moved back to Elida.
She moved to Las Cruces, NM, in 1993. She was active in the Order of the Eastern Star in Elida for many years and had served as Worthy Matron. She was a Rainbow Mom, a member of the Elida Women's Club and a volunteer librarian at the town library.
Vera also was a volunteer on the Black Water Draw archaeological dig and reported the news of Elida to the Portales News Tribune for 15 years. She was a member of the Methodist church in Elida and of the Wesleyan Guild.
She is survived by a son, Kary Darrell Wall of Las Cruces; two sisters, Oleta Salopek of Las Cruces; and Geneae Daughrity of Elida; nine grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
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