Gloria M. Maggard, 79, passed away on June 22, 2017, in Las Cruces, NM.
Mrs. Maggard was a longtime resident of Las Cruces, where she raised her family and was a local business woman who spent many years in the banking industry here in Las Cruces. Mrs. Maggard was born in Mesilla, NM, on August 12, 1937 to Derwood Parten and Della Inez Pricer Parten.
Her parents were the owners of Parten's Rio Grocery, Parten's Grocery and Parten's Foodarama, where Gloria spent many hours working alongside her family.
She grew up in both Bayard and Las Cruces, NM and married her first husband, William Earl Shelton (deceased), in 1954 in Las Cruces and together they had three children; Jeffrey Lynne Shelton (deceased), Kimberly Anne Shelton - Lucht and Stephanie Kaye Shelton. After losing her first husband, she later met and married civil engineering professor Samuel P. Maggard. Her marriage to Sam expanded her family with four additional children; Lawrence Maggard (deceased), Nancy Carter, Karen Corbett and Amy Kincer.
Mrs. Maggard was survived by her siblings Jeannette Foreman (Lowell - deceased) of Las Cruces, Mary Louise Pritchett (Harold) of Vado, NM, Doug Parten of Las Cruces and Vance Parten of Cottonwood, AZ. Also...survived by 12 grandchildren and several great grandchildren and a large extended family.
She was preceded in death by her sons Jeffrey Shelton and Lawrence Maggard and her brothers Larry Parten and Jerry Parten along with her parents Derwood and Della Parten.
Mrs. Maggard loved her family and enjoyed spending time with them whenever possible. She was loved deeply and was well respected and adored, not only by her family but by many people. She will be profoundly missed.
Funeral services were held at St Paul's United Methodist church. Burial was in Masonic Cemetery. Pallbearers are Aaron Lucht, Justin Parten, Les Foreman, Christopher Parten, Chad Fulton and Joshua Carter.
Arrangements by Getz Funeral Home.
Published in Las Cruces Sun-News on June 28, 2017.
Mrs. Maggard was a longtime resident of Las Cruces, where she raised her family and was a local business woman who spent many years in the banking industry here in Las Cruces. Mrs. Maggard was born in Mesilla, NM, on August 12, 1937 to Derwood Parten and Della Inez Pricer Parten.
Her parents were the owners of Parten's Rio Grocery, Parten's Grocery and Parten's Foodarama, where Gloria spent many hours working alongside her family.
She grew up in both Bayard and Las Cruces, NM and married her first husband, William Earl Shelton (deceased), in 1954 in Las Cruces and together they had three children; Jeffrey Lynne Shelton (deceased), Kimberly Anne Shelton - Lucht and Stephanie Kaye Shelton. After losing her first husband, she later met and married civil engineering professor Samuel P. Maggard. Her marriage to Sam expanded her family with four additional children; Lawrence Maggard (deceased), Nancy Carter, Karen Corbett and Amy Kincer.
Mrs. Maggard was survived by her siblings Jeannette Foreman (Lowell - deceased) of Las Cruces, Mary Louise Pritchett (Harold) of Vado, NM, Doug Parten of Las Cruces and Vance Parten of Cottonwood, AZ. Also...survived by 12 grandchildren and several great grandchildren and a large extended family.
She was preceded in death by her sons Jeffrey Shelton and Lawrence Maggard and her brothers Larry Parten and Jerry Parten along with her parents Derwood and Della Parten.
Mrs. Maggard loved her family and enjoyed spending time with them whenever possible. She was loved deeply and was well respected and adored, not only by her family but by many people. She will be profoundly missed.
Funeral services were held at St Paul's United Methodist church. Burial was in Masonic Cemetery. Pallbearers are Aaron Lucht, Justin Parten, Les Foreman, Christopher Parten, Chad Fulton and Joshua Carter.
Arrangements by Getz Funeral Home.
Published in Las Cruces Sun-News on June 28, 2017.
Gloria M. Maggard, 79, passed away on June 22, 2017, in Las Cruces, NM.
Mrs. Maggard was a longtime resident of Las Cruces, where she raised her family and was a local business woman who spent many years in the banking industry here in Las Cruces. Mrs. Maggard was born in Mesilla, NM, on August 12, 1937 to Derwood Parten and Della Inez Pricer Parten.
Her parents were the owners of Parten's Rio Grocery, Parten's Grocery and Parten's Foodarama, where Gloria spent many hours working alongside her family.
She grew up in both Bayard and Las Cruces, NM and married her first husband, William Earl Shelton (deceased), in 1954 in Las Cruces and together they had three children; Jeffrey Lynne Shelton (deceased), Kimberly Anne Shelton - Lucht and Stephanie Kaye Shelton. After losing her first husband, she later met and married civil engineering professor Samuel P. Maggard. Her marriage to Sam expanded her family with four additional children; Lawrence Maggard (deceased), Nancy Carter, Karen Corbett and Amy Kincer.
Mrs. Maggard was survived by her siblings Jeannette Foreman (Lowell - deceased) of Las Cruces, Mary Louise Pritchett (Harold) of Vado, NM, Doug Parten of Las Cruces and Vance Parten of Cottonwood, AZ. Also...survived by 12 grandchildren and several great grandchildren and a large extended family.
She was preceded in death by her sons Jeffrey Shelton and Lawrence Maggard and her brothers Larry Parten and Jerry Parten along with her parents Derwood and Della Parten.
Mrs. Maggard loved her family and enjoyed spending time with them whenever possible. She was loved deeply and was well respected and adored, not only by her family but by many people. She will be profoundly missed.
Funeral services were held at St Paul's United Methodist church. Burial was in Masonic Cemetery. Pallbearers are Aaron Lucht, Justin Parten, Les Foreman, Christopher Parten, Chad Fulton and Joshua Carter.
Arrangements by Getz Funeral Home.
Published in Las Cruces Sun-News on June 28, 2017.
Mrs. Maggard was a longtime resident of Las Cruces, where she raised her family and was a local business woman who spent many years in the banking industry here in Las Cruces. Mrs. Maggard was born in Mesilla, NM, on August 12, 1937 to Derwood Parten and Della Inez Pricer Parten.
Her parents were the owners of Parten's Rio Grocery, Parten's Grocery and Parten's Foodarama, where Gloria spent many hours working alongside her family.
She grew up in both Bayard and Las Cruces, NM and married her first husband, William Earl Shelton (deceased), in 1954 in Las Cruces and together they had three children; Jeffrey Lynne Shelton (deceased), Kimberly Anne Shelton - Lucht and Stephanie Kaye Shelton. After losing her first husband, she later met and married civil engineering professor Samuel P. Maggard. Her marriage to Sam expanded her family with four additional children; Lawrence Maggard (deceased), Nancy Carter, Karen Corbett and Amy Kincer.
Mrs. Maggard was survived by her siblings Jeannette Foreman (Lowell - deceased) of Las Cruces, Mary Louise Pritchett (Harold) of Vado, NM, Doug Parten of Las Cruces and Vance Parten of Cottonwood, AZ. Also...survived by 12 grandchildren and several great grandchildren and a large extended family.
She was preceded in death by her sons Jeffrey Shelton and Lawrence Maggard and her brothers Larry Parten and Jerry Parten along with her parents Derwood and Della Parten.
Mrs. Maggard loved her family and enjoyed spending time with them whenever possible. She was loved deeply and was well respected and adored, not only by her family but by many people. She will be profoundly missed.
Funeral services were held at St Paul's United Methodist church. Burial was in Masonic Cemetery. Pallbearers are Aaron Lucht, Justin Parten, Les Foreman, Christopher Parten, Chad Fulton and Joshua Carter.
Arrangements by Getz Funeral Home.
Published in Las Cruces Sun-News on June 28, 2017.
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