Geneva Seargeant Heck, 92, passed away Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008. She was born Oct. 21, 1915, in Bertram, Texas, to Andrew H. Seargeant and Gertrude Chance. At the age of 15, the Seargeant family moved to Eagle Nest. She attended Raton High School and graduated in 1933.
After graduation, Geneva met Bill at the Cimarron Rodeo. Shortly after, Bill and Geneva were married Dec. 2, 1933. To this union were born three wonderful sons:?Bill Jr. of Cimarron, Mark of Las Cruces and Tom of Cimarron.
Geneva spent the next 30-plus years running a ranching business and raising a family with her husband Bill. She lived and ranched with her husband most of her adult life in Eagle Nest, Ute Park, Littlefield, Texas, Tucumcari and Cimarron. In 1950, Bill and Geneva sold the Moreno Valley Ranch in New Mexico.
In 1968, Geneva began working for the Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, where she made many lifelong friends. She had 13 years of great memories working at Philmont. She wanted to thank everyone who touched her life.
Throughout her life, Geneva enjoyed being an active member of the First United Methodist Church in Cimarron and the Eastern Star, also in Cimarron. Whether she was feeding cowboys on the ranch, singing in the church choir or working in her flower garden at home, she enjoyed her life. She was a loving wife, a fabulous mother and a steadfast and loyal friend.
Geneva was preceded in death by her parents, sisters Ruby Langan of Oklahoma City, Ruth Bull of Eagle Nest, Faye Tunstall of Pasadena, Calif., Evelyn Fikes of Denton, Texas.
She is survived by her sons Bill Jr. and wife Mary Ann and their children Wade and Dena, Mark and his wife Pat and their children Vickie and Sheri, and Tom and his wife Lorena and their children Clay, Charlie, Tommy and Chris, including her eight grandchildren, six great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
Geneva's family would like to express their heartfelt appreciation to Dr. Zmily and staff at the La Familia Primary Care of Raton and the doctors and nurses at Miners' Colfax Medical Center of Raton. Thanks also goes out to the Philmont EMS staff and the Cimarron EMS?staff.
Funeral services for Geneva Seargeant Heck will be held Thursday, Jan. 24, at 10 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Cimarron with Pastor Matthew Gary officiating. Burial will follow in the Cimarron Cemetery. A celebration of love reception will follow at the First United Methodist Church in Cimarron.
Arrangements and a celebration of love for Geneva Seargeant Heck are under the direction of the Yaksich-Long Funeral Home of Raton.
After graduation, Geneva met Bill at the Cimarron Rodeo. Shortly after, Bill and Geneva were married Dec. 2, 1933. To this union were born three wonderful sons:?Bill Jr. of Cimarron, Mark of Las Cruces and Tom of Cimarron.
Geneva spent the next 30-plus years running a ranching business and raising a family with her husband Bill. She lived and ranched with her husband most of her adult life in Eagle Nest, Ute Park, Littlefield, Texas, Tucumcari and Cimarron. In 1950, Bill and Geneva sold the Moreno Valley Ranch in New Mexico.
In 1968, Geneva began working for the Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, where she made many lifelong friends. She had 13 years of great memories working at Philmont. She wanted to thank everyone who touched her life.
Throughout her life, Geneva enjoyed being an active member of the First United Methodist Church in Cimarron and the Eastern Star, also in Cimarron. Whether she was feeding cowboys on the ranch, singing in the church choir or working in her flower garden at home, she enjoyed her life. She was a loving wife, a fabulous mother and a steadfast and loyal friend.
Geneva was preceded in death by her parents, sisters Ruby Langan of Oklahoma City, Ruth Bull of Eagle Nest, Faye Tunstall of Pasadena, Calif., Evelyn Fikes of Denton, Texas.
She is survived by her sons Bill Jr. and wife Mary Ann and their children Wade and Dena, Mark and his wife Pat and their children Vickie and Sheri, and Tom and his wife Lorena and their children Clay, Charlie, Tommy and Chris, including her eight grandchildren, six great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
Geneva's family would like to express their heartfelt appreciation to Dr. Zmily and staff at the La Familia Primary Care of Raton and the doctors and nurses at Miners' Colfax Medical Center of Raton. Thanks also goes out to the Philmont EMS staff and the Cimarron EMS?staff.
Funeral services for Geneva Seargeant Heck will be held Thursday, Jan. 24, at 10 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Cimarron with Pastor Matthew Gary officiating. Burial will follow in the Cimarron Cemetery. A celebration of love reception will follow at the First United Methodist Church in Cimarron.
Arrangements and a celebration of love for Geneva Seargeant Heck are under the direction of the Yaksich-Long Funeral Home of Raton.
Geneva Seargeant Heck, 92, passed away Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008. She was born Oct. 21, 1915, in Bertram, Texas, to Andrew H. Seargeant and Gertrude Chance. At the age of 15, the Seargeant family moved to Eagle Nest. She attended Raton High School and graduated in 1933.
After graduation, Geneva met Bill at the Cimarron Rodeo. Shortly after, Bill and Geneva were married Dec. 2, 1933. To this union were born three wonderful sons:?Bill Jr. of Cimarron, Mark of Las Cruces and Tom of Cimarron.
Geneva spent the next 30-plus years running a ranching business and raising a family with her husband Bill. She lived and ranched with her husband most of her adult life in Eagle Nest, Ute Park, Littlefield, Texas, Tucumcari and Cimarron. In 1950, Bill and Geneva sold the Moreno Valley Ranch in New Mexico.
In 1968, Geneva began working for the Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, where she made many lifelong friends. She had 13 years of great memories working at Philmont. She wanted to thank everyone who touched her life.
Throughout her life, Geneva enjoyed being an active member of the First United Methodist Church in Cimarron and the Eastern Star, also in Cimarron. Whether she was feeding cowboys on the ranch, singing in the church choir or working in her flower garden at home, she enjoyed her life. She was a loving wife, a fabulous mother and a steadfast and loyal friend.
Geneva was preceded in death by her parents, sisters Ruby Langan of Oklahoma City, Ruth Bull of Eagle Nest, Faye Tunstall of Pasadena, Calif., Evelyn Fikes of Denton, Texas.
She is survived by her sons Bill Jr. and wife Mary Ann and their children Wade and Dena, Mark and his wife Pat and their children Vickie and Sheri, and Tom and his wife Lorena and their children Clay, Charlie, Tommy and Chris, including her eight grandchildren, six great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
Geneva's family would like to express their heartfelt appreciation to Dr. Zmily and staff at the La Familia Primary Care of Raton and the doctors and nurses at Miners' Colfax Medical Center of Raton. Thanks also goes out to the Philmont EMS staff and the Cimarron EMS?staff.
Funeral services for Geneva Seargeant Heck will be held Thursday, Jan. 24, at 10 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Cimarron with Pastor Matthew Gary officiating. Burial will follow in the Cimarron Cemetery. A celebration of love reception will follow at the First United Methodist Church in Cimarron.
Arrangements and a celebration of love for Geneva Seargeant Heck are under the direction of the Yaksich-Long Funeral Home of Raton.
After graduation, Geneva met Bill at the Cimarron Rodeo. Shortly after, Bill and Geneva were married Dec. 2, 1933. To this union were born three wonderful sons:?Bill Jr. of Cimarron, Mark of Las Cruces and Tom of Cimarron.
Geneva spent the next 30-plus years running a ranching business and raising a family with her husband Bill. She lived and ranched with her husband most of her adult life in Eagle Nest, Ute Park, Littlefield, Texas, Tucumcari and Cimarron. In 1950, Bill and Geneva sold the Moreno Valley Ranch in New Mexico.
In 1968, Geneva began working for the Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, where she made many lifelong friends. She had 13 years of great memories working at Philmont. She wanted to thank everyone who touched her life.
Throughout her life, Geneva enjoyed being an active member of the First United Methodist Church in Cimarron and the Eastern Star, also in Cimarron. Whether she was feeding cowboys on the ranch, singing in the church choir or working in her flower garden at home, she enjoyed her life. She was a loving wife, a fabulous mother and a steadfast and loyal friend.
Geneva was preceded in death by her parents, sisters Ruby Langan of Oklahoma City, Ruth Bull of Eagle Nest, Faye Tunstall of Pasadena, Calif., Evelyn Fikes of Denton, Texas.
She is survived by her sons Bill Jr. and wife Mary Ann and their children Wade and Dena, Mark and his wife Pat and their children Vickie and Sheri, and Tom and his wife Lorena and their children Clay, Charlie, Tommy and Chris, including her eight grandchildren, six great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
Geneva's family would like to express their heartfelt appreciation to Dr. Zmily and staff at the La Familia Primary Care of Raton and the doctors and nurses at Miners' Colfax Medical Center of Raton. Thanks also goes out to the Philmont EMS staff and the Cimarron EMS?staff.
Funeral services for Geneva Seargeant Heck will be held Thursday, Jan. 24, at 10 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Cimarron with Pastor Matthew Gary officiating. Burial will follow in the Cimarron Cemetery. A celebration of love reception will follow at the First United Methodist Church in Cimarron.
Arrangements and a celebration of love for Geneva Seargeant Heck are under the direction of the Yaksich-Long Funeral Home of Raton.
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