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Willie Lee Upshaw

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Willie Lee Upshaw

Birth
Old Hachita, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Death
20 May 1989 (aged 71)
Animas, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
Burial
Animas, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA Add to Map
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Willie had three children the oldest was a girl followed by two boys, Celia, Tom and Roy.

In 1974 Willie opened a fast food restaurant next to the Animas Post Office, and when he ordered a phone for the restaurant the only name he could come up with was Willie's Nightmare and the name stuck. He operated the restaurant until his his death in May of 1989. He also operated a restaurant a mile east of Animas on Pat's Mountain called Up's Bar and Steak House.He built an metal building and created a old west atmosphere. On June 4th of 1977 he married a widowed lady, Pat Jensen of Portal Arizona.



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Willie had three children the oldest was a girl followed by two boys, Celia, Tom and Roy.

In 1974 Willie opened a fast food restaurant next to the Animas Post Office, and when he ordered a phone for the restaurant the only name he could come up with was Willie's Nightmare and the name stuck. He operated the restaurant until his his death in May of 1989. He also operated a restaurant a mile east of Animas on Pat's Mountain called Up's Bar and Steak House.He built an metal building and created a old west atmosphere. On June 4th of 1977 he married a widowed lady, Pat Jensen of Portal Arizona.



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  • Maintained by: Rick Upshaw
  • Originally Created by: PJC
  • Added: Jul 5, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93096510/willie_lee-upshaw: accessed ), memorial page for Willie Lee Upshaw (17 Jul 1917–20 May 1989), Find a Grave Memorial ID 93096510, citing Middle Animas Cemetery, Animas, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA; Maintained by Rick Upshaw (contributor 47943291).