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Lois S. Jenkins Arnold was born May 16, 1915, in Beaver, Okla., the eldest daughter of 10 children to William H. and Alla Jenkins. Her far ming family moved to Hager man in 1927, where she attended Hagerman schools, graduating from Hagerman High School in 1937. She furthered her education by attending ENMU-Portales. After obtaining a teaching certificate, she taught in one-room schoolhouses at Acme and Crawford, east of Dexter. She looked back on those two years with great fondness and stayed in touch with many of her students. While teaching at Crawford, she met Ennis Atkinson, who later became her first husband. They purchased the Basin Ranch
east of Bottomless Lakes and raised cattle. Four children were bor n to that union, Oleta May Atkinson (died at birth), Jerry, and wife, Sharon Atkinson, of Hartford, Ark., Daniel Atkinson, and wife, Sylvia, of Roswell, and Margaret Marsh, and husband, Dan, of San Francisco. Roswell became her permanent residence in 1959. She was briefly married to Roy Titus and later in life married Dan Ar nold, who was a kind and loving husband to her until his death in 1991. Lois was an active member of the Central Church of the Nazarene. She had an extensive knowledge of the history of Roswell and the surrounding area, joyfully sharing those stories with others. In addition to her adult children, Lois had five grandchildren, Kathryn, of Hartford, Kerry, of Las Cruces, Megan of Olympia, Wash., Annette, of Atlanta, and William, of Austin, Texas; and three greatgrandchildren. She was also close to her sister, who was also her best friend, Ruth Rhodes, and her children, Frank Rhodes, Clifford Rhodes, Jane Andres and Kathleen Har mon, deceased. Also surviving her is her youngest sister, Josephine Storey, of Roswell; and two sisters-inlaw, Joyce Jenkins, of Hereford, Texas, and Leola
A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010, at St. John’s Catholic Church for Julian Ibarra, 54, of Roswell, who passed away on Nov. 12, 2010, in Lubbock, Texas. A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2010, at St. John’s Catholic Church. Interment will follow in South Park Cemetery. The Rev. Juan Antonio Gutierrez will officiate. Julian was born on June 19, 1956, in Durango, Mex-
HOBBS (AP) — The discovery of what could be a complete mammoth skeleton in Lea County has local archaeologists excited. The New Mexico Natural History Museum Foundation will hold a special event at the Western Heritage Museum next week during which Executive Director Calvin Smith will announce the historic find. “It is a major discovery,” Smith told the Hobbs News-Sun. “We usually find pieces and parts, but if this is a complete skeleton, it is very important.” So far, amateur archaeologists have unearthed a femur, tibia, fibula and a carpal. Smith helped excavate more than 20 mammoths at a dig site near Waco, Texas, and has found the remains of five mammoths in Lea County, but this could be the first complete skeleton. “It is a significant find
and one that deserves a lot of attention,” he said. “If we are on the bottom of it, we are through, if we are on the top of it, we have another year’s work.” How important it could be for Lea County is yet to be seen, but the potential is huge, Smith said. “When I was at Baylor, I heard about the mammoths found out in (the Waco) ravine,” he said. “There were five found. My first trip I found three more eroding out of the bank. We ended up with 23 mammoths and they are building a $4 million building over the site and it is being approved to become part of the National Parks system. “I am not saying this is what will happen, but it is certainly a possibility.” The mammoth was discovered last year by Lea County resident Delbert Sanderson, who saw the femur bone fossil sticking up out of the middle of a
two-track road in the desert. Sanderson was visiting the area to explore a different archaeological find he first noticed as a teenager more than 50 years ago. “There was this bone running all the way across the road,” he said. “I dug at it with my pocket knife and pried a piece out.” Sanderson took the fossil fragment to Smith, who immediately knew what he was seeing. The announcement of the find was delayed for several reasons, one being worries about thieves. Another was getting permission to keep the fossils in Lea County from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History, which has authority over all fossil finds in the state. Smith petitioned the museum for permission to keep the bones local for an exhibit at the Western Heritage Museum and was granted a loan of fossils
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Jenkins, of Las Cruces. A graveside service was held on Friday, Nov. 12, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at the Hagerman Cemetery. Arrangements have been entrusted to Ballard Funeral Home and Crematory. An online registry can be accessed at ballardfuneralhome.com.
Julian Ibarra
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ico, to Antonio and Amelia Ibarra, who preceded him in death. He was preceded in death also by one brother, Juaquin Ibarra. He married Lucina Chairez on Feb. 12, 1974, in Roswell. She survives him at the home. He is also survived by two sons, Julian Ibarra and Cesar Ibarra, both of Roswell; two daughters, Lucy Ibarra and Iris Ibarra, both of Roswell; four brothers, Miguel Ibarra, of Durango, Antonio Ibarra, of Roswell, Cipriano Ibarra, of Roswell, and Epitasio Ibarra, of North Carolina; seven sisters, Lola Ibarra, of Durango, Sofia Ibarra, of Juarez, Mexico, Severa Ibarra, of Roswell, Yolanda Ibarra, of Juarez, Tanita Servantes, of Juarez, Silvia Bueno, of Chicago, and Mari Medrano, of Juarez; nine grandchildren, Roman Ibarra, Miguel Ibarra, Cedilia Ibarra, Santiago Ibarra, Vividiana Ibarra, Selene Espino, Jose Espino, Jesse Leyba and Mireya Leyba. He was a far m laborer and of the Catholic faith. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, working for the pecan orchard, and remodeling houses. Friends may pay respects online at lagronefuneralchapels.com. Arrangements are under the direction of LaGrone Funeral Chapel. Services are under the
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. — Bradley Carter Hatton, 29, Jonesborough, beloved husband, son and brother, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010. Brad was born July 29, 1981, to Dr. Carter and Yvonne Hatton. Growing up he enjoyed hunting, fishing, riding four -wheelers and playing baseball. After graduating from The Oakridge School in 2000, Brad attended Baylor University, and graduated with a degree in biology. On July 9, 2005, Brad married the love of his life, Alicia Kay Lingo. Soon after, their home was made complete when their beloved golden retriever, Dallas, joined the family. Although he was a native Texan, Brad and Ali-
cia enjoyed living in Tennessee for the past two years, where he was recruited to work as the central lab coordinator for Premium Waters. Brad was a friend to everyone and a blessing to all whose paths he crossed. Brad is survived by a large and loving family including his wife, Alicia Kay Hatton; his parents, Dr. Carter and Yvonne Hatton; his brother, Jeff, and his wife, Jen; his brother, Carter, and his wife, Holly; his grandmother, Jewell “Mom” Hatton; the Mendenhall family; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held at Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home in Colleyville, Texas, on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010, 12:30 p.m. Visitation was held at the funeral home on Friday, Nov. 12, 2010, from 6 to 8 p.m. Donations can be made to the Golden Retriever Rescue of North Texas in Brad’s name: goldenretrievers.org/BradHatton. Condolences may be sent to the Hatton family online at dillow-taylor.com. Arrangements were under the direction of Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Jonesborough, Tenn., 423-7533821.
previously found in the area that are currently in the state museum’s collection. Smith will be using the fossils to create an exhibit on the Guadalupe Reef, as many of the fossils are of extinct sea animals that
lived in a small sea covering what is now southeast New Mexico. Other mammoth fossils found in Lea County include pieces of a skeleton found south of Jal in the 1940s or 1950s and a piece of tusk found during exca-
vations for building foundations at the Urenco USA site, Smith said. There are rumors an intact skull has been found in Lea County and, if true, Smith believes the find could be one of the greatest for the area.
direction of AndersonBethany Funeral Home and Crematory.
Bradley Carter Hatton
Lea County fossil find could be complete mammoth