B4 Friday, February 20, 2015
General/Obituaries
Roswell Daily Record
Obituaries
Sherry Ann Glenn
Sherry Ann Glenn, 46, passed away February 13, 2015. She was born September 7, 1968, in Santa Fe, NM. After meeting the love of her life, Sherry married Thomas Glenn, April 22, 2001. A devout Christian, Sherry enjoyed the company of Jody, Callie, and all of the other wonderful ladies in her Bible study. Loved by all who met her, Sherry had a big loving heart. Sherry was a wonderful mother and wife, the girl of Tom’s dreams. Preceding Sherry in death are father, Curtis Glass; grandparents: Ruth and Dawson Napps, and Mary Ellena Glass; uncle, Ben Napps; and sister, Vicky Glass. Surviving Sherry is her beloved husband, Thomas Glenn; four daughters: Tonya (Jared) Hons of Lub-
bock, TX; Amy (Kory) Kinney of Albuquerque, NM; Shelby Glenn of Roswell, NM; and Shiann Glenn of Roswell, NM; son, Dugen Glenn of Roswell, NM; brother Eddie Glass of Hobbs, NM; mother, Patricia Burnside of Roswell, NM; mother- and fatherin-law: Duane and Sally Glenn of Roswell, NM; nephews: Curtis Glass, Robert Glass, and Colton John; niece, Rachel Smith; grandchildren: Allison Kinney, Kaden, Gage, and another baby on the way Hons. Also left to carry on Sherry’s legacy are her lifelong friend and cousin, Melissa Lauer and numerous other very special family members. A service for Sherry will be held Friday, February 20, 2015, at 1 p.m., at Anderson-Bethany Funeral Home. Burial will follow at South Park Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Eddie Glass, Kory Kinney, Jared Hons, Randall Glenn, Drew Washichek, and husband, Tom Glenn. The family requests that all donations be made to Jody Ashcraft at Christ’s Church Bible Study Group, 2200 N. Sycamore Ave., Roswell, NM, 88201. Please take a moment to share your thoughts and memories with the family in the online registry book at andersonbethany.com. Services are under the
State budget bill to include pay hike for new teachers
SANTA FE (AP) — Only new teachers and state police officers can expect pay raises in the next fiscal year as New Mexico lawmakers get closer to hammering out a spending plan in the face of declining revenues due to falling oil prices. Most department budgets remain largely flat under the House Appropriations and Finance Committee scenarios that will become part of a budget bill members are scheduled to vote on Friday. Still, the beleaguered Children, Youth and Families Department will get an additional $8 million to spend on early childhood and juvenile justice initiatives. As expected, K-12 schools get the lion’s share of increase in spending in next year’s budget proposal. Both Gov. Susana Martinez and lawmakers have highlighted education as a priority in a state with some of the lowest performing schools in the nation. Public schools will see a $37 million bump in money in the fiscal year starting July 1, which represents 44 percent of the more than $80 million in new revenues expected to come into the state’s general fund budget of $6.2 billion, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. The most recent projections left lawmakers with $60 million less in new revenue than anticipated. In more than two dozen votes, the House committee agreed to all budget scenarios before it earlier this week, siding on most items with the lower of the increases proposed by the legislative or the executive branch. Some highlights:
Education:
Public schools will be allocated more than $2.7 billion from the general fund. The amount represents a 1.3 percent increase over current spending, and at 44 percent, is by far the biggest chunk of the state’s budget plan. More than $43 million would help pay for the state’s prekindergarten program and expansion of the school year for kindergarten through third-grade students as part of an effort to close the achievement gap in literacy and math. Another $12.2 million would go
toward initiatives to raise the starting salary for new teachers by $2,000, a debit card program for teachers to buy classroom supplies and a mentorship program to turn low-performing schools around.
Child welfare and safety:
Children, Youth and Families Department will see an $8 million or 3.5 percent increase in funding for early childhood programs and to help the agency deal with an increasing caseload. Two pilot child advocacy centers would be established, along with other family support service sites, and 45 more social workers would be hired.
Criminal defense:
Public defender’s offices will get a bump of nearly $4 million, an 8.3 percent increase over current year spending to help pay for court ordered attorney services assigned to represent people other than indigents.
Corrections department:
The state Corrections Department would get more than $10 million in additional money — a nearly 4 percent increase over the current year — to deal with an increasing prison population and management of community offender programs.
Public safety:
The Department of Public Safety will get $7 million more — a 6.4 percent increase — over last year for a total of $116.1 million. More than $3 million of the new money would go toward 5 percent pay increases for state police officers.
direction of Anderson-Bethany Funeral Home and Crematory.
Naomi Sturgeon Atkinson
Interment for Naomi Sturgeon Atkinson will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens, in the Veteran’s Garden of Honor, in Clovis, NM. The Reverend Jeb Archey will officiate. Interment will be held in Wyaconda, Missouri on May 9, 2015 at 11 a.m., at Wyaconda Cemetery. Pastor Barb Hagerla will officiate. Naomi passed away on December 8, 2014, in Roswell, NM. Naomi Lucille Bell Sturgeon Atkinson was born on January 2, 1918, near Ethel, Missouri, to Frederick E. and Edna A. Thiele Bell. She married Elbert
Eldon Sturgeon on December 25, 1939. He preceded her in death in 1967. She later married John A. Atkinson on May 1, 1989. She is preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Adilene Corcoran, her brother, Francis Clyde Bell, her nephew, John F. Corcoran, her husband, Eldon Sturgeon, and her second husband, John Atkinson. She is survived by her daughter and sonin-law, Carola and Gary Spreacker, her son and daughter-in-law, Floyd and Betsey Sturgeon, her granddaughter, Angela Spreacker, and grandsons, Michael Sturgeon and Matthew Sturgeon. Naomi earned her Bachelor of Science Degree at Truman State University, Kirksville, MO, and her Master of Education Degree at Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, NM. She taught public school English and business classes in Wyaconda, MO, Ft. Madison, IA, Kansas City, KS, and Clovis, NM. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Clovis, NM, Kahoka Chapter #40 of the Order of Eastern Star, and Keystone Chapter #27 of OES. She was a former member of Pi Omega Pi, The Progress Club, and Kappa Kappa lota, Delta Conclave. In earlier years she served as church organist and
She moved to Roswell at the age of twelve and has been here since. She married Lupe Lopez Franco in 1952, after 62 years of marriage, their love never weakened. Nora is preceded in death by parents, Cruz and Frances Apodoca; son, Lupito Franco; brother, Cruz Jr. Apodoca; grandson, Lucas Serna; and granddaughters, Amber and Cydney Jaramillo. Those surviving Nora are her beloved husband, Lupe Franco; children, Abbie (Sherry) Franco; Francine (Alfred); Marla Franco; and Lara (Randy); sisters, Betty (Ralph) Arias; Della Quintanilla; and Evelyn (Wade); and brothers, Waldo (Bea) Apodoca; Bunny (Maggie) Apodoca; and Perfecto (Alice) Apodoca. Also included in survivors are her numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The family would like to give a special thank you to daughter, Marla Franco; sister, Della; and granddaughters, Brandy and Jessica Lopez, for the loving care they all provided. Please take a moment to share your thoughts and memories with the family in the online registry book at andersonbethany.com. Services are under the direction of Anderson-Bethany Funeral Home and Crematory.
also taught Sunday School classes. She travelled extensively, visiting every state except Hawaii. She also visited the Holy Land as well as several European countries. Of all the places she visited, none were as special to her as her cabin in northern New Mexico. Naomi will always be remembered for her faith, dedication, and generosity. The family would like to thank the First Presbyterian Church of Roswell deacons and staff, First Methodist Church of Roswell members, and La Villa staff and caregivers for their kind and loving care. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church Music Ministry Fund, 1501 Sycamore Street, Clovis, NM 88101. Arrangements are under the personal care of LaGrone Funeral Chapel in Roswell, NM. Online condolences may be made at lagronefuneralchapels.com
Nora Franco
My mom, Nora Franco, was born in Picacho, NM on October 26, 1935. She worked hard all her life and was a giving, loving, generous person who always accepted everyone as they were. She worked as a CNA for over 20 years. She always gave all she had to her children and family.
New Mexico lawmakers want to create 500-mile statewide trail SANTA FE (AP) — A group of New Mexico lawmakers wants to create a 500-mile, statewide recreation trail that stretches from Colorado to Texas and weaves through majestic vistas, monuments and cultural areas in the Land of Enchantment. Called the Rio Grande Trail, the pathway is envisioned as being similar to the Appalachian Trail or the Continental Divide Trail. Rep. Jeff Steinborn, D-Las Cruces, introduced a bill Thursday to create a commission to define the best routes and reach necessary agreements to designate a path.
Best Picture
____ American Sniper ____ Birdman OR ____ Boyhood ____ The Grand Budapest Hotel ____ The Imitation Game ____ Selma ____ The Theory of Everything ____ Whiplash
Actor in a Leading Role
___ Steve Carrell - Foxcatcher ___ Bradley Cooper American Sniper ___ Benedict Cumberbatch The Imitation Game ___ Michael Keaton Birdman OR ___ Eddie Redmayne The Theory of Everything
Actor in a Supporting Role ___ Robert Duval - The Judge
___ Ethan Hawke - Boyhood ___ Edward Norton - Birdman OR ___ Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher ___ J.K. Simmons - Whiplash
Achievement in Directing ___ Alejandro Iñárritu Birdman OR ___ Richard Linklater Boyhood ___ Bennett Miller Foxcatcher ___ Wes Anderson Grand Budapest Hotel ___ Morten Tyldum The Imitation Game
Best Animated Film
___ Big Hero 6 ___ The Boxtrolls ___ How Train Your Dragon 2 ___ Song of the Sea ___ The Tale of the Princess Kayuga
Costume Design
___ Grand Budapest Hotel ___ Inherent Vice ___ Into the Woods ___ Maleficent ___ Mr. Turner
Makeup & Hairstyling ___ Foxcatcher ___ Grand Budapest Hotel ___ Guardians of the Galaxy
“Creating the entire Rio Grande Trail will take time but it’s a venture that will pay off significantly for New Mexico,” Steinborn said. Commission members would include cities, counties, tribes, federal agencies, conservancy districts, and private citizens. The idea for the trail in not new, but the magnitude of the project has previously deterred construction, Steinborn said at a news conference flanked by a bipartisan group of lawmakers who support the venture. The trail would only cross land accessed through voluntary agree-
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ments with owners and would link pathways that already exist along the Rio Grande, including the Bosque in Albuquerque, Taos, Elephant Butte and Las Cruces. The existing pathways comprise just 10 percent of the proposed trial. As envisioned, the trail could be built in pieces — even non-contiguous ones. If the bill passes, a fund would be created with seed money for initial staff to begin work at the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department.
Actress in a Leading Role ___ Marion Cotillard Two Days, One Night ___ Felcity Jones The Theory of Everything ___ Julianne Moore - Still Alice ___ Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl ___ Reece Witherspoon - Wild
Actress in a Supporting Role ___ Patricia Arquette - Boyhood ___ Laura Dern - Wild ___ Keira Knightley The Imitation Game ___ Emma Stone - Birdman OR ___ Meryl Streep - Into the Woods
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Tie Breaker
How many Oscars will the film you chose as Best Picture win?
___ The Grand Budapest Hotel ___ The Imitation Game ___ Interstellar ___ Mr. Turner ___ The Theory of Everything
Original Song
___ “Everything is Awesome” The Lego Movie
___ “Glory” - Selma
___ “Grateful” - Beyond the Lights ___ “I’m Not Gonna Miss You”
Glen Campbell...I’ll Be Me
___ “Lost Stars” - Begin Again
Achievement in Visual Effects ___ Capitan America: Winter Soldier ___ Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ___ Guardians of the Galaxy ___ Interstellar ___ X-Men: Days of Future Past ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Adapted Screenplay
American Sniper The Imitation Game Inherent Vice The Theory of Everything Whiplash
Achievement Film Editing
Achievement Production Design
___ The Grand Budapest Hotel ___ The Imitation Game ___ Interstellar ___ Into the Woods ___Mr. Turner
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