Wingate rallies to win district title
Alan Arthur
Sports Editor
WINGATE — If there was ever a time for an inspiring halftime
speech, this was it.
The Wingate Bears had just played a poor first half and found themselves
trailing 34-24 at halftime in the battle for the District 6AAA championship
in front of their home crowd.
So what did coach Al Martinez tell his Lady Bears during the intermission?
"Nothing special," said Martinez.
As it was, the Bears came out with a renewed fire and ran off 14 unanswered
points to start the third quarter and then held on for a 75-67 victory
over the Thoreau Hawks to capture the district title at Wingate High
School Friday night.
"It's been a long time coming. It's been nine years of blood,
sweat and tears," Wingate head coach Al Martinez said after being
named the District 6AAA Coach of the Year. "Without a great bunch
of girls to get out there and play on the floor, I couldn't do anything.
All the credit goes to the girls. They were the ones that when they
were down by 10, they showed some Bear Pride and were able to come
back."
The championship is Wingate's first under the nine-year coaching term
of Martinez.
The Bears, now 22-1 overall, more than had their troubles with the
Hawks pressure defense in the first half. They committed 13 turnovers
in the half, missed numerous shots on the inside and seemed a step
behind the Hawks on the defensive end, sending Thoreau to the foul
line 14 times, of which they made 10.
Wingate trailed by 11 points at 26-15 with 3:08 remaining and were
down 32-17 with 1:30 left to go. A 6-2 advantage in that final minute-and-a-half
had them facing a 10-point deficit at intermission.
"Thoreau has the toughest defense in this area," Martinez
said. "You don't walk onto a court and expect to blow Thoreau
out."
When the third quarter began, it was all Bears, though.
The Bears hit their first seven shots on offense while they allowed
Thoreau to take only one missed shot and forced four turnovers as
they went on their 14-0 run in the first two minutes of the third
period.
Tonia Yazzie scored on a drive to the basket, Chastity Martin nailed
a three-pointer, P.J. Paddock scored on the inside and Angie Brown
tied the game at 34-34 with a three-point play.
With the Bear fans now back into the game and filling the gymnasium
with cheers, Yazzie scored on another goal on the inside and completed
the three-point play with a free throw and Paddock added another inside
shot to give Wingate a 38-34 lead.
"As a basketball player, you understand when you're not playing
well," Martinez said. "It was redemption. Whenever you don't
play well and you get to come back out in the second half, that's
all you ask for as an athlete is a second chance. You get a second
chance and make the best of it. That's what we did tonight."
"We expected them to come out strong in the third
quarter," Thoreau head coach Jori Flom said as her team fell
to 17-7. "We tried to prepare them and tell them they (Wingate)
were going to come out strong. Sometimes there's nothing you can do."
The run not only had the Bears back into the game, but suddenly had
them in position to win.
Not that the Hawks were ready to give up. The Hawks, trailing 48-40,
scored the final 11 points of the third quarter to take a 51-48 lead.
Kaytaundra Francisco scored on the inside, Anna VillaGomez scored
two straight goals and Lisa Ramone added five points with a jumper
and a three-point play for the three-point Hawks' lead.
After a putback of an offensive rebound by Olivia Gonzales,
Threau was leading 57-51 with 6:50 remaining, but the game soon became
a fight.
Paddock scored on another three-point play and Angie Brown hit a three-point
shot,tying the game at 57-57.
Thoreau went back on top as VillaGomez scored on the inside and Gonzales
hit a jumper. But Wingate got an inside goal by Paddock and a three-point
play by Nicole Moses as the Bears led 62-61 with 4:40 left.
A bucket by Cindy Morgan put Thoreau back on top by one point, but
Yazzie and Charlotte Lee hit back-to-back scores for a
66-63 Bear lead with 3:15 still to go.
Thoreau did get within 66-65 as Morgan scored, but Brown
then hit a layup and, following a Hawk miss, Yazzie scored on a putback
of her own miss to give the Bears a 70-65 advantage with 1:35 remaining.
After VillaGomez hit a pair of free throws to get Thoreau within 70-67
with 1:19 to go, the Hawks had an opportunity to tie the game after
a Wingate turnover. But the Hawks missed a three-point shot with approximately
one minute left.
A free throw by Brown put the Bears made the score 71-67 and turned
it into a two possession game with 39.5 seconds on the clock.
The Hawks then decided to go for three-point shots for the rest of
the game, not converting on any of them, while Paddock and Brown added
the final Wingate scores to end the contest.
"I thought it was a good game. We just had a few lapses here
and there that were costly," Flom said. "I thought the girls
played real hard and overall it was a great ballgame."
Paddock led the Bears with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Yazzie scored
16 points and 10 rebounds, Brown had 11 points and six assists and
Martin scored 11 points.
For Thoreau, VillaGomez led the way with 22 points. Ramone followed
with 14 points and four assists and Morgan scored 12 points and grabbed
eight rebounds.
The Bears will play in the first round of the state tournament at
the University of New Mexico Arena (the Pit) on Thursday, March 9
at 3:30 p.m.
The Hawks play in the pre-playoffs on Wednesday, March 8, at 8 p.m.
at La Cueva High School against the District 4AAA champion.
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Evicted reservation trailer park residents
plan lawsuit
S.J. Ludescher
Staff Writer
NAVAJO, N.M. — Twenty-six families living in mobile homes in
a trailer park here many of them delinquent in their rent have been
served eviction notices and given 20 days to move.
A Feb. 8 letter from Navajo Townsite Community Development Corp. Executive
Director Leonard Teller, delivered by certified mail to each of the
targeted residents, indicated the residents were being asked to leave
to make room for a new housing development.
In addition, most of those being evicted are behind in their rental
payments for the land on which their mobile homes have been placed.
The letter promised residents who complied with the eviction that
the money they owed would not have to be paid. Information provided
by NTCDC indicated the past due rent totaled more than $24,000.
Some of those affected, however, have hired an attorney to file an
injunction to halt the eviction until a judge can rule on the matter.
The injunction is expected to be filed by Monday.
"The notice to move from the trailer park by March 3, 2000, was
not an eviction notice, but rather a notification that the new and
highly needed housing development was on schedule and the NTCDC was
ready to utilize the land for its intended purpose under the Master
Lease," NTCDC consultant Janet Hubbard, explained in a prepared
statement delivered Friday to the Gallup Independent.
The site in dispute consists of a 35-acre tract of land, which is
one of two tracts under an exclusive arrangement, known as a master
lease, from the Navajo Nation. The Navajo government has leased this
land to NTCDC for 50 years, according to NTCDC information. The master
lease to NTCDC was unanimously approved by the Navajo Nation on Dec.
28, 1998. The land is held in trust for the Navajo Nation by the U.S.
Department of Interior and administered by the U.S. Bureau of Indian
Affairs.
The 35 picturesque acres have trees and meadows and are close to beautiful
red cliffs that have been photographed by tourists from around the
world.
Many of the residents of Navajo, N.M., believe they have no where
to turn except the litigation process to have their voices heard.
Navajo, N.M., is the only community in the United States that does
not to have any form of local governmental representation. It was
started in 1968 as a company town by the sawmill, Navajo Forest Products
Industries, and built on "set aside" land land that is not
under the jurisdiction of any chapter, government or representation.
As time passed, the Navajo Housing Authority added housing units,
increasing the population to around 3,000. As the sawmill prospered,
so did the town. But when the mill declined in the mid-1980s, so did
employment possibilities.
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Diabetes research center finally opens
on Nizhoni Boulevard
S.J. Ludescher
Staff Writer
GALLUP — The U.S. Center for Disease Control has opened a site
in Gallup that may become a national hub for research into diabetes.
The site may also provide information around the globe for those with
diabetes.
"We're starting locally, but we're thinking globally," said
CDC scientific adviser Dr. Joanne Pegler.
The CDC, with the support of the U.S. Indian Health
Service, appropriated $2.3 million to establish a collaborative diabetes
prevention partnership here called the National Diabetes Prevention
Center.
Research scientist Jenny Rogers and Pegler opened the Gallup location
on Nizhoni Boulevard about two weeks ago, although organizational
work has been under way for almost a year.
"Our efforts are meant to complement existing local,
tribal and federal efforts in the prevention of diabetes," Pegler
said. "Some of the most progressive work in the world is going
on right here in Gallup. That's why we're here. This is such an important
health topic because diabetes cuts across every other area of public
health."
In addition, the center was planned for Gallup because of the epidemic
numbers of existing and newly diagnosed cases of diabetes in this
area.
Diabetes is a major health concern in the area it is the fourth-rated
killer of Native Americans and juveniles make up the quickest rising
age group of new cases.
Of the 16 million Americans currently diagnosed with diabetes, CDC
studies indicated, 8 million are Native Americans. Native Americans
make up only 1 percent of the total U.S. population.
Pegler said studies from the CDC indicated that native populations
worldwide not just Native Americans have a higher rate of diabetes
than non-native groups.
The CDC office will work primarily with organizations with ongoing
prevention projects with special focus on the Navajo Nation and Zuni
Pueblo, along with Gallup Indian Medical Center, Diné College,
IHS, CDC and Zuni-Ramah Public Health Service.
The emphasis of the CDC center is practical, applied research that
will translate into programs to help in the fight against diabetes.
For example, Pegler said, a project could help a community find ways
to motivate people to eat healthier. The center has already joined
with Zuni to develop a research project aimed at increasing the availability
and affordability of fresh fruit and produce and providing nutrition
education.
Another partnership is with Diné College. Students will work
in research and the goal is to prepare Native Americans for careers
in diabetes prevention research. The first group of students is slated
to begin in May.
"This (center) isn't about coming to town trying to get people
to do things our way," Pegler said. "It's about having communities
come to us for support. We're convinced that governmental agencies
and community people can work together. Our first job is to listen.
"Our greatest strength is our ability to learn
from each other and capitalize on each other's gifts."
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NAPI Potato plant pending; money projections
rosy
Bill Donovan
Diné Bureau
GALLUP — Navajo Nation officials are expecting to make a decision
within the next three weeks on the future of the long-delayed potato
processing plant near Shiprock.
Larry Foster, chief aide to Navajo Nation President Kelsey Begaye,
talking on this and other key issues facing tribal government, said
Tuesday the president's office is waiting for the delivery of an investment
analysis now being done on the potato plant.
"That analysis is supposed to be here this week," he said.
Once the analysis arrives, Begaye and his staff will study it to learn
whether the project is still financially viable...
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Chinle drunken driver only faces minor
penalty
Chinle case upsets family
Bill Donovan
Diné Bureau
GALLUP — When Delford Lee, 18, of Chinle heard a Navajo jury
Saturday find him guilty of driving under the influence and causing
an accident in which a death resulted, his legal problems were only
beginning.
He still faces another trial dealing with the death of Otis Begay,
57, of Chinle and the possibility of federal manslaughter charges
being filed against him. But there's no certainty that federal charges
will be filed, tribal prosecutors said, and the maximum sentence Begay
currently faces in tribal jail is five months and a fine of $500.
That has upset the tribe's district prosecutor, Victor Clyde, as well
as relatives of Begay who have pleaded with the prosecutor's office
to get justice for a man who was, according to the testimony at the
trial, a beloved member of the Chinle community...
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Newest Gallup paint store offers the
finest brands
Sherwin Williams stores are all corporate owned and
operated
Staff report
GALLUP — For years, residents of Gallup who wanted to buy the
No. 1 brand of paint in the country had to travel 100 or more miles
to get it.
That was until last November, when the Sherwin Williams Paint Co.
opened a franchise in Gallup at 2000 E. Aztec (across from Grandpa's
Grill).
"The response so far has been a little slow, but it's going well,"
said Earl Graff, the store's manager...
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Trailer residents plagued with raw sewage
Owner Doug Bishop shuts off water to residents for
days
Tanya Brazil
Staff Writer
GALLUP — The stench of raw sewage saturated a northeast Gallup
trailer park this week after the water was turned off for the entire
complex.
Residents of the White Cliffs mobile home park say the property owner,
Doug Bishop, failed to give tenants advance warning of the water shutdown
a dilemma they say has occurred many times in the past.
Linda Henio, a park resident and mother of five, said the water was
shut off Monday afternoon...
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Deaths
Darlene Yazzie
COTTONWOOD, Ariz. — Services for Darlene Yazzie, 36, were held
Wednesday, Feb. 23, at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. Father
Blane Grein officiated. Burial followed at the Black Mountain Mission
Cemetery.
Yazzie died Feb. 18 in Chinle, Ariz. She was born July 5, 1962, in
Ganado, Ariz., into the Red Bottom People Clan for the Cliff Dwelling
People Clan.
Yazzie attended school at Cottonwood Day School and Elementary, Chinle
Junior High and Chinle High School. Her hobbies included rug weaving
and domestic crafts. She was a life resident of Cottonwood.
Survivors include her husband, Roger H. Yazzie Sr. of Cottonwood;
sons, Roger Yazzie Jr. and Roggerick Yazzie, both of Cottonwood; daughters,
Valerie Yazzie, Vera Yazzie, Deidre Yazzie and Destiny Yazzie, all
of Cottonwood; mother, Winnie Yazzie of Cottonwood; brothers, Wendell
Yazzie of Chinle, and Garrett Yazzie and Reynaldo Yazzie, both of
Cottonwood; sisters, Pauline Bitsui, Charlene Tom and Ginlene Betom,
all of Cottonwood, and Arlene Yazzie of Farmington; grandmother, Zonnie
K. James of Cottonwood; and three grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Lou Bitsui II, Roger Yazzie Jr., Wendell Yazzie,
Ray Slim, Tracy Yazzie.
Cope Memorial Chapel was incharge of arrangements.
Edwardo Ramirez Sr.
GALLUP — Services for Edwardo Ramirez Sr., 79,
were held Tuesday, Feb. 22, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.
Father Ulric Pax, O.F.M., officiated. Burial followed at Sunset Memorial
Park.
Visitation were held Monday, Feb. 21, at Rollie Mortuary.
Ramirez died Feb. 18 in Albuquerque. He was born May 18, 1920, in
Tokay.
Ramirez was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American
Legion.
Survivors include his wife, Tillie Ramirez of Gallup; sons, Danny
Ramirez and Eddy Ramirez, both of Los Lunas, Lalo Ramirez and Robert
Ramirez, both of Santa Fe, John Gabaldon of San Diego, Calif., Mike
Gabaldon and Robert Gabaldon, both of Albuquerque, and Thomas Gabaldon
of Gallup; daughters, Cyria Ramirez of Los Lunas and Oralia Lucero
and Rosei Sinclair, both of Gallup; brothers, Cleto Ramirez of Questa
and Juan Ramirez of Cerrillos; and sisters, Lupita Block of Calif.
and Josephine Gallegos of San Jose, Calif.
Ramirez was preceded in death by his parents, Jesus and Flora Ramirez,
and a daughter, Josephine Ramirez.
Pallbearers were Daniel Gabaldon, John Gabaldon, Robert Gabaldon Jr.,
Silvano Lucero, Patrick Ramirez and Tom Vigil.
Rollie Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.
Gilbert "Lonestar" Lucero
GRANTS — Services for Gilbert "Lonestar"
Lucero, 84, were held Tuesday, Feb. 22, at the Immanuel Baptist Church.
The Rev. Garland Moore officiated. Burial followed at the Grants Memorial
Park.
Visitation were Monday, Feb. 21, at the Grants Mortuary Chapel.
Lucero died Feb. 18 at the Cibola General Hospital in Grants. He was
born March 8, 1915 in Petaca to Eliseo and Gomincida Trujillo Lucero.
Lucero was a resident of the Grants area for 58 years. He was a uranium
miner for Kerr-McGee for 25 years. He was a member of the Elks. His
hobbies were gardening (especially with flowers), dancing, hunting,
camping and traveling.
Survivors include his sons, Gilbert L. Lucero of Milan and Tony R.
Lucero of Los Lunas; daughters, Betty Winstead of Grants and JoAnn
Gurule of Milan; 13 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Lucero was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Lucero;
daughter, Charlotte Lucero; and a brother, Roberto Lucero.
Pallbearers were Gilbert Lucero, Tony Lucero, Joseph Griego, Douglas
Cone, Ted Blea and Gene Aragon.
Matt N. Padilla
JAMESTOWN Services for Matt N. Padilla, 17, were held
Wednesday, Feb. 23, at Sacred Heart Cathedral. Father Jim Walker officated.
Burial followed at Sunset Memorial Park.
Visitation were held Monday, Feb. 22, at Rollie Mortuary Palm Chapel.
Padilla died Feb. 20 near Jamestown. He was born April
24, 1982, in Gallup.
Padilla was a senior at Gallup High School.
Survivors include his father, Pete Padilla of Gallup; mother and stepfather,
Bernadette and Randy Radcliff of Jamestown; brother, Brian Padilla
of Las Cruces; sister, Brandi Padilla of Las Cruces; stepbrother,
Patrick Cliffton of Gallup; stepsister, Jessie Radcliff of Gallup;
grandparents, Emily Padilla and Nick and Stella Salaz, all of Gallup,
and Billy and Pat Radcliff of Tucson, Ariz.
Padilla was preceded in death by his grandfather, Pete Padilla Sr.
Pallbearers were Patrick Cliffton, Marsh Garcia, Jason Gomez, Josh
Johnson, Ernest Madrid, Charles Padilla, Rick Saucedo and Justin Villa.
Rollie Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.
Bob E. Craig
WINDOW ROCK — Services for Bob E. Craig, 75, were
held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, at the Gallup Latter Day Saints
Stake Center. The Whiteriver Latter Day Saints Branch representatives
officiated. Burial followed at the Sunset Memorial Park.
Visitation were one hour before services at the center.
Craig died Feb. 21 in Gallup. He was born June 3, 1924, in McGilvery
into the Folded Arms People Clan for the Red Running into the Water
People Clan.
Craig was a Navajo Code Talker. He served with the Fifth
Marine Division. He was wounded in action in Iwo Jima during World
War II. His hobbies included watching sports on television and listening
to Johnny Horton. He was a western and military history buff.
Survivors include his sons, Harrison Craig of Gallup, Vincent Craig
of Whiteriver, Ariz., and Emerson V. Craig of Indian Pine, Ariz.;
daughters, Vivian Craig of Window Rock, Elvira N. Craig and Lucia
Craig-Dawes, both of Crownpoint, Vicky L. Craig of Church Rock; brothers,
Johnson E. Craig and Sampson E. Craig, both of Crownpoint; sisters,
Ruth DeVore of Crownpoint, Annie Martine of Pinehill and Eva Craig
of Gallup; 25 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Craig was preceded in death by his daughter, Rena Mae
Craig; parents, Robert Etcitty Sr. and Juanita McCauley Etcitty; and
brothers, Johnnie E. Craig and Robert Craig Jr.
Pallbearers were Ryan Pete, Aaron Craig and Dustinn
Craig.
Rita McCabe Davis
KINLICHEE, Ariz. — Services for Rita McCabe Davis,
45, were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, at St. Michaels Catholic
Church. Father Pio, O.F.M., officiated. Burial followed at the Kinlichee
Community Cemetery.
Davis died Feb. 18 in Tuba City, Ariz. She was born Oct. 20, 1954,
in Ganado, Ariz., into the Red Running into the Water People Clan
for the Coyote Pass People Clan.
Survivors include her sons, Lorenzo Kee McCabe, Guy Davis Jr. and
Gilroy D. Davis; daughter, Demetria Jean Davis; brothers, Edmon Yazzie,
Herman McCabe, Daniel McCabe and Harry McCabe; and three granddaughters.
Davis was preceded in death by her parents, Nona and George McCabe,
and grandparents, John and Lucillia George.
Pallbearers were Edmond Yazzie, Joe Kee, Daniel McCabe, Leroy George,
Virgil Deshcheeney and Herman McCabe.
Tse Bonito Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.
Jose Trinidad Chavez
GALLUP — Services for Jose Trinidad Chavez, 96,
were held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, at Little Sisters of the
Poor. Father Walter Opalewski officiated. Burial followed at Sunset
Memorial Park.
Chavez died Feb. 19 in Gallup. He was born May 20, 1903, in Galito.
Survivors include his sons, Leonardo Chavez of Las Cruces, Rujerio
"Roger" Chavez of Omaha, Neb., and Telesfor Chavez of Gallup;
daughters, Marcella Espinosa, Margaret Griego, Melba Jarzomkowski,
and Patsy Lopez, all of Gallup, and Eva Romero of Dallas, Texas; 48
grandchildren, 90 great-grandchildren, 20 great-great-grandchildren.
Chavez was preceded in death by his wife, Carmelita Chavez; wife,
Rebecca Chavez; parents, Preciliano and Librada Chavez.
Pallbearers were Patric Chavez, Armando Espinosa, Danny Jarzomkowski,
Earl Jarzomkowski, Richard Lopez Sr. and Joe Stock.
Rollie Mortuary of Gallup was in charge of the arrangements.
Deloris Mae Francis
WINDOW ROCK — Services for Deloris Mae Francis,
44, were held at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 25, at the United Methodist
Church. Pastor Roger E. Tsosie officiated. Burial followed in St.
Michaels, Ariz.
Visitation were held at 7 p.m, Feb. 24 at Cope Memorial Chapel.
Francis died Feb. 20 in Phoenix. She was born Feb. 5, 1956, in Fort
Defiance, Ariz., into the Red Running into the Water People Clan for
the Walk Around People Clan.
Francis graduated from Window Rock High School in 1974 and attended
school in Phoenix. She worked with the Navajo Nation's design and
engineering department and for Allied Forces in Phoenix.
Survivors include her husband, Larry Metteba of Phoenix; son, Yoshimo
Yazzie of Phoenix; daughters, Lukina Yazzie and Luketta Browning,
both of Phoenix; brothers, John Francis Jr. of Fort Defiance, Ariz.,
Wilson Nez of Espanola, and Larry Johns of Gallup; sisters, Virginia
Francis of Fort Defiance, Ariz., Verna Joe of Glendale, Ariz., Joann
Francis of Phoenix, Elvira Begaye of Window Rock, and Ethel Rhead
of Golden, Colo.; five grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Obediah Jones, Lydell Begaye, Donavan Joe, Nemiah
Joe, Clancy Joe and Odith Nez.
Cope Memorial Chapel of Gallup was in charge of arrangements.
Lorraine A. Hannah
CROWNPOINT — Services for Lorraine A. Hannah, 42,
were held at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 25, at the Latter Day Saints Church.
Brother Hammons officiated. Burial followed at Crownpoint Community
Cemetery.
Hannah died Feb. 21 in rural New Mexico. She was born June 22, 1957,
in Rehoboth into the Redhouse People Clan for the Red Bottom People
Clan.
Survivors include her son, Casey JP Mariano of Crownpoint; daughter,
Natasha H. Chee of Fort Bragg, NC; parents, Henry and Caroline P.
Hannah of Crownpoint; sisters, Celia Hannah of Crownpoint and Gloria
H. Morgan of Farmington; brothers, Marvin Hannah of Tacoma, Wash.,
and Richard S. Hannah of Standing Rock; and one grandchild.
Hannah was preceded in death by her brother, Eugene
Hannah, and grandparents, Gliz Bah Hannah, Mark Hannah, Jim Perry
and Nellie Perry.
Pallbearers were DeWayne Curley, Adley Hannah, Jeremiah
Hannah, Mark Hannah, Richard Hannah, Rick Hannah, Larry Jim and Corey
Smith.
Rollie Mortuary of Gallup was in charge of the arrangements.
Lawrence E. Wilson
GALLUP — Services for Lawrence E. Wilson, 57, were
held at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 25, at the East Aztec Baptist Church.
Pastor Gene Turk officiated. Burial followed on private family land.
Visitation were held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Feb. 24, at Rollie Mortuary.
Wilson died Feb. 21 in Gallup. He was born Sept. 12, 1942, in Gallup.
Wilson was a member of the Elks Lodge, a collector of Southwest art,
chairman of the golf commission for a number of years and founder
of the Rock Springs Ranch Western Art Show. He was employed with the
McKinley County Sheriff's Department for 15 years.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Wilson of Gallup; daughter, Valerie
Worthen; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Wilson was preceded in death by his parents, L.E. "Bobcat"
Wilson and Leah Wilson.
Pallbearers were Joe Atkinson, John Kozeliski, Bronson Springstead,
Derek Wilhelm, Everett Wilhelm and Heath Wilhelm.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Lung Association.
Rollie Mortuary of Gallup was in charge of the arrangements.
Jesse P. King
GRANTS — Services for Jesse P. King, 82, were held
at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, at the Grace Baptist Church. The Rev. Dale
Thatcher officiated. Burial followed at the Grants Memorial Park.
Visitation were held at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, at the Grace Baptist
Church.
King died Feb. 22 in Golden Acres. He was born Sept.
5, 1917, in Deming.
King worked for the Anaconda Mill for 27 years and retired in 1982.
Survivors include his wife, Marjorie "Mickey"
King of Golden Acres; daughters, Tanya King Smith of Sterling City,
Texas, and Jessie Gene Miller of Stratford, Okla.; brothers, John
King, Jimmie King and Billie King; sisters, Hilda McAfee, Viola Stall
and Lorene Pebworth; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
King was preceded in death by his daughter, Jonnie Louise
King Forrester.
Pallbearers were Tommy Simpson, Don Day, Allen Moore, Dave Hardway,
John Hite and Bob Moore.
Lee Tsosie Benally
ROCK POINT, Ariz. — Services for Lee Tsosie Benally,
47, were held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 26 at the Navajo Evangelical
Lutheran Church. Pastor Howard Gatewood officated. Burial followed
at the Rock Point Community Cemetery.
Benally died Feb. 23 in Chinle, Ariz. He was born Jan. 28, 1953 in
Rock Point, Ariz. into the Tangle People Clan for the Edgewater People
Clan.
Benally attended Chinle High School until the 10th grade. He was employed
with the Thriftway company. His talents ranged from carpentry, plumbing,
auto mechanics and electrician. He enjoyed traveling.
Survivors include his wife, Julia T. Benally of Sweetwater, Ariz.;
sons, Max Benally, Duane Benally, Derrick Benally, all of Sweetwater,
Ariz., D. Benally of Bista Land, N.M.; daughters, Serena Benally,
Laverne Benally, Sedina Benally, all of Sweetwater, Ariz.; father,
Lee Benally Sr. of Rock Point, Ariz.; brothers, Tully Nez, Ray Redhouse,
Timothy Benally, all of Rock Point, Ariz.; sisters, Della R. Lee and
Juanita Bainbridge, both of Rock Point, Ariz.; three grandchildren.
Benally was preceded in death by his mother, Anita K. Benally.
Pallbearers were family members and friends.
Tse Bonito Mortuary of Tse Bonito was in charge of the arrangements.
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