Deaths

• Barney Bordy
• Nelson Livingston
• Edna E. Skeets
• Curt Lindersmith
• Tom M. Dooley, Sr.

Barney Bordy

HUNTERS POINT — Funeral services for Barney Bordy, 92, will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 15 at the St. Michaels Mission. Father Meldon Hickey, O.F.M. will officiate. Burial will be in the St. Michaels cemetery.

A viewing will be held on Friday from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at St. Michaels Mission.

Bordy was born March 14 in Pinedale into the One Who Walks Around People Clan for the Towering House People Clan.

Bordy attended Fort Defiance elementary school. He was a chapter council delegate. Bordy worked as a carpenter, ONEO foreman and he was a sheepherder.

Survivors include his wife, Philomena Bordy; sons, Mike Bordy, David Bordy, Johnson Bordy; daughters, Agnes Bordy, Rosemary Bordy, Mary Frances Allison; sisters, Anna D. Saunders; 29 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.

Bordy was preceded in death by his parents, John and Nata'ya'tti'bici'; brothers, Paul Bordy, Mike Bordy, Willie Becenti Sr. and sister, Anna D. Saunders.

Pallbearers will be Laura S. Scott, Tony Frazier, William Blackgoat, Jonothan Bordy, Tyrone Bordy and David Bordy.

The family will receive relatives and friends at the St. Michaels Chapter House.

Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Nelson Livingston

MANUELITO — Funeral services for Nelson Livingston, 50, will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 15 at Rollie Mortuary Palm Chapel. Pastor Jake Yazzie will officiate. Burial will be in the Rehoboth Mission cemetery.

Livingston died April 10 in Chinle. He was born March 18, 1955 in Zuni into the Black Streak Wood People Clan for the Red Running into the Water People Clan.

Livingston was a 1974 graduate of Wingate High School. He received a Bachelors at UNM in physical education. Livingston served in the US Navy aboard the USS Kitty Hawk until 1978. He enjoyed running, basketball, football and native crafts.

Survivors include his mother, Rose D. Livingston of Manuelito; sisters, Mary J. Cody of Pinon, Louise Livingston of Breadsprings, Pauline Livingston of Manuelito, Lucinda White of Pinedale; brothers, Dennis Livingston of Fruitland, Johnson Livingston of San Francisco, Calif., and Leo D. Livingston of Rio Rancho.

Livingston was preceded in death by her father, Raymond Livingston; sister, Marjorie Blackgoat and brother, Crystal Livingston.

Pallbearers will be Brandon Livingston, Procopio Montano, Jr., Michael Watchman, Harold Yazzie, Jr., Michael Yazzie and Riley Yazzie.

Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Edna E. Skeets

VANDERWAGON — Funeral services for Edna E. Skeets, 95, will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 15 at Cope Memorial Chapel. Joe Cody will officiate. Burial will be in the Gallup City Cemetery.

Skeets died April 10 in Gallup. She was born Feb. 8, 1910 in Toadlena into the Red Running into the Water People Clan for the Folded Arms People Clan.

Skeets was a homemaker.

Survivors include her husband, Herman Skeets; sons, Mike Skeets, Henry Skeets; daughter, Julia Joe; 15 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren.

Skeets was preceded in death by her son, Melvin Skeet and one grandson.

Pallbearers will be Ronald Joe, Ryan Joe, Luther Joe, Ottis Skeets, Tyrone Charley and Justin Villa.

The family will receive relatives and friends at the Whitewater Bible Church.

Cope Memorial is in charge of arrangements.

Curt Lindersmith

HOBBS — Memorial services for Curtis "Curt" Lindersmith, 78, was held on Saturday, Feb. 19 at the Chapel of Hope Funeral Home. Pastor Leon Green officiated. Burial was in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

Lindersmith died Feb. 7 in Lubbock, Texas. He was born Dec. 7, 1926 in Rochester, Minn.

Lindersmith lived in Gallup for 30 years, where he owned and operated Nizhoni Pharmacy. He served in WWII and the Korean War. He retired from the Navy in 1986 and recieved a degree in pharmacy from the University of South Dakota and held his pharmacy license for 50 years. Lindersmith belonged to the American Legion and was a lifetime member of the Elks. He enjoyed traveling and his dog.

Survivors include his wife, Pat Lindersmith; son, Roy A. Lindersmith of Chandler, Ariz.; brothers, Jack Lindersmith of Wash., Charles Lindersmith of Neb.; stepson, Tony Burton of Midland, Texas, two step-grandchildren and one grandchild.

Lindersmith was preceded in death by his parents, Curtis and Gladys Lindersmith.

Tom M. Dooley, Sr.

VANDERWAGON — Services for Tom M. Dooley, Sr., 87, will be announced at a later date.

Dooley, Sr. died April 13 in Gallup. He was born March 17, 1918 in Chichiltah into the Edge of the Water People Clan for the Overhanging Rock People Clan.

Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.