Deaths

• Mattie Terry
• Franklin Nez
• Anna Bitsie
• Tillie Garcia

Mattie Terry

GREASEWOOD — Services for Mattie B. Terry, 86, will be 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 30 at Our Lady of the Rosary in Greasewood. Burial will follow at Greasewood Community Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to services.

Terry died Oct. 25 in Winslow. She was born May 5, 1920 in Lower Greasewood in to the Red House People Clan for the Honeycomb Rock People Clan.

Terry was a 1938 Santa Fe Indian School graduate and retired from the BIA-Holbrook Dormitory. Her hobbies included watching pow-wow's and gourd dancing.

Survivors include sons, Al Terry, Pete Terry and Randy Terry; daughters, Dorothy Kelley and Charlene Kelley; brothers, Harry Bitsilly, Haskie Bitsilly and Donald Bitsilly; sister, Marie James; 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Terry was preceded in death by husband Dolph B. Terry; sons, Michael Terry and Nelson Terry.

The family wil receive relatives and friends at The Greasewood Chapter House after services.

Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Franklin Nez

JONES RANCH — Services for Franklin Thomas Nez, 39, will be 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 30 at Valley View Church of God on Skeets Road. Reverend Kee Benally will officiate. Burial will follow at family land in Jones Ranch.

Nez died Oct. 24 in Jones Ranch. He was born Oct. 29, 1966 in Gallup into the Sleeping Rock People Clan for the Water Flows Together People Clan.

Nez was a 1985 Wingate High School graduate. He worked at a Touch of Santa Fe in Gallup. His hobbies include babysitting, cooking and playing basketball.

Survivors include his son Christopher Nez of Pinedale; daughters, Latisha Mae Nez and Francesca Mae Emerson, both of Pinedale; parents, Ella Mae Young of Jones Ranch and Norris Thomas Nez of Iyanbito; stepfather Ray F. Young of Jones Ranch;brothers, Randy Young and Ronnie Young, both of Jones Ranch; sister, Evelina Begay of Jones Ranch; grandmother Jean Nez.

Nez was preceded in death by grandparents, Jim Duboise, Mary Duboise, Kee Nez and sister, Priscilla Henderson.

Pallbearers will be Christopher Nez, Andrew Duboise, David Duboise, Jr., Gabriel Begay, Randy Young and Ronnie Young.

The family will receive relatives and friends at Chichiltah Chapter House.

Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Anna Bitsie

NASCHITTI — Services for Anna T. Bitsie, 68, will be 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 30 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Tohatchi. Burial will follow at Lone Pine Cemetery in Mexican Springs. Father Joe Redinbo, OFM, will officiate. Visitation will be 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29 at Cope Memorial Chapel in Kirtland.

Bitsie died Oct. 25 in Kirtland. She was born July 1, 1938 in Naschitti into the Towering House People Clan for the Edge Water People Clan.

Bitsie was retired after 30 years from the BIA Food Service Department for Tohatchi Boarding School and Chuska School. Her hobbies include baking, playing bingo, crossword puzzles, crochet and being with her grandchildren.

Survivors include husband, Arthur Bitsie of Kirtland; daughters, Sylvia Bitsie, Brenda Begay, Dephinyia Clah, all of Kirtland and Elanora Nez of Flagstaff; brother, Nelson Francisco of Naschitti; sisters, Lilly Francisco of Naschitti, Lorena Carl of Page, Ariz., Juanita Willie of Naschitti and Ruby Johnson of Shiprock; 16 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

Bitsie was preceded in death by her son, Renial Bitsie; parents, Martin and Olive Francisco; brothers, Herman Francisco and Henry Francisco and sister, Eva Nabahe.

Pallbearers will be Ryan Shirley, Martin Bitsie, Erwin Bitsilly, George Skeet, Latasha Bitsie-Tsosie and Delvin Begay.

Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Tillie Garcia

GALLUP — Services for Tillie Garcia, 74, will be noon, Tuesday, Oct. 31 at St. Francis Catholic Church. Father Eduardo Chacon, OFM, will officiate. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park in Gallup.

Visitation will be 1 to 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30 at Rollie Mortuary. A rosary will be recited 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30 at St. Francis Catholic Church.

Garcia died Thursday, Oct. 26 in Gallup. She was born Jan. 12, 1932 in Gallup.

Her hobbies include dancing, listening to music, family gatherings, playing the piano and going to casinos.

Survivors include her husband, George Garcia of Gallup; sons, Anthony Garcia of Gallup, John Garcia of Vanderwagen, Michael Garcia of Peoria, Ariz. and Robert Garcia of Gallup; daughters, Delphinia Frey of Lakewood, Calif., Eleanor Torcha Garcia of Gallup and Cynthia Parra of Peoria, Ariz.; 32 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.

Garcia was preceded in death by father; Pedro Parra; mother, Delfinia Parra; sons, Carlos Parra and Ronald Parra.

Pallbearers will be Anthony D. Garcia, John Garcia, Joseph Garcia, Robert J. Garcia, Robert Jr. Garcia and Jesse Ray Padilla.Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.