Joe Adair, of Hagerman, N.M., passed away early Tuesday morning, Dec. 11, 2007. He was 90 years old and had been ill for all of 2007.
Born May 11, 1917, in his family's home on Hunter Prairie near Boswell, Okla., Joe Hugh Adair was the seventh of nine children of Henry Rollen Adair (born in 1881) and Wauxie Edna Wilson Adair (born in 1886). His parents had been married in Indian Territory in 1902, more than five years before Oklahoma's statehood. Joe had three brothers and five sisters, all of whom preceded him in death. He had a close-knit family, which included his grandfather, Robert W. Adair, a Civil War veteran born in 1833, who lived in the household until his death when Joe was almost 10 years old.
Mr. Adair attended his first school in 1923 at a one-room schoolhouse in Mayhew, Okla. He later attended the Boswell schools, graduating as salutatorian of the Boswell High School class of 1935. He then attended Southeastern State College (now Southeastern Oklahoma University) in Durant, Okla., earning a Bachelor's Degree in education. In 1939 he married his high school sweetheart, Ruth Nell Neill, who survives him.
During and after his college years, Joe taught school in a number of one-room school houses in southeastern Oklahoma. He also surveyed land, worked for the Watkins Company, and raised cattle and horses on the small ranch he and Ruth Nell purchased in 1946. In the 1950s he also worked for the Boswell State Bank. In 1959 at the urging of his lifelong friend, Bayless Irby, of Artesia, N.M., Mr. Adair moved his family to Hagerman, N.M., to begin teaching school again. He taught in the Hagerman schools until his retirement in 1979, teaching over seven hundred fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth graders through those years and hundreds more as he continued as a frequent substitute until the early 1990s.
He made a public profession of faith in Jesus Christ in the early 1940s and from then on was an active member in Southern Baptist congregations in Boswell, Okla., and in Hagerman at the First Baptist Church.
Joe was a lifelong horseman who raised and trained horses throughout his life. He was among the earliest members of the American Quarter Horse Association, his membership number being 569 in an organization that now has more than 350,000 members. He also was an early member of the U.S. Team Roping Association and participated in many team ropings every year until he was 88. He was a member of the Chaves County Sheriff's Posse and, through 2006, rode with the posse each year in the Eastern New Mexico State Fair Parade. He was an avid hunter and outdoorsman. He did not enjoy a sedentary lifestyle and seldom watched television, always preferring to be outside and on the go. He was also a Mason, and a member of Felix Lodge #29, in Hagerman.
In Hagerman, Joe was a very active member of the Lions Club, serving as president various times, and leading volunteer work, such as planting scores of trees throughout the town, and leading cleanup programs and giving much of his time on behalf of Hagerman. From 1990 to 1994 he served on the Hagerman Town Council. In 1992, at age 75, he decided to run for Chaves County Commission, serving two terms, from 1992 to 2000, representing the valley and East Grand Plains.
Joe and Ruth Nell would have been married 68 years on Dec. 25, 2007. They had four children, eight grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. His children are Joe H. Adair Jr., who preceded him in death, Bobby Adair and his wife, Linda, of Springville, Calif., Buddy Adair and his wife, Lisa, of Carlsbad, N.M., Rod Adair and his wife, Dana, of Roswell. His grandchildren are Julie Adair of Rowland Heights, Calif., John Wisener of Carlsbad, N.M., Alicia Hughes and her husband, Jeromy, of Pampa, Texas, Jackie White and her husband, Steve, of Colorado City, Texas, Sylvia Walters and her husband, Hayden, of Westbrook, Texas, Josh Adair and his wife, Adrianne, of Carlsbad, N.M., Lauren Adair of Las Cruces, N.M., and Ian Adair of Roswell. Great-grandchildren are Schelli, Cheyenne and Hadley White of Colorado City, Texas, Hunter Hughes of Pampa, Texas, Jacob and Colton Walters of Westbrook, Texas, and Karson Adair of Carlsbad, N.M. He also had one great-grandchild, Holden Hughes, who preceded him in death. He is also survived by his beloved daughter-in-law, Kathy Johns, and her husband Les, of Eufaula, Okla. Mr. Adair also leaves behind many caring nieces and nephews and extended family with whom he was close, as family ties were very important for him to maintain. He also will be remembered by numerous friends around the country with whom he corresponded and to whom he sent many verses, poems and letters.
The family wishes to the thank all the staff of Comfort Keepers of Roswell, Vista Care in Roswell and the staff of Sunset Villa in Roswell for all their care and assistance throughout this past year.
In lieu of flowers, Mr. Adair's family asks that contributions in his name be made to Marcus Adair Ministries, Box 7085, Edmond, OK 73083, or to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, which can be done through the First Baptist Church in Hagerman, or to any appropriate charitable organization.
A memorial service will be held at the First Baptist Church, at 200 N. Cambridge in Hagerman, N.M., at 11 a.m., on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007. A graveside service with interment to follow will be held at Restland Cemetery in Boswell, Okla., at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007.
Pallbearers are Jay Baxter, Lee Ledbetter, Pete Aguilar, Harvey Smith, Z. T. Lyles, Carl Dennis, Mike Lucero, Martin Delarosa, Jr. and Henry Delarosa. Honorary pallbearers are Cork Andrus, Zan King, Norman Lake, Hubert Quintana, Eloy Ortega, and Bill Colwell.
Mr. Adair will lie in state in Hagerman at the Ballard Funeral Home facility at the corner of Inverness and Winchester Ave., from Thursday afternoon until Saturday morning.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Ballard Funeral Home in Roswell. An online registry can be accessed at www.ballardfuneralhome.com.
Born May 11, 1917, in his family's home on Hunter Prairie near Boswell, Okla., Joe Hugh Adair was the seventh of nine children of Henry Rollen Adair (born in 1881) and Wauxie Edna Wilson Adair (born in 1886). His parents had been married in Indian Territory in 1902, more than five years before Oklahoma's statehood. Joe had three brothers and five sisters, all of whom preceded him in death. He had a close-knit family, which included his grandfather, Robert W. Adair, a Civil War veteran born in 1833, who lived in the household until his death when Joe was almost 10 years old.
Mr. Adair attended his first school in 1923 at a one-room schoolhouse in Mayhew, Okla. He later attended the Boswell schools, graduating as salutatorian of the Boswell High School class of 1935. He then attended Southeastern State College (now Southeastern Oklahoma University) in Durant, Okla., earning a Bachelor's Degree in education. In 1939 he married his high school sweetheart, Ruth Nell Neill, who survives him.
During and after his college years, Joe taught school in a number of one-room school houses in southeastern Oklahoma. He also surveyed land, worked for the Watkins Company, and raised cattle and horses on the small ranch he and Ruth Nell purchased in 1946. In the 1950s he also worked for the Boswell State Bank. In 1959 at the urging of his lifelong friend, Bayless Irby, of Artesia, N.M., Mr. Adair moved his family to Hagerman, N.M., to begin teaching school again. He taught in the Hagerman schools until his retirement in 1979, teaching over seven hundred fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth graders through those years and hundreds more as he continued as a frequent substitute until the early 1990s.
He made a public profession of faith in Jesus Christ in the early 1940s and from then on was an active member in Southern Baptist congregations in Boswell, Okla., and in Hagerman at the First Baptist Church.
Joe was a lifelong horseman who raised and trained horses throughout his life. He was among the earliest members of the American Quarter Horse Association, his membership number being 569 in an organization that now has more than 350,000 members. He also was an early member of the U.S. Team Roping Association and participated in many team ropings every year until he was 88. He was a member of the Chaves County Sheriff's Posse and, through 2006, rode with the posse each year in the Eastern New Mexico State Fair Parade. He was an avid hunter and outdoorsman. He did not enjoy a sedentary lifestyle and seldom watched television, always preferring to be outside and on the go. He was also a Mason, and a member of Felix Lodge #29, in Hagerman.
In Hagerman, Joe was a very active member of the Lions Club, serving as president various times, and leading volunteer work, such as planting scores of trees throughout the town, and leading cleanup programs and giving much of his time on behalf of Hagerman. From 1990 to 1994 he served on the Hagerman Town Council. In 1992, at age 75, he decided to run for Chaves County Commission, serving two terms, from 1992 to 2000, representing the valley and East Grand Plains.
Joe and Ruth Nell would have been married 68 years on Dec. 25, 2007. They had four children, eight grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. His children are Joe H. Adair Jr., who preceded him in death, Bobby Adair and his wife, Linda, of Springville, Calif., Buddy Adair and his wife, Lisa, of Carlsbad, N.M., Rod Adair and his wife, Dana, of Roswell. His grandchildren are Julie Adair of Rowland Heights, Calif., John Wisener of Carlsbad, N.M., Alicia Hughes and her husband, Jeromy, of Pampa, Texas, Jackie White and her husband, Steve, of Colorado City, Texas, Sylvia Walters and her husband, Hayden, of Westbrook, Texas, Josh Adair and his wife, Adrianne, of Carlsbad, N.M., Lauren Adair of Las Cruces, N.M., and Ian Adair of Roswell. Great-grandchildren are Schelli, Cheyenne and Hadley White of Colorado City, Texas, Hunter Hughes of Pampa, Texas, Jacob and Colton Walters of Westbrook, Texas, and Karson Adair of Carlsbad, N.M. He also had one great-grandchild, Holden Hughes, who preceded him in death. He is also survived by his beloved daughter-in-law, Kathy Johns, and her husband Les, of Eufaula, Okla. Mr. Adair also leaves behind many caring nieces and nephews and extended family with whom he was close, as family ties were very important for him to maintain. He also will be remembered by numerous friends around the country with whom he corresponded and to whom he sent many verses, poems and letters.
The family wishes to the thank all the staff of Comfort Keepers of Roswell, Vista Care in Roswell and the staff of Sunset Villa in Roswell for all their care and assistance throughout this past year.
In lieu of flowers, Mr. Adair's family asks that contributions in his name be made to Marcus Adair Ministries, Box 7085, Edmond, OK 73083, or to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, which can be done through the First Baptist Church in Hagerman, or to any appropriate charitable organization.
A memorial service will be held at the First Baptist Church, at 200 N. Cambridge in Hagerman, N.M., at 11 a.m., on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007. A graveside service with interment to follow will be held at Restland Cemetery in Boswell, Okla., at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007.
Pallbearers are Jay Baxter, Lee Ledbetter, Pete Aguilar, Harvey Smith, Z. T. Lyles, Carl Dennis, Mike Lucero, Martin Delarosa, Jr. and Henry Delarosa. Honorary pallbearers are Cork Andrus, Zan King, Norman Lake, Hubert Quintana, Eloy Ortega, and Bill Colwell.
Mr. Adair will lie in state in Hagerman at the Ballard Funeral Home facility at the corner of Inverness and Winchester Ave., from Thursday afternoon until Saturday morning.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Ballard Funeral Home in Roswell. An online registry can be accessed at www.ballardfuneralhome.com.
Joe Adair, of Hagerman, N.M., passed away early Tuesday morning, Dec. 11, 2007. He was 90 years old and had been ill for all of 2007.
Born May 11, 1917, in his family's home on Hunter Prairie near Boswell, Okla., Joe Hugh Adair was the seventh of nine children of Henry Rollen Adair (born in 1881) and Wauxie Edna Wilson Adair (born in 1886). His parents had been married in Indian Territory in 1902, more than five years before Oklahoma's statehood. Joe had three brothers and five sisters, all of whom preceded him in death. He had a close-knit family, which included his grandfather, Robert W. Adair, a Civil War veteran born in 1833, who lived in the household until his death when Joe was almost 10 years old.
Mr. Adair attended his first school in 1923 at a one-room schoolhouse in Mayhew, Okla. He later attended the Boswell schools, graduating as salutatorian of the Boswell High School class of 1935. He then attended Southeastern State College (now Southeastern Oklahoma University) in Durant, Okla., earning a Bachelor's Degree in education. In 1939 he married his high school sweetheart, Ruth Nell Neill, who survives him.
During and after his college years, Joe taught school in a number of one-room school houses in southeastern Oklahoma. He also surveyed land, worked for the Watkins Company, and raised cattle and horses on the small ranch he and Ruth Nell purchased in 1946. In the 1950s he also worked for the Boswell State Bank. In 1959 at the urging of his lifelong friend, Bayless Irby, of Artesia, N.M., Mr. Adair moved his family to Hagerman, N.M., to begin teaching school again. He taught in the Hagerman schools until his retirement in 1979, teaching over seven hundred fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth graders through those years and hundreds more as he continued as a frequent substitute until the early 1990s.
He made a public profession of faith in Jesus Christ in the early 1940s and from then on was an active member in Southern Baptist congregations in Boswell, Okla., and in Hagerman at the First Baptist Church.
Joe was a lifelong horseman who raised and trained horses throughout his life. He was among the earliest members of the American Quarter Horse Association, his membership number being 569 in an organization that now has more than 350,000 members. He also was an early member of the U.S. Team Roping Association and participated in many team ropings every year until he was 88. He was a member of the Chaves County Sheriff's Posse and, through 2006, rode with the posse each year in the Eastern New Mexico State Fair Parade. He was an avid hunter and outdoorsman. He did not enjoy a sedentary lifestyle and seldom watched television, always preferring to be outside and on the go. He was also a Mason, and a member of Felix Lodge #29, in Hagerman.
In Hagerman, Joe was a very active member of the Lions Club, serving as president various times, and leading volunteer work, such as planting scores of trees throughout the town, and leading cleanup programs and giving much of his time on behalf of Hagerman. From 1990 to 1994 he served on the Hagerman Town Council. In 1992, at age 75, he decided to run for Chaves County Commission, serving two terms, from 1992 to 2000, representing the valley and East Grand Plains.
Joe and Ruth Nell would have been married 68 years on Dec. 25, 2007. They had four children, eight grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. His children are Joe H. Adair Jr., who preceded him in death, Bobby Adair and his wife, Linda, of Springville, Calif., Buddy Adair and his wife, Lisa, of Carlsbad, N.M., Rod Adair and his wife, Dana, of Roswell. His grandchildren are Julie Adair of Rowland Heights, Calif., John Wisener of Carlsbad, N.M., Alicia Hughes and her husband, Jeromy, of Pampa, Texas, Jackie White and her husband, Steve, of Colorado City, Texas, Sylvia Walters and her husband, Hayden, of Westbrook, Texas, Josh Adair and his wife, Adrianne, of Carlsbad, N.M., Lauren Adair of Las Cruces, N.M., and Ian Adair of Roswell. Great-grandchildren are Schelli, Cheyenne and Hadley White of Colorado City, Texas, Hunter Hughes of Pampa, Texas, Jacob and Colton Walters of Westbrook, Texas, and Karson Adair of Carlsbad, N.M. He also had one great-grandchild, Holden Hughes, who preceded him in death. He is also survived by his beloved daughter-in-law, Kathy Johns, and her husband Les, of Eufaula, Okla. Mr. Adair also leaves behind many caring nieces and nephews and extended family with whom he was close, as family ties were very important for him to maintain. He also will be remembered by numerous friends around the country with whom he corresponded and to whom he sent many verses, poems and letters.
The family wishes to the thank all the staff of Comfort Keepers of Roswell, Vista Care in Roswell and the staff of Sunset Villa in Roswell for all their care and assistance throughout this past year.
In lieu of flowers, Mr. Adair's family asks that contributions in his name be made to Marcus Adair Ministries, Box 7085, Edmond, OK 73083, or to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, which can be done through the First Baptist Church in Hagerman, or to any appropriate charitable organization.
A memorial service will be held at the First Baptist Church, at 200 N. Cambridge in Hagerman, N.M., at 11 a.m., on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007. A graveside service with interment to follow will be held at Restland Cemetery in Boswell, Okla., at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007.
Pallbearers are Jay Baxter, Lee Ledbetter, Pete Aguilar, Harvey Smith, Z. T. Lyles, Carl Dennis, Mike Lucero, Martin Delarosa, Jr. and Henry Delarosa. Honorary pallbearers are Cork Andrus, Zan King, Norman Lake, Hubert Quintana, Eloy Ortega, and Bill Colwell.
Mr. Adair will lie in state in Hagerman at the Ballard Funeral Home facility at the corner of Inverness and Winchester Ave., from Thursday afternoon until Saturday morning.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Ballard Funeral Home in Roswell. An online registry can be accessed at www.ballardfuneralhome.com.
Born May 11, 1917, in his family's home on Hunter Prairie near Boswell, Okla., Joe Hugh Adair was the seventh of nine children of Henry Rollen Adair (born in 1881) and Wauxie Edna Wilson Adair (born in 1886). His parents had been married in Indian Territory in 1902, more than five years before Oklahoma's statehood. Joe had three brothers and five sisters, all of whom preceded him in death. He had a close-knit family, which included his grandfather, Robert W. Adair, a Civil War veteran born in 1833, who lived in the household until his death when Joe was almost 10 years old.
Mr. Adair attended his first school in 1923 at a one-room schoolhouse in Mayhew, Okla. He later attended the Boswell schools, graduating as salutatorian of the Boswell High School class of 1935. He then attended Southeastern State College (now Southeastern Oklahoma University) in Durant, Okla., earning a Bachelor's Degree in education. In 1939 he married his high school sweetheart, Ruth Nell Neill, who survives him.
During and after his college years, Joe taught school in a number of one-room school houses in southeastern Oklahoma. He also surveyed land, worked for the Watkins Company, and raised cattle and horses on the small ranch he and Ruth Nell purchased in 1946. In the 1950s he also worked for the Boswell State Bank. In 1959 at the urging of his lifelong friend, Bayless Irby, of Artesia, N.M., Mr. Adair moved his family to Hagerman, N.M., to begin teaching school again. He taught in the Hagerman schools until his retirement in 1979, teaching over seven hundred fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth graders through those years and hundreds more as he continued as a frequent substitute until the early 1990s.
He made a public profession of faith in Jesus Christ in the early 1940s and from then on was an active member in Southern Baptist congregations in Boswell, Okla., and in Hagerman at the First Baptist Church.
Joe was a lifelong horseman who raised and trained horses throughout his life. He was among the earliest members of the American Quarter Horse Association, his membership number being 569 in an organization that now has more than 350,000 members. He also was an early member of the U.S. Team Roping Association and participated in many team ropings every year until he was 88. He was a member of the Chaves County Sheriff's Posse and, through 2006, rode with the posse each year in the Eastern New Mexico State Fair Parade. He was an avid hunter and outdoorsman. He did not enjoy a sedentary lifestyle and seldom watched television, always preferring to be outside and on the go. He was also a Mason, and a member of Felix Lodge #29, in Hagerman.
In Hagerman, Joe was a very active member of the Lions Club, serving as president various times, and leading volunteer work, such as planting scores of trees throughout the town, and leading cleanup programs and giving much of his time on behalf of Hagerman. From 1990 to 1994 he served on the Hagerman Town Council. In 1992, at age 75, he decided to run for Chaves County Commission, serving two terms, from 1992 to 2000, representing the valley and East Grand Plains.
Joe and Ruth Nell would have been married 68 years on Dec. 25, 2007. They had four children, eight grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. His children are Joe H. Adair Jr., who preceded him in death, Bobby Adair and his wife, Linda, of Springville, Calif., Buddy Adair and his wife, Lisa, of Carlsbad, N.M., Rod Adair and his wife, Dana, of Roswell. His grandchildren are Julie Adair of Rowland Heights, Calif., John Wisener of Carlsbad, N.M., Alicia Hughes and her husband, Jeromy, of Pampa, Texas, Jackie White and her husband, Steve, of Colorado City, Texas, Sylvia Walters and her husband, Hayden, of Westbrook, Texas, Josh Adair and his wife, Adrianne, of Carlsbad, N.M., Lauren Adair of Las Cruces, N.M., and Ian Adair of Roswell. Great-grandchildren are Schelli, Cheyenne and Hadley White of Colorado City, Texas, Hunter Hughes of Pampa, Texas, Jacob and Colton Walters of Westbrook, Texas, and Karson Adair of Carlsbad, N.M. He also had one great-grandchild, Holden Hughes, who preceded him in death. He is also survived by his beloved daughter-in-law, Kathy Johns, and her husband Les, of Eufaula, Okla. Mr. Adair also leaves behind many caring nieces and nephews and extended family with whom he was close, as family ties were very important for him to maintain. He also will be remembered by numerous friends around the country with whom he corresponded and to whom he sent many verses, poems and letters.
The family wishes to the thank all the staff of Comfort Keepers of Roswell, Vista Care in Roswell and the staff of Sunset Villa in Roswell for all their care and assistance throughout this past year.
In lieu of flowers, Mr. Adair's family asks that contributions in his name be made to Marcus Adair Ministries, Box 7085, Edmond, OK 73083, or to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, which can be done through the First Baptist Church in Hagerman, or to any appropriate charitable organization.
A memorial service will be held at the First Baptist Church, at 200 N. Cambridge in Hagerman, N.M., at 11 a.m., on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007. A graveside service with interment to follow will be held at Restland Cemetery in Boswell, Okla., at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007.
Pallbearers are Jay Baxter, Lee Ledbetter, Pete Aguilar, Harvey Smith, Z. T. Lyles, Carl Dennis, Mike Lucero, Martin Delarosa, Jr. and Henry Delarosa. Honorary pallbearers are Cork Andrus, Zan King, Norman Lake, Hubert Quintana, Eloy Ortega, and Bill Colwell.
Mr. Adair will lie in state in Hagerman at the Ballard Funeral Home facility at the corner of Inverness and Winchester Ave., from Thursday afternoon until Saturday morning.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Ballard Funeral Home in Roswell. An online registry can be accessed at www.ballardfuneralhome.com.
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