Bessie B. Lebow age 94 of Clovis, NM passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2008, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, NM.
She was born March 27, 1913, in Dickens County, TX to George Earl and Elizabeth Chloe Blair Briscoe. She lived on the Matador Ranch near Matador, TX as a child and married Elvis Lebow September 1, 1928, in Matador, TX. They moved to Maple, TX where they farmed until Elvis went to work for the railroad. They came to Clovis, NM in 1930, where they lived off and on being transferred from Vaughn and Belen over the years. Bessie was a member of Parkland Baptist Church and loved to paint, crochet and was active with the senior citizens centers and the senior meal site in Clovis, NM.
She is survived by her son Harry Lebow and his wife Ann of Clovis, NM; one brother John Briscoe and one sister Betty June Bearden both of Matador, TX; five granddaughters; eight great grandchildren and nine great-great grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband, a son Marvin Ray Lebow, a daughter Wanda Kraft, her parents and two brothers James Meador and William Earl Briscoe.
Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, February 16, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. at Steed-Todd chapel with Wayne Boydstun officiating. Burial will follow at Mission Garden of Memories in Clovis, NM. A visitation will be held on Friday, February 15, 2008, from 4 to 6 at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be R.E. Wilkens, G.C. Holguin, Tim Westall, Michael Wells, Harry Lebow, R.D. Russell.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society in Clovis, NM, the New Mexico Boys Ranch or Cal Farley's Boys Ranch.
Arrangements are under the direction of Steed-Todd Funeral Home 800 E. Manana Blvd., Clovis, NM 88101 (575) 763-5541, www.steedtodd.com.
Published in the Clovis News Journal and the Portales News-Tribune from 2/15/2008 - 2/16/2008.
She was born March 27, 1913, in Dickens County, TX to George Earl and Elizabeth Chloe Blair Briscoe. She lived on the Matador Ranch near Matador, TX as a child and married Elvis Lebow September 1, 1928, in Matador, TX. They moved to Maple, TX where they farmed until Elvis went to work for the railroad. They came to Clovis, NM in 1930, where they lived off and on being transferred from Vaughn and Belen over the years. Bessie was a member of Parkland Baptist Church and loved to paint, crochet and was active with the senior citizens centers and the senior meal site in Clovis, NM.
She is survived by her son Harry Lebow and his wife Ann of Clovis, NM; one brother John Briscoe and one sister Betty June Bearden both of Matador, TX; five granddaughters; eight great grandchildren and nine great-great grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband, a son Marvin Ray Lebow, a daughter Wanda Kraft, her parents and two brothers James Meador and William Earl Briscoe.
Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, February 16, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. at Steed-Todd chapel with Wayne Boydstun officiating. Burial will follow at Mission Garden of Memories in Clovis, NM. A visitation will be held on Friday, February 15, 2008, from 4 to 6 at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be R.E. Wilkens, G.C. Holguin, Tim Westall, Michael Wells, Harry Lebow, R.D. Russell.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society in Clovis, NM, the New Mexico Boys Ranch or Cal Farley's Boys Ranch.
Arrangements are under the direction of Steed-Todd Funeral Home 800 E. Manana Blvd., Clovis, NM 88101 (575) 763-5541, www.steedtodd.com.
Published in the Clovis News Journal and the Portales News-Tribune from 2/15/2008 - 2/16/2008.
Bessie B. Lebow age 94 of Clovis, NM passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2008, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, NM.
She was born March 27, 1913, in Dickens County, TX to George Earl and Elizabeth Chloe Blair Briscoe. She lived on the Matador Ranch near Matador, TX as a child and married Elvis Lebow September 1, 1928, in Matador, TX. They moved to Maple, TX where they farmed until Elvis went to work for the railroad. They came to Clovis, NM in 1930, where they lived off and on being transferred from Vaughn and Belen over the years. Bessie was a member of Parkland Baptist Church and loved to paint, crochet and was active with the senior citizens centers and the senior meal site in Clovis, NM.
She is survived by her son Harry Lebow and his wife Ann of Clovis, NM; one brother John Briscoe and one sister Betty June Bearden both of Matador, TX; five granddaughters; eight great grandchildren and nine great-great grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband, a son Marvin Ray Lebow, a daughter Wanda Kraft, her parents and two brothers James Meador and William Earl Briscoe.
Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, February 16, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. at Steed-Todd chapel with Wayne Boydstun officiating. Burial will follow at Mission Garden of Memories in Clovis, NM. A visitation will be held on Friday, February 15, 2008, from 4 to 6 at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be R.E. Wilkens, G.C. Holguin, Tim Westall, Michael Wells, Harry Lebow, R.D. Russell.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society in Clovis, NM, the New Mexico Boys Ranch or Cal Farley's Boys Ranch.
Arrangements are under the direction of Steed-Todd Funeral Home 800 E. Manana Blvd., Clovis, NM 88101 (575) 763-5541, www.steedtodd.com.
Published in the Clovis News Journal and the Portales News-Tribune from 2/15/2008 - 2/16/2008.
She was born March 27, 1913, in Dickens County, TX to George Earl and Elizabeth Chloe Blair Briscoe. She lived on the Matador Ranch near Matador, TX as a child and married Elvis Lebow September 1, 1928, in Matador, TX. They moved to Maple, TX where they farmed until Elvis went to work for the railroad. They came to Clovis, NM in 1930, where they lived off and on being transferred from Vaughn and Belen over the years. Bessie was a member of Parkland Baptist Church and loved to paint, crochet and was active with the senior citizens centers and the senior meal site in Clovis, NM.
She is survived by her son Harry Lebow and his wife Ann of Clovis, NM; one brother John Briscoe and one sister Betty June Bearden both of Matador, TX; five granddaughters; eight great grandchildren and nine great-great grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband, a son Marvin Ray Lebow, a daughter Wanda Kraft, her parents and two brothers James Meador and William Earl Briscoe.
Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, February 16, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. at Steed-Todd chapel with Wayne Boydstun officiating. Burial will follow at Mission Garden of Memories in Clovis, NM. A visitation will be held on Friday, February 15, 2008, from 4 to 6 at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be R.E. Wilkens, G.C. Holguin, Tim Westall, Michael Wells, Harry Lebow, R.D. Russell.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society in Clovis, NM, the New Mexico Boys Ranch or Cal Farley's Boys Ranch.
Arrangements are under the direction of Steed-Todd Funeral Home 800 E. Manana Blvd., Clovis, NM 88101 (575) 763-5541, www.steedtodd.com.
Published in the Clovis News Journal and the Portales News-Tribune from 2/15/2008 - 2/16/2008.
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