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Obituary for PRUNER


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Sunday March 07, 2004

Frances Archambeau Pruner, a resident of Albuquerque since 1955, devoted Christian, aunt, great -aunt, great-great aunt, sister, and devoted friend was called home to be with our Lord and Savior on Friday, March 5, 2004. She was born August 7, 1906 to Charles and Katie Archambeau near Hog Shooter Creek, close to Bartlesville, Oklahoma Territory. Frances received her education at the Haskell Indian School and graduated from business college in Lawrence, Kansas. She was co-owner of the Durango Fashion Furs in Durango, CO. She was a retired Secretary with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. She was a member of Eastern Star, Ladies Elks, Pilot Club, Beta Sigma Phi Sorority of Durango, CO., a member of the Haskell Club and the Cherokee Club in Albuquerque. In 1988, Frances married Charles Beaver Pruner who preceded her in death on May 27, 1997. Her beloved sister Bessi Vergus Goombi also preceded her in death on February 18, 2004. She is survived by her niece Bonnie Allen (Richard) of Palmer Lake, CO; nephew Larry Archambeau (Ruth); niece Frances Tsoodle (Wendell), of Albuquerque; nephew Wes C. Goombi (Annie Bell) of Mt. View, OK; nephew Robert L. Goombi (Katherine) of Eudora, KS; nephew James M. Goombi (Judy) of Broken Arrow, OK; nephew William W. Goombi (Juanita) of Wagnor, OK; niece Irene L. Johnson (Harold) of Albuquerque; niece Katie L. Goombi of Mt. View, OK; niece Patricia Goombi of Anadarko, OK. She was also preceded in death by a nephew Lloyd G. Goombi, her brother Lawrence C. Archambeau and his wife Corrine; and sister Irene Powell. Services will be held Tuesday, March 9, 2004, 10:00 a.m., at French Mortuary, Lomas Blvd. Chapel with Pastor Patricia Green and Reverend Frank Evans officiating. Pallbearers will be Larry Archambeau, Richard Allen, Ron Allen, Wes C. Goombi, William Goombi, and James M. Goombi. Interment will be on Tuesday, March 9, 2004, at 1:00 p.m. at the Veterans National Cemetery in Santa Fe, NM. Friends may visit Frances at the French Mortuary, 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE, Monday, March 8, 2004, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. French Mortuary 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE, ABQ, NM (505) 275-3500


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