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Wayne Hubbard. A Memorial Service will be held for Wayne Hubbard at the First United Methodist Church, 1800 Red Rock Drive, Gallup, NM at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 18, 2005. Scattering of the ashes will take place in the Alamitos near the Pecos Wilderness in August. Wayne Elmo Hubbard, 84, lost his battle with throat cancer on Wednesday, June 15, 2005. He was born on September 6, 1920 in Thatcher, AZ, the third of nine children to Rollin and Jennie Hubbard. While Wayne was a young child, the family moved to Gila, NM. Father and sons worked as hunter guides, blacksmiths, miners, manual laborers and cowboys. Wayne often worked for the US Forest Service, building trails and fighting fire in the Gila Wilderness, camping for weeks or months at a time. He developed skills in this environment which shaped the rest of his life. He worked with horses most of his early life. Horses, camping and fishing were Wayne's life long loves. After Wayne graduated from Cliff High School in 1938, he moved to Morenci, AZ, to work as a blacksmith in the copper smelter. Six months to the minute after Pearl Harbor, Wayne was sworn into the US Navy. He served in the Pacific Theater and took part in several beach landings. He advanced to the rank of Boatswains Mate First Class and served until 1946. After an Honorable Discharge, Wayne attended New Mexico State University under the G.I. Bill majoring in aviation mechanics and working as a truck driver and mechanic to support himself. Here he met and married Jeannette Spless. Wayne was recalled into the navy when their first child, Lina was four months old. He served in Korea for a year before returning home and completing college. He and Jeannette had two more children, Marian and Benjamin. He completed a B.A. in industrial arts and education and M.A. in educational administration. Wayne served youth, his communities and state of New Mexico for 29 years. He was a teacher and principal at New Mexico Boys' School in Springer. He was counselor, assistant principal and principal of Gallup High School retiring in 1983. He was a member of the Elks club. Wayne is survived by his wife, Jeannette; a daughter, Marian Hubbard; a granddaughter, Katherine Gould; a grandson, Jared DeMarais; sister, Fern Utton; five brothers, Hugh, Owen, Harold, Grant and Gary and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by both parents; a brother, Marion; a sister, Ruth Hulsey; a daughter, Lina Gould Heacock; and son, Benjamin. Instead of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the First United Methodist Building Fund or a charity of your choice. The family's heartfelt thanks goes to Hospice. Rollie Mortuary in charge of arrangements, 401 East Nizhani, Gallup, NM 87301.
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