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Elsie E. McFarland, 78, a longtime resident of Stanley, NM, passed away Wednesday January 22, 2003. She was born September 13, 1924, to Fred and Bertha (Willard) Matherly in Corroll County, Virginia. She married William Harper McFarland February 26, 1947 in San Angelo, TX. She is survived by her sons, Bill and his wife, Myra of Roswell, NM, Jim and his wife, Sandi of Canyon Lake, TX, Lee McFarland of Phoenix, AZ; her brother, Arnold Matherly of Danville, VA; sisters, Juanita Rakes, Norma Jean Denkins; four grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents. Elsie was a member of the Stanley Union Church in Stanley, NM, she was a Sunday school teacher for the church and a member of the Stanley Homemakers Club. She was a very loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, friend and teacher. She will be missed by those who knew and loved her. Elsie will lie in state Sunday, January 26, 2003, 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. at the Harris-Hanlon Mortuary in Moriarty. Services will be Monday, January 27, 2003, 10:00 a.m. at the Stanley Union Church in Stanley with Pastor James Thompson officiating. Burial will follow at the Stanley Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jerry Witte, Don Pope, Joe Russell, Mike Hunter, Grant Mitchell, Phil Wallin and Lonnie Wright. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Stanley Union church building fund. Arrangements were entrusted to the Harris-Hanlon Mortuary in Moriarty, NM. Grant G. Preston is the funeral director. (505) 832-6130.
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