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Estaline Whitacre Nations died peacefully at Laurel View Nursing Home on Monday, January 29, 2001, after a lengthy illness. She was born in White Oakes, NM to Dr. Henry Esta Whitacre and Nancy Ann Whitacre. She received music training in both piano and brass instruments, traveling by train each week to El Paso. She graduated from Tularosa High School and went on to Tarlton College in Stephenville, TX. When Estaline received word that her father was gravely ill, she returned to New Mexico and resumed her studies at New Mexico State University, where she became the first female instrumentalist in the New Mexico State Aggie Band. After her father's death, she and her mother taught school in Tularosa. In 1939, Estaline married Walter W. Nations. During Walter's overseas service in WWII, Estaline returned to Tularosa and once again taught school. After the war, the couple settled in Albuquerque living in the North Valley for over fifty-five years. Estaline was a member of Montgomery Church of Christ, the Aristocrat Caravaners, and a charter member of the North Albuquerque Lioness Club. She was preceded in death by her parents, and her beloved husband of 60 years, Walter W. Nations. She is survived by daughter, Nancy Ann Core and husband, Andrew, and granddaughters, Jane Core of Reston, VA, and Susan Core of Albuquerque. Services will be held Thursday, 10:00 a.m., at French Mortuary, University Blvd. Chapel, 1111 University Blvd. NE, with Mike Manley officiating. Private Interment will take place at Santa Fe National Cemetery. Friends may visit French Mortuary, 1111 University Blvd. NE, Wednesday, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Albuquerque Christian Children's Home, 5700 Taylor Ranch Rd. NW, 87120, the NMSU Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 3590, Las Cruces, NM, 88003, or to the charity of your choice. French Mortuary, 1111 University Blvd. NE.
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