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Wayne Allen Disney, 66, of Bryan Circle, Carlsbad, NM, passed away Thursday, August 3, 2000 at Carlsbad Medical Center, Carlsbad, NM. He will lie in state Friday, August 4, 2000, 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., and Saturday, August 5, 2000, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, at Denton-Funchess Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Saturday, August 5, 2000, 2:00 p.m., at Hillcrest Baptist Church with Pastor Brad Reimers of Blodgett Street Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow at Carlsbad Cemetery, Carlsbad, NM. Pallbearers will be Mike Aguilar, Bob Rogers, Tom Burt, Lavoy Schierholt, Charles Hefner, and Randy Boles. Denton-Funchess Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Wayne Allen Disney was born Saturday, April 28, 1934 to Jasper Allen Disney and Pauline Margaret Bensing Disney at home on the 40 acre farm near Huntsville, Arkansas. They moved to Hobbs, NM in 1946. Wayne served in the US Navy four years from November, 1952-November, 1956. Two years were spent in San Diego, CA and two years on the Air Craft Carrier"Shangrila" in the Philippines, Japan and Hawaii. On July 21, 1957 he married Roberta Lee Stuckey in Hobbs. They were married 43 years. Wayne's career was spent in the supermarket industry. In 1946, he went to work at age 12 for Ruffner's Grocery in Hobbs. He worked his way up to supervisor for Kimbell & Winn Dixie grocery chains. In June 1990, he moved to Carlsbad where he was manager of Furrs Grocery and retired at age 65 on March 1, 1999. His"Dream Career" would have revolved around his love of motorcycles in his younger days. Wayne's hobbies were helping people and yard work. He had a way of helping people feel good about themselves. He could turn a patch of weeds into a well-manicured lawn. Wayne was a deacon and active member of Blodgett Street Baptist Church. Wayne had a heavy burden for the lost. His desire was for everyone to receive Jesus as their Savior and spend eternity in heaven. Wayne had high family values and strongly believed in the Golden Rule. Whether you were his employer, employee, neighbor, friend or family he went out of his way to"show himself friendly". He took the time and made the effort to know all of his employees and many of his customers by name. He was fair and considerate and never asked anything of anyone he wasn't willing to do himself. He was a past member (resigning in May, 2000) of the Downtown Carlsbad Lions Club. He enjoyed giving his time and energy to the community. He was one of the most admired and respected people wherever he lived. He was preceded in death by his parents; his father- and mother-in-law, Elmer and Edna Stuckey; and a special brother-in-law and friend, Leslie Boles. Survivors include his wife, Roberta Disney of Carlsbad; two sons, Allen Disney of Carlsbad and Michael Disney of Albuquerque; one brother, Charles Disney of Phoenix, AZ; five sisters, Paula Sebesta of Fredericksberg, TX, Wanda Boles of Carlsbad, Dawna Freeman of Midland, TX, Wilma Smith of San Mateo, CA and Beth Lynch of Hobbs, NM. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
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