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Mildred F. Cranford. Services are scheduled at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 2, at Terpening & Son Mortuary in Artesia, N.M., for former longtime Artesia resident, Mildred Francis Rowley Cranford of Carlsbad, N.M. Interment will be at Woodbine Cemetery. Mrs. Cranford, 92, died Thursday, November 27, 2003 in Carlsbad. Mrs. Cranford was born June 21, 1911, in Stuart, Oklahoma, the daughter of Lou Eva (Marshall) Rowley and Harry Garfield Rowley. On June 18, l933 she was married to Leroy Dewey Cranford in Portales, N.M. Mildred and Leroy had lived in Portales, Artesia, Moriarty, Marble Falls, Texas, and Carlsbad. Together they owned and operated the bus station in Artesia for many years. Her husband preceded her in death on January 27, 1999. She was also preceded in death by a son, James Cranford, a sister, Lucile Britain, and by a brother, Marshall Rowley. Mildred was a member of Fox & Lake Church of Christ in Carlsbad. Survivors include daughter, Jan Gonzales and husband, Margo of Carlsbad; sons, Jerry Cranford and wife, Kay of San Angelo and Jon O. Cranford and wife, Sylvia of Granbury, Texas; eight grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. The family requests that memorial contributions be made to Lakeview Christian Home, 1905 W. Pierce, Carlsbad, NM 88220.
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