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Obituary for CLEAVINGER


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Thursday July 13, 2006

Cordelia Pat "Pitsy" Cleavinger, 80, passed away on July 10, 2006. Cordelia was born in Tierra Amarilla, NM, attended school in El Rito, NM, then moved to Albuquerque. She met and married Phillip Cleavinger and started their family soon thereafter. She is survived by her children, Daniel Cleavinger and wife, Lynda Bogar, Diana Hodges, Deborah Dailey and husband, Dennis, and David Cleavinger and wife, Sue, and Denise Cleavinger; one brother, Lawrence Martinez and wife, Candy; two sisters, Mary Ladner and husband, Bob and Isabel Bonnet and husband, Frank; four granddaughters, Tara and husband, Souheil Zekri, Micalene Cleavinger, Karissa and husband, John Wickre, Lara G.; five great-grandchildren, Emilee Wickre, Hakim and Malik Zekri, Elizabeth and Keelie G.; She was a spunky lady and loved playing bingo and traveling. She was a loving mother to her children. She deeply loved her wonderful husband, Herb, the father of her five children, and she missed him so much after his death in November of 2003. She will be greatly missed. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, July 14, 2006 at Risen Savior Catholic Church, 7701 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109. Sunrise Funeral Options 7601 Wyoming Blvd. NE Albuquerque, NM 87109 (505) 821-0010