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Eva Katherine Daily. Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, Eva Katherine Daily, passed away peacefully surrounded by her children. She was born April 9, 1924 in Rockwell City, IA to Clara Alice (Swartz) and Thomas Milton Alexander. One of 12 children, she was seventh in line. Eva met and married James Arnel Daily in Kankakee, IL in 1946. They lived in Illinois and raised their family there, until 1968 when they moved to Albuquerque, NM. Eva was a member of the Good News Baptist Church for many years. She took great pleasure in assisting in the nursery and loved to watch the children grow and move on, always referring to them as "my kids." She was also active for many years in the North Valley Senior Center where she enjoyed being a coffee server and loved to wear her "Minnie Pearl" hat to get a smile from everyone. All her friends knew she always had a hug and a smile for everyone. Eva is survived by her four children, daughters, Betty Katherine Studebaker and husband William, of St. Helena, CA, Clara May Pettitt and husband Charles; sons, Fred Thomas Daily and John Ray Daily, all of Albuquerque, NM; grandsons, Brian Lee Fulkerson and wife Cami of North Pole, Alaska, and Thomas McGee Pettitt of Albuquerque, NM; and two precious great-grandchildren, Caitlin Janelle Fulkerson and Xavier Conrad Fulkerson, of North Pole, Alaska. Eva was a wonderful, loving mother and immensely cherished her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Also surviving are sisters; Dorothy Mahan of Bloomington, Illinois and Harriett Foley of Roanoke, Virginia. Her husband, James Arnel Daily; her parents; six brothers; and three sisters preceded her in death. Services will be held Wednesday, August 13, 2008, 12:00 noon, at French Mortuary, Lomas Blvd. Chapel with Rev. Stan Blake officiating. Private interment will take place at Santa Fe National Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. French Mortuary, Inc. 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE (505) 275-3500 www.frenchmortuary.com
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