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DEARING -- Emily Jewel Dearing, age 92, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, May 9, 2004 at Lovelace Medical Center in Albuquerque surrounded by her loving family. Emily was born March 20, 1912 in Texas to Elzie B. and Cordie Jaco. Her childhood years were spent growing up working with her parents and eleven brothers and sisters farming. She met the love of her life Floyd "Cheesey" Dearing and married in 1929. Emily and Cheesey were married for 45 happy years before he preceded her in death in 1974. Emily and Cheesey made their home in various places throughout the years while Cheesey farmed, worked on ranches, and road construction. Their first child, son Leo was born in Wellington, Texas, soon their daughter, Betty Jo followed as well as daughters, Wanda and Judy. Emily made her career as homemaker and was an expert seamstress and baker. She worked many years at the Albuquerque Livestock Auction, blessing hundreds of hungry cattlemen with her delicious homemade pies. She and Cheesey settled in Albuquerque in 1942, raising their children where they owned a livestock transport business, Floyd "Cheesey" Dearing Trucking for many years. She moved to Bosque Farms in 1976 and enjoyed her children and grandchildren very much. Two words best describe Emily, "family and love". Emily was devoted to her children and grandchildren and enjoyed making annual trips to Oklahoma City to visit her beloved family there. She started her own business in Bosque Farms, Emily's Stitch and Sew in 1976, later moving it to Los Lunas, and then retiring in 1980. She was a great supporter of New Mexico 4-H, sponsoring the Cheesey Dearing Memorial Hard Luck Cowboy and Hard Luck Cowgirl Award at the Bernalillo County 4-H Rodeo from 1975 - 1985. She also enjoyed watching her grandchildren show their 4-H Livestock at surrounding fairs and Junior and High School rodeos throughout the State of New Mexico. She enjoyed crocheting, quilting and gardening. She and her quilting friends created many beautiful quilts, which are wonderful treasures to her family members. She was preceded in death by her parents Elzie B. and Cordie Jaco; two brothers, Claude and Herman Jaco, four sisters, Lorina Jaco, Ruby Mae Jaco, Dorothy "Bug" Jeans, and Maudie Grambling; daughter, Betty Jo Reigel; son, Leo D. Dearing; and grandson, Chuck Reigel. She is survived by her daughters, Wanda and husband, Wayne Gilcrease of Carlsbad, NM, Judy and husband, Dwayne Luce of Belen, son-in-law, Norman Reigel of Tucumcari, NM,; daughter-in-law, Cozette Dearing of Bosque Farms; sixteen grandchildren, Bobby Dearing of Albuquerque, Nancy Miller of Clovis, Cindy Hitchcock of Las Vegas, NV, Mike Riegel of Duncan, OK, Cheri Jamison of Albuquerque, Steve Bond of Albuquerque, Jimmy Dearing of Belen, Donna Donnell of Amarillo, TX, Billy King of Bent, Skipper Gilcrease of Carlsbad, Tommy Dearing of Albuquerque, Michele Wright of Stephenville, TX, Tammy Engle of Clint, TX, Jamie Rauch of Moses Lake, WA, Scott Gilcrease of Carlsbad and Amie Dearing of Bosque Farms; 36 great-grandchildren; and 6 great-great-grandsons. Services will be held Wednesday, 1:00 p.m., at French Mortuary, University Blvd. Chapel. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park, 924 Menaul Blvd. NE. Friends may visit, French Mortuary, University Blvd. Chapel, on Tuesday 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. French Mortuary 1111 University Blvd. NE 843-6333
        Published on: Tue May 11, 2004