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Freeman Melton Speed

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Freeman Melton Speed

Birth
Benton, Saline County, Arkansas, USA
Death
2 Aug 1988 (aged 76)
Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
Burial
Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA Add to Map
Plot
Division K, Block 2
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CARLSBAD CURRENT-ARGUS
Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico
August 2, 1988
SPEED

Graveside service is to be Thursday at 10 a.m. at Carlsbad Cemetery for Freeman M. Speed, 76, 2702 Western Way, who died Tuesday at his home.

The Rev. Peter Hartman of the Carlsbad Mennonite Church is to officiate, with Denton Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Born July 12, 1912, in Benton, Ark., he attended school there, moving to Carlsbad in the 1940s. He married Lujuana Jo White here on Nov. 19, 1961. He was a miner at the IMC potash mine for 45 years, retiring in 1977. He enjoyed gardening.

Survivors include his wife, Jo Speed, Carlsbad; a son, Tracy Speed, Carlsbad, three daughters, Shirley Watkins of Fort Worth, Texas, and Jean Jackson and Terry Drake, both of Carlsbad; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
CARLSBAD CURRENT-ARGUS
Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico
August 2, 1988
SPEED

Graveside service is to be Thursday at 10 a.m. at Carlsbad Cemetery for Freeman M. Speed, 76, 2702 Western Way, who died Tuesday at his home.

The Rev. Peter Hartman of the Carlsbad Mennonite Church is to officiate, with Denton Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Born July 12, 1912, in Benton, Ark., he attended school there, moving to Carlsbad in the 1940s. He married Lujuana Jo White here on Nov. 19, 1961. He was a miner at the IMC potash mine for 45 years, retiring in 1977. He enjoyed gardening.

Survivors include his wife, Jo Speed, Carlsbad; a son, Tracy Speed, Carlsbad, three daughters, Shirley Watkins of Fort Worth, Texas, and Jean Jackson and Terry Drake, both of Carlsbad; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.


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