Graveside services for Harry Strain, 77, of Portales, will be 10 A.M., Monday, Jan. 29, 2007, in the Portales Cemetery, with Joe Watson officiating. Steven Richards, Jim Bob Nuckols, Jimmy Dale Ward, Don Davis, Stephen Strain, Bill Bailey, Matt Strain, Tommy Kent and Jr. Wooley will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Monte Best, Clois Jeffries and Leroy Radcliff. Memorial contributions may be made to either the New Mexico Baptist Children's Home or the New Mexico Christian Children's Home.
Harry was born July 19, 1929, in Spring View, Neb., to the home of Ethel and Charles A. Strain. He died Thursday evening, Jan. 25, 2007, in Clovis. He moved to Elida in 1959 where he ranched for several years. Later, he moved to a ranch in Dora. He had been retired for several years. Harry accepted Jesus and was baptized at a Baptist Church in Clovis in 1998. His passion was dancing and he loved being a cowboy. In recent years he enjoyed playing golf with several friends.
He is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Mack and Cherryll Strain, of Lubbock, Texas and Chuck and Annie Jean Strain, of Portales; four grandchildren, Michelle Dodson, Chris Strain, Matt Strain and Stephen Strain; and 10 great-grandchildren; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Vonna and Lee Wall, of Amarillo, Texas and Viola Kounovsky, of Paris, Texas; as well as several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Jean Strain and Donna Adcock.
Services are under the direction of Wheeler Mortuary of Portales, 505-356-4455.
Published in the Clovis News Journal and the Portales News-Tribune from 1/28/2007 - 1/29/2007.
Harry was born July 19, 1929, in Spring View, Neb., to the home of Ethel and Charles A. Strain. He died Thursday evening, Jan. 25, 2007, in Clovis. He moved to Elida in 1959 where he ranched for several years. Later, he moved to a ranch in Dora. He had been retired for several years. Harry accepted Jesus and was baptized at a Baptist Church in Clovis in 1998. His passion was dancing and he loved being a cowboy. In recent years he enjoyed playing golf with several friends.
He is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Mack and Cherryll Strain, of Lubbock, Texas and Chuck and Annie Jean Strain, of Portales; four grandchildren, Michelle Dodson, Chris Strain, Matt Strain and Stephen Strain; and 10 great-grandchildren; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Vonna and Lee Wall, of Amarillo, Texas and Viola Kounovsky, of Paris, Texas; as well as several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Jean Strain and Donna Adcock.
Services are under the direction of Wheeler Mortuary of Portales, 505-356-4455.
Published in the Clovis News Journal and the Portales News-Tribune from 1/28/2007 - 1/29/2007.
Graveside services for Harry Strain, 77, of Portales, will be 10 A.M., Monday, Jan. 29, 2007, in the Portales Cemetery, with Joe Watson officiating. Steven Richards, Jim Bob Nuckols, Jimmy Dale Ward, Don Davis, Stephen Strain, Bill Bailey, Matt Strain, Tommy Kent and Jr. Wooley will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Monte Best, Clois Jeffries and Leroy Radcliff. Memorial contributions may be made to either the New Mexico Baptist Children's Home or the New Mexico Christian Children's Home.
Harry was born July 19, 1929, in Spring View, Neb., to the home of Ethel and Charles A. Strain. He died Thursday evening, Jan. 25, 2007, in Clovis. He moved to Elida in 1959 where he ranched for several years. Later, he moved to a ranch in Dora. He had been retired for several years. Harry accepted Jesus and was baptized at a Baptist Church in Clovis in 1998. His passion was dancing and he loved being a cowboy. In recent years he enjoyed playing golf with several friends.
He is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Mack and Cherryll Strain, of Lubbock, Texas and Chuck and Annie Jean Strain, of Portales; four grandchildren, Michelle Dodson, Chris Strain, Matt Strain and Stephen Strain; and 10 great-grandchildren; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Vonna and Lee Wall, of Amarillo, Texas and Viola Kounovsky, of Paris, Texas; as well as several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Jean Strain and Donna Adcock.
Services are under the direction of Wheeler Mortuary of Portales, 505-356-4455.
Published in the Clovis News Journal and the Portales News-Tribune from 1/28/2007 - 1/29/2007.
Harry was born July 19, 1929, in Spring View, Neb., to the home of Ethel and Charles A. Strain. He died Thursday evening, Jan. 25, 2007, in Clovis. He moved to Elida in 1959 where he ranched for several years. Later, he moved to a ranch in Dora. He had been retired for several years. Harry accepted Jesus and was baptized at a Baptist Church in Clovis in 1998. His passion was dancing and he loved being a cowboy. In recent years he enjoyed playing golf with several friends.
He is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Mack and Cherryll Strain, of Lubbock, Texas and Chuck and Annie Jean Strain, of Portales; four grandchildren, Michelle Dodson, Chris Strain, Matt Strain and Stephen Strain; and 10 great-grandchildren; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Vonna and Lee Wall, of Amarillo, Texas and Viola Kounovsky, of Paris, Texas; as well as several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Jean Strain and Donna Adcock.
Services are under the direction of Wheeler Mortuary of Portales, 505-356-4455.
Published in the Clovis News Journal and the Portales News-Tribune from 1/28/2007 - 1/29/2007.
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