Caballo Cemetery

Caballo, Sierra County, Cemeteries of New Mexico


Inscriptions by the Sierra County Genealogical Society, Nov. 18, 1994.
Submitted by President Sandi Evilsizer Koscak

Location: Approximately 15 miles south of Truth or Consequences, NM on Hwy 187.

History: This is still an active cemetery, with rocky soil, wooden crosses and circles of stones. All visible graves have been listed but as with all old cemeteries, there are those unmarked graves. In 1938 the Caballo Dam was built and water began to cover the homes of the early settlers. They moved their homes to the foothills on the west side of the Rio Grand.

Last, First, Birth, Death, Comments
Barnett, Harvey Ivan, b. Apr 21, 1910, d. Jan 18, 1987, age: 76yrs
Bloob, Jonathan D., b. Jul, 197?, d. Jul 7, 197?, age: l mo
Creley, Eley O., b. Apr 22, 1903, d. Apr 26, 1986
Creley, Guy M., b. Aug 14, 1913, d. Jun 19, 1984, US Army WW II
Duncan, Lawrence D., b. Apr 13, 1922, d. Jan 7, 1987, US Army WWII
Erhardl, Matthew Joshua, b. Sep 25, 1976, d. Oct 11, 1976, Baby
Gordon, Donald Richard, b. 1923, d. 1978, US Army WW II CPL
Gordon, John N., b. 1867, d. 1953, Double Stone
Gordon, Joy Richard, b. Mar 25, 1895-4, d. Apr 17, 1966, NM PVT CO.B 133 Infantry WW I
Gordon, Mallie E., b. 1985, d. 19--
Gordon, Valley Hanna, b. Mar 3, 1900, d. Mar 8, 1982
Graves, George L., b. May 23, 1955-3, d. Mar 15, 1969
Green, George B., b. Sep 14, 1913, d. Feb 25, 1983, US Army WW II PFC
Green, Nadine Jean, d. Nov 11, 1971, age: 2Y 13M?
Holden, Barbara Eileen, b. Sep 27, 1955, d. Sep 15, 1965
Holden, Howard Lee, b. Jan 26, 1918, d. Oct 3, 1983, US Army WW II PFC
Holden, Jefferson M., b. 1878, d. 1965, Daddy, Double Stone
Holden, Jessie A., b. 1888, d. 1963, Mama
Holden, Joel J., b. Jun 17, 1913, d. Oct 18, 1983, US Army WW II Sgt.
Katsch, George H., b. 1922, d. 1980, Father
Lamb, Bobby Milton, b. Dec 17, 1952, d. Aug 15, 1975, In Loving Memory
Lanford, Baby Girl, b. Aug 9, 1964, d. Aug 9, 1964, Baby Girl
Lawrence, James, d. Jul 8, 1909
Lawrence, Marie, b. Mr 22, 1924, d. Jul 7, 1983, double stone
Little, Frances T., b. Apr 30, 1898, d. Jan 30, 1985, age: 86yrs
Little, Omer F., b. Jul 28, 1884, d. May 10, 1977, age: 91yrs
McCleskey, Curtis Lynn, b. Apr 24, 1956, d. May 6, 1978, Beloved Son & Daughter
Metts, Ernest W., b. Mar 8, 1900, d. Jun 16, 1950
Metts, Fannie ?, d. 1971, age: 91y 3m 7d
Misner, Floyd Griffin, b. Nov 11, 1901, d. May 6, 1975
Moore, Alice A., b. Mar 5, 1890, d. Sep 12, 1973, age: 63y5m6d, Mother
Moore, Fay Wade, b. Dec 18, 1890, d. Nov 16, 1955, Son
Moore, Henry S., b. ov 16, 1892, d. Mar 24, 1956, Father
Reaves, Daniel Webster, b. Dec 1989, d. Apr 27, 1966, In Memory of Wife
Riddle, Chandes, b. Nov 28, 1914, d. Mar 1, 1987, age: 72yrs, Sgt US Army WW II
Riddle, Dennis Joe, b. 1949, d. 1970, age: 20yrs
Shepperd, Curtis A., b. Jun 25, 1926, d. Aug 26, 1986
Stoddard, A. Pearl Graves, b. 1894, d. 1974
Stoddard, Lincoln L., b. Jul 27, 1919-5, d. May 9, 1972, NM PVT Army Air Force WW II
Stoddard, Oscar Lincoln, b. 1881, d. 1972
Stone, Frank L., b. May 15, 1903, d. Jan 20, 1986
Stone, James D., b. Feb 3, 1880-3, d. Mar 14, 1962
Stone, Jason Skute, b. 1898, d. 1959
Stone, John B., b. Jun 2, 1895, d. Feb 10, 1970, NM PVT HQ 58 Infantry WW I
Telles, Hazel Creley, b. May 30, 1917, d. Dec 18, 1980
Wallace, Alica Lillian, b. Mar 20, 1912, d. Jan 26, 1982, age: 69yrs
Wallace, Fremont V., b. Feb 25, 1989, d. Nov 25, 1982
Whitmore, Leroy, b. Apr 13, 1912, d. Dec 31, 1986
Williams, Lois S., d. Apr 29, 1907
Williams, Oliver B., b. Aug 14, 1890, d. Dec 13, 1967
Wright, Edna S., b. Mar 10, 1911, d. Feb 25, 1986

Misc:
??, , b. Feb 3, 1886, d. no date
Bl????, Clint C., d. Dec 31, 1978, age: 63yrs
Gordon, , b. 1897, d. 1973
Katsch, , d. 1983
Leonard, ??, d. Jul 11, ????, age: 63y 0m 23d
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