Services for Joe L. Rich, 71, of Roswell, NM were at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 4, 2000 at Afton Baptist Church with the Rev. C.L. Atkinson officiating. Burial was in Afton Cemetery under the direction of Campbell Funeral Home.
Rich died January 31 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock. He was born November 8, 1928 in Glenn, Texas in Dickens County, where he lived the early part of his life.
He married Louise Davis on November 8, 1949 in Rotan, Texas. Rich has lived in Roswell since 1960. He was employed by the Chaves County Flood Control in Roswell as a heavy equipment operator for 30 years.
Survivors include his wife, Louise Rich of Roswell, two daughters, Belinda Bennett and Zora Buckner of Roswell; three brothers, Bill Rich of Roswell, William Rich of Odessa, and Billy Dean Wilson of Dublin; two sisters, Bernice Tull and Laverne Cox, both of Odessa; four grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.
©The Texas Spur, Thursday, February 10, 2000, page twelve
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