Alton Munson

Services are scheduled for Alton M. Grubs Munson at 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 2, at Hermosa Drive Church of Christ , located on 13th Street and Hermosa Drive in Artesia. Masonic graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Aug. 2 at the Avis Cemetery in Pinon. Leroy Aragon of Santa Fe will officiate the service.

Grubs passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2008, in Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas, due to an injury sustained in a fall on Tuesday, July 22, close to the family home.

Pallbearers will be grandsons Kelly, Justin and Cody Munson, Kelby Quiroz, nephews Trustin Munson, Timmy James and Ben Snow. Honorary will be the remaining 24 beloved nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be Friday, Aug. 1, at Terpening amp; Son Mortuary in Artesia from 4 to 8 p.m.

Grubs was born August 16, 1928, in Avis, N.M., to Sadie Anderson and Cecil H. Munson, who have both preceded him in death. Grubs married Rena Faye James on June 15, 1950, in Alamogordo.

Survivors include his wife, Faye, of the family home at 300 S. 20th Street in Artesia; son Alton and wife, Wanda, Munson of Hagerman; daughter Saren Munson Quiroz and husband, Joe, of Cottonwood; grandsons Kelly Munson and wife, Kris, of Littlefield, Texas; Justin Munson and wife, Amy, of Hagerman; Cody Munson and wife, Angel, of Hagerman; Kelby Quiroz of Cottonwood; granddaughter Sarena Quiroz of Cottonwood; great grandchilden Kate, Caroline, Halle, Carter and Grady Munson; brother Hollis and wife, Linda, of Bennington, Okla.; sisters Carrie Godly Nordsven and husband, Alvin, of Truth or Consequences; Joyce James and husband, Benny, of Valdez, Ark.; Betty Clark and husband, Harold, of Caballo, N.M.; 24 nieces and nephews; and a host of great nieces and nephews.

Grubs was a rancher, logger, cat skinner, trucker and a genius with bailing wire and a pair of pliers. If he was on anything that had Caterpillar, John Deere or Mack on it, he was happy. He loved good horses and fat cattle. Many happy days with his son, brother, brothers-in-law, grandsons and friends were spent deer and elk hunting and fishing from Alaska to Mexico. He was a musician, playing the fiddle, guitar and bass.

Grubs loved God, Rena Faye, his wife of 58 years, his two children and their spouses, five grandchildren and their spouses, five great grandchildren, his extended family and a host of great friends. His heart was bigger than his big, old hands. He made everyone around him happy. He was a gentle giant of a man.

Family requests donations be made to the N.M. Christian Children's Home, Attn: Placement Fund, 1356 NM 236, Portales, N.M. 88130.