Clarence Mann Jr.

Skip left this world to ride his final ride on Friday, October 16, 2009. When Skip was born on April 19, 1971, he was born loving horses. He had a passion for them. He worked for several ranches in Texas breaking horses and would break horses for family and friends. He loved to go four wheeling, hunting and horseback riding in the mountains around Cloudcroft. He had and infectious laugh and way about him. Once you knew him, you knew you had a friend for life. He was loved by many. Those who knew him as brother, friend, uncle, and dad will miss him terribly. Skip leaves behind his mother Warnet Adams of Hope, NM, his father Clarence Rusty Mann Sr. of Deming, NM, grandmother Janet Cables of Deming, grandmother Betty Mann also of Deming, brothers Anthony Croci and his wife Julie and their children of Hope, NM, Bud Littleton and wife Krystal of Artesia, NM and Sonny Littleton also of Artesia. Skip had many dear friends in the Tularosa Basin that he considered family. Skip had a very special girl in his life that he loved very much, Alyxis Trotta of Alamogordo, NM. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Warren Cables Sr. of Deming. Memorial services are Monday, October 26, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at West Main Baptist Church in Artesia, NM