Morine Boyett

Graveside services are scheduled at 10:00 A.M. Monday, September 12, at Woodbine Cemetery for Morine Withers Boyett, 1801 W. Washington Ave., Artesia, New Mexico. Mrs. Boyett, 85, died Thursday, September 8, 2005 at the home of her daughter Nancy and son-in-law Bill McCaw. Rev. Bob Williams of Roswell will officiate at the services. Visitation will be at Terpening Son Mortuary beginning at 2 p.m. Sunday Mrs. Boyett was born October 5, 1919 in Jack County, Texas; the daughter of Linzy and Dona Lewis Withers. She had moved several times in her life from Jack County, Texas to Hollis, Okla. Then to Fence Lake, N.M. after her marriage to Ray Boyett on June 18, 1944. Then they moved to Gallup, N.M. and back to Fence Lake. In 1984 she and Ray moved to Artesia to be near their two daughters and grandsons. Morine accomplished many things in her life and it was mostly family oriented, as well as her church duties. In Gallup she was one of the founding members of the Westminster United Presbyterian Church. She was also a ranch wife, a farmers wife and helped her husband in his Real Estate business. When she moved to Artesia, she helped her daughter in sales at The Purple Iris until they both had to quit because of poor health. While working there she made many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 56 years Ray on Sept. 12, 2000, son-in-law John Butt of Roswell, granddaughter Tawnya Butt, brothers Lathen, Sonny and L.D. Withers, sisters Ruby Sherrill, Christine Easly, Johnnie Mae, Claudie Smith and Nola Mae Withers. Survivors include daughters Nancy McCaw and husband Bill of Artesia, and Patty Butt of Roswell, N.M.; grandsons Kerry McCaw of Philadelphia, Penn. and Tige Ray Butt of Albuquerque, N.M.; one hundred year old aunt Lora Barnhardt of Duncan, Okla.; sister Joy Baer of Odessa, Texas; four sisters-in-law and two brothers-in-law; numerous nephews and nieces. The family would like to thank all of her special caregivers for their love, support and wonderful care.