Velma McEwen, former long time resident of Cedar Hill, died peacefully at home in La Mesa, Calif., on Tuesday, June 24, 2008, following a long illness.
Velma was born April 5, 1916, in Hershey, Neb. to Grover C. White and Hattie Belle Hazen. Her family moved to Riverside in 1933, where she met her husband, Wright G. McEwen, grandson of Cedar Hill pioneer, George Tinker.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Wright G. McEwen; her parents, Grover C. White and Hattie Belle Endsley; her son, William W. McEwen; and her great-grandson, Joshua Osborn.
She is survived by her daughter, Janelle Osborn and husband, Warren (Demp) Osborn, of La Mesa; her grandchildren, Ronald Osborn of La Mesa, Kenneth Osborn of Alpine, Calif., Jill Sorge of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., Michael McEwen of San Diego, Calif., and Martine McEwen of San Diego. She also is survived by 22 great-grandchildren, three great-great grandchildren, one sister, Ethel Row, of Lubbock, Texas; and two brothers, Robert Endsley of Hisperia, Calif., and Wayne Endsley of Green Valley, Ariz.
Velma and Wright were married in Gallup on Jan. 13, 1934, by the minister of the First United Methodist Church. They made their home on the McEwen ranch in Cedar Hill until 1948, when they moved to San Diego. Velma spent the next 20 years working in the retail clothing business while raising her two children. In 1968, Velma and Wright returned to the area and built their home on a portion of the McEwen ranch in Cedar Hill.
Velma and Wright were civic minded and were involved in many community affairs. Velma was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Aztec, secretary of the Graves/ Atteberry Ditch, secretary of the Cedar Hill Cemetery Association, a member of the Four Corners Action Coaliton, a member of the Cedar Hill Community Club, a historian for the San Juan County Pioneer Association, secretary of the Cedar Hill Farm Local and a charter member of the San Juan County Historical Society.
Velma loved San Juan County and her many friends. She especially enjoyed doing research and writing about the pioneers of the area. In 2003 her book, "Cedar Hill History, A Collection of Memories," was published by Bliss-Marandee Publications.
In 1997, Velma and Wright moved to La Mesa to be near their daughter, Janelle. Wright's health was failing and they could no longer take care of their farm. Wright died in 1998 and Velma remained in La Mesa near her family. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her and loved her.
Services are at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 2, at the First United Methodist Church in Aztec. She will then be laid to rest at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Cedar Hill.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Cedar Hill Farm Local.
Velma is in the care of Brewer, Lee & Larkin Funeral Home, 103 East Ute St., in Farmington; (505) 325-8688.
Velma was born April 5, 1916, in Hershey, Neb. to Grover C. White and Hattie Belle Hazen. Her family moved to Riverside in 1933, where she met her husband, Wright G. McEwen, grandson of Cedar Hill pioneer, George Tinker.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Wright G. McEwen; her parents, Grover C. White and Hattie Belle Endsley; her son, William W. McEwen; and her great-grandson, Joshua Osborn.
She is survived by her daughter, Janelle Osborn and husband, Warren (Demp) Osborn, of La Mesa; her grandchildren, Ronald Osborn of La Mesa, Kenneth Osborn of Alpine, Calif., Jill Sorge of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., Michael McEwen of San Diego, Calif., and Martine McEwen of San Diego. She also is survived by 22 great-grandchildren, three great-great grandchildren, one sister, Ethel Row, of Lubbock, Texas; and two brothers, Robert Endsley of Hisperia, Calif., and Wayne Endsley of Green Valley, Ariz.
Velma and Wright were married in Gallup on Jan. 13, 1934, by the minister of the First United Methodist Church. They made their home on the McEwen ranch in Cedar Hill until 1948, when they moved to San Diego. Velma spent the next 20 years working in the retail clothing business while raising her two children. In 1968, Velma and Wright returned to the area and built their home on a portion of the McEwen ranch in Cedar Hill.
Velma and Wright were civic minded and were involved in many community affairs. Velma was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Aztec, secretary of the Graves/ Atteberry Ditch, secretary of the Cedar Hill Cemetery Association, a member of the Four Corners Action Coaliton, a member of the Cedar Hill Community Club, a historian for the San Juan County Pioneer Association, secretary of the Cedar Hill Farm Local and a charter member of the San Juan County Historical Society.
Velma loved San Juan County and her many friends. She especially enjoyed doing research and writing about the pioneers of the area. In 2003 her book, "Cedar Hill History, A Collection of Memories," was published by Bliss-Marandee Publications.
In 1997, Velma and Wright moved to La Mesa to be near their daughter, Janelle. Wright's health was failing and they could no longer take care of their farm. Wright died in 1998 and Velma remained in La Mesa near her family. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her and loved her.
Services are at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 2, at the First United Methodist Church in Aztec. She will then be laid to rest at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Cedar Hill.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Cedar Hill Farm Local.
Velma is in the care of Brewer, Lee & Larkin Funeral Home, 103 East Ute St., in Farmington; (505) 325-8688.
Velma McEwen, former long time resident of Cedar Hill, died peacefully at home in La Mesa, Calif., on Tuesday, June 24, 2008, following a long illness.
Velma was born April 5, 1916, in Hershey, Neb. to Grover C. White and Hattie Belle Hazen. Her family moved to Riverside in 1933, where she met her husband, Wright G. McEwen, grandson of Cedar Hill pioneer, George Tinker.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Wright G. McEwen; her parents, Grover C. White and Hattie Belle Endsley; her son, William W. McEwen; and her great-grandson, Joshua Osborn.
She is survived by her daughter, Janelle Osborn and husband, Warren (Demp) Osborn, of La Mesa; her grandchildren, Ronald Osborn of La Mesa, Kenneth Osborn of Alpine, Calif., Jill Sorge of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., Michael McEwen of San Diego, Calif., and Martine McEwen of San Diego. She also is survived by 22 great-grandchildren, three great-great grandchildren, one sister, Ethel Row, of Lubbock, Texas; and two brothers, Robert Endsley of Hisperia, Calif., and Wayne Endsley of Green Valley, Ariz.
Velma and Wright were married in Gallup on Jan. 13, 1934, by the minister of the First United Methodist Church. They made their home on the McEwen ranch in Cedar Hill until 1948, when they moved to San Diego. Velma spent the next 20 years working in the retail clothing business while raising her two children. In 1968, Velma and Wright returned to the area and built their home on a portion of the McEwen ranch in Cedar Hill.
Velma and Wright were civic minded and were involved in many community affairs. Velma was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Aztec, secretary of the Graves/ Atteberry Ditch, secretary of the Cedar Hill Cemetery Association, a member of the Four Corners Action Coaliton, a member of the Cedar Hill Community Club, a historian for the San Juan County Pioneer Association, secretary of the Cedar Hill Farm Local and a charter member of the San Juan County Historical Society.
Velma loved San Juan County and her many friends. She especially enjoyed doing research and writing about the pioneers of the area. In 2003 her book, "Cedar Hill History, A Collection of Memories," was published by Bliss-Marandee Publications.
In 1997, Velma and Wright moved to La Mesa to be near their daughter, Janelle. Wright's health was failing and they could no longer take care of their farm. Wright died in 1998 and Velma remained in La Mesa near her family. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her and loved her.
Services are at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 2, at the First United Methodist Church in Aztec. She will then be laid to rest at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Cedar Hill.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Cedar Hill Farm Local.
Velma is in the care of Brewer, Lee & Larkin Funeral Home, 103 East Ute St., in Farmington; (505) 325-8688.
Velma was born April 5, 1916, in Hershey, Neb. to Grover C. White and Hattie Belle Hazen. Her family moved to Riverside in 1933, where she met her husband, Wright G. McEwen, grandson of Cedar Hill pioneer, George Tinker.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Wright G. McEwen; her parents, Grover C. White and Hattie Belle Endsley; her son, William W. McEwen; and her great-grandson, Joshua Osborn.
She is survived by her daughter, Janelle Osborn and husband, Warren (Demp) Osborn, of La Mesa; her grandchildren, Ronald Osborn of La Mesa, Kenneth Osborn of Alpine, Calif., Jill Sorge of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., Michael McEwen of San Diego, Calif., and Martine McEwen of San Diego. She also is survived by 22 great-grandchildren, three great-great grandchildren, one sister, Ethel Row, of Lubbock, Texas; and two brothers, Robert Endsley of Hisperia, Calif., and Wayne Endsley of Green Valley, Ariz.
Velma and Wright were married in Gallup on Jan. 13, 1934, by the minister of the First United Methodist Church. They made their home on the McEwen ranch in Cedar Hill until 1948, when they moved to San Diego. Velma spent the next 20 years working in the retail clothing business while raising her two children. In 1968, Velma and Wright returned to the area and built their home on a portion of the McEwen ranch in Cedar Hill.
Velma and Wright were civic minded and were involved in many community affairs. Velma was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Aztec, secretary of the Graves/ Atteberry Ditch, secretary of the Cedar Hill Cemetery Association, a member of the Four Corners Action Coaliton, a member of the Cedar Hill Community Club, a historian for the San Juan County Pioneer Association, secretary of the Cedar Hill Farm Local and a charter member of the San Juan County Historical Society.
Velma loved San Juan County and her many friends. She especially enjoyed doing research and writing about the pioneers of the area. In 2003 her book, "Cedar Hill History, A Collection of Memories," was published by Bliss-Marandee Publications.
In 1997, Velma and Wright moved to La Mesa to be near their daughter, Janelle. Wright's health was failing and they could no longer take care of their farm. Wright died in 1998 and Velma remained in La Mesa near her family. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her and loved her.
Services are at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 2, at the First United Methodist Church in Aztec. She will then be laid to rest at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Cedar Hill.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Cedar Hill Farm Local.
Velma is in the care of Brewer, Lee & Larkin Funeral Home, 103 East Ute St., in Farmington; (505) 325-8688.
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