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Earl DeSpain, 88, passed on July 25, 2019, in Los Lunas, N.M. He was born in Woodruff on Sept. 9, 1930.
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Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 2, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint in Heber. Visitation will be at 9:30 a.m. in the Relief Society room. Burial to follow in Heber Cemetery.
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Earl loved horses and was an avid cowboy. He spent time in the military, was a heavy equipment operator and retired from the U S Forest Service. He loved his family and was a devoted husband.
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He is survived by his sons, Gary, Kenneth, Brad and Norvin DeSpain; daughters, Earlene Owsley and Tamara DeSpain; 19 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
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He was preceded in death by his wife, Grace DeSpain.
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