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Calvin Traylor Obituary

Our dear friend, Calvin "Cal" Lee Charles Traylor, 90, of Las Cruces passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2015. "Cal", as he was fondly known to family and friends was born Oct. 5, 1924, in Melrose, N.M., to Elmer and Myrtle Traylor and was raised in the Elida, N.M. He served his country honorably in the United States Navy during World War II. On May 31, 1957, Cal, married the love of his life, Frances Pill, and in 1963 they relocated to Las Cruces. Cal was a member of the Rotary Club, Doña Ana County Historical Society (two-time president and lifetime member) and Archeology Society of Southern New Mexico.
Cal and Frances were the owners of an employment and business college with offices in Las Cruces and Alamogordo, along with a gift and craft wholesale company. His major interest was history, he was considered to be an expert on the life of Pat Garrett; conducting tours of locations where Pat Garrett lived and died. He did major research on the history of the Mesilla Valley, where he and Jarvis Garrett (son of Pat Garett) identified the site where Pat Garrett was assassinated.
Survivors include a niece, Mila Marburg and husband Tad of Los Angeles, Calif.; a nephew, Dan Phea and wife Mareen of Durango, Colo.,
A Celebration of Life will be delayed until sometime in July. For more information on date, time and location please contact Bob at: [email protected]
Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Baca's Funeral Chapels of Las Cruces and Sunset Crematory, 300 E. Boutz Road, 527-2222. Your exclusive provider for "Veterans and Family Memorial Care". For online condolences logon to www.bacasfuneralchapelslascruces.com

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Published by Las Cruces Sun-News on Jun. 18, 2015.

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Lee R. Williams

December 28, 2017

Thank You Calvin for all the help you gave the Sederwall-Sullivan-Graves Investigation. Even though did not believe what we were finding, you still kept making sure we had very scrap of data out there.

Steve Traylor

August 17, 2015

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Steve Traylor

August 17, 2015

I knew Cal online tracing his/our family Traylor tree.

Eddie Taylor

June 27, 2015

I met Cal last July in Silver City. A first class man with a wealth of Southwestern History.

Michelle Northrop

June 23, 2015

Dear Cal - Knew you from the Oral History Club. All of us will miss you.

Lee W. Williams

June 20, 2015

Steve Sederwall told me the news.

Marianne Gillespie

June 20, 2015

I only had the priveledge of meeting you a year ago but you toughed my life. When I asked not too long ago if Cal had children he answered 'not yet'. We will miss you and you humor. Rest in peace dear friend.

Julie Popp

June 19, 2015

Cal was a good neighbor; he had lots of stories to tell, and I'll miss seeing him walking his dog to the park every day.

Kelly Gonzales

June 18, 2015

Very sorry to hear of your loss. Cal was always a pleasure talking with..Everytime I answered his phone call he would begin by saying "oookay".

Jerry Lobdill

June 18, 2015

He was a wonderful friend and a lover of Las Cruces history. He will be long remembered and greatly missed.

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