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Obituary of Jackie M. Shores

Jackie Marion Shores, 82, passed away on Dec. 25, 2013, in Tularosa. He was born on June 8, 1931, in Chaffee, Missouri, to Henry and Ethel (Watson) Shores.

He was a United States Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He was a jet mechanic and worked at Holloman Air Force Base and for the Southern Union Gas Company. There was nothing he could not do, but his number one love was farming.

He was well known at the local farmer's market for a sweet melon that he raised every year known as the 'Tularosa Market' melon.

Survivors include his wife, Barbara Shores, of Tularosa; son Don Shores and wife, Sally, of Ft. Worth, Texas, and David Shores and wife, Rhonda, of Lufkin, Texas; daughters, Jennifer Ray and husband, Duane, of Hobbs, Sharon Shores and Sandy Smith, of Tampa, Florida; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and a sister Bonnie Groom of Farmersville, Texas.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers Jerry Shores and Danny Shores and three sisters Dimple Paul, Pat Hooper and Dean Anderson.

Memorial services was held at 1 p.m. Saturday, January 4, 2014, in the Alamogordo Funeral Home Chapel with Chuck Moon officiating.

The Shores family has entrusted their loved one to the care of Alamogordo Funeral Home to direct the funeral services. Cremation has taken place at PCS.

Source: Alamogordo Daily News