Al Word passed away on August 23, 2016, at his home in Lordsburg, New Mexico at the age of 94.
He was born in Clarendon on April 18, 1922, to Will and Anna Lee Word on the old Word Ranch south of Clarendon. He married Robbie Zoe Moreland and they had two daughters.
He served his country during WWII in the US Navy as a radio technician. He worked as a cowboy on the JA Ranch for 10 years and on the SJ Ranch for 2 years before moving to Grants, New Mexico to go to work in the uranium mines for 10 years. He then went to work in Albuquerque, New Mexico for a construction company as a heavy equipment operator till he retired and moved to Lordsburg where he lived out the rest of his life. He was a member of the VFW, American Legion and Elks Club.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Robbie Zoe, three sisters, and three brothers.
He is survived by daughters, Paula Word and Anne Purvis, 4 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren, and two great-great grandsons.
At his request his ashes will be scattered over Bear Mountain in the Gila National Forest region.
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