Alma Louise Murphy Hunsaker

Alma Louise Murphy Hunsaker passed away on June 6, 2018, at her home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after an extended battle with ovarian cancer.

She was born October 12, 1930, in Dalhart to Tom and Julia Murphy and grew up with her brothers Tommy and Pat on the Murphy ranch outside of Clarendon. Both sides of her family of origin were pioneers of Donley County; her grandparents were C.D. & Alma Murphy, and W.W. & Minnie Taylor.

Alma graduated from Clarendon High School, and met George L. Hunsaker in 1948. The couple were married later that year, on her birthday, in the Murphy’s Victorian ranch house just west of town. They were married for 67 years before George died in 2016. Alma is survived by the three children she and George raised: daughters Lucy and Julie Hunsaker of Albuquerque, son Joe Hunsaker, his wife Barbara, and their sons J.T and Jonathan of Gilbert, Arizona. She is also survived by her brothers Tommy and Pat Murphy of Amarillo, Texas.

Being raised on a ranch, Alma was a horse lover her entire life. She helped start the Arkansas Hunter and Jumper Association when the family lived there in the 60’s & 70’s, and she was a member of the Juan Thomas Hunt in the ‘70’s and 80’s after moving back to New Mexico. Her love of horses was only surpassed by her love for her Savior, Jesus Christ, and her family. She was a loving and funny person who frequently dropped country-style idiomatic expressions into her conversations.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to your favorite charity, or to Calvary Chapel New Harvest, 701 Main St, Suite A, Los Lunas, New Mexico, 87031.