Our loss, Heaven's gain

U.S. Alexander
LOVINGTON — U.S.
Alexander, 81, of Lovington, N.M., loving husband, father and grandfather was called home by his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2006. U.S. was born June 22, 1925, in Munday, Texas, to Ernest E. and Bennie Myrle Alexander. He lived in many communities in West Texas and graduated high school in Morton, Texas, in 1943.

U.S. Alexander proudly served the United States Navy during World War II and in the occupation forces in Japan. Following his honorable discharge in 1946, U.S. began farming in McDonald, N.M., in 1948. He and his brother started and operated one of the first dairies in the state. U.S. married Wanda Jane Moore on June 28, 1957, in the First Methodist Church of Lovington, N.M. He was a very loyal and active member of the church for 58 years. He is survived by his wife, Wanda; four children, Mark of Lovington, Paul and wife Tricia of Fort Worth, Texas, Keith and wife Michele of Austin, Texas, and Lisa Bransom and husband Charlie of Aledo, Texas; and eight grandchildren, Travis, Dustin, Todd, Ryan, Kristin, Alex, Caitlin and Lauren. A sister, Joyce Wilkerson of Fort Worth, Texas, and a brother, Esten of Lovington, also survive him.
U.S. was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, C.E. and Ben; and sisters, Francile Hawthorne and Ernestine Barnard.