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IN MEMORIAM
Codi Lee Burris 1979-2022
Codi Lee Burris, 43, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2022, from injuries sustained in an
automobile accident. The daughter of Thomas Earl Burris and Sorrel Oneida Iverson, she was born February
24, 1979, in Laramie, WY. Codi was a
member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and
was a 1997 graduate of Farson Eden High School before later obtaining a Bachelor of Science from University of Wyoming and a master’s degree from Missouri State University. Codi was a gifted and passionate Equine Reproduction Specialist that worked at several horse farms across the county. She belonged to the Appaloosa Horse Club, the New Mexico Quarter Horse Racing and was an active supporter of the Wyoming Bred Racing Program. Codi treasured her family, horses, dogs, and sunsets, but above all else, she loved her son.
Survivors include her parents, Tom and Sorrel Burris of Eden, WY; son, Garrett Burris of Eden, WY; sister, Brenna Franklin of Rock Springs, WY; Niece, Rylie Franklin of Rock Springs, WY; Uncle Wayne and spouse Jean Burris of Silesia, MT, Aunt Lucinda Iverson and spouse Jamie Ray of Tucson, AZ, Aunt Drayanna Masingale of Scottsdale, AZ, Uncle Kip Stratton of Redrock, TX, and Grandma Liz Cohea of Grand Junction , CO. She
is preceded in death by her maternal and paternal grandparents. Funeral Services were held on Saturday, October 22, 2022, at the Farson-Eden Valley Community Center in Farson, WY. In lieu of flowers the family has asked for contributions to a scholarship fund for Garrett: https://angelinkweb.page.link/ S115i8L4hxrN3cUb7.
September 15, 11:00 at Dennis Chavez Event Center.
There are so many stories to be told about Bennie, so the family is asking that stories
be emailed to jtaton06@gmail.com to be made into a memory book shared amongst family members.
Benny loved helping people so in lieu of flowers, that family would like for you to consider a donation to:
Cowboy Crisis Fund Disabled Jockey Fund NM Donor Services The Boys Ranch
his bell bottoms in the disco era, and attend every Grateful Dead concert he could. Jackie was a true testament to the fact that it’s not how many years are in your life but how much life is in your years.
Joyce Sherman We express our deepest sympathy for the family and friends of Joyce Sherman who has passed away.
Jackie Jay Phillips
1956-2022
Jackie ‘Jay Phillips, the Man, the Myth, the legend left this world way too early on October 25, 2022. Jackie began his adventure in Raton, New Mexico on August 9, 1956, when he was born
to Virginia and J.J. Phillips. Over the
The New Mexico Horse Breeders Association tries its best to express its condolences to those who have passed that were a part of the horse racing industry. Although we try, we may not always know of someone. If you have someone whom you would like us to express condolences for, please send obituary and
photo(s) to: admin@nmhorsebreeders.com.
Thank you.
Benny Smith
We would like to express our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Benny Smith.
Services for Benny Smith were held on
Thursday,
next 50 years Jackie would travel the country from one horse track to another having a blast, caring for some awesome horses, making great friends, and living life to the fullest. He was
a jockey valet, a groom, a horse trainer, a gate hand, and an all-around horseman. “Snuffy” as he was affectionately called was known throughout the racetrack community far
and wide from Kentucky to California, New Mexico to Nebraska and anywhere in between. He spent the last 16 years in Raton enjoying his new career at KCRT Radio where he found a second family at the radio station and became a huge fan of Raton Tiger Sports especially
his two favorite players his nieces Abigail and Samantha. From the tee ball field to the varsity court, he made it his mission to be at every game to support the girls and their teammates. Jackie was fun, kind, loyal and generous. Although only truly an uncle to a few people he went to become known as “Uncle Jackie”
to friends, family, and coworkers alike. Jackie will be missed by many for years to come. He was always the cool uncle. He’d keep his five nephews from getting well deserved discipline, taught Stone how to shoot spit wads at his dad and would tirelessly pull Ella, Abigail,
and Samantha all over the earth in a red radio wagon. He was proud of the Phillips family legacy but free spirited enough to be perhaps the only race tracker to jam Bob Marley, rock
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