This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: marcenath Surnames: McHalffey, Reay, Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newmexico.counties.donaana/4787/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Mittie Yeuton Hood Reay McHalffey passed away in Las Cruces, NM on September 6, 2010. She was born on March 10, 1922 in Lipan, Hood County, Texas. When she was ready to entire high school she moved to Albuquerque, NM to live with her beloved sister, Lillie Mae. There she met Victor H. Reay and they were married in Albuquerque on Sept. 21, 1940. Victor renamed her "Hutie" from the song "Who's ya Hutie". She went by this nickname most of her life. Vic and Hutie moved to Lordsburg from the Hanover area when there first son, Dewey, was a toddler. They had four more children while in Lordsburg, Toni, Steve, Caron and Kelly. Hutie was a homemaker and very active in the community supporting Vic in his many civic activities. She and Vic were active members of the First United Methodist Church where she was a Sunday School teacher, UMYF leader and all around member. In 1974 Vic was transferred to Silver City, NM as manager of the Silver City District office of Texas-New Mexico Power Company. They lived there until his death in February 1975. Hutie and Kelly returned to Lordsburg to the family home. She married Garland L. McHalffey in January of 1976 and they continued to live in the family home until Garland was moved to Fort Bayard VA Hospital in Santa Clara. Hutie then moved back to Silver City to live with her daughter, Caron and family where she lived until December 2009 when she took up residence at Casa De Oro in Las Cruces, NM. While living in Silver, Hutie joined the Latter Day Saints Church in 2007. Preceeding her in death were her husbands, Victor H. Reay and Garland L. McHalffey. She is survived by her children and their spouses, Dewey and Sharon of Phoenix, AZ, Toni and Bob Lowery of Lordsburg, Steve and Barbara of Alamogordo, NM, Caron and Stephen Hill of Silver City and Kelly and Robin Braziel of San Antonio, Tx. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. A memorial service is planned for September 25, 2010 at 10am at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Swan Street in Silver City, New Mexico. To send condolences, please login to: www.bacasfuneralchapels.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.