- Date Of Birth: June 18, 1925
- Date Of Death: June 13, 2012
- State: New Mexico
RHODES, JOHN MJ .
MJ was born June 18, 1925 in Hagerman, NM. MJ married Bertha Lawing on September 11, 1948 in Hagerman, NM. She survives him at the family home.
Other survivors include a daughter: Paula DornBlaser and her husband of Roswell granddaughter: Amy Mathews and a great granddaughter, Molly Mathews.
MJ was a farmer. He served his country in the United States Navy in WWII. MJ was a drag racer, he was a member of the Hagerman Car Club, Felix Masonic Lodge 29 of Hagerman, York Rite, Shriners and Little Hookers, drove the Model T Fire Truck during the parades, Order of Eastern Star 8. He was a fiddler and participated in contests. He was also the chairman of the Eastern New Mexico State Fair Fiddler Contest.
