Alice Faye Fager, age 78 of Raton, New Mexico was called home to be with our Lord and Saviour on March 22, 2022. She died peacefully at Kent County Nursing Home in Jayton, TX where she had been a resident for the past six and half years. Alice was born December 4, 1943, in Abilene, TX.
She is preceded in death by the love of her life, her husband Dale M. Fager, her parents Lee and Pauline Shelton of Hamlin, TX, her brother JD Shelton of Navarro, TX, her sister, Dorthea Berry of Carrollton, TX, and grandson Aaron McGlinsey of Virginia Beach, VA.
She is survived by her sister, Chris Barker of Raton, NM, her daughter, Donna Dalene Shanklin (Dee) and her husband Robin of Virginia Beach, VA, her son Dale M. Fager, Jr and his wife Michele of Jayton, TX, her son Jimmy Fager of Jayton, TX.
She is also survived by six grandchildren, Heather Sova, Jeffrey Golden (Jay), and finance Heather Andersen, Chanel Buerkle, and husband Joey, Dale M. Fager, III (Trey) and wife Shandi, Deanna McAlister and husband Jake, Jeremy Fager and Aaron Shanklin and wife Lacey. She is survived by eight great-grandchildren, Abigail (Abby), Ariel, Charley, Tabitha (Tabby), Stevi, Amelia, Owen, and Terra, numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews, and a host of beloved friends and employees/friends at the Kent County Nursing Home. She considered everyone’s family and treated them the same. The most important thing to her was family.
Alice loved Raton; she enjoyed camping, fishing, crocheting, scary movies, old TV shows, bingo, being a mother, grandmother, and spending time with her family. Her favorite times were fishing on the lake with her husband Dale.
Alice was a jack of all trades – she worked at the racetrack, we can’t remember doing what, but we know her kids had a blast. She was also the Produce Supervisor at Plaza Supermarket, a Peace Officer, EMT, and finally ended her working career at Erie Scientific as the Packing Supervisor. Graveside services will be held at Fairmont Cemetery, Raton, New Mexico at 11 am on Thursday, March 31, 2022.
In lieu of flowers, the family request that a donation is made to the American Lung Association. https://www.lung.org/ or Kent County Nursing Home in Jayton, Texas. http://www.kentcountynursinghome.org/
Arrangements for Alice Faye Fager are under the direction of the Alderette-Pomeroy Funeral Home.
A heartfelt thank you to George Giles with Giles-McCoy Funeral Home of Aspermont Texas for helping us get momma home to Raton.
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