OBITUARY
Harold R. Honeyfield
Harold Rex Honeyfield passed away on November 24 at Sutter Davis Hospital
He was born December 28, 1930, in the same house that his father was, on Johnson Mesa,19 miles east of Raton, N Mex. the son of Ed and Elizabeth (Black) Honeyfield. He spent most of his youth hard at work on the family homestead located on the Mesa where he attended grade school during the summer months due to the harsh winter months. He graduated from Raton High School in 1948, then served 3 1/2 years in the U S Navy being promoted to yeoman 3/c then, 2 years as a Midshipman at the U S Naval Academy. He received a BS degree from NMSU in Agricultural Engineering in 1956 and an MS degree from Purdue Univ.. He was employed by the USDA, Soil Conservation Service from January 1958 to September 30, 1989, with positions as Head Design Section in Albuquerque for 18 years, then to Afghanistan for 2 years, and then to Portland, Oregon as a Design Engineer at the West Regional Office of SCS, then to Davis, Calif. as Assistant State Engineer for the SCS. for 11 years. After retiring from Federal Service, he became a Consultant with Harza Engineering to Pakistan. He was a Registered Engineer in the State of N Mex. and a Registered Civil Engineer in the State of California. He enjoyed working as a design engineer as one could exercise the creativity of one‘s own ideas, and to teach younger engineers the thought process of evaluating the pros & cons of a design that conforms to the goals of the project’s purpose.
H e was a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity being inducted at Alpha Lambda Chapter at NMSU. During his time in Davis, he was the Chapter House Advisor for the local Phi Chapter of the Fraternity, He was a devoted genealogist, having published 7 books of genealogy information, 5 of which were devoted to his family, and 2 were for Pioneer Families of Colfax County New Mexico, and Saline Co. Nebraska. In 1997 he hosted a family reunion of the Honeyfields, in Raton, New Mexico, and in 2015, he traveled to New Zealand to attend a reunion of the Honeyfields living there. He was a prostate cancer survivor, and a charter member of the Yolo Prostate Cancer Support Group, to which he was an active supporter.
He was preceded by his parents, his two brothers: Robert E and Lloyd J Honeyfield, one half-brother, Bill Lamborn, and several cousins. He is survived by his wife, Valma (nee Thompson ) of the home, and by three sons: Holin (Rose) of Spokane, Wash, Keith (Joann) of Davis, Calif, and Jason of Phoenix, Ariz, also one sister-in-law Wanda Honeyfield of Raton, New Mexico, three nephews – Mark, Scott, Eric, and several grand nephews, nieces and several cousins. Cards may be sent to the family home, 2703 Catalina Dr. Davis, CA 95616.
Funeral Services and Celebration of Life will be conducted at University Covenant Church, 315 Mace Blvd, Davis, CA. Viewing from 11-12, service and light lunch at 12. Interment at 2 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Yolo Prostate Cancer Support Group, (in care of Mr. Gil Walker, 800 Donner Way, Woodland, CA 95695 or to the Alpha Lambda Chapter of AGR Fraternity, 2545 So. Espina, Las Cruces NM 88001.
