Phyllis Graves Glines

Obituary For Phyllis Graves Glines

I was born on July 7, 1937, in Denver, Colorado. My parents were Don and Lucy (Crosswhite) Graves. We moved to Sierra County, NM, in 1943, after my father resigned his position in a defense plant near Denver. I was the oldest, with two brothers, the late Gene Graves of T. or C., and Kenneth Graves of Las Cruces.

I married my late husband, Silas J. Glines, Jr., in October 1954. I graduated from Hot Springs High School in 1955, and attended Texas Western College (UTEP) in El Paso, TX while my husband was stationed at WSMR. I had four boys, two deceased: the late Silas “Joe” Glines, III, Donald J. Glines, the late Richard “Mark” Glines, and Stephen Matthew (Lisa) Glines.

I am also survived by grandsons – Chaz (Desiré) Glines, Scott and Bo Glines; great-grandson, Liam Matthew; nieces – Angela Graves, Sonya (Charles) Devine, and Monica (Tim) Eason; nephew, Allen (Suzanne) Graves; and best friend, Mary Oakleaf, all of New Mexico. My other nephew, Kenneth Graves, Jr., passed away in 2018.

I worked for General Dynamics at Edwards Rocket Base in California when the first Atlas Missile was launched, and later at White Sands Missile Range, before we transferred to Fort Bragg, NC, where I worked in the Special Forces Language School during Vietnam. I then retired as an assistant editor at Kirtland AFB Research Laboratory in Albuquerque in 1995.

During the 1970’s I self-published a book on mining history in Sierra County and recently had excerpts of my book republished by the Hillsboro Historical Society. I also wrote about the Graves Cave House in Hermosa, NM.

Before retiring with my husband to Hillsboro, I served as secretary of the Sierra County Miners Association and then as president of the T. or C./Sierra County Chamber of Commerce.

At my request, no local services will be held, and my ashes will be interred alongside my late husband at Fort Bliss National Cemetery in El Paso, Texas. Donations may be made to the Senior Citizen Programs of Sierra County.

/s/ Phyllis Graves Glines