Clifford Faber

Clifford E. Bill Faber

Graveside services are scheduled for Thursday, October 22nd at 11:00 a.m. at South Park Cemetery in Roswell, New Mexico for Clifford E. Bill Faber. The Roswell Veterans Honor Guard will conduct a military graveside service. Dr. Hugh Burroughs will officiate. Mr. Faber passed away Sunday, October 18, 2009 at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center after battling brain cancer. He was 82.

Family and friends will gather at the First Presbyterian Church Parlor in Roswell following the services.

Clifford Eugene Faber was born January 17th, 1927 to Ben and Louise Kettler Faber in Fulton, Illinois.

He graduated from Fulton High School in 1944, and entered the Navy. He was a radio operator onboard the U.S.S. Clarian AK-172 in the Pacific Theater during World War II. While in the Navy he received the Victory Ribbon, American Area Ribbon and the Asiatic Pacific Ribbon. Mr. Faber has also been recognized as a dedicated 60-year member of the American Legion Post 402 in Fulton, Illinois.

On July 24, 1946 he married Eunice Germaine Braun in Fulton, Illinois.

After starting out as a railroad telegrapher and radio operator in Western Illinois, Bill worked for the Chicago-Milwaukee-St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Milwaukee Road for 42 years. He was promoted to Assistant Agent in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and was promoted again to Agent in Mason City, Iowa and Clinton, Iowa. Everywhere he was assigned, he was the driving force behind improvements in efficiency and performance in each office. He retired from the railroad in 1985, and moved to Canton, Mississippi to be near his youngest daughter and son-in-law.

Not content to be retired, Bill managed an apartment complex, and then worked as a front-end manager at a grocery store in Canton. He then moved to Brookhaven, Mississippi in 1987 and started his second career in radio advertising sales at WCHJ-AMWBKN-FM.

In 1991, Bill and Eunice moved to Artesia, New Mexico for a brief time, then to Roswell where he was a sales representative for KSVP-AM and KTZA-FM until early 2009. He was instrumental in building the sales for the radio stations and also sold advertising for the companys acquisitions of KPZE-FM in Carlsbad and KEND-FM in Roswell.

Always wearing a shirt and tie and carrying his briefcase, Mr. Bill, as he was known by everyone in New Mexico, was loved and respected by his family, co-workers, and clients. His attitude and his tremendous work ethic was an example for all and he will be greatly missed.

Mr. Faber was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Roswell.

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Eunice; daughter Diane Faber of San Antonio, Texas; son Keith Faber and wife Joan of Arlington Heights, Illinois; and daughter Lana Faber and husband Gene Dow of Artesia, New Mexico; brother Janvrin Faber and wife Carol of Fulton, Illinois; 3 nieces; 6 Grandchildren and 7 great-great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents.
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The family would like to thank the staffs of the Neuro and Oncology Floors at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas, the Medical Floor staff at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center in Roswell, Mission Arch Care Center, VistaCare Hospice, and Doctors Harold Smith, Donald Quick, Rufus Mark, Dany El-Sayah, Robert Rader and PA-C Steve Smith.

Flowers may be sent in care of the family to Ballard Funeral Home in Roswell, New Mexico. Memorial contributions may be made to the Assurance Home in Roswell, New Mexico.

Online condolences may be posted at www.ballardfuneralhome.com or may be sent to mrbillksvpradio.com
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