Alma Louise (Murphy) Hunsaker

Alma Louise Murphy Hunsaker passed away on June 6, 2018 at her home in Albuquerque, NM, after an extended battle with ovarian cancer. She was born October 12, 1930 in Dalhart, TX to Tom and Julia Murphy and grew up with her brothers, Tommy and Pat on the Murphy ranch outside of Clarendon. Both sides of her family of origin were pioneers of Donley County; her grandparents were C.D. and Alma Murphy, and W.W. and Minnie Taylor.

Alma graduated from Clarendon High School, and met George L. Hunsaker in 1948. The couple was married later on that year, on her birthday, in the Murphy’s Victorian ranch house, just west of town. They were married for 67 years before George died in 2016.

Alma is survived by the three children she and George raised, daughters, Lucy and Julie Hunsaker of Albuquerque; son, Joe Hunsaker and his wife, Barbara and their sons, J.T. and Jonathan of Gilbert, AZ. She is also survived by her brothers, Tommy and Pat Murphy of Amarillo, TX.

Being raised on a ranch, Alma was a horse lover her entire life. She helped start the Arkansas Hunter and Jumper Association when the family lived there in the 60’s and 70’s, and she was a member of the Juan Thomas Hunt in the 70’s and 80’s after moving back to New Mexico. Her love for horses was only surpassed by her love for her Savior, Jesus Christ, and her family. She was a loving and funny person who frequently dropped country-style idiomatic expressions into her conversations.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be made to your favorite charity, or to Calvary Chapel New Harvest, 701 Main St. Suite A., Los Lunas, NM 87031.