Mary Corene Honeyfield

Honeyfield, Mary Corene, 96, passed away peacefully at home of natural causes in Peralta, NM Sunday, January 10, 2021. She was born on Monday, November 24, 1924 to Cloyd & Ruby Eagan. The family of three girls lived on a farm in Prairie Hill, Missouri. Corene attended Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Missouri before moving west. She met her lifelong loving partner Donald K Honeyfield at a church picnic In Santa Fe, NM on his birthday. They were married on Friday, May 23, 1947. In 1956 they moved to the farm in Peralta, NM. Corene is survived by her husband, Donald; her sister, Thelma Tice in Orlando FL; and her five children, Dale (Carolyn), Dan (Linda) and Vernon (Wendy) Honeyfield all of Peralta, NM, Carol (John) Grassham of Albuquerque, NM, Dean (Glenna) Honeyfield of Blairstown, MO; 14 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. Corene was preceded in death by her parents and sister Eleanor F Knee. Corene was a caring mother, an accomplished seamstress and quilter. Corene and Donald were founding members of Peralta Memorial Methodist Church and she was an active servant of the Lord throughout her life. Corene was a square dancer, competed in bowling league tournaments and played tennis. In later years despite the progressive loss of short-term memory she was a formidable foe playing games of Chinese checkers, dominoes, cards, and Scrabble until the very last two months of her life. Interment will be in the family plot at Sunset Memorial Park, Albuquerque, NM. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a donation to Joy Junction: https://www.joyjunction.org or charity of your choice.