Mary Elizabeth "Beth," Yarbro

Mary Elizabeth “Beth,” “Whiz” Yarbro passed away July 16, 2022, she was at home, surrounded by family. Beth was born in Carlsbad, N.M. on Sept. 5, 1941, to Tommy and Ellen (Jameson) Clements. She grew up in Carlsbad, graduating from Carlsbad High School in 1959. She then attended New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, N.M., graduating in 1964.

While in high school, she met the love of her life, Chuck Yarbro. They became high school sweethearts and married while attending NMSU in 1961. Their oldest child, Lisa, was born in Las Cruces in 1963. After graduation, they returned to Carlsbad for...