Oralia Gaillour

Oralia (Riley) M. Gaillour, 82, of Questa, NM, passed away on December 5, 2010 due to natural causes. Oralia was born in Questa, NM on October 28, 1928 to Fermin and Ursulita Herrera and married Michael Gaillour on July 22, 1950. She is preceded in death by her husband, Michael Gaillour, parents, Fermin and Ursulita Herrera, and sister, Mabel Trujillo, all of Questa, NM. She is survived by her daughter, Vivian Vigil (Chris) of Santa Fe, NM, daughter, Mavis Gaillour Miller (Douglas) of Coppell, TX, daughter, Christine Martinez (Walter) of Albuquerque, NM, daughter, Linda Myers (Pat) of Atlanta, GA, son, Michael E. Gaillour (Cindy) of Albuquerque, NM, daughter, Melissa Owen (James) of Santa Fe, NM, grandsons, Christopher M. Vigil, Jason Martinez, Mitchell Martinez, Benjamin Myers, Zachary Gaillour, David Owen, Matthew Owen, granddaughters, Jennifer Vigil, Jacqueline Martinez, Katherine Myers, Madelyn Owen, great-grandchildren, Jonah Vigil, Thomas Shea, and Isabella Shea. Oralia was a Teacher, Homemaker, Precinct Judge, and a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars. She was a member of the Questa Quilting Club and was a Questa Credit Union Member. The Gaillour family is mourning the loss of Oralia M. Gaillour Riley, wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother and great-grandmother. Riley and Michael, her loving husband of 57 years, now walk together with the Lord. There was never a stranger in Rileys home. You left with a smile, a bright heart, support and encouragement without Judgment. Rosary was recited on December 8, 2010 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Cerro and on December 9, 2010 at St. Anne Parish in Santa Fe. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Friday, December 10, 2010 at 11:30 AM at St. Anne Parish in Santa Fe, NM. Interment will follow at the Santa Fe National