Paul R. Longmire

Paul Revis Longmire, 90, passed away on Friday, September 27, 2024, in Roswell, NM. Please take a moment and share a kind thought or memory with Paul’s family at www.andersonbethany.com. Born November 12, 1933, to Clarence and Mary Lou Longmire in Mangum, Oklahoma. Paul’s grandfather, James Longmire, rode in the 1898 Oklahoma land rush where he homesteaded on the South Fork of the Red River. Clarence and Mary Lou moved to the Mesilla Valley, New Mexico when Paul was 4 years old where he was raised with his brother John and two sisters, Roberta and Zana. When Paul was in his early 20’s, the Longmire family doctor, Dr. Alexander suffered a debilitating stroke. His daughter, Jamie Alexander Scott, moved her family from El Paso to Dr. Alexander’s home to care for him. The story goes that Paul asked his mother to bake a peach pie for him to take to Dr. Alexander in hopes of checking out the doctor’s granddaughter, Charlee. Paul did meet Charlee that day and consequently they married on February 11, 1956. Early Years - Paul graduated from El Paso High in 1953. During this time, he gave his life to Jesus Christ while attending a revival at Mountain View Baptist Church and Jesus never left Paul all his life. After graduating from high school, he went to work as a travel counselor for the Texas Highway Department. Paul and Charlee lived in Canutillo, Texas where Denise was born in 1956. The opportunity came for him to work as a driller for Armstrong Construction Company of Roswell, on the 4-lane construction of the Organ Pass east of Las Cruces, NM. The Armstrong family provided a trailer park for employees. The pay was good, and the family moved to other highway jobs around New Mexico. Their son, Lance, was born while at the Interstate job North of Socorro; daughter, Jamie, was born while working on Highway 48 from Capitan to Bonita Lake, daughter, Trina, was born while working on the Border Hill job near Riverside, and Guy was born while Paul ran the huge scrapers building the Twin River Dam west of Roswell. Paul purchased 5 acres of land just north of Roswell and began building their home in 1966. It is still the family home. Real Estate and Building Construction Years – Both Paul and Charlee obtained their New Mexico Real Estate licenses in 1976 and opened their own company, Longmire Real Estate in 1979. Paul then studied and obtained his GB-98 Contractor’s license in 1982. As Longmire Construction, his first project was building their new real estate office building at 2604 North Main Street just south of the Golden Corral location. His company built approximately 25 new homes, 4 duplexes, 1 four plex and remodeled numerous properties. Their son, Guy, was his right-hand man with Lance helping when possible. Denise, Jamie and Trina all worked together at the Real Estate Company, later renamed as Associated Realtors, Better Homes and Gardens. Retirement – In 1998, Paul and Charlee retired and traveled extensively. They made many trips to Alaska, traveled most of the Western United States, and to the Texas Coast at Rockport and Port Aransas, Texas. They met so many wonderful people from as far away as Canada – all “winter Texans”. They purchased a second home near Rockport in Circle W RV Park where it was non-stop fishing, playing games with dear friends and attending church at the park. Paul always said, “retire before you get too old to travel”. He loved to drive and travel and was still driving until July of this year. Family gatherings were too many to mention with many precious memories. In June of 2023 a reunion of the Longmire-Scott families was held in Ruidoso, NM. So very glad many came from both sides of our families. Paul is survived by his wife of nearly 69 years, Charlee Scott Longmire; his two sons: Lance Paul Longmire (wife Mindy) and Guy W. Longmire; his three daughters: Denise Longmire Pirtle (husband Paul), Jamie Longmire Joyce and Trina Longmire Brooks (husband Reggie) all living in Roswell and the surrounding area; 13 grandchildren and their spouses: Dwight Pirtle (Emmi), Janie Pirtle Jones (Gannon), Aaron Pirtle (Dani), Charlee Longmire Frazier (Matthew), James Longmire, Cory Woodruff, Kala Seeley (Bobby), Jeremy Dennis (Laura), W. Martin (Marty) Joyce, Elizabeth Joyce, Jesse McDaniel (Jahanna), Matthew McDaniel (Lori), and Hannah Christine Jauriqui (Matthew); and 25 great grandchildren: Ethan Pirtle, Sarah Pirtle, Thomas Pirtle, Peyton Jones, Bowen Jones, Sophie Jones, Paige Pirtle, Eli Pirtle, Ollie Pirtle, Abbey Frazier, James Frazier, Carson Woodruff, Zoie Woodruff, Eli Seeley, Theodore (Teddy) Dennis, Kaitlyn McDaniel, Nevaeh McDaniel, Braden McDaniel, Jacob McDaniel, Matthew C. McDaniel, Matthew Jauriqui, Brielle Jauriqui, Rosalie Jauriqui, Beckham Jauriqui, and Theo Jauriqui. Paul was preceded in death by his parents: Clarence and Mary Lou Longmire; his brother, John L. Longmire; his two sisters: Zana Coffey Bradley and Roberta Gould; his nephews: Clay Longmire, Darrell Coffey and Terry Coffey; his mother-in-law, Jamie Alexander Scott; a granddaughter, Shannon Marie Dennis; two great granddaughters: Brianna Karen and Destiny Len McDaniel; and his son-in-law, Martin Keel Joyce. We want to thank all our dear family and friends for their loving support and many prayers for Paul. There will be a Visitation at Anderson Bethany Funeral Home and Crematory on Friday, October 4, 2024, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. There will be another Visitation at Anderson Bethany Funeral Home and Crematory on Saturday, October 5, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., with a Funeral Service to take place at 11 a.m. Interment will follow at South Park Cemetery. Following the burial the family invites you to a fellowship dinner at Midway Family Church. Pallbearers will be Paul’s grandsons, Dwight Pirtle, Aaron Pirtle, James Longmire, Jeremy Dennis, Martin (Marty) Joyce, Jesse McDaniel and Matthew McDaniel. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Paul’s memory to Midway Family Church, Samaritan’s Purse, CBN Operation Blessing, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital or Shriner’s Hospitals for children. Paul always quoted Psalm 118:23 when asking the blessing at family gatherings. With the family joined by holding hands, he then would say “one” to kickoff numerical attendance. Many times, the closing number of family members present would be more than 50. “This is the day the Lord hath made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it”. Paul’s tribute was lovingly written by his wife, Charlee Longmire.

Paul R. Longmire

November 12, 1933 - September 27, 2024