Services: Have been held. Mary Ellen Minnard, 68, died Monday, July 3, 2006 in Albuquerque. Mrs. Minnard was born April 10, 1938 in New Mexico. She was a long-time member of the St. Anne's Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by a son, Vern Minnard, who died in 2004. Survivors include her husband, Allen Earl Minnard, of Tucumcari; Two sons, Henry Minnard (Dawn) of Fort Collins, Colo., and Allen Minnard Jr. (Erika) Amarillo ; and three daughters: Jackie West (Danny) of Dumas, Texas; Vonda Cook (Rob) of Bellview, Neb.; and Tracy Minnard, also of Bellview. Leo Padgett officiated services. Burial followed at Tucumcari Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements were by Dunn Funeral Home of Tucumcari.