Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Retired math professor led a remarkable life
Vern Witten played Simon the Zealot at least 10 times.
Seven years ago - on a February evening in 2013 - the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce surprised Vern Witten by naming him Workhorse of the Year.
"To be honest," he told the Portales News-Tribune that evening, "I wasn't sure they were talking abo...
