Obituaries

Ellen Haynes

Aug 28, 2019

Ellen Dean Bolding Haynes, 95, of Ruidoso passed away on Wednesday, August 28, 2019.  She was born July 12, 1924 at Lovington, NM to Douglas and Helen Bolding who both have preceded her in death.  She married Archie C. “Speedy” Haynes on March 24, 1938 and he preceded her in death on January 9, 1998.

She was...

Lyle Valdez

Aug 26, 2019

Lyle A. Valdez, 60, of Tularosa and Mescalero passed away Monday, August 26, 2019 in Tularosa.  He was born May 24, 1959 at Mescalero and had lived in Otero County all of his life.  Lyle loved to ride horses, go hunting and watching John Wayne movies.

He is survived by his brothers, David Marden, Jordon Valdez, James...

Hector Bautista, Jr.

Aug 17, 2019

Hector Bautista Jr. was born on February 9, 1958 in El Paso Texas to Hector and Genette Bautista. He departed this life on August 17, 2019.

Hector was raised in Southern California and moved to Ruidoso Downs New Mexico in 1995.

Hector worked for The Mescalero Apache Tribe as Security at The Inn of the...

Mary Dolphin

Aug 16, 2019

Mary Lou (Karnes) Dolphin of Ruidoso, NM passed away on August 16, 2019 at the age of 90. Mary was born in Oxnard, CA on March 30, 1929 to Mary Elizabeth (Beal) and Jess Ellis Karnes. She graduated from Ventura High School in 1947 and Ventura Junior College in 1949 with an AA degree in Commerce. Mary worked in...

Ray Carpenter

Aug 10, 2019

Ray Dean Carpenter, 79, of Ruidoso passed away Saturday, August 10, 2019 at his home with his loving wife, Patricia by his side.  He was born December 13, 1939 at Mescalero to Cora and Ray C. Carpenter who both precede him in death.

He was Past Master and endowed member of Roswell Lodge #18, Past Master of...

Bruce Mark

Jul 28, 2019

The Lord took Bruce Fausten Mark Home on Sunday, July 28, 2019. Bruce was born on July 4, 1960 in Tucson Arizona to Albyn Mark and Sue Mark Davis.

He graduated in 1978 from Mayfield high school in Las Cruces and attended one year of college at the University of New Mexico.

Bruce later moved...

Rev. John Penn

Jul 24, 2019

Rev. John W. Penn, 82, of Ruidoso passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2019 in Ruidoso.  He was born September 1, 1936 in Tulsa, OK.  He was ordained as an Episcopalian Priest in 1967 and he retired in 2003.  He moved to Ruidoso in October, 1989 from El Paso, TX and was at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Mount...

Thomas Stephens

Jul 23, 2019

Tommy Stephens was born September 15, 1952 in Illinois.  The Lord took him to go home on Tuesday, July 23, 2019.  He was preceded in death by his loving parents, Bob and Thelma Stephens of Capitan and his loving in laws, Emory Blakeney and JoAnn Blakeney of Hobbs; and many grandparents and great grandparents, aunts and uncles.

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Emadair Jones

Jul 15, 2019

Emadair Chase Jones, 103, of Ruidoso and Las Cruces, died July 15, 2019. Born April 7, 1916 as Emma Adair Chase at Hotel Del Norte in El Paso to Clarence Cornell “C.C.” Chase and Alexina Fall Chase, Emadair spent much of her youth with her grandparents, Albert Bacon “A.B.” Fall and Emma Morgan Fall at their homes in El...

Fredda Draper

Jul 13, 2019

Dear Mimi,

Thank you for being our mom!

We are so proud of you and all that you achieved. From a little girl in San Patricio, competitive barrel racer, to the General Manager of the Inn of the mountain Gods, and quarter horse racing royalty. Everything you and Bubba did took hard work and dedication,...

Linda Clements

Jul 11, 2019

Linda Joyce Guss Clements, 77, of Ruidoso, New Mexico, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on July 11, 2019.

Linda was born January 4, 1942, in Roswell, New Mexico to Albert and Elva Guss.  She was the youngest of 15 children.  She married Willie James (Jim) Clements on December 19, 1959.  Linda was...

Alejandro Largo

Jul 11, 2019

Alejandro Ferris Lagro, infant son of Amberlynn Palmer and Anthony Largo was born and passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2019 in Ruidoso.

His service was Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at the Palmer Family Cemetery at Mescalero.

Timothy Peso

Jul 9, 2019

Timothy Peso, 56, of Mescalero passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2019 in Mescalero.  He was born May 31, 1963 at Mescalero and had lived there all of his life.

He is survived by his son, Clay Geronimo and Sonny Peso; sisters, Violet Peso and Gwendolyn Peso; brother, Allen Peso; grandsons, Skyler Peso and Caleb Geronimo and granddaughter,...

Jose Gonzalez-Carbajal

Jul 8, 2019

Osito; Tu fuiste, serás y seguirás siendo siempre el amor de mi vida, hoy nos separa la distancia, pero nos quedaremos unidos por un solo corazón. Te amara por siempre Almita así como tu me decías. Solo te pido nos cuides desde el cielo, donde yo estoy segura que es donde te encuentras que dios te bendiga siempre.

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Gareth Johnson

Jul 5, 2019

Gareth Johnson, 68, of Mescalero passed away Friday, July 5, 2019 in Mescalero.  He was born March 26, 1951 at Mescalero to Arthur and Clora Johnson and had lived in Mescalero most of his life.

He graduated from Albuquerque Indian School  and then attended S.I.P.I. in Albuquerque, while in Albuquerque he drove a school bus for the Albuquerque Public...

Lori Campos

Jul 4, 2019

Lori Campos, 57, of Ruidoso passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2019 in Ruidoso.  She was born June 10, 1962 at Hollywood, CA and loved California.  She moved to Ruidoso in 2007 from Albuquerque.  She worked for Ruidoso Shuttle in accounting.

She is survived by her mother, Bertha Williams; her fiancée, Dennis Marino; brothers, Gil Campos and...

James Stephens

Jul 3, 2019

James Stephens passed away Wednesday, July 3rd at his home in Ruidoso, NM.  James was born in Abilene, Texas, January 17, 1952 to Wynn and Claudia Stephens.  James graduated from Slaton High School and attended Texas Tech University.  On July 8, 1972 he married Donna Dorman in Lubbock, Texas, and they made their home in Ruidoso in 1975.  James...

Lorda Valdez

Jul 1, 2019

Lorda E. Valdez passed away on July 1, 2019 in Mescalero, NM with her family by her side.

She was born on November 30, 1939 in Mescalero, NM to William Magoosh Jr and Betty Botella Magoosh, both deceased. She was the great, great granddaughter of Chief Magoosh.

Lorda has gone into eternal peace to be...

Kelly Lovelace

Jun 30, 2019

Kelly Lovelace was a hell of a lady. She was a devoted and beloved mother and friend. As an emergency dispatcher for over 20 years, Kelly was the calm voice on the line for many people. She was an EMT, a volunteer fire fighter, and a Sheriff's Posse Search and Rescue member. She adored animals of all kinds and loved to dance, she was an amazing cook, she was beyond generous and...

Donna Stricler

Jun 29, 2019

Donna Belle Stricler, age 88, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, June 29th, 2019. She was home, surrounded with love and care by those who adored her immensely. She was born May 16th, 1931, in Hemet, Ca., daughter of the late Roy Allen Carter and Cora Belle Panabaker Carter. Donna was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 61...