Obituaries

James Hammond
Nov 25, 2017
James Franklin "Jeff" Hammond, 64 of Carrizozo, NM passed away Saturday, November 25, 2017 in Ruidoso. He was born May 9, 1953 in Bartlesville, OK. He served in the Army, moved to Carrizozo in 2001 after living in California. He is preceded in death by his parents, Bud and Ruth Hammond. He is survived by his sister, Jan Moberly...
Rafeil Romero
Nov 21, 2017
Ralph Regalado Romero, 79, of Ruidoso, New Mexico, passed away peacefully November 21, 2017 in Roswell, New Mexico. He was born on November 2, 1938, to Claudio and Inez Romero in Arabela, New Mexico. He married Mary Garcia on June 26, 1958 and they had 6 children, Alfred Romero, Jerry Romero, Steve Romero, Andy Romero, Jimmy Romero and Bobby...
Wyona Noel
Nov 17, 2017
Wyona "Onie" Noel, matriarch of the Noel family passed away November 17th, 2017 after a long fight with cancer. She is survived her brother, Gene Canon, sons Danny, Wayne and Bobby, two grandchildren, Cody and Crystal. Born in Post, Texas on October 31, 1938 and she moved to New Mexico as a child and was a life-long resident. Her...
Caroline Kennedy
Nov 12, 2017
Caroline Woody Kennedy was born on May 13,1923 in Brooklyn, New York to Marion Riecks Woody & Robert Houston Woody. She was an only child and spent her childhood growing up in Great Neck, N.Y. She attended Ogontz School for Girls, and went to college in Austin, Texas at the University of Texas. While home on school break, she...
Everett Jaycox
Nov 11, 2017
Everett Ray Jaycox was born on February 25, 1938 in Yarnell, AZ and passed away Saturday, November 11, 2017 in Albuquerque, NM. Everett enjoyed the outdoors, especially hunting, fishing, woodcutting and camping. He loved being with family and always had a special way of joking around with both family and friends. Everett could lighten up any room with his...
Eyvonne Chapin
Nov 10, 2017
Eyvonne Kay McKinley Chapin was born August 28, 1940, in Clovis, New Mexico, and passed away Friday, November 10 in El Paso, Texas. It was important to Eyvonne to be useful. She never sat, but she had some mending, reading, or corresponding to do. There was something to be learned in every situation and a little joy to be...

Firman Hosetosavit
Nov 8, 2017
Firman B. Hosetosavit, 66, of Mescalero passed away on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 in Rio Rancho, NM. He was born May 2, 1951 at White Tail, NM and had lived on the Mescalero Apache Reservation all of his life. He is survived by his step-children, Lucy Evans and Pernell Evans; sister, Norma WhitePeyote; brother, Levi Hosetosavit; many nieces, nephews,...
Sybil Casares
Nov 7, 2017
Sybil B. Casares, 71, of Mescalero, New Mexico, passed away on November 7, 2017, at Gerald Champion Memorial Hospital in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Ms. Casares was born on July 11, 1946, in Mescalero, New Mexico, to David Belin Sr. and Daisy B. Belin. She graduated from St. John's Indian School in 1965 in Arizona. She had some college education,...
Virginia Lamay
Nov 6, 2017
Virginia Joy LaMay passed away November 6, 2017 at the Mescalero Care Center where she had lived for the last two years. She was born in Fort Worth, Texas, December 25,1927 and would have celebrated her 90th birthday this year. Her parents were Claude C. Brooks and Irma Jewel Garrett Brooks. She is survived by her brother Harold Don...
Elizabeth Sutton
Nov 3, 2017
Ann Sutton, 79, of Ruidoso passed away on Friday, November 3, 2017 in Ruidoso. She was born May 25, 1938 in Cathage, Texas to Bobby and Curtis Harris. She moved to Ruidoso 22 years ago from Lafayette, Louisiana. She was a housewife. She is survived by her daughter, Tammy B. Loftis and her husband, Ronn; granddaughter, Lauren Loftis and...

Clifford Chee Jr.
Nov 2, 2017
Clifford Chee Jr., 53, of Mescalero passed away Friday, November 2, 2017 in Mescalero. He was born May 14, 1964 at Mescalero and had lived there all of his life. He was a firefighter for BIA. He is survived by his children, Raven Chino, Arvin Chino and Christina Chino; 17 grandchildren, 1 great grandchild and a brother, Erle Tortilla....

Savannah Hanks
Oct 29, 2017
In Loving Memory Of Savannah Lanae Hanks On a beautiful Sunday afternoon of October 29,2017, our loving, precious sixteen year old Savannah, a loving Daughter, Sister, Niece, Granddaughter, and friend was called home to our Father God Almighty, and our Lord Savior, Jesus Christ. Savannah was bom on March 15, 2001 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Savannah is survived by...
Patrick Wilson
Oct 29, 2017
Patrick Wayne Wilson passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2017, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was 90 years old. Pat was born in El Paso, Texas, on July 26, 1927. He grew up on the Wilson family ranch near Pyote, Texas. After attending the Shriner Institute in Kerrville, Texas, Wilson completed basic training at Camp Roberts in California. In...
Robert Greenhill
Oct 29, 2017
Robert Doyle Greenhill, age 77, went home to be with our Lord on Sunday, October 29 ,2017. Bob was born on the family farm near New Deal, Texas on August 16, 1940 to Horace and Oleta Greenhill. He graduated from Texas Tech in 1963 with a degree in business. Bob was an avid Red Raider fan, and a long-time...

Gloria Pafford
Oct 28, 2017
Gloria Pafford of San Patricio passed away Saturday, October 28, 2017. She was born August 29, 1953 in Roswell to Rita and Charlie Alarid who both precede her in death. She moved to Lincoln County in 1978 from Roswell, also in 1978 she married Patrick Pafford on May 12 in Roswell. She was a big believer in education, she...
Yvonne Austin
Oct 27, 2017
Yvonne Austin was the only daughter of Frances and Paul Darling. She was born in El Paso, Texas on February20, 1937, there she attended Laredo Academy and graduated from Austin High School. In 1963 she met and married Steve Austin. In El Paso they owned a HVAC company. In 1979 they moved to Ruidoso New Mexico to raise their...
Nick Serna
Oct 23, 2017
Nick Serna, 73, of Carrizozo passed away Monday, October 23, 2017 in Alamogordo, NM. He was born April 10, 1944 in Carrizozo, he graduated from Carrizozo High School in 1962 and then he attended New Mexico State University. He served as Postmaster of the Carrizozo Post Office for 33 years. He is survived by four sons, Alex Serna and...
Herbert Brunell, Jr.
Oct 22, 2017
Herbert H. Brunell, Jr. of Ruidoso, N.M., passed away early Sunday morning, October 22, 2017 at the Lincoln County Medical Center in Ruidoso. Born in Alamogordo, N.M. on January 21, 1933, Herb was the son of Herbert Brunell, Sr. and Nell Brunell. Raised in Alamogordo, Herb attended the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, graduating with a degree in...
Mary O'Dell
Oct 21, 2017
Mary Ann O'Dell, 66, of Nogal, NM passed away on Saturday, October 21, 2017. She was born May 6, 1951 in Nogal to Lura and George Fitzpatrick who have both preceded her in death. She was a school teacher and had taught in Tularosa and Ruidoso. She married Thomas L. O'Dell in May 29, 1969 and they lived in...
Martin Cudlip Jr.
Oct 15, 2017
Martin Schneider Cudlip Jr., longtime resident of the Alamogordo and Cloudcroft area, passed away October 15, 2017. Marty was born in Washington, D.C. on August 2, 1931 to Martin Cudlip Sr. and Elizabeth Rose Hinerman. Marty was raised in the Washington, D.C. area and after graduation he moved to Florida and joined the Sea Scouts. Two years later he...