Obituaries
Gwenneth Caughron
Apr 5, 2015
Gwenneth Caughron, 87, of Ruidoso passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, April 5, 2015. She was born July 17, 1927 at Cottingham, England. Her parents, Samuel and Doris Jones preceded her in death along with a sister, Gladys Jones and former spouse John Wes Caughron. Gwen moved to Ruidoso from Horizon City, Texas in 1977. She had...
Phillip Ahidley Jr.
Mar 26, 2015
Phillip Ahidley Jr,, 68, of Mescalero passed away Thursday, March 26, 2015 in Ruidoso. He was born April 15, 1946 at Mescalero and had lived there all of his life. He served in the Army during the Vietnam War and earned a Bronze Star. He also worked in Forestry with B.I.A. and was a lift operator at Ski Apache....
John New
Mar 24, 2015
John C. New of Ruidoso passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2015. Born in Decatur, Texas on January 14,1926, John had just celebrated his 89th birthday. Known for his friendly ways and kind spirit, John led a full and busy life. He retired from Army Reserves as a Lt. Colonel. After working for Exxon for 30 years, he worked...
Monica Morgan
Mar 23, 2015
Monica Fay Morgan, 54, of Mescalero passed away on Monday, March 23, 2015 at Mescalero. She was born August 1, 1960 at Mescalero and had lived there all of her live. She is survived by her children, Lavanita Jones, Lavonica Apachito, Jerome Apachito, Irwin Apachito Jr. and Tranquilo Apachito; brothers, Rex Comanche Sr., Paul Morgan Sr. and Arlen Morgan;...
Celeste Klinekole
Mar 22, 2015
Celeste Klinekole, 50, of Mescalero passed away Sunday, March 22, 2015 in Albuquerque. She was born June 28, 1964 at Mescalero and had lived there all of her life. She worked at the Inn of the Mountain Gods as an information technician. She married Robert W. Klinekole on March 11, 1986 at Mescalero. She is survived by her husband,...
Bob Byrd
Mar 19, 2015
Bob Halbert Byrd, 89,of Ruidoso passed away Thursday, March 19, 2015 at his home with his family at his side. He was born September 7, 1925 at San Angelo, Texas to Homer and Sulena(Halbert) Byrd who precede him in death. Upon graduating from high school Bob joined the Army Air Corp and flew 26 missions over Japan as a...
Betty Efurd
Mar 15, 2015
Betty Darlene Carpenter Efurd, 76, of Ruidoso Downs passed away Sunday, March 15, 2015 at her home. She was born April 23, 1938 at Quitaque, Texas to Charlie and Lorene Carpenter who both precede her in death. She moved to Lincoln County in 1997 from Farmington, NM where she had taught in the Farmington Schools for 25 years. She...
Carloss Adams
Mar 12, 2015
Carloss Adams, 76, of Ruidoso Downs passed away Thursday, March 12, 2015 at his home. He was born May 13, 1938 at Ada Oklahoma. He moved to Lincoln County in 1956 from Lane, Oklahoma. He married LaRickie Carroll on March 16, 1957 at Alamogordo, New Mexico. He is survived by his wife, LaRickie; a daughter, Bobbi Bartlett; brother, Joe...
Lorena Mendez
Mar 10, 2015
Lorena "Porky" Mendez, 66, of Mescalero passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at Mescalero. She was born November 14, 1948 at Mescalero and had lived there all of her live. She is survived by two sisters, Arlene Mendez and Liane Robinson; two brothers, Emery Mendez and Delbert Mendez. Rosary will be Friday, March 13, at 9:00 AM with the...
Doris Stewart
Mar 10, 2015
Doris W. Stewart, 85, passed on to be with the Lord on March 10, 2015 in Ruidoso, NM. She was born Sept 3, 1929 in Colorado City, TX, the first daughter of parents J.B. and Pearl Marlow, deceased, and the sister of the deceased Marcia Gulledge of Lovington, NM. She became the bride of Bill Stewart on February 10,1951...
Melva Jaycox
Mar 9, 2015
Melva Jaycox, 71, of Alto passed away Monday, March 9, 2015 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was born July 24, 1943 at Clovis, New Mexico to Winnie and Carl Briggs. She moved to Lincoln County in June, 2002 from Alamogordo. She had an unwavering faith in the Lord. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother, very family oriented...
Billy Jameson
Mar 7, 2015
Billy Jean Jameson, 88, of Ruidoso died peacefully Friday, March 6, 2015 at her home in Ruidoso, Born February 4, 1927 in O'Donell, Texas, Lynn County. Her parents were Faye Stokes and Sylvester Walker who both preceded her in death along with her two brothers Frank and Nevil Walker. Billy Jean received a Bachelor of Education degree in 1949...
Sage Duggar
Mar 6, 2015
Sage Alice Duggar, 42, of Carrizozo passed away Friday, March 6, 2015 at her home. She was born March 27, 1972 at Ruidoso and had lived all of her life in Ruidoso. She had worked for the Highway Department with the State of New Mexico. She is survived by her husband, James Guevara; children, Adam Zamora, Rory Zamora, Stephanie...
Nancy Villemuer-Smith
Mar 3, 2015
Nancy J. Villemuer-Smith passed away peacefully on March 3, 2015, after a brief illness. Nancy led a full life as a nurse, working in several different places, including the Department of Corrections. She lived in Texas and Nevada before moving to New Mexico. After retiring, she helped many of us around town, filling in whenever and wherever she was...
Edgar Daklugie
Mar 1, 2015
Edgar Eli Daklugie, 66, of Mescalero passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2015 in Rio Rancho. He was born July 1, 1948 at Albuquerque and had lived at Mescalero all of his life. He served in the Army during the Vietnam War. He was former security officer at the Inn of the Mountain Gods, he was good hunter, singer...
Harold Perry Sr.
Feb 28, 2015
Harold Wayne Perry Sr., 81, of Capitan passed away Saturday, February 28, 2015 in El Paso, Texas. He was born November 18, 1933 at Melrose, New Mexico. He moved to Capitan in the late 1970's and was the pastor of the Foursquare Gospel Church in Capitan. He married Glenda Huey on August 28, 1981 at Capitan and she preceded...
Pedro Salas
Feb 28, 2015
Pedro M. "Pete" Salas, 88, of the Hondo Valley passed away Saturday, February 28, 2015 in Estancia, NM of natural causes. He was a lifelong resident of the Hondo Valley, born on December 4, 1926. He is preceded in death by his parents, Elfigo and Maximillana Salas; his wife, Rachel Salas and a son, Gilbert Chavaz. He is survived...
David Easter
Feb 26, 2015
David Blaine Easter, 59, of Ruidoso passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 26, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on May 15, 1955 in El Paso, Texas to Mary Spann Easter and James Marshall Easter who have preceded him in death. He was a fireman with the El Paso Fire Department for 25 years serving the last...
Betti Chico
Feb 24, 2015
Betti Chico, 54, of passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2015 in Albuquerque. She was born January 18, 1961 at Mescalero. She is survived by 2 daughters, Brianna Ortega and Quanah Sanchez; 2 sons, Avery Sanchez and Anthony Kyle Sanchez; brother, Todd Chico; 2 sisters, LaVonne Sanchez and Jocelynn Chico and 17 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a...
Don Madaris
Feb 23, 2015
Don Madaris, 75, of Ruidoso passed away Monday, February 23, 2015 in Ruidoso. He was born July 6, 1939 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Don loved music and was a musician with the Fred Warring and The Pennsylvanians. He was a pastor, missionary and recently and led the music service at Community United Methodist Church while leading a Sunday School Class...
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