Obituaries
Anita Guthrie
Apr 18, 2015
Ruth Guthrie, 53, of Glencoe passed away Saturday, April 18, 2015, in Glencoe. She was born August 19, 1961 in Ruidoso. She had lived most of her life in Lincoln County except for the 15 years she taught school in Roswell. She is survived by two daughters, Susana Rue and Cristina Guthrie; mother, Clara Guthrie; grandson, Brodie Rue; a...
Jane Furche
Apr 13, 2015
Jane Furche passed away peacefully after a long series of compounding illnesses, two and half years after emergency surgery to remove a brain tumor in late 2012. Her body gave out but her will to live never did. Jane was born and reared in Texas, living with her parents, Jack and Helen Bradford, in Rule, Haskell, Sweetwater and Midland....
Jerry Kennedy
Apr 13, 2015
Jerry Charley Kennedy age 79 a lifelong resident of New Mexico went home to be with the Lord on April 13, 2015. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 55 years Donna Kennedy, his son Murray Kennedy and daughter Kristy Kennedy, his two grandchildren, Jacob Grimes and Heather Grimes. Jerry was a Navy Veteran who served...
Zeno Enjady
Apr 11, 2015
Zeno Enjady, 74, of Mescalero passed away Saturday, April 11, 2015 at his home. He was born September 7, 1940 at White Tail on the Mescalero Apache Reservation and had lived in the area all of his life. At the age of 15 he became at Cowboy at Cow Camp #1 and later worked for forestry at the ski...
Robert Hicks
Apr 10, 2015
Robert Paul Hicks, 61, of Ruidoso passed away Friday, April 10, 2015 in Ruidoso. He was born December 16, 1953 at Pyallup, Washington. He was the former owner-operator of A.B. Janitoral Service. He is survived by his wife, Amber; children, John Paul Hicks and Amber Schanel Allen and one grandchild. Services will be held at a later date in...
Kenneth Shows
Apr 8, 2015
Kenneth C. Shows, 63, of Ruidoso Downs passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at his home. He was born August 27, 1951 at Waco, Texas. He moved to Lincoln County in the late 1960's from Waco. Kenneth loved to travel at the spur of the moment and go fishing. He worked at Ruidoso Downs Race Track with simulcast and...
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...
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