Obituaries

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...

Larry Shaffer
Feb 15, 2015
Larry E. Shaffer, 78, of Mescalero passed away Sunday, February 15, 2015 in Ruidoso. He was born January 23, 1937 at Elizabethville, Pennsylvania. He moved to Mescalero in 1984 and was a retired aircraft electrician with Civil Service and served in the Air Force. He attended St. Joseph's Mission. He married Rita Little on July 7, 1958 and is...

Betty Ashby
Feb 13, 2015
Betty Ann Bryan Ashby, 72 of Capitan passed away on Friday, February 13 ,2015 in El Paso, Texas. She was born July 26, 1942 at Corona, New Mexico. She was retired from the U.S. Post Office. She married Rudolph Darrell Ashby Sr. on August 2, 1960 at El Paso, Texas and he preceded her in death on May 10,...

Richard Lurix
Feb 1, 2015
On Sunday, February 1, 2015 Richard Alan Lurix went to be with his Lord Jesus Christ in heaven. His passing leaves a void in his family, with his friends and in the community, yet he now fully lives in the presence of his Savior. Rich was born on June 7, 1943 in Bridgeport, Connecticut to Walter Henry Lurix and...

Stephen Watkins
Feb 1, 2015
Stephen Barrett Watkins, beloved son, brother, and friend, passed away Sunday, February 1, 2015, due to an accidental drowning at the age of 35. Barrett was born February 21, 1979 in Lubbock, Texas. He graduated from Levelland High School in 1997 and Texas Tech University in 2003. He served as an intern in the "Night Watch" at the Kansas...

John Adams
Jan 29, 2015
John H. Adams was born October 19,1935 in Santa Rosa County, Florida. He peacefully passed at his home in Mescalero, NM on January 29, 2015 with surrounding family members. John proudly served in the United States Air Force. He was married to Norma Shosh for the past 57 years. John is survived by his wife Norma Shosh-Adams, one son,...

Bessie Gallerito
Jan 25, 2015
Prayer service for Bessie Gallerito, 99, of Mescalero will be Monday, February 2, 2015 at 6:00 PM at St. Joseph's Mission where the funeral mass will be on Tuesday, February 3, at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. Mrs. Gallerito was born November 28, 1915 and passed away January 25, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. At...

Carroll Godwin
Jan 14, 2015
A memorial service for Carroll W. Godwin, 80, of Ruidoso will be Friday, January 16, at 2:00 PM at the Ruidoso Downs Race Track Chapel. His burial will follow next week at Laurel Land Cemetery in Dallas, TX. Mr. Godwin passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2015, in Ruidoso. He was born September 9, 1934 at Dallas, Texas and moved...

Sue Lewallen
Jan 11, 2015
Funeral service for Sue Lewallen, 73, of Ruidoso will be Thursday, January 15, at 1:00 PM in the First Southern Baptist Church of Ruidoso Downs. Sue passed away Sunday, January 11, 2015 in Ruidoso. She was born September 19, 1941 at New Orleans, Louisiana. She moved to Lincoln County in 1950 from Roswell. She worked at Lincoln County Medical...

Carmen Saenz
Jan 6, 2015
Rosary for Carmen Saenz, 64, of Mescalero will be Friday, January 9, at 6:00 PM at St. Joseph's Mission where the funeral mass will be on Saturday, January 10, at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at the Saenz Family Cemetery in Bent. She was born April 30, 1950 at Mescalero and had lived there all of her life. She...

Lucy Smith
Jan 2, 2015
Rosary for Lucy "M" Smith, 89, of Mescalero will be Wednesday, January 7, at 6:00 PM at St. Joseph's Mission with the funeral mass on Thursday, January 8, at 9:30 AM. Burial will follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. Lucy was born August 13, 1925 at Mescalero and had lived there all of her life. She passed away on Friday,...

Danny Parks
Jan 2, 2015
Memorial service for Danny Parks, 57, of Ruidoso will be Saturday, January 31, at 11:00 A.M. in LaGrone Funeral Chapel of Ruidoso. Mr. Parks passed away January 2, 2015 in Ruidoso. He was born January 8, 1957 at Honolulu, Hawaii. He moved to Ruidoso from El Paso in 1997. He was an avid Star Trek fan, loved drag racing...

Neva Ventura
Dec 24, 2014
Visitation for Neva Rae Ventura, 87, of Carrizozo will be Tuesday, December 30, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM. The funeral service will be on Wednesday, December 31, at 10:00 A.M. in the Armstrong Tabernacle located at the Bonita Campground, burial will follow at the Evergreen Cemetery in Carrizozo. Mrs. Ventura passed away Wednesday, December...

Cecelia Goodwin
Dec 21, 2014
Funeral services for Cecelia W. Goodwin, 84 of Ruidoso, will be on Tuesday December 23, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Earth United Methodist Church in Earth, Texas. Burial will be at Earth Memorial Cemetery. Cecelia was born on June 5, 1930 in Wellington, Texas to W.O. Wood and O.D Richerson Wood and passed away on December 21, 2014 in...

Janelle Cargo
Dec 21, 2014
Janelle Ware Cargo, 39 of Austin, Texas, died on December 21, 2014 at her family home in Capitan. She was born on September 14, 1975 in Roswell, NM to J.W. and Janice Silva Ware. She graduated from Capitan High School in 1994 and went on to graduate from New Mexico State University with a Bachelors degree in History. On...