Obituaries
Jean Hammond
Apr 25, 2014
Jean McNeil Hammond, 82, of Ruidoso passed away Friday, April 25, 2014 at her home in Ruidoso. She was born December 23, 1931 at Raton, NM. She moved to Ruidoso 20 years ago from Clovis. She was very active in the American Quarter Horse Association and a past State Racing Commissioner and was very involved with her family. She...
William Caster Sr.
Apr 25, 2014
William Ira Caster, 93, of Ruidoso passed away Friday, April 25, 2014 in Mescalero. He was born August 17, 1920 at Estancia, NM. He had served as Superintendent of Schools for Mountainair, Capitan and Tularosa. He retired and worked for the Forest Service. He moved to Capitan in 1970 from Albuquerque and then moved to Ruidoso in 1978. He...
Gerald Rice
Apr 19, 2014
Gerald Rice Sr. , was born August 28, 1950 in Mescalero NM, he was half Mescalero, Potawatomi and French. He lived most of his life in Mescalero, but he also lived in Colorado and California for brief periods in his younger years. He obtained his GED from University of Nebraska he attended Bacone College in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Haskell Indian...
Merwin Kaydahzinne
Apr 16, 2014
Merwin Kaydahzinne, 49, of Mescalero passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2014 in Ruidoso. He was born October 26, 1964 at Mescalero and had lived all of his life at Mescalero. He was a sculpture artist and attended St. Josephs Mission. He is survived by his children, Sharon Kaydahzinne and Uriah Sky Kaydahzinne brothers and sisters, Freddie Kaydahzinne, Vincent Kaydahzinne,...
Mac Smith
Apr 15, 2014
Mac Smith, 87, of Ruidoso passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014 in Alamogordo. He was born July 11, 1926 at Portales, New Mexico. He moved to Ruidoso in 1999 from Richardson, Texas. He graduated from Texas Tech University in 1949. He worked in the petroleum business from 1951 intil 1986 for Sunray DXSun OilSunoco. He was a member of...
Rosa Vanover
Apr 14, 2014
Rosa Vanover, 85, of Ruidoso passed away Monday, April 14, 2014 in Ruidoso. She was born May 10, 1928 in Plainview, Texas. She moved to Ruidoso in 1968 from Lubbock, Texas. She married L.G. Vanover in 1964 at Lubbock, Texas. She was secretary at Midway Garage, which her and L.G. ran for many years. She is survived by her...
Billie Mccoy
Apr 12, 2014
Regretfully on April 12, 2014 we lost Billie Joe McCoy. Born at Loma Linda University Medical Center in San Bernadino, California. Born to Jenna Crawford and Phillip McCoy. Proceeded in death his grandpops Paul Moon, his father Phillip McCoy and his brother Brian McCoy. In death Billie left behind his wife Laura McCoy, his children Kameron, Olivia, Taylor and...
Milton Apache
Apr 9, 2014
Milton Joseph Apache, 40, of Mescalero passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. He was born April 10, 1973 at Albuquerque and had lived most of his life at Mescalero. He is survived by his mother, Eva Apache brothers and sisters, Augustine Apache, Crisosto Apache, Karen Apache, Vivian Apache, Leland Platero, Lawanda Platero, Deliah Platero, Evangeline Apache, and Glenna...
Lonnie Prins
Apr 4, 2014
Lonnie Ray Prins, 77, of Mescalero passed Friday, April 4, 2014 in Mescalero. He was born December 20, 1936 at Mescalero and had lived there all of his life. He was a member of the Mescalero Red Hats and had been a Cowboy at Cow Camp. He attended St. Josephs Mission. He is survived by 2 daughters, Edwina Prins...
Timothy Holl
Apr 4, 2014
Tim Holl, 45, of Ruidoso passed from this life and into the presence of his Savior on Friday, April 4, 2014. Tim was born in Lima, Ohio on Mary 24, 1968. Tim was a local businessman who will be remembered as a kind, gentle, fun loving man. He was creative man who used common items to create train villages,...
June Ahidley
Mar 29, 2014
June Ahidley, 58, of Mescalero passed away Saturday, March 29, 2014 in El Paso, Texas. She was born February 7, 1956 at Mescalero to Zola and Phillip Ahidley Sr. who both precede her in death. She has lived at Mescalero all of her life and attended the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She is survived by...
Billy Yates
Mar 29, 2014
Bill Yates, 81, of Ruidoso, NM, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, early on Saturday morning, March 29, 2014. He was born on June 21, 1932 in Roy, NM. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Franklin Yates, Henry Morgan Stepfather and Jewell Edith Collum his son, Mark Yates his brothers, Tommy...
Donald Lane
Mar 29, 2014
Don Lane, 76, of Ruidoso passed away on Saturday, March 29, 2014 in Alamogordo. He was born November 4, 1937 in Olney, Texas. He moved to Ruidoso in 1992 from Lubbock, Texas. He worked for Wells Fargo Bank and was a past member of Ruidoso Rotary Club. He attended Community United Methodist Church. He married Jo Ann Hall on...
Walter Williams
Mar 25, 2014
Walt Tommy Williams, 71, of Ruidoso passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2014 in Ruidoso. He was born October 12, 1942 at Coffeyville, Kansas. Mr. Williams moved to Ruidoso in 2001 from Albuquerque where he had lived since 1989. He was a long haul truck driver. He married Bert Pereyra on December 30, 1989 in Albuquerque. He is survived by...
Joe Renteria
Mar 24, 2014
Joe Reynosa Renteria was born May 24, 1928 in Norwalk California. He passed away on Monday, March 24, 2014 in El Paso Texas. Joe is survived by his beloved Daughters, Maria Renteria of Woodland Hills California and Jo Ann Robertson of Boise Idaho. His Brother Manuel Renteria and his Wife Ruth of Norwalk California and His Sister in Law...
Elva Campos
Mar 20, 2014
Elva Lillian Campos, 75, passed away March 20, 2014 in Visalia, California. Elva was born on February 11,1939 to Guillermo and Eduarda Brito Campos in Artesia, New Mexico. After starting a family with her husband, Ray Campos, the family moved to Ruidoso, New Mexico where they resided for many years. In the mid1970s Elva relocated to Visalia. Elva worked...
Eva Mccollum
Mar 18, 2014
Eva Howard McCollum October 21, 1929 March 18, 2014 Eva was born at home on her fathers birthday, October 21, 1929, in Capitan, New Mexico. Her parents were James and Ethel Lund Howard. The Howards homesteaded west of Ft. Stanton, and the Lunds came to White Oaks during the gold rush. Eva grew up in Fort Stanton and graduated...
Sally Renteria
Mar 17, 2014
Sally Jeanne Renteria was born July 8, 1944 in Oceanside California. She passed away on Monday, March 17, 2014 in Ruidoso, New Mexico. Sally is survived by her beloved husband Joe R. Renteria of Ruidoso, New Mexico. Also by her Daughter Maria Renteria of Woodland Hills, California, four Grand Children Jeffrey Renteria of San Diego California, Sarah Kirkum of...
Ermadine Torres
Mar 16, 2014
Ermadine Torres, 54, of Mescalero passed away Sunday, March 16, 2014 at her home in Mescalero. She was born October 1, 1959 at Mescalero and had lived there all of her life. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her children, Angelina Hurbina, Josephine Hurbina and Elizabeth Hurbina 8 grandchildren her brothers and sisters, Orlinda Stevens, Sterling Torres,...
Glen Yellowcloud
Mar 16, 2014
Glen Yellowcloud, 22, of Mescalero passed away Sunday, March 16, 2014 in El Paso, TX. He was born October 31, 1991 in Alamogordo, NM. He had lived in Mescalero all of his life. He is survived by his mother, Roxanne Starr father, Darrell Yellowcloud daughter, Presley Yellowcloud brother, Dereck Yellowcloud sisters, Hailey Bigmouth, Jessica Comanche and Leslie BigmouthHill and...
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