Obituaries

Gregg Goldman
Dec 4, 2012
Gregg R. Goldman, age 45, passed away peacefully on December 4, 2012, in Ruidoso Downs, NM from renal cell carcinoma. He is survived by his mother, Karen daughter, Devyn father, Richard Lynda sister, Danielle aunt, Joan and brother Lance Cami Johnson. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Chet and Leona Badgett. Gregg, a Sacramento native, was born...

Patricia Wilkerson
Nov 29, 2012
Patricia Wilkerson, 53, of Capitan passed away November 29th in Ruidoso, NM after a long battle with cancer. She passed away peacefully with her husband David, her children Jeremy, William, Tara, and Michael, and her sister Michelle at her side. Patricia was born February 19, 1959 in Clovis, NM at Cannon Air Force Base to Robert Charles Roy, a...

Bruce Adkins
Nov 25, 2012
Bruce A. Adkins, 64, of Ruidoso and formerly of Hubbard, Ohio passed away early, November 25, at his home after a lengthy illness. Bruce was born December 22, 1947 in Sharon, PA, to Vinson R. and Margaret E. Adkins. Bruce retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1992 and was an avid hunter and outdoorsman. He is survived by...

Royce Dunlap
Nov 24, 2012
Born in Roswell, NM the 5th child of Robert Kyle Dunlap and N. Mildred Horn Dunlap. Married Patricia Clark in 1972 while working in the Panama Canal Zone Police Department. Lucky served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in the Panama Canal Zone as a Sgt. in the Military Police. He was honorably discharged in 1972 and returned...

Dustin Shaw
Nov 19, 2012
Dustin Shaw, 25, of Ruidoso passed away Monday, November 19, 2012 in Ruidoso. He was born November 27, 1986 in El Paso, Texas and was a lifelong resident of Ruidoso. Dustin was a graduate of Ruidoso High School. He is survived by his father, Jeff Shaw grandmother, Wanda Shaw 2 aunts, Lisa Shaw and Zoe Coe and her husband...

Rosa Chavez
Nov 19, 2012
On November 19, 2012 Heaven gained an Angel, when Rosa R. Chavez of Carrizozo, NM passed away at 101 years of age. Rosa was born on February 25, 1911 at White Oaks, NM to Cassandro Ramirez and Delfina Medina. Rosa led an amazing life here in New Mexico. She worked for Governor William McDonald, the first governor of the...

Mary Salas
Nov 9, 2012
Mary L. Salas, 76yearsold, was granted her angel wings on Friday, November 09, 2012, at her home in Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico. During her final days she was surrounded by family and friends. After her diagnosis of stage 4 Lung Cancer in August 2012, that had rapidly spread to her bones, she decided to fight. Her strong will to...

Deretha Rushing
Nov 9, 2012
Deretha Jean Rushing, 69, of Carrizozo passed away Friday, November 9, 2012 in Carrizozo. She was born July 20, 1943 in Seagraves, Texas to Margaret and Benjamin Rushing. She had been a resident of Lincoln County since 1959 moving from Snyder, Texas. She is survived by 4 brothers, Victor Rushing, Billy Rushing, Ricky Johnson Sr., and Kenny Johnson. Services...
Paul Jones
Nov 5, 2012
Paul H. Jones, 86, of Glencoe died peacefully at home Monday, Nov. 5. He was the loving husband of Nellie Ruth Jones for 59 years. Paul was born in Glencoe in 1926, attended school at Stetson, Carrizozo, Ancho, and NMMI. He was wounded in 1951 in Korea and was discharged from the Army. He was a lifelong rancher and...

Jack Neill
Nov 2, 2012
Jack. H. Neill, 46, of Capitan, New Mexico went home to be with the Lord on Friday, November 2, 2012. Born July 11, 1965 in Artesia, New Mexico and raised in Portales, New Mexico, he graduated from Portales High School in 1983. On June 13, 1988 Jack married his wife Kathy Sloan of Lubbock, Texas. In 2002 Jack and...

Norma Roberts
Oct 30, 2012
Norma Virginia Roberts, 78, of Ruidoso went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on October 30, 2012 after a valiant battle with multiple sclerosis. She was born to Frederick and Athalie Patch in Worchester, Massachusetts on August 17, 1934. Norma graduated from the Worcester High School of Commerce in 1953. She graduated from Hahnemann Hospital School...

Carroll Crabb
Oct 27, 2012
Carroll Gene Crabb, 74, of Nogal passed away Saturday, October 27, 2012. He was born January 31, 1938 at Vernon, Texas. Mr. Crabb was a retired Major from the U.S. Army having served during the Vietman War. He moved to Lincoln County in December, 1990 from El Paso, TX. He attended the Capitan United Methodist Church. He married Gisela...

Douglas Becker
Oct 18, 2012
Douglas L Becker, 70 transferred his address from earth to heaven on October 18, 2012. He was surrounded by his family and friends at his home in Capitan, NM. We will have a celebration of his life October 27, 2012 at 10:30am at Canaan Trail Baptist Church in Alto, NM. Doug was born June 20, 1942 in Flagler, Co...

Jesse Randall
Oct 17, 2012
Visitation for Jess Randall, 76, of Mescalero will be Thursday, Oct. 18, from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM at LaGrone Funeral Chapel in Ruidoso. The funeral service will be Friday, Oct. 19, at 8:00 AM at St. Josephs Mission in Mescalero with burial to follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. Mr. Randall passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at Mescalero,...

William Jakse
Oct 16, 2012
A Celebration of the Life of Bill Jakse, 59 of Ruidoso will be Friday, October 19, from Noon until 3:00 PM at the Sanctuary on the River in Ruidoso. Bill passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2012, in Ruidoso. He was born April 24, 1953 at LaSalle, Illinois and moved to Ruidoso in the early 1980s. He operated Jaxbilt Design...

Eric Thompson
Oct 15, 2012
Memorial service for Eric Thompson, 63, of the RuidosoRuidoso Downs area will be Sunday, November 18, at 3:00 PM in the First Baptist Church of Ruidoso. Eric passed away on Monday, October 15, 2012 at his home. He was born September 22, 1949 at Dallas, Texas. He moved to Lincoln County in 1987 from El Paso, Texas. Eric loved...

Roger Kazhe
Oct 11, 2012
Beloved husband, father, son, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend, Roger Reed Kazhe was born September 7, 1973 in Mescalero, NM and he was called home on Thursday, October 11, 2012 in Alamogordo, NM. He married Phyllis Freeland on February 4, 2004 in Albuquerque, NM. Roger lived an athletic life and loved sports and being with his family. He enjoyed...

Howard Harkey
Oct 3, 2012
Howard Elvin Harkey was born June 1, 1929 in Carrizozo, New Mexico to E. I. Sparkey Harkey and Rose Bingham Harkey and passed away on October 3, 2012. He attended grade school at Ancho, NM and graduated from Carrizozo High School as salutatorian in 1947. He played football and basketball in high school. He graduated in 1951 from New...

Daniel Tissnolthtos
Sep 27, 2012
Visitation for Daniel Lynn Tissnolthtos, 26, of Mescalero will be Wednesday, October 3, at the Apache Assembly of God Church in Mescalero from 9:00 AM until 10:00 AM with the funeral at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. Daniel passed away Thursday, September 27, 2012 in Ruidoso. He was born October 23, 1985 in Alamogordo and...

Roy Jones
Sep 15, 2012
Roy Cecil Zeke Jones was born in Vernon, Texas on November 4, 1925 to Roy J. Jones and Rocky Oglesby Jones. As a young man, Cecil along with his brother Earl and his sister Henrietta helped with the family farming and attended a one room school house in Farmers Valley. In order to go to high school in Vernon...