Obituaries

Lewis Lapaz
Sep 23, 2011
Prayer service for Lewis LaPaz, 80, of Mescalero will be Monday, Sept. 26, at 6:00 PM at St. Josephs Mission at Mescalero where the funeral service will be Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 10:00 AM, burial will follow at the LaPaz Family Cemetery. Mr. LaPaz passed away Friday, September 23, 2011, in Alamogordo. He was born October 23, 1930 at...

Donald Jones
Sep 22, 2011
Funeral service for Donald N. Jones, 89, of Capitan will be Friday, Sept. 30, at 10:00 AM at the Canaan Trail Baptist Church at Angus, burial will be Monday, Oct. 3, at 1:30 PM at Santa Fe National Cemetery. On September 22, 2011 Don had the joy of meeting his savior, Jesus Christ, as he faded peacefully from this...

Norma Phillips
Sep 17, 2011
Memorial service for Norma Phillips, 75, of Ruidoso will be Friday, September 30, at 2:00 PM at the Ruidoso Baptist Church with the Rev. Wayne Joyce officiating. Mrs. Phillips passed away Saturday, September 17, 2011 in Lubbock, Texas. She was born May 27, 1936 at Frederick, Oklahoma. She moved to Ruidoso in 1973 from Littlefield, Texas. She was owneroperator...

Shelton Ortega
Sep 11, 2011
Prayer service for Shelton Ortega, 69, of Mescalero will be Thursday, Sept. 15, at 6:00 PM in St. Josephs Mission at Mescalero, the funeral procession will leave the church on Friday, Sept. 16, at 5:30 AM witht the burial at Rinconada. Mr. Ortega passed Sunday, September 11, 2011 at Rapid City, South Dakota. He was born September 5, 1942...

Fred Bernard
Sep 10, 2011
Memorial service for Fred Bernard, 72, of Ruidoso Downs will be Saturday, October 8, at 4:00 PM at the Ruidoso Elks Lodge on Highway 70 followed by a potluck meal. Mr. Bernard passed away Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Ruidoso Downs. He was born January 19, 1939 at Iron Mountain, Michigan. He retired from the New Mexico State Police...

Robert Russell
Sep 7, 2011
Robert Randall Russell passed away on the night of September 7, 2011 at the home he shared in Ruidoso with his daughter, Tasha and grandson, Austin. Randy was born on June 18, 1945 at The Dalles, Oregon to O.M. and Alma Russell. Although O.M. was originally from Salado, Texas the family relocated as soon after VJ day as possible...

Lloyd Clevenger
Sep 5, 2011
Lloyd Homer Clevenger was born February 10, 1938 in Bailey County, Texas. He died September 5, 2011 at his home in Alto N.M. at the age of 73. He went to school at Bula Elementary School and Littlefield High School. Lloyd entered the U.S. Air Force in April, 1958. He was working in the jet engine shop in Del...

Billy Reed
Sep 5, 2011
Billy Grover ReedBill Reed to all passed away peacefully Sept. 5 at his home in Ruidoso, New Mexico with Dianne, his wife of 35 years, his son Stephen and wife Carolyn, at his side. A long illness finally took its toll. He is survived by his son Stephen Reed, daughter Susan Cooper, and stepson Dred Parsons, five grandchildren and...

Patrick Alonzo
Sep 2, 2011
Funeral service for Patrick Alonzo, 21, of Mescalero will be Saturday, September 10, at 10:00 AM at the Angus Church of the Nazarene with burial to follow the Mescalero Cemetery. Patrick passed away Friday, September 2, 2011 in Ruidoso. He was born July 7, 1990 at Alamogordo and had lived at Mescalero all of his life.
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Johnny Starr
Sep 2, 2011
Johnny Ray Starr, 30, of Mescalero was born January 9, 1981 and he passed away Friday, September 2, 2011 in Ruidoso. He is survived by his mother, Marquita Starr son, Jaden Starr brothers, Kenneth Starr Sr. and Raven Carrillo sisters, Trisha Starr and Lisa Starr. He is preceded in death by his father, Conrad James Starr and a sister,...

Deborah Gallerito
Aug 24, 2011
Rosary for Deborah Gallerito, 60, of Mescalero will be Monday, August 29, at 6:00 PM in St. Josephs Mission where the funeral mass will be on Tuesday, August 30, at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. She passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2011, at Mescalero. She was born August 25, 1950 at Mescalero and had lived...

Edgar Torres Sr.
Aug 23, 2011
Rosary for Edgar Torres Sr., 71, of Mescalero will be Friday, August 26, at 9:00 AM in St. Josephs Mission with the funeral mass to follow at 10:00 AM. Burial will be at Mescalero Cemetery. Mr. Torres passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2011 in Alamogordo. He was born February 13, 1940 at Mescalero and had lived there all of...

George Lamay
Aug 21, 2011
George Len LaMay, 59, was born on August 8, 1952, and passed away on August 21, 2011. George was born in Pasadena, TX, then moved with his family to New Mexico. He left New Mexico and moved to Los Angeles to attend school at Pepperdine University, where he earned a Masters Degree in Business Management. George moved back to...

Elizabeth Duncan
Aug 15, 2011
Memorial prayer services for Elizabeth Estelle Duncan, 82, of Ruidoso, NM, will be Wednesday, September 7, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Eleanor Catholic Church. Mrs. Duncan passed away on Monday August 15, at the Mescalero Care Center. On August 23, she was buried at Ft. Bliss National Cemetery with her husband, Charles, who preceded her in death on July...

Joseph Dunlap
Aug 10, 2011
Joe K. Dunlap passed away Aug. 10th. 2011 at Lubbock, TX. He was a resident of Glencoe, NM where he resided with his wife Merle Ashcraft Dunlap. He was proceeded in death by his Father, R.K. Dunlap, his first wife, Carol, daughter Lori Odom, and son Larry. Joe served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict....

Bud Hammond
Aug 9, 2011
Bud C. Hammond, 81, of Carrizozo died August 9. He was born May 26, 1930 in Greensboro, NC. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Ruth Hammond of the family home five sons, Jeff Hammond of Carrizozo, John Hammond of Monett, MO, Josh Hammond of Carrizozo, Jim Hammond of Monett, MO and Jerry Hammond of Roswell one daughter, Jann...

Roger Herrera
Aug 8, 2011
Funeral mass for Roger Herrera, 71, of San Patricio will be Friday, August 12, at 9:30 AM in St. Judes Catholic Church at San Patricio. Mr. Herrera passed away Monday, August 8, 2011 at his home in San Patricio. He was born November 24, 1939 at San Patricio and had lived there all of his life. Mr. Herrera was...

Ida Herrera
Aug 7, 2011
Funeral mass for Ida V. Herrera, 86, of Carrizozo will be Friday, August 19, at 10:00 AM at Santa Ritas Catholic Church with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery. Mrs. Herrera passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2011 at her home in Carrizozo. She was born October 30, 1924 at Nogal, NM to Narcia and Leandro S. Vega Sr....

Terrance Mendez
Aug 6, 2011
Prayer service for Terrance Mendez, 30, of Mescalero will be Thursday, Aug. 11, at 6:00 PM at St. Josephs Mission where the funeral mass will be on Friday, Aug. 12, at 10:00 AM with burial to follow at Mescalero Cemetery. Terrance passed away Saturday, Aug. 6, in El Paso. He was born November 15, 1980 at Alamogordo and had...

Carol Knight
Aug 4, 2011
Carol Knight, 72, of Ruidoso passed away Thursday, August 4, 2011 in Ruidoso. She was born December 14, 1938 at El Hambra, California. She moved to Ruidoso in 1982 from Mission Viejo, California. She had worked for Afari Travel Agency as a Travel Agent, she married Fred Knight on December 24, 1962 at Newtown, Pennsylvania. She is survived by...