Obituaries

Zola Ahidley

Dec 28, 2010

Visitation for Zola Marie Morgan Ahidley, 82, of Mescalero will be Thursday, Dec. 30, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel from 4:00 PM until 5:00 PM with the prayer service from 5:00 PM until 6:00 PM. The funeral service will be Friday, Dec. 31, at 10:00 AM at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Ruidoso with burial...

Evelyn Breuninger

Dec 27, 2010

Evelyn Pellman Breuninger July 24, 1921 December 27, 2010 On Monday, December 27, 2010, Mrs. Evelyn Pellman Breuninger passed away at the Mescalero Care Center from this life into eternal glory with God the Father in Heaven. She was born to Margaret Pellman Robinson and U.S. Army Lieutenant Joseph Ford in El Paso Texas on July 24, 1921. She...

James Penrod

Dec 26, 2010

Funeral Mass for Jim Penrod, 77, of Carrizozo will be Wednesday, January 5, 2011, at 10:00 AM at Santa Ritas Catholic Church in Carrizozo with burial to follow at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Cemetery in Carrizozo. Jim was born December 8, 1933 at Rapid City, Michigan. He passed away Sunday, December 26, 2010 in Carrizozo. He had lived...

Mabel Blake

Dec 20, 2010

Visitation for Mabel Rae Naiche Blake, 81, of Mescalero will be Thursday, December 23, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel of Ruidoso from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM. The prayer service will be Thursday, December 23, at 6:00 PM in St. Josephs Apache Mission where the funeral mass will be on Friday, December 24, at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at...

Tom Gruber

Dec 19, 2010

Memorial service for Tom Gruber, 64, of Ruidoso was Wednesday, December 22, at the First Baptist Church in Ruidoso. Tom passed away Sunday, December 19, 2010 in Ruidoso. He was born November 29, 1946 at Carlsbad, NM. Tom graduated from Eunice High School in 1964. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Eastern New Mexico University in 1970...

Steven Powell

Dec 18, 2010

Funeral services for Steven Powell, 40, of Ruidoso were held Tuesday, December 28, from 3:00 PM until 5:00 PM at LaGrone Funeral Chapel in Ruidoso. Mr. Powell passed away Saturday, December 18, 2010 in Ruidoso. He was born May 19, 1970 at Detroit, Michigan. Steven was an artist. He is survived by his 4 children, Steven L. Powell Jr.,...

Janella Stephens

Dec 17, 2010

Graveside service for Janella Westmoreland Stephens, 71, of Ruidoso will be Monday, December 20, at 2:00 PM at the City of Levelland Cemetery in Levelland, Texas. She passed away Friday, December 17, 2010 in Ruidoso. She was born December 23, 1938 in Pampa, Texas to Ray and Ozelle Westmoreland. She moved to Ruidoso 11 years ago from Breckenridge, Texas...

Patricia Thompson

Dec 15, 2010

Patricia Pat Thompson passed away on December 15, 2010. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Eleanors Catholic Church on Tuesday, December 21st , at 10AM, followed by the interment of the ashes at Forest Lawn Cemetery, in Ruidoso, at 11:00AM. Patricia was born in Pontiac, Michigan, on June 1, 1924, to Barbara Waters Lyons and Arthur C....

Carleton Naiche-Palmer

Dec 11, 2010

Visitation for Dr. Carleton A. NaichePalmer, 63, of Mescalero will be Thursday, December 16, from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM with the prayer service at 6:00 PM. The funeral service will be Friday, December 17, at 10:00 AM with all services being at the Mescalero Gymnasium at the Mescalero Apache Tribal Center. Burial will follow at the Mescalero Cemetery....

Jimmie Roberts

Dec 3, 2010

Graveside services for Jimmie Lee Roberts, 84, of Ruidoso will be Saturday, December 11, at the Davidson Cemetery in Davidson, Oklahoma. He passed away Friday, December 3, 2010 at his home. He was a veteran of World War II and retired Postmaster for the Postal Service. He moved to Ruidoso six months ago from Lubbock, Texas. He is survived...

Willard Mcwilliams

Dec 2, 2010

Willard McWilliams, 95, of Ruidoso passed away Thursday, December 2, 2010 at the Mescalero Care Center. Mr. McWilliams had been a resident of Ruidoso since 2006 moving from Poplar Bluff, Missouri. He was a retired real estate broker and attended the Episcopal Church. He is survived by two daughters, Jamie Bloodworth of Poplar Bluff, Missouri and Cindy Dolgener of...

Blair Halladay

Dec 2, 2010

A memorial service for Blair Halladay, 88, of Ruidoso will be Saturday, December 11, at 2:00 PM at LaGrone Funeral Chapel of Ruidoso with the Rev. Wayne Joyce officiating. Mr. Halladay passed away Thursday, December 2, 2010, he was born July 5, 1922 at Ashton, Michigan. He served in the Navy during World War II, his family moved to...

James Sheets

Nov 29, 2010

In Loving Memory of James L. Sheets Born February 25, 1971 Died November 29, 2010 Funeral Service 10:00 A.M. Thursday December 9, 2010 Trinity Baptist Church 700 Mount Capitan Road Capitan, NM 88316

Service Memorial Service Trinity Baptist ChurchP 700 Mount Capitan Road Capitan, NM  88316 Thursday, December 9, 2010 10:00 AM

Curtis Lathan

Nov 28, 2010

Curtis LeRoy Lathan passed away on November 28, 2010 in Ruidoso, New Mexico. He was born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska on April 22, 1936. He graduated from Minatare, Nebraska High School May, 1954. He is survived by his wife, Darla two sons, Anthony Tony and his wife Charla of Ruidoso Downs, NM and Forrest Frosty Sr. and his wife Jackie...

Jesse Williams

Nov 23, 2010

A memorial service for Jesse Emmet Jay Williams, 85, of Ruidoso will be Saturday, December 11, 2010 at 3:00 PM in the Episcopal Church of the Holy Mount in Ruidoso. Mr. Williams passed away Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at his home in Ruidoso. He was born July 29, 1925 at Memphis, Tennessee. He served in the Army during World...

Ann Sebring

Nov 20, 2010

Ann Becky Sprague Sebring, 80, of Capitan was born December 1st, 1929 in New Rochelle New York, and passed away surrounded by her family on November 20, 2010 in Alto. Becky grew up in Ridgewood New Jersey, and graduated from Bloomfield College. She served as Administrative Assistant, and then Director of Christian Education at Ridgewood Presbyterian church, where she...

Inice Hust

Nov 17, 2010

Inice T. Hust, 101, passed away Wednesday, November 17, 2010 in Alamobordo, NM. She was born June 19, 1909 in Coryell County, Texas to Daniel O. Jones and Mattie Belle Chaney Jones. At the age of 5, Inice and her family came to New Mexico in a covered wagon. She attended school in Capitan and received her teaching certificate...

George Westall

Nov 13, 2010

George Albert Westall of Ruidoso passed from this life to be with his father in heaven on November 13th, 2010. George was born on May 1st, 1913 in Sumner, Illinois to Glen and Gladys Griggs Westall. George left Illinois with his parents at age five. The family moved 19 times in one year following the oil boom to such...

John Franklin

Nov 11, 2010

Prayer service for John Franklin, 51, of Alamogordo will be Friday, Nov. 12, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel in Ruidoso from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM with the prayer service at 6:00 PM in St. Josephs Mission at Mescalero where the funeral mass will be on Saturday, Nov. 13, at 2:30 PM with burial to follow at the Mescalero Cemetery....

Catherine Waldrop

Nov 11, 2010

Catherine Woods Waldrop Mrs. Catherine Waldrop joined her husband and friends with her Savior, Jesus Christ, on November 11, 2010. She was surrounded by her family as she departed this world. Catherine was born in Ardmore, Oklahoma on August 23, 1915 to Nathan Jefferson and Jewel Thomas Woods She completed her high school education in Ardmore and began training...