Obituaries

Mark Mcginness
Sep 27, 2010
Mark Andrew McGinness, beloved son of Dr. and Mrs. Mack Allen McGinnessBettye, passed away on September 27, 2010. Mark of alto has resided in the Ruidoso area for 6 years and worked as a dental technician for his father Dr. McGinness at the Childrens Dental Clinic. A memorial service is schedules at the Church of the Holy Mount on...

Leora Zumwalt
Sep 25, 2010
Funeral service for Leora Zumwalt, 101, of Nogal will be Tuesday, Sept. 28, at 1:00 PM in the Nogal Presbyterian Church at Nogal with burial to follow at the Angus Cemetery at Angus. Mrs. Zumwalt passed away Saturday, September 25, 2010 at Mescalero. She was born January 11, 1909 in Missouri. She moved to New Mexico in 1930 from...

Juan Mijares
Sep 23, 2010
Funeral Mass for Juan Mijares, 93, of Capitan will be Friday, Oct. 8, at 11:00 AM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Capitan. Mr. Mijares passed away Thursday, September 23, 2010 in El Paso, Texas. He was born January 26, 1917 in El Paso, Texas. He moved to Lincoln County 3 years ago from California and attended Sacred Heart...

George Shannon
Sep 20, 2010
Funeral service for George Shannon, 93, of Ruidoso will be Saturday, Sept. 25, at 2:30 PM at the Ruidoso Masonic Lodge with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Mr. Shannon passed away Monday, Sept. 20, 2010 at Mescalero. He was born September 18, 1917 at Beaumont, Texas. He moved to Ruidoso 31 years ago from Nederland, Texas. He...

Tommy Jones
Sep 20, 2010
Memorial service for Tom Jones, 72, of Ruidoso will be Saturday, Sept. 25, at 11:00 AM in the Gateway Church of Christ in Ruidoso. Mr. Jones passed away Monday, September 20, 2010 in Ruidoso. He was born March 6, 1938 in Samnorwood, Texas. He moved to Ruidoso in 1977 from Lubbock, Texas when he began Jones Gulf Gas Station...

Antonia Otero
Sep 17, 2010
Antonia Toni Padilla Otero was at home with her family when she peacefully went to be with her Lord Savior on Friday, September 17, 2010 at 1:14 am. She was diagnosed with cancer August 2009. Antonia was the beloved wife of Herminio Herman Otero since September 19, 1942. They met in grade school when it was located at the...

Janice Via
Sep 15, 2010
Visitation for Jan Via, 65, of Mescalero will be Friday, Sept. 17, at 6:00 PM at Mescalero Reformed Church where the funeral will be on Saturday, Sept. 18, at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. Ms. Via passed away Wednesday, Sept. 15, in Mescalero. She was born January 23, 1945 at Mescalero and had lived all...

Mary Cunningham
Sep 13, 2010
Mary Sue was born on July 10, 1920 in Galveston, Texas and went to sing in the heavenly choir, at 90 years of age, on September 13, 2010 in Capitan, New Mexico. She was preceded in death by her husband, W. B. Buck Cunningham in 1994 parents, J. T. and Mary Eleanor Blalock inlaws Will Sallie Cunningham, and one...

Michael Sundayman
Sep 12, 2010
Visitation for Michael Boy Sundayman, 45, of Mescalero will be Wednesday, Sept. 15, from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM at LaGrone Funeral Chapel with the prayer service at 6:00 PM at St. Josephs Mission. The funeral mass will be on Thursday, Sept. 16, at 9:00 AM in St. Josephs Mission with burial to follow at the LaPaz Family Cemetery....

Mildred Ezzell
Sep 3, 2010
Memorial service for Micki Ezzell, 89, of Ruidoso will be Saturday, Sept. 11, at 2:00 PM in the BlackburnShaw Coulter Chapel, 8310 Coulter Road, Amarillo, TX. Ms. Ezzell passed away Friday, September 3, 2010 at her home in Ruidoso. She was born May 31, 1921 at Wellington, Texas to Warren and Ethel Lowe. She lived in Amarillo from 1953...

Deena Robinson
Aug 28, 2010
Visitation for Deena Robinson, 23, of Mescalero will be Thursday, Sept. 2, from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM at LaGrone Funeral Chapel of Ruidoso. The prayer service will be Thursday at 6:00 PM in St. Josephs Mission where the funeral mass will be on Friday, Sept. 3, at 10:00 AM with burial to follow at Mescalero Cemetery. Deena passed...

Alvin Harcrow Jr.
Aug 28, 2010
Alvin Bob Harcrow, 86, passed away peacefully at his home in Ruidoso on Saturday, August 28, 2010, after a long illness. Bob is survived by his wife, Jan daughters, Marilyn Lane and her husband Joe of Alamogordo, NM and Frances Traylor and her husband Hub of Capitan, NM stepsons, Doug Pereau and his wife Terri of Parker, AZ and...

Kevin Otis
Aug 25, 2010
Kevin Otis, 62, of Ruidoso Downs, NM passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at his home. He was born December 4, 1947 at Northfield, Minnesota and moved to Ruidoso Downs 6 years ago. He served in the Coast Guard during the Vietnam War. He was also a retired police officer. He is survived by two sons, Jon Otis of...

Valera Neff
Aug 21, 2010
Funeral services for Valera Mom Yerby Neff, 93 of Alto, were held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday August 24, 2010 at the First Christian Church in Ruidoso. Graveside services will be at 10:00 AM on Friday August 27, 2010 at Edgewood Cemetery in Lancaster, Texas. Mrs. Neff was born on August 13, 1917 at Enis, Texas and passed from...

Sarah Paolo
Aug 13, 2010
SARAH LYNN DI PAOLO died August 13, 2010 after a courageous battle with brain cancer. She was born and raised in Ruidoso New Mexico on June 27, 1989. She attended ENMU College after graduating from Ruidoso High School. She loved art and jewelry making, which after learning she had cancer, she sold to raise money for awareness for other...

Arnie Gibson
Aug 7, 2010
Visitation for Juanita Gibson, 87, of Ruidoso will be Tuesday, August 10, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM. The funeral service will be Wednesday, August 11, at 1:30 PM in the Gateway Church of Christ in Ruidoso with burial to follow at the Ruidoso Hondo Valley Cemetery at Ruidoso Downs. Mrs. Gibson passed away Saturday,...

Helen Godwin
Aug 6, 2010
Memorial service for Helen Godwin, 77, of Alto will be Monday, August 9, at 1:30 PM at the Ruidoso Downs Race Track Chapel. Mrs. Godwin was born May 16, 1933 at Loco, Oklahoma. She passed away Friday, August 6, at her home. She moved to Lincoln County five years ago from Midlothian, Texas. She was retired SecretaryTreasurer for JayH...

Roberta Rankin
Aug 5, 2010
Memorial service for Roberta Caryl Rankin, 70, of Ruidoso Downs will be Tuesday, August 10, at 11:00 AM in the First Baptist Church of Ruidoso Downs. She passed away Thursday, August 5, 2010 in Ruidoso. She was born January 13, 1940 at Goody, Kentucky. Caryl moved to Lincoln County 30 years ago and she was a retired Real Estate...

Pearl Spohn
Aug 4, 2010
No services are planned at this time for Pearl Mae Spohn, 90, of Capitan. She passed away Wednesday, August 4, 2010, in Roswell. She was born June 8, 1920 at DeMott, Indiana. She was retired from Ft. Stanton Hospital. Survivors include her grandchildren, David Bailey, Karen Wood, and Paul Bailey. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Carol...

Eugene Chavez
Jul 30, 2010
Prayer service for Geno Chavez, 63, of Carrizozo will be Sunday, Aug. 8, at 7:00 PM at Santa Ritas Catholic Church in Carrizozo where the funeral mass will be on Monday, Aug. 9, at 10:00 AM, burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Carrizozo. Mr. Chavez passed away on Friday, July 30, 2010 at his home. He was born...