Obituaries

Tommy Jones

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Angelia Yulay

Angelia Yulay

Jul 27, 2010

Visitation for Angelia Yulay, 90, of Mescalero will be Thursday, July 29, from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM at LaGrone Funeral Chapel of Ruidoso. The prayer service will be Thursday at 6:30 PM at the Family Worship Center at Mescalero where the funeral service will be on Friday, July 30, at 10:00 AM, burial will follow at the Mescalero...

Constance Cullers

Constance Cullers

Jul 21, 2010

Memorial service for Connie Cullers, 65, of Ruidoso will be Tuesday, July 27, at 11:00 AM in the First Christian Church of Ruidoso. Ms. Cullers passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at her home. She was born January 6, 1945 at Austin, Texas. She moved to Ruidoso four and half years ago from Albuquerque. She loved horses, a dog...

James Wiley

James Wiley

Jul 20, 2010

James Robert Wiley passed on to be with his Lord Jesus in Albuquerque, NM, on Tuesday, July 20, 2010. He was 58 years old. He was born March 19, 1952 in Austin, TX. Beloved by his family and many friends, Jim Wiley is survived by his daughter, Christina Powell and two grandchildren, Brice and Haegon Powell of Winnie, TX...

Thomas Knight

Thomas Knight

Jul 18, 2010

Thomas Tom or Tommy Alman Knight died July 18th, 2010 at his home on the Knight Ranch, north of Carrizozo, New Mexico. Tom was 83 years of age. Services will be held at the Ancho Church on July 20th, 2010, at 2 p.m. with graveside services following at the Ancho cemetery.. Tom was born on June 24, 1927 in...