Obituaries

L Fletcher
May 15, 2010
L.E. Fletcher, 84, died on Saturday, May 15, 2010 in his home in Ruidoso Downs, NM after a long battle against lung cancer. Mr. Fletcher was born in rural Stevens County, Marlow, Oklahoma on July 3, 1925 in the middle of what became known as the Roaring Twenties. He was the eldest of three children. Mr. Fletchers family moved...

Leon Botella Sr.
May 12, 2010
Prayer service for Leon Botella Sr., 73, of Mescalero will be Sunday, May 16, at 6:00 PM at St. Josephs Mission where the funeral mass will be on Monday, May 17, at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. Mr. Botella passed away Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at Las Cruces. He was born August 26, 1936 at...

Virginia Messick
May 12, 2010
Virginia Brooks Messick died May 12th 2010 in Ruidoso, New Mexico. She was preceded in death by her parents William and Luicile Brooks of Lake Jackson, Texas. She is survived by her husband Bob G. Messick of Ruidoso and her sisters Cille Emery, of Los Altos, California and Sarah Osgood Brooks of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Virginia is a graduate...

Rudolph Ashby
May 10, 2010
Graveside services for Rudolph Darrell Ashby, 73 of Capitan, will be at 2:00 PM on Saturday May 15, 2010 at Fort Stanton Cemetery at Fort Stanton with Military Honors. Rudolph was born on September 19, 1936 in Princeton, Indiana to Rudolph Ashby and Helen Jones Ashby and passed away on May 10, 2010 in Ruidoso. Rudolph was retired from...

Thelma Wilson
May 9, 2010
Thelma Victoria Wilson, 95, of Alto passed away on Sunday, May 9, 2010. She was born August 31, 1914 at Ellinwood, Kansas to Dr. Joseph Raymond Zecha and Margaret Mary Frank. She was the wife of three husbands, Hubert Nolen, John Lester and Richard Wilson and all have preceded her in death. She was the beloved mother and best...

Michael Line
May 6, 2010
Memorial service for Judge Michael S. Line, 56, of Ruidoso will be Thursday, May 13, at 11:00 AM in Ruidoso Convention Center. Mr. Line passed away Thursday, May 6, in Lubbock, Texas. He was born October 30, 1953 at Snyder, Texas. After graduating from Snyder High School he attended Abilene Christian University and later transferred to the University of...

Richard Garrett
May 4, 2010
Rick Garrett, 62, of Alto passed away on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at Lincoln County Medical Center in Ruidoso. He was born September 23, 1947 at Dallas, Texas. Rick is survived by two daughters, Angela R. Tinney and Michelle Ruiz. No services are planned at this time.

Elvera Lucero
May 3, 2010
Prayer service for Elvera Archuleta Lucero, 81, of Carrizozo will be Thursday, May 6, at 6:00 PM at Santa Ritas Catholic Church in Carrizozo where the funeral mass will be on Friday, May 7, at 10:00 AM with burial to follow at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Cemetery. Mrs. Lucero passed away Monday, May 3, 2010 at her home....

Katheryn Olvera
May 3, 2010
Prayer service for Kay Olvera, 68, of Ruidoso will be Wednesday, May 5, at 6:00 PM at St. Eleanors Catholic Church where the funeral mass will be on Thursday, May 6, at 10:00 AM with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery. She passed away Monday, May 3, 2010 at her home, she was born in Lynn, Massachusetts on...

Karl Kazhe
May 3, 2010
Prayer service for Karl Isaac Kazhe, 73, of Mescalero will be Thursday, May 6, at 6:00 PM at the Mescalero Reformed Church where the funeral service will be on Friday, May 7, at 10:00 AM with burial to follow at the White Tail Cemetery. Mr. Kazhe died peacefully at his home on May, 3, 2010 surrounded by his family....

Willeto Antonio
May 2, 2010
Services for Willeto Antonio, 74, of Mescalero will be Wednesday, May 5, from 6:00 PM until 7:00 PM at the Mescalero Community Center with the burial services early Thursday morning at his residence with burial to follow at the Antonio Family Cemetery. Mr. Antonio passed away Sunday, May, 2, 2010, in Albuquerque. He was born December 29, 1935 at...

James Bryant
May 1, 2010
Memorial service for James Leslie Bryant, 67, of Ruidoso will be Thursday, May 6, at 2:30 PM in the First Christian Church in Ruidoso. Mr. Bryant passed away Saturday, May 1, 2010 in Ruidoso. He was born March 26, 1943 at Merkel, Texas. He moved to Ruidoso on June 17, 2001 from Seattle, Washington. He graduated from Plainview High...

Eusebio Baca Jr.
Apr 30, 2010
Funeral mass for Eusebio Chevo Baca Jr., 89, of Carrizozo will be Wednesday, May 5, at 10:30 AM in Santa Ritas Catholic at Carrizozo. Burial will follow at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Cemetery. Mr. Baca passed away Friday, April 30, 2010 at the Mescalero Care Center. He was born September 12, 1920 at Lincoln. He owned Rollands Drug...

Christian Prins
Apr 11, 2010
Funeral service for Christian Angel Prins will be Thursday, April 15, at 10:00 AM in the Mescalero Reformed Church with burial to follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. Christian was born Saturday, April 10, 2010 in Ruidoso and passed away on Sunday, April 11, 2010 also in Ruidoso. He is the son of Belle Hornedeagle and Chad Prins. He is...

Betty Mccabe
Apr 9, 2010
Visitation for Betty Patton McCabe, 85, of Ruidoso will be Thursday, April 15, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM with the funeral service on Friday, April 16, at 10:00 AM in First Christian Church followed by a private burial at Ruidoso Hondo Valley Memorial Park. Betty leaves a legacy of motherhood, career and community. She...

Aiden Lopez
Apr 6, 2010
Prayer service for Aiden Wayne Lopez, 5, of Mescalero will be Sunday, April 11, at 5:00 PM at the residence of Willymae Smith at 138 Carrizo Trail with the funeral service on Monday, April 12, at 10:00 AM in the Mescalero Reformed Church with burial to follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. Aiden passed away Tuesday, April 6, in Albuquerque....

James Veater
Apr 5, 2010
Visitation for James V. Veater, 79, of Alto will be Thursday, April 8, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM with the funeral service on Friday, April 9, at 11:00 AM at Community United Methodist Church in Ruidoso with burial will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Officiating will be the Rev. Todd Salzwedel. Mr. Veater passed...

Arsenia Lopez
Apr 5, 2010
The Rosary for Arsenia A. Lopez, 86, of Carrizozo will be Wednesday, April 7, at 7:00 PM in Santa Ritas Catholic Church at Carrizozo where the funeral mass will be on Thursday, April 15, at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery at White Oaks with Father Franklin officiating. Mrs. Lopez passed away Monday, April 5, 2010 at...

Frances Degner
Apr 5, 2010
Frances L. Degner was born August 28, 1927 in Carrizozo to Carl E. and Emma Steffen Degner. She went to be with her Lord on April 5, 2010 in Alamogordo at the age of 82. She was a lifetime resident of Carrizozo. Frances was the 7th of 8 children born to the Degners. She attended Carrizozo Public Schools and...

Samuel Chee Sr.
Mar 29, 2010
Funeral service for Samuel Joseph Chee Sr., 39, of Mescalero will be Thursday, April 1, at 10:00 AM in the Mescalero Reformed Church with burial to follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. Officiating will be Rev. Bob Schut. Mr. Chee passed away Monday, March 29, 2010, at his home in Mescalero. He was born June 8, 1970 at Mescalero and...