Obituaries

James Blume Jr.

James Blume Jr.

Apr 2, 2009

Memorial service for James A. Blume Jr. 77, of Ruidoso will be Monday, April 6, at 11:00 AM in the First Presbyterian Church in Ruidoso. Mr. Blume passed away Thursday, April 2, in Ruidoso. He was born October 28, 1931 in Denver, Colorado. Mr. Blume was in the Air Force then he made a career of the Navy having...

Maria Skinner

Maria Skinner

Mar 28, 2009

A potluck memorial for Maria Skinner, 60, of Ruidoso will be Friday, April 3, at 6:00 PM at the Ruidoso Senior Citizen Center. Mrs. Skinner passed away Saturday, March 28, in Ruidoso. She was born January 2, 1949 at Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico. She moved to Ruidoso in 1989 from Eunice, NM. She had been a greeter at Walmart for...

Robert Callender

Robert Callender

Mar 27, 2009

Robert A. Bob Callender of Ruidoso passed away on 27 March 2009 at Lincoln County Medical Center after a courageous battle with heart disease and cancer. He was born on 7 July 1935 in Wichita, KS. He served in the US Navy from 1952-1956 and Inactive Reserves 1956-60 after which he attended North Texas University. From 1957-77, he worked...

Billie Dollar

Billie Dollar

Mar 25, 2009

Billie R. Dollar, 76, of Ruidoso passed away March 25, 2009 in Ruidoso. She was born May 10, 1932 in Cheyenne, Oklahoma to Lee and Ida McDaniel who both preceded her in death. Mrs. Dollar attended public school in Durham, Oklahoma graduating from Durham High School. She attended college at Sayre and Weatherford, Oklahoma, Canyon and Commerce, Texas. She...

Ruth Parker

Ruth Parker

Mar 19, 2009

Ruth Marie Parker Schmidt of Alto passed away unexpectedly March 19th. Born in Buffalo, NY she spent much of her childhood and young adulthood in San Diego, CA where she met her beloved husband Ben L Parker who preceded her in death in 2003. Ruth is survived by her three children: Steven C. Parker of South Riding, VA; Cathy...

Zella Hicks

Zella Hicks

Mar 16, 2009

Graveside services for Zella Mae Hicks, 88, of Ruidoso will Wednesday, March 18, at 11:00 AM in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Ruidoso, NM. Mrs. Hicks passed away Monday, March 16, in Ruidoso. She was born October 2, 1920 at Cushman, Arkansas to Mellie and A. B. Sherrill. Mrs. Hicks moved to Edna, Texas in 1946 with her husband C.R....

Drusilla Belin

Drusilla Belin

Mar 16, 2009

Funeral wake for Drusilla W. Belin, 22, of Mescalero will begin Friday, March 20, at 6:00 PM at the residence of Virginia Benally at 146 Zangoliche Drive with burial Saturday, March 21, at 6:00 AM in the Mescalero Cemetery. Drusilla passed away Monday, March 16, at Mescalero. She was born August 1, 1986 at Holloman A.F.B., New Mexico. She...

Letitia Balderrama

Letitia Balderrama

Mar 15, 2009

A funeral wake for Letitia Balderrama, 75, of Mescalero will begin Wednesday, March 18, at 6:00 PM at the residence of Mrs. Balderrama, 170 L.B. Lane Highway 70 East. The funeral service will be Thursday, March 19, at 10:00 AM in the Mescalero Reformed Church with burial to follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. Mrs. Balderrama passed away Sunday, March...

Bessie Jones

Bessie Jones

Mar 9, 2009

Funeral service for Bessie Jones, 95, of Capitan will be Friday, March 13, at 2:00 PM in the Capitan United Methodist Church with burial to follow at the Capitan Cemetery. Mrs. Jones passed away Monday, March 9, 2009, in Alamogordo. She was born September 28, 1913 in Lamesa, Texas. She moved to Lincoln County in 1934 from Seminole, Texas....

Harvey Romans

Harvey Romans

Mar 5, 2009

Funeral services for H.L. Shorty Romans, 86, of Ruidoso will be Saturday, March 7, at 11:00 AM in First Baptist Church of Ruidoso with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Mr. Romans passed away Thursday, March 5, 2009 in Ruidoso. He was born June 8, 1922 in Sweetwater, Texas to Maudie and John Romans. Mr. Romans was in...

Gilbert Balatche

Gilbert Balatche

Mar 1, 2009

Prayer service for Gilbert Bruce Balatche, 69, of Mescalero will be Wednesday, March 4, at 6:00 PM in St. Joseph's Mission at Mescalero where the funeral mass will be on Thursday, March 5, at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at the Balatche Cemetery. Mr. Balatche passed away Sunday, March 1, 2009 in El Paso, Texas. He was born February...

Jack Adams

Jack Adams

Feb 23, 2009

Funeral service for Jack D. Adams, 78, of Ruidoso will be Thursday, Feb. 26, at 5:30 PM in the First Christian Church in Ruidoso. Graveside services will be Friday, Feb. 27, at 2:30 PM in the Plainview Cemetery in Plainview, Texas. Mr. Adams was born June 22, 1930 in Texas and passed away Monday, Feb. 23, 2009 in Ruidoso....

Rudy Gonzales

Rudy Gonzales

Feb 23, 2009

Funeral services for Rudy Buddy Gonzales, 48, of Nogal will be Saturday, Feb. 28, at 10:00 AM in the First Christian Church in Ruidoso with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Ruidoso. Mr. Gonzales passed away Monday, February 23, 2009 in Ruidoso. He was born August 22, 1960 at Ruidoso, he moved back to Lincoln County in...

Virginia Jaurequi

Virginia Jaurequi

Feb 13, 2009

Prayer service for Virginia Jaurequi, 85, of Carrizozo will be Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 7:00 PM in Santa Rita's Catholic Church in Carrizozo where the funeral mass will be on Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 10:00 AM with burial to follow at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Cemetery. Mrs. Jaurequi passed away Friday, Feb. 13, 2009 in Lincoln County and...

Dominic Mendez

Dominic Mendez

Feb 13, 2009

Visitation for Dominic Cruz Mendez, 40, of Mescalero will be Monday, Feb. 16, in LaGrone Funeral Chapel of Ruidoso from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM. The prayer service will be Monday, Feb. 16, at 6:00 PM in St. Joseph's Mission where the funeral mass will be on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 10:00 AM with burial to follow at the...

John Kerr

John Kerr

Feb 7, 2009

A memorial service for Rick Kerr, 45, of Ruidoso will be Thursday, Feb. 12, at 1:30 PM at the Dream Catcher at 2629 Sudderth Drive. Mr. Kerr passed away Saturday, February 7, 2009 in Ruidoso. He was born March 31, 1963 at Amarillo, Texas. He moved to Ruidoso in November, 2007 from Midland, Texas and was working at the...

Martha Brown

Martha Brown

Jan 31, 2009

Visitation for Martha Ann Colligan Brown, 94, of Alto will be Thursday, Feb. 5, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel in Ruidoso from 10:00 AM until Noon. The funeral mass will be Thursday, Feb. 5, at 2:00 PM in St. Eleanor's Catholic Church in Ruidoso. Graveside services will be Friday, Feb. 6, at 11:00 AM in the Portales Cemetery at Portales,...

Gerald Magoosh Sr.

Gerald Magoosh Sr.

Jan 29, 2009

Gerald Magoosh Sr., 74, passed away with his loved ones by his side on Thursday, January 29, 2009. He was born July 28, 1934 in Mescalero and comes from a long line of descendents of the Mescalero Apache Tribe. His great great grandfather was Chief Magoosh and with a delegation of four apache Chiefs were granted an audience by...

Ella Radcliffe

Ella Radcliffe

Jan 28, 2009

Funeral serivces for Jean Radcliffe, 88 of Ruidoso will be Thursday, Feb. 5, at 10:00 AM in the Episcopal Church of the Holy Mount in Ruidoso. Mrs. Radcliffe passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2009 in Ruidoso. She was born December 13, 1920 at Dayton, Iowa to Myrtle and Carl Newholm who both precede her in death. Mrs. Radcliffe was...

Stanley East

Stanley East

Jan 24, 2009

Prayer service for Stan East, 63, of Bent will be Thursday, Jan. 29, at 7:00 PM in St. Eleanor's Catholic Church in Ruidoso where the funeral mass will be on Friday, Jan. 30, at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at the Ruidoso Hondo Valley Cemetery near Ruidoso Downs. Mr. East passed away Saturday, Jan. 24, in Alamogordo. He was...