Obituaries

Donald Riddett
Dec 25, 2008
Memorial service for Don Riddett, 88, of Alto will be Monday, Jan. 5, at 1:00 PM in the Episcopal Church of the Holy Mount. Mr. Riddett passed away Thursday, Dec. 25, at Alto. He was born July 20, 1920 to Elsie and Albert Riddett at Yonkers, New York. He moved to Lincoln County 30 years ago from Hideaway Lake,...

Willard Evans Jr.
Dec 19, 2008
Vigil service for Willard Evans Jr. of Mescalero will be at 9:00 AM on Tuesday December 23, 2008 and Mass will follow at 10:00 AM. Both services will be at St. Josephs Mission in Mescalero. Mr. Evans was born on January 19, 1974 in Mescalero to Willard Evans Sr. and IlA Chee Evans and died on December 19, 2008...

Janet Hagen
Dec 9, 2008
No services are planned for Janet Agnes Hagen, 71, of Ruidoso Downs who passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at her home. She was born September 15, 1937 at Elgin, Illinois to Mary Lou and Roy Hagen who both precede her in death. Mrs. Hagen for many years worked as a greeter on the grocery side of Wal-Mart. She...

A. Marks
Dec 1, 2008
Graveside service for A.J. Marks, 71, of White Oaks will be Sunday, Dec. 7, at 2:00 PM at the Cedarvale Cemetery in White Oaks. Officiating will be Robert Reynierson. Mr. Marks passed away Monday, Dec. 1, in Ruidoso. He was born March 28, 1937 in The Plains, Ohio. He served in the Marine Corp during Korea and Vietnam. He...

Teresa Bigmouth
Nov 25, 2008
Prayer service for Teresa Mate Bigmouth, 22, of Mescalero will be Friday, Nov. 28, at 6:00 PM in St. Joseph's Mission at Mescalero where the funeral mass will be on Saturday, Nov. 29, at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at the Bigmouth Family Cemetery at Elk. Teresa passed away Tuesday, Nov. 25, in Ruidoso. She was born January 20,...

Manuel Vigil
Nov 23, 2008
Manuel Vigil, 67, of Carrizozo passed away Sunday, November 23, in Carrizozo. Manuel was born on February 19, 1941 in Carrizozo. He worked for the City of Carrizozo for many years. He was a member of Santa Rita's Catholic Church in Carrizozo. Manuel is survived by a sister, Carol and brother in law Joe Bucksath of Portales; nieces, Melissa...

Sophie Sago
Nov 17, 2008
Visitation for Sophie Sago, 66, of Mescalero will be Thursday, Nov. 20, from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM in LaGrone Funeral Chapel of Ruidoso. The prayer service will be Thursday at 6:00 PM in the Mescalero Assembly of God Church where the funeral service will be on Friday, Nov. 21, at 10:00 AM with burial to follow at the...

Andrieta Weathers
Nov 14, 2008
Graveside service for Andreita Weathers, 73, of Carrizozo will be Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 1:00 PM at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Cemetery in Carrizozo. She passed away Friday, Nov. 14, in Carrizozo. She was born November 14, 1935 in Mora County, New Mexico and had lived in New Mexico all of her life. She moved to Lincoln County...

J Eller
Nov 14, 2008
No services are planned for J. E. Eller, 75, of Ruidoso who passed away Friday, Nov. 14, in Ruidoso. He was born August 5, 1933 at Lelia Lake, Texas. He moved to Ruidoso from Lubbock, Texas after his retirement. Mr. Eller has donated himself to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Texas.

Jimmy Butler
Nov 12, 2008
Jimmy Jack Jim Butler passed away Wednesday November 12, 2008 at 7:20 A.M. of a heart attack at the Lincoln County Medical Center. He was born September 8, 1938 in Hereford, Texas. Jim grew up and operated a business in Dimmitt, Texas for more than 20 years. He lived in Ruidoso the last 15 years where he owned and...

Mary Nava
Nov 9, 2008
Prayer service for Mary H. Nava, 83, of Carrizozo will be Thursday, Nov. 13, at 7:00 PM in Santa Rita's Catholic Church where the funeral mass will be on Friday, Nov. 14, at 10:00 AM with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery. Mrs. Nava passed away Sunday, Nov. 9, in Carrizozo. She was born June 22, 1925 at Ancho,...

Kelly Arnett
Nov 6, 2008
A memorial service for Kelly Rene' Arnett, 48, of Ruidoso will be Monday, Nov. 10, at 2:00 PM in the First Christian Chruch. Kelly passed away Thursday, Nov. 6, at her home. She was born August 3, 1960 in Artesia and lived most of her life in Ruidoso. She was a former member of the Altrusa Club, a current...

Jeanne Allen
Nov 4, 2008
Graveside services for Jeanne Edna Allen, 80, of the Hale Lake area will be Wednesday, Nov. 12, at 1:00 PM in the Ruidoso-Hondo Valley Cemetery near Ruidoso Downs, officiating will be Scott Treadway. Mrs. Allen passed away Tuesday, Nov. 4, in Albuquerque. She was born July 28, 1928 at Los Angeles, California. She moved to Lincoln County in 1989...

Clara Potter
Oct 29, 2008
Prayer service for Clara Jane Potter, 63, of McIntosh, New Mexico will be Monday, Nov. 3, at 6:00 PM in St. Joseph's Mission where the funeral mass will be on Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 10:00 AM with burial to follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. Mrs. Potter passed away Wednesday, Oct. 29, in Albuquerque. She was born August 19, 1945...

David Hollingsworth
Oct 29, 2008
Memorial service for David Michael Hollingsworth, 31, of Ruidoso will be Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 11:00 AM in the Capitan Foursquare Gospel Church. Mr. Hollingsworth passed away Wednesday, Oct. 29, at his home in Ruidoso. He was born April 27, 1977 at Santa Maria, California. Mr. Hollingsworth had lived part time in Ruidoso and for the past 15 years...

Opal Rice
Oct 28, 2008
Opal Etola Rice, born September 4, 1920, passed away at a local care center on Tuesday, Oct. 28, following a long illness with Alzheimers disease. She was one of Jehovah's Witnesses and devoted her life to the doing of God's will of preaching the good news of the Kingdom rule by Christ Jesus. She was preceded in death by...

Casey Castillo
Oct 27, 2008
Funeral mass for Casey Castillo, 90, of El Paso will be Thursday, Oct. 30, at 10:00 A.M. in Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Capitan with burial to follow at the Capitan Cemetery. Mrs. Castillo passed away Monday, Oct. 27, in El Paso. She was born October 3, 1918 at Rodey, New Mexico. She had lived in Capitan from 1996...

Mary Kazhe-Gonzalez
Oct 26, 2008
Funeral mass for Mary A. Kazhe Gonzalez, 60, of Mescalero will be Friday, Oct. 31, at 10:00 AM in St. Joseph's Mission at Mescalero. She passed away Sunday, Oct. 26, in Ruidoso. She was born August 15, 1948 at Lincoln, Nebraska, she was raised in Tularosa and moved to Mescalero 40 years ago. She loved to go to the...

Jacob Martinez
Oct 21, 2008
Prayer service for Jacob Martinez, 24, of Mescalero will be Friday, Oct. 24, at 7:00 PM at St. Joseph's Mission where the funeral mass will be on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 1:00 PM with burial to follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. Jacob passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at Mescalero. He was born October 27, 1983 at Mescalero and...

Timothy Rich
Oct 20, 2008
Visitation for Timothy H. Tim Rich, 80, of Ruidoso will be Friday, Oct. 24, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM. Funeral services will be Saturday, Oct. 25, at 9:30 AM in the Episcopal Church of the Holy Mount with military honors and masonic rites at Ft. Stanton Cemetery. Mr. Rich passed away Monday, Oct. 20,...