Obituaries

Paula Weathersby

Feb 15, 2007

Formerly Paula Renee Bentley, she was married to Rick Weathersby May 27, 1979 in Fort Worth, Texas. The couple lived in Lubbock, Texas before moving to Ruidoso in 2004. Paula worked for many years as an administrator at the Fort Worth State School in Fort Worth, the Moody State School in Galveston, and MHMR in Lubbock before retiring to...

Katherina Osborne

Feb 11, 2007

She was Co-chairman of Santa Helpers, founder of Christian Services of Lincoln County, she was past member of the Board of Directors for Ruidoso M.L.S. and was a licensed real estate agent for 10 years, she moved to Ruidoso from Amarillo in 1980. She married Rick Osborne on June 17, 1978 at Amarillo, Texas. Her passion was motorcycling and...

Ethel Craft

Feb 8, 2007

She moved to Ruidoso in 1979 from Albuquerque. She was a Den Mother for Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, attended the J Bar J Church and was a homemaker. She married Charles Bud Craft on October 22, 1966 in Lubbock, Texas. She is survived by her husband; Charles Bud of Ruidoso; three sons, Randy Craft of Ruidoso, Darren B....

Robert Cisco

Feb 7, 2007

He worked for U.S. Forestry in the tree thinning program, lived most of his life at Mescalero and attended the Mescalero Reformed Church. He is survived by a daughter, Jasmine Beige Cisco; mother and step-father, Virginia and Carl Kazhe; 7 sisters, Carol Cisco, Donna Cisco, Kathy Cisco, Tina Michel, Sheila Michel, Kim Cedillo, and Karlene Tohey; two brothers, Ronald...

Audra Wright

Feb 2, 2007

She was born June 17, 1940 at Lovington, New Mexico. She moved to Lincoln County in 1988 from Hobbs. She had worked for 10 years at the Bonita Park Campground and was now a volunteer at the campground. She attended the Angus Church of the Nazarene. She married Eddie Wright on September 27, 1957 at Hobbs, New Mexico. She...

Robert Mccarty

Jan 29, 2007

He moved to Lincoln County 30 years ago. He worked for Lincoln Solid Waste as a driver. He attended Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Capitan. He married Bernadette Romero on November 28, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is survived by his wife, Bernadette; a son, Jonathan McCarty and his wife, Monica; a step-son, William Paul Garza; eleven brothers...

Daniel Latimer

Jan 28, 2007

He had lived most of his life in El Paso. He served in the Army during Vietnam and was a retired comupter techinician with Civil Service at Ft. Bliss. He married Yolanda Salas on August 10, 1991 in El Paso. He is survived by his wife Yolanda; his children, Amity Rose Latimer, Charlie Chavez, Isaac Chavez and Selena Chavez;...

Mary Jones

Jan 28, 2007

She was a passionate artist, very active with the Methodist Church in Perryton, Texas and has had a second home in Ruidoso since the early 1950's. She married Loyd Jones on November 8, 1941 at Konowa, Oklahoma. She is survived by her husband, Loyd; her children, Mary Beth Fowler of Capitan, Buddy Page Jones of Perry, Oklahoma and Loyd...

Richard Dobrava

Jan 27, 2007

He was in the Navy and worked for the Ford Motor Company in St. Paul, Minnesota for 30 years. He moved to Lincoln County in 1998 from Alamogordo. He married Vicky K. Lewis on November 23, 1981 in Watertown, South Dakota. He is survived by his wife, Vicky; 8 children, Michael Allen DoBrava, Patrick John DoBrava, Maria Louise Jaworski,...

Olympia Robnett

Jan 25, 2007

Mrs. Robnett passed away Thursday, Jan. 25, at her home. She was born December 26, 1943 in Hondo to Aneda and Ermando Chavez. She lived in the Hondo Valley most of her life except when she lived in California from 1969 until 1974, she had worked for Wal-Mart for 16 years. She married Lyn Robnett on April 19, 1975...

Phyllis Kittrell

Jan 25, 2007

Mrs. Kittrell passed away Thursday, Jan. 25, at her home. She was born June 1, 1934 in Huntington, West Virginia. She moved to Ruidoso 15 years ago from Albuquerque and was a local artist and a member of the Ruidoso Regional Council for the Arts. She married Kit Kittrell on June 13, 1954 at Seattle, Washington and attended the...

Barbara Barnes

Jan 17, 2007

She was a school teacher in Ruidoso in the 1960's and was a substitute teach from 1988 until 2004. She moved to Ruidoso from El Paso in 1964. She married Richard Barnes on June 5, 1978 in Ruidoso. She is survived by her husband Richard; a son, alan C. Campbell; a daughter, Kathryn Reese; 4 grandchildren and 2 great...

Loraine Justice

Jan 15, 2007

She was born September 4, 1925 in Mountain Home, Arkansas where she grew up until moving to Levelland, Texas then to El Paso before moving Ruidoso in 1989. She was a member of the High Sierra Water Association and Owneroperator of Sierra Mattress Co. She was a loving mother to her children, Ron Vaughan, Baxter Vaughan and Kerry Lou...

Johnathan Lopez

Jan 12, 2007

He had lived in Ruidoso for the past two years moving from Alamogordo. He is survived by two brothers, Michael Gallegos and Christopher Gallegos and an aunt, Joann Lopez.

Service Funeral Mass Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 705 Delaware Alamogordo, NM  88310 Friday, January 26, 2007 10:00 AM

Nanette Dolan

Jan 6, 2007

She had lived in Mescalero all of her life. She worked for Ski Apache and Forestry. She attended the Reformed Church. She is survived by her mother, Justine Peralto; brother, Jerrik J. Peralto; sisters, Juette Mangas and Brienne Dolan.

Visitation LaGrone Funeral Chapel of Ruidoso 341 Sudderth Dr. Ruidoso, NM  88345 Tuesday, January 9, 2007 2:00 PM...

Joseph Bailey

Jan 4, 2007

While in New Orleans he marched with Pete Fountain in the Mardi Gras Parade, marched with the Sheriff's Department in Saint Patrick's Day Parade, and he worked for American Saw and Manufacturing for 32 years retiring on August 1, 1994. He moved to Ruidoso in 1996 from New Orleans. He married Odester Bentley on May 30, 1981 at New...

Carole Trapp

Jan 3, 2007

Carole lived in the Dallas area until she married Rocky Trapp and moved to Carlsbad, New Mexico. Rocky and Carole relocated to Ruidoso in 1981 and later settled in Nogal. Carole is survived by her husband, Rocky Trapp; son, Kenneth Trapp, his wife, Danielle, and three grandchildren, Dillon, Tori, and Dalton of Capitan, NM; daughter, Debbie Keyes, son Michael...

Gerald Dolan

Dec 28, 2006

He lived most of his life in Mescalero until moving to Phoenix 10 years ago. He worked in construction and attended the Catholic Church. He married Merlinda Enjady on December 7, 1997 in Phoenix. He is survived by his wife, Merlinda; children, Juette Dolan Mangas, Jerry Peralto, Brienne Dolan, Nanette Dolan, Janel Resa Dolan, Bernadine Dolan, Matthew Naiche, Montana...

Clark Shultz

Dec 27, 2006

He served in in the Army Air Corp during World War II. He was a rodeo clown for 29 years and an antique dealer and refinisher. He attended Gateway Church of Christ. He married Thena Clarke on April 6, 2004 in Ruidoso. He is survived by his wife, Thena of Ruidoso; children, Carol Yocum of Denton, Texas and David...

Louise Joyce

Dec 18, 2006

Lived in Devol, Oklahoma until 1932. Then family moved to Felix, New Mexico near Roswell. Attended grade school at Hagerman, New Mexico until 1939. Moved to Palo Verde, Ruidoso Downs. Attended Stetson Grade School, attended Hondo High School until students were transfered to Capitan Union High in Capitan. Graduated Valedictorian 1944. Moved to Oklahoma studied Commerical Art and received...