Obituaries

Ernestine Kirgan
Mar 4, 2008
Prayer service for Tina Kirgan, 45, of Mescalero will be Thursday, March 6, at 8:00 PM in St. Joseph's Mission where the funeral mass will also be on Friday, March 7, at 10:00 AM with burial to follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. Tina passed away Tuesday, March 4, in Ruidoso. She was born May 23, 1962 at Mescalero and...

Lon Williams Sr.
Mar 2, 2008
Lon Rayburn Williams Sr., 92, of Ruidoso passed away Sunday, March 2, at his home with his wife of almost 67 years and granddaughter Kim at his side. Funeral services will be held in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Williams was born February 9, 1916 in Dallas, Texas, served in World War II and was a retired auditor with the Department...

Frederick Peso
Mar 2, 2008
The wake service for Frederick Freddie Peso, 68, of Mescalero will be Wednesday night, March 5, at his daughter's residence in South Tularosa Canyon. Burial will be Thursday, March 6, at 10:00 AM in the Peso Family Cemetery at Head Springs. Mr. Peso passed away Sunday, March 2, in Mescalero. He was born March 14, 1939 at Mescalero and...

Ina Tillman
Mar 1, 2008
Graveside service for Ina May Tillman, 82, of Capitan will be Tuesday, March 4, at 2:00 PM at the Lincoln Cemetery in Lincoln. Mrs. Tillman was born November 10, 1925 at Lamesa, Texas and moved to Lincoln County in 1990 from Portales and she was a homemaker. She married Willie Lee Tillman on August 23, 1946 at Clovis and...

Clyde Davis Sr.
Feb 22, 2008
Visitation for Clyde R. Davis Sr., 65, of Mescalero will be Monday, Feb. 25, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel in Ruidoso from 2:00 PM unitl 4:00 PM. The prayer service will be Monday at 6:00 PM in St. Joseph's Mission at Mescalero where the funeral mass will be on Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 10:00 AM with Father Paul Botenhagen officiating...

Johnnie Burke
Feb 19, 2008
Visitation for Johnnie Burke, 88, of Ruidoso Downs will be Friday, Feb. 22, at the First Baptist Church of Ruidoso Downs from 8:30 AM until 9:30 AM with the funeral service at 9:30 AM with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Mr. Burke passed away Tuesday, Feb. 19, at his home. He was born February 13, 1920 at...

Chrystel Surginer
Feb 18, 2008
Graveside service for Chrystel Surginer, 97, of Ruidoso will be Friday, Feb. 22, at 2:00 PM at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Ruidoso with the Rev. Vernon Edmondson officiating. Ms. Surginer passed away Monday, Feb. 18, in Mescalero. She was born July 19, 1910 in Spur, Texas and moved to Ruidoso in 1947 from Crosbyton, Texas. She was a member...

E. Jones
Feb 17, 2008
E. Loyd Jones passed away on February 17, 2008 at Mescalero Care Center in Mescalero, New Mexico. Loyd was born in Jacksboro, Texas on May 30, 1920 to Charles and Luna Jones. He was the youngest of six children. He graduated from Jacksboro High School and attended Texas A M University. Loyd was a World War II veteran serving...

Darryl Collins
Feb 15, 2008
Darryl Tim Collins, passed away at the age of 67 on Friday, February 15, 2008 in Salt Lake City, Utah with his wife and two sons by his side. Tim was born in Greeley, Colorado and attended CSU where he obtained a degree in Civil Engineering. He helped design airfields in Vietnam and soon after, working as a surveyor...

Elsie Mason
Feb 10, 2008
Visitation for Elsie Irene Mason, 98, formerly of Capitan will be Saturday, Feb. 16, from Noon until 1:00 PM at Trinity Southern Baptist Church with the funeral service at 1:00 PM with the Rev. Tim Gilliland officiating with burial will follow at the Capitan Cemetery. Mrs. Mason went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Feb. 10, in...

Delbert Posey
Feb 3, 2008
Visitation for Delbert Posey, 84, of Ruidoso Downs will be Thursday, Feb. 7, at the First Baptist Church of Ruidoso Downs from Noon until 1:00 PM with the funeral service at 1:00 PM with the Rev. Randy Widener officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Mr. Posey a longtime resident of Ruidoso Downs went home to be with...

Alan Campbell
Jan 29, 2008
Alan C. Campbell of Ruidoso, NM passed in his sleep early Tuesday morning Jan 29th with his loving wife Gail at his side. This was the end of a 6 year battle with cancer. Alan was born on May 28th 1958 in El Paso, TX. Alan was a graduate of Ruidoso high school where he was an accomplished member...

William Holmes
Jan 26, 2008
William Will Lee Holmes o fRuidoso died suddenly Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008. He was born September 2, 1970 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Priscilla McKinney Holmes Reger of Corpus Christi and Charles William Holmes of Windsor, Missouri. Will attended schools in Corpus Christi and Houston and graduated from ITT Technical Institute as a Computer Specialist. He is survived by...

William Gardner
Jan 17, 2008
Private services will be held for Billy Gardner, 39, of Albuquerque who passed away Thursday, Jan. 17, in Albuquerque. He was born March 2, 1968 in Uvalde, Texas. He had lived in Ruidoso from 1988 until 1991. He was a carpentar and truck driver. He is survived by his mother, P.J. Schuster of Ruidoso; his father, Joe Gardner of...

Charles Beck
Jan 14, 2008
Prayer service for Ray Beck, 44, of Mescalero will be Sunday, Jan. 20, at 6:00 PM in St. Joseph's Mission with the funeral mass on Monday, Jan. 21, at 10:00 AM also in St. Joseph's Mission. Burial will follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. Mr. Beck passed away Monday, Jan. 14, in Albuquerque. He was born January 25, 1963 in...

Sara Misquez
Jan 9, 2008
Visitation for Sara Misquez, 62, of Mescalero will be Monday, Jan. 14, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel in Ruidoso from 1:00 PM until 4:00 PM. The prayer service will be Monday, Jan. 14, at 6:00 PM in the Mescalero School Gym at 6:00 PM where the funeral mass will be on Tuesday, Jan. 15, at 10:00 AM with burial to...

William Biddle
Jan 8, 2008
A memorial service for William A. Bill Biddle, 84, of Ruidoso Downs will be Friday, Jan. 11, at 1:30 P.M. in the Community United Methodist Church in Ruidoso. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Ruidoso. Mr. Biddle was born August 31, 1923 in El Paso, Texas to Robert and Bertha Biddle, he passed away Tuesday, Jan. 8,...

Dustin Pesewonit
Jan 8, 2008
Visitation for Dustin Earl' Duck' Pesewonit, 26, of Mescalero will be Wednesday, Jan. 16, at LaGrone Funeral of Ruidoso from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM. The prayer service will be Wednesday at 6:00 PM in the Mescalero Assembly of God Church, the funeral service will be Thursday, Jan. 17, at 9:00 AM in the Mescalero Community Center Gym at...

Pauline Lapaz
Jan 5, 2008
Visitation for Pauline LaPaz, 90, of Mescalero will be Monday, Jan. 7, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel in Ruidoso from 1:00 PM until 4:00 PM, the prayer service will be Monday at 6:00 PM at St. Joseph's Mission where the funeral mass will be on Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 10:00 AM with burial to follow at the LaPaz Cemetery. Ms....

Lillian Swift
Jan 4, 2008
Memorial service for Lillian L. Swift, 83, of Carrizozo will be Saturday, Jan. 12, at 2:00 PM in the First Baptist Church in Carrizozo, a meal will be served at Noon in the fellowship hall. Ms. Swift passed away Friday, Jan. 4, in the Mescalero Care Center. She was born April 28, 1924 in Pear Valley, Texas. She worked...