Obituaries

Benjamin Martinez

Dec 28, 2007

Receiving of friends for Benjamin M. Martinez, 73, of Ruidoso Downs will be Thursday, Jan. 3, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM. A funeral mass will be on Friday, Jan. 4, at 10:00 AM in St. Eleanor's Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery in Houston, Texas. Mr. Martinez passed away on...

Charles Floyd

Dec 23, 2007

Memorial services for Charles Murray Floyd, 57, of Ruidoso will be held Saturday, Jan. 5, at 1:00 PM in the Denton Funeral Home Chapel in Denton, Texas. Mr. Floyd passed away Sunday, Dec. 23, n Ruidoso. He was born December 27, 1949 in Dallas, Texas to Charles and Kathleen Floyd. He moved to Ruidoso in August, 2001 from Aubrey,...

Rosemary Pinto

Dec 18, 2007

Prayer service for Rosemary Pinto, 51, of Mescalero will be Thursday, Dec. 20, at 6:00 PM in St. Joseph's Mission where the funeral mass will be on Friday, Dec. 21, at 10:00 AM with burial to follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. Mrs. Pinto passed away Tuesday, Dec. 18, in Albuquerque. She was born December 10, 1956 at Chicago, Illinois....

Jessie Beasley

Dec 12, 2007

Service Graveisde Service Ft. Stanton Cemetery Ft. Stanton Road Ft. Stanton, NM  88323 Monday, December 17, 2007 2:00 PM Cemetery Ft. Stanton Cemetery Ft. Stanton Road Ft. Stanton, NM  88323

Patrocino Herrera

Dec 11, 2007

Patrocino Ruben Herrera, 47, born March 11, 1960 passed away on December 11, 2007. He was preceded in death by his father Benjamin L. Herrera and his brother Sammy Herrera. He is survived by his wife Traci Herrera, daughter Nicole Herrera, stepchildren Tony and wife Debbie, Benjamin and Christa Roe, and his grandchildren Mercedes, Christian, Katie, Shannan, and Chaylyn...

Homer Smith

Dec 9, 2007

Homer L. Smith, known to his family and friends as Roy had been a resident-patient a short time at the Mescalero Care Center before his death on Sunday, September 9, 2007. He was born July 16, 1922 to Jesse Homer Smith and Katherine Appleberry in Riverside, California. The family later moved to Long Beach, California where he was educated....

Librado Valdillez

Dec 8, 2007

Visitation for Librado C. Valdillez, 85, of Ruidoso will be Tuesday, Dec. 11, from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Hillcrest Funeral Home Chapel with a service at 7:00 PM. Burial will follow on Wednesday, Dec. 12, at Memory Gardens of the Valley Cemetery in Santa Teresa, NM. A memorial service will be held Friday, Dec. 14, at the...

Fred Beasley

Dec 5, 2007

Service Graveside Service Ft. Stanton Cemetery Ft. Stanton Road Ft. Stanton, NM  88323 Monday, December 17, 2007 2:00 PM Cemetery Ft. Stanton Cemetery Ft. Stanton Road Ft. Stanton, NM  88323

Tomasa Samson

Nov 26, 2007

Tommie Samson, 79, of Ruidoso passed away Monday, Nov. 26, the family will have a private service in her memory. She was born August 14, 1928 in El Paso, Texas. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She will never be forgotten for her unbending love, her forgiving heart and her beautiful smile. She was preceded in...

Harriett Wright

Nov 24, 2007

Visitation for Harriett Maxine Wright, 86 of Ruidoso will be Wednesday, November 28, from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM at LaGrone Funeral Chapel of Ruidoso. Funeral services will be Thursday, November 29, at 1:30 PM in the First Baptist Church of Ruidoso Downs, with Pastor Randy Widener officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Mrs. Wright passed away...

Donnie Foreman

Nov 23, 2007

Donnie was born on August 21, 1931, in Roby, Texas to the late Herman and Reba Foreman. Donnie lost her long battle to cancer on November 23, 2007. Donnie graduated from Amarillo High School in 1949. In 1962 she moved to Ruidoso, NM, and worked as an insurance adjuster. In 1982 she moved back to Amarillo and stayed until...

Leigh Koenig

Nov 16, 2007

Leigh Ann Koenig passed away from an automobile accident Nov. 16, 2007 in Ruidoso Downs, NM. She was born Oct. 24, 1964 in Hobbs, NM. She grew up in Odessa, TX and lived in Albuquerque for several years. Leigh Ann worked as a floral designer with her mother at High Horse Interiors. She was a cosmetologist for many years....

Conrad Keyes

Nov 13, 2007

Conrad Garst Keyes, 91, of Ruidoso, a retired Water Well Driller and NM Highway Department employee, died on November 13, 2007 in Las Cruces, NM at the Mesilla Valley Hospice - La Posada. A memorial service will be at the Ruidoso Community United Methodist Church at 220 Junction Road at 1 pm on November 20, 2007 and interment will...

James Miller

Nov 9, 2007

Graveside service for James Luke Miller, 50, of Nogal will be Sunday, Nov. 11, at 3:00 PM at the Nogal Cemetery, officiating will be Mr. Les Earwood of Capitan. Mr. Miller passed away Friday, Nov. 9, at his home. He was born June 7, 1957 in El Paso, Texas and moved to Nogal in June, 1969 from El Paso....

Richard Eldridge

Nov 9, 2007

Graveside service for Ross Eldridge, 74, of Alto, New Mexico will be Saturday, Nov. 24, at 2:00 PM at the Mount Moriah Cemetery, in Kansas City, Missouri. Mr. Eldridge passed away Friday, Nov. 9, in Ruidoso, NM. He was born January 1, 1933 in Kansas City, Missouri where he grew up. He later farmed in Western Kansas after serving...

Chris Osborne

Nov 4, 2007

Funeral service for Chris Osborne, 18, of Ruidoso will be Thursday, Nov. 8, at 4:00 PM in the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Doug Ledbetter of Alamogordo officiating. Cremation will follow the services. Chris passed away Sunday, Nov. 4, in Otero County from injuried sustained in a motor vehicle accident. He was born February 14, 1989 in Alamogordo....

Christine Tilch

Nov 3, 2007

Funeral service for Christine O. Tilch, 95, of Alamogordo will be Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 11:00 AM in the First Baptist Church in Carrizozo with the Rev. Hayden Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Carrizozo. Mrs. Tilch passed away Saturday, Nov. 3, in Alamogordo. She was born September 18, 1912 at Hatchita, New Mexico. She moved...

James Ritchie Jr.

Oct 27, 2007

BR James C. Ritchie Jr., 72, of Alto, NM passed away Saturday, Oct. 27, in Ruidoso. He was born May 5, 1935 in Newport, Rhode Island to Bella and James C. Ritchie Sr. He attended school in Newport, RI, serving in the U.S. Marine Corp from May, 1953 until 1956 during the Korean War. He graduated from the University...

Paul Ortiz

Oct 25, 2007

Visitation for Paul L. Ortiz, 92, of Carrizozo will be Sunday, Oct. 28, in Santa Rita's Catholic Church in Carrizozo from 6:00 PM until 7:00 PM with the prayer service at 7:00 PM, the funeral mass will be Monday, Oct. 29, at 10:00 AM also in Santa Rita's Catholic Church with burial to follow at Our Lady of Guadalupe...

Sherri Gibbs

Oct 12, 2007

Prayer service for Sherrie Darlene Gibbs, 38, of Mescalero will be Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 6:00 PM in the Mescalero Community Center where the funeral will be on Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 10:00 AM, burial will follow at the Saenz Family Cemetery. Ms. Gibbs passed away Friday, Oct. 12, at her home. She was born March 10, 1969 at...