All Obituaries

Evelyn Joyce Pollard Walker was born November 13, 1934 in Wichita Falls, Texas to Jesse Bruce Pollard and Clara Norvell Pollard. She graduated from Olney High School, Olney Texas. She married Jerry Davis in 1954 in Olney, Texas. She later in life married Lee Walker in the summer of 1976. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and two sisters.  She is survived by her children, Robbie Davis of Ruidoso NM, Cody Davis of Las Cruces NM, Shelley McGarvey and her husband Jim...

Yovanne “Yo” Lucero passed away on October 28, 2019 in Albuquerque, NM. She was born April 29, 1967. Yo, through the years, held numerous public service positions to include the positions of Operations Manager for State Treasurer of New Mexico, City Manager for the City of Elephant Butte, Mayor of Carrizozo, and Chief Deputy Assessor of Lincoln County. Yo is survived by two children, Crystal and Jeremy Lucero, one granddaughter Isabel Lucero, brother Manfred Salas, and numerous...

Robert Andrew Chavez was born and raised in Carrizozo, New Mexico on May 17, 1947 to Ramon B. Chavez and Mary D. Warner. Robert grew up with his brothers Ray "Sonny", Steven and Leroy Chavez. They were raised by their loving grandmother Rebecca Warner after their mother passed away when they were young. Robert graduated from Carrizozo High School in 1966 and not long after, Robert enlisted in the US Air Force but days later was drafted into military service by the US Army. He...

  Jason Waterfield, 42, passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at is home in Glencoe.  He was born June 28, 1977 at Amarillo, Texas.  He moved to Lincoln County in 1981 from Canadian, Texas. He is survived by his mother and step-father, Terri and Ken Mosley; his father and step-mother, Rick and Mary Waterfield; brother and sister-in-law, Bryan and Tammi Waterfield; his grandparents, Joe Bill Barnard and Sandra Waterfield. His service will be Friday, November 1, 2019 at the...

Graveside services for Billy Jack Hicks, of Comanche, Texas, will be at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, November 2, 2019 at Oakwood Cemetery in Comanche, Texas. A time of fellowship will be from 10:00 A.M. - 1:30 P.M. preceding the graveside at Eastside Baptist Church in Comanche, Texas.  Billy Jack Hicks was born on January 19, 1934 to Elmer Hicks and Effie (Layman) Hicks in Comanche, Texas. Billy was one of thirteen children. He passed from this world into eternity on October 22, 2019,...

Kendall V "Bunker" Perryman passed away on October 5th at the age of 64. A resident of Ruidoso since 1963, Kendall worked at the Village of Ruidoso Water Department as a Supervisor for 31 years before retiring in 2018. He loved being outdoors, hiking, reading, and learning and sharing the history of Ruidoso and New Mexico. Ken was always happy, enjoyed being with family and friends, and was loved by all who knew him. He was a gentle and honest soul who was always loyal to his job,...

Pauline Purvis, 88, of Capitan passed away Thursday, October 3, 2019, at her home in Capitan.  She was born September 1, 1931 at Springfield, Missouri to Velma and Ord Daugherty.  She was a bookkeeper for several different businesses in El Paso and in March of 1995 she moved to Capitan.  She was a member of the Capitan United Methodist Church.  She married D.T. “Red” Purvis on October 21, 1949 at Las Cruces, NM. She is survived by her husband, D.T....

Tyler Prins, 33, of Albuquerque and formerly of Mescalero passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2019 in Albuquerque.  He was born October 25, 1985 to Virginia and Trenton Prins.  He grew up at Mescalero and lived there until moving to Albuquerque in 2005. He is survived by his mother, Virginia Prins; his father, Trenton Prins; two sons, Jacob Prins and Shane Prins; sister, Nicollette Prins; brother, Bret Prins; nephew, Kanaiwin Baca and niece, AbbyLou Baca. Visitation will be Monday,...

Lillian Inez Kitchens Martin Was born in Grandville Ok 4/9/1926, she passed away on 10/1/2019 at Valley View Care in Cottonwood AZ. She married George R Martin in 1943. Together, near Whiteface Tx., they owned a cotton farm and a vineyard. Lillian was also a cosmetologist part time. She loved to bowl. She and George moved to Ruidoso in 1979, where she worked at Brunelle's, in the ladies shoe department. She was loved by all and will be missed.  She was Preceded in death by...

Herminio (Herman) Chavez Otero, while home with family, peacefully joined his Lord September 29, 2019. The beloved husband of Antonia (Toni) Padilla (deceased 2010), meeting in grade school and married 68 years.  Herman, 97, born July 20, 1922 in Tecolote, NM where his father, Jose Otero, worked for Southern Pacific Railroad. Later moved to Encinoso where they had a sheep/cattle ranch. Jose and Herman opened a grocery store in Capitan in 1939. Four months after marriage, Herman was...