All Obituaries

In Loving Memory Wilbur D. Conley   Wilbur Conley passed away peacefully, at home with his immediate family, on the evening of January 16, 2020.  Wilbur and his family had been long term residents of Lincoln County,  Ruidoso and Ruidoso Downs.   Wilbur was born in Riverside, CA on September 4, 1926.  He was the eldest son of Cliff and Francis Conley.  Shortly after birth, his family moved to Roswell, NM, where many important events in his life took...

Dianne Anderson, 68 passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday January 14, 2020 in Albuquerque, NM. Dianne was born on June 12, 1951 in Los Angeles, CA. Dianne was married to her High School Sweetheart, Patrick Anderson for 50 years. She lived in Tularosa, NM for many years. After retirement, she moved to Datil, NM where she was surrounded by their many animals that kept her busy. Dianne had a love for children and was a preschool teacher at Tularosa Elementary School for many years. Her...

Emily Joyce McMath, 78, a nurse and an administrative worker for the city peacefully passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 in Alamogordo. Visitation 9:00 AM -11:00 AM on Monday, January 20, 2020 at LaGrone Funeral Funeral Chapel with the funeral service at 1:30 PM also at LaGroneFuneral Chapel with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Joyce was born in Fort Worth, Texas on November 8, 1941 to the late Hersal and Doris Anderson. She was a loving mother and grandmother.  She...

Joseph Shanta Jr., 85, of Mescalero passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2020 in Ruidoso.  He was born September 7, 1934 in Mescalero and had lived there all of his life.  He was the head of the Mescalero Apache Tribe Maintenance Department until his retirement.  He attended St. Joseph Mission in Mescalero.  He married Ceda Ann Magoosh on December 2, 1971 at Mescalero. He is survived by his wife, Ceda; his children, Miralene Blaylock, Joseph Magoosh, Howard Magoosh, Uretta...

Homer Ray Clark, 89, passed away at home on January 6, 2020. Homer was born in Burbank Oklahoma on May 16, 1930 to Charley (Williams) and Richard E. Clark. Homer is survived by his daughter Clarissa “Kitty” Solomon of the home, son Ray Clark of Mountainair, NM and daughter Cassie and husband William Caster of Mountainair, four grandchildren, nine great grandchildren and 3 great- great-grandchildren,  brother Jim Clark and wife Penny of Perryton Texas, sister Paula Hatchett...

On December 31, 2019, William T. Stevens “Tony”, 53 years of age passed into eternity.  He was born to William O. Stevens of Alabama and Orlinda Stevens of Mescalero, NM. Tony loved working with and being around his friends at Ski Apache.  Tony loved is family and worked so hard to provide not only what they needed but what they wanted.  Tony also raised his nephews, Jeramiah Begay, Jeremy Begay and Darald Begay.  They adored Tony and looked up to him as a...

Michael Kraft, 73, of Alto passed away Friday, December 27, 2019 at his home.   He was born August 18, 1946 at Quanah, Texas.  He moved to Lincoln County from Evanston, Wyoming.  He attended Trinity Baptist Church in Capitan. He is survived by his wife, Darlene; son, Jason Kraft and his wife Stefanie; daughter, Jennifer Chavez and her husband Rudy; his mother, Joycie O. Kraft; sister, Janet Willhelm and her husband James, Sandra Edmunds and her husband Gary; 8...

Robert Cordova, 57, of Ruidoso New Mexico born September 21 ,1962 in Albuquerque New Mexico. Robert will always be remembered by those he met. To every person he met he treated them as equals. A man who made time for others. He will be remembered for his smile. Always full of life and joy. To his kids he was known as Disneyland dad. Playing and having fun was our dads specialty. Robert Cordova golf course shaper extraordinaire. He could run any piece of heavy equipment, but he was masterful...

Crystal Ann DeLeon, 33, of San Patricio, NM passed away Friday, December 20, 2019 in Las Cruces, NM.  She was  born February 13, 1986 in Amherst, Texas. She is survived by her husband, Armando Ontiveros; her children, Gaby, Junior, Angeline, Ismael; her mother Charleen DeLeon; brothers, Geronimo Benavidez, Daniel Benavidez; sisters, Amber DeLeon and Ivett Benavidez; her grandparents, Ernesto and Camila Hurtado.  She was preceded in death by her father, Raul DeLeon; two...

Clarnece Beltran Sr., 55, of Ruidoso, NM passed away on December 17, 2019 in Las Cruces, NM.  He is survived by his wife, December Beltran; son, Clarence Beltran Jr. and his wife, Renee and their three children; sister, Liz Beltran and her wife, Chris and their seven children; brother Lenny Beltran and his three children of Las Cruces; and last but not least his beloved four legged girl Emmy and his special buddy, Steve. Clarence is preceded in death by father, Emilio Beltran and his...