Obituaries

Paul Gibson

Jun 5, 2007

A memorial service for Paul David Gibson, 71, of Alto will be Tuesday, July 10, at 2:00 PM in LaGrone Funeral Chapel of Ruidoso with John Marshall officiating. Graveside services will be Wednesday, July 11, at 2:00 Pm in the Carlsbad Cemetery. Mr. Gibson passed away June 5 in El Paso, he was born April 6, 1936 in Carlsbad.He...

Jeannette Hatch

May 29, 2007

Visitation for Jeanette Jan Hatch, 72, of Ruidoso will be Thursday, May 31, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel from 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM. Funeral services will be Friday, June 1, at 10:00 AM in the First Christian Church with burial to follow at the Capitan Cemetery. Mrs. Hatch passed away Tuesday, May 29, in Roswell. She was born October...

Sara Gold

May 26, 2007

Sara Ella Gold, 90, of Ruidoso passed away Friday, May 26, at the Mescalero Care Center. She was born March 14, 1917 in Ryan, Oklahoma to George and Annie Nicholson. When she retired as beauty operator in Kermit, Texas she moved to Ruidoso to be near her only daughter. She enjoyed the Ruidoso Woman's Club and loved playing bridge....

Martha Allen

May 12, 2007

Graveside service for Martha Milburn Allen, 75, of Ruidoso will be Friday, May 18, at 3:00 PM in Forest Lawn Cemetery with the Rev. Vern Edmondson officiating. Ms. Allen passed away Saturday, May 12, at her home. She was born May 30, 1931 in Clovis to Polly and Arthur Milburn. She lived in Clovis until 1966 when she moved...

Dr. Barnes

Apr 27, 2007

No Services for Dr. Barnes are planned at this.

Earline Phillips

Apr 22, 2007

Earline Campbell Phillips died Sunday morning, April 22, in Mescalero. She was born May 9, 1923 in Amarillo, Texas to Orville and Nellie Evelyn Campbell. She resided in Amarillo until her early twenties, when she married dick Ross, whose parents owned the Ross Hotel, and moved to Hereford, Texas. After moving to Hereford, Dik and Earline built and operated...

Ella Pearman

Apr 21, 2007

Funeral service for Ella May Pearman, 97, of Ruidoso will be Saturday, April 28, at 11:00 AM in the First Christian Church with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Mrs. Pearman passed away Saturday, April 21, and was born July 3, 1909 at Fox, Oklahoma. She moved to Ruidoso from Midland, Texas. She was retired beauty salon owner,...

Rondell Turner

Apr 20, 2007

Rondell G. Turner passed away Friday April 20th in Ruidoso NM. He is survived by his wife Sherry, sisters Leta Doyle and Ruth Ann Jackson, brothers in law Patrick Doyle, Bill Snow and Gary Jackson, nephews Royce and William Stuart, Joe Thompson and a niece Mary McClain. He was preceded in death by his parents Joe and Velma Turner....

Charlie Borchardt

Apr 18, 2007

Visitaton for Charlie Borchardt, 77, of Ruidoso Downs will be Tuesday, April 24, from 12:30 PM until 2:00 PM in the First Baptist Church of Ruidoso Downs where the funeral service will be at 2:00 PM. Burial will follow at the Ruidoso-Hondo Valley Cemetery. Mr. Borchardt passed away Wednesday, April 18, in Ruidoso Downs. He was born August 15,...

Lucia Savedra

Apr 18, 2007

Visitation for Lucia G. Savedra, 85, of Capitan will be Friday, April 20, beginning at 6:00 PM in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church with the prayer service at 7:00 PM, the funeral mass will be Saturday, April 21, at 10:00 AM also at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with burial to follow at the Capitan Cemetery. Mrs. Savedra passed away...

Charles Franklin

Apr 13, 2007

Visitation for Court Franklin, 23, will be Monday, April 16, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel in Ruidoso, NM from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM with a funeral service on Tuesday, April 17, at 2:00 PM in the First Baptist Church in Ruidoso with burial to follow at the Ruidoso-Hondo Valley Cemetery. Court passed away Friday, April 13, in Waco, Texas,...

Asusena Niederstadt

Apr 11, 2007

A memorial service for Asusena Niederstadt, 77, of Carrizozo will be Saturday, April 14, at 7:00 PM in the Foursquare Church of Capitan. Mrs. Niederstadt passed away Wednesday, April 11, in Carrizozo, she was born October 15, 1928 at Peteca, New Mexico. She moved to Carrizozo 41 years ago from LaMedera, New Mexico and was a retired bartender. She...

Leroy Covington

Apr 9, 2007

He moved to Ruidoso in 1996 from Dallas, Texas. He owned and operated Covington Barber shop since 1996 and loved to fish. He married Sharon Freeman on February 7, 1958 at El Reno, Oklahoma. He is survived by his wife, Sharon; a son, William Anthony Covington; 8 grandchildren, 1 great grandson; three sisters, Patsy Miller, Delores Keller, and Cuba...

John Vanmarter

Apr 8, 2007

He graduated from New Mexico State University in 1989 and then moved to Hobbs from Las Cruces and was working for XCEL Energy in Hobbs. He married Tammie Hardy on March 18, 1995 in Hobbs. He is survived by his wife Tammie of Hobbs; two step children, Mary Keith of Hobbs and James Kirkendall of Amarillo; his father, John...

Bryson Stevenson

Apr 7, 2007

Graveside service for Bryson Lee Stevenson, 4, of Alto will be Saturday, April 14, at 11:00 AM at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Ruidoso. He was born April 6, 2003 in Ruidoso and passed away April 7, 2007 in Lubbock, Texas. He had lived in Lincoln County all of his life. He is survived by his father, Ricky Stevenson; sister,...

Betty Pippin

Apr 6, 2007

Betty Lee Pippin went to be with her Lord on Good Friday evening, April 6, 2007. Betty was born in Hobbs, New Mexico on February 26, 1933 to William Porter and Hattie McKinney. Betty spent much of her early years growing up in Weed, New Mexico and attended shcoo there. It was in Weed that she learned to cook,...

Fletcher Hall

Mar 31, 2007

He had lived in Capitan all of his life, served in the Army during World War II and was a rancher, cowboy, and horseman. He attended the Capitan Church of Christ. He married Emma Gene Tonn on July 13, 1946 in Lubbock, Texas. He is survived by his wife, Emma Gene Hall of 61 years; three children, Pam Allen...

Donald Swalander

Mar 30, 2007

Service Memorial Service Alto Country Club 100 Country Club Drive Alto, NM  88313 Wednesday, April 4, 2007 2:00 PM

Avyce Reeder

Mar 25, 2007

Mrs. Reeder slipped away in the early morning on Sunday, March 25, to be with the Lord and have a reunion with her family and close friends who preceded her to Heaven. She fought a gallant fight with Lymphoma Cancer for over ten years. She was born in Loraine, Mitchell County, Texas on May 7, 1927 to Robert H....

Terry Balderrama

Mar 23, 2007

He had lived at Mescalero all of his life. He was an 8th grader at the Mescalero Apache School and attended the Mescalero Baptist Church. He is survived by his mother, Sheila Michel; his father, Terry K. Balderrama; 4 brothers, Beau Michel, Riskey Balderrama, Don Balderrama, and Darran Ahidley; 2 sisters, Deana Evans and Lesley Evans; grandparents, Letitia Balderrama,...