Obituaries

Jan 23, 2019

Nanz, Mari Kay - Mari Kay Nanz, age 73, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, in Alamogordo, NM. A Celebration of Life for Mari Kay will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at Cree Meadows Country Club, 301 Country Club Drive. Mari Kay was born in Whiting, Iowa on December 31, 1946 to Kermit...

Jan 20, 2019

EDMONDSON, IRENE MARIE - Irene Marie Edmondson, age 79, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 20, 2019, in Alamogordo, NM. A memorial service for Irene will be at 11:30 AM, Thursday, February 7, 2019 at LaGrone Funeral Chapel, 341 Sudderth Dr., Ruidoso, NM. Burial will take place afterwards at Fort Stanton State Veterans Cemetery in Ruidoso. Irene was born...

Jan 17, 2019

Ramona Guiles Ortiz passed away peacefully on January 17, 2019. In the days before, she spent many hours in hospice care in Albuquerque, visiting with her large family of children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Ramona Guiles was born in Three Rivers, NM on March 20, 1918. She spent her early years there with her parents, Isabel and Dionicio Guiles, and...

Jan 16, 2019

Carol Ann Evans died at the age of 63 on January 16, 2019 in Ruidoso, New Mexico. She was born on October 11,1955 in Fort Rucker, Alabama to Army (Ret.) Lt. Col. Thomas Leon Payne and Alice Nell Powell, a career schoolteacher. Her childhood was filled with travel experiences as the daughter of an Army pilot including living in...

Jan 15, 2019

Donovan Joseph Bigmouth, 34, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2019 in Ruidoso. He was born March 19, 1984 at Mescalero and had lived there all of his life. He had worked at Ski Apache as a lift operator and snow maker. He attended St. Joseph Mission. He is survived by a son, Isaiah Dolas; his mother, Lelena Coonie; brother,...

Jan 10, 2019

Joey "Jobe" Harold Harvey passed away suddenly on January 10, 2019 in Las Cruces, NM with his best friend and wife at his side after a short hospital stay. Jobe was born in Hobbs, NM, March 9, 1957 to Edwin Harvey and Joyce Loving Harvey but lived and traveled throughout the country including Idaho, Washington, Colorado, Arizona and Wisconsin....

Jan 9, 2019

Johnnie Taylor Guynes of Alto, New Mexico passed away January 9th. He was born May 14, 1934 in Howard, Texas to Barney and Eris Guynes. Johnnie Taylor was one of ten children. He married Ina Faye Camp in 1953 and they had 5 children; Johnny Guynes and wife Linda of Independence, Virginia, Calvin Guynes and wife Sylvia of Snyder,...

Jan 6, 2019

Gladys Neill of Alto, NM passed away on January 6 at an Albuquerque Care Center. Gladys was born on August 25, 1924 in Artesia, NM. She is preceded in death by Arthur Jackson and Maudie Jackson, parents; Warren J. Neill, husband; and Sandra Robinson, daughter. She is survived by her sons Jack Neill of Albuquerque, Richard Neill of Ruidoso...

Jan 2, 2019

Jerry Valdez, 63, of Mescalero passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2019, at his home. He was born March 31, 1955 at Mescalero and had lived there all of his life. He was a Wild Land Firefighter. His rosary service will be Wednesday, January 9, at 9:30 A.M. with the funeral mass at 10:00 A.M. in St. Joseph Mission at...

Jan 1, 2019

Floyd Schnitzer, 93, of Ruidoso passed away Monday, September 9, 2019 in Las Cruces, NM.  He was born November 4, 1925 at Alva, OK.

He served in the Army during World War II.  He moved to Ruidoso in 1994 from Haysville, Kansas and was known as the Greeter at Walmart.  He was a member of the Forgotten...

Jan 1, 2019

On September 14th, 2019, John Charles Gallagher, father, brother, uncle, veteran, and friend, passed away. He was 64 years old. John was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on July 14, 1955 to Charles and Joan Gallagher. He was a younger brother to Mary and an older brother to Neal. John worked as a carpenter starting at a very young age,...

Jan 1, 2019

J.W. Ward went peacefully to be with his Lord Jesus on the morning of January 1st, 2019. He was born on February 4th, 1925 in San Antonio Texas to Laura and Clyde Ward. He was preceded In death by his wife of 48 years Anna L Ward, two brothers, Bill and Clyde, and one sister, Lela. He is survived...

Dec 30, 2018

Orlando Montes Jr., 76, of Glencoe passed away Sunday, December 30, 2018 in Ruidoso. He was born September 9, 1942 at Ft. Stanton, NM to Orlando Montes Sr. and Cecilia Chavez Montes who have both preceded him in death. He had lived in Lincoln County all of his life. His passion and love was racing horses, he loved his...

Dec 27, 2018

Barbara Tolar McFarland was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi on November 1st, 1949 and passed away peacefully at home in Nogal, New Mexico on December 27, 2018. She worked for 30 years as a special education teacher and loved her students. She had an enormous impact on many children. Of her many contributions, one of the most significant was the...

Dec 22, 2018

Ralph Kastner, 91, of Ruidoso passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2018 in Albuquerque. He was born November 2, 1927 in Little Falls, Minnesota. He worked with civil service from 1949 until his retirement in 1986, he worked for the Department of the Army Pueblo Ordinance Depot and White Sands Missle Range Test Evaluation. His funeral service will be...

Dec 13, 2018

Toby Sanchez, 70, of Hondo passed away Thursday, December 13, 2018 at is home. He was born May 18, 1948 in Dexter, NM. He moved to Lincoln County in 1980 and worked for State Highway Department until the early 1990's. He is survived by two daughters, Valerie A. Chavez and Jessica R. Gutierrez; a son, Toby Sanchez Jr.; step-daughter,...

Dec 11, 2018

Frances Lee Bates, 48, of Alto, NM passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018 in Las Cruces, NM. She was born November 11, 1970 in El Paso, Texas to Steve Austin and Yvonne Darling Austin. She moved to Ruidoso in 1978 from El Paso, she married Stephen Bates on May 5, 1996 in Middletown, Connecticut and they moved to Ruidoso...

Dec 10, 2018

Tony Chavez, 76, of Capitan passed on Monday, December 10, 2018 at his home in Capitan. He was born August 17, 1942 in Capitan to Damacio Chavez and Chonita Montoya Chavez and had lived all of his life in Capitan. He was a cook at Ft. Stanton and the Senior Center in Capitan for many years. He enjoyed spending...

Nov 29, 2018

Eunice Toclanny, 72, of Mescalero passed away on Thursday, November 29, 2018 in Las Cruces. She was born January 7, 1946 at Hunters Point, AZ. She moved to Mescalero in January, 1968 from Los Angeles, California. She has worked for the Mescalero Schools in Head Start and Elementary. She was a member of the Mescalero Assembly of God Church....

Nov 28, 2018

Robert Mitchell Orr, Sr., died at his home on November 28, 2018, after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 92 years old. Orr was born in Los Fresnos, Texas, October 4, 1926. He graduated high school in Dallas, became a lieutenant in the U.S. Army, served in Panama, then graduated from the University of Texas with a degree...