Obituaries

V. Davis
Feb 14, 2014
Smokey Davis of Agua Fria passed away at his home Friday, February 14, 2014. He was born November 24, 1928 in Hagerman, NM Smokey was a native New Mexican. He earned a Masters Degree in Engineering and spent his career in the defense industry, working with different agencies on various programs. His great love was flying and building experimental...

Julia Mcgill
Feb 10, 2014
Julia McGill, 79, of Ruidoso passed away on Monday, February 10, 2014, she was born April 29, 1934 at Belen, NM. She moved to Ruidoso in 2011 from El Paso, TX. She was active with the Pink Ladies at Lincoln County Medical Center and the Lincoln County Sherriff Posse. She was a retired school teacher for the Ysleta School...

Robyn Fastwolf
Feb 8, 2014
Robyn Fastwolf, 32, of Mescalero passed away Saturday, February 8, 2014 in Albuquerque. She was born February 14, 1981 in Alamogordo and had lived at Mescalero all of her life. She is survived by a daughter, Amberlee Fastwolf her mother, Martha Stocks her father, Rueben Fastwolf brothers, Mark Jason Balatche, Russell Fastwolf, Gerald Fastwolf, and Eugene Fastwolf sisters, Sue...

Alvin Burch
Feb 5, 2014
Spencer Burch, 66, of Capitan passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at his home in Capitan. He was born November 5, 1947 at Capitan to Edna and Tillman Anda Burch Sr. who both precede him in death. He has lived in Lincoln County all of his life. He served in the Navy, after that he was a heavy equipment...

Charles Jones
Feb 1, 2014
Charles L. Jones, 70, of Ruidoso passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2014 in Albuquerque, NM. He was born December 23, 1943 in Stuttgart, Arkansas. Mr. Jones moved to Ruidoso in 1999 from Detroit, Michigan. He was a retired anesthesiologist, he liked to play poker, chess and was a fan of all sports. He was a faithful Green Bay...

Melba Ladd
Jan 27, 2014
Melba Ladd, born February 19, 1927 in Houston, Texas to Norris and Maud Anderson, went to see the Lord on the morning of January 27, 2014. Melba has two daughters Holly Anderson of McKinney, Texas and Valerie Hummer of Capitan,NewMexico, with five grandchildren Wendy Correia of Allen, Texas Michael Anderson of Princeton, Texas Matthew Hummer of Capitan, New Mexico...

Maxine Lamay
Jan 25, 2014
Maxine LaMay, 74, of Carrizozo passed away Saturday, January 25, 2014 at her home in Carrizozo. She was born November 14, 1939 in Roswell, NM to Fay and Mack King and had lived all of her life in Lincoln County. She worked at the telephone office and worked with her husband at LaMay Distributing Co. She married Dale LaMay...

Ben Mason Sr.
Jan 25, 2014
Born September 1, 1922, son of Dr. and Mrs. C.H. Mason of El Paso, Texas, Ben Mason passed away on January 24, 2014 in his home in Ruidoso, NM. He attended Coldwell elementary school and Austin High School in El Paso, graduating from Austin in 1940, valedictorian of his class. He entered MIT to study chemical engineering, but his...

William Kistinger
Jan 24, 2014
Bill Kistinger, 64, of Roswell and formerly of Ruidoso passed away Friday, January 24, 2014 in Roswell. He was born February 19, 1949 at Upland, California to Margaret and Robert Kistinger. He moved to Ruidoso in 2002 from Upland, California. He is survived by his brother, John Kistinger and nephew, Stephen Kistinger. Bill loved t talk, never met a...

Francis Blake Jr.
Jan 22, 2014
Francis Blake Jr., 32, of Mescalero passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2014 in Albuquerque. He was born June 2, 1981 at Mescalero and had lived most of his life in Mescalero. He lived four years in Albuquerque and worked as a carpenter. He also had worked at Ski Apache and as a firefighter for the Mescalero Apache Tribe. He...

A. Seidel
Jan 17, 2014
Memorial service for A. Jay Seidel, 54, of Capitan will be Friday, February 7, at 2:00 PM at the Angus Church of the Nazarene. Mr. Seidel was born November 2, 1959 at Albuquerque and he passed away on Friday, January 17, 2014 in Capitan. He worked at Alto Lakes Golf Course and Country Club, loved to play golf, go...

Peggy Dudman
Jan 16, 2014
Peggy Line Dudman, 62, of Alto passed away at home on Thursday, January 16, 2014. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Dorothy Line and is survived by her husband, Michael Dudman brother, Ted Line of Knoxville, TX stepdaughter, Dagan Manahl and her family. Peggy received a BFA from the University of Tennessee and while performing...

Robin Nunley
Jan 15, 2014
Funeral service for Robin Leanne Nunley, 51, of Capitan will be Tuesday, January 21, at 2:00 PM at First Christian Church in Ruidoso with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Robin passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at her home. She was born May 5, 1962 in Albuquerque, NM. She moved to Ruidoso in 1965 from Perryton, TX...

Norma Geronimo
Jan 13, 2014
Norma Geronimo, 47, of Mescalero passed away Monday, January 13, 2014 in Albuquerque. She was born November 3, 1966 at Mescalero and had lived there all of her life. She married Snyder Geronimo Jr. on January 6, 2004 in Alamogordo. She is survived by her husband, Snyder her children, Siebert Chee, Frederick Chee, Hope Geronimo, Trey Geronimo, Bryar Geronimo...

Jason Leadingham
Jan 13, 2014
Jason Leadingham, 34, passed away on Monday, January 13th. Born in Chicago, IL, Jason was preceded in death by his father, Greg Leadingham, grandparents Walter and Ada Robinson and Kay Leadingham. He is survived by his daughter, Mackenzie, 6, his son, Cohen, 2, and fianc Sonya Tercero. He is also survived by siblings Jared Leadingham and wife Jessica, Brian...

Gladys Spurlin
Jan 13, 2014
Gladys Spurlin went home to be with our Lord on January 13, 2014. Her family has chosen to celebrate Memaw with a celebration of life memorial service and internment on July 21, 2014 in Haskell, Texas at 10:00 am. This would have been Gladys 100th birthday. She loved her family more than anything and would have wanted everyone to...

Ira King
Jan 10, 2014
Ira Lee King, 89, of Ruidoso, NM since 2005 passed away Friday, January 10,2014 in Ruidoso. He was born August 27,1924 in Franklin, OK. He moved to Arizona in the summer of 1941 after marrying Lorene Teague, the love of his life. They stayed in Arizona for a year before moving back to Oklahoma for a brief time and...

Carol Tiley
Jan 10, 2014
In loving memory of Carol Ann Baldinell Tiley, 62, who passed away Friday, January 10, 2014. Carol is survived by her children, Chelsea Brown of Casper, Wyoming and Joshua Tremblay of Ruidoso, NM. She is also survived by her husband, Calvin Tiley of Mayhill, NM and her siblings, Beth, Richard, Robert and Jane. Her children wish to invite family...

Whitman Shanta
Jan 8, 2014
Whitman Shanta, 59, of Mescalero was born October 5, 1954 at Three Rivers, NM and passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2014, in Ruidoso. He had lived in the area all of his life. He was a retired mechanic. He is survived by his companion, Brenda Waters children, Erik Shanta and Anna Shanta sisters, Sandra Platero and Glorianna Shanta and...

Armanda Morris
Jan 4, 2014
Armanda Grace S. Morris left this world to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on Saturday morning, January 4, 2014 at the age of 77. We want to celebrate the life of Armanda and reminisce about all of the lives she has touched. She is dearly loved by so many and we honor her today by sharing our fond...