Obituaries

Karan Line

Karan Line

Jan 14, 2013

Funeral service for Karan Line, 60, of Ruidoso will be Friday, January 18, at 2:00 PM in the Gateway Church of Christ with John Duncan officiating. Mrs. Line passed away Monday January 14, 2013 in Lubbock, TX. She was born March 19, 1952 in Haskell, TX. Karan moved to Ruidoso in 1989 from Snyder, TX and was an assistant...

Denise Hobbs

Denise Hobbs

Jan 13, 2013

Memorial service for Denise Hobbs, 54, of Ruidoso will be Saturday, January 19, at 10:00 AM in the Frist Baptist Church in Carrizozo with the Rev. Hayden Smith officiating. Denise passed away Sunday, January 13, 2013 in Ruidoso. She was born June 13, 1958 at Belen, NM. She is survived by her parents: Floyd and Dorothy Hobbs of Lincoln...

Luis Martinez

Luis Martinez

Jan 11, 2013

Luis A. Martinez of Ruidoso Downs passed away January 11, 2013 in Ruidoso. Luis was born June 21, 1942 in Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico. Luis was a long time resident of the RuidosoRuidoso Downs area, a place he loved. Luis is survived by his beloved wife, Betty and their three sons, a step daughter and seven beautiful grandchildren....

Zachary Pafford

Zachary Pafford

Jan 1, 2013

A memorial service is scheduled for 11:00 AM. Saturday, February 2, 2013 at the Gateway Church of Christ for Zachary Morrow Pafford, age 32, who passed away on January 1, 2013 in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Zachary was born on Feb 6, 1980 in Ruidoso, New Mexico to Patrick and Gloria Pafford of San Patricio, New Mexcio. Zac graduated from...

Dr. Thiry

Dr. Thiry

Dec 31, 2012

Funeral service for Dr. Herbert Thiry, 89, of Ruidoso will be Friday, January 4, at 6:00 PM in the Seventh Day Adventist Church at Ruidoso Downs, graveside services will be Saturday, January 5, at 2:00 PM at the Causey Cemetery at Causey, NM. Dr. Thiry passed away Monday, December 31, 2012 in Ruidoso. He was born November 10, 1923...

Robert Dutchover Jr.

Robert Dutchover Jr.

Dec 27, 2012

Robert E. Dutchover Jr., 45, was born February 9, 1967 in Roswell. He passed away December 27, 2012 in San Patricio, NM. He lived all of his life in Lincoln County. Surviving family members include his girlfriend, Anne Marie Sanchez his two sons, Robert J. Dutchover III and Matthew J. Dutchover 4 sisters, Darla and husband Val Orosco, Sandy...

Earl Whitson

Earl Whitson

Dec 23, 2012

Memorial service for Leroy Whitson, 57, of Ruidoso will be Saturday, December 29, at 11:00 AM in the Community United Methodist Church in Ruidoso with a reception to follow. Leroy passed away Sunday, December 23, 2012 at his home. He was born October 14, 1955 at Ouray, Colorado and was raised in Farmington. He loved to paint, cook and...

Grace Barnard

Grace Barnard

Dec 21, 2012

Grace Ann Barnard, 77, of Ruidoso passed peacefully at her home on Friday, December 21, 2012. She was born June 18, 1935 at Canadian, Texas. She is survived by her husband, Joe Bill Barnard son, Bill Barnard daughter, Terri Mosley and her husband Ken and Jerri Wilson and her husband John sister, Eura Mae Gantt and her husband Johnny...

Robert Hollis

Robert Hollis

Dec 19, 2012

Robert Bob E. Hollis, 86 of Ruidoso, passed away on December 19, 2012 in Ruidoso. He was born on March 23, 1926 in Portales, NM to Floyd E. and Eura M. Rickard Hollis. He was raised in Clovis, Carlsbad, and Santa Fe and was a graduate of Santa Fe High School. Bob was a veteran of the Army Air...

Sandra Marshall

Sandra Marshall

Dec 18, 2012

Sandra Sandy Marshall, 72 of Mescalero, passed away on December 18, 2012 in Mescalero. She was born on September 11, 1940 in Clovis, New Mexico to John and Dorthy Carter Dunlap. She graduated from Portales High School and married Roger Marshall in Portales in 1958. The next day she and Roger moved to Ruidoso and owned a hardware store...

Sandy Tragedy

Sandy Tragedy

Dec 14, 2012

To all the families, friends community of Newtown, Connecticut. Our Sincere Condolences. We wish to express our deepest sympathies to all of the families of those lost, to the survivors and their families, and to the others impacted by the senseless and unthinkable tragedy that unfolded at Sandy Hook Elementary School. We cannot begin to comprehend the depth of...

Joseph Pavka

Joseph Pavka

Dec 14, 2012

Joseph Lindsey Pavka, age 63, of Mescalero, NM, formerly of Coldwater Michigan, and a graduate of the last graduating class of St. Charles High School in 1967, passed away suddenly at his home on December 14, 2012. He was born September 14, 1949, to Frank and Mary Balough Pavka. Survivors include 3 brothers, Frank Rosemary, of Joplin, MO, John...

Rebecca Coonie

Rebecca Coonie

Dec 13, 2012

Rebecca Becky Coonie, 50, of Mescalero passed away Thursday, December 13, 2012, at Mescalero. She was born June 12, 1962 at Mescalero and had lived there all of her life. She worked at the Mescalero Day Care Center. Survivors include her children, Karena Coonie, Kelsey Coonie, and Marie Aragon sisters and brothers, Karen Aragon, Lela Cupit, Alice Coonie, Lelena...

Deverne Torres

Deverne Torres

Dec 9, 2012

Deverne Torres, 87, of Mescalero passed away Sunday, December 9, 2012 at Mescalero. He was born March 10, 1925 at Mescalero and had lived there all of his life. He served in the Navy during World War II. He is survived by his children, Orlinda Stevens, Sterling Torres, Lorna Torres, Ermadine Torres, Corina Torres, Michelle Gallerito, Devona Torres, Deverne...

Gregg Goldman

Gregg Goldman

Dec 4, 2012

Gregg R. Goldman, age 45, passed away peacefully on December 4, 2012, in Ruidoso Downs, NM from renal cell carcinoma. He is survived by his mother, Karen daughter, Devyn father, Richard Lynda sister, Danielle aunt, Joan and brother Lance Cami Johnson. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Chet and Leona Badgett. Gregg, a Sacramento native, was born...

Patricia Wilkerson

Patricia Wilkerson

Nov 29, 2012

Patricia Wilkerson, 53, of Capitan passed away November 29th in Ruidoso, NM after a long battle with cancer. She passed away peacefully with her husband David, her children Jeremy, William, Tara, and Michael, and her sister Michelle at her side. Patricia was born February 19, 1959 in Clovis, NM at Cannon Air Force Base to Robert Charles Roy, a...

Bruce Adkins

Bruce Adkins

Nov 25, 2012

Bruce A. Adkins, 64, of Ruidoso and formerly of Hubbard, Ohio passed away early, November 25, at his home after a lengthy illness. Bruce was born December 22, 1947 in Sharon, PA, to Vinson R. and Margaret E. Adkins. Bruce retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1992 and was an avid hunter and outdoorsman. He is survived by...

Royce Dunlap

Royce Dunlap

Nov 24, 2012

Born in Roswell, NM the 5th child of Robert Kyle Dunlap and N. Mildred Horn Dunlap. Married Patricia Clark in 1972 while working in the Panama Canal Zone Police Department. Lucky served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in the Panama Canal Zone as a Sgt. in the Military Police. He was honorably discharged in 1972 and returned...

Dustin Shaw

Dustin Shaw

Nov 19, 2012

Dustin Shaw, 25, of Ruidoso passed away Monday, November 19, 2012 in Ruidoso. He was born November 27, 1986 in El Paso, Texas and was a lifelong resident of Ruidoso. Dustin was a graduate of Ruidoso High School. He is survived by his father, Jeff Shaw grandmother, Wanda Shaw 2 aunts, Lisa Shaw and Zoe Coe and her husband...

Rosa Chavez

Rosa Chavez

Nov 19, 2012

On November 19, 2012 Heaven gained an Angel, when Rosa R. Chavez of Carrizozo, NM passed away at 101 years of age. Rosa was born on February 25, 1911 at White Oaks, NM to Cassandro Ramirez and Delfina Medina. Rosa led an amazing life here in New Mexico. She worked for Governor William McDonald, the first governor of the...

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