Obituaries

Roger Cole

Roger Cole

Aug 18, 2012

Roger Cole, 72, of Ruidoso passed away Saturday, August 18, 2012 in Ruidoso. He was born September 6, 1939 at Los Angeles, California. He moved to Ruidoso in 2005 from Oregon. He served in the Army, was a college professor at Eastern New Mexico University in Ruidoso and was an ordained minister with a Masters in Divinity. He was...

Virginia Sheldon

Virginia Sheldon

Aug 10, 2012

Virginia Lillian Young Sheldon, 84, of Capitan passed away Friday, August 10, 2012 at Capitan. She was born July 18, 1928 at Shelbourne Falls, Massachusetts. She had lived in Massachusetts, Arizona and moved to Capitan, New Mexico in January, 2006 from Prescott, Arizona. She retired from L.S. Starrett Company in Athol, MA after more than 30 years of employment....

Bernetta Galloway-Porter

Bernetta Galloway-Porter

Aug 9, 2012

Graveside service for Bernetta Betty Galloway Porter, 89, of Capitan will be Tuesday, August 14, at 10:00 AM in the Capitan Cemetery at Capitan, NM. She was born October 16, 1922 at Supply, OK and passed away Thursday, August 9, 2012 at Mescalero, NM. She moved to Lincoln County in 1924 and lived there for 40 years and had...

Dixie Byrd

Dixie Byrd

Aug 9, 2012

Visitation for Dixie Byrd, 79, of Ruidoso will be Tuesday, August 14, from 9:00 AM until 11:00 AM at LaGrone Funeral Chapel in Ruidoso. Funeral service will be Tuesday, August 14, at 3:00 PM in the First Christian Church of Ruidoso. Entombment will be Wednesday, August 15, at 1:00 PM at Sunset Memorial Park in Albuquerque. Mrs. Byrd passed...

Anita Sanchez

Anita Sanchez

Aug 8, 2012

Funeral service for Anita Jane Sanchez, 73, of Mescalero will be Monday, August 13, at 10:00 AM in the Mescalero Reformed Church with burial to follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. Ms. Sanchez passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at Mescalero. She was born August 4, 1939 at Mescalero and had lived there all of her life. She was a...

Bob Shafer

Bob Shafer

Aug 3, 2012

Funeral service for Bob Shafer, 88, of Carrizozo will be Monday, August 6, at 10:00 AM in the Trinity United Methodist Church in Carrizozo, Masonic graveside rites will follow at the Shafer Family Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday at the church from 9:00 AM until service time. Mr. Shafer passed away Friday, August 03, 2012, in Ruidoso. He was...

Barbara Balatche

Barbara Balatche

Jul 25, 2012

Prayer service for Barbara Balatche, 47, of Mescalero will be Monday, July 30, at 6:00 PM in St. Josephs Mission at Mescalero where the funeral mass will be on Tuesday, July 31, at 10:00 AM with burial to follow at the Balatche Cemetery. Ms. Balatche passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at Mescalero. She was born June 30, 1965...

Richard Vega

Richard Vega

Jul 25, 2012

Prayer service for Richard H. Vega, 74, of Carrizozo will be Saturday, July 28, at 10:30 AM in Santa Ritas Catholic Church in Carrizozo with the funeral mass at 11:00 AM. Burial will follow at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Cemetery in Carrizozo. Mr. Vega passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2012 in El Paso, Texas. He was born October...

Robert Etigson

Robert Etigson

Jul 24, 2012

Robert Etigson died on July 24, 2012 at is home in Ruidoso. He was born in Toledo, Ohio on September 8, 1927 to George and Jenny Etigson. Rob first came to New Mexico in 1948 to study art in Taos. He was an accomplished artist, singer, storyteller, puppeteer, camp director and expressive arts therapist. His career included art direction...

Rafael Rodela Sr.

Rafael Rodela Sr.

Jul 23, 2012

Visitation for Rafael Old Grandpa Rodela Sr., 76 of San Patricio, will be from 2:00 PM until 5:00 PM on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 LaGrone Funeral Chapel. Prayer service Rafael will be Wednesday, 7:00 PM in St. Jude Catholic Church at San Patricio where the funeral mass will be at 10:00 AM on Thursday, July 26, 2012 with Rev....

John Kimbrell

John Kimbrell

Jul 15, 2012

Rosary for John Romero Kimbrell, 80, of Ruidoso, will be recited at 10:30 AM on Saturday July 21, 2012 with the funeral mass at 11:00 AM at St. Eleanors Catholic Church with Rev. Al Galvan officiating. Burial will follow at Picacho Cemetery with Military Honors. Mr. Kimbrell was born on February 13, 1932 in Picacho, NM to George and...

Bobby Bradshaw

Bobby Bradshaw

Jul 5, 2012

Bobby Ray Bradshaw, 55, of Ruidoso passed away Thursday, July 5, 2012. He was born November 26, 1956 to June and Louis Ray Bradshaw in Seminole, Texas. He moved to Ruidoso in 1986 from Hobbs, New Mexico and he was a glazer with the glass industry. He is survived by his daughter, Christi Bradshaw mother, June Carter brother, Stephen...

Jack Crawford

Jack Crawford

Jun 24, 2012

Jack R. Crawford of Ruidoso, NM passed away June 24, 2012 at the age of 90. Jack was born in Jacksonville, TX October 8, 1921. Mr. Crawford served as a Naval pilot during World War II in the South Pacific. After serving on active duty, he continued his military service in the Naval Reserve. Jack graduated from Jacksonville High...

Carrol Collier

Carrol Collier

Jun 21, 2012

Since Mom left March 2, Dad wasnt the same. Married for sixtyseven years, it was too big a loss. Today theyre together again. Dad left June 21, 2012 to be Barbaras partner again. Carrol W. Collier was born December 31, 1924 and raised in Brownfield, TX. After graduating high school, he joined the Air Force to become a B24...

Christine Zamora

Christine Zamora

Jun 13, 2012

Prayer service for Christine G. Zamora, 67, of Carrizozo will be Friday, June 22, at 7:00 PM at Santa Ritas Catholic Church in Carrizozo with the funeral mass on Saturday, June 23, at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Cemetery in Carrizozo. Mrs. Zamora passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2012 in Rio Rancho. She...

Don Herron

Don Herron

Jun 13, 2012

Don Herron passed away peacefully in his home with his son, Gary Herron and daughter, Jean Briley on June 13, 2012. Daddy was born on July 7, 1929 in Clarksville, Texas. His aspirations in life were many as a young boy living through the dustbowl days in Oklahoma He served our country in the Korean War and married the...

Elbys Hugar

Elbys Hugar

Jun 13, 2012

Prayer service for Elbys Onea Naiche Hugar, 82, of Mescalero will be Friday, June 15, at 6:00 PM in the Mescalero Reformed Church. The funeral service will be Saturday, June 16, at 10:00 AM in the Mescalero Community Center Gym with burial to follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. Ms. Hugar passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at Mescalero. She...

Lareina Mcedward

Lareina Mcedward

Jun 3, 2012

LaReina Isabel Kazhe McEdward, 27, of El Paso passed away Sunday, June 3, near Pecos, Texas. She was born April 10, 1985 in Ruidoso. LaReina had lived most of her life in the El Paso area and was a homemaker. She married Steven McEdward on February 3, 2006 at El Paso. She is survived by her husband, Steven two...

Nicholee Shield

Nicholee Shield

May 31, 2012

Funeral mass for Nicholee Nikki Shield, 37, of Mescalero will be Saturday, June 2, at 10:00 AM at St. Josephs Mission at Mescalero with burial to follow at Mescalero Cemetery. She passed away Thursday, May 31, 2012 in Albuquerque. She was born August 9, 1974 at Alamogordo. She graduated from Valley High School in Albuquerque in 1995. She is...

James Frye

James Frye

May 26, 2012

James Alanson Frye was born June 12, 1930 to James F. and Claudia L. Frye in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife Greta Frye, and his second wife, just 5 months ago, Dani Frye. Jim is survived by his brother Charles Russ FryeJune and nephew Michael, sister Patricia Carol WildingWhite Fred and...

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