Obituaries

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,...

William Fischer

Mar 18, 2007

Mr. Fischer passed away Sunday, March 18, at home in Las Cruces. He was born March 5, 1926 at Wayne Township, New Jersey. He moved to Ruidoso from Florida in 1977 and lived in Ruidoso until moving to Las Cruces in 1981. He was a self employed Contractor in Commercial Artwork. He married florence Marie Anderson on May 1,...

Cleofas Montes

Mar 17, 2007

Cleofas Montes passed from this earth on March 17, 2007. She was born in San Patricio and lived her 73 years in the beautiful Hondo Valley. she married Johnny Montes, a fruit grower and businessman from Glencoe, in 1951. Johnny preceded her in death in 1987. Since 1951, Cleo and Johnny developed their business, The Montes Fruit Stand. She...

Fred Pfingsten

Mar 17, 2007

Mr. Pfingsten passed away Saturday, March 17, at his home along side the Rio Bonito surronded by loved ones. He was born August 5, 1913 at Angus to Maggie and Fred Pfingsten. He spent his young life along the Rio Bonito in Hondo working in the family apple orchards and getting his first cow at age nine and first...

George Mcculley Jr.

Mar 17, 2007

George McCulley, 71, of Ruidoso passed away Saturday, March 17, at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. McCulley was born June 16, 1935 at Williston, Tennessee. He served in the Army retiring after 25 years as a Command Sgt. Major and had two tours of duty in Vietnam. He moved to Ruidoso in 1977 from Ft. Riley, Kansas...

Ada Carpenter

Mar 15, 2007

Mrs. Capenter passed away Thursday, March 15, at her home, she was born September 7, 1915 at Mill Creek, Oklahoma to Lula and Wallace Payne. She was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Ruidoso Downs from 1950 until 1973, she moved to Farmington in 1975 and lived there until moving back to Ruidoso Downs in 1997....

Monty Dumas

Mar 15, 2007

Mr. Dumas passed away Thursday, March 15, at his home, he was born January 18, 1945 at Lubbock, Texas to Consuelo and Edward Dumas. He served in the Army, he moved to Ruidoso in 2004 from California. He worked for Boeing Aircraft for 34 years retiring in 1999. He attended Calvary Chapel. He married Lydia Negrete on September 29,...

Orlando Beltran

Mar 14, 2007

Mr. Beltran passed away Wednesday, March 14, at his home in Carrizozo. He was born July 18, 1960 at Carrizozo and had lived there all of his life. He attended Santa Rita's Catholic Church in Carrizozo. He is survived by three sisters; Quirina Jaramillo, Mable Zamora and her husband Barney, and Frances Zamora and her husband Lee Roy all...

Steven Chavez

Mar 14, 2007

Mr. Chavez was born November 21, 1986 in Kileen, Texas to Novelda and Eddie Chavez and had lived all of his life in the Hondo Valley. He graduated from Hondo High School in 2005, he loved the outdoors, football and music. He joined the Marine Corp and was serving in Irag when he passed away March 14, 2007 at...

Mozelle Vinsant

Mar 6, 2007

She attended Silk Hope Elemantary and High School and Mars Hill Jr. College. She earned her nursing degree from North Carolina Baptist Hospital at Winston-Salem. She served as a Captain in the Army Nurse Corp during World War II working at Fort Bragg, Oliver General and Walter Reed and was stationed for a time in India. Upon return to...

James Biggs

Mar 5, 2007

He was a Detective for the Ruidoso Police Department and worked for the Department since October, 1988. He was one of the founders and a current board member for Lincoln County Crimestoppers. He also was a EMT for the Alto Ambulance and former manager of KRRR and KREE Radio Station in Ruidoso. He served as a Navy Seal during...

Sharon Williams

Feb 24, 2007

Sharon graduated from Carrizozo High School in 1957. Her father was Manuel Jones and he preceded her in death in 1984 and her mother was Edna Jones who also preceded her in death in 2004. She was also preceded in death by her husband Richard Williams in 2004. She had lived in Albuquerque since March, 2006. She is survived...

Paula Weathersby

Feb 15, 2007

Formerly Paula Renee Bentley, she was married to Rick Weathersby May 27, 1979 in Fort Worth, Texas. The couple lived in Lubbock, Texas before moving to Ruidoso in 2004. Paula worked for many years as an administrator at the Fort Worth State School in Fort Worth, the Moody State School in Galveston, and MHMR in Lubbock before retiring to...