Obituaries

Apr 16, 2017

Ted Allan Morris passed away at Mesilla Valley Hospice on April 16, 2017. He was born 90 years ago on March 13, 1927 in New London, Connecticut to Earl Jerome Morris of Regina, Saskatchewan and Isabella Cumming Morris of Glasgow, Scotland. As the son of a Coast Guard Chief, he lived in a dozen places growing up. No matter where...

Apr 15, 2017

LUCY M. CRANE (TITA), passed away peacefully in Las Cruces on April 15, 2017. She was 84 and was born June 22,1932 in Salem, New Mexico to Manuel & Natividad Medina. She will be missed by her family, which include her son Gilbert and wife Deborah Sanchez. Her daughters Anita J Banegas and Emily J Crane. Her sisters Irene and...

Apr 12, 2017

Sylvia Kingsbury, 80, passed away peacefully in her sleep on April 12, 2017 in Las Cruces, NM. Sylvia was born in Dodge City, KS on March 29, 1937. Her parents, George Frederick Leese and Mary Helen Jones Leese, raised Sylvia and her younger brother, George II on the family ranch. At the age of 10, Sylvia contracted polio and the...

Apr 11, 2017

James D. Withers, Jim, 81, passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 in Las Cruces, NM. Jim was born in 1935 to John and Mamie Withers. He married Margaret (Marge) W. Withers in May 1954. Jim served his country in the United States Army for over 21 years and was proud to be a Soldier. He continued his service as...

Apr 9, 2017

W. Ron Camuez Life-long community and political leader W. Ron Camuez died at age 62. Ron was a member of a pioneer family of the Mesilla Valley whose legacy extends for over six generations. Ron was born to Barney and Alice (Garcia) Camuez on August 8, 1954 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He graduated from Las Cruces High School and...

Apr 9, 2017

Dick F. Apodaca, 91, passed peacefully on Sunday, April 9, 2017, surrounded by his loving children. Dick was born in Las Cruces on July 18, 1925 to Ricardo and Maria Apodaca. Only days after his eighteenth birthday, he enlisted in the United States Navy, serving as a radioman aboard the USS Concord and USS Richmond in the Asia-Pacific Theatre in...

Apr 7, 2017

Roger Franklin Miller, Ret. CW2., age 80 was called to a higher headquarters on April 7, 2017 in Las Cruces. He was born April 13,1936. His parents were Collin and Lura Margaret Miller. He was raised by his mother and stepfather after his dad died in a freak accident when Roger was 4. At age 16, after being raised and...

Apr 6, 2017

Apr 3, 2017

Dr. Neal Harold Kilmer, 73, of Las Cruces, loving husband, brother, cousin, and grandfather, passed peacefully into the loving arms of Jesus on Monday, April 3, 2017, at Arbors of Del Rey. Neal was a kind and humble man who lived his life with integrity and he loved his Lord Jesus Christ. Neal was born April 24, 1943, in Orange,...

Apr 2, 2017

Pamela Jayne Kuncel Copple, age 54 passed away on Sunday April 2nd 2017 at her home while surrounded by her loving daughter and mother. Pamela was born on April 12th 1962 in El Paso TX to her parents Richard Edward Kuncel and Patricia Ann McCamant. Pamela was youngest of four children, sister Kathrine brother Alan and Richard. Pamela's parents were...

Mar 31, 2017

After a long and courageous battle with pancreatic caner, Ruben Aguilar Martinez Jr., age 69, passed away on Friday morning, March 31, 2017 at Memorial Medical Hospital with his wife by his side. Ruben was born on June 11, 1947 to Celia Rivas de Martinez and Ruben Aguilar Martinez Sr. in Long Beach, California. Ruben was educated at the California...

Mar 29, 2017

Mar 29, 2017

Eugene C Johnson, 82, of Las Cruces, died Wednesday, March 29, 2017 in Lordsburg NM. He was born on May 4, 1934 to Clarence and Alice Johnson, of Oklahoma. Eugene is with our Lord and reunited with his wife Jean, his father, mother, and friends. Eugene was a proud United States Navy Veteran. Eugene married Jean Ann Bargagliotti Oct 17,...

Mar 28, 2017

Send Flowers John Armistead Burt April 17, 1941 - March 28, 2017 John Armistead Burt, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, passed suddenly in his sleep on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. He was 75 years old. John was born in Lovington, New Mexico on April 17, 1941. He is a graduate of Lovington High School and Eastern New Mexico University. He...

Mar 27, 2017

James Lee Elisha Mulheron, age 76 passed away March 27, 2017, in Las Cruces, NM surrounded by family.He was born on April 1, 1940, in Philipsburg, PA to Alexander Frank Mulheron and Madeline Violet Greek. James (Jim) grew up in Osceola Mills, PA. He graduated from Osceola Mills High school in 1958 and immediately enlisted in the United States Army...

Mar 26, 2017

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Mar 26, 2017

Hector L. Murillo quietly made his journey to heaven on March 26, 2017, at his home in Las Cruces. A man small in stature but big in heart, Hector was born on August 15, 1933, in Fierro, NM to Francisco Murillo and Angela Loera. He grew up in Fierro, with his parents and two older siblings, Veva and Mundo. Hector...

Mar 25, 2017

Kenneth Walter Downer (AKA KenWaDo, Kenny, Ken, Kennard, Kenny the Pole, Unkool Ken, Bro K, Big Brudder) unexpectedly passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2017, in Las Cruces NM. He was 58 years old. Ken was born in Hartford Connecticut on May 17, 1959, to John Bueford and Marcella Marie Wozniak Downer. They raised him to be compassionate, hardworking and...

Mar 23, 2017

Flora Mary Ella Tharp (Flo) went into her Lords arms while in her home in Las Cruces, New Mexico on 03/23/2017 with her caregiver and adopted daughter Margaret Malone at her side. She had reached the age of 99-1/2 (wow!) Flora is survived by her youngest sister Gertrude (Gertie) Snyman of Mimbres, NM. She is preceded in death by her...

Mar 22, 2017

Ralph "Red" Lindsay, 91, passed away on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at home in Las Cruces, NM. He was born on January 9, 1926, in Detroit, MI to Joshua and Mabel Lindsay. He grew up in Detroit with his two siblings. He preferred to be called Red even though his hair was no longer red. Ralph served in the Navy...