Obituaries

Sep 26, 2015

Sep 26, 2015

Larry Michael Beem, age 6-over par, walked off the golf course for the final time on September 26, 2015. To say he was a loving, kind, sensitive man, would be total BS. In saying that, there was no shortage of compassion and understanding in the man. He was funny, stubborn, and blunt, but if asked, he would give you all...

Sep 25, 2015

Sep 24, 2015

Claudia Mae (Ivins) Hensley peacefully passed away Thursday, September 24 at Sagecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Claudia was born on October 4, 1931 in Courtney, OK to Claude and Mabel Ivins. She was the oldest of five children. The family moved to New Mexico when Claudia was a teenager. She met and married Fordie Hensley on July 1st 1947. They...

Sep 22, 2015

Sep 21, 2015

Sep 18, 2015

David Franklin Williams passed away September 18th 2015, at the age of 96 in Las Cruces, NM. David was a true child of the west, born September 12th 1919, at Mill Iron Ranch, Windy Hollow, Wyoming. He lived on a 55 thousand acre ranch with his Grandfather and road his horse to a rural schoolhouse. He later moved to Denver...

Sep 16, 2015

Wilma (Kitty) Walters, 74, joined our Heavenly Father on September 16, 2015, in Las Cruces, NM. She was born in Albuquerque, NM on March 15, 1941. She lived most of her 74 years in Las Cruces. Kitty was part of the BPO Elks women's auxiliary, Does. Kitty is survived by her spouse of 44 years, Nazario L. Walters of Las...

Sep 16, 2015

Sep 16, 2015

Leroy Lozier 85, of Las Cruces, passed away on September 16, 2015. Leroy was born on September 20, 1929, in a tortilla factory, to Leroy Sr. and Maude Lozier. He spent most of his life in Las Cruces, working as a locksmith and business owner. Leroy was a devoted member of Dona Anna Daylight, Jornada, and Aztec Masonic Lodges. Leroy...

Sep 15, 2015

Sep 15, 2015

Sep 15, 2015

Sep 14, 2015

Sep 14, 2015

Sep 14, 2015

JEANNE SLOAN CLAYSHULTE, 84, beloved mother and grandmother, died Monday, September 14, 2015 at her Mesilla home after a long illness. She was born Wilma Jeanne Sloan on January 5, 1931 in La Mesa, New Mexico, to Dorothy Furst Sloan and James A. Sloan of La Mesa and grew up on the family farm there. She graduated from what is...

Sep 13, 2015

On the Morning of S

Sep 12, 2015

Ophelia M. Chavez, 85, passed away peacefully on September 12, 2015 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She was born June 22, 1930 in Ft. Stockton, TX to Francisco and Dolores (Urquidi) Mesa. She spent her childhood years in Ft. Stockton and moved along with her family to the Mesilla Valley in 1943. 1948 marked a great year for Ophelia -...

Sep 12, 2015

Sep 11, 2015

Kathleen Ellen Bachman, 61, of Las Cruces, died September 11, 2015 at home surrounded by her family. She was born March 2, 1954 in Truth or Consequences, NM to Earl and Mary Harris. She was a graduate of Las Cruces High School and New Mexico State University School of Nursing. Kathleen was a nurse at Memorial Medical Center for 39...