Obituaries

Oct 9, 2012

Nancy Ann Davis passed away on Sunday, December 9, 2012. Born in Silver City to Lonnie and Nola Dowell, Nancy spent her childhood years in the mountains of the Black Range climbing trees and throwing rocks honing her skills that she used to her advantage in softball. She was an avid baseball fan and loved springtime when the season would...

Oct 5, 2012

Fred F. Butterbredt, 53, of Las Cruces, died Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. He was born Aug. 25, 1959 in Hawthorne, NV, to Harry and Doris Dunn Butterbredt. Fred had been a welder most of his adult life, he enjoyed the outdoors and was an avid fan of race cars, but his passion was for his family and friends who will...

Oct 3, 2012

Oct 2, 2012

Oct 2, 2012

Sigrid Hough, 84, of Las Cruces, NM entered eternal life on October 2, 2012, at home in the presence of her loving family and friends. She was born in Zerbst/Anhalt, Germany on March 17, 1928 to the late Alfred and Meta Wisniewski. She was the younger of two children. Sigrid, a slender blonde German fraulein arrived in America in 1947,...

Oct 1, 2012

Jennilee "Jenna" Rios went home to be with the Lord on Monday October 1, 2012 at the age of 31. Jenna, as she was fondly known, will always be remembered for her beautiful smile, contagious laugh and big heart. She was always willing to put others before herself. She was always a hard worker and did all that she could...

Sep 30, 2012

Wayne H. Barnes, 72, of Las Cruces, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012. "Uncle Wayne" as he was fondly known was born June 3, 1940 in San Miguel, NM to Henry John and Myrtle Barnes. He met his wife to be Brenda, in Wasco, CA and they made their lives together in Las Cruces, NM. Wayne spent the majority...

Sep 29, 2012

Robert James McConkie passed away Saturday, September 29th after a short illness. Born March 2, 1921 in Vickeryville, Michigan to Leonard Guy and Electa Emma Steere McConkie. The family moved to Ft. Bayard NM in 1927 in hopes that he and his sister would survive TB. Bob attended NM A&M nka NMSU and served in the Army during World War...

Sep 28, 2012

Elena Gonzales Escobedo quietly passed away in her sleep on Friday, September 28, 2012. Elena was born in Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico on August 4, 1922. She came to Las Cruces with her mother Do

Sep 25, 2012

Victor A. Vigil, 48, of Las Cruces passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012. He was born Nov. 23, 1963 in Las Cruces to Alfredo and Enedina Hernandez Vigil. Victor enjoyed music, playing the drums, sports especially karate, but his passion was for his family. He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him. He is survived...

Sep 18, 2012

Bertha M. Huff, 84, entered eternal peace on September 18, 2012. She was born to parents Lell and Vera Burnside on July 17, 1928 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She married Frederick Luther Huff on August 8, 1947 and he preceded her in death on July 1, 1980. Also preceding her in death were her sister Helen Starkey and daughter-in-law Nancy...

Sep 16, 2012

Carl Denson Sims, 77, passed away on September 16, 2012. Denson was born on March 13, 1935, in Mesilla, NM, to Carl and Virginia Sims. On June 4, 1957, he married his high school sweetheart, Phyllis Dawn Cocks. They made their home in the Hatch Valley, where they farmed for many years, raising cotton, Chile and alfalfa, to name a...

Sep 12, 2012

Louie Carreras Jr., 52 of Hatch, New Mexico passed away on Wednesday September 12, 2012 in El Paso, Texas surrounded by his family. Louie was born February 28, 1960 in Gardina, California. Louie loved to restore cars, and was a joker at heart and loved to make people laugh. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, especially Joseph...

Sep 12, 2012

Sep 7, 2012

Salvador Herrera, 77, of Mesilla Park, NM died Friday, Sept. 7, 2012. He was born March 8, 1935 in Santa Barbara, Chihuahua, Mexico to Leopoldo and Maria Herrera. He was a retired Pharmacist after many faithful years to his community. Salvador will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him. He is survived by his loving wife of...

Sep 5, 2012

Sep 4, 2012

Ruben Arroyo, 61, of Vado, NM died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. He was born April 7, 1951 in Ciudad, Juarez, Mexico to Juan and Guadalupe Lopez Arroyo. He was the owner/operator of Arroyo Construction, he also enjoyed the outdoors, going to casinos but his passion was for his family. Ruben will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved...

Sep 4, 2012

George Boyd Chase, 79, of Las Cruces died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. "Uncle George" as he was fondly known was born April 25, 1933 in Ballanger, TX to George and Carrie Jones Chase. He was a veteran of the US Army where he served our country honorably. He was well known in the Las Cruces area as Foreman with Truck...

Sep 3, 2012

Willis S. Parsons passed away on Sept. 3, 2012 from complications of diabetes. Willis was born Jan. 6, 1927 to Willis B. Parsons and Eugenia Belle Parsons at Mercy Hospital in San Diego, CA. He grew up in mining towns in Nevada that even then were ghost towns, he went to Pershing High School in Lovelock, NV but left to...

Sep 3, 2012