Obituaries

Sep 13, 2008

Maria Bustamante Paz, 84 of Tortugas entered eternal life on Saturday, September 13, 2008 surrounded by her family. She was born August 13, 1924 in San Miguel, NM to Valentin and Mercedes Bustamante. A lifelong resident of the area she was a homemaker and a member of Cedar Hills Church of the Cross. Maria is survived by her husband of...

Sep 12, 2008

Herlinda R. Molina, 81, lifelong resident of the Mesilla Valley, died Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. She was born July 30, 1927 in Brazito, NM to Vicente and Rafaela Armendariz Rubio. Herlinda loved to watch her Novellas on TV but her passion was for her family. She will be deeply missed by all her family and many friends who knew and...

Sep 11, 2008

Jose "Tony" Carrillo Moreno, 71, of Las Cruces passed away on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008 in the early morning hours. He is survived by his wife of 32 years Maggie Maria Magdalena Moreno and their children Angel Wilson, Crystal Moreno and Rebecca Moreno. Also children from previous marriages Anthony Moreno, Kimberley Guzman, Danny, Israel, Helen, Michele, Gloria, Cynthia and other...

Sep 9, 2008

Ella P. McNeill, age 90, a resident of Albuquerque, NM went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 9, 2008. She lived in Las Cruces NM from 1973 to 1998 and was a member of First Baptist Church in Las Cruces. In 1999 she moved to Albuquerque, NM where she resided for the past 10 years. She is...

Sep 9, 2008

Sep 6, 2008

Bernice Bobo, 97, of Las Cruces and formerly of Kermit, TX, died Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. She was born Nov. 4, 1910 in Oklahoma to Billy Frank and Emma Alice Lankford. Bernice was part owner/operator along with her husband J.C. of Bo's Plumbing in Kermit, TX and had been a member of Eastside Church of Christ where she stayed active...

Sep 5, 2008

Mary A. Hernandez, lovingly called "OMA", 80, of Las Cruces, went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 5, 2008 at Mesilla Valley Hospice, La Posada. Mary was born December 9, 1927 in Roswell, New Mexico and was a 22 year resident of Las Cruces. Mary was blessed and eager to serve the Lord and prophecy his word to...

Sep 1, 2008

On Monday, September 1, 2008 the Lord called another of His chosen children home, our son Brandon Flores, to be with him for eternity. Brandon was a brave soldier and fought a good fight in his war against Leukemia. He was prepared to step over the threshold where there would be no more pain, no suffering and to join his...

Sep 1, 2008

George R. Donley, 78 of Las Cruces, New Mexico died Monday, September 1, 2008 at Advanced Care Hospital of Southern New Mexico. George was born February 10, 1930 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Martin and Ruth Donley. He was the owner of Donley's Camping Center, and had served in the Army Reserve. George is survived by his wife of 58 years,...

Aug 31, 2008

Today the Lord has picked another rose from his garden to add to his bouquet. Carmen S. Pena joined her Lord on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008, to walk beside him. She was born July 16, 1926 in Talpa Guadalajara. She married the love of her life Arturo O. Pena on June 12, 1944 at the Cathedral of Guadalajara. As a...

Aug 30, 2008

Aug 29, 2008

Hildreth Mary Hutcheson (nee: Osborn) passed away at her home on Friday, August 29, 2008. She was the daughter of Roy and Myrtle Osborn of Bellview and Clovis, New Mexico. She, along with her husband, Radford Hutcheson, was a career missionary of the Home Mission Board (now North American Mission Board) of the Southern Baptist Convention. She was married to...

Aug 29, 2008

One Woman's Life: Humble and Extraordinary As Isabel Alvarez looked back on 102 years of life, she was no doubt flooded with memories of the many changes in her life since leaving Camargo, Mexico. Upon moving to Mesilla, she had no idea how many social, political, and technological changes she would witness during her lifetime. Nor could she imagine that...

Aug 28, 2008

Aug 28, 2008

Irma B. Alvarado, 58, of Chamberino, NM died Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. She was born March 26, 1950 in El Paso, TX to Antonio and Lorenza Benavidez Sr. Irma had been a Special Education Assistant with the Gadsden Independent School System and truly enjoyed working with the kids. She was an avid outdoors person who loved to work in her...

Aug 27, 2008

Frank N. Smith, 86, of Las Cruces and formerly of Santa Fe, NM died Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. He was born Nov. 9, 1921 in Cedarvale, NM to William and Nora Smith. Frank was a veteran of the US Army where he served his country honorably during WW II receiving the Purple Heart and spending 10 months in the hospital...

Aug 24, 2008

Ruth Elaine "Dolly" Kiourkas passed from this earthly life to her Heavenly Home on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008. Having lost her beloved husband of 66 years, Jimmie, three weeks ago, Dolly has now joined him. Born in Bonners Ferry, Idaho to Jim and Peggy (Mathisen) Conedis on Feb. 20, 1923, Dolly spent her young life in the Pacific Northwest. Jimmie...

Aug 24, 2008

The Life of service, love, and devotion to God, came to an end on Sunday morning, August 24, 2008 for Albertena Elizabeth Trotter in Houston, Texas after a long illness. Albertena was born on January 23, 1919 to Sydney and Irene Cain Miller in Seguin, Texas. Her parents preceded her in death along with her siblings, Marie Williams, Nadine Johnson,...

Aug 22, 2008

Harry H. Stages, 91, of Las Cruces passed away on August 22, 2008, after a long life of being hardheaded, ornery and deeply loved by many. He was born August 6, 1917 to Sarah Jane Roberson Stages, seamstress and George Ames Stages, coal miner of Strawn Texas. Born and raised in Strawn, Harry graduated from Strawn High School in 1935....

Aug 22, 2008