Obituaries

Sep 17, 2008

Ralph C. Barela, 75, lifelong resident of the Mesilla Valley died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008. He was born March 7, 1933 in Dona Ana, NM to Daniel and Celia Barela. Ralph was a veteran of the US Air Force where he served honorably during the Korean Conflict. After faithful service to his country he went to work for WSMR, retiring...

Sep 14, 2008

Sep 14, 2008

Sep 14, 2008

Jane Moore Emerick, 88 of Las Cruces, NM died Sunday night September 14, 2008 due to illness. She was born September 4, 1920 in Dallas, TX to Gus and Katherine Moore. In death she rejoins her husband, Walter Carroll Emerick, whom she met in Perryton, Texas, and whom she ended up eloping with due to a snowstorm. Jane was an...

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...