Recent Obituaries

Stanley Goins

Feb 17, 2016

Stanley Allen Goins, age 54, of Roswell passed away peacefully in his home Wednesday February 17, 2016. He was born May 24, 1961 in Roswell to Stanley Joe and Cecil Sheri Kirkpatrick-Goins. He served in the United States Navy for 13 years; his duties in the service was stripping and painting warships. His request was to not have any...

Anna Belt

Feb 10, 2016

Anna Mae Farnham-Belt, age 103, passed away Wednesday February 10, 2016. A burial for Anna will be held at South Park Cemetery 3:00 P.M., Thursday February 11, 2016 at South Park Cemetery. She was born December 5, 1912 in Pittsfield Pennsylvania to Edward Farnham and Ree Oma Januk-Farnham. Anna was raised by her Aunt Alice. Which I think was...

Frankie Lacer

Feb 10, 2016

Frankie Lacer, age 79, of Roswell passed away peacefully at her home Wednesday February 10, 2016. A memorial service will be held 1:00 P.M. Tuesday February 16, 2016 at West Country Club Church of Christ. Minister Doug Austin will officiate. Frankie was born December 16, 1936 to John W. Gentry and Oza Atkins-Gentry in Otero County, New Mexico. She...

Mary Sparkman

Feb 6, 2016

Mary Ann Chesser Sparkman age 87, who passed away Saturday February 6, 2016, will be lying in state for viewing 12:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Friday February 12, 2016. Funeral services are scheduled 10:00 A.M. Saturday February 13, 2016 at LaGrone Funeral Chapel, Robert Moore, minister of Compass Church and Kim Yoder Chesser will officiate. Mary Ann was born...

Stephen Marshall

Feb 5, 2016

Stephen W. Marshall passed away on Friday February 5, 2016 after a brave fight with multiple cancers for a number of years. A memorial service is to take place at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, with Father Dale Plummer officiating, at 2:00 P.M. Saturday February 13, 2016. A reception will follow in the Parish Hall. Stephen was born to Dr....

Mary Roberts

Jan 31, 2016

Obituary will be added Wednesday February 10, 2016.

Service Memorial Service Chapel of the Holy Mount Episcopal Church 120 Mescalero Trail Ruidoso, NM Saturday, February 13, 2016 10:00 A.M. Memorial Contributions American Lung Association 55 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 1150 Chicago, IL  60601

Geneva Joyce

Jan 31, 2016

Geneva was born October 17, 1921 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to T.J. Amos and Lady Bernice Amos. She married D.W. Joyce in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in September 11, 1943. Geneva moved to Roswell in 1961. She worked in sales at a jewelry store most of her life. She is preceded in death by her parents T.J. Amos and...

Leo Spear

Jan 30, 2016

Leo Bail Spear was born September 4, 1928 in Lake Phelps, N.C. to Crettie and Bailey Spear and was raised on a nearby farm. Leo was preceded in death by his parents as well as his two sisters and five brothers. Leo joined the Army-Air Force on November 22, 1946. When the Air Force became a separate service branch...

Hazel Innes

Jan 25, 2016

Hazel Fern McInnes, age 82, of Roswell went home to be with the Lord Monday January 25, 2016. Visitation will be held 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Thursday January 28, 2016 at LaGrone Funeral Chapel. A funeral service will be held 10:00 AM Friday January 29, 2016 at Tabernacle Baptist Church; burial will follow at Memory Lawn Memorial Park....

Dorothy Gray

Jan 24, 2016

Dorothy was born September 26, 1932 in Hull, Illinois, to Henry William and Anna Marie Keim. She married Lowell Gene Gray September 7, 1950 in Hull, Illinois. Lowell passed away in March of 1971, she then moved to Roswell and worked as an Administrative Assistant at Eastern New Mexico University for over 20 years. She was a member of...

A. Medaris

Jan 19, 2016

A.R. was first and foremost an exemplary husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle, and friend. As a child he grew up in the midst of the depression and witnessed the impact that this time had upon friends and families. His family moved from Oklahoma to Kansas and from Kansas to New Mexico. He was ever grateful for his father,...

Helen Hart

Jan 16, 2016

Helen E. Hart was born April 16, 1925 in Hartford, Kentucky to Ida Shultz and William Bean. She died peacefully on Saturday, January 16, 2016, in the city she loved, Roswell, New Mexico. Helen was raised in Akron, Ohio by a loving aunt and uncle, Cesna and Ross Allen. She moved to Chaves County with her first husband, Donald...

Nancy Pilley

Jan 12, 2016

Nancy was born on June 14, 1937 in Cleveland, O.H., to Paul and Jennola Harkus. She worked for Chaves County, in the Assessor's, Clerk's and Treasurer's offices for 25 years. She also worked at Roswell Sertoma Club Bingo for 25 years. Nancy volunteered at Lovelace Regional Hospital, which she loved. She was a member of the Foresters for many...

Malcolm Harral

Jan 8, 2016

HARRAL, MALCOLM C. - A Graveside Service will be held at 11.00 a.m. Monday, January 11,2016 at South Park Cemetery for Malcolm C. Harral age 90 of Roswell who passed away peacefully at home on Friday January 8, 2016. A Memorial Service celebrating his life will be held 2:30 p.m., Monday January 11, 2016 at Bethel Baptist Church. Reverend...

Lorraine Davis

Jan 4, 2016

She was a lifelong resident of Roswell born May 12, 1918 to Ray Don and Margie Day-Knox. She was part of a pioneering family that came to Roswell in a covered wagon. Lorraine is a graduate of Roswell High School with the class of 1936. She married William Howard Davis September 17, 1938 in Roswell. Howard was the love...

Irene Dorman

Jan 1, 2016

Irene was born to Henry Earl Porter and Lucille McAlister-Porter January 21, 1925 in Russellville, Arkansas. She married Howard William Dorman May 17, 1941 in Hagerman, New Mexico. She enjoyed many facets of life, from those around the house like cooking, sewing, gardening; as an adult she learned to swim and water ski; and she was active in Dexter...

Lavaughn Dunnahoo

Dec 31, 2015

La Vaughn Dunnahoo, Bonnie B. as she preferred to be called, our sweet, fun Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother joined the angels on Dec 30, 2015. She was released from a long, courageous battle with ALS for over 25 years. (She is in medical record books for having survived so long.) Her blue eyes, that we all knew so well,...

Thurman Clark

Dec 29, 2015

Born in Haskell, Texas on August 7th 1929, dad graduated from Carlsbad High School and was a veteran who served in the Korean War. Dad and Mom married in January 1960 and were together for over 53 years. Dad lost the love of his life when his beloved Dorie went to be with Jesus in 2014 and we thank...

Phyllis Sykes

Dec 26, 2015

Visitation Service LaGrone Funeral Chapel 900 S. Main Roswell, NM  88203 Saturday, January 9, 2016 1:00 pm

Yolanda Jones

Dec 26, 2015

Yolanda M. Jones, age 69 of Roswell, passed away Peacefully on Thursday, December 24, 2015 with her family by her side. Yolanda was born on November 10, 1946 in Roswell to Elias and Erminia Espinosa. She was preceded in death by her parents Elias and Erminia Espinosa and her husband John W. Jones. She is survived by her children...