Recent Obituaries

Jan 8, 2013

RUZEK, ROBERT BOB JOSEPH Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 12, 2013 at West Alameda Church of Christ for Robert Bob Joseph Ruzek, age 69, of Roswell who passed away on January 8, 2013. Harry Tackett of West Alameda Church of Christ will officiate with interment to follow at South Park Cemetery. Robert will lie in...

Jan 8, 2013

SOUTHERN, VIDA LOU Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 10, 2013 at LaGrone Funeral Chapel for Vida Lou Southern, age 75, of Roswell who passed away on January 8, 2013. Pastor Randy Elftman with Central Church of the Nazarene will officiate, Internment to follow at South Park Cemetery. Vida was born on September 16, 1937 in...

Jan 7, 2013

Grace Comstock Chrisman Huddle was born on August 29, 1909 in Red Oak Iowa to Frank and Mae Comstock who preceded her in death. She passed from this life January 7, 2013 at the age of 103 years. Grace taught school after college in rural Iowa then in December 1936 she married Willie T. Chrisman. They left Iowa in...

Jan 7, 2013

MADSEN, LULA Graveside services will be held at South Park Cemetery Friday January 11th at 2:00 PM for Lula Cooper Madsen, 85 of Roswell. Lula went to be with her Jesus on Monday January 7th, 2013 at Mission Arch Care Center. Herb Gage will officiate at the remembrance and celebration of her life. Lula was born in Plainview, Texas...

Jan 2, 2013

ROBINSON, JOHN DOUGLAS, SR.On January 2, 2013, Doug Robinson left his earthly family and friends to go to his heavenly home with Jesus and those who have preceded him. Dougs life on earth began in a small rural community in Grandview, Texas. He was born the youngest of five children on November 10, 1923 to Luke 0. Robinson and...

Jan 2, 2013

A private memorial service is scheduled for a later date on Donald L. Torres, age 60 of Roswell who passed away on January 2, 2013. Donald was born November 14, 1952 in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Kenneth and Beverly Torres. Donald married Billie Black on June 15, 1974 in Albuquerque, NM. She survives him at the family home. Donald...

Jan 1, 2013

BRITT, DEBORAH HAMRICKServices are scheduled for 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at Grace Community Church for Deborah Hamrick Britt, age 57 of Roswell who passed away on January 1, 2013. Deborah was born March 20, 1955 in Los Angeles, CA to Donald and Joyce Hurst. They have preceded her in death. Deborah married Dewayne Hamrick on June 13,...

Dec 21, 2012

FRANKFORTHER, MAXINEFuneral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., December 28, 2012 at St. Marks Evangelical Lutheran Church for Maxnine Frankforther, age 95 of Roswell who passed away on December 21, 2012. Pastor Larry Sydow of St. Marks Evangelical Lutheran Church will officate with interment to follow at South Park Cemetery. A complete announcement will be made at a later...

Dec 21, 2012

Dec 18, 2012

CASTELLON, MODESTO MORREMemorial services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 22, 2012 at LaGrone Funeral Chapel for Modesto D. Castellon, age 72 of Roswell, who passed away December 18, 2012 at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center surrounded by his family. Pastor Chris Mullennix of Calvary Baptist Church will officiate. Modesto was born on February 24, 1940 in Midland,...

Dec 15, 2012

NOVAK, MARK In the early morning hours of December 15, 2012, Mark Stephen Novak went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Mark was the third son born to Mike and Martha Novak on the 29th day of November 1959. Mark lived in various places throughout his life, Including Texas and Colorado. He loved to fish and...

Dec 15, 2012

SMITH, William Edward Bill Tuffy passed away at Casa Maria Health Care Center on December 15, 2012 at age 63 after a third struggle with cancer. He was born to Edward I. Smith and Mary Ellen Childers Smith on June 4, 1949 at St. Marys Hospital in Roswell. Bill attended Hagerman Municipal Schools, graduating with the Class of 1967....

Dec 14, 2012

VAN EATON, MILLER RAY Miller Ray Van Eaton was born on 11231923 on his home ranch at Olive, New Mexico. He was the sixth of nine children born to John Frederick and Hazel Trella Van Eaton. He went home to be with the Lord on 12142012. He grew up on the ranch in the midst of the Great Depression,...

Dec 14, 2012

To all the families, friends community of Newtown, Connecticut. Our Sincere Condolences. We wish to express our deepest sympathies to all of the families of those lost, to the survivors and their families, and to the others impacted by the senseless and unthinkable tragedy that unfolded at Sandy Hook Elementary School. We cannot begin to comprehend the depth of...

Dec 8, 2012

LETCHER, JERRY D. A memorial service is scheduled for 10:00 AM, Monday, December 17, 2012 at First Assembly of God Church for Jerry D. Letcher, age 70 of Roswell who passed away December 8, 2012 at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center. Jerry was born February 22, 1942 in Roswell to Elmer L. Letcher, and Amnie Higgins Letcher. Both parents...

Dec 6, 2012

Robert Bobby Myers, Jr. January 24, 1952 December 6, 2012 A Celebration of Life service is scheduled for 11:00 am, Friday, December 14, 2012 at Church on the Move for Robert Bobby Myers Jr., 60, who passed from this life December 6, 2012 at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center in Roswell, New Mexico. Pastor Tim Aguilar of Church on...

Dec 5, 2012

PROCTOR, HELEN MIMI Helen Mimi Proctor, age 80, of Roswell passed away December 5, 2012 at Mission Arch Care Center. Visitation will be from 6:00 until 8:00 PM, today, Friday, December 7, 2012 at LaGrone Funeral Chapel. Helen was born March 3, 1932 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania to Joseph and Florence Pandolfi. Both parents preceded her in death, as well...

Dec 3, 2012

Funeral services are scheduled for Friday, December 7, 2012, at 11:00 a.m., at LaGrone Funeral Chapel for Georgia Pauline Polly Dugger Brewton, age 96 of Las Cruces, NM. Rev. Richard Smith will officiate with interment to follow at South Park Cemetery. Georgia Pauline Polly Dugger Brewton was born August 4, 1916, in Apache, OK, to Samuel Wylie Dugger and...

Dec 2, 2012

EVANS, VICTORIA M. Funeral services will be on held at 2:00 P.M., on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at Christs Church for Victoria M. Evans, age 69, who passed away on December 2, 2012. Interment will follow at South Park Cemetery. Pastor Lonnie Owens of Christs Church will officiate. Visitation will be held starting at 1:00 P.M., on Tuesday, December...

Dec 1, 2012

Memorial Rosary and Mass are scheduled for Friday, December 7, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Peters Catholic Church for Aminta Aguilar, age 77 of Roswell. Interment will follow at St. Peters Columbarium Reception will follow at the Ava Maria Center, 401 E. Bland, New Mexico. Aminta Alvarez Aguilar passed away December 1st, 2012. She was born on November...