Obituaries

Aug 14, 2014

Aug 13, 2014

Frank Galvin Ramos (kiko) 71, of Las Cruces entered eternal life Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at Mesilla Valley Hospice. He was born September 26, 1942 in Juarez, Mexico and raised in Las Cruces to Jesus S. and Dora Galvin Ramos. At the time of death Frank was a mechanic by trade and loved working. He enjoyed getting up every day...

Aug 13, 2014

On August 13,2014 heaven gained an angel and the world lost a great man! Our beloved father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, uncle, friend, umpire and farmer Frank (Kiko) Hinojos left this world to reunite with the love of his life Emma. Their souls are finally together again. He was at home in Rincon, NM surrounded by his family at the...

Aug 10, 2014

Lionel M. Garcia, 37 years of age, passed away at Mountain View Hospital on August 10, 2014. Lionel was surrounded by family and friends at the time of his death. He is now resting in peace with our Lord and will suffer no more. Lionel was born on March 10, 1977 in Carlsbad, New Mexico. He was brought to Las...

Aug 10, 2014

Ima Lee (Greenwood) Wells, 77, passed away Aug. 10, 2014, in Loveland, Colo. She was born Sept. 23, 1936, in Buffalo, Okla., where she was raised. She excelled at swimming and music in her teenage years. She earned money working at the drugstore and movie theater. She attended Northwestern Oklahoma State University where she was a cheerleader and received a...

Aug 9, 2014

Rafaela "Fela" Ruiz, age 80 passed away peacefully on August 9, 2014 at her home in Las Cruces, New Mexico, surrounded by her loving family. Fela as she was fondly known to family and friends was born on January 17, 1934 to Zacharias and Fabian Hernandez in Casas Grandes, Chihuahua Mexico. She devoted herself to help her family in every...

Aug 8, 2014

Dr. Gerald (Jerry) Marshall Hampton passed away on Friday, August 8th, 2014 at the age 74 while vacationing in Sedona, Arizona. Jerry was born on January 11, 1940 in Swansea, South Carolina, son of Geraldine and Avery Hampton, brother to Fran and raised by his beloved grandmother, Dora Redmond. Jerry attended Riverside Military Academy boarding school in Gainesville, Georgia and...

Aug 7, 2014

Aug 5, 2014

Aug 4, 2014

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Mother, Grandmother, and Great-Grandmother, Josephine (Josie) Balizan. She is now at home with our Heavenly Father. Josie passed away on August 4, 2014 at the University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ. She was 86. Josie was born on September 23, 1927 in Mesa, AZ to Francisco...

Aug 4, 2014

Aug 4, 2014

Robert Joe Wood passed away on Monday, August 4, 2014 due to the effects of lung cancer. He was born Dec 21, 1926 in Breckenridge, TX. to Lem Case Wood and Zelpha Demarice Daniels Wood. On February 4, 1946 he married Martha Loneta Hammon and they were married for 66 years until her death on their 66th anniversary in 2012....

Aug 3, 2014

Eduardo P. Chavez "Pops" was called to be a servant of the Lord on Sunday, August 3, 2014. Eduardo was 73 years of age and passed away peacefully at his home in Hatch, New Mexico. Eduardo was born on March 10, 1941 in Quemado, New Mexico, to parents, Candelario and Teresita Chavez. Eduardo had two brothers, Aristeo and Lorenzo, and...

Aug 2, 2014

Carl W. Cook, Jr., passed away peacefully into the arms of his Lord August 2, 2014 in Las Cruces after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born December 20, 1932 in Lubbock, Texas to Donna (Albright) Cook and Carl W. Cook, Sr. Carl married Shirley (Sammons) Cook whom he met in Reno, Nevada while serving with the...

Jul 30, 2014

Al passed away July 30, 2014. His battle with cancer is over. The struggle was long and difficult but he did not lose the battle. Instead he lived all his days with determination, vigor and humor. He survived with cancer for many years, always with a hope and a promise of yet another fishing trip. Al was born Raymond Allison...

Jul 30, 2014

Jul 30, 2014

Melanie went home to be our Angel in the sky at Mountain View Regional Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family, on July 30th, 2014. Melanie was born December 22nd, 1956 in Morocco Africa at the Nouasseur Air Force Base, to the late William S. Gilliss and Rosemary Ann Mathes Gilliss. Melanie graduated from Mayfield High School in 1975. She...

Jul 28, 2014

Maggie Okema (Barnett) Jenkins, aka (Kim) Born April 2, 1954 at the Masonite Hospital in Laurel MS The seventh daughter of Guy Barnett and Mattie Lee Barnett, Maggie grew up in the city of Heidelberg, Mississippi, where she attended South Side High School and she attended Heidelberg High School where she graduated in 1972. Maggie attended and was baptized at...

Jul 26, 2014

Jul 24, 2014

Barry Victor Snyder went to the great beyond on Thursday, 7/24/14, at the age of 71. He died from an aggressive form of cancer that was diagnosed only four months prior to his death. At the time of his death, he was at home under the care of Mesilla Valley Hospice, with his wife of 21 years, Paula, at his...