Obituaries

Dec 26, 2008

Henry Harvey McKee was born February 13, 1916 and departed this life on December 26, 2008 at the home of his daughter in Las Cruces, NM. He was born in Jeff, Oregon County, MO, to John H. and Gola Williams McKee. He served his country in World War II in the Philippines as a member of the Army Signal Corp....

Dec 24, 2008

Dec 22, 2008

Cecilia M. Mills (Acosta), 79 of Las Cruces, NM died Monday December 22, 2008. She was born in San Miguel NM on April 21, 1929. As a young teenager she taught catechism and helped with different church events. Her biggest joy in life was her grand and great grandkids. She loved hearing them talk, laugh and run around her home....

Dec 20, 2008

Arsenia L. "Archie" Navarro, 74, of Las Cruces, died Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008. She was born April 1, 1934 in Capitan, NM to Antonio and Paula Fresquez Lueras. She had been a Nursing Assistant with the Alamogordo Public School after many years of faithful service. Arsenia had been a member of Immaculate Concepcion Catholic Church in Alamogordo and was active...

Dec 19, 2008

Dec 17, 2008

The Lord has called Bruno G. Trujillo, 87 years of age, our Beloved Father, Brother and grandfather to be by his side. He entered eternal life on Wednesday Dec. 17, 2008. He was born Oct. 6, 1921 in Garfield, NM, to Alvaro and Maria Lina Gallegos Trujillo. Bruno was a veteran of the US Army where he served his country...

Dec 17, 2008

Dec 17, 2008

Valerie G. Azure, went to be with our Father in Heaven. Her calling came on Dec. 17, 2008. She was born August 31, 1957. Valerie will be deeply missed by all her family and many friends who knew and loved her. Valerie is survived by her mother, Marie Bernadette Garcia; brothers David W., Christopher and Robert D. Azure all of...

Dec 17, 2008

Aldo Bacallao, 85 of Las Cruces, NM died Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born January 30, 1923 in Moron, Camaguey, Cuba to Manuel and Rosa Bacallao. He was a resident of Las Cruces for the last 30 years coming from Cuba and was a retired nurse from Memorial Medical Center. He was...

Dec 15, 2008

Clinton B. Mills, 46, of Las Cruces, died Monday, Dec. 15, 2008. Clint attended local schools and graduated in 1980 from Las Cruces High School. He worked with his father at Ken Mills Automotive and most recently was employed as a security guard. During his school years Clint was active in the H-C 4H Club. He enjoyed camping, hunting and...

Dec 15, 2008

Elder William Gerald Hand died peacefully on December 15, 2008, at the La Posada-Mesilla Valley Hospice. He was born in Cleburne County, Alabama on March 4, 1914 to Edward Corbin Hand and Exer Anna Shepphard Hand. He spent his early years in Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and Oklahoma and many years of his young life working on farms in West Texas...

Dec 15, 2008

Dec 13, 2008

Janet P. Eddings-Miller went to be with her Heavenly Savior on Dec. 13, 2008 at the age of 99 in Las Cruces, NM. She was born May 2, 1909 in Lindley, NY. She lived in Corning, NY until 1968 and moved to Tucson, AZ until 2003, when she moved to Golden Mesa in Las Cruces. She is survived by her...

Dec 13, 2008

Dec 13, 2008

Dec 12, 2008

Dec 12, 2008

Lieutenant Colonel Grady Eugene Oxford Sr. Ret., 77, went peacefully with the Lord on Friday Dec. 12, 2008 at La Posada Mesilla Valley Hospice. He was born in Poulan, Georgia on Dec. 3, 1931. He spent his early years growing up in the good ole southland of Georgia. He graduated from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, and then from Georgia...

Dec 12, 2008

Otis Dale Embree, 74, of Dona Ana, NM died Friday, Dec. 12, 2008. He was born Oct. 28, 1934 in Kit Carson, CO to Otis O. and Helen Vivian O'Neill Embree, a farming and ranching family. Due to the drought of the "Dust Bowl" and the Great Depression, the family was forced in 1936 to ship their livestock to Versailles,...

Dec 12, 2008

Norma N. Harper, 79 of Las Cruces, NM died December 12, 2008 at Memorial Medical Center. She was born October 21, 1929 in Pitkin, Louisiana to Marshal and Sybil Nolen. Norma moved to Las Cruces last year after coming from Lake Charles, LA. One of Norma's, or MaMa as we called her, favorite things in all the world was football,...

Dec 11, 2008

Blanca S. Armijo, 81, of Las Cruces, died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008. She was born May 27, 1927 in Berino, NM to Victorio and Rosalia Martinez Sanchez. She had been a member of the Catholic Community all of her life. Blanca enjoyed sewing, crocheting, family get-togethers and cooking. She was a very happy person who always had a smile for...