Obituaries

Oct 17, 2009

Alice Honey Cobos Orona A rosary is scheduled for 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at the Ballard Funeral home Chapel for Alice Honey Cobos Orona, 69 of Roswell, who passed away October 17, 2009 at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center. A funeral mass is scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at St. Johns Catholic Church. Fr....

Oct 12, 2009

Mary Torrez God has accepted a new Angel into Heaven and her name is Mary Torrez. A rosary is scheduled for 7:00 PM on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at Ballards Funeral Home, for Mary Sanchez Torrez, 88, of Roswell who passed away October 12, 2009 at a local care facility. A funeral mass is scheduled for 9:30 AM on...

Oct 11, 2009

Ballard Funeral Home October 12, 2009 Maudine Dearman A graveside service is scheduled 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at Twin Oaks Cemetery in Artesia, NM for Maudine Dearman, 90 of Roswell who passed away October 11, 2009 at her home. Pastor J.E. Shirley of First United Penticostal Church will officiate. Maudine was born on June 30, 1919 in...

Oct 11, 2009

Oct 5, 2009

Ernest May Sena, born May 12, 1950, son of Juan Romulo Sena and Julia Apodaca Sena passed away peacefully October 5, 2009 at 2:10 A.M. at Mission Arch where he resided since April 30, 2009. Ernest Sena was a very special man who lived with Down Syndrom beyond his 59th birthday. He was often described as loving and good-natured.He...

Oct 4, 2009

Joe A. Britt A funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 8, 2009 at the Ballard Funeral Home Chapel for Joe A. Britt, 92, of Roswell who passed away October 4, 2009 at Mission Arch Care Center. Rev. Bobby Barnett will officiate. Burial will follow at South Park Cemetery. Joe was born on May 20, 1917 in...

Oct 4, 2009

Memorial remembrance services for Albert A. Stubbs, 85 will be conducted at 3:00 pm Saturday October 10, 2009 at Trinity United Methodist Church in Roswell. Stubbs was a long time newspaperman in New Mexico who passed away October 4, 2009 with his family by his side. A native of Roswell, Al leaves his wife of 65 years Florence Caryl...

Oct 3, 2009

Vera Hefner Lusk Vera Lee Hefner was born January 31, 1923 in Pampa, Texas, the daughter of Jerry Troy and Frankie Udell Mckay. She passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 3, 2009, at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center in Roswell following a brief illness. I the mid 1930s the family moved from Texas to Hagerman, New Mexico. It was...

Sep 30, 2009

Full Obit Ballard Funeral Home October 1, 2009 Ruben Lucero A rosary is scheduled for 7:00 p.m., Friday, October 2, 2009 at St. Peters Catholic Church for Ruben Lucero, 89 of Dexter who passed away September 30, 2009 at Mission Arch Care Center. A funeral mass is scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 3, 2009 at St. Peters Catholic...

Sep 29, 2009

Herbert Lee King A graveside service is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Monday, October 5, 2009 at South Park Cemetery for Herbert Lee King, 92 of Roswell who passed away September 29, 2009 at Casa Maria Nursing Center. The Roswell Veterans Honor Guard will conduct a military graveside service. Cecil Kimberlin will officiate. Herbert was born on April 21, 1917...

Sep 28, 2009

Maxine A. Hale This is not meant to be an ordinary obituary, for it is written to honor a very extraordinary woman, Maxine Arnold Hale. Certainly by all worldly standards, she was an ordinary woman who lived an ordinary life and died an ordinary death; however, she was so much more. She was born into an average family, two...

Sep 25, 2009

Full Obit Ballard Funeral Home September 28, 2009 Charles Coach Swede Dunning A graveside service is scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 2, 2009 at South Park Cemetery for Charles Coach Swede Dunning, 80 of Roswell who passed away September 25, 2009 at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center. Pastor Rick Hale of Grace Community Church will officiate. Charles was...

Sep 23, 2009

Joan Grady A funeral service is scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 26, 2009 at the Ballard Funeral Home Chapel for Joan Grady, 81, of Roswell who passed away September 23, 2009 at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center. Richard Smith will officiate. Burial will follow at South Park Cemetery. Jo was born January 3, 1928 to Horace Flurry and...

Sep 22, 2009

Edward Gene Sidd Edward Sidd passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at the age of 85 after a lengthy struggle with Alzheimers disease. Edward was born in Boston on March 10, 1924, to Harry and Genevieve Insoft Sidd. He was a first lieutenant in the Army Air Corps and served in the Phillipines during World War II. Following the...

Sep 21, 2009

Yolanda Marie Otero A rosary is scheduled for 9:30 a.m., Thursday, September 24, 2009 at St. Johns Catholic Church for Yolanda Marie Otero, 59 of Roswell who passed away September 21, 2009 at her home. A funeral mass is scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 24, 2009 at St. Johns Catholic Church. Yolanda was cremated according to her wishes....

Sep 19, 2009

John Austin Roberts A memorial service is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 25, 2009 at the Gateway Church for John Austin Roberts, 48 of Roswell who passed away September 19, 2009 at his home. John was cremated according to his wishes. Ron Fuller will officiate. John was born on September 22, 1960 to Edward Clarence Roberts and Margaret...

Sep 18, 2009

Chester Glen Montgomery Funeral services for Chester Montgomery have been scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at Ballard Chapel, Pastor Onsy Whicker will officiate. Burial will follow at South Park Cemetery. Roswell Veterans Honor Guard will conduct military graveside services. Chester passed away on September 18, 2009 at Mission Arch Care Center in Roswell. Chester was born...

Sep 17, 2009

Robert C. Wood A rosary is scheduled for 12:00p.m., Monday, September 21, 2009 at St. Peters Catholic Church for Robert C. Wood, 61, of Roswell, who passed away September 17, 2009 at Roswell Regional Hospital. A funeral mass is scheduled for 12:30 p.m., Monday, September 21, 2009 at St. Peters Catholic Church. Fr. Joe Nelson will officiate. Robert was...

Sep 17, 2009

Mabel S. Rue Lopez A rosary is scheduled for 7:00 p.m., Sunday, September 20, 2009 at Ballard Chapel for Mabel S. Rue Lopez, 89, who passed away September 17, 2009 at Mission Arch Care Center in Roswell. A funeral mass is scheduled for 12:10 p.m., Monday, September 21, 2009 at Assumption Catholic Church. Burial will follow at South Park...

Sep 17, 2009

Isabel V. Lomeli Isabel was sent to be with the lord on September 17, 2009. She was born on September 7th, 1956 to Henry and Virginia Val ia in Brawley, CA. Isabel married Guadalupe Lomeli on May 10, 1979 in California. Together they started a family and moved to Roswell, NM in 1991. Isabel was employed by Hobson Garden...