Obituaries

Jim Clark

Nov 30, 2008

Visitation and a chapel service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 4th, 2008, at the Ballard Chapel for Jim Clark of Roswell, aged 89, who died on November 30, 2008. Graveside services will immediately follow at Memory Lawn Memorial Park. Jim was born on May 18, 1919, in Maysville, OK, to parents Lula Bell Frizzell Clark...

Chloe Lara

Nov 28, 2008

Chloe Rae Lara A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 5, 2008 at Waymaker Church for Chloe Rae Lara, 15 of Roswell who passed away November 28, 2008 in an automobile accident. Pastor Mike Knowlton of Waymaker Church will officiate. Interment will follow the service at South Park Cemetery. Chloe was born on November 28,...

Anna Lara

Nov 28, 2008

Anna Lee Giron Lara A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 5, 2008 at Waymaker Church for Anna Lee Giron Lara, 39 of Roswell who passed away November 28, 2008 in an automobile accident. Pastor Mike Knowlton of Waymaker Church will officiate. Burial will follow at South Park Cemetery. Anna was born on April 26,...

Rufina Herrera

Nov 27, 2008

Rufina Torrez Herrera A rosary is scheduled for 1:00p.m., Monday, December 1, 2008 at St. Peters Catholic Church for Rufina Torrez Herrera, 68 of Roswell who passed away November 27, 2008 at her home. A memorial service is scheduled for 1:30 p.m., Monday, December 1, 2008 at St. Peters Catholic Church. She was cremated according to her wishes. Rufina...

Calvin Crotzer

Nov 27, 2008

Calvin Eugene Gene Crotzer A funeral mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday December 2nd at St. Peters Catholic Church for Calvin Eugene Gene Crotzer, 58, of Roswell, who passed away on November 27, 2008 at his home. Fr. Paul Juniet O.F.M. of St. Peters Catholic Church will officiate. Interment will follow the service at South Park...

Esperanza Conde

Nov 26, 2008

Esperanza Barbosa Conde A rosary is scheduled for 7:00p.m., Sunday, November 30, 2008 at St. Johns Catholic Church for Esperanza Conde, 69 of Roswell who passed away November 26, 2008 at her home. A funeral mass is scheduled for 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 1, 2008 at St. Johns Catholic Church. Fr. Juan Montoya, O.F. M, of St. Johns Catholic...

Betty Murray

Nov 26, 2008

Betty Jean Berneice Cooper Murray Beloved Sister, Mom and Grandma Born on December 6, 1928 here in Roswell at Pump house 5 just southeast of town. All of her life Betty Jean was a hard worker. At age 6 after she would work on the farm and help momma pick cotton all day, she would drive the old model...

James Gill

Nov 24, 2008

James Ottway Gill A funeral service is scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 29, 2008 at the Ballard Chapel for James Ottway Gill, 88, of Roswell, who passed away November 24, 2008 at his home. Captain Kelly Nolan of Salvation Army will officiate. Burial will follow at South Park Cemetery. Roswell Veterans Honor Guard will conduct military graveside service....

Alice Jensen

Nov 23, 2008

Alice Helmstetler Alice Helmstetler, 68, died Sunday, November 23, 2008, in Big Spring, Texas. Alice was born May 25, 1940, in Lone Rock,. Oregon, to Robert and Leola Griggs. She attended school in Oregon and married Garland Helmstetler Sr. in California May 17, 1956. He died in March of 1982. She is survived by two sons, Garland Helmstetler Jr:...

Emma Pineda

Nov 23, 2008

Our beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother and Great-Great Grandmother passed from this life peacefully at her home in Roswell, New Mexico on November 23, 2008, only to brighten up another place more perfect and ine. Emma was born July 2, 1915 to Clifford Curry and Aurora Gonzales in San Patricio, New Mexico. She came from a pioneering family who...

Alberto Tegeda

Nov 22, 2008

Alberto Beto S. Tegeda A rosary will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at Ballard Funeral Chapel for Alberto Beto S. Tegeda, 78, of Roswell who passed away on November 22, 2008 at his residence. A funeral mass will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at St. Johns Catholic Church. Fr....

John Reid

Nov 22, 2008

John Mabon Reid Mayor John Reid of Dexter passed away at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center in Roswell, on November 22, 2008. Funeral services are scheduled for Monday, November 24, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Dexter. Stephen Deutsch will officiate. Burial will follow at South Park Cemetery. John will lie in state at the...

Erick Barraza

Nov 21, 2008

Erick Barraza A prayer service is scheduled for 6:00 p.m., Monday, November 24, 2008 at Ballard Funeral Home in Hagerman for Erick Barraza, 23 of Hagerman who passed away November 21, 2008. A funeral service is scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at Ballard Funeral Home in Hagerman. Burial will follow at the Hagerman Cemetery. Erick was...

Ricky Griego

Nov 20, 2008

Ricky Gene Griego A rosary is scheduled for 7:00 p.m., Sunday, November 23, 2008 at Assumption Catholic Church for Ricky Gene Griego, 53 of Roswell who passed away November 20, 2008 at his home. A funeral mass is scheduled for 12:10 p.m., Monday, November 24, 2008 at Assumption Catholic Church. Burial will follow at South Park Cemetery. Ricky was...

Joyce Morley

Nov 18, 2008

Visitation Ballard Funeral Home 910 S. Main Roswell, NM  88203 Friday, November 21, 2008 8:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. Service Memorial Service Waymaker Church 202 S. Sunset Roswell, NM  88203 Monday, November 24, 2008 11:00 a.m. Cemetery Ballard Crematory 910 S. Main Street Roswell, NM  88203

Arleth Gonzales

Nov 16, 2008

Pearl Allison

Nov 14, 2008

Pearl E. Allison A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at South Park Cemetery for Pearl Elizabeth Allison, 82 of Roswell, who passed away on November 14, 2008 in Georgia. Rev. Danny Sons of Midway Assembly of God and Doyle Washichek will officiate. Pearl was born in Erick, OK to S.D. Nutt...

Glen Fleming

Nov 12, 2008

Glen Fleming Glen Fleming was born August 11, 1921 in Groesbeck, Limestone County, Texas and lived in Texas until about the age of 10 when the family moved to New Mexico. In 1940 he took a job with Bethlehem Steel in San Francisco, CA as an electrician. His friends in CA knew him by the nickname of Buddy. He...

Betty Berry

Nov 11, 2008

P Betty Joyce Berry Betty Joyce Berry, 82, went to be with her Lord and join all her loved ones who have gone before her, on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at the family home in Dexter. Betty was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She is survived by three sons, Tom C. Berry and his wife Bonnie of...

Donald James

Nov 7, 2008

Donald Raymond James A rosary is scheduled for 7:00 p.m., Sunday, November 9, 2008 at St. Peters Catholic Church for Donald Raymond James, 74 of Roswell who passed away November 7, 2008 at his home. A funeral mass is scheduled for 11:30 a.m., Monday, November 10, 2008 at St. Peters Catholic Church. Donald will be cremated per his wishes....