Obituaries

Barbara Waggoner

Barbara Waggoner

Jul 21, 2008

BARBARA R. WAGGONER A graveside service is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 29, 2008 at South Park Cemetery for Barbara Ruth Waggoner, 67 of Roswell who passed away July 21, 2008 in Albuquerque after a long illness. Pastor Savino Sanchez of Church on the Move will officiate. Barbara was born in Casa Grande, AZ on June 4, 1941...

Joel Leyva

Joel Leyva

Jul 20, 2008

Joel Leyva A prayer service for Joel Leyva, 18, of Roswell will be held Friday, July 25, 2008 at 7:00 p.m., at Ballard Funeral Home. He will lie in state for visitation Friday, July 25, 2008 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. A funeral mass will be celebrated 9:00 a.m., Saturday, July 26, 2008 at St. Johns Catholic Church...

Rance Parks

Rance Parks

Jul 19, 2008

Rance Parks A rosary is scheduled for 7:00 p.m., Thursday, July 24, 2008 at the Ballard Chapel in Roswell for Rance Parks, 47, of Phoenix, Arizona who passed away July 19, 2008 in Phoenix, AZ. A funeral mass will be celebrated 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 25, 2008 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Mission Parish in Dexter. Burial will follow at...

Leonard Finley

Leonard Finley

Jul 13, 2008

Leonard H. Finley, 80, beloved husband, father and grandfather, ascended to heaven July 13, 2008 after a short battle with Metastad Melanoma and Parkinsons disease. Leonard passed away peacefully at home with family at his side. Leonard was a long time resident of Roswell, NM, where he was a retired teacher and coach. He taught at Roswell High School...

Louise Mccombs

Louise Mccombs

Jul 12, 2008

Ballard Funeral Home July 13, 2008 Louise Harbert McCombs: Services for Louise Harbert McCombs, 90, of Roswell will be at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday July 15, 2008 at Ballard Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Stephanie Harmon of First United Methodist Church officiating. A burial will follow in South Park Cemetery. Louise passed away Saturday, July 12, 2008 at a...

Ida Finney

Ida Finney

Jul 7, 2008

Ida Penny Finney Ida Penny Finney passed away on July 7, 2008, after a long and courageous battle with lung cancer. A service is scheduled for 10:30, Thursday, July 10, 2008 at Grace Community Church. Pastor Rick Hale of Grace Community Church will officiate. Ida will lie in at the Ballard Chapel. Visitation will be Wednesday, July 9, 2008...

Audrey Blair

Audrey Blair

Jul 6, 2008

Audrey Ann Deutz Blair of Roswell, NM, passed away unexpectedly on July 6, 2008, with her family by her side. She was born on March 23, 1932 in Marshall, MN, the third of thirteen children born to Frank and Augusta Sarazyn Deutz. She grew up on the family farm, and graduated from Marshall High School. After attending Loretto College...

Clyde Allensworth

Clyde Allensworth

Jul 3, 2008

Clyde Gilbert Allensworth A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday July 7, 2008 at South Park Cemetery for Clyde Gilbert Allensworth, 84 of Roswell. Clyde passed away on July 3, 2008 at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center. Rev. Gorton Smith of First United Methodist Church will officiate. Clyde was born on March 20, 1924 to...

Ditta Mccullough

Ditta Mccullough

Jul 2, 2008

Ditta Mae McCullough A funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 5, 2008 in Hagerman, NM at the First Presbyterian Church for Ditta Mae McCullough, 78, of Dumas, TX who passed away July 2, 2008 in Dumas, TX. Burial will follow at Hagerman Cemetery. The family will receive friends at 207 W. Pine Lodge Road, Roswell, NM...

Epsy Ledbetter

Epsy Ledbetter

Jul 1, 2008

A graveside service is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on July 7, 2008 at Twin Oak Cemetery in Artesia, N.M., for Epsy Mae Ledbetter, 94, of Roswell who passed away July 1, 2008 at La Villa Nursing Home. Rev. Stephen Deutsch of First Presbyterian Church will officiate. Epsy was born on July 7, 1913 to Miles Marion Elliot and Bertha...

Alicia Mendoza

Alicia Mendoza

Jun 30, 2008

Alicia Medina Mendoza A funeral service is scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 3, 2008 at the Ballard Chapel for Alicia Medina Mendoza, 68, of Roswell who passed away, June 30, 2008 at her residence. A Jehovah Witness Minister will officiate. Burial will follow at South Park Cemetery. Alicia was born on March 17, 1940 in Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico...

Rachel Analla

Rachel Analla

Jun 29, 2008

Rachel J. Analla, 83, was called to be with our Lord on June 29, 2008. A Rosary is scheduled for 7:00p.m., Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at the Ballard Funeral Home. A Funeral Mass is scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at St. Johns Catholic Church. Fr. Juan Montoya, O.F.M. of St. Johns Catholic Church. Burial will follow...

Ruth Mcpherson

Ruth Mcpherson

Jun 27, 2008

Ruth Elizabeth Cobean McPherson Services were held Monday, June 30, 2008 for Ruth Elizabeth Cobean McPherson, 87, of Roswell, New Mexico, who passed away Friday, June 27, 2008. Ruth was born June 6, 1921 to Warren Cobean and Minnie Wikfors Cobean. Although the Cobean family was among the early pioneers in southeastern New Mexico, because her fathers business interests...

Seberiano Villa

Seberiano Villa

Jun 25, 2008

Seberiano Arredondo Villa A rosary is scheduled for 7:00 p.m., Friday, June 27, 2008 at Immaculate Conception Church in Dexter for Seberiano Arredondo Villa, 76 of Hagerman who passed away June 25, 2008 at his home. A funeral mass will be10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 28, 2008 at Immaculate Conception Church. Fr. Bryan Guerrini will officiate. Burial will follow at...

Canderlario Mendoza

Canderlario Mendoza

Jun 24, 2008

Candelario Cande Mendoza- a longtime member of the school board and trailblazer in the school district, has died, officials announced, Wednesday. Mendoza, 89 died Tuesday at a La Verne nursing facility after a long battle with cancer, said his wife, Alicia Mendoza. Cande Mendoza is a community icon who transformed education in the Pomona Valley to ensure every child...

Kenneth Clees

Kenneth Clees

Jun 21, 2008

Kenneth Theodore Clees Private family services will be held at a later date for Kenneth Theodore Clees, 54, of Roswell who passed away June 21, 2008 in Lubbock, Texas. Kenneth was born January 7, 1954 to Wilbur Clees and Eula Frost in Albuquerque, New Mexico; he is preceded in death by both parents and a brother Larry Clees. Kenneth...

Frances West

Frances West

Jun 16, 2008

Frances Evelyn West A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 20, 2008 at Hagerman Cemetery for Frances Evelyn West, 96 of Hagerman, NM. Frances passed away on June 16, 2008 at a local care center. Rev. Stephen Deutsch of First Presbyterian Church of Dexter will officiate. Frances was born on September 25, 1911 in...

Bobby Kirby

Bobby Kirby

Jun 15, 2008

P Bobby Otis Kirby- Baby Boy Kirby A memorial service is scheduled for 3:00p.m., Saturday, June 21, 2008 at Highland Baptist Church for Bobby Otis Kirby Baby Boy Kirby, 52 of Roswell who went home to be with his maker on June 15, 2008. Pastor Richard Smith of Highland Baptist Church will officiate in which he was also a...

Wilba Groves

Wilba Groves

Jun 10, 2008

Wilba Malinda Groves A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, June 16, 2008 at South Park Cemetery for Wilba Malinda Groves, age 93, of Austin, Texas. She passed away on June 10, 2008 in Austin. Rev. Gorton Smith of First United Methodist Church of Roswell will officiate. Wilba was born on August 6, 1914 in...

Leona Morissette

Leona Morissette

Jun 4, 2008

Leona Mae Cook Morissette There will be no services at this time for Leona Mae Cook Morissette, 90, of Roswell who passed away June 5, 2008 at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center. Leona was born on December 29, 1917 in Attica, Ohio to Leon and Lillian Hepperly Eisenhart. Her parents have preceded her in death as well as one...