Obituaries
Jimmy Pope
Apr 10, 2017
Jimmy Pope left this world with his family at his side on April 10, 2017 in Roswell NM at the age of 73. Jimmy was born to A.T. Pope and Modele Foster on January 10, 1944 in Roswell NM and was a lifelong resident to the community. His passing will leave a void that surly can never be filled....
Sue Rogers
Apr 5, 2017
Sue Nan (Mixon) Rogers was born in Mabank, Texas on Sept. 22nd, 1940 to parents Joseph Howard Mixon and Gladys Maurine (Tate) Mixon. She entered her eternal rest on April 5, 2017 at the age of 76. Sue loved people, traveling to different places, and spending time with her family. They were her life and they knew it. She...
Rosario Prieto
Mar 26, 2017
Rosario R. Prieto, 91 years old was born on October 26, 1925 to Jose and Trinidad Ramirez in El Paso, TX. She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers Jose, Rafael and Angel Ramirez and her husband Pedro Prieto. Rosario is survived by her sons Augustin Prieto of Bakersfield, CA, Samuel Prieto and wife Zuzanna of Baltimore,...
Steve Nunez
Mar 25, 2017
Steve R. Nunez, 82 of Roswell passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2017, surrounded by his family. Steve was born October 4, 1934 to Esteban and Caridad Marina Nunez of Palma Soriano Oriente, Cuba who preceded him in death, along with his wife Frances of Roswell, brothers, Saul Nunez, Noel Nunez and Emilio Nunez, all of Miami Florida. Steve...
Robert Cress
Mar 18, 2017
Robert Howard Cress was born in St. Paul Minnesota on March 14, 1925. He was the only child of Howard Willis Cress and Florence Anna Josephine Maywald Cress. Bob grew up in St. Paul, eventually joining the navy in the waning days of WWII and trained as a pilot. After the war, he attended Wabash College in Indiana, later...
Patty Hidalgo
Mar 11, 2017
Patricia "Patty" Ann Hidalgo passed away on Saturday March 11, 2017 in Roswell, NM. She was born October 6, 1956 in Artesia, NM to Roy and Margie Garcia. Patty is preceded in death by her father Roy Garcia; paternal grandparents Miguel and Raquel Garcia; and maternal grandparents Cosme and Maria Castillo. Patty worked for 19 years with her father...
Ralph Boehms
Mar 10, 2017
Ralph Waldo Boehms passed away March 10, 2017. Ralph was born to R.E. and Zelma Boehms on April 28, 1925 in San Angelo, Texas. He was named for Ralph Waldo Emerson, who was his father's favorite poet. Ralph was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Donna Jo, his brother Hal and wife Jeanie, sisters Pan and husband...
Alta Miles
Mar 4, 2017
Alta Miles, 71, passed away on Saturday March 4, 2017 in Roswell, NM. She was born on December 27, 1945 to Charles and Alice Satterfield in Lordsburg, NM and moved with her family to Roswell in 1962. Alta is preceded in death by her parents Charles and Alice Satterfield; brothers Benny, Charlie, and Henry Satterfield; and sisters Mary, and...
Michael Searan
Mar 4, 2017
Michael Searan of Artesia, NM, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017 in Roswell, NM. Services are in the care of Ballard Funeral Home.
Ermelinda Sanchez
Mar 2, 2017
Ermelinda Sanchez A rosary will be held for Ermelinda Sanchez, 81, of Roswell, at 9:30 a.m., Monday, March 6, 2017, at Assumption Catholic Church. A Mass will follow at 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 6, 2017, at Assumption Catholic Church with the Rev. Joseph Pacquing officiating. Burial will follow in South Park Cemetery. Ermelinda passed away on Thursday, March 2,...
Delbert Riddall
Feb 28, 2017
Memorial services will be held at a later for Delbert Duane Riddall, 68 who passed from this earth to his heavenly home on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 in Roswell, NM. He was born to Ida Mae Burke and Lawrence Riddall on May 25, 1948 in Mansfield, Washington. Delbert was a very private person. Once you got to know him,...
Rex Smith
Feb 25, 2017
Loyd Rex Smith passed away at his home in Roswell on February 25, 2017, just six months after the death of his wife of sixty-seven years, LaVerne Smith. Rex was born on May 1, 1928 in Wingate, Texas to Naomi Wells Smith and Charles Albert Smith. His twin brother, Ray Smith, lives in Hobbs, New Mexico. Another brother, Charles,...
Opal Glasgow
Feb 24, 2017
Opal Glasgow, age 93, of Roswell, NM passed away Friday, February 24, 2017. Funeral Services will be held at Compass Church, 1512 S. Main St., Roswell, NM, on Friday, March 03, 2017 at 11:00am. Opal will join her husband of 53 years, B.C. Glasgow who was laid to rest in Faxon, Oklahoma in 1997. She was born in Sherman,...
Gracie Rosales
Feb 23, 2017
Gracie Ann Rosales, age 37, passed away on February 23,2017 at University of New Mexico hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was born April 22, 1979 in Roswell, New Mexico to Willie Love Rosales and Jane Rosales. Gracie graduated from Roswell High School in 1997. She was a caring and loving mother and daughter. Gracie was always pleasant and...
Grace Alexander
Feb 23, 2017
Grace Alicia Waggoner Alexander Grace Alicia Waggoner Alexander, 93, went home to be with the Lord February 23, 2017 in Roswell, New Mexico. After being apart for 46 years, Grace and her beloved husband Alex are together again. Born September 10,1923 in San Antonio, Grace is preceded in death by parents Prescott and May Hearn Waggoner. Grace lived in...
Oliver Crawford
Feb 22, 2017
Oliver Gene Crawford passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 after a lengthy illness at age 89. Gene is survived his wife of 67 years, Connie Crawford. He is also survived by his daughter, Betty Meeks (Jon, deceased) and son, John Crawford (Athena). He was Grandpa to Daray Naylor (Shannon), Jack Meeks (Rebecca), Sara Daulong (Sammy), Scott Crawford (Alyson),...
Ambrose Harrison
Feb 21, 2017
Ambrose Joseph (AJ) Harrison, aged 91, of Roswell, NM, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2017. AJ was born July 10, 1925, in Rush Springs, Oklahoma, to Johnny and Florence Harrison and was one of eleven children. He moved to Roswell in 1938 and at age seventeen, joined the U.S. Navy on June 10, 1943, as an S-1. He served...
Mary Polaco
Feb 18, 2017
Mary was born on December 2, 1951 in Roswell, NM to Eristeo and Marcofla Herrera who both proceeded her in death. She was also preceded by her brother Israel Herrera, her sisters Amelia Lucero, Magdalena Gomez, Prestina Perches, and Ernestine Olveda. She married Elfigo Polaco Jr. on July 28, 1967 in Ruidoso, NM. They would have been celebrating their...
Wilma Rittel
Feb 18, 2017
Wilma Jane Rittel was born to William Alexander, and Jane Elizabeth Bowman May 7, 1935. Wilma passed Saturday, February 18, 2017 at the age of 81. Wilma grew up in Ohio, where her daughter Ginger Bowman was born. As a child Wilma helped care for her younger brothers, William and Larry Bowman. She loved to tell stories of the...
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