Obituaries

Wanda Martin

Wanda Martin

May 13, 2013

Graveside services are scheduled for 10:30am, Saturday, May 18, 2013 at South Park Cemetery in Roswell, NM for Wanda Martin, 82, of Roswell who passed away in the early hours right after Mothers Day on Monday, May 13, 2013 Our mother, grandmother, aunt and friend was born on June 16, 1930 in McAdoo, Texas to James Marion Buckner and...

Wallace Reinecke

Wallace Reinecke

May 11, 2013

Wallace Ray Reinecke, age 82, passed over into Glory on Sunday, May 12, 2013, in the same room he was born in on December 9, 1930. Born into two pioneering farm families who came to the Pecos Valley of New Mexico in the early 1900s with great expectations of growing alfalfa on the rich soil irrigated by plentiful artesian...

Jorge Valenzuela

Jorge Valenzuela

May 10, 2013

Jorge Alfonso Valenzuela A gathering of friends will be on Thursday, May 16, 2013 at Ballard Funeral Home Chapel at 3:00 P.M. for Jorge Alfonso Valenzuela, 71, of Roswell, NM, passed away on Friday, May 10, 2013 due to a long fight with Lewys Body Disease. Jorge was cremated per his request. Jorge was born on November 26, 1941...

Lisaina Smith

Lisaina Smith

May 6, 2013

Lisaina LealSmith, age 44, of Roswell, New Mexico passed away on May 6, 2013 at University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. Lisaina was born on April 24, 1969 in Crystal City, Texas to Benjamin Ray Johnson and Linda Conley. She attended Roswell High School and was a Roswell resident for the past 10 years. Before moving to Roswell, Lisaina...

Emilia Martinez

Emilia Martinez

May 5, 2013

Emilia B. Martinez Emilia B. Martinez of Roswell, NM was born on June 16, 1927. Late Sunday night on May 5, 2013 at the age of 85, surrounded by her loving family, she went home to be with our Savior Jesus Christ. Emilia was born in Lincoln, NM to Martin Bartlett and Frances Lujan. In 1944 she married Frank...

Betty Messick

Betty Messick

Apr 27, 2013

Betty Messick Graveside services are scheduled for 11 am, Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at South Park Cemetery in Roswell, NM for Betty Jean Messick, 85, of Dexter who passed away Saturday, April 27, 2013. Betty was born on January 9, 1928 in Dallas TX to Levi Frank Harper and Mary Elizabeth Curtis Harper both parents preceded her in death....

Harold Lollar

Harold Lollar

Apr 22, 2013

Harold Dean Lollar No services will be held in Roswell for Dean Lollar who died Monday, April 22, 2013 in Roswell. Dean will be cremated according to his wishes and will be placed next to his son Jeff in Dallas, TX. Dean was born January 17, 1943 in Sparta, TN to Ardell W. Lollar and Virginia Norrod. His father...

Estella Gibson

Estella Gibson

Apr 20, 2013

Estella Gibson Estella Gibson, 76, passed away in her home on Saturday, April 20, 2013. She was born on May 23, 1936 in Glenco, NM to Luis and Amanda Torres who preceded her in death. Estella had a gift of bringing joy and laughter to those around her. This wonderful caring soul loved to spend time with her cherished...

Leo Fajardo, Jr.

Leo Fajardo, Jr.

Apr 16, 2013

Funeral services will be held at St. Johns Catholic Church on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. for Leo Fajardo, Jr. There will be a Rosary service on Monday, April 22, 2013 at 7:00 P.M., also at St. Johns Catholic Church. Following the services his remains are to be cremated and interred at the Houston National Cemetery for...

William Goodall

William Goodall

Apr 15, 2013

William Bill L. Goodall Graveside services for burial of ashes are scheduled for 1 pm Saturday, April 20, 2013 at Memory Lawn Memorial Park for William Bill L. Goodall, 83, who passed away on Monday, April 15, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loved ones. Pastor Herb Gage of Vista Care will be officiating. A gathering of the...

Clarabel Tanner

Clarabel Tanner

Apr 14, 2013

Clarabel Tanner A funeral service is scheduled for 10:00 am, Saturday, April 20, 2013 at Ballard Chapel for Clarabel Tanner, 94, who passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2013 in Florida. Dr. Doug Mills of First United Methodist Church will be officiating with burial to follow at South Park Cemetery. Clarabel was born September 3, 1918 in Kansas City,...

Julian Melendez

Julian Melendez

Apr 13, 2013

Julian Gutierrez Melendez A rosary is scheduled for 7:00 P.M., Monday, April 15, 2013 at the St. Johns Catholic Church for Julian Gutierrez Melendez, 92, of Roswell who passed away Saturday, April 13, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loved ones. A funeral mass is scheduled for 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, April 16, 2013 also at St. Johns Catholic...

Jason Gutierrez

Jason Gutierrez

Apr 12, 2013

Jason Joseph Gutierrez A rosary is scheduled for 7 pm, Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at Ballard Chapel for Jason Joseph Gutierrez, 32, who passed away on Friday, April 12, 2013 in Roswell. A Mass of the Resurrection is scheduled for 12:10 pm, Thursday, April 18, 2013 at Assumption Catholic Church with Rev. Joseph Pacquing officiating. Jason was born on...

Maggie Martin

Maggie Martin

Apr 11, 2013

To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die a time to plant, and a time to pluck what is planted: A time to kill, and a time to heal a time to break down, and a time to build up A time to weep,...

Debbie Wolfe

Debbie Wolfe

Apr 8, 2013

Debbie Wolfe Graveside services will be held for Debbie Wolfe, 60, of Roswell at 11 am, Monday April 22, 2013 at South Park Cemetery. Debbie passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, April 8, 2013. Debbie was born on December 21, 1952 to Dorothy Lee Logan and James Douglas Wolfe, both of whom preceded her in death. Debbie...

Kathaleen Drum

Kathaleen Drum

Apr 5, 2013

After a short illness, Kathaleen Jane Drum, surrounded by her loving family, made her journey to her Heavenly Father Friday, April 5, 2013. Kathaleen was born in Homeworth, Ohio, December 13, 1925 to Lydia A. Grimm and James Oatie Grimm. Kathaleen Grimm and Paul David Drum were married July3, 1945 at the Simpson Methodist Church in Canton, Ohio. They...

James Chambers

James Chambers

Apr 3, 2013

James Albert Chambers September 23, 1971 April 3, 2013 James Albert Chambers went to be with the Lord at his home in Roswell New Mexico on April 3, 2013. James was preceded in death by two brothers: Michael Glen Chambers and David Allen Chambers as well as his father, Texas Thomas Chambers. James is survived by his wife Nichole...

Janis Waldroop

Janis Waldroop

Mar 30, 2013

Janis I. Waldroop A gathering is scheduled for 7:00 P.M., Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at Ballard Chapel for Janis I. Waldroop, 81, who passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 30, 2013. Janis was born July 20, 1931 in Christoval Village, Texas to James Thomas Jim Clements and Deffie Leonora Murrey. Her parents preceded her in death. She married William...

Edward Whitt

Edward Whitt

Mar 30, 2013

A graveside service is scheduled for 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at South Park Cemetery for Edward J. Whitt, 67, who passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 30, 2013 in Roswell, NM. Rick Hale of Grace Community Church will be officiating services. Edward was born July 9, 1945 in Bakersfield, CA to Jack Whitt and Evelyn Compton. He...

Dorothy Copeland

Dorothy Copeland

Mar 28, 2013

Dorothy Lou Copeland November 5, 1930 March 28, 2013 Dorothy Lou Copeland passed away on the evening of March 28, 2013. She was born on November 5, 1930 in Morgan City, MS. She was the daughter of David and Luerena McMahon Meredith of Webster County, MS preceded her in death. Dorothy married James Hoyle Copeland on July 6, 1947...

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