Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Clara Petty
May 29, 2008
Clara V. Petty A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at the Ballard Chapel for Clara V. Petty, 94 of Austin, TX and formally of Roswell. Mrs. Petty passed away on May 29, 2008 at an assisted living nursing home. Pastor Robert Holcomb of First Baptist Church will officiate. Interment will follow...
Gary Royal
May 28, 2008
Gary Lee Royal A memorial service is scheduled for 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 31, 2008 at Bethel Baptist Church for Gary Lee Royal, 61 of Roswell who passed away May 28, 2008 in Odessa, TX. Gary was born on September 30, 1946 in Inglewood, California to Theodore Roosevelt Royal and Ada Roberta Robison Royal. His parents have preceded him...
Adeline Sutherland
May 24, 2008
Adeline Alice Sutherland A rosary is to be recited at 6:00 p.m., Sunday, June 1, 2008 at the Ballard Funeral Home. A graveside service is scheduled for 2:00p.m., Monday, June 2, 2008 at South Park Cemetery for Adeline Alice Sutherland, 46 of Roswell who passed away May 24, 2008 at a local care center. Pastor Robert Gibson will officiate....
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