All Obituaries

Pete Eidenbach died Friday, May 1, 2020 with his family by his side. He arrived in the Tularosa Basin in the early 1970’s to study the prehistory of early man with a cadre of like-minded anthropologists. Eventually settling in High Rolls New Mexico, Pete’s interests encompassed a broad range of topics: local NM History, as well as Prehistory, historic preservation, evolution, oral history, and archaeology.  For the past 35 years, he taught as a Professor at NMSU-A, with a...

Vincent Aragon, 62, peacefully went to be with the Lord on April 13, 2020. He was born on January 27, 1958 in Tularosa, NM to Ramon and Molly Baca.Vincent retired from Tularosa Public Schools in 2015, after 20 plus years of service as a custodian. He also worked at the Inn of the Mountains Gods and at Fort Stanton. Vince enjoyed drawing, dancing, hunting, hiking, camping, fishing, looking for arrowheads, rocks and antlers. He especially loved being around the grandkids and family. He leaves...

Darold Winston Roberson, 88, passed away peacefully in Ruidoso on March 23, 2020.A memorial service is pending.Darold was born July 11, 1931 in Petersburg, TX to Lloyd and Vera Roberson. After graduating from Spur, TX High School he attended West Texas A&M where he had the privilege of playing college football the year West Texas State won the 1951 Sun Bowl.He married Maxine (Tyson) Roberson on January 18, 1952. He served in the National Guard for 8 years. After an interesting career with...

Charles Norman Dennett III, MSgt USAF-Ret, 87, passed away peacefully at his home in Alamogordo, NM on December 27, 2019.At his request, no services will be held.Charles N. Dennett III was born October 16, 1932 in Amesbury Massachusetts to Charles and Nancy (Gould) Dennett. He grew up in Amesbury Mass and South Hampton, NH where he enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, camping, and fishing. Attending school at Sanborn Seminary in Kingston, NH he had the distinction of being the “Sole Graduate”...

Linda Marie Dorrough, 89, departed this earthly life on October 30, 2019, at the Aristocrat Assisted Living Community. She was born on June 9, 1930 in Great Falls, Montana to Dr. Ivan A. and Helen (Draper) Allred. Linda graduated from Great Falls High School and attended the University of Colorado. She also graduated from the Catherine Gibbs Secertarial School in Chicago, Illinois.She married Joe Dorrough in Great Falls on October 24, 1951. They traveled to numerous locations in the US and...

Linda Guthrie was born June 22, 1951 to Ruth and Carl J Leissa in Orlando Fl. She went to the Lords arms Sept 10, 2019 in Alamogordo, New Mexico.She moved to Sanford Florida in her 30s where she met her surviving husband Michael M Guthrie. They were married in 1985 and had a long fulfilling life together. They were married in The Sanford First Church of the Nazarene and made it their lifelong church raising their kids there.Linda was a member of the public school food service team at the...

On Friday, August 2nd 2019, at the age of 68, Ray "Butch" Frank Baker Jr., born to Ray and Lela Baker in Roswell New Mexico on June 23, 1951, went home to play with Kate and be with those he loved that went before him ... 1 swear I can hear him laugh and know he is huggin each one. Ray loved to laugh and had a won­derful sense of humor. His faith carried him thru his life and his last few months. He leaves behind his loving wife, Cheryl Lee Baker, numerous cousins, friends and those he...

Jo Ann (Johnson) Chambless went home to be with her Lord and Savior July 3, 2019. Services will be held in Lefors, Texas with Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Services pending.Mrs. Chambless was born on July 15, 1928 in Wichita Falls, Texas to Ben and Elma Johnson. Her step- father was George William (Bill) Hesse whom she referred to as her daddy. She married Morris Kent Chambless on July 25, 1948. Before moving to Ruidoso, she was an active member and Sunday school president of the...

Sibyl E. Dexter, 90Sibyl E. Dexter, 90, passed away on March 16, 2019 in Alamogordo, NM. She was born on December 12, 1928 in Alamo Georgia to Rufus and Ione Marie Lord. Survivors include her daughters, DonnaRose Parmeter and Lorijean Abbott; grandchildren, Patrick and Donna Abbott, Joey and Liz Abbott and Jennifer and 7 great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents.

Anan (AC, as he liked to be called) Smith, 80, passed away on February 16, 2019 in Alamogordo, New Mexico. He was born on March 27, 1938 in Broad Top City, Pennsylvania.“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11. NLT AC believed God blessed him with special people in his life right when he needed them. Two of those were his maternal grandparents Edward C. and Wilda Mae...