Obituaries

Nov 27, 2015

Rev. Harold Floyd Crawford, 84, of Flora Vista, NM went home to be with the Lord on November 27, 2015. He was born second to the oldest of 16 children on March 24, 1931 in Arcadia, NE to Loren L. Crawford and Nora S. Korb. He was a veteran of the US Army. Harold was a Man of God with...

Nov 27, 2015

Christine Interpreter Funeral services for Christine P. Interpreter, 70, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, December 3, 2015, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Crownpoint. Burial will be on a family plot in Nahodishgish. Interpreter died November 27, 2015, in Albuquerque, NM. She was born October 14, 1945, in Crownpoint, into the Salt People Clan born...

Nov 26, 2015

Helen Shirley Goodwin, 80, of Farmington, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in Albuquerque. She was born June 9, 1935 in Raysal, WV, to Ethel Cleo and Tillman Lloyd Haynes. Helen enjoyed art, dancing, music, genealogy and most of all taking care of her family. She was preceded in death by her husband Thomas James Goodwin; mother Ethel Cleo...

Nov 26, 2015

Anita Jean Barber, 47, of Upper Fruitland, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in Farmington. She was born May 20, 1968, in Shiprock to Robert and Blanche Barber. She was born to Bit'ahnii (Folded Arm) and born for Nakaii Dine'e (Mexican Clan). She attended schools in Kirtland for twelve years and she graduated in 1986 from Kirtland Central High...

Nov 25, 2015

Robert Clinton "Scotty" Scott Jan. 7, 1928 - Nov. 25, 2015 Robert Clinton "Scotty" Scott, 87, of Fruitland, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015, at his home. Clinton was born Jan. 7, 1928, in Pomerene, Ariz., the son of Joseph Eugene Scott and Mary Ellen (Fenn) Scott. Robert mostly used his middle name, Clinton, but was also known as "Scotty"...

Nov 21, 2015

Farmington Willie "Billie" M. Gattis Feb. 26, 1921 - Nov. 21, 2015 Willie Mae "Billie" Gattis went home to live with the Lord on Nov. 21, 2015. Billie was born Feb. 26, 1921, in Commerce, Texas, to Andrew Jackson and Laura Mae Fields Pace. She was one of 10 siblings. Her mother and an older sister died when she was...

Nov 21, 2015

Clyde Rudolph "C.R." Thompson, 88, of Farmington passed away early Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, at his home. C.R. was born Sept. 2, 1927 in Canadian, Okla., Clyde Rudolph Thompson, Sr. and Bonnie Miranda (Starks) Thompson. After graduating high school in Atoka, OK in 1946 he enlisted in the U.S. Army where he served 2 years in Occupied Japan. Upon his...

Nov 20, 2015

Billy Vaughn Taylor, 42 of Farmington passed away on Friday, November 20, 2015. He was born on May 31, 1973, in Carlsbad, NM. He was born to Owen Dennis and Beverly Taylor. He was born for Chuck and Gina Scheffing and Pete and Francis Gotsis. Billy, a true friend, trusted partner, life enthusiast and family man, lived life to the...

Nov 18, 2015

Leonard Tom Blackhorse, 46, of Ojo Armarillo, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, in Farmington. He was born July 25, 1969, in Shiprock. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 25 at Cope Memorial Chapel of Kirtland. Burial will follow in Kirtland-Fruitland Cemetery.

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Nov 17, 2015

Wanda Dare Emery, 96 of Aztec, passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2015. She was born on August 15, 1919 in Bryan County, Okla. to Virgil and Faye Ford. Wanda was a real pioneer woman. Can you imagine? In 1919, women were fighting for the right to vote. Now, they are experiencing the digital age of social media and selfies....

Nov 17, 2015

Betty Ann Jim, 82, of Hogback, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, in Shiprock. She was born Oct. 10, 1933, in Cradleboard, N.M., to Katherine Roy. She was born to Nakaii Dine'. Betty was preceded in death by her son, Lavar Nelson Kellywood; daughter, Shirlea Jim; mother, Katherine Roy; brothers, Nelson B. Roy and George B. Roy; and her...

Nov 16, 2015

Thomas D. Ward Thomas D. Ward, 74, passed away on November 16, 2015, in Shiprock, New Mexico. he was born May 7, 1941, in Claremore , Oklahoma to Thomas D. Ward and Beatrice Lucille Niece. Thomas' care is entrusted to Alternative Choice Burial and Cremation Services, 804 N. Dustin Avenue, in Farmington, 505-325-9611.

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Nov 16, 2015

Gary "Moon" Mullins May 15, 1954 - Nov. 16, 2015 Gary "Moon" Mullins passed from this life on Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, at his home with his family by his side. Moon was born on May 15, 1954, in Florence, Colo., to Burdette and Lois Mullins. Moon grew up in Colorado, where he played football and developed a love for...

Nov 16, 2015

Farmington Ronald Dale Visconti Feb. 13, 1955 - Nov. 16, 2015 The love of our life, Ronald Dale Visconti, passed away on Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, after a long battle with cancer. Ron was born on Feb. 13, 1955, to Charlene Slaughter. When he was 10, God gave him the greatest dad in the world to help raise him, Ron...

Nov 15, 2015

Catherine A. Israel, 88, of Bloomfield, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015, peacefully at home. She was born in 1927 in Birmingham, England, to William and Doris Price. Cathy's family was her life. She first came to America as part of a group of 84 children sponsored by the Hoover Vacuum Company in 1940 to escape the World War...

Nov 14, 2015

Albert Richard Lopez, 73, of Bloomfield, passed on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, at his home. He was born Dec. 8, 1941, in Los Pinos, to Pedro Antonio Lopez and Felina Manzanares, both deceased. Albert is preceded in death by his brothers, Locadio Lopez and Leroy Lopez. His family was his whole life. Albert was a manager at the family owned...

Nov 13, 2015

Spencerville L.C. Kesterson Jan. 3, 1946 - Nov. 13, 2015 L.C. Kesterson, a resident of Spencerville, passed away on Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, in Spencerville. He was born Jan. 3, 1946, in Puxico, Mo., to Corbet Kesterson and Cora Belle Midget. L.C. attended school in Calaveras County and graduated from Calaveras High School. He was a man of many things....

Nov 12, 2015

Jerold Clive Pinto, 52, of Albuquerque, passed away on thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, in Albuquerque. He was born Sept. 19, 1963, in Evanston, Ill. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 21 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Lybrook. Burial will follow in the Escrito Cemetery.

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Nov 12, 2015

Kee Johnson, 84, of Bloomfield, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, in Bloomfield. He was born July 4,1941,in Chaco Canyon. A funeral Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 20 at Cope Memorial Chapel, 404 W. Arrington St. in Farmington. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens, 6917 E. Main St. in Farmington.

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Nov 12, 2015

MARION (JR) A. QUICK, JR. July 15, 1943 - November 12, 2015 Marion (JR) A. Quick, Jr., 72, of Bloomfield passed away Thursday, November 12, 2015 at San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington. JR was born July 5, 1943 in Ogden, Utah the son of Marion A. Quick, Sr. and Inez Titsworth Quick. JR received his GED and had...