Obituaries

Dec 5, 2016

Ramone Sala, 73, of Counselor, passed away Monday, December 5, 2016 in Farmington. He was born on October 20, 1943 in Counselor, NM. Funeral service will be held 10:00am Wed. December 14, 2016, at Cedar Hill Church in Counselor , with pastor Tully Butler officiating. Burial service will be immediately following the service at Counselor Community Cemetery in Counselor, NM....

Dec 5, 2016

Farmington Brian M. Higgins May 22, 1977 - Dec. 5, 2016 Brian M. Higgins, 39, of Farmington, passed away Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, in Farmington. He was born May 22, 1977, in Ardmore, Okla to Weldon and Vicki Higgins.. Brian has lived in Farmington for most of his life. He graduated from Farmington High School in 1996. He has worked...

Dec 5, 2016

Aztec Patricia Ann Yess July 27, 1937 - December 2, 2016 Patricia Ann Yess, 79, of Aztec, passed away on Friday, December 2, 2016 in Aztec. Patricia was born on July 27, 1937 in Elmira, NY. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, December 9, 2016 at the Aztec Church of the Nazarene, 1061 NM 516...

Dec 5, 2016

Dulcinea "Diddy" Vallejos passed away at her home, surrounded by her family on December 5, 2016. She was 91 years of age. Ms. Vallejos was born in Sena, New Mexico on August 4, 1925 to Antonio Gonzales and Senaida Griego Gonzales. She was a retired Cook after spending 30 years with the Grants Cibola School District. She was a devoted...

Dec 2, 2016

Bill Gene Sours, 84, of Farmington, passed away on Friday, December 2, 2016 in Farmington. Bill was born on September 7, 1932 in Norton, NM. He was a U.S. Army Veteran. A celebration of Life will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, December 9, 2016 at Desert Heights Church with Pastor Brent Heddin as officiant. Bill's care is entrusted...

Dec 1, 2016

John Benton DeWees was born the youngest of ten children on January 25, 1922 in Endee, New Mexico. He was the son of John Benton DeWees Sr. and Cora Belle Kirkham DeWees, who came to New Mexico from Oklahoma in 1908 in a covered wagon to homestead. Benton went to school thru the eighth grade in Endee until his family...

Dec 1, 2016

Lorraine Gamett, 80, of Farmington went to see Jesus with her family by her side on Thursday Dec 1, 2016. She was born Feb 1, 1936 to Joseph and Ethel Winmill in Arco, ID. She leaves behind her five children, Craig Gamett (Drenda), Harold Gamett (Amy), Sherrie Holland (Joe), Jan Meek (Robbie), and Debbie Gent (Glenn); one sister Beth Fackrell...

Nov 29, 2016

DIANE HENDERSON January 27, 1951 - November 29, 2016 Diane Henderson, 65, a resident of Mitten Rock, NM passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2016 in Shiprock, NM. Diane was born January 27, 1951 in Cove, Arizona the daughter of Little Joe and Mary Ann Benally Joe. Diane was preceded in death by her father Little Joe and a sister Direne...

Nov 26, 2016

Blanco, N.M. Meliton F. Atencio Jan. 11, 1926 - Nov. 26, 2016 Meliton F. Atencio, 90, of Blanco, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016, in Blanco N.M. He was born in Blanco, N.M. on January 11, 1926. He served in the Army and later became a Merchant Seaman, where he traveled to many countries. Meliton spoke five different...

Nov 25, 2016

Jarrett McKnight, 22, of Aztec, passed away on Friday, November 25, 2016 in Portales. He was born on June 20, 1994 to Mark and Yvette McKnight in Farmington. Jarrett graduated from Aztec High School. He was a senior at Eastern New Mexico University and work at Walmart. He enjoyed playing basketball, mud volleyball and competitive video games. Jarrett loved being...

Nov 24, 2016

Robert Fernando Quintana Jr. passed away on November 24, 2016 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was 22. Robert was born on December 22, 1993 in Grants, New Mexico to Josephine Rivera and Robert Quintana Sr. Robert was a graduate of Grants High School, class of 2012. He was very athletic, playing Pirate football, basketball, and baseball. He was an avid...

Nov 23, 2016

Bloomfield Gale Eugene Mair June 29, 1946 - November 23, 2016 Gale Eugene Mair, 70, of Bloomfield, New Mexico passed from this life on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 in Bloomfield. He was born on June 29, 1946 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Services are pending at this time. Gale's care is entrusted to Alternative Choice Funeral and Cremation, 804 N....

Nov 21, 2016

Carnoah Brown Funeral services for Carnoah Brown, 37, will be at 10 a.m. Friday, November 25, 2016, at St. Mary's Mission, Naschitti, NM. Father John Gonsalves, OFM will officiate. Burial will be at the Naschitti Community Cemetery. Viewing will be before service. Brown died November 21, 2016, in Albuquerque, NM. She was born October 8, 1979, in Gallup, NM, into...

Nov 20, 2016

E.V. ISBELL November 30, 1934 - November 20, 2016 E.V. Isbell, 81, of Kirtland passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Lifecare Center of Farmington. E.V. was born to Elbert V. Isbell and Hester Rhoten Isbell on November 30, 1934 in Springtown, Texas where he spent much of his childhood. His family later moved to western Oklahoma where the...

Nov 20, 2016

Visitation Details

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016 7:00pm, Sacred Heart Catholic Church - Farmington

Service Details

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016 10:00am, Sacred Heart Catholic Church - Farmington

Interment Details

Greenlawn Cemetery

Nov 16, 2016

A. Gwen "Pee Wee" Gonser Lucero, 73, passed away November 16, 2016. She was born to David E. and May Gonser on September 2, 1943 in Denver, Co. Pee Wee was born in Denver, CO. The family moved to Aztec in 1956. She graduated with the class of 1961, she was a true "Aztec Tiger". In later years she worked...

Nov 15, 2016

Brent Morris Kirkland, 63, of Farmington, passed away on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 in Los Angeles, CA. He was born on May 15, 1954 in Durango, CO. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran. Brent's care is entrusted to Alternative Choice Funeral and Cremation, 804 N. Dustin Ave., in Farmington, (505)325-9611.

Nov 15, 2016

Inez (Parker) Truby, 92, of Bloomfield, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, at San Juan Care and Rehabilitation Center in Farmington. She was born July 4, 1924, in Tulia, Texas, the daughter of Omer Clyde Parker, Sr. and Minnie Alma (Fox) Parker. She always said she would live to be 100 years old, and at 92 she came pretty darn...

Nov 14, 2016

Deborah Kaye Stroud-Miller, 61, Of Aztec, Passed away on Monday, November 14, 2016 in Farmington. She was born on December 01, 1954 to Christina Stroud and Jimmie Stroud Sr., in Hot Springs, SD. Deborah is preceded in death by her parents. Deborah is survived by her daughter, Jasmine Carpenter; her brother, Jimmie Stroud Jr., her sisters, Pandora Bouchez and Patricia...

Nov 14, 2016

Christopher Gonzales, 77, of Farmington, passed away peacefully Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, in Farmington. He was born Sept. 27, 1939, to Jesus Maria Gonzales and Matilde Gonzales in Las Vegas, N.M. Chris was in the National Guard for three years in Las Vegas, N.M. and as soon as he finished high school he entered the Air Force for four years....