Obituaries

Sep 6, 2016

Sep 6, 2016

Richard "Dick" I. Ledbetter, 79, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 due to complications from Parkinson's disease. Dick was born to Robert and Allie Ledbetter on March 4, 1937 in Tipton, OK. He spent his childhood in Missouri and Eastern New Mexico. In 1953 his family moved to Gallup, NM and then later...

Sep 6, 2016

Farmington James L. Waggoner December 30, 1925 - September 6, 2016 James L. Waggoner, age 90, passed away in Farmington, NM on Tuesday, September 6, 2016. James was born to James D. and Opal Vineyard Waggoner on December 30, 1925 in Roswell, NM. James was a graduate of Roswell High School and attended Purdue University. He worked for many years...

Sep 6, 2016

Aztec Evelyn Arveda Hodges Rosenbrock Adams April 23, 1926 - September 6, 2016 Evelyn Adams was born April 26, 1923, at Mt. Olive, near Caradan, Mills County, Texas. She was the fourth of five children in the union of Henry Melrose Hodges and Annie Oakna Conway Hodges. Her childhood and teen-years joys were her pets and playing the piano, which...

Sep 5, 2016

DEEDRA "DEDE" R. JARAMILLO May 10, 1962 - September 5, 2016 DEEDRA "DEDE" R. JARMILLO, 54, of Farmington passed away Monday, September 6, 2016 in Durango, Colo. at Mercy Medical Center in Durango. Dede was born May 10, 1962 in Farmington the daughter of William David "Sonny" Paul and Charlotte G. (Hall) Paul. Meeting by mistake the love of her...

Sep 5, 2016

Mary Blueeyes Willie, 96, of Fruitland, passed away on Monday, Sept. 5, 2016, in Fruitland. She was born Jan 1, 1920, in Tohalii. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, First, Second, and Third Ward, 473 County Road 6100 in Kirtland. Burial will follow at the Family...

Sep 5, 2016

E.L. "Bert" Chilton Jr. was born April 22, 1922 in Electra, Texas to E.L. "Bert" Chilton and Estelle Fillman Chilton and passed to the next life on September 5, 2016 at his home in Farmington. He graduated from Allen Military Academy and entered what was then Texas School of Mining , now University of Texas at El Paso. In 1941,...

Sep 4, 2016

Farmington William "Bill" R. Van Huss Jr. June 19, 1922 - September 19, 2016 William R. (Bill) Van Huss Jr., was born June 19th, 1922, to William R. Van Huss and Lena Smith Van Huss in Midland, Texas, and passed from this life to life eternal on September 4th, 2016.Bill grew up south of Midland on the family ranch. He...

Sep 3, 2016

Aschely Levier Tohatchi, NM Funeral services for Aschely Levier, 20, will be at 10 a.m. Friday, September 9, 2016, at the Tohatchi United Pentecostal Church. Martin Eastridge will officiate. Burial will be on a Halona family plot in Tohatchi. Levier was born July 30, 1996, in Gallup, into the Keepers of the Fire People Clan born for the Salt People...

Sep 3, 2016

Farmington Randall "Randy" Bigham July 15, 1953 - September 3, 2016 Randall "Randy" Bigham, 63, of Farmington, passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2016 in Farmington. Randy was born on July 15, 1953 in San Bernadino, CA. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. Services are pending at this time. Randy's care is entrusted to Alternative Choice Funeral andCremation, 804 N....

Sep 3, 2016

Jay Levier Tohatchi, NM Funeral Services for Jay Levier, 41, will be at 10 a.m. Friday, September 9, 2016, at the Tohatchi United Pentecostal Church. Martine Eastridge will officiate. Burial will be on a Halona family plot in Tohatchi, NM. Levier was born May 7, 1975, in Lawton, Oklahoma, into the Keepers of the Fire People Clan. Levier was a...

Sep 2, 2016

Farmington Randy L. Sweetland June 3, 1953 - September 2, 2016 Randy Sweetland, 63, of Farmington, passed away Friday, September 2, 2016 in Farmington, NM. Randy was born June 3, 1953, in El Dorado KS, to Frosty and Norma Sweetland. Randy's biggest passion in life was Drag Racing and working on cars. He was a member of the National Hot...

Sep 2, 2016

Farmington Lang F. (Frosty) Sweetland June 12, 1927 - September 2, 2016 Lang F. (Frosty) Sweetland, 89, of Farmington, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2016 in Farmington. He was born on June 12, 1927 in Valley Center, Kansas. Lang loved to fish and hunt pheasants and quails. He liked to play golf, and enjoyed gardening. He was stationed in...

Sep 1, 2016

Claudine Hockett Color Hockett July 10, 1955 - Sept. 1, 2016 Claudine Hockett, 61, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, aunt, sister and friend passed peacefully Thursday morning, Sept.1, 2016. She was born July 10, 1955, in Farmington, to Harold and Adah Bennett. Claudine met Skip Hockett, the love of her life, who she married on March 24, 1978 in Farmington....

Sep 1, 2016

Raymond "Ray" Joseph DeLarue (83) went home to his Lord and Savior on September 1, 2016. Born March 13, 1933, in Eunice, Louisiana, Ray was the son of Ariel and Jane Nita DeLarue. Ray was married to Maudene L. Merdie on January 10, 1954, and they have six children together. They loved sharing a cup of coffee and a honey...

Sep 1, 2016

GARY LEE DEAN December 28, 1953 - September 1, 2016 Gary Lee Dean, 62, of Bloomfield passed away Thursday, September 1, 2016, at his home. Gary was born December 28, 1953 in Cuba, NM, the son of LB Dean and Betty Dean. Gary grew up around Star Lake near Cuba, NM where he graduated from high school. He married Dee...

Aug 31, 2016

Aztec Alverna Ruth Durham October 12, 1946 - August 31, 2016 Alverna Ruth Durham, 69, of Aztec, passed from this life in Farmington, NM, on Wednesday, August, 31, 2016. She was born on October 12, 1946 in Albuquerque, NM to Alvena and Lee Dalton and raised by Laverne Miller. Alverna was known for her love of God, family, friends and...

Aug 30, 2016

José Fidel Candelaria, 78, died on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, in Farmington, at the Cedar Ridge nursing home, from complications related to the stroke he suffered in Nov. 2014. He was born July 27, 1938, in Blanco, to Pablo and Eulogia C. Candelaria who predeceased him. With his four brothers and sister, he helped farm their parents' Blanco estate and...

Aug 30, 2016

Felistine "Terri" Begay, 56, of Fruitland, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, in Farmington. She was born Dec. 11, 1959, in Ft. Defiance, Ariz. A funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6, at the Pinion Hill Seventh Day Adventist Church, 5001 Foothills Drive in Farmington. Burial will follow at the Kirtland-Fruitland Cemetery in Kirtland.

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