Recent Obituaries

Aug 14, 2024

Jul 16, 2024

Dawn Thigpen was born April 28, 1969 to Donald (Pug) Thigpen and Dixie (Penny) Thigpen in Artesia, NM. She passed away in Roswell, NM at the age of 55 after a lengthy illness.

As part of the fourth generation of the family farm, Dawn and her sisters, Lyn and Kim, grew up surrounded by the love of their great grand parents,...

Jul 12, 2024

Stuart C. Lee passed away Friday, July 12, 2024, at ENMMC with his children, Angie Odom and Robert Lee, by his side.

Stuart Lee was born November 4, 1937, in Evanston, WY to Edmund and Grace Lee.

Stuart served in the Air Force and was stationed at Walker Air Force Base in Roswell NM. After leaving the Air Force he remained in...

Jul 10, 2024

H. P. Hale was born July 10, 1930, and passed away July 10, 2024. He was born and lived in Roswell, NM until his retirement. He owned and an operated a trucking business his entire life starting at age 18 when he purchased his first truck. He depended on God’s Word and instilled the same faith with his children and...

Jul 3, 2024

Obituary Maxine Miller

Wife, mother, teacher

 Maxine A. Duncan Miller passed away July 3, 2024, at home. She had celebrated her 101st birthday less than a month earlier, on June 7. 

 Maxine was born in Jones Co., Texas, in 1923, to Chester Allen Duncan and Pauline Byrom Duncan. However, Maxine was separated from the family home as a child, after her mother’s death....

Jul 1, 2024

ANTONIO GARCIA 

June 13, 1932 – July 1, 2024

 Antonio Garcia, known affectionally as Tony, a beloved husband, father, grandpa “abuelito”, brother, and friend, peacefully went to meet his Lord and Savior on July 1, 2024. Antonio was a God fearing, hard-working man who cherished his family and loved his Roswell community. He will be deeply missed by his family and all...

Jun 23, 2024

No Services are set for Mr. Valdez at this time. 

Jun 21, 2024

  (Bettie) Joan Citty Taylor, 95, passed to Glory on Friday, June 21. Private burial has taken place at Southwest Park Cemetery in Roswell, New Mexico. Her Celebration of Life will be on Friday, August 16th at 2:00 pm at LaGrone Funeral Chapel 900 S. Main Street, Roswell New Mexico. Reverend Darrell Kelley, Associate Pastor of Trinity Church in Franklin,...

Jun 19, 2024

 Audrey Ann Wonders

February 5, 1929 – June 19, 2024

We celebrate the long, happy, good life of our much- loved friend in Roswell, Ann Wonders, at age 95. Ann contributed greatly to our community in many ways; be it in her unique interior design work to beautify people’s homes, chat as a friend in a confidential manner, or to uplift and...

Jun 19, 2024

Roy went home to his Lord and Savior on June 19, 2024. Roy was born in Silver Springs, Maryland on March 13,1944 to Roy Oliver Dunseth Sr. and Caroline Dorothy Walker Dunseth.

Roy graduated from Ashland High in Ashland, Ohio in 1962. He entered the Army in 1963, serving in Germany for two and a half years. Roy worked at various...

Jun 13, 2024

Dennis Ware passed peacefully in his sleep on June 13, 2024. Dennis was born September 6,1945, to Mervin “Ping” and Patricia Toothman Ware. On June 7, 1968, Dennis married the love of his life Barbara Elaine Mitchell and they happily celebrated 56 years of marriage on the 7th of this month.

He spent his childhood moving about as a Navy dependent....

Jun 11, 2024

James Auther Waide

(1940-2024) 

 James Auther Waide, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, brother, and loyal friend, passed away on June 11, 2024. Known as "Papa" for the past 60 years, James was a man of faith, hard work, dedication, and immense generosity. He served God first, then his family, and relished his role in the Enchanted Roswell Community. He is already...

Jun 5, 2024

Geneva Irene Morris of Roswell, NM, went to Heaven on Wednesday, June 5. She was the first of four girls born to Stanley Whitehead and Hazel Wagner Whitehead on March 23, 1932 in the family home. Her sisters were Lilla (Brashears), Lavida (Traxler), and Marthella (Norris, Flowers). Geneva had very fond memories of her childhood home in East Grand Plains....

May 29, 2024

May 24, 2024

Duane Richard Green, of Roswell, NM, passed away peacefully in his sleep on May 17, 2024. He was 79 years old. Duane was born on April 24, 1945, to Warford and Dorese Green in Vicksburg, MS. He grew up in San Bernadino, CA, where he graduated from high school in 1962. After graduating, Duane joined the Air Force and was...

May 23, 2024

Services pending with family.

May 23, 2024

Dorothy (Dottie) Peters Turner

Dorothy (Dottie) Peters Turner entered into rest on Thursday, May 23, 2024, in Roswell, New Mexico. Dottie was born June 22, 1925, to Effie Morgan and Wilbur Peters, in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Dorothy was born and raised in Allentown, PA, where she graduated from Allentown High School in June of 1943. Dorothy and her husband, Russell, moved to Roswell...

May 21, 2024

Herschel G Miller

  Herschel Miller, beloved husband, father, pawpaw, brother, and friend, peacefully went to meet his Lord and Savior on May 21, 2024. Herschel was a hard-working man who cherished his family. He will be deeply missed by his family.

  Herschel was born on March 5, 1954, to his father, Marshel Miller, and his mother Claudia Moore, in Houston...

May 16, 2024

Hubert Loyd “Bill” Huff

Hubert Loyd “Bill” Huff a resident of Roswell, NM for 63 years passed into the arms of Jesus on May 16, 2024.

He was born on May 10,1930 on a farm near Eufaula, Oklahoma the eighth child of a family of 7 boys and 2 girls.   Hubert (Bill) married his high school sweetheart, Lavaughn Turner Huff in...

May 15, 2024

   

    Anna Mae Mendoza went home to be with Jesus at the age of 92 on May 15, 2024. She passed peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family, who adored her. Anna Mae was born in Picacho, New Mexico, to Harry James Sutherland and Pilar Gallegos on May 15, 1932.

    She was preceded in death by...