Recent Obituaries

Walter Michaels Jr.

Apr 23, 2018

MICHAELS, WALTER E. (MIKE), JR.- A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel for Walter E. (Mike) Michaels, Jr. age 92, who passed away on April 23, 2018. Troy Grant of Berrendo Baptist Church will officiate. Mike was born in Bradford, PA, on July 21, 1925 to Walter E., Sr....

Azzie Emerson

Apr 19, 2018

EMERSON, AZZIE LEE- It is with great sadness the family of Sister Azzie Lee Emerson announces the passing. Her treasured earthily vessel was moved to her heavenly reward on April 19, 2018, in the presence of family and friends at the age of 99 years Azzie Lee Emerson was born January 25, 1919 to Amanda "Minnie" Petty and John...

Bette Rowland

Apr 18, 2018

ROWLAND, NELLIE ELIZABETH (BETTE)- Nellie Elizabeth (Bette) Rowland, 95, of Roswell, New Mexico, died peacefully in her sleep on April 18, 2018 at her home. She was born to LW and Nellie Augustus Ballard on January 16, 1923 on the family farm in Newburg, Missouri. Because of her father's job with the railroads and highway department, she spent much...

Keith Denio

Apr 13, 2018

DENIO, KEITH EUGENE- A memorial service will be held 2:00 PM, Friday, April 20, 2018 at First United Methodist Church, for Keith Eugene DeNio, age 85 of Roswell, NM, who passed away Friday, April 13, 2018. Pastor Tina Cross will officiate. Keith Eugene DeNio was born September 15, 1932 in Navarre, Kansas, to Homer Eugene DeNio and Alma Ruth...

Lucas Ponce

Apr 11, 2018

PONCE, LUCAS - Lucas Ponce, age, 84 of Dexter, NM was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, on October 18, 1933 to Juan Ponce and Rosalia Sanchez Ponce. Lucas passed away April 11, 2018 at Casa Maria Health Care Center. A rosary will be recited for Lucas at 7:00 PM, Sunday, April 15, 2018 at LaGrone Funeral Chapel. Funeral service at...

Clara King

Apr 11, 2018

KING, CLARA FLORENCE - Clara Florence King, age, 83 of Roswell, NM was born in Darwin, OK, on July 28, 1935 to Lester and Grace Boggs and passed away April 11, 2018 at Mission Arch Care Center. Visitation 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Sunday, April 15, 2018 at LaGrone Funeral Chapel. Graveside Service at 11:00 AM, Monday, April 16,...

Larry Laplant

Apr 11, 2018

LAPLANT, LARRY- After a long battle with cancer, Larry Allen LaPlant, age 78, surrounded by his loving family, went to be with his Lord and Saviour on April 11,2018. Larry was born December 29, 1939, in Rochester, Minnesota to Ruby Dugstad LaPlant and Charles LaPlant, who precededs him in death. Larry spent his childhood, developing a love for wildlife...

Lorraine Link

Apr 10, 2018

LINK, LORRAINE "DOTTIE"- Lorraine (Dottie) Link of Roswell, New Mexico, passed peacefully into the arms of her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Lorraine had always clung tenaciously to life, weighing only a little more than two pounds at birth and surviving a ruptured and septic appendix in her fifties. The last few years of her life,...

Ronald Pruitt

Apr 8, 2018

PRUITT, RONALD NEIL- Ronald Neil Pruitt, age 64 passed away on Sunday, April 8, 2018 in Roswell, NM. He was born in Portales, NM on April 26, 1953 to Neil and Faye Pruitt. A graveside service will be held 2:00 PM, Friday, April 13, 2018 at Memorial Cemetery in Melrose, NM. Ron graduated from high school in Moab, Utah...

Geneva Gwartney

Apr 8, 2018

Geneva Gwartney passed away on April 8, 2018 at home with her family beside her. She was looking forward to seeing the Lord and meeting up with John, her husband of 74 years. She was born October 31, 1924 in Sudan, Lamb County Texas to James Thomas Witcher and Ada Lurana Morris Witcher. She married John E Gwartney on...

Mikell Skeen

Apr 3, 2018

SKEEN, MIKELL "MIKE" LEE - We honor and celebrate the life of Mikell "Mike" Lee Skeen, son of Joe and Mary Helen Skeen, who met his Savior face-to-face on April 3rd, 2018. Mikell was born on January 5, 1962. He grew up on the family ranch with his sister, learning the values of hard work, hard play, generosity and...

Bob Beck

Mar 31, 2018

BECK, BOB C.- Bob C. Beck, age 92, of Roswell, NM passed Saturday, March 31, 2018 at home. A memorial Service for Bob will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, April 14, 2018 at LaGrone Funeral Chapel with Doyle Howerton officiating. Bob was born April 2, 1925 in Kress, TX to Bert Clyde Beck and Nellie Davenport Beck. He...

Carl Hogg

Mar 29, 2018

HOGG, CARL D- Carl D Hogg, age 86 of Roswell, NM passed away in his sleep, Thursday morning March 29, 2018 at his home. There will be a viewing for family and friends at LaGrone Funeral Chapel in Roswell, NM 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM (New Mexico time) on Thursday, April 5, 2018. Graveside service will be held at...

Donna Bell

Mar 23, 2018

BELL, DONNA- Donna Sternhagen Orth Bell was born in Scotland, South Dakota, on August 30, 1930 to William Sternhagen and Helena Sayler Sternhagen and graduated to Heaven in Roswell, New Mexico, on March 23, 2018. She moved from South Dakota to Roswell in 1976. Donna was a nurse in Roswell for 24 years, 17 of which were at Eastern...

Benjamin Sanchez

Mar 23, 2018

Visitation LaGrone Funeral Chapel 900 South Main Roswell, NM  88203 Tuesday, March 27, 2018 5:00 to 7:00 PM Service Graveside Service Memory Lawn Memorial Park 2605 E. 19th St. Roswell, NM  88201 Wednesday, March 28, 2018 10:00 AM Cemetery Memory Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery 2605 E. 19th St. Roswell, NM  88201

John Herring

Mar 22, 2018

HERRING, JOHN I. -A visitation will be held from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, on Monday, March 26, 2018 at LaGrone Funeral Chapel in Roswell, NM for John I. Herring, who passed away at his home in Denton, TX on March 22, 2018 at the age of 98. Graveside services are scheduled for 2:00 PM on Tuesday, March 27,...

Bernell Beagles

Mar 22, 2018

BEAGLES, BERNELL- Memorial services for Bernell Beagles, age 78 will be10:00 AM, Monday, April 9, 2018 at Grace Community Church. Inurnment will be 2:00 PM Monday, April 9, 2018 at South Park Cemetery. Officiating will be Pastor Sean Lee and Dallas Means of Grace Community Church. Eulogy by grandson, Damian Hutchinson. Bernell was born December 2, 1939 in Bennington,...

Sumiko Ketchersid

Mar 14, 2018

KETCHERSID, SUMIKO KINA- Sumiko Kina Ketchersid 84, of Roswell, NM went peacefully to her heavenly home Wednesday, March 14, 2018, we will all miss her beautiful smiley face.

O.C. Ray

Mar 5, 2018

RAY, O.C.- When God called roll on March 5, 2018, a new name appeared on the roster, O.C. Ray, two days before his 91st birthday. A memorial service will be held for O.C. at Bethel Baptist Church on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 11a.m. O.C. was born March 7, 1927, In Eudora, Arkansas to Oda and Lula May Ray....

Gloria Mcdonald

Mar 4, 2018

MCDONALD, GLORIA T.- Gloria T. McDonald, a longtime resident of Roswell, NM, passed away on March 4, 2018. She was 90 years old. Transplanted from Frankfort, KY in 1968, when her husband decided enough with the snow and slush, how about living in his part of the world for a change, she agreed to pull up stakes and pack...