Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Leona Taylor-Keeth

Leona Taylor-Keeth

Nov 7, 2011

KEETHTAYLOR, LEONA IDA Leona Ida TaylorKeeth, 101, passed away peacefully in her sleep November 7, 2011 at Mission Arch Care Center. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at LaGrone Funeral Chapel. Interment will be at Memory Lawn Memorial Park. Leona was born April 1, 1910 in Columbus, Texas to Nickolos and Lillie Warren Renner....

Travis Watkins

Travis Watkins

Nov 4, 2011

WATKINS, TRAVIS BRAD BRADFORD Travis Bradford Watkins passed away on Nov. 4, 2011 at La Villa assisted living center in Roswell at the age of 97. He was born March 15, 1914, in Tupelo, Miss to Milow N. Watkins and Margaret Zula King Watkins. He moved with his family to Ada, Oklahoma, in 1925, and graduated from Stonewall OK...

Gertrude Newsom

Gertrude Newsom

Nov 1, 2011

NEWSOM, GERTRUDE TRUDY IRENE Graveside services are scheduled for 2:00 PM, Friday, November 4, 2011 at South Park Cemetery, for Gertrude Trudy Irene Newsom, age 95 of Roswell who passed away November 1, 2011. Harry Tackett of W. Alameda Church of Christ will officiate. Trudy was born August 29, 1916 in Weatherford, Texas to Eather and Clora Holman. Both...

Charlotte Gwinn

Charlotte Gwinn

Oct 30, 2011

GWINN, CHARLOTTE A. Funeral services is scheduled for 2:00 P.M., Thursday, November 3, 2011, at West Country Club Church of Christ for Charlotte A. Gwinn, age 85, of Roswell, who passed away on October 30, 2011. Doug Austin with West Country Club Church of Christ will officiate with interment to follow at South Park Cemetery. Charlotte was born August...

Pauline Owen

Pauline Owen

Oct 27, 2011

Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 pm on Monday, October 31, 2011 at First United Methodist Church for Pauline Margaret Polly Owen who passed away October 27, 2011 in Katy, Texas. Interment will follow at South Park Cemetery. Rev. Gorton Smith of First United Methodist Church will officiate. Polly was born on December 9, 1926 in Firth, Nebraska to...

William Wilson

William Wilson

Oct 26, 2011

William D. Bill Wilson was born in Lakewood, Ohio on May 17, 1920 to Lewis E. Wilson and Olive M. Springer Wilson, who preceded him, as well as two brothers, Robert and Gordon. On June 1, 2006, his wife Juanita Hoover Wilson passed away. They had been married over 60 years. His parents moved to Kent, Ohio where Bill...

Christopher Hellums

Christopher Hellums

Oct 25, 2011

HELLUMS, CHRISTOPHER BUDDY DAVID Services are scheduled for 2:00 PM, Friday, October 28, 2011, at Christs Church, for Christopher Buddy David Hellums, age 2 of Roswell, who passed away October 25, 2011 in Roswell. Pastors Lonnie Owen and Gerry Chaves of Christs Church will conduct the service. Interment will follow at South Park Cemetery. Buddy was born November 29,...

Lenna Young

Lenna Young

Oct 20, 2011

Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 PM, Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at LaGrone Funeral Chapel, for Lenna Ellen Young, age 64 of Roswell, New Mexico, who passed away October 20, 2011 at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center. Pastor Lonnie Owens of Christ Church will officiate. Lenna was born on July 4, 1947 in Des Moines, Iowa to Leonard Howard...

George Leshnov

George Leshnov

Oct 20, 2011

Memorial services are scheduled for Tuesday, October 25th, 6 PM at Congregation BNai Israel, for George Leshnov, age 93, of Roswell, who passed away on October 20, 2011. George was born June 10, 1918 in Montreal, Canada to Jacob and Rachel Leshnov who preceded him in death. George was one of five children. The family moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...

Herbert Traylor

Herbert Traylor

Oct 19, 2011

TRAYLOR, HERBERT LEE HUB Memorial services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 22, 2011 at Capitan Schools Traylor Gym, in Capitan, NM, for Herbert Lee Traylor, Jr. better known as Hub, passed away peacefully at his home in Roswell on October 19, 2011. Pastor Al Lane will officiate. Hub was born in Alamogordo, NM on April 14, 1953....

Ray Hall

Ray Hall

Oct 17, 2011

HALL, RAY WARREN Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at First Baptist Church for Ray Warren Hall, age 75, of Roswell, who passed away on October 17, 2011. Rev. Matt Brooks of First Baptist Church will officiate with a Masonic Graveside to follow at South Park Cemetery. Military Honors will be provided by the...

Fred Vanover

Fred Vanover

Oct 16, 2011

VANOVER, FRED G. Fred G. Vanover, loving husband, father, son, brother, and grandfather. Passed away at his earthly paradise the Capitan mountains on Sunday October 16th. Fred was born November the 11th 1946 to LG Vanover and Ouida Vanover in Rule, Texas. Fred and family moved to Roswell New Mexico in 1987 where he was a refrigeration technician. The...

Philip Peed

Philip Peed

Oct 15, 2011

Philip Archie Peed, 89, lifelong resident of Roswell, passed away Saturday morning in his sleep. Philip was the son of Dread and Willie Dee Peed, and was preceded in death by his brothers Lawrence, John, and Howard, and his sisters Alma and Sybil. Philip was born November 8, 1921 in Roswell, and graduated from Roswell High School where he...

Marvin Jenkins

Marvin Jenkins

Oct 15, 2011

JENKINS, MARVIN E. Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday, October 20, 2011 at LaGrone Funeral Chapel for Marvin E. Jenkins, age 94, of Roswell, who passed away on October 15, 2011. Rev. Richard Smith will officiate with interment to follow at South Park Cemetery. Military Honors will be provided by Roswell Veterans Honor Guard. Marvin was born September 1,...

Amelia Daniel

Amelia Daniel

Oct 8, 2011

Amelia Bertha Catherine Jacobson Daniel was born September 12, 1911 in Artesia, NM. Catherine was the fifth of six children born to Ms. Kate and Joe Jacobson in Artesia, NM. Her mother wrote for comedians: her father owned a dry goods store. The family moved to Roswell when Catherine was four. She graduated from Roswell High School in 1929....

Joseph Miller

Joseph Miller

Oct 7, 2011

There are no services scheduled at this time for Joseph Ray Miller, age 64, of Roswell, who passed away October 7, 2011. Joseph was born January 1, 1947 to Billy and Emma Ruth Miller in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is survived by his wife Renee Miller of the family home as well as a daughter, Casey Stark of...

Nelda Buchanan

Nelda Buchanan

Oct 7, 2011

BUCHANAN, NELDA PAULINE Graveside services have been set for Nelda Pauline Buchanan, age 89, of Roswell, who passed away on October 7, 2011 in a local hospital. Services will be held Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 2:00 P. M. at the Anton Cemetery, in Anton, Texas. Mrs. Buchanan was born November 6, 1921 in Van Zant, Texas to Thomas...

Carlos Cunningham

Carlos Cunningham

Oct 6, 2011

CUNNINGHAM, CARLOS MAX Carlos Max Cunningham went home to be with Jesus on Thursday, October 6, 2011. Services will be at the New Mexico Military Institute Chapel at 11:00, Tuesday October 11, 2011 with interment following at South Park Cemetery. Carlos was born January 14, 1939 in Lubbock Texas to Jesse and Vera Cunningham. Carlos married Carol Zeigler on...

Margaret Bush

Margaret Bush

Oct 5, 2011

BUSH, MARGARET L. Wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and GREAT grandmother Margaret L Bush went to be with Jesus Christ, her Lord and Savior on Wednesday October 5, 2011. Margaret was born February 9, 1938 in Roswell to Raymond and Ninna Graves. They have preceded her in death. Margaret met and married Stanley Bush on December 21, 1956 in Roswell,...

Walter Williams

Walter Williams

Oct 1, 2011

WILLIAMS, WALTER Walter Williams, age 83, of Hagerman, NM. Has gone beyond Lifes Gateway. He requested no service. Walter was born June 24, 1928, in Bryant, Texas to Gus and Willie Williams. Walter was the owner and operator of a salvage yard. He was a member of the Church of Christ. Walter is survived by his children: Katie McNealy...