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OBITUARY

Coralie Bailey Carrier

Coralie Bailey Carrier passed away peacefully in the presence of family on 09 SEPT 2026. A resident of Las Cruces since 1972, Coralie was born 28 DEC 1940 in Alamogordo to W. G. Bailey Jr. and …

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Michelle Renee Sanders

Michelle Renee Sanders was born on Flag Day, June 14, 1970 in Clinton, OK and adopted by Robert and Mary Ellen Sanders....

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Nancy Carol Coates, 84

Nancy Carol Coates, 84, of Vado, NM, passed away on August 26, 2026, in Las Cruces’ Mountain View Hospital from complications with cancer. Nancy was born in Kansas City, MO to Ruth and Neil …

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Bernie Carrillo, 92

Bernie Carrillo, 92, entered eternal life on August 7, 2026. He was born in Doña Ana, New Mexico, to Cilia and Bernardino Carrillo. He is survived by five children: Elaine; Michael (DeAnn); Trish; …

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Thomas Ocie Williams

Thomas Ocie Williams, 78, passed away on 6/22/26 in Las Cruces, New Mexico.  He was a playwright and actor for Agatha’s A Taste of Mystery in Atlanta, from ‘88 to ‘05. He will never be …

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Irene Willey

Irene Willey, a lifelong resident of Mesilla Valley New Mexico, passed away peacefully on June 19 th in Rockledge, Florida at the age of 93.  Following is a memorial statement she wrote 8 years …

 Carol Ann Knapp Foreman
Carol Ann Knapp Foreman, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt,  and friend, passed away peacefully on May 16, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family.  …
Clarence “Clare” Villemez
Clarence “Clare” Villemez Clarence “Clare” Villemez, age 87, died peacefully in his sleep on January 9, 2026, in Las Cruces, NM. He was a professor and scientist in biochemistry at the …
Shannyn Caldwell
“Beloved radio personality and author Shannyn Caldwell passed away in the early hours of January 8, 2026, after a battle with cancer. She was born May 2, 1970, and began working at WJNR at age 16, …
Timothy Joseph Hourigan
Timothy Joseph Hourigan Nov. 13, 1951 – Apr. 9, 2026   Timothy Joseph Hourigan passed away peacefully on April 9, 2026, in Las Cruces, NM, after a long battle with cancer. Born …
George Douglas Jackson, 70
George Douglas Jackson, 70, of Las Cruces, NM passed away on December 21, 2025. Doug was born in Denver, Colorado to Margot and Charles Jackson. He spent over four decades as a nationally recognized …
Paul Anthony Lawrence, 84
Paul Anthony Lawrence, 84, of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and Organ, New Mexico, passed peacefully in his sleep on December 6, 2025. Born in March 1941 in New York, New York to Elizabeth and Richard …
James Dennis Creek, 78
Col. (Ret.) James Dennis Creek, 78, of Las Cruces, N.M., passed away Jan. 19 following a prolonged battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Charles Alexander Richey, 85
Charles Alexander Richey April 20, 1940 - December 10, 2025 Predeceased by his parents Charles Albert Richey and Ruth Alexander Richey. He leaves behind his wife of 57 years, Joan Drexler, …
Virginia Ortega, 82
It is with sad and heavy hearts that we announce, Virginia Ortega, 82, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on November 23, 2025. Born on March 25, 1943, …
James Michael McCarthy, 84
James Michael McCarthy, affectionately known by his friends and family as Jim, Jimmy, Jimbo, Mac, and other names, passed away in Las Cruces at 84 years old on November 26, 2025, following a fight …
J. Ronald McDonald (Ron), 85
Ronald McDonald (Ron) (85) He was born in Coffeyville, Kansas to John and Maxine McDonald. In 1958, majoring in engineering, he attended New Mexico State University, which was at that time New Mexico …
James Walter Nordyke (Jim), 95
James Walter Nordyke (Jim) died on October 31, 2025. He was born in Rock Springs, Wyoming, on June 21. 1930, to Ray B. Nordyke and G. Marie (Perry) Nordyke. Jim graduated from the public high school …
Jane Ann Bridges-Slagle, 82
Jane Ann Bridges-Slagle 1943 – 2025   Jane Ann Bridges-Slagle, 82, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, passed away peacefully surrounded by love. She was born in El Paso, Texas, in …
Jerome Massee Walker Junior
The man stopped backpacking at eighty. No event, save that birthday triggered this. He reasoned that, eleven miles say into the backcountry on foot, things could go wrong that he might not survive. …

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