Obituaries

Faustino Núñez, de 96 años, residente de Deming, falleció el miércoles 7 de enero de 2026 en el Centro Médico Mimbres Valley en Deming.

El velorio se llevará a cabo en la Colonia Guadalupe Victoria el viernes 9 de enero de 2025 a partir de las 3 de la tarde. La misa de cuerpo presente se celebrará el sábado 10 de enero de 2026, seguida del sepelio en el cementerio local.

Faustino nació el 15 de febrero de 1929, hijo de Sara García y José de la Luz Núñez. A Tino le gustaba la vida en el rancho, la agricultura, desde la siembra hasta el cuidado de los cultivos, especialmente los nogales. Le encantaba pasar tiempo con su familia.

Le sobreviven su esposa de muchos años, Carmen Jiménez de Núñez; 3 hijos, Arnulfo (María) Núñez, Rogelio Núñez (Andrea Levario), Gustavo Núñez (Anabel Chaparro);  4 hijas, Sara Núñez (Nicolás Armendáriz), Rosa (Osvaldo) Arras, Alma Isela Núñez (Lorenzo Chávez) y Elvia Núñez (Rafael Garrido); 16 nietos, 17 bisnietos y 3 tataranietos; 4 hermanas, Eustolia Núñez (Marcelo Nieto), Bertha Núñez, María Rincón y María Elena Núñez; y numerosos sobrinos y sobrinas.

Bryan Porcher passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas.

A memorial service will be held for Bryan and Pat Porcher on January 23, 2026, 1pm at First United Methodist Church in Deming.

Bryan was born on Dec. 6, 1931 in Deming to Frank Smith and Margarette Bryan Porcher.

His childhood was on the family ranch at Cedar Grove, south of Gage, NM.

He attended Deming schools until he transferred to New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, NM. There he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Business in 1952. He enlisted in the Army upon finishing school.  On June 4, 1952 he married his best friend and love of his life, Pat Horton. Together they moved to Elizabethtown, Kentucky while he served in the military.

They had 3 children, Frank Bryan, Joseph Allen and Phyllis Annette.

After his military service, they returned to the ranch south of Gage to do what he loved best, ranching. He was employed by EPNG for 10 years until he left to ranch full time.

Pat Porcher passed away on Friday, August 1, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas.

A memorial service will be held for Pat and Bryan Porcher on January 23, 2026, 1pm at First United Methodist Church in Deming.

Pat was born on March 17, 1932 in Roswell, N.M. to Clarice Verhines Monk and Orly Monk. Her childhood was spent east of Roswell in the rock house with her 3 sisters and 1 brother. 

In 1940 Pat's mother married Marvin A. Horton. He was a dad by heart to Pat and her siblings.

Pat attended Roswell schools through High School graduation. She then went to college at Mary Washington College in Virginia. When she returned to Roswell, she was employed by the NM State Highway Department. During this time she met a cadet at NMMI, Frank Bryan Porcher.

On June 4, 1952 she married her best friend and love of her life Frank Bryan Porcher.

They had 3 children, Frank Bryan, Joseph Allen and Phyllis Annette.

Sarah Alicia Flores, 26, a resident of Las Cruces, NM entered eternal rest Friday, December 26, 2025 at Las Vegas, NV.  Arrangements are pending with Terrazas Funeral Chapels ~ 575-537-0777.

Whitney V. Shoup, long-time Silver City pharmacist and community volunteer, died Dec. 28. He was 91.

Shoup was born in Guymon, Okla.,in 1934, but soon his family moved to Bauxite, Ark. After graduating from Bauxite high school, Shoup ventured to Little Rock, Ark., to study at the University of Arkansas School of Pharmacy, graduating in 1957. Shoup married the former LaVera Daphne Wilson in 1958.

Their first son, David, was born in Pine Bluff, Ark., in 1959. The Shoups then came to Silver City in 1960, to run the Meadows Rexall drug store on Silver Heights Blvd. The couple at first considered the move just an adventure, but came to love the town. Soon,they had another son, Steve, in 1961, and daughter, Suzanne, in 1966. In the mid-1960s, Shoup bought the Sav-On Drug, then at Bullard and Market, and they settled into the community.

By 1976, the business had grown enough for it to move to a larger building at 1306 N. Hudson. where Whitney and LaVera worked until retirement in 1997. Whitney had a warm spot for college students, whom he often employed at the store. One of them, Rosie Humble, took over the store in 1997.

Frank M. Morales, 56, of Silver City passed away on Sunday, January 4,2026 at the Silver City Care Center.  Services are pending.

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Kenneth Howard Leck, 84, a resident of Silver City, NM entered eternal rest Saturday, January 3, 2026 at Gila Regional Medical Center.  He was born July 25, 1941 to Fredrick Leck and Frances Howard in Fullerton, CA. 

He was an avid golfer and auto racing fan.  He and his wife Marie played golf and attended Formula 1 and motorcycle races through Europe, Canada, Australia and the British Isles.  When he wasn't playing golf and traveling.  He enjoyed daily walks with his beloved dogs.

He is survived by his loving wife, Marie Leck of Dewey, AZ; one son, Kerby Leck of Tucson, AZ; one daughter, Kira Leck of Bradford, PA; his sister, Jeanne Huber of Meridian, ID.  He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, James Leck and brother in-law, Larry Huber. 

Services will be at a later date in Dewey, AZ where his wife Marie currently resides.  Cremation will take place at Terrazas Crematory.

Arrangements are with Terrazas Funeral Chapels and Crematory "Trusted care for the ones you love" ~ 575-537-0777.  To send condolences, visit www.terrazasfuneralchapel.com. 

Esker Roland Mayberry, 63, a resident of Cliff, NM, entered eternal rest on Friday, December 26, 2025, at Gila, NM. He was born July 30, 1962, to Roland Mayberry and Verna Sloan in Benson, AZ.

Esker was a pillar of the Gila/Cliff community. He was very involved with the school/sports community as his children grew up and loved to watch their basketball games. He served as a Bishop in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He had a strong testimony of Jesus Christ and the restored gospel. He completed a career in the Border Patrol and traveled to various countries as a part of his work. He was a husband, father of 5 children in whom he instilled a strong work ethic, and a grandfather to four grandchildren whom he loved to take to the farm. He loved riding horses and working on the farm. He served everyone around him and was always willing to help anyone out, no matter what that meant.

He is survived by his loving wife of thirty-nine years, Linda Denise (Christensen) Mayberry (Cliff, NM); three sons, Derick Mayberry (Sacramento, CA); Dustin Mayberry (Natalie, Edgewood, NM); Travis Mayberry (Glendale, AZ); two daughters, Kayla and Christa Mayberry (Cliff, NM); and four grandchildren, Jaxton, Emberley, Harley, and Mason; his mother, Verna Mayberry (Safford, AZ), one brother, Curt Mayberry (Joyce, St. David, AZ); two sisters, Rhonda Layton (Brent, Globe, AZ); Shanna Mayberry (Mesa, AZ); as well as numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father.