Obituaries

Clara Medina Arrey, 83, longtime resident of Deming passed away Wednesday January 15, 2024 in the comfort of her home. Arrangements are pending.

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Our loving husband, father, son, brother Ignacio Palacios Salas, 32, passed away suddenly on January 14, 2025. He lived to be a father; his family was everything to him. He loved to collect tools and work with his hands. He was so goofy and liked to have everyone smiling. He loved to be with friends and to make people laugh. He will be terribly missed and always remembered. Ignacio was born August 5, 1992 to Alicia Salas Gonzalez and Ignacio Palacios Mendoza in Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua.

Visitation will take place Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 9 o'clock in the morning at Baca's Funeral Chapel, recitation of the rosary will take place at 11 o'clock in the morning. After 1 o'clock in the afternoon Ignacio will be transported to Ejido Monte Verde, Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico.

Ignacio is survived by his parents; Alicia Salas and Ignacio Palacios, his wife; Angie Hernandez, his children; Noe Ignacio and Esmeralda Palacios, brother; Sergio Ivan Palacios Salas, sister; Karina Palacios (Jose Alberto Sotelo), maternal grandfather; Eufemio Salas Bejarano.

Grace Marie Gomez, 85, longtime resident of Rodeo passed away Sunday December 29, 2024. Arrangements are pending.

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Alfredo Gutierrez Martinez, 93, an Army Veteran and resident of Santa Clara, NM entered eternal rest on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at Fort Bayard Medical Center in Santa Clara, NM. Arrangements are pending with Terrazas Funeral Chapels ~ 575-537-0777.

Norma Betty Ward, 84, a resident of Silver City, NM entered eternal rest on Saturday, January 11, 2025, at Millie's Assisted Living Facility, in Silver City, NM. Arrangements are pending with Terrazas Funeral Chapels ~ 575-537-0777.

James "Jim" Richards Furnish passed away peacefully on January 11, 2025, in his home in Gila, NM.

Jim was born in Tyler, Texas, on his mother's 30th birthday, October 3, 1945, to Eula (Becky) Beck and William (Bill) Furnish. He was the fourth of five children and was raised in Venezuela and Saudi Arabia where his father worked as a petroleum geologist, then in Iowa City, Iowa, where he graduated from University High School. He then earned a Forestry degree at Iowa State University. He excelled at competitive swimming at both the high school and collegiate levels, winning a team Big Eight Championship in 1967 while at ISU.

Jim enjoyed a love for the outdoors, skiing, and fly fishing, and conservation was a lifetime commitment. He joined the U.S. Forest Service in 1967 where he had a 34-year career serving in increasingly responsible positions in Maine, South Dakota, Colorado, Wyoming, Oregon, and finally as Deputy Chief of the U.S. Forest Service in Washington, DC. He was environmentally conscious about the health of the forests and the creatures who live there.

Edward H. Green, age 87, of Deming, NM, passed away peacefully on December 15, 2024, at the Beehive Assisted Living Home in Deming, NM.

Ed was born on February 28, 1937, in Dunellen, New Jersey, to Edward and Elizabeth (Seal) Green. He grew up and attended school in Dunellen. After school, he worked at Cadillac in Dunellen, receiving extensive training in automotive engines and bodywork. This fostered a lifelong love of working on cars and trucks. He furthered his education in diesel mechanics and opened his own auto/truck repair business in South Plainfield, New Jersey.

In October 1972, Ed married Mary (Jablonksi) Johnson. They lived in Piscataway, NJ, and raised eight children together. In December of 1984, Ed and Mary pursued their dream of retiring to Deming, New Mexico. There, Ed built an automotive/diesel repair business on Pine Street, E & M Truck Repair, where he worked alongside his wife, who served as his office manager.

Manuel Madrid Holguin, 90, of Bayard passed away Sunday, January 12, 2025 at Gila Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are pending under the care of Baca's Funeral Chapels.

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