Obituaries
Obituary notices.
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James L. Palmer, 90, of Silver City passed away at home on Wednesday, September 11, 2024. Cremation has been entrusted to the care of Baca's Funeral Chapels.
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Guadalupe Sanchez Sedillos, 93, of Santa Clara passed away on September 12, 2024 at Fort Bayard Medical Center surrounded by her family. Services are pending.
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Petra Martinez Carbajal, 86, a resident of Silver City, NM entered eternal rest Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Arrangements are pending with Terrazas Funeral Chapels ~ 575-537-0777.
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Maria Cristina Carrasco Ontiveros, 55, Deming resident passed away Saturday, September 7, 2024 at Mesilla Valley Hospice in Las Cruces.
Visitation will take place on Monday, September 16, 2024 at Baca's Funeral Chapel at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, with the recitation of the Holy Rosary at 6 o'clock in the evening led by Jessica Gonzales. Mass of the Christian Burial will be the next morning, Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11 o'clock at Saint Ann's Catholic Church with the interment to follow at Mountain View Cemetery, Fr. Francis Gyau officiating.
Maria was born to Belen Ontiveros and Juan Ponce in Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico. She came to Deming around 50 years ago. Maria enjoyed music and dancing and loved to take care of her garden and animals. She was the person to go to when you needed advice or just someone to talk to. Her family was everything to her.
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Ruby C. Prevost, 91, passed away in Albuquerque, NM September 10, 2024. Ruby was born in Leadville, Colorado January 10, 1933. Shortly after her birth her family moved to Point Pleasant, West Virginia where she grew up on the banks of the Ohio River. In an effort to help with her mother's tuberculosis, the family moved to Silver City, NM in 1945. After graduating from high school, she met and married Bob Beck and spent a short time in California while he was in the Navy.
Once her children started school, Ruby enrolled at Western New Mexico University and got an education degree. She taught school for many years at Hurley Elementary School sometimes taking her grandchildren to school with her; they have fond memories of those days. In 1976, she married Fred Prevost. Once Fred retired from Kennecott, they did lots of travelling with him taking her to many of the enchanting places he had visited as a young man.
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Larry T. Lopez, 58, of Silver City passed away Saturday, September 7, 2024. Cremation has been entrusted to the care of Baca's Funeral Chapels.
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Evelyn Carlisle Yates
Celebration of Life
Evelyn Martin Davis Carlisle Yates (née Perryman), a cherished member of the Silver City community and matriarch, passed away on September 5, 2022, at 1:23 pm, at the age of 98. Born on May 25, 1924, in the vicinity of Myra, Cooke County, Texas, Evelyn led a full and vibrant life marked by her passions and the deep connections she forged with those around her. Please join her Grandchildren in celebrating and honoring Evelyn Carlisle Yates based on what we have been able to piece together from our family's history.
Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents, Oscar Dennis Perryman Sr and Margaret Martin Perryman; her siblings and their spouses, Mary Perryman (James) Rankin; Oscar Dennis Perryman Jr (Wyvonne). Norma Perryman (Jack) Edwards; her three husbands, Dewey H Davis Jr. (M: 1939), Howard Victor Carlisle (M: 1948 – 1967), and Thurman Yates (M: 1970 – 1993); daughter, Deanna Louise Davis Carlisle Lewis Brumley; son, Richard Donnell Davis Carlisle and daughter-in-law, Joyce Carlisle; sons-in-law, Kenneth Lewis, Gene Ridgaway and Royce Brumley; and grandson, Gary E Lewis. She suffered the loss of five pregnancies with Vic Carlisle before their daughter was born.
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An obituary is not available at this time for Gloria Gonzales Chavez. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.
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