Willie Grady, known to most of his friend as simply Junior passed away on March 1, 2016 after a long battle with cancer. Willie was born on February 28th 1964 in California. After high school, Junior went into the military as Corpsman in the United States Navy. Willie had…
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Travis S. Russell, 44, of Trinidad, CO, passed away March 1, 2016, while on duty as a Deputy for Las Animas County Sheriff’s Department. He served law enforcement with pride for more than 20 years. He was born in Quincy, IL, on June 1, 1971, to Bonnie L. Turner and…
Joe T. Martinez, age 98 of Raton, passed away on March 1, 2016. He was born on July 15, 1917 in Raton to the Late Teofilo and Margarita Bernal Martinez. Joe is survived by his wife Frances of the family home, cousins: Gloria and Ernest Tafoya of Raton, niece: Frutosa Mitchel…
John L. Garcia, 76, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2016, after a lengthy illness. He was born on January 9, 1940, in El Prado, NM. He was raised in Cimarron and Raton. John dedicated 23 years of his life to law enforcement, beginning his career in 1964 with the Colfax…
Robert Arthur “Art” Towndrow, age 74, passed away unexpectedly in Prairie Village, Kansas on Sunday, February 28, 2016 while enjoying his morning walk. Art was born April 16, 1941 to Robert and Laverna (Happy) Towndrow in Kansas City, Kansas. He graduated from Wyandotte High School in 1959. Art joined the…
James “Duke” Posey Duke, age 85, passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2016 in Amarillo, Texas. Burial will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, March 4, 2016 in the Clayton Memorial Cemetery by Hass Funeral Directors of Clayton, New Mexico. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 PM on…
Felice Dunn, 77, of Raton New Mexico passed away on February 27, 2016. She was born to Desiderio and Pauline Casias on August 20, 1938 in Cimarron, New Mexico Felice was preceded in death by her parents, Brother Tony Casias, Daughters Yvonne Vargas and Olivia Lopez and one grandson, Zachary…
Kenneth Howard Johnson, born in Waldron, Arkansas on July 25, 1932, went home to be with the Lord forever on February 28, 2016. He came to Wagon Mound, New Mexico in 1946 with his father and paternal grandparents, then moved to Raton with his young family in 1952. His passion…
Joann Sara Trujillo 74, passed away at home on February 27, 2016. She was born in Weston, CO on February 5, 1942 to Sadie (Torres) and Albert Gates. She was the owner/ operator of B&J’s Bar in Segundo for 20 years. After her husband passed in 1994, JoAnn moved to…
Tommy Campsey, age 77, died Wednesday, February 24, 2016 in Clayton, New Mexico. Rosary will be recited at 6:30 P.M. Central Time on Friday, February 26, 2016 and Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Central Time on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church…