Obituary notices.

Estevan Ortega, 66, a resident of Santa Clara, NM - partial pending

Estevan “Steve” Ortega, 66, entered eternal rest Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at Memorial Medical Hospital in Las Cruces, New Mexico. 

Visitation will be held Wed, November 29, 2023 from 5:00pm-6:00pm at Terrazas Funeral Chapels in Santa Clara, NM, with the Holy Rosary Commencing at 6:00pm with Deacon Bill Holguin reciting.  The Funeral Mass will be held Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 11:00am at San Gregorio Catholic Church in Chiz, NM with Father Mike Williams officiating.  Following the mass, he will be laid to rest at the Chiz Cemetery. 

A full obituary will appear Wednesday, November 29th. 

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

Rex A. Toney, 71, a resident of Pinos Altos, NM - pending

Rex A. Toney, 71, entered eternal rest at New Mexico Heart Hospital in Albuquerque, NM.  Arrangements are pending with Terrazas Funeral Chapels ~ 575-537-0777.

Bette Louise Waters, 91, a resident of Las Cruces, NM

WatersB“I am a woman of spirit, the source of abundant good and capacity to love; I am part of everything! Unfolding!  My Daddy Brought Me Up To Be Good, August 1999. Poetry lines by Bette Louise Waters

Waters passed away November 20, 2023 in the care of Mesilla Valley Hospice. She was the first born of Annie Elizabeth Hood and Perry Elmer Waters, on October 24, 1932, in Atkinson County Georgia, the oldest of three children, Raymond Landon Waters (deceased), Robbie Lee Waters Bratcher (deceased), half-brothers, Benny Ralph Waters of Washington, NJ, Lyman Darrell Waters (deceased), and half-sister, Olidia Ann Waters Carter of Hazlehurst, GA.

She was married to Billy Archey McClellan and was the mother of Charles Michael McClellan (deceased), Gordon Brook McClellan of Deming, NM and Billy Archey McClellan, Jr of Las Cruces, NM. 

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Lydia Lourdes Cajiga, 69, a resident of Lordsburg, NM

CajigaLLydia Lourdes Cajiga, 69, a resident of Lordsburg, NM entered eternal rest Friday, November 16, 2023 at her residence surrounded by her family.  She was born February 10, 1954 in Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico to Trinidad and Josephina Loya.

Mom was passionate she enjoyed worship and being in church gatherings, crafts her main occupation was caring for her family and home. Mom’s love has always been a sustaining force for our family, and one of our greatest joys was seeing her integrity, compassion, her intelligence reflected in her family. The word classy took a whole new meaning for me when I saw or thought of my mom and will always think of her. Mom didn’t have fancy dresses but always made sure her dresses were ironed to perfection. She even prepared us for this day she asked my sister and I to pick out of three new dresses in her closet she had told us to pick the one we liked and that was what she would be buried in my sister would do her nails. As she told us this you could tell she had put great thought in what she wanted. Mom was smart and elegant. Mom was respectful of others and their opinion. Our mom was classy in how she presented herself she was kind and unique one of a kind always spoke in kind words firm and direct she was classy calm collected and quite diplomatic in approach she was strong and her faith was unwavering. She knew when to speak and choose her words carefully. She was beautiful inside and out.

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Jesse Ray Chavez Becerra, 27, a resident of Santa Clara, NM - pending

Jesse Ray Chavez Becerra, 27, a resident of Santa Clara, NM entered eternal rest at Sacramento, California.  Arrangements are pending with Terrazas Funeral Chapels ~ 575-537-0777.

Elizabeth Marie Bederman, 92, a resident of Silver City, NM

BedermanEElizabeth Marie Bederman, 92, a resident of Silver City, NM entered eternal rest Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at her residence.  She was born May 12, 1931 to her parents, John S. and Amelia (Darris) Caldwell in Birmingham, Alabama. 

“Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: But a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands; And let her own works praise her in the gates.” Proverbs 31:30-31 KJV

She is survived by her sons, Charles Brown, Barry Wade, Brett Cassel and Wesley West; her daughters, Darla Bertie, Darris Schlotter, Robin Babbitt, Cristian D. Smith; her brother, Wesley Caldwell; her sisters, Carol Larson, Sylvia Czarnecki, Marilyn Heath; and her many grand-children and great grand-children.  She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Thomas W. Bederman; her sons, Leslie West and Jerold West; her brother Alden Caldwell. 

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William Clair Scott, 73, a resident of Silver City, NM

William Clair Scott was transferred to Heaven on Sunday, October 29, 2023; he was 73 years old.  Bill was born on July 8, 1950.  He was an Army Veteran and spent much of his life serving this nation from Vietnam through Desert Storm, after 22 years of service retiring as an Infantry Master Sergeant. 

He is survived by his wife, Janis; two children, Sheryl Simpson of AL, and Robert Scott of Silver City, NM; four grandchildren, Christian, Courtney, William, and Samuel; nine great grandchildren, as well as his sister, Carolyn Longberry and her family of Colorado Springs, CO.

He will be laid to rest with a small ceremony at Fort Bayard National Cemetery on November 27th, 2023 at 1:00pm, with Full Military Honors.

Cremation has taken place at Terrazas crematory.  Arrangements are with Terrazas Funeral Chapels “Trusted care for the ones you love” ~ 575-537-0777.  To send condolences, visit www.terrazasfuneralchapel.com .

Ryanlee Grijalva Padilla, 34, a resident of Pettus, Tx

PadillaRyanleeRyanlee Grijalva Padilla, 34, passed away on Friday, November 10, 2023, in Pettus, Texas.

Ryan was born in Silver City, New Mexico to Harvey L. and Martha Grijalva Padilla. Words cannot convey the level of interests Ryan had, and the depth of what Ryan designed or modified in projects. When Ryan moved to Texas in 2014, he began working in drafting and design creating logos for businesses in Houston and designing mall kiosks in many cities throughout the country. He loved working with AutoCAD and other software programs that developed 3D designs for small structures. Ryan loved to study minerals and materials. He had an impressive tool collection which he applied to his talent of working on vehicles, diesel equipment and motorcycles, also fabricated and modified machinery. He had a passion for learning about physics, the sciences, and geography. He also enjoyed reading about biographies of notable historical figures, events in history, the history of music and musicians, movies, sports, and comic books just to mention a few of Ryan’s many interests. Ryan really enjoyed being around his closest family and friends, admired his grandparents very much and loved his brothers and cousins. Ryan was a very spontaneous and unpredictable individual. With Ryan, there was always laughter around the corner and could light up a room with his humor. Ryan will be remembered for his creative way of making people laugh, his wit, charm, work ethic, and for the unique and original qualities that made up Ryan’s character.

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