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Published: 21 September 2016 21 September 2016

Margo Martinez rsMargo J. Martinez, 44, a lifelong resident of Deming passed away Monday September 19, 2016 at Heritage Assisted Living in Las Cruces.

Margo was born July 7, 1972 in Deming to Manuel T. and Rosa Garcia Martinez.

She was a 1990 graduate of Deming High School and afterward continued her education at New Mexico State University.

Margo was a Medical Assistant in the field of Dentistry and had worked in Las Cruces for some time.

She loved music and dancing and is remembered by her family as a free spirited person who loved spending time with all her family and friends.

She loved her cat Twiggy and was a lifelong Dallas Cowboys fan.

Margo was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church.

She is survived by her parents, Manny and Rosa Martinez of Deming; sisters, Michelle Holguin (Ernie) of Deming and Melissa Lively (Michael) of Slidell, Louisiana; 3 nieces and 1 nephew she adored are Lauren Faye Lively, Maureen Elizabeth Lively, Olivia Ann Holguin, and Isaac Arthur Holguin.

Preceded in death by her beloved grandparents, Lugardita Carbajal, Royce Garcia, Isidoro Martinez and Piedad Martinez.

A prayer vigil will be this Saturday, September 24, 2016 at 12 PM at St. Ann Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 1 o'clock with Fr. Ron Machado officiating. Concluding services and interment will follow at Mt. View Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Ernie Holguin, Michael Lively, Isaac Holguin, Ray Carbajal, Patrick Sanchez and Adam Garcia.