A6 Thursday, August 9, 2012
Mary L. Pino
A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m., on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, at St. Peter Catholic Church for Mary L. Pino, 80, of Roswell, who passed away on Aug. 7, 2012. A resurrection Mass will be held at St. Peter at 11 a.m., on Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, with interment to follow in South Park Cemetery. Greatest matriarch and mother, we will miss you deeply. Do not fret for your body of work was left behind and will be cherished for eternity. You are our muscle, strong and tough; the backbone of our family; full of support and what held us all up. Your heart gave love unconditionally and had immense compassion; Your spirit...courageous, loyal and dedicated; Your hands...worked and fed us all for decades; Your feet...barely got rest so we could have the very best. Thank you for being our example, teaching us about family and faith. Leading everybody down the proper path showing us the true meaning of a strong and beautiful woman. We won’t forget to pray like you taught us. We will meet again in heaven. We know your arms will be opened wide and bracing us all. Our hope and prayers are that you look into all of our eyes and say, “Job well done and welcome home.” Until then, we will continue to carry everything about you within our love for one another. Farewell for now and can’t wait to see you again. Love, Your Entire Family. Mary Pino was born on Sept. 23,1931, in Waco, Texas, to T iburcio and Geneva Garcia. Mary loved life and loved the Lord. She was and always will be the matriarch of the family. Mary left this Earth to ascend to heaven and join the ones she missed dearly on Aug. 7, 2012. Mary remained faithful throughout her life and had a huge heart. She will not only be missed, but remembered by many. Mary was preceded in death by her parents Tiburcio and Geneva Garcia; her husband Francisco S. Pino; son David Pino; sister Janie S. Cuthair; brother Jerry Garcia; and brother Joe S. Garcia. Left here to celebrate her life are, daughter Josephine Farmer and husband John; daughter Tonya Chavez and husband Arthur; daughter Anita Kay Pino; son Francisco Pino and Anna; son Israel Pino and Valerie; daughters, Monica, Mercy, and Sonya Cuthair; grandchildren, Christopher Cruz and David Lee Pino, Bryan and Kevin Farmer, Leann Chavez, Jason, Jeremy and Joseph Montoya, Don Francisco and Alyssa Pino, Andrew and Andrea Pino, Dominique and Desirae Archuleta, Estrea Barreras, Anjelika Cuthair, Peter and Francis Lopez, Dakota Pino and Matthew Cuthair; great-grandchildren, Eliana Chavez-Horton, Daniel David Barela, and Paul and Angeline Montoya; brother -in-law Joe Pino and wife Lucy; sister -in-law Patsy Garcia; and sister -in-law Nieves Garcia. Pallbearers will be Jason Montoya, Leann Chavez, Kevin Far mer, Desirae Archuleta, Andrew Pino, Don Francisco Pino, Dakota Pino, and Jeremy Montoya. Honorary pallbearers will be Jerry and Yvette Romero.
Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Friends may pay their respects online at lagronefuneralchapels.com. Arrangements are under the direction of LaGrone Funeral Chapel.
Mandy Yvonne Miranda Joe Albarez III
A rosary will be recited for Mandy Yvonne Miranda, 30, and Joe Albarez III, 5, of Roswell, at 7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, at St. Peter Catholic Church. A Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, at St. Peter Catholic Church with the Rev. Charlie Martinez of ficiating. Burial will follow in Lake Arthur Cemetery. They passed away on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012. Mandy Yvonne Miranda was born March 25, 1982, to Manuel and Barbara (Romero) Miranda, in Roswell. She was a high school graduate, attended ENMU-R, studied medical assistance, baptized, first Holy Communion and confir mation at St. Peter Catholic Church and enjoyed Bible study. Mandy Yvonne Miranda, better known as Lulu Bird to us and to our grandparents, Angel was a loving mother of two, Mariah and Joe Albarez III. She loved with all her heart her nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. She worked as a medical assistant at BCA Medical Associates and was interested in going to beauty school to color hair. She loved all her friends, and many friends she had. She enjoyed hanging out with her family and friends, dancing, singing, exercising and loved taking many photos of herself, kids, family and friends. Mandy’s passion was expressing herself artistically and she enjoyed writing poems. She will be greatly missed and always loved. Those left to cherish her memory are Joe Albarez II and their daughter Mariah; her parents Manuel and Barbara Miranda; her sisters, Monica and her husband Matthew Little, and Melissa and her husband Johnny Sambrano; her brother Manuel Jr. and his wife Rosa; six nieces and three nephews; many cousins, aunts and uncles; her grandmother Elia Serna; and her grandfather Manuel Griego. She was preceded in death are her grandparents, George and Celia Romero and Max and Josephine Miranda; greatgrandparents on both sides; and aunts and uncles. Joe Albarez III was born Oct. 10, 2006, to Joe Albarez II and Mandy Yvonne Miranda in Roswell. Joe adored his father Joe Albarez II, his mother
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Mandy Miranda, and his sister Mariah Albarez. Joe enjoyed playing with his cousins and was very close with his sister Mariah. Joe attended Tadpoles Daycare and enjoyed playing with his friends. He was very smart, energetic, handsome, bright and full of life. He also was very excited and looking forward to starting school. Joe loved watching TV, playing video games and riding his bike. Joe will be greatly missed and always loved. Those left to cherish his memory are his father Joe Albarez II; his sister Mariah Albarez; his pater nal grandparents Joe S. Albarez and Tina Lujan, all of Roswell; his maternal grandparents Manuel and Barbara Miranda, of Roswell; his aunt and uncle Don and Alice Draeger, of Roswell; his aunt and cousin Angela and Jeremiah Albarez, of Los Angeles; and his uncle and aunt Michael and JoAnna Federico, of Las Vegas, Nev.; his uncles, Jesus Albarez and Coy Hopper, of Roswell; his great-grandmother Maria Lujan; and a very special uncle Marty Lujan Jr., of Roswell; his aunt Monica and her husband Matthew Little; his aunt Melissa and her husband Johnny Sambrano; his uncle Manuel Jr. and his wife Rosa, all of Roswell. He was preceded in death by his aunt Pat AlbarezDouglas, and his greatgrandfather Martin O. Lujan. Pallbearers will be Monica and Matthew Little, Melissa and Johnny Sambrano and Manuel and Rosa Miranda. Honorary pallbearers will be Daniel Romero, Georgia Romero, Christopher Bonham, Daniel Romero Jr., JoAnn Romero, Thomas Martinez, Tommy Miranda, Andy Albarez, Billy Albarez, Ray Albarez, Don Draeger, Marty Lujan Jr., Christopher Lujan, Joseph Vallejos, Eddie Vallejos, Daniel Rojo Casillas, Paul Archuleta Jr. and Isaac Archuleta. Please take a moment to share your thoughts and memories in the online register book at andersonbethany.com. Services are under the direction of AndersonBethany Funeral Home and Crematory. A Picture Of You I only have a picture now, A frozen piece of time, To remind me of how it was, When you were here, and mine. I see your smiling eyes, Each mor ning when I wake, I talk to you, and place a kiss, Upon your lovely face. How much I miss you being here, I really cannot say, The ache is deep inside my heart, And never goes away. I hear it mentioned often, That time will heal the pain, But if I’m being honest, I hope it will remain. I need to feel you constantly, To get me through the day, I loved you so very much, Why did you go away? The angels came and took you,
That really wasn’t fair, They took my one and only son, My future life. My heir. If only they had asked me, If I would take your place, I would have done so willingly, Leaving you this world to grace. You should have had so many years, To watch your life unfold, And in the mist of this, Watch me, your Mum, grow old! I hope you’re watching from above, At the daily tasks I do, And let there be no doubt at all, I really do love you.
Pauline Miller
Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m., Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, at South Main Church of Christ, in Roswell, for Pauline Miller, who passed away from this Earth on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012. She will be buried in South Park Cemetery beside her husband Melvin L. Miller. Her son-in-law Pat Morris will officiate. Pauline was bor n in Ranger, Texas, on Aug. 12, 1931, to Cecil G. and Nola Wheeler. She was raised there, as well as in Bisbee, Ariz., Deming and Carlsbad. She graduated from Carlsbad High School in 1949, where she was elected Female Athlete of the Year and pitched for the State Champion Cavegirl softball team. She married Melvin L. Miller on Jan. 17, 1953, and began a family in December of the same year, eventually raising six children. Pauline loved God. She also loved to be outside working in her yard or playing games and sports with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She could play baseball with the boys or sew doll clothes for the girls. She was a master Scrabble player, but could usually beat you at a number of board games. She would wake everybody up to see and then play in, the fresh snowfall. Her backyard painting events are favorite memories of her grandchildren. She loved the mountains and could hike as well as anyone, spending many hours watching deer, elk or the birds she fed. She loved life. She especially loved children. Even as her illness progressed, the sight of any child would make her eyes widen and her smile spread. Pauline worshiped at South Main Church of Christ for 49 years, serving as church secretary for many of them. She raised four children and then adopted her last two, then helped her grandchildren
Roswell Daily Record anytime she could. Pauline was office manager for the family business, Miller Investigations, from 1985 to 2000. She was kind, gentle and fun-loving with more energy than anyone. Her husband Melvin preceded her in death, as did her parents, and her brother Norman Wheeler. She is survived by her older sister Nelda Patman, of Paso Robles, Calif., and her younger sister Nita Simmons, of Lubbock, Texas. She is also survived by her sons, Timothy D. Miller and wife Nola, of Roswell, and Barry Miller and wife Elaine, of Lovington; daughters, Dawn Miller, of Roswell, and Lyn Morris and husband Pat, of Mesquite, Texas, Tammy Sinclair, of Roseburg, Ore., and Linda Miller, of Lubbock. She has twelve grandchildren, Alycia, Alana and Bryttany Miller, Shana Fry and husband Jason, Sean Miller, Josh Miller, Justin Miller, Kevin Morris and wife Rebecca, Logan Morris, Bailey Morris and Samuel Sinclair; and two great-grandchildren, Jonathan and Jared Fry. Serving as pallbearers are Tim, Barry, Sean, Josh and Justin Miller and Kevin Morris. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made in Pauline’s name to the Assurance Home, 1000 E. 18th St., Roswell, NM 88201, or J.O.Y. Adult Day Care Center of Roswell, 1822 N. Montana Ave., Roswell, NM 88201. Arrangements have been entrusted to Ballard Funeral Home and Crematory. An online registry can be accessed at ballardfuneralhome.com.
Annie Shull Roberts
BENBROOK, Texas — A memorial service for Annie Shull Roberts, formerly of Roswell, N.M., will be held Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. The family will receive friends and loved ones at the home of John and Heather Holt, 9225 Jason Drive, White Settlement, TX 76108, from 5 to 7 p.m. There will be no graveside service. Annie will be laid to rest in Roswell, with her brother Ted, beside their mother Shirley Shull Murphy. Annie was born Feb. 25, 1957, in Albuquerque, N.M. She passed away on Aug. 1, 2012, in Benbrook, at 55 years of age. Annie grew up in Roswell, and graduated from Roswell High School in 1975. She then moved to Lubbock, where she began her career. She worked for General Motors for 33 years. Starting with GMAC in Lubbock, then transferring to Amarillo, Oklahoma City, Raleigh, N.C., and finally with GM in the Fort Worth, area. She was preceded in death by her mother
Shirley Shull Murphy, on March 16, 1996, and her brother Ted William Shull, on June 14, 2012. She is survived by her husband of 28 years Phil Roberts, of Benbrook; her daughter Heather Holt and son-in-law John Holt; her son Adam Roberts; her father John Shull; her stepfather Chick Murphy; two sisters, three brothers, two grandchildren and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials go to Heather Holt for Annie Roberts Memorial Fund at Bank of America, 6360 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76116, Acct No. 488-039-949437.
Barbara Irwin
Barbara Bigbee Irwin, bor n Sept. 1, 1930, in Santa Fe, passed away Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, of natural causes at the age of 81 surrounded by her loved ones. She was raised on the family ranch near Encino as the second daughter of J. Frank and Mildred Bigbee; both are predeceased. Barbara is survived by her beloved husband of 61 years Howard Irwin, of Roswell; and their three children and spouses and six beautiful granddaughters, Pam Brightwell, of Santa Fe, (husband Bill; daughters, Sherryl and Kala); Bob Irwin, of Gillette, Wyo., (wife Roni; daughter Destiny); and Dan Irwin, of Lorton, Va., (wife Norma; daughters, Amanda, Kimberly and Jennifer). She is also survived by her three siblings and their families, older sister Cynthia Hammond (married, Dilworth; nephews, Richard and Mark); younger brother John Bigbee (married, Povy; twin nieces, Amy and Diane, nephew Matt); younger sister Dena O’Connell (married Mike; nephew Eric and niece Linda). Memorial services will be held at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Roswell at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, followed by a celebration of life held at the Roswell Country Club at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please send donations in her memory to the at-risk youth home at Assurance Home Inc., 1000 E. 18th St., Roswell, NM 88201. Local arrangements are under the direction of Ballard Funeral Home. Online registry can be accessed at ballardfuneralhome.com. See OBITUARIES, Page A8
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