B4 Wednesday, September 18, 2013 OBITUARIES
Esther (Alena) Jolliff
Esther (Alena) Jolliff was born August 20, 1934, in Pine Valley, Oklahoma, to Jim and Lucy Robinson. She married Kenneth (Doyle) Jolliff on April 30, 1961, in Oakland, CA. She passed from this life into the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, September 17, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents: Jim and Lucy Robinson; and brother Elmer Robinson. She is survived by her husband of the family home, Doyle Jollif f; her daughter, Phyllis Y. Jolliff, of Roswell; her son, David Jolliff and wife, Phyllis D. of Lemoore, CA; her son, Jim Jollif f and wife, Tammy, of Roswell, NM; her son, Steve Jolliff and wife, Sue of Prescott Valley, AZ; her grandchildren: Kerstin and husband, Jason Velho, of Lemore, CA; Wesley Jolliff and wife, Jackie, of Crofton, MD; Andrew, Kenny and Stephen Jolliff, Roswell; Kailey of Doughtery, of Prescott Valley, AZ; great-grandchildren: Amery and Liam Velho, of Lemore, CA; her sisters, Grace Pendergrass, of Corvallis, OR; Edith Marks, of Brookings OR; Alice Worley, of Las Alamos, NM; her brothers: Joe Robinson and wife, Florence of Shallowwater, TX, and John Robinson and wife, Laura, of Boles Acres, NM; her sisters, Glenna Cloin and husband, Cecil, of Parks, AZ; sister-in-law, Ellen Moncher, of Nockin, CA and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends all left to cherish her memory. As a child, Alena lived in New Mexico, Arizona and Oregon. She graduated from high school in Mapleton, OR, and moved back to New Mexico and worked at Holloman Air Force
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Base. She later went to college at Central Bible College in Springfield, MO. She met her husband, Doyle Jollif f, at Holloman Air Force Base in Alamogordo, NM. They got married on April 30, 1961, in Oakland, CA. They lived in San Leandro, CA, then moved to Fremont, CA, where she raised their four children as a homemaker. She worked at Home Express in Fremont after the children were all grown. Alena moved to Roswell in October of 2001. She attended First Assembly of God in Roswell for many years and then moved to Midway Assembly of God in Midway, NM. She touched many people’s lives by being a prayer warrior. She would wake in the middle of the night to pray for those brought to her mind. She loved her Lord and Savior. She loved her husband of almost 53 years as well as her children and grandchildren. She would make special meals or treats for each of them. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, September 20, 2013, at Midway Assembly of God with Pastor Danny Sons and her Brother Joe Robinson officiating. Graveside will follow the memorial at South Park Cemetery and a lunch will be provided by the church for all friends and family to gather together at Midway Café at 12:30 p.m. Honorary pallbearers will be Andrew, Kenny, Stephen, and Wesley Jolliff, Jason Velho, Pete Gonzalez, Bob Cabral, Neal Barnes, Morris Schertz and Liam Velho. The family would like to thank Dr. Evan Nelson for his years of gentle caring, Dr. Vijay Chechani, most recently Dr. Vogelsang, Dr. Oscar Hernandez and Dr. Robert Rader, the nurses and Roberto and Amanda, respiratory help and all of the hospice staff for the loving care of a wife and mother. Please take a moment to share your memories with the family in the online register book at andersonbethany.com. Services are under the direction of Anderson-Bethany Funeral Home and Crematory.
scheduled for 10 a.m., Friday, September 20, 2013, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel for Phyllis Inez Pirtle Smith, age 85, of Roswell, who passed away on September 15, 2013. Chaplain John Bariou will officiate with interment to follow at South Park Cemetery. Phyllis was bor n June 24, 1928, in Roswell to J.C. Pirtle and Anna Patterson; they have preceded her in death as well as two sons: Thurman E. and Sephen A. Smith; brothers: Jesse Pirtle, Jerald Pirtle, Raymond Rockow and Ira Pirtle; sisters: Ruby Ashford and Ivalene Shannon. Phyllis married Emmett Smith in Roswell on April 13, 1947. He also has preceded her in death. Phyllis is survived by sister, Marie Tucker, and her husband, Harold, of Roswell; nine grandchildren: Dianna Bariou and her husband, John, of San Angelo, TX, Beverly Long, of Colorado Springs, CO, Shane Curry, of Alamogordo, NM, Robert Smith and his wife, Raven, of Elizabeth, CO, Mike Smith, of Las Cruces, Stephanie Ohle, of Vanceboro, NC, Terry Smith and his wife, Chrisi, of Roswell, NM, Kelli Ciaramitaro and her husband, Pete, of Memphis, TN, and Michelle Bradshaw and her husband, Tim, of Chicago, IL; She also had a multitude of great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Phyllis received her degree at ENMU-Portales in 1962. She was a thirdgrade teacher at Del Norte School; she retired in 1983. Condolences may be made online at lagronefuneralchapels.com. Arrangements are under the personal directions of the professionals at LaGrone Funeral Chapel.
John Allen Buchanan
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A graveside service is scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, September 21, 2013, at South Park Cemetery for John Allen Buchanan, 73, who passed away after a short illness on Tuesday, September 10, 2013, at Mission Arch Care Center. A memorial service, lunch and visitation will follow at 11 a.m. at The First Presbyterian Church, 400 West Third in Roswell. John was bor n in Roswell, New Mexico, on
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March 22, 1940, to J.B. “Buck” Buchanan and Wanita Buchanan. A local resident his entire life, John attended LFD, North Jr. High and Roswell High School. He graduated from Roswell High School in 1958, and attended NMSU. Through the years, he was employed as a bookkeeper for Roswell Business. He was a member of The First Presbyterian Church. John was a compassionate and generous man who enjoyed traveling and in later years taking friends to dinner and playing cards. Mr. Buchanan was preceded in death by his parents: J.B. “Buck” and Wanita Buchanan. John is survived by two brothers: Joe Buchanan and his wife, Barbara, of Ruidoso; Jerry and his wife, Sarah, of Taos; four nieces, two nephews and four greatnieces. Memorial gifts may be sent to New Mexico Christian Children’s Home, 1356 NM 236, Portales, NM 88130. Arrangements have been entrusted to Ballard Funeral Home and Crematory. An online registry can be accessed at ballardfuneralhome.com.
Roselyn Claire Murphy
Roselyn Claire Murphy, 74, of Roswell, New Mexico, passed away on August 29, 2013. Roselyn was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on January 7, 1939, to Joseph and Carroll Murphy. Roselyn’s parents and brother, Earl Murphy, preceded her in death. She is survived by her sister, Carol J. Kocher and her husband, Ray, of Indianapolis. Other survivors are nephews: Kevin Kocher, of Indianapolis, and his children; Sean, Khara and Katelyn; Scott and Diane Kocher, of Madison, IN, and their children: Dustin, Brandon and Nicole. She was known to her many close and dear friends in New Mexico, Indiana and elsewhere as “Roz.” Roselyn attended Indiana University, ear ning her degree in Education and went on to attain her master’s degree in Health and Physical Education from Indiana University. Roselyn spent many years as a health, physical
education teacher and coach. She taught at Tudor Hall School for Girls, Southport High School, and Perry Meridian High School. While at Perry Meridian High School, she was the head girls basketball coach, and served on the board of directors for the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association 19771978. After her successful education career in Indiana, she relocated to Roswell, New Mexico, where she worked for the State of New Mexico as a health educator for drug and disease control programs. A memorial service is scheduled for Roselyn Claire Murphy at 10 a.m. Thursday, September 19, 2013, at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 505 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Roswell, NM, with Father Dale W. Plummer officiating. In place of flowers, please consider giving to St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 505 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Roswell, NM. Please take a moment to share your memories with the family in the online register book at andersonbethany.com. Services are under the direction of AndersonBethany Funeral Home and Crematory.
Howard Irwin
A memorial service is scheduled for 10:30 a.m., Saturday, September 21, 2013, at Ballard Funeral Home Chapel for Howard Irwin, 89, who passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2013, at Villa Del Rey. Howard was born April 2, 1924, in Sulfur Springs, Texas, to Clarence Guy and Bess Sadie Irwin. His parents preceded him in death; his wife, Barbara B. Irwin, preceded in death in August 2012. Those left to cherish his memory are his sons: Robert Howard Irwin and wife, Veronica, of Gillette, Wyoming, Retired L TC Daniel Bigbee Irwin and wife, Norma, of Lorton, Virginia; daughter Pamela Brightwell and her husband, William, of Santa Fe, New Mexico; sister, Ruth Eberle, of Artesia, New Mexico, and grandchildren: Sherryl Nens and husband John, of Michigan, Kala Brightwell, of Maryland, Amanda, Kimberly and Jennifer Irwin, of Virginia,
and Destiny Irwin, of Wyoming.
Howard graduated from Roswell High School in 1942; he attended ENMU before he left Roswell to join the Ar my Air Corps during WWII, afterward he attended University of Texas and later worked for GMAC. It was there Howard met and married his wife, Barbara Bigbee on July 28, 1951. They moved to Alamosa, Colorado, for a short time and then moved to Texas for four years and then back to New Mexico in 1959, and began working with local car dealers and then entered the banking business in 1967, with First National Bank of Hobbs as vice president/trust officer. He soon became the general manager of First National Bank of Santa Fe in Los Alamos, from 1972 – 1974; he became the senior vice president of First National Bank of Roswell in 1974. Howard retired as executive vice president of United New Mexico Bank in 1987 in Roswell, New Mexico. Howard was an avid golfer and carried a zero handicap for a number of years. He enjoyed playing with his many friends in Texas and New Mexico; he was a member of the Roswell Rotary and past president of the Roswell Country Club.
Honorary pallbearers are Robert Hannagan, Earl “Red” Worley, Phelps White, Jim Bruin, Mack Rattliff, Gilbert Licon, Harold Hensley, Stuart Shanor, Mack Chase and Phil Troutman. Following memorial service, the family will receive friends at the Howard Irwin home.
The family greatly appreciates the wonderful care their father received in the past eight months from the following medical providers: Villa Del Rey/Emeritus, Frontier Medical, one month at Mission Arch following a hospital stay, Dr. Adajar and staff, Gentiva Hospice, and Comfort Keepers in his final days.
In lieu of flowers, you may make donations to the Assurance Home Inc., 1000 E. 18th Street, Roswell, New Mexico 88201
Arrangements have been entrusted to Ballard Funeral Home and Crematory. An online registry can be accessed at ballardfuneralhome.com.
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