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Klement, William “Bill”

7/31/2018

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On Thursday, July 12, 2018, William “Bill” Klement, Sr., known to many as a teacher and coach, passed away at the age of 86 years in his home. He was born on August 21, 1931, in Deming, New Mexico, to Adolph and Mary (Moer) Klement.

A Deming native, Bill attended the University of Arizona, where he played football, and New Mexico State University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree.

In 1954, he started his teaching career in Cloudcroft, New Mexico. The following year, he came home to Deming and began a 32-year career with the Deming Public Schools. During his teaching career, Bill was known as a dedicated and disciplined science and physical education teacher.

In addition to teaching for the Deming Public Schools, Bill was also a well-known coach. He began his legacy as “Coach Klement” in 1955, when he first coached the baseball team for Deming High School. Bill went on to coach football, basketball, baseball, and golf, and continued to coach for Deming until retiring in 1987. Most notably, Bill started the Deming Wildcat golf program and laid the foundation for the program’s current success, winning a state championship in 1980 and receiving national Coach of the Year honors in 1981.

Golf was a great passion for Bill. He was a long-time member of the Rio Mimbres County Club, and his individual accomplishments include winning both the Rio Mimbres Club Championship and the Rio Mimbres Invitational golf tournaments. After retiring from Deming Public Schools, Bill spent many years working at the Rio Mimbres County Club, where he continued his passion for coaching by starting and teaching the country club’s first youth golf program.

Bill attended and served at the Holy Family Catholic Church. He was a Fourth Degree member and past Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Barbara, sons James and William, Jr., daughter Debra, grandchildren Christopher, Katherine, and Abigail, and many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by both of his parents, his brothers Lawrence, James, and Leon, sisters Judy and Vera, and granddaughter Rachael.

A Celebration of Bill’s life will be held on Saturday, August 11, beginning with a rosary at Holy Family Catholic Church, 615 S. Copper Street in Deming at 9:30 a.m. to be led by Suzanne Lundy. A funeral Mass will follow at 10:00 a.m. with Fr. Prakasham Babu, Pastor  officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations, in memory of Bill, can be made to either Cancer Support of Deming & Luna County at P.O. Box 1746, Deming, New Mexico 88031, or Holy Family Catholic Church at 615 S Copper St, Deming, New Mexico 88030.
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William T. "Bill" King

7/24/2018

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WILLIAM T. “BILL” KING, 87, resident of Deming passed away Thursday July 19, 2018 at Mimbres Memorial Hospital.

No services will be held.  Cremation has taken place at Baca’s Mimbres Crematory.

Bill was born October 7, 1930 in Vanadium, New Mexico to John and Cleo Lena (Parson) King.  He served his country honorably in the United States Army from 1949 – 1952 and then came to Deming where he owned and operated Bill King’s Electric until it’s closing.  Afterward he worked for Jim’s Electric until his retirement.  A special thing about Bill is that he was very talented and could make something useful out of most anything.

He is survived by his wife, Patsy A. King of Deming; son Gary D. King of Deming; daughters, Debora Lynn Childers of Deming, Jamie J Brewer and her husband Phillip “Buzz” of Farmington, NM; and 3 grandchildren, Britain C. Childers, Joey Klein and JoLynn Klein.
 
Entrusted to the care of Baca’s Funeral Chapels and Mimbres Crematory.  

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Jose “Ruben” Swarts Torres

7/24/2018

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Jose “Ruben” Swarts Torres, lifetime Deming resident passed away Friday July 20, 2018 at the of age 79, at Mountain View Regional Hospital in Las Cruces, NM due to complications following surgery.

Ruben will have a public viewing at Baca’s Funeral Chapel (811 S. Gold Ave, Deming, NM 88030, 575-546-9671) on Friday, July 27 beginning at 5:00pm followed by the Rosary service at 6:00pm led by Eddie & Guillermina Diaz. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Saint Ann’s Catholic Church (400 S. Ruby St, Deming, NM 88030, 575-546-3343) on Saturday, July 28, 2018 at 10:00 in the morning. Concluding services and interment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery. Father Manuel Ibarra, pastor will officiate. His pallbearers will be his sons and grandsons.

Ruben Torres was born on December 18, 1938 in Deming, NM to Pete and Della Torres. He was an active member of Saint Ann’s Catholic Church and was a member of the Deming League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC 205) and Saint Ann’s Men’s Club where he was able to create and serve his world famous secret sauce barbecue at all the fiestas.

He retired from the New Mexico Highway Department with 45 years of service.  Ruben dedicated over 30 years of his time, energy, and passion to the Deming Public School Board, he held numerous leadership roles including President, regional board representative and was also inducted into the New Mexico School Board Association Hall of Fame. In 2008, Deming Public Schools honored him by making him the namesake for Ruben S. Torres Elementary School in which he played a key role in the passage of the 2006 bond that helped build the new elementary school. The inscription "For the kids," hangs over the entrance to the Ruben S. Torres Elementary School as a tribute to his often-said reason for why he served. 

Survivors include his loving partner Martha Jimenez, sons and daughters-in-law; Ruben and Denise Torres of Phoenix, AZ, Emilio and Maribel Jimenez and Henry Jimenez and Kyleen Snyder of Tucson, AZ, his daughters and son-in-laws; Teresa and Michael McLaren and Deana and Ken Karch of Alameda, CA and his 11 grandchildren.

Preceding him in death are his parents, Pete and Della Torres; Siblings, Agapito II, Raymond and George Torres, Adela Jones, Lumina Morgan and Eloisa Saucedo.

Ruben was 1 of 13 children born to Pete and Della Torres and leaves behind 3 surviving siblings, Erlinda Morales, Colonel Torres and Eddie Torres and many loving nieces and nephews.

He will always be remembered by his quick wit, his sense of humor, his mission to provide education opportunities to kids and his ability to help anyone and everyone who crossed his path.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to St. Jude’s (www.stjude.org), whose mission is to understand, treat and defeat childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
 
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Maryon Perry Davenport

7/20/2018

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Maryon Perry Davenport went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on July 14, 2018. She was 91 years old.
 
Maryon was born on Long Island, New York on November 14, 1926, later moving to Nova Scotia, Canada at the age of 12. She never could decide which country to call home, but Nova Scotia always held a very special place in her heart.
 
She was predeceased by her husband of 44 years, William Porter Davenport, and her son-in-law, Brian Schaeffer. She is survived by her three children, Leslie Fuentes and her husband Marty, Brenda Schaeffer, and Bill Davenport and wife Joanne. She had 10 grandchildren, Jill (Fuentes) Stephenson, Jacob, Mark, Robyn, Josiah, and Anna Fuentes, Megan and James Schaeffer, and Alanna and Breanna Davenport. She also had 4 great-grandchildren, Melody Schaeffer, and Hope, Patience, and Blessing Stephenson.
 
After earning a BS in nursing, Maryon often boasted of “helping to catch over 100 babies a month” in her job as obstetrical nurse, which she loved. She chose to move to Tucson, Arizona, after picking that place out of a hat with a friend. It was there that the Lord guided her to meet her future husband, Bill. They lived in the western United States while raising their three children, before finally returning to her childhood home of Nova Scotia. After giving her life to Christ, she helped bring each of her children to salvation. Her children were often blessed with her willingness to stay up all hours of the night sorting out their life’s issues, where she would often refer to the pages of Scripture for answers. She later became a Bible Study Fellowship teaching leader for several years and led women’s Bible studies throughout her life wherever she lived. More than anything else she wanted people to know that God loved them. She loved God’s word and shared the precious salvation we can have in Jesus Christ. Maryon loved her family and friends, and hosting family gatherings. She loved paddling her red canoe on a glassy lake, and fitting in as much travel as possible. When Bill retired, they decided to be closer to family and moved to Albuquerque, and then to Deming, New Mexico, where she again led several Bible studies.
 
As Maryon reached the end of her years, she remained kind, caring, and loving toward others. She brightened any room she entered. She was often described as “the one who smiles” by friends and the workers at her retirement home. We like to think that it was the smile of God.
A celebration of life will be held at Bethel Baptist Church, 700 South 8th St., Deming, NM 88030 on Friday, July 20, 2018 at 2pm with Pastor Mason Davis officiating. For those of you who can’t make it, Maryon would want you to know that God loves you and that she hopes to see you in heaven.
 
Gifts in Maryon’s memory may be made to Bible Study Fellowship International (BSF International), or The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Arrangements are with Terrazas Funeral Chapels

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Marilyn L. Leduc

7/17/2018

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MARILYN L. LEDUC, 71, resident of Deming passed away Sunday July 15, 2018 at her home.

A memorial service will be this Sunday, July 22, 2018 at 10:30 in the morning at the First Presbyterian Church with Rose Commodore officiating.  Cremation has taken place at Baca’s Mimbres Crematory.

Marilyn was born May 6, 1947 in Norway, Maine to Russell and Dorothy (Peary) Airth.  She and her husband came to Deming from Maine in 2001 and locally she was a member of First Presbyterian Church.  Marilyn had worked as a cashier in a retail store and loved to play cards and travel.

She is survived by her husband, Charles H. Leduc of Albuquerque; sons, Charles N. Leduc of Deming, Larry L. Brenock-Leduc of Anchorage, AK, Victor L. Leduc of Deming; her half brother, Thomas C. MacKay (Janet) of Winston Salem, NC; and 3 grandchildren, Kaino, Olive, and Finnway Brenock-Leduc.

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Gilmore – Richard, Willis

7/10/2018

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Richard W. Gilmore passed away at his home in Deming on 7/7/2018 from natural causes and the effects of advanced age, he was 94. Richard was born the 9th of 10 children in Altoona, PA on December 3, 1923 to Paul and Zilla Gilmore. At the age of 7 he entered Girard College in Philadelphia, a preparatory school for poor, fatherless boys, where he remained until he was 18. He served in the US 8th Air Force during World War II from 1943-1946, stationed at RAF Framlingham in England.

He moved from Philadelphia to Deming in 1953 where in 1956 he married Betty Frances Jeanes who became his wife of 56 years until her death in 2012. With his brother J. Edward (Eddie), he formed Thunderbird Land Development Corporation. He later formed Richard W. Gilmore Construction, Inc. and over the next 50+ years, built more than 400 homes throughout Deming, Luna County and SW New Mexico. Richard will be remembered by those who knew him as a man of faith and generosity, and as a businessman universally respected for his integrity and character.

His commitment to his community is reflected in his legacy of civic leadership, charitable giving and cultural advocacy. Together with his wife Betty, they touched the lives of many and created a home whose doors were open to all. Richard is survived by his 5 children Robert (Jane), Betty Kaye, Guy (Martha), Donald (Rebecca) and Ann (Robert); 11 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers the family asks that contributions be made to Cancer Support of Deming & Luna County Inc. PO Box 1746, Deming, NM 88031.

A memorial service to celebrate his life and legacy will be held on Friday 7/20 at 11am at the First United Methodist Church, 1020 S. Granite St. in Deming. A luncheon will follow the service at the church. There will be a private burial service for family members at Mountain View Cemetery. Arrangements are with Terrazas Funeral Chapels & Crematory


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Amy Rebecca (Torgenson) Mills

7/10/2018

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AMY REBECCA (TORGENSON) MILLS, 43, resident of Deming passed away Thursday June 28, 2018 at Mimbres Memorial Hospital.
A memorial service will be Saturday July 14, 2018 at 11 o’clock in the morning at The Grand Motor Inn Conference Room.  Cremation has taken place at Baca’s Mimbres Crematory.

Amy was born April 4, 1975 in Santa Ana, California to Don C. Torgenson Jr. and Susan (Johnson) Torgenson.  She has been a resident of Deming since November 2010 having previously lived in Roy, Utah.  In Salt Lake City, Utah Amy was a Certified Nurses Assistant and worked in that area with autistic children.  Locally she had been employed with Kmart and Walmart and most recently was a homemaker.  She loved to collect figurines and trinkets and special things that were of interest to her.

She is survived by her husband, Roger D. Mills of Deming; children, Derik Mills and Madiason Mills of Deming; her mom, Susan Torgenson of Salt Lake City, Utah; brothers, Jeff Torgenson, Wayne Torgenson and his wife Betty; her sister Brenda Kinsey and her husband Daren.  Amy was preceded in death by her father, Don C. Torgenson Jr.
 
 
 
 
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Florence M. Warne

7/9/2018

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Florence M. Warne, 85, Deming resident entered eternal rest Thursday June 28, 2018 at her home.
 
Memorial services were held Monday July 2, 2018 at 10 o’clock in the morning at St. Augustine Anglican Church. Father John Price officiated. An informal celebration of Florence’s life took place at the Deming Estates Recreation Hall following the service beginning at noon. Cremation has been entrusted to Baca’s Mimbres Crematory.
 
Florence was born October 23, 1932 in Ossian, Iowa to Albert Leuenberger and Thersa (Loesh) Leuenberger. At a young age Florence studied the arts of cosmetology and became a beautician. After her career as a beautician she enjoyed other occupations throughout her life. She and her husband, Jerald, moved to Deming in 2004 from Flagstaff, AZ and made this town their home. She was a member of St. Augustine Anglican Church and a member of the Deming estate bible study group. She was a member of a card group and enjoyed her volunteer work at the senior center.
 
Survivors include husband, Jerald Warne of Deming; daughter, Wendy Hill (Russell) of Bremerton, WA; 3 grandchildren, Sean Hill (Anastasia) of Seattle, WA, C.J. Warne (Tracy) of Bloomington, IL, and Christine Hill; 2 great-grandchildren, Savannah and Sophia.
 
She was preceded in death by her parents Albert and Thersa Leuenberger, 2 sons, Wade and Wes Warne.
 
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Judy Ann Garrett

7/5/2018

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Judy Ann Garrett, 71, a longtime resident of Deming, made the journey home to her maker on June 25th. 2018. She loved all sports, and was an avid Dallas Cowboys fan. She enjoyed country western dancing and wore her “trouble” belt proudly.
     She loved frogs, Elvis, Star Trek and enjoyed creatively wrapping Christmas gifts. She received great joy by spending time with her grandkids. She is survived by one brother, Jerry Garrett (Meddy) of Deming; Loving mother to Mike Myers of Hereford, TX, and Mark Walker of Deming; Proud grandmother of Charlotte Speight (Mike) of Richland, WA, Raymond Goodwin Myers (Nancy) of Chicago, IL, Michael Myers (Satessa) of Amarillo, TX, Jason Myers of Las Cruces, Allison Walker of Odessa, TX, Kari Walker Lass of Santa Fe, NM, and Ember Walker of Deming; Three great-grandchildren, Jacob Speight, Taylor Goodwin, and Rozlyn Lass; Aunt to James Garrett (Michelle) of Deming, Laurel Cutting (George) of Las Cruces, and Kara Bower (Troy) of Las Cruces; six great-nieces and nephews; and one great-great-grand-niece.
     She was preceded in death by a brother, Mike Garrett, her father, Alvin Warren “Ike” Garrett and her mother, Kitty Garrett. Per her wishes, cremation has taken place at Terrazas Crematory and a Celebration of Life gathering has taken place with family.
     Arrangements are with Terrazas Funeral Chapels “Trusted Care for the ones you love” ~ 575-546-0070. To send your condolences, visit www.terrazasfuneralchapels.com


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