Obituaries
Ellanette Nelson
Jul 21, 2022
On July 21, 2022, Ellanette Nelson, who went by Ellane, passed away unexpectedly in Crested Butte, Colorado while with her family. Ellane was born in Otis, New Mexico to Elmer Sr. and Eva Brown in 1963. She graduated from Bloomfield High School in 1981 and attended San Juan College in Farmington, New Mexico. In March of 1982, she married Johnny...
Frances Lynn Braff
Jul 20, 2022
Frances Lynn Braff (80), of Farmington, NM, passed peacefully from this life on July 20, 2022. Frances was born February 25, 1942, to parents Lloyd & Ruth Braff in Chicago, IL. Fran grew up in Chicago, Detroit, Dallas, and Southern California. The family returned to Dallas in 1958, where she graduated from Bryan Adams High School in 1960. She attended...
Tillie Jaquez
Jul 20, 2022
Tillie Jaquez
Tillie passed away peacefully at home on July 19, 2022, surrounded by loved ones. She was born April 30, 1931, in Gallina, NM to Serigo and Adelina Chacón. She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Pete in 2015, her parents, her granddaughter Jennifer Barnett, sister Eufemia Jaquez, and her brother Joe Chacón....
Jimmy Lee Waybourn
Jul 17, 2022
Jimmy Lee Waybourn - Obituary
Aztec - Our loving husband, father, and grandfather went to be with our Lord on Sunday, July 17, 2022. Jim Waybourn, 93, was born on August 3rd, 1928, in Caverna, Missouri, to William David and Maud Esther Waybourn. He was the sixth of nine children in the family.
Jim grew up in Oklahoma and...
Harold Norman "Norm" Faver
Jul 16, 2022
Norman Faver of Aztec NM passed away peacefully surrounded by his family to be greeted at the pearly gates by the lord’s open arms on July 16, 2022, at San Juan Regional Hospital in Farmington NM.
Norman was born in Phoenix, AZ on February 9, 1941, to Marilyn and Albert Faver. He is preceded in death by his parents, in-laws...
Brett Colton Fine
Jul 14, 2022
On Thursday, July 14th, 2022, Brett Colton Fine, 43, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Brett was born on September 23, 1978, in El Paso, Texas to Keith and Mary Ann Fine. Although he lived in a few places, Farmington had been his home since 1990. He graduated from Aztec High School in 1997 and...
George Edward Horvath
Jul 14, 2022
George Edward Horvath was born in Mentmore, New Mexico October 3, 1932. George was one of eight children born to John and Lillie Mae Horvath.
George started school in Farmington, New Mexico. After moving to Breen, Colorado he attended Pleasant View School. He completed high school at Duragno High School. Following graduation, George enlisted in the Air Force, retiring...
Lois Mae Douglass
Jul 10, 2022
We are heartbroken to announce the death of our Mother, Lois Mae Douglass (nee Dover). She passed away at the age of 87 on July 10, 2022 surrounded by family and friends.
Lois was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on November 29, 1935 to Clayton and Marie Dover. She married Gerald Wayne "Jerry" Douglass on March 19, 1955 and they...
Lenda Gail Hine
Jul 9, 2022
Long-time La Plata county resident Lenda Gail Hine passed away on July 9, 2022, and will be greatly missed by all who knew her. She was born July 27, 1947, in Durango, Colorado where she spent most of her life. Her greatest joy was spending time with her family and friends and reminiscing about fun times. Lenda is survived by...
Mary Inez Caston
Jul 9, 2022
MARY "INEZ" CASTON
Mary Inez Caston went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, July 9,
2022. She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Henry Caston. They
had four children. She was also preceded in death by her daddy and mother, Elmer
and Treaty Cole, her sister, Irene Monk,...
Fabian Alfonso Tarwater
Jul 7, 2022
Fabian Tarwater born October 18, 2020 was called to Heaven July 07, 2022. Fabian is survived in life by his parents Charlien and Orlando Johnson. Brother's Achilles, Ernesto, Angel Tarwater, sister's Analeigh Ulibarri, and Lanesa Johnson.
Fabian is also survived by Grandparents Jeanette Vigil and Humberto Almedia. Great grandparent's pat and Rafeal Almeida, uncle Carlos Almeida, Aunt's Vicky,...
Dona Lee Kerr
Jul 7, 2022
Dona L. Kerr, age 79, resident of Farmington, NM passed away Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Farmington, NM. Dona was born January 15, 1943, in Marysville, Mi to parents Donald Kerr and Leona Nixon. Dona was a veteran of the US Navy where she achieved officer rank. She earned a master's degree from Eastern Michigan University and completed many additional...
Samantha Eve Farmer
Jul 7, 2022
Samantha Eve Farmer, 39, brilliant programmer, beloved partner, and proud transgender woman, died on July 7, 2022.
Samantha was an adamant atheist. She never believed in any afterlife or religion, but she believed in other important things.
Sam believed that the code she wrote, at work and at home, was art. She believed that every technical problem...
David William Hamilton
Jul 7, 2022
The Hamilton family is currently working on an Obituary. Please come back for more information.
Barbara Williams
Jul 6, 2022
Barbara Lynn Williams passed away Wednesday evening, July 6, 2022, after a long struggle with COPD.
Though Barbara was practically a lifelong resident of Farmington, she was born in Springer, New Mexico, on April 1, 1952. Her parents, Eugene, and Annie Alyce Telford Williams owned a drugstore there. The family moved to Farmington in 1955 after the Springer Drug...
Edwin Glover
Jul 6, 2022
Edwin Glover, 89, of Farmington, NM, passed away July 6, 2022, in Farmington, NM. Edwin was born to parents Edwin and Nettie Glover on June 20, 1933, in Durango, CO. He grew up on the ranch in Vallecito, CO, doing ranching, fishing, and hunting. As an adult he came to Farmington, NM and started Glover Communications and ran it with...
Louise Dan
Jun 30, 2022
Services for Louise Dan will be held Tuesday July 5th, 2022 at 12:00pm located at Farmington Funeral Home.
Michael Kahokuolani
Jun 30, 2022
Michael "Big Mike" Kahokuolani, 60, of Bloomfield, NM, peacefully passed away on June 30th surrounded by loved ones, after a difficult battle with renal disease.
Big Mike was born on June 13th, 1962 to Junius and Olivia Kahokuolani, in Detroit, Michigan. Mike was one of eight children born to his parents.
Mike spent his younger years "playing outside, like...
