Deaths

• Alice Pinkston
• Vernon Long
• Pete Espinosa
• Margaret Mego

Alice Pinkston

GRANTS — Funeral Mass for Alice Pinkston, 89, will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27 at St. Vivian Catholic Church in Milan. Very Rev. Alberto Avella will officiate. Burial will follow in Grants Memorial park. A rosary will be recited 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26 at St. Vivian Catholic Church.

Pinkston died Oct. 23, 2007 in Albuquerque. She was born Nov. 30, 1917 in Colorado.

She and her son were the owners of Pinkston Day and Night in Milan since 1957.

Survivors include her son, Howard Pinkston of Grants; brothers, Vince James of Denver, John James of Poncha Springs, Colo., Joe James of Casper, Wyo., Jimmy James of Grand Junction, Colo., Fred James of Sun City West, Ariz.; sisters, Lorraine Alfonso of Trinidad, Colo., Mitzi Staples of Milan, Rosalie Spicola of Denver; three grandchildren.

Pinkston was preceded in death by her husband, F.L. Pinkston; parents, Dominic and Rose James; daughter, Sherry Braun; brother, Ralph James; sister, Josephine Gettings.

Pallbearers will be Andrew Pinkston, Phillip Pinkston, Stephen Pinkston, Willie Jones, Aaron Dean, Phil Danzel.

Vernon Long

ROCKSPRINGS — Services are pending for Vernon Max Long, 40.

Long died on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007. He was born March 16, 1967 in Gallup.

A family meeting will be 7 p.m. today, Oct. 26 at Rocksprings Chapter House.

Pete Espinosa

SOCCORO — Services are pending for Pete C. Espinosa, 86.

Espinosa died Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007 in Socorro. He was born May 29, 1921 in Navajo.

Margaret Mego

STEAMBOAT, ARIZ. — Funeral services for Margaret Tabaha Mego, 84, will be 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27 at the St. Michaels Catholic Church in St. Michaels. Father Gilbert Schneider, OFM, will officiate. Burial will be in the family plot, Steamboat. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at 9 a.m.

Mego died Oct. 22, 2007 in Gallup. She was born Jan. 20, 1923 in Steamboat into the Coyote Pass People Clan for the Bitter Water People Clan.

She attended St. Michaels Indian School. Her hobbies included rug weaving and she was a traditional Navajo medicine person.

Survivors include her sons, Kee Bernard Mego of Riverside, Calif., Chester Mego of Fort Defiance; daughters, Evelyn Shay of Ganado, Joann Mego of Red Lake; 27 grandchildren; 46 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren.

Mego was preceded in death by son, Edward Mego; mother, Nasbah Tsinniginnie; husband, John H. Mego.

Pallbearers will be Brian Mego, Cedric Tenekio, Jonathan Tenekio, Derick Tenekio, Andrew Begay, Johnny Begay.

The family will receive relatives and friends at the family residence in Steamboat, following services.

Silver Creek Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.