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Deaths
Jerry Baca
GRANTS — Funeral Mass for Jerry Baca Jr.,
82, will be 10 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 9, St. Teresa of Avella Catholic
Church. Burial will be Thursday, at Grants Memorial Park. A rosary
will be recited 7 p.m., tonight, Sept. 8, at St. Teresa of Avella
Catholic Church.
Baca died Sept. 6, 2008, in Grants. He was born
Jan. 25, 1926, in Grants.
Baca was retired from the U.S. Postal System
as Postal Supervisor. He was a veteran of the U.S. Armed Services.
Survivors include his wife, Lola Chavez Baca
of Grants; son, Juan D. Baca of Ridgecrest, Calif.; daughters,
Barbara Creggar of Grants, Judy Baca of Las Vegas, Nev.; sisters,
Eloisa Baca of Albuquerque, Lydia Vigil of Victorville, Calif.;
three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild.
Baca was preceded in death by his parents, Jeronimo
Baca, Elviria Baca; sons, Richard Baca, Leroy Baca; brothers,
Gabe Baca, Felix Baca, Henry Baca.
Pallbearers will be Christopher Cregger, Cory
Creggar, Joseph Baca, Jacob Baca, Joey Baca, Eddie Trujillo.
Go to www.compassionmortuary.com to send condolences.
Compassion Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Timothy Billy
MANUELITO — Funeral services for Timothy
Kenneth Billy, 38, will be 10 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 9, at Rollie
Mortuary. The Rev. Andrew Begay will officiate. Burial will be
in family land, Manuelito.
Billy died Sept. 3, 2008, in Gallup. He was
born May 6, 1970, in Gallup, into the Towering House People Clan
for the Bitter Water People Clan.
Billy was self employed and was a home builder
and an artist. Billy worked all over in Arizona, Colorado, Utah
and New Mexico. He was an avid Dallas Cowboys fan.
Survivors include his son, Nathaniel Billy of
Sanders; daughters, Patricia Billy of Tse Bonito, Leticia Billy
of Tse Bonito, Shantell Billy of Sanders; father, Kenneth Billy
of Manuelito; brothers, Ronald Chee of Costa Vista, Calif., Daniel
Bill of Manuelito, Kevin Billy of Manuelito, Darrick Billy of
Manuelito; sisters, Darlene Adakai of Manuelito, Debra Billy of
Manuelito, Lethia Bickel of Manuelito, Esther Jean Billy of Belen.
Billy was preceded in death by his mother, Betty
Rose Billy; brother, Darrell K. Billy.
Pallbearers will be Reggie Joe, Reggie Mitchell,
Daniel Billy Jr., Troy Billy, Preston Adakai, Tilford Brown, Nelbert
Joe.
The family will receive relatives and friends
at Manuelito Chapter House.
Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Dwayne Chavez
GALLUP — Services are pending for Dwayne
Chavez, 34.
Chavez died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008, in Phoenix.
He was born Feb. 21, 1974, in Albuquerque.
Contact Rollie Mortuary for rosary information
which will be on Tuesday.
Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Vincent Pena
GRANTS — Services for Vincent Pena, 38,
will be 10 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 9, at Compassion Mortuary. Burial
will be in Grants Memorial Park. The Rev. Connie Archuleta will
officiate. Visitation will be 1-5 p.m., today, Sept. 8, at Compassion
Mortuary.
Pena died Sept. 4, 2008, in Grants. He was born
Aug. 21, 1970, in Springerville.
Survivors include his wife, Cecelia “CeCe”
Pena of Grants; children, Vincent “Chente” Pena, Paul
Pena, Rebecca Pena, Mattew Chacon, Michael Paul Chacon, Eli Garcia,
all of Grants; sisters, Janice Trujillo of Grants, Barbara Pena-Carter
of Jonesborough, Tenn., Vikki Ulibarri of Sparks, Nev.; brother,
Billy Pena of Grants; grandmother, Martha Chavez of Albuquerque.
Pena was preceded in death by his parents, Edward
Pena, Isidorita Chavez Pena.
Pallbearers will be Dion Pena, Fabian Gonzales,
Manuel Garcia, David Pena, Joseph Griego, Edward Ulibarri.
Go to www.compassionmortuary.com to send condolences.
Compassion Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Dorothy Thigpen
GRANTS — Funeral Mass for Dorothy J. Thigpen,
83, will be 1 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 10, at St. Teresa of Avilla
Catholic Church. Burial will be Thursday, Sept. 11, in Aztec.
A rosary will be recited 7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 9, at the St.
Teresa of Avella Catholic Church.
Thigpen died Sept. 7, 2008, in Grants. She was
born Oct. 22, 1924, in Aztec.
Survivors include her husband, Wilber Thigpen
of Grants; daughter, Cecilia Methvin of Grants; two grandchildren.
Thigpen was preceded in death by her parents,
Angus Kennedy, Wilma Fisher Kennedy; brother, John Kennedy; sister,
Jean Mobley.
Pallbearers will be Ronnie Methvin, Jim Ray,
Jay Mobley, Scotty Thigpen, Brian Kennedy, Sean Kennedy.
Go to www.compassionmortuary.com to send condolences.
Compassion Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Tony Vandever
PREWITT — Services are pending for Tony
Vandever, 76.
Vandever died Sept. 5, 2008, in Grants. He was
born March 19, 1927, into the Tachini People Clan.
Go to www.compassionmortuary.com to send condolences.
Compassion Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
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