Las Cruces New Mexico

Harmon, H.D. – Obituary

Baker City, Baker County, Oregon H.D. Harmon, 71, of Baker City, died Jan. 29, 2005, at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise from lymphoma bone cancer. At his request, there will be no service. H.D. Harmon was born on May 28, 1933, at Las Cruces, N.M. He was raised at Marfa, Texas, and various places throughout New Mexico. He worked all of his life building roads and doing heavy construction. He had been an Oregon resident for more than 40 years. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him. Survivors include his wife of 27 years, Norma … Read more

Biography of Estevan Ochoa

Estevan Ochoa was a New Mexican by birth. In his early youth he went to Kansas City, where he obtained employment and acquired a fair knowledge of the English language. He started in business on his own account at Mesilla, New Mexico. He made a success of the enterprise, and thereafter started a number of branch stores in both New Mexico and Arizona. The firm of Tully & Ochoa, of which he was a member, was one of the largest mercantile establishments in Tucson. In Bourke’s “On the Border with Crook” is an account of his visit to Tucson, in … Read more

Manso Indians

Manso Indians. Located about Mesilla Valley, in the vicinity of the present Las Cruces, N. Mex. The mission of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de los Mansos was founded among them but none of the native names of their villages are known.

Byram, Kenneth L. – Obituary

Kenneth L. Byram, 1309 Thomas Dr., Las Cruces, New Mexico, passed away Sunday. He was a retired school teacher, a member of Lanesboro Masonic Lodge, and a veteran of WWI. Survivors: wife, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Byram, Las Cruces, sons, Kenneth Byram, Mankato, Minn., Howard Byram, Chicago, Ill., Russell Byram, Cherry Point, GA. Corp, Kery Byram, U.S. Marine Corp, Theron Byram, Doren Byram, both of Las Cruces; daughters, Mrs. Margarita Bostrom, Omaha, Neb., Ruth Elaine Byram, Las Cruces, sister, Mrs. Hollis Herndon, Tracy, Calif. Arrangements pending with Harding-Orr & McDaniel Montana Ave. The El Paso Times, March 21, 1972 Contributed by: … Read more