Obituaries

LYNDA (HOSAC) JUDD May 27, 1950 – Nov. 19, 2022

Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, Lynda (Hosac) Judd, devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, returned suddenly to her heavenly home surrounded by her loving family.

Lynda was greeted in heaven by her daughter Rebecca (Becca) Watkins (d. Feb 6, 2022), son-in-law Trent Johnson, niece Deanna Call, and her parents.

Lynda was born May 27,1950 in Oakland, CA, to Les and Elnora Hosac.

She is survived by her husband Robert “Bob” Judd, daughter Jennifer (Scott) Newman of Los Alamos, NM, daughter Tysa (Steve) Royce of Sandy, UT, daughter Tara Johnson (Rob Read More

JAMES W. CABBELL, SR. March 6, 1931 – June 19, 2022

James (Jim) W. Cabbell, Sr., of Amarillo, Texas passed peacefully in his home from this life and on to his eternal home Sunday, June 19, 2022. He was mentally sound and lived a long, full and happy life for 91+ years. He had no regrets and did not fear death. He faithfully cared for his wife, Jo Helen, who had Alzheimer’s for 17 years before she passed in December 2021.

A memorial and celebration of life service will be held 11 a.m., Friday June 24, Southwest Church of Christ, 4515 Cornell St., Amarillo, Texas.  Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home. Read More

ARDITH MCFARLAND Jan. 27, 2022 – Aug. 28, 2022

Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, our beloved Mother, Ardith McFarland, quietly passed away in her sleep.

She had celebrated her 100th birthday Jan. 27, 2022.

Her whole life was her family. She and her late husband, Ralph McFarland, celebrated 57 years of marriage. Ardith is survived by two children Richard McFarland (Dixie) and wife Myrna. Daughter Cherryl Mingo and husband Denny, 3 Grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Ardith and Ralph moved to Los Alamos, in 1957 from Denver, Colorado. The lived in Los Alamos until their retirement in 1982, at which Read More

KENT GRIMMETT BUDGE March 31, 1962 – Nov. 10, 2022

Kent Grimmett Budge passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 10, at the age of 60 due to complications from a car crash. Although he died far from his home in Los Alamos, New Mexico, he was fortunate to be surrounded by family when he passed. We appreciate the wonderful care that he received from the highly skilled doctors and nurses at the Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah.

Kent was born on March 31, 1962, in Las Vegas, Nevada, to Ezra Charles Budge and Janet Grimmett Budge. He had an unusually keen intellect and unbounded curiosity. Read More

JERRY J. DICK May 12, 1942 – Nov. 18, 2022

Jerry was born May 12, 1942, in Langdon, North Dakota into a Mennonite wheat farming family.

At age 13, he and his family moved to Dallas, Oregon. He attended Oregon State University, earning a BA in Physics, and then attended Brown University for one year.

He joined the Episcopal Church and in 1964 participated in sit-in protests against segregation at lunch counters in St. Augustine, Florida.

He met his future wife Helen Wong while a summer student at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, Livermore. He then attended Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley Read More

JOHN CARROLL ELDER Sept. 16, 1936 – Nov. 19, 2022

John Carroll Elder passed away peacefully on November 19, 2022, after experiencing a series of strokes.

He is survived by his son Jay Elder, brothers James Elder and Robert Elder, nieces Debra Elder and Tara Shively, nephews David Elder, Michael Elder, Samuel Elder, Scot Elder, and Stephen Elder, and many (Great-) Grandnieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents Walter and Johanna Tolk Elder, his wife Jean McClintic Elder, and his sisters Mary Elder and Laura Pogue.

John was born in Amarillo, Texas on September 16, 1936. His family Read More

RANDY PHILLIPS March 6, 1952 – Nov. 5, 2022

Randy Phillips a previously long time resident of Los Alamos passed away while living in Mexico.

He is survived by his wife Carrie, sons, Wade and Ryan and grandchildren, Duke and Miette, along with other family members.

He had many friends and will be greatly missed.

Private family services have been held.

Randy Phillips March 6, 1952 – Nov. 5, 2022. Courtesy photo Read More

PATTY LOU HARPER March 21, 1930 – Nov. 3, 2022

Patty Lou Harper passed away peacefully Nov. 3, 2022 at the age of 92 in Albuquerque, N.M.

She was born March 21, 1930, in Hebron, Nebraska to Fred and Mabel Lugenbeel.

Patty grew up in Corvallis, Oregon after her family relocated there when she was a young child. As a teenager, she worked in the kitchen at her parents’ restaurant and bar. After graduating from Corvallis High School, she enrolled at Oregon State University, where she met her future husband Paul Harper.

Patty and Paul were married Dec. 17, 1948. After graduating from Oregon State, Paul accepted Read More

ELIZABETH ALICE (WILES) KATZ Nov. 14, 1939 – Nov. 6, 2022

Elizabeth Alice (Wiles) Katz – alternatively known as Betty, Beth, Betsy, or GG – passed away Nov. 6, 2022 at her home surrounded by family and her devoted caregiver Ingrid Baez.

She was born November 14, 1939 in Watertown, MA.

On Betty’s desk a plaque declares, “I am silently correcting your grammar” – so please read on knowing she would aggressively redline everything below (and probably is at this very moment).

Betty worked from an early age, including a teenage stint operating an elevator at a department store in Read More

ROY WHITE JR. Sept. 28, 1936 – Nov. 2, 2022

Roy White Jr. was born in Houston, Texas Sept. 28, 1936 to Roy and Evelyn White.

He was an only child. His family moved to Chama, New Mexico in 1946 because of his father’s failing health. Roy went to school in Chama as his family was building a summer home on the Brazos River. 

During this time, Roy had a lot of new adventures. He rode in the Chama Rodeo and had the privilege of being bucked off by a calf. He was always proud of that! He also rode the Cumbres-Toltec railroad to Osier one winter and skied back to Chama. While living in Chama, Roy rode his horse 8 miles each Read More