Rosary will be recited at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, followed by the funeral Mass, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Marfa. Alpine Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.Mrs. Alvarado was born Jan. 9, 1937, and lived all but a few years in Marfa. She spent many years teaching math, Spanish, English as a second language and Catholic catechism. She was a devout Catholic and an active member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church.

“She loved her town and the people in it, and there are few who do not know her name,” said her family. “It was through her gracious actions that her faith shown through most spectacularly. A person’s needs were her call to act, and she always answered. Her courage and devotion to helping her fellow neighbor enabled her to touch the lives of each of her students, her friends, the community and her family. For her children, there was no limit to the lengths she would go to provide for them. For her friends, there were no number of miles she would not travel to see them. And for all of us, there are not enough words to describe the amount of concern she felt for us all. The legacy she leaves behind is one of extraordinary love. ”Survivors include her husband Pablo, sons Pablo and Frank, granddaughters Amy and Michaela, siblings Armando, Agueda and Linda, and numerous nieces and nephews. Alpine Avalanche 16 Dec 2008

Paul Walter "Red" Baker, 48, of Amarillo died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Jim Fox officiating. Arrangements are by Griggs-Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 S. Bell St. Red was born July 2, 1960, in Marfa and had been an Amarillo resident since 1983. He worked for Anderson Merchandising for 10 years. He was preceded in death by his mother, his grandparents and a nephew. Survivors include his father, Albert Gerald Baker of Amarillo; a son, Darrell Wayne Baker of Amarillo; a brother, Albert Baker of Amarillo; and two nieces, Bobbie Baker and family and Teresa Leach and family. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 17, 2008

EL PASO, Nov. 5 AP—William Neadom Burson. 36-ycar-old WPA engineer of Marfa, died in a hotel here Friday of peritonitis. His  body was sent the same day to Marfa where funeral services were hold at 1 p. m. Saturday, Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Marie Burson and a brother, Glenn Burson of Lubbock Big Spring Herald Nov 6, 1938