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HEADLEY -- KENNETH NOEL (KEN) December 24, 1937 May 5, 2012 Age 74, passed away peacefully at the home of his wife in Albuquerque after a prolonged battle with Parkinson's Disease. He was born December 24, 1937 in Roswell, New Mexico to Joseph Burton Headley and Johanna Theodora Headley. Ken was raised in Roswell and attended Military School in Florida. He later attended the University of New Mexico and completed a degree in Geology. Ken returned to Roswell and married Barbara Ann Reyes. In 1972, five years before the birth of their son Peter, they moved to the East Mountain area outside of Albuquerque. The birth of their daughter, Dolores (Lori), followed soon after in 1980. Ken was an avid gun collector, marksman and hunter. Perhaps most at home on horseback in the remote New Mexico wilderness, he shared with his children all of the treasures that he discovered camping, hunting and while working as a land surveyor throughout the state. Ken and Barbara resided in Tijeras until her death in June of 2000 at age 52. Ken shared the last ten years of his life with Rachel Martinez-Headley. The two were newly weds, married in August of 2011. He was a beloved father and husband who will be greatly missed by all. He is survived by his children Peter Headley and Dolores (Lori) Headley; his wife Rachel Martinez-Headley and children Debbie Elliott, Elizabeth Stump, Lydia Phillips, George Martinez and numerous grandchildren. Services will take place at The Southwest Church at 4515 Isleta Blvd SW in Albuquerque at 10:00am, the burial will follow immediately at the Headley family plot located at 21 Headley Road in Tijeras, New Mexico 87059 on Saturday, May 19, 2012. Please visit www.riversidefunerals.com to the sign Mr. Headley's online guest register. Arrangements by: Riverside Funeral Home of Albuquerque 225 San Mateo Blvd. NE 764-9663
        Published on: Wed May 16, 2012