Obituary
State’s overdose-death ranking improves
Rank FALLS from second highest to 17thSANTA FE — New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez and the New Mexico Department of Health report that for the third consecutive year, the state’s drug-overdose death rank among states has improved.
Based on a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, New Mexico’s national ranking has improved from the second highest death drug overdose death rate in the United States in 2014 to 17th highest in 2017, the most current available data nationwide.
This is the first time New Mexico has ranked outside the top 15 rankings since the CDC started reporting drug overdose death data in 1999. This comes as drug overdose death rates...
‘Vice’ has trouble distilling its subject but makes salient points
Rating: ««« out of ««««Running Time: 132 minutes
Writer/director Adam McKay may has made a name for himself in the comedy genre with titles like Anchorman and Step Brothers, but over the past couple of years he’s begun to switch gears and tackle more pressing and political issues.
The Big Short (2015) took a biting look at the real estate crisis 10 years ago. His latest, Vice, details the life of Vice President Dick Cheney and effectively critiques his various actions in the White House, displaying how they have a direct correlation to what is going on today.
Narrated by a mysterious suburbanite (Jesse Plemons), the story follows Cheney (Christian Bale) from his time in...
Derryl Anthony Owens
Derryl Anthony Owens, 71, of Gallup, N.M. died Dec. 11, 2018. He was preceded in death by his father Eddie Owens of Los Angeles, Ca.; mother Lily Hawkins Churchill of Los Angeles; and stepmother Cena Owens of Los Angeles. He is survived by his wife Lucy M. Owens of Coyote Canyon, N.M.; brother Mark Churchill; and children Bruce Morgan, Victor Hicks, Tremayne Hicks, Phoebe Hicks, Lucinda Hicks, and Earlene Hicks. Funeral services were held Dec. 18 at Rollie Mortuary, Gallup, N.M.
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Derryl Anthony Owens
Derryl Anthony Owens, 71, of Gallup, N.M. died Dec. 11, 2018. He was preceded in death by his father Eddie Owens of Los Angeles, Ca.; mother Lily Hawkins Churchill of Los Angeles; and stepmother Cena Owens of Los Angeles. He is survived by his wife Lucy M. Owens of Coyote Canyon, N.M.; brother Mark Churchill; and children Bruce Morgan, Victor Hicks, Tremayne Hicks, Phoebe Hicks, Lucinda Hicks, and Earlene Hicks. Funeral services were held Dec. 18 at Rollie Mortuary, Gallup, N.M.
To place an obituary, at no charge, in the Gallup Sun, download form on our obituary page at gallupsun.com or call (505) 722-8994.
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