Funeral Homes in Taos, NM

Facts about the city

• Taos has been featured in films like: Terminator Salvation (2009).
• Some of the notable people born here have been: Rebecca Vigil-Giron (politician), Ruthanna Hopper (actor and author), Mia Stallard (actor), Shaw Hawkins Burrows (cinematographer), Mark Potts (film director and film producer), Tyler Peck (actor), and Frank James Lockwood (actor).

Taos /ˈtaʊs/ is a town in Taos County in the north-central region of New Mexico in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, incorporated in 1934. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,716. Other nearby communities include Ranchos de Taos, Cañon, Taos Canyon, Ranchitos, El Prado, and Arroyo Seco. The town is close to Taos Pueblo, the Native American village and tribe from which it takes its name.Taos is the county seat of Taos County. The English name Taos derives from the native Taos language meaning "place of red willows".Taos is the principal city of the Taos, NM Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Taos County.

Taos Obituaries

It was reported by Cincinnati Enquirer and Cincinnati Post on July 1st, 2021 that Donald Rumsfeld passed away in Taos, New Mexico.  Rumsfeld was 88 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Donald's life.

It was disclosed by The Rio Grande Sun on November 19th, 2020 that Penelope miss Gregory died in Taos, New Mexico.  Gregory was 75 years old and was born in Detroit Lakes, MN.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Penelope miss's life.

It was written by North Platte Telegraph on October 13th, 2020 that Beatrice Estrada (Ortega) died in North Platte, Nebraska.  Ms. Estrada was 87 years old and was born in Taos, NM.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Beatrice's life.

It was noted by Ashland Daily Tidings on July 24th, 2020 that Alice True Weaver (Wooten) passed on in Oregon.  Ms. Weaver was 93 years old and was born in Taos, NM.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Alice True's life.

It was revealed on December 19th, 2019 that Eugenio Edmundo Lujan died in Round Rock, Texas.  Lujan was 82 years old and was born in TAOS, NM.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Eugenio Edmundo's life.

It was noted by The Rio Grande Sun on June 20th, 2019 that Maria Rosalita Duran (Voigt) died in Taos, New Mexico.  Ms. Duran was 70 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Maria Rosalita's life.

It was reported on January 2nd, 2019 that Avis Ann Vermilye (Crowe) passed away in Taos, New Mexico.  Ms. Vermilye was 80 years old and was born in Dallas, TX.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Avis Ann's life.

It was written by East Oregonian on October 30th, 2018 that William "Bill" Lamb passed away in Hermiston, Oregon.  Lamb was 89 years old and was born in Taos, NM.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor William "Bill"'s life.

It was noted by The Rio Grande Sun on November 23rd, 2017 that Evangeline Quintana (Gallegos) passed on in Taos, New Mexico.  Ms. Quintana was 84 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Evangeline's life.

It was disclosed by Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier on January 29th, 2017 that Stephen Murtagh Peterson passed on in Taos, New Mexico.  Peterson was 79 years old and was born in Waterloo, IA.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Stephen Murtagh's life.

History

Beginning in 1899, art began to settle in Taos and created the "Taos Society of Artists". Juan Bautista de Anza, governor of the Province of New Mexico, Mexico of New Mexico, led a successful punitive expedition in 1779 against the Comanches. H. The title was based on a book by Tomie de Paola and was narrated by Harold Littlebird (born 1951). Other tourism attractions are the homes of Kit Carson, Governor Charles Bent, and Mabel Dodge Luhan, along with the Rio Grande Gorge and Taos Ski Valley.

The official website for the city of Taos is https://www.taosgov.com/.