🌱 Deming-raised Hurley mayor and restaurateur Joseph “Ed” Stevens dies at 83

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• Joseph Edward Stevens, 83, a resident of Hurley, NM (grantcountybeat.com) — Deming readers will recognize Joseph “Ed” Stevens as a former Deming Wildcat and 7UP Bottling Company helper who later became a beloved Hurley mayor and restaurateur. Raised in Deming after moving there at age five, he built a long career in beverages and chile products, opened The Patio Restaurant in Hurley, and served three elected terms as mayor. He requested no formal services; friends are invited to remember him in their own way.
   

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Thursday December 18

• Military Discount Day
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