Muriel Vinzant Loughridge
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Muriel Vinzant Loughridge

  • November 11, 2011
  • Albuquerque, New Mexico
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“Aunt Muriel will surely be missed, she was a kind and wonderful woman, who was loved by all that had the joy of meeting her. There is a story that...Read More » ”
1 of 8 | Posted by: Eric Hoffpauir - San Antonio, TX

“Please accept my heartfelt sympathies at this time of your loss and know that you are all in my thoughts and prayers. I am so sorry for your loss. ”
2 of 8 | Posted by: Randy Sever - Rio Rancho, NM

“Bruce and family, We are so sorry to hear of your loss. We understand how hard of a time this is and want you to know we are praying for strength...Read More » ”
3 of 8 | Posted by: Sarrah, Sandra and Samantha Dorr - NM

“Grandma or "Grama" as her great-granddaughter called her was a remarkable person. I have so many wonder and cherishable memories of my time with her....Read More » ”
4 of 8 | Posted by: Brian William Loughridge - NM

“Thank you for all the good times at your home in Albuquerque and Chama. We shall miss you. ”
5 of 8 | Posted by: J R and Pat Hoffpauir - TX

“So sorry to hear of your mother passing, Dick and Cherry. ”
6 of 8 | Posted by: Dick and Cherry Hart - NM

“Dear Bruce and Family, I'm sorry for your loss. Our Mothers are so very special that it hurts to lose them so much. We all have to know thay are...Read More » ”
7 of 8 | Posted by: Fred Gardner - Albuquerque, NM

“On behalf of the French Family of Companies, we express our deepest condolences. ”
8 of 8 | Posted by: Trinity Montoya - Albuquerque, NM


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LOUGHRIDGE - Muriel Vinzant Loughridge, 95, passed away Friday evening, November 11, 2011, from complications of pneumonia. She was born November 28, 1915 in Groesbeck, Texas to Bessie and William Alford Vinzant. She married James A. Loughridge on December 26, 1940. James Loughridge was with the US Army Corps of Engineers. They lived in Washington DC, Las Animas, CO, Santa Fe, NM and El Paso, TX before settling in Albuquerque. While in Albuquerque, she served as a volunteer for the Veteran's Hospital from 1963 through 1966. She was a charter member of the Professional Engineer Wives Club from 1946 until 1971. She volunteered with the Assistance League, was a charter member of St. John's United Methodist Church, the Mayor's Office on Aging committee, the Albuquerque Council of Governments and the Voluntary Action Center board of directors. Mrs. Loughridge was very passionate about her volunteer work with the American Red Cross where she served for 37 years. She began her Red Cross service in Santa Fe in 1943. After moving to Albuquerque, she was appointed to the ARC Western field office advisory council for three years and to the board at the Mid-Rio Grande Chapter for 18 years. She was named the first annual Centennial Roll Call Volunteer for the year. She later received the Clara Barton Volunteer awarded for Meritorious Volunteer Leadership in 1982. She is preceded in death by her parents, Bessie Wright Vinzant and William Alford Vinzant; her husband, James A. Loughridge; and her sister, Noretta Wright. She is survived by her son, Bruce W. Loughridge and wife, Lesle N. Loughridge of Albuquerque, NM, and her daughter, Deborah L. Dent and husband, Rodney W. Dent of Athens, TX. Her four grandchildren include Melanie Dent of Weatherford, TX, Brian Loughridge and wife, Cherokee of Albuquerque, NM, Loren Dent of Brooklyn, NY and David Loughridge of Santa Fe, NM. Her three great- grandchildren are Makayla Loughridge, Aiden Loughridge and Tanner Loughridge, also of Albuquerque, NM. Her surviving sister, Doris Hoffpauir, currently resides in Center Point, TX. Services will be private for the immediate family in Groesbeck, Texas at her request.