Ashley Ortega

Ashley Brooke Ortega

February 3rd 1999 - April 18th 2021

Ashley Brooke Ortega, 22, of Farmington, NM, passed away April 18, 2021. Ashley was born in Farmington, NM, February 3rd, 1999 to Vincent Ortega and Patricia (Bates) Moore. She was a kind, free spirited, amazing young woman. Her sense of humor was unmatched, and such a special part of her relationship with her family and friends. Most of all, Ashley was a strong, loving, devoted mother to her two children, Drake and Serenity. Ashley loved life, and lived it to the fullest. She enjoyed dancing, fishing, bird hunting, painting, and spending time with her friends, but most of all, enjoying her family and children. She was incredibly grateful for her job with the Titus & Murphy Law Firm, and was looking forward to furthering her career as a paralegal. Ashley is preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Deborah (Debbie) Bates; paternal grandfather, Ralph Ortega; her Aunt Sonia Ortega; and brother in law, Travis Twilley. Ashley is survived by her children, Drake and Serenity Twilley; their father, Kaleb Twilley; her parents, Vincent Ortega and Patricia Moore; and her siblings: Sean Wells, Justin Moore, Scott Moore, Brittany Johnson, Brian Ortega, Ralph Ortega and Adrian Ortega; her maternal grandfather Ray Bates; Paternal grandmother, Suzanne Beattie; Kaleb’s grandparents, Bill and Connie Twilley; her uncles and aunts: Darla Cantrell, Jimmy Bates (Maxcine), Linda Owen, Chris Ortega, Michele Serna, Jennifer Ortega Johnson, Charlotte Parker (Wade), Elizabeth Prentiss and Simon Beattie; maternal cousins: Eddie Swisher, Jimmy (Kaitie) Cantrell, Lolo Owen, Kaitlyn Bates, Michael Owen, Dillon Blue, Candyce Blue, Garrett Parker, Jayden Bates, and Jimmy Bates; paternal cousins: Joshua Ortega, Kameron Brown, Sammy Brown, Andrew Karsten, Darrell Serna, Isabel Johnson, Brenden Johnson, Ethan Prentiss, and Logan Prentiss, Maternal niece Lacy Johnson; Tina and Reese Tillman; and numerous other extended family and friends. Services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, May 1st at the Sagebrush Church in Farmington NM. Reception Following.