Leroy Spotted Eagle

Leroy Spotted Eagle

Leroy Spotted Eagle, age 61, died Wednesday, August 31, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born January 30, 1950 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Raymond and Belinda Lopez Anderson. On February 9, 1971 he married Lucy Ibanez in Las Vegas. Leroy grew up in Las Vegas, graduating from Rancho High School. He served in the US Marine Corps during Vietnam, then moved back to Las Vegas. He raised his family as part of the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe, with the Moapa Paiute Tribe and later in Snow Mountain in the foothills of Mt. Charleston. He worked for 25 years with the Centel Telephone Company. He later worked as a Federal Police Officer. He enjoyed coaching youth football, and helped to start the Warrior Football Program in the Moapa Valley. He was a respected spiritual leader for the Paiute Nation. He loved going to Pow Wow, the Traditional Indian Dances and old ways. Survivors include his wife, Lucy of Las Vegas; two sons, Chris of Las Vegas; Lance (Jamie) of Moapa, NV; five grandchildren; two brothers and one sister: LaMar (Claudina) Anderson of Kaibab, AZ; Gregory (Shannon) Anderson of St. George, UT and Linda Linero of Las Vegas, NV. Visitation will be Saturday, September 3, 2011 from 3 - 5 p.m. at Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St., Las Vegas, NV. Funeral services will be Sunday, September 4, 2011 at 4:30 p.m. at the Moapa LDS Chapel. A Traditional Indian Sing will follow the funeral services at the Moapa Indian Tribal Building with interment at sunrise in the Moapa Indian Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Moapa Valley Mortuary, 702 398-3600. Friends and family are invited to sign our online guest book at www.moapavalleymortuary.com