Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Mar 13, 2013

Rexford DeLoy Elton, 76, passed away March 13, 2013 after a short illness. Only two days later his loving wife of 55 years, Gwendolyn Bridges Elton, 72, passed away on March 15, 2013 after a long and courageous battle. Rex was born September 13, 1936 in Palymyra, Utah to Rexford Samuel and Cleo Beck Elton. Gwen was born June...

Mar 11, 2013

Michael O'Donnal Overson, age 67, died Monday, March 11, 2013, after a hard fought battle with cancer, in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born December 1, 1945 in Tempe, Arizona to Ray Emmit and Ila Virgie O'Donnal Overson. On December 2, 1963 he married Glenda Sharon Lott in Las Vegas, NV, they had five children and were later divorced....

Mar 10, 2013

Josephine Oxborrow

Mesquite, Nevada - Josephine Genevieve Fogliani Oxborrow, 98, passed away on March 10, at her home in Mesquite surrounded by her family. Delivered by a midwife, she entered this world on November 27, 1914 in Spring Valley, Nevada. Her parents immigrated to the US from the Italian community of Biasca, Switzerland in the early 1900s...

Mar 10, 2013

Kenny Wayne Arledge

Kenny Wayne Arledge, passed away March 10, 2013 at his home in Mesquite Nevada. He was born on April 24, 1939 in Bloomburg, Texas to Seth Arledge and Gussie Colyer. Kenny graduated from Bloomburg High with a scholarship to play baseball, but instead decided to join the Army to serve his country. Kenny had...

Mar 10, 2013

Leonard Zeedyk, age 82, died Sunday, March 10, 2013 in St. George, Utah. He was born January 7, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois to Frederick and Florence Osher Zeedyk. On August 13, 1954 he married Edna Louise Jorgensen in Kingman, Arizona. They were sealed in the St. George LDS Temple on November 27, 1964. Leonard grew up in Chicago, Illinois....

Mar 9, 2013

Bryan Alan Starnes, age 27, died Saturday, March 9, 2013 in Duluth, Minnesota. He was born March 18, 1985 in West Valley City, Utah to James Patrick and Pauline Birch Starnes. Bryan grew up in Overton, Nevada. He graduated from Moapa Valley High School in 2004. He served an LDS Mission in the New York New York South Mission....

Mar 4, 2013

Roy Simmonds

Roy Morris Simmonds IV, age 45, died March 4, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born February 3, 1968 in Portland, Maine to Roy Morris III and Rita Geisenger. On December 31, 1989 he married Debra Michelle McKenrick in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Roy moved to Las Vegas as a little boy, graduated...

Mar 4, 2013

Lawrence (Larry) Wrick

Mesquite, Nevada - Lawrence Wrick, Age 67, passed away on March 4, 2013 from complications of congestive heart failure in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on June 28, 1945 to Marianne Huebner and George G. Wrick. He married Tracey Nevin in Garden Grove, California on July 17, 1982. He...

Mar 3, 2013

April 2, 1943 - March 3, 2013 Ed Graham passed away at the age of 69, Sunday March 3, 2013 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born April 2, 1943 to Oscar and Kathryn (Kurtz) Graham in Bassett, Nebraska. He married Dale Ross August 14, 1981 in Riverton, Wy. Ed received his elementary education in Bassett, then his family moved...

Mar 2, 2013

Shirley Ann Golden, 61, passed away March 2, 2013 at her home in Mesquite, NV. She was born January 20, 1952 in Phoenix, AZ to JC Kent and Neva Jean Meyers. She married James Golden on June 20, 1970 in Phoenix, AZ. Shirley loved her two pugs Paris and Nicky. She liked camping, fishing, shopping, and getting her hair...

Feb 26, 2013

Robert Roy Johnston, age 95, died Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at his home in Overton, Nevada. He was born on December 4, 1917 in Los Angeles, California to Roy and Zola Frances Joselyn Johnston. He married Julia Cortez on July 27, 1985 in Los Alomitos, California. Robert grew up and lived most of his life in Southern California. He...

Feb 22, 2013

John Wesley Kendall, age 72, died Friday, February 22, 2013 in St. George, Utah. He was born June 25, 1940 in Modesto, California to Ernest Herbert and Mildred Teresa Gillespie Kendall. On January 4, 1962 he married Judy Ann Willey in Las Vegas, Nevada. John grew up in Turlock, California. He moved to Long Beach for High School and...

Feb 17, 2013

Dr. Eve R. Wirth of Mesquite, Nevada passed away February 17, 2013 at Mesa View Hospital in Mesquite. Eve was born June 1, 1930 in New York City, New York. Eve was raised in New York and resided in Long Island, New York before moving to Mesquite in 1996. Eve attended William Cullen Bryant High School, obtained her A.A....

Feb 14, 2013

Mesquite, NV- Gilbert Leo McDonald, 79, passed away February 14, 2013 at his residence. He was born October 4, 1933 in Denver, CO to James Leo McDonald and Vera Longcier. He married Judy Nichols on June 17, 1962 in Arvada, CO. Gilbert served our nation in the Korean War in the Army. He also volunteered with the Arvada Fire...

Feb 10, 2013

James Patrick Kelley, age 78, died Monday, February 10, 2013 at his home in Overton, Nevada. He was born September 16, 1934 in South Bend, Indiana to George Edward and Margaret Kip Kelley. In 1964 he married Mary Lou Warner Kelley. James grew up and attended grade school in Elkhart, Indiana, Los Alamos, New Mexico and Colon, Michigan. He...

Feb 8, 2013

Belva LaRue McDonald Schrock, age 78, died Friday, February 8, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born August 28, 1934 in Las Vegas, Nevada to John Alexander and Adaline Minerva Pearson McDonald.. She married Ralph Edward Schrock on May 29, 1964 in Las Vegas, Nevada. They were sealed in the Oakland Temple. He preceded her in death on...

Feb 7, 2013

Diana Jean Walker, age 65, died Thursday, February 7, 2013 in Bunkerville, Nevada. She was born March 2, 1947 in San Bernadino, California to Cameron and Florence Evelyn Thomas Petrie. On September 23, 1967 she married Patrick "Pat" O'Neal Walker in Muskoy, California. Diana grew up in Southern California. She started her young family in Las Vegas, Nevada before...

Jan 29, 2013

Mesquite, Nevada - VIDA HUGHES CURRY, 90, passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at the home where she was born and where she was married in Mesquite. She was born April 22, 1922 to Charles Arthur and Orilla Luella Leavitt Hughes and married Edd Houston Curry in front of the home's beautiful fireplace on August 26, 1944.

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Jan 28, 2013

Mesquite, Nevada- Joe Brady, age 73, passed away Monday, January 28, 2013 at his Mesquite residence. He was born January 2, 1940 in Rifle, Colorado to Horace Brady and Rebecca Gross Brady. He married Ricki Walcher on November 4, 1961 in Canyon City, Colorado. Joe was an incredible man, husband, father, rancher, golfer and 4H winner. He served our...

Jan 26, 2013

Our beautiful blue-eyed Nana, a sincere, wonderful and loving spirit, quietly left her tired body and completed her life's journey on January 26, 2013 in Mesquite, Nevada.

Lillie came into this world on June 25, 1925 at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City to Marco and Selma Grow. Her birth was both a blessing as well as...