Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Aug 28, 2012

Stanley Clark Williams of Mesquite, Nevada passed away at home Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at the age of 93 with family and friends at his bedside.

He was born and raised in Detroit Michigan, he was one of eight children. He was a carpenter by trade and a veteran. Stan and wife Hazel, married in 1939. He...

Aug 24, 2012

Thomas "Doug" Marion Douglas, 76 passed away August 24, 2012, at his home in Mesquite, NV. He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on January 31, 1936, to Orville Douglas and Ruby Chambers. He married Glenda Ann Houston on June 13, 1954 in Nevada, Missouri.

Thomas graduated from Miami, Oklahoma High School and then attended college at...

Aug 19, 2012

Lamar Glen Campbell of Mesquite, NV passed away peacefully with family by his side on August 18, 2012. He was born November 24, 1928 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Melvin and Ivy Campbell. On December 11, 1948 he married Patricia Robinson.

He is survived by his loving wife and four children; Jamison (Leslie), Dru (Anton), Paula...

Aug 16, 2012

Jean Tober, age 75, died Friday, August 16, 2012 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born September 9, 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio to Nicholas and Ida Hanna.

Jean lived in several different places throughout her lifetime, but chose to spend her last 8 years in Mesquite, Nevada. It was in Mesquite that she found a great love for...

Aug 14, 2012

Mary Beth Piper, age 76, died Tuesday, August 14, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born March 21, 1936 in Rifle, Colorado to Hayden and Mamie Henry Jones. She married Carl T. Piper June 13, 1956 in Leadville, Colorado. Mary Beth grew up in Rifle, Colorado and graduated from Rifle Union High School in the class of 1954....

Aug 12, 2012

Paul Asher Robbins, age 90, died Sunday, August 12, 2012 peacefully in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born January 28, 1922 in Clayville, Virginia to Thomas and Nina Bellows Robbins. On December 1, 1945 he married Charlotte Mary Whartnaby in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Paul grew up in Buckingham, PA. He served in the US Navy during WWII on a minesweeper ship...

Aug 11, 2012

Georgia Butcher

Georgia Frandsen Butcher, born June 26, 1940 to George Howard and Delta Fletcher in Junction, Utah. At approximately nine months of age, her family moved to McGill, Nevada. The oldest of two children, her brother Harvey came seven years after her. Georgia attended grade school in McGill and high school in Ely, NV. At twenty...

Aug 11, 2012

Virginia Kellar, age 46, died August 11, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born February 8, 1966 in Detroit, Michigan to Clarence Herbert and Betty Lou Estes Kellar. Virginia grew up in Frasier and Detroit, Michigan. She has lived in Moapa for the last eighteen years. She enjoyed playing cards, reading, listening to music and serving in the...

Aug 10, 2012

Jackson H. Chamberlain, age 85, passed away at his home due to brain tumors, on Friday, August 10, 2012, in Mesquite, NV. Jack was born April 26, 1927 to Orson and Josie Hallett Chamberlain in Robertson, WY. On July 17, 1969, he married Ruth Burgener in Heber City, UT.

Jack's family moved to Fort Bridger, WY when...

Aug 9, 2012

Edwin T. Case passed away on August 9, 2012 in St. George, Utah. He was born July 7,1920 in Ashland, Kentucky. He was the only child of Edwin Hallock Case and Maude Webb. Ed remembered his mother reading to him often in his youth which helped developed his interest in books and guided his career choices. He graduated from...

Aug 8, 2012

Janet Kay Anderson peacefully passed away on August 8, 2012 at her home in Overton, Nevada after a gallant battle with cancer. The daughter of Okey Clifford and Esther Florence Williams Burgess, she grew up in Hialeah, Florida and raised her family in Miami. In 1973 she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada where she later met her husband Glen...

Aug 7, 2012

Joseph Niedzielski

Joseph Augustus Niedzielski, age 62, died Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at his home in Moapa, Nevada. He was born February 17, 1950 in Iowa to Marcell Adam and Florence Lillard Niedzielski. Joe grew up in Wesley, Iowa where he graduated from Corwith - Wesley High School in 1968. He served in the US Air Force...

Aug 7, 2012

Joseph Augustus Niedzielski, age 62, died Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at his home in Moapa, Nevada. He was born February 17, 1950 in Iowa to Marcell Adam and Florence Lillard Niedzielski. Joe grew up in Wesley, Iowa where he graduated from Corwith - Wesley High School in 1968. He served in the US Air Force during the Vietnam Conflict....

Aug 6, 2012

Eleijah Alexander Gomez-Anzaldo, age 1hour and 6 minutes, died August 6, 2012 at Mesa View Hospital in Mesquite, NV. Eleijah was born Tuesday, August 6, 2012 at 3:26 p.m. at Mesa View Hospital to Reanna Margaret Cheney and David Gomez-Anzaldo.

Eleijah Alexander was taken to heaven an hour and six minutes after he was born. His parents,...

Aug 4, 2012

Bunkerville, Nevada - Kirk Edward Brotherson, 70, passed away Saturday, August 4, 2012 at his home in Bunkerville, Nevada after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born October 26, 1941 in Castle Dale, Utah to William Napier Brotherson, Jr. and Karen Beth Cox. He married Linda Gail Blackham on August 7, 1964 in Manti, Utah.

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Aug 2, 2012

Russell Samson

Russell David Samson passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 2, 2012. He was born January 16, 1949 to the late Warren Bushhead and the late Christina Samson Meyers, raised by the late Herbert Ward Meyers. Russell lived most of his life on Moapa Paiute Indian Reservation. He served on the Moapa Tribal Council, Indian Education...

Jul 18, 2012

Dani Jo Fox, age 30, and her son, Zachary David age 3, both passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2012 from injuries sustained in an auto accident outside Las Vegas, Nevada. Dani was born October 12, 1981 in Winslow, Arizona to David Van and Peggy Ranae Miller Palmer. On December 10, 2004 she married Cody Isaac Fox in the St....

Jul 18, 2012

Dani Jo Fox, age 30, and her son, Zachary David age 3, both passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2012 from injuries sustained in an auto accident outside Las Vegas, Nevada. Dani was born October 12, 1981 in Winslow, Arizona to David Van and Peggy Ranae Miller Palmer. On December 10, 2004 she married Cody Isaac Fox in the St....

Jul 15, 2012

Vance Albert, 76, husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2012 at home in Mesquite, NV. Vance was born February 5, 1936 in Castle Gate, Utah to Edwin and Grace Albert. Then later married Leslie Kim Albert. Vance retired from Kennecott Copper Mine after many years of service. He will always be remembered working in...

Jul 14, 2012

Sylveria"Sylvia" Huerta, age 88, died Saturday, July 14, 2012 at her home in Logandale, Nevada. She was born May 21, 1924 in La Isla, Texas to Manuel and Josephina Nunez Zubia. On April 10, 1972 she married Anastacio Huerta in Overton, Nevada. They were then sealed in the Las Vegas Temple on January 21, 1995. He preceded her in...