Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

May 5, 2011

Thelma Norris, 97 years old, of Mesquite, NV, entered Heaven on May 5, 2011 at the Highland Manor in Mesquite where she had been living since December 2010.

Thelma was born Thelma Louise Colledge, the second daughter of Harry and Maude Colledge, in Cleveland, OH on March 19, 1914. She spent part of her childhood in Cleveland...

May 4, 2011

Ronald Morgan Waters, age 85, died Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at his home in Logandale, Nevada. He was born September 21, 1925 in Beaver, Utah to Charles William and Myrtle Evelyn Morgan Waters. On September 8, 1946 he married Retta Decker in Las Vegas, Nevada. They were sealed on February 27, 1965 in the St. George LDS temple. Ronald...

Apr 20, 2011

Eleanor Nielson

Eleanor Fay Nielson, 77, passed away April 20, 2011 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born September 13, 1933 in the Virgin Valley area to David Arthur and Gertha Barnum Linge . On August 13, 1950 she married Louis Darnae Nielson in Leamington, Utah. They raised their family in Kanosh, Utah and in 1963 moved to...

Apr 20, 2011

Mary Truman Stratton, age 83, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born November 23, 1927 in Cedar City, Utah to William Jonathan and Marcia Simkins Truman. On December 22, 1951 she married Lloyd Wiltbank Stratton in Enterprise, Utah. On December 10, 1960 they were sealed in the St. George Temple. Mary grew up...

Apr 14, 2011

Grady Ralston Lovelady of Mesquite, NV was born on October 19, 1934 in El Paso, TX, and died on April 14, 2011 at the age of 76 in Las Vegas, NV.

He was a journeyman, welder, mechanic and plumber, and could fix anything. He was a good soccer player and loved coaching women's soccer, which he did...

Apr 11, 2011

Gregory Alan Smith, age 60, died Monday, April 11, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born February 12, 1951 in Long Beach, California. His parents were Gilbert Burnham and Carol Ailene Shelton Smith. On September 10, 1994 he married Jeannette Gail "Gini" Silk in Helendale, California. Greg grew up in Long Beach. He lived for a short time...

Apr 8, 2011

Denise Reinhart

Denise Louise Reinhart, born November 1, 1966 in Glendale, California, passed away in her home on April 8, 2011 at age 44.

She grew up in San Juan Capistrano, California until 12 years old , then lived in Las Vegas for several years. In June 2008, she and her fiancAC., Robin Sand moved...

Apr 6, 2011

Wilma Hope Baldwin, age 95, died peacefully, April 6, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born October 15, 1915 in Lyman, Utah to David John and Hazel Dell Allen Callahan. On April 4, 1937 she married Adrian Que Baldwin in Wayne County, Utah. On August 19, 1960 they were sealed in the Los Angeles Temple. He preceded her...

Apr 4, 2011

Linda Lyman Bohn, age 79, died Monday April 4, 2011 in Saint George, Utah. She was born October 23, 1931 in Cortez, CO to Lynn F and Hazel Irene Bowen Lyman. On April 27, 1957 she married Saun L. Bohn in the Manti LDS Temple in Manti, UT. Linda was raised in Blanding, Utah where she loved to explore...

Apr 2, 2011

Neal Hearley Williams Jr., age 68, died Saturday April 2, 2011 at his home in Overton, Nevada. He was born June 7, 1942 in Annapolis, MD, to Lula Gay and Neal Hearley Williams originally of Hacker Valley, West Virginia. Neal, also known by family and friends as "Nick", or "1040" spent most of his adult life in Montgomery County,...

Apr 2, 2011

Colonel (Ret.) Hugh Meglone Milton III

Colonel (Ret.) Hugh Meglone Milton III, 77, passed away April 2, 2011 at his home in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born on January 19, 1934 in Las Cruces, New Mexico to Major General (Ret.) Hugh Meglone Milton II and Josephine Baldwin Milton.

Colonel Milton received a B.S. degree from...

Apr 2, 2011

Julie Anne Kirk, age 45, died Saturday, April 2, 2011 peacefully at her home in Logandale, Nevada. She was born February 27, 1966 in Palo Alto, California to Lawrence Glenn and Joye Carpenter Handy. On January 17, 1987 she married Malcolm Glenn Kirk in Las Vegas, Nevada. They were sealed on August 24, 1996 in the Las Vegas LDS...

Mar 22, 2011

Joy LaVonne Castle, 73, of Mesquite, NV, died Tuesday, March 22 at Highland Manor in Mesquite. She was born on May 24, 1937, in Columbus, OH to Lenna and Ralph Chase. She is survived by her brother Jerry (Jackie) Chase, sister Sharon Rutkowski, daughters Bobbi Richardson, Cyndi (Marko) Malinen, son Brian (Tara) Richardson, and 5 grandchildren. Joy was preceded...

Mar 19, 2011

Guy Gentry Whitmore age 74, died Saturday, March 19, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born September 30, 1936 in St. George, Utah to Roxton and Adella Gentry Whitmore the youngest of and the last survivor of 12 children and the only one born in a hospital. On March 11, 1961 he married Rosetta "Rose" Atwood in Las...

Mar 11, 2011

Paul Santos

Paul Santos passed away Friday, March 11, 2011 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born in the Philippines on November 30, 1934 to Paulino Santos, Sr. and Baldomera Ismael Santos. He grew up in Negros Island with five sisters and six brothers.

As a teenager, Paul played the trombone in his band, The Sea...

Mar 10, 2011

Darlene Gentry, age 77, died Thursday, March 10, 2011 at her home in Overton, Nevada. She was born February 18, 1934 in Malad, Idaho to Walter Charles and Ella M. Briggs Archibald. On March 11, 1955 she married David Orlando Dimick in the Idaho Falls Temple. They had five children and were later divorced. On November 25, 1977 she...

Feb 26, 2011

Marion Ruth Doxey, age 71, died Saturday, February 26, 2011 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born August 4, 1939 in Salmon, Idaho to Marion Montrose and Alta Ursula Radmall Pontius. On August 9, 1957 she married Steve Emersen Stephens in the Salt Lake Temple. They had four children and were later divorced. On March 1, 1968 she married Gordon...

Feb 22, 2011

Kathryn H. Ricci

Katie passed away suddenly February 22, 2011 due to complications from surgery. She was born April 5, 1926 in Kanab, Utah. Her parents were Franklin and Flora Heaton.

Katie married Albert Ricci Jr., living in Salt Lake City, Utah, and later divorced. She relocated to Mesquite, Nevada in 1994.

She...

Feb 22, 2011

David A. Kelley

David Allen Kelley, age 64, Died Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at his home in Overton, Nevada. He was born May 6, 1946 in Sturgis, Michigan to George Edward and Margaret Kip Kelley. David grew up in Marshal, Michigan. He worked as an engineer in a Hydro Aluminum Plant in Portal Michigan for many years...

Feb 20, 2011

My Friend, My Sweetheart, My Hero, Jay Allen May, age 72, died Sunday, February 20, 2011 in St. George, Utah. He was born December 27, 1938 in Oak City, Utah to Richard Morgan May and Eunice Mae Anderson. On December 19, 1964 he married Elma Jean Alldredge in the St. George LDS Temple. Jay grew up in Delta, Utah...