Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

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...

Feb 18, 2011

Wesley Don Adams, age 61, of Logandale, Nevada, passed from our presence on Friday, February 18, 2011 in Salt Lake City, Utah from complications due to treatment for cancer in the liver. He was born June 27, 1949 in Vernal, Utah to Donald Lee and Lois Brady. On February 20, 1977 he married Elizabeth Anna Beckwith in Las Vegas,...

Feb 17, 2011

Virginia Rice, age 77, died Thursday, Friday 17, 2011 in St. George, Utah. She was born February 19, 1933 in Mesa, Arizona to Rollie and Ruby Collins Drorbaugh. On March 7, 1953 she married Henry "Hank" A. Rice in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He preceded her in death on February 16, 1998. She grew up in Mesa, Arizona. In...

Feb 7, 2011

Vera Mae Woods

Vera Mae Lee Woods passed away at home on February 7, 2011. She was born on April 13, 1929 in St. Thomas, NV to John Amasa and Maude Reber Lee. She was raised in Mesquite and has lived here most of her life. She married Charles Hale Woods on November 15, 1947 in Las...

Feb 6, 2011

Boyd V Applegate, age 59, died Sunday, February 6, 2011 at the VA Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada after a valiant battle with Leukemia. He was born July 20, 1951 in Milford, Utah to Lyle D and Jewell Doreen Couch Applegate. On January 22, 1972 he married Christine Florence Myers in Milford, Utah. They were sealed on February 23,...

Feb 5, 2011

Candace Jensen Brown Candace Jensen Brown, 60, left this earthly life on February 5, 2011, after a courageous battle with cancer, with her loving husband at her side. She was born on May 18, 1950 in St George, UT to Omer K. Jensen and Zona Russell Jensen. She had a wonderful childhood with her three siblings, Courtney, Eric, and...

Feb 2, 2011

James Donald Dodd

James Donald Dodd, born February 19, 1951, passed away February 2, 2011 and returned home to the Lord after a brief battle with cancer.

He was born and raised in Bastrop, LA before moving to Mesquite, NV in 2008, where he was a member of the First Baptist Church of Mesquite where...

Feb 2, 2011

E. Gay Knuteson

E. Gay Knuteson, 69, passed away peacefully in her sleep Wednesday, February 2, 2011.

She was preceded in death by her father Ward Carroll; her mother and stepfather Don and Nola Dippel and her brother Nordell Caroll.

She is survived by her husband Owen Ray Knuteson; her four children Ward...

Feb 2, 2011

Leslie Hinton, age 81, died Wednesday, February 2, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born April 15, 1929 in Hurricane, Utah to John Leslie and Ruth Milne Fawcett Hinton. On August 22, 1950 he married Patricia Jean Harris in the St. George LDS Temple. She preceded him in death on February 26, 2008. Leslie grew up in Hurricane....

Jan 28, 2011

Bill Wunsche

William August "Bill" Wunsche, age 76, passed away Friday, January 28, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born February 21, 1934 in Detroit, Michigan to Walter William and Marie Louise Schlager Wunsche. On November 3, 1957 he married Jean Ann Boik in Detroit, Michigan. She preceded him in death on June 28, 1995. Bill...

Jan 28, 2011

Eugene "Gene" Richison

Eugene V. "Gene" Richison, 88, was born in C-Tree, Oklahoma on July 6, 1922 and died at his home in Mesquite, Nevada of natural causes on January 28, 2011.

Gene proudly served his country in the U.S. 7th Cavalry in the Philippines in WWII, earning the Purple Heart and Bronze Star Medals....

Jan 25, 2011

Nancy J. Jannasch

Nancy J. Jannasch, age 67, passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at Southern Hills Hospital in Las Vegas where doctors and nurses fought to save her life. Nancy was born May 7, 1943 in South Bend, Indiana to Maxwell and Gertrude Marks Huff. After high school she moved to Chicago, married and had...

Jan 25, 2011

Bill Fairchild

William Ray "Bill" Fairchild, age 62, died Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at his home in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born January 2, 1949 in Iowa to Raymond Arthur and Thelma Louise Fairchild. On April 4, 1970 he married Julie Stein in Boulder, Colorado. They had two children, were married for 17 years and then divorced....