Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Dec 16, 2008

Eva Jordan

Eva Rogerson Jordan, age 89, died Tuesday, December 16, 2008 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born November 14, 1919 in Ogden, Utah to LeRoy and Pearl Tucker Rogerson. On March 14, 1942 she married Robert Grant Jordan in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She was a retired elementary teacher, having worked for the Ogden City School District...

Dec 14, 2008

Nelda Messer

Nelda Carol Messer, age 68, died Sunday, December 14, 2008 at Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George, Utah. She was born November 26, 1940 in Overton, Nevada. On November 24, 1961 she married Norman Wesley Messer in Overton, Nevada. They had one son and were later divorced.

Nelda lived most of her...

Dec 12, 2008

Ronald Hoyle

Ronald Cullen Hoyle, age 38, died Friday, December 12, 2008 at his home in Logandale, Nevada. He was born July 25, 1970 in Hickory, North Carolina to R.C. and Coleen Parson Hoyle. On June 8, 2007 he married LaNae Doxey in Logandale, Nevada.

Ronald lived most of his life in Newton, North Carolina,...

Dec 9, 2008

Peggy Sorensen

Peggy Lou Sorensen, age 65, died peacefully, Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at her home in Logandale, Nevada. She was born November 25, 1943 in Columbus, Ohio to Henry Maxwell and Dorothy Morgan Backus.

Peggy grew up in Ohio, until as a teenager her family moved to Oregon. A few years later, as a...

Dec 9, 2008

Laurence Richard Vieths

Laurence Richard Vieths, 79 a ten year resident of Mesquite, Nevada passed away peacefully at home with family on December 9, 2008. Larry (aka "The Duke") was born on February 2, 1929 in Flagler, Colorado. He grew up and graduated from high school in Council, Idaho. He met Josephine in Salt Lake City, Utah...

Dec 8, 2008

Art Rudd

George "Art" Arthur Rudd, 78, of Mesquite, Nevada passed away at his home on December 8, 2008. He was born on July 3, 1930 in Salt Lake City, Utah to George and Louie Parry Rudd.

He grew up in Salt Lake City and married Ginger Heusser on November 25, 1949 in Salt Lake...

Dec 8, 2008

Terry Lynn McRoberts

Terry Lynn McRoberts, 59, of Balboa Park, California passed away at her home on December 8, 2008. Terry was born on June 30, 1949 in Balboa Park, California to John and Marjorie Swarberg. She grew up in Huntington Beach, California.

Terry moved to Mesquite in 2002 from Reno, Nevada. She...

Dec 7, 2008

Joe Robison

Joe Ray Robison, age 81, died Sunday, December 7, 2008 at his home in Overton, Nevada. He was born March 6, 1927 in Temple, Oklahoma to Artus John and Verna Irene Robinson. On June 1, 1970 he married Doris Agnes Boever in Elko, Nevada. They later renewed their vows on April 13, 1983 in Wenatchee,...

Nov 19, 2008

Georgia Helen Snow, age 71, of Elsinore, Utah passed away Wednesday, November 19, 2008 in Beaver Dam, Arizona. She was born March 17, 1937 in Olney, Texas to George and Juanita Young Anderson.

Georgia grew up in El Centro, California where she graduated from high school. She married Jay Cheatwood. They raised their family in Lake Tahoe....

Nov 16, 2008

C. Stuart Kale

C. Stuart Kale passed away at his home in Mesquite, Nevada on November 16, 2008 at the age of 69. He was born April 26, 1939 in Bellingham, WA to Elvin and Dorothy (Elder) Kale. He was baptized and confirmed at the Everson Presbyterian Church, Everson, WA. Stuart earned the rank of Eagle Scout...

Nov 15, 2008

Pauline Brummitt

Pauline Georgia Brummitt, 64, passed away on November 15, 2008 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born in Ventura, California to George Paul Dillon and Elva Georgia Purcell on May 11, 1944.

Pauline grew up in Ventura and married Gilbert F. Brummitt on December 7, 1962 in Meiners Oak, California. They raised their family...

Nov 13, 2008

Naina Olive

Naina Vasimata OlivAC., age 71, passed away Thursday, November 13, 2008 in St. George, Utah. She was born July 23, 1937 in Nukunuku, Tonga Tapu to Sione Vaisa MailAC. and Meleane Fusi Latu. Naina was the sixth of twelve children. Naina grew up in Tonga where she met and married Heamasi Kaulave OlivAC. on December...

Nov 11, 2008

Bart Bohn

Barton Lyman Bohn, age 44, died Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at Valley Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born July 14, 1964 in Monticello, Utah to Saun Leroy and Linda Lyman Bohn. Bart lived in McGill, Nevada until moving to Logandale, Nevada in 1983. He graduated from the Lane City School. He was born...

Nov 8, 2008

Flora Simmons

Flora Beth Simmons, age 80, died Saturday, November 8, 2008 peacefully at her home in Moapa, Nevada. She was born August 10, 1928 on the Moapa Indian Reservation to Francis James and Topsy Chappo Swain. She was married to Ross Dee Simmons in Las Vegas, Nevada. He preceded her in death in 1979.

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Nov 4, 2008

Joyce Hatch

Joyce Hatch passed away November 4, 2008 after suffering a heart attack while at Dixie Regional Hospital. The youngest of four children, Joyce was born on May 24, 1940 to Luther and Virginia Anderson in Mint Hill, Missouri.

She is survived by her two sisters, Janette Anderson and Lois Longworth; daughters, Connie Rowley...

Nov 2, 2008

Bruce Hutson Porter passed away quietly at home Saturday November 1st in Mesquite Nevada. Bruce was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on May 22, 1937. He graduated from the University of Utah in June of 1960. Bruce has been preceeded in death by his parents, Robert Baird Porter Jr. and Phyllis Virginia Prater Porter. Bruce is survived by...

Oct 31, 2008

Betty Williams. 83, returned to heaven Friday. October 31. 2008. Betty was born August 17, 1925 in Silver Lake. Kansas to Edward Eckart and Clara Rose Umschied. She married John Williams January 28. 1950 in Yuma. Arizona. Betty moved from California to Highland Manor in Mesquite in 2004.

Raised in Silver Lake. Kansas. Betty moved to Los...

Oct 30, 2008

Doug, Pop, MR. C.

Born April 5th 1937 in Manchester, New Hampshire, to Armand and Dorothy Cook. Left this world October 30th 2008.

Survived by his loving wife Glenna, sons Jeff Cook of SLC, Brad Cook of Denver, daughter Elizabeth (Mike) Heiser of...

Oct 26, 2008

Paul Douglas James

Paul Douglas James, age 69, passed away October 26, 2008 at Dixie Regional Medical Center. He was born April 1, 1939 in Sioux City, Iowa to Claude and Irene (Hodge) James. The family moved to Watertown, South Dakota and he received his education there until he was 17 years old. He joined the Navy...

Oct 26, 2008

Richard Leonard Davis, age 74, passed away in his home in Mesquite, Nevada on October 26, 2008. There will be a graveside service at the Mesquite City Cemetery on October 31, 2008 at 11:00 am. The family invites you to leave a message or memory in our "Memorial Guestbook" at www.virginvalleymortuary.com. Arrangements are under the care of Virgin Valley...