Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary
Lois (Cooper) Dubrock
Jan 22, 2022
Lois Dubrock, age 94, died Saturday, January 22, 2022 at her son’s home in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born June 7, 1927 in Silas, Alabama to John Robert and Flossie Euphenia McManus Cooper. On April 27, 1946 she married Phillip Earl Rogers in Lucedale, Mississippi. They had one son that they raised in many places throughout the US...
Carlos Manzanares
Jan 21, 2022
Carlos Manzanares, 53, passed away on January 21, 2022 in Mesquite, NV after a short battle with COVID-19. Carlos was born on June 20, 1968 in Salt Lake City, UT to Ramon and Dolores Manzanares. He was one of five children. Carlos met Shellie Hartwell who became his best friend and the love of his life. They were married...
Lowell Steven Potter
Jan 20, 2022
Lowell Steven Potter, 76, passed away January 20, 2022 at home surrounded by his family. He was born August 14, 1945 in Mesquite, NV to Steven Orville Potter and Marell (Reber) Potter. He married Nova Jean (Jeanie) Hamilton on August 30, 1974, and they were later sealed for time and eternity in the St. George LDS Temple. Lowell was...
Paul Gurney Johnson
Jan 19, 2022
Paul Gurney Johnson, age 45, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada after a valiant year-long battle with lung cancer. He was born May 10, 1976, in Las Vegas, NV to Charles William and Eleanor Law Johnson. On November 28, 1998 he was married and sealed for eternity to Charlene...
Karen Rae (Simonsen) Smith
Jan 16, 2022
Karen Rae Simonsen Smith left us for her heavenly home January 16th, 2022, to join 2 of her siblings (Bonnie & Archie Simonsen), her parents Max and Iona Simonsen, and 3 angel great grand-babies.
Karen was born June 21, 1952 in Murray UT. Being one of six children Karen was raised in a home full of love,...
Judy (Russell) Kuhn
Jan 15, 2022
Judy Russell Kuhn, 73, passed away on January 15, 2022 in Mesquite, NV. Judy was born on January 11, 1949 in Tyronza, AR to Wilburn Russell and Mildred Raines. She married Lewis Edward Kuhn on November 11, 1977 in Jacksonville, AR.
Judy sought to share her witness of her Saviour with everyone she met. She would often...
Mary Frances (Williamson) Long
Jan 14, 2022
Mary Frances Williamson Long, 83, passed away on January 14, 2022 in Logandale, NV. Mary was born on June 20, 1938 in Ada, OK to Ewell Leslie Williamson and Eddie Perry. She was raised in Oklahoma surrounded by a large family and race horses. Her family later moved to Salinas, CA where she gave birth to her three children,...
Samuel Reed Cornwell
Jan 13, 2022
Samuel Reed Cornwell, 82, passed away on January 13, 2022 in Mesquite, NV. Reed was born on January 14, 1940 in Montpelier, ID to Vistana Cornwell. He married Betty Louise Gower in Ogden, UT on July 31, 1959. Reed worked for Ogden City Parks and Recreation for many years, operating snow-plows during the winter. He loved fishing and hunting....
Jerry Haworth
Jan 13, 2022
Jerry Haworth passed away peacefully January 13, 2022 at his home in Henderson, Nevada from thyroid and lung cancer. Throughout the last 8 years he suffered with heart problems, prostate, lung, and thyroid cancers. He was always patient, kind, and full of gratitude every day for his caregivers, family, and friends. His last months were difficult; however, he was...
Gary Ray Kuzara
Jan 11, 2022
Gary Ray Kuzara, age 67, died Tuesday, January 11, 2022 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born April 21, 1954 in Denver, Colorado to Frank Allen and Marie Patricia Peduzzi Kuzara. On October 21, 1997 he married Cindy Lee Capps in Ogden, Utah.
Gary grew up in Colorado and California. His family returned to Denver where he graduated...
Leonard Ralph Dumph
Jan 10, 2022
Leonard (Len) Ralph Dumph, age 74, died suddenly on Monday, January 10, 2022 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born November 8, 1947 in Gilman, Colorado to Ivan Lon and Joy Mary Marfitano Dumph. He was the youngest of four children growing up in Red Cliff, Colorado, a small community in the mountains by Vail. When he was to enter...
Bonnie Sholes
Jan 9, 2022
On Sunday, January 9, 2022, Bonnie Sholes, a loving mother of three, passed away peacefully, at the age of 79, at her home in Bunkerville, Nevada. She was born September 24, 1942 and graduated from South High in Salt Lake City.
Bonnie was a kind, compassionate and caring person who thought of others first. She was an...
Edward Dale Newman
Jan 2, 2022
Edward “Ed” Dale Newman went home to his Lord and Savior January 2, 2022 in Mesquite, Nevada.
He was born April 22, 1958 in Los Angeles, California to Dale Newman and Diane (Gutierrez) Mora. He married his soulmate Kimberly Newman in Mesquite, Nevada June 1, 2018.
Ed was a great student. His love of music...
Franklin Gene Beard
Jan 2, 2022
Franklin Gene Beard
Franklin “Gene” Beard passed peacefully the afternoon of Sunday, January 2, 2022, at age 75 after a brief time in hospice care.
A Vietnam veteran, Gene did four tours from 1960 to 1968 as a U.S. Navy E6 Petty Officer First Class Engineman (EN) on the USS Kemper...
Elwyn F Adams
Jan 2, 2022
Elwyn F Adams, 87, passed away peacefully at his home in Logandale Nevada on January 2, 2022. He was born January 30, 1934 in Overton, Nevada to Louis and Lillian Frehner Adams. On May 21, 1960 he married Verla Ann Gubler in the St. George LDS temple. Elwyn grew up in Logandale, learning to work hard at a young...
Delores Middleton
2022
Delores “Dee” Mae Middleton, 90 years young, went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 12, 2022 in Overton, NV. She loved studying the Word of God, gardening and caring for her roses, and being with her family and friends and rejoicing in the Lord. She was a great chef and baker. Everyone loved her cooking. Her...
Billie Van De Vanter
2022
Billie Kay Van De Vanter, age 68, died Thursday, February 3, 2022 at his home in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born July 6, 1953 in Fillmore, Utah to George Evan and Vada Williams Van De Vanter . On April 29, 1996 he married Sheila Marie Maxfield in Fillmore, Utah.
Billie lived most of his life in Delta,...
Carol Marie (Reck) Beager
Dec 29, 2021
We sorrowfully announce the passing of Carol Marie (Reck) Beager, 74, of Ely, Nevada. She faded away in the comfort of her Mesquite home on December 29, 2021, surrounded by her family.
Carol was born on December 3, 1947 in Ely, Nevada to James N. Reck and Helen (Pastorino) Reck. She graduated White Pine High School in...
Patrick Fullmer
Dec 29, 2021
This cowboy passed away December 29, 2021 at the age of 71. His young childhood was spent on a farm in Idaho before his family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada to try the hospitality and wedding chapel industry. He spent most of his career as a general contractor in Las Vegas. His cowboy boots and hat represented his cowboy...
William "Kirk" Sessions
Dec 28, 2021
William “Kirk” Sessions, age 51, returned home to his family in Heaven on Monday, December 28, 2021 in St. George, Utah following a battle with cancer. He was surrounded by family and friends. He was born March 20, 1970 in St. George, Utah to William “Bill” Sessions and Gloria “Kay” Bundy Sessions. He was raised in Henderson and Bunkerville,...
