Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Mar 14, 2021

Juan Manuel Mora, age 69, died Sunday, March 14, 2021 at his home in Bunkerville, Nevada surrounded by many family members and loved ones.  He was born October 12, 1951 in Lockney, Texas to Vicente and Marcela Gonzalez Mora.  On November 11, 1972 he married Maria Anita Baeza at The Saint John's Catholic Church In Overton, Nevada. Juan grew...

Mar 13, 2021

Kent Kay Anderson passed away peacefully on March 13, 2021, surrounded by family members, after a long illness due to complications of diabetes and after suffering a stroke.  Kent was born on July 7, 1933 in Enoch, Utah the fifth son of Roland J. and Ellen Chaffin Anderson.  He graduated from Cedar City High School in 1951.  In 1952,...

Mar 11, 2021

Loretta Lina Wollenzien

Born April 11th, 1954 and passed away March 11, 2021 in Orem, Utah.

Survived by a loving husband Ivan and 6 Children, Heidi, Merlin, Anna, Robert, Rick and Wesley and 20 grandchildren.

Lory grew up in Las Vegas as the second child in a family of 7 kids who lost...

Mar 9, 2021

Genevieve Wadsworth Taylor, age 95, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at her daughter’s home in Las Vegas, Nevada.  She was born January 29, 1926 in Wilson Lane, Utah to Daniel Chester and Alta Terrilla Baker Wadsworth.  On November 22, 1943 she married Claude Albert Taylor in Sterling, Idaho.   He preceded her in death on July 15,...

Mar 9, 2021

Levern Pryor

It is with great sadness we share the passing of Levern Pryor after a very short battle with cancer on March 9, 2021 at the age of 78 in Mesquite, Nevada.

Lavern was born in Hallettsville, Texas on May 30, 1942 to Grady and Lenno Judd. She is survived by her partner, Stan...

Mar 8, 2021

Signe Karin Roden, 80, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2021 at her home surrounded by members of her family. She was the wife of Paul Trom Roden, who had preceded her in death in January 2020. They shared fifty-two years of marriage. Born in Stavanger Norway, she was the oldest child of Olav Endresen and Inger Endresen (Hodne)....

Mar 8, 2021

On Monday, March 8, 2021, James (Jim) Ray Cannon, of Bunkerville, Nevada, passed away at the age of 53 in St. George, Utah with his family by his side.He was born on October 24, 1967 to James and Lydia (Aragon) Cannon in Winnemucca, Nevada. Jim spent his childhood going on adventures with friends and siblings around the neighborhood and...

Mar 7, 2021

Denver Allen Veteto, age 81, died Sunday, March 7, 2021 at his home in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born September 9, 1939 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Denver Clifton Veteto and Gladys Oline Minor Veteto.  He married the love of his life, Anna Kauffeld on July 9, 1959 in Indianapolis, IN, she preceded him in death in December, 2016.

Mar 6, 2021

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Coral Ates Otero in the early morning hours of March 6, 2021. Coral was born on September 26, 1994 at 11:12 PM to parents Brent Wayne Burr and Seval Erika Burr. She moved around from Salt Lake City to Southern California before eventually spending most of her teenage...

Feb 28, 2021

James Byron Curtis passed away Sunday February 28th, 2021 in St. George Utah. James was born September 22, 1939 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Thomas James Curtis and Maude Fullmer. He grew up in the California Bay Area and served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in West Germany. After attending Brigham Young...

Feb 27, 2021

Judith (Burns) Martin, age 79, a resident of Mesquite since 2002, died February 27, 2021, following a long illness. She was the youngest of three children born to Earl Burns and Dorothy Smith of Midvale, Utah. Over the course of her life she also lived in Massachusetts, Virginia and North Carolina before settling in Nevada. She retired from the...

Feb 27, 2021

Melvin Richard Keele, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, peacefully returned to his Heavenly Father on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at the age of 90.  He passed away in the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Joan and Delmar Leatham, in Logandale, Nevada. Melvin was born on July 27, 1930 in Emery, Utah.  He was the...

Feb 26, 2021

James Marcus “Mark” “JMark” Fair, age 82, transitioned on Friday, February 26, 2021, at his home in Mesquite, Nevada.  He was born December 3, 1938, in Riverby, Texas to James Carroll and Rachel Lee Newsome Fair.  Mark grew up in Klamath Falls, Oregon. With the certainty that his path led to the United States Navy, he creatively managed to...

Feb 25, 2021

Donna Marie Gill, 54, passed away on February 25, 2021 in Overton, NV. She was born on May 21, 1966 in St. Louis, MO to Jerry Leonard Armstrong and Evelyn Wiggins, and raised by her step-father, Gerald Cain.

Donna loved puzzles and photo editing, and was always writing in her journal. She loved roller skating...

Feb 21, 2021

Mesquite, Nevada- Barbara Legere, age 68, passed away on Sunday, February 21st in St. George, Utah. She was born on February 26, 1952 in Fall River, Massachusetts to Eunice and Fred Lord. She married the love of her life, Joseph Legere on June 25, 1990 in Attleboro, Massachusetts.

Barbara grew up in Fall River, Massachusetts and later...

Feb 21, 2021

Bertha Ione Swindling Smythe, 92, passed away on February 21, 2021 in St. George, UT. Bertha was born on March 6, 1928 in Bismark, ND to Frank P. Joseph Swindling and Bessie May Henderson. In 1934 Bertha, her sister and their mom moved to The Dallas Oregon. Bertha was raised in Oregon with her elder sister, Dorothy Mae Swindling....

Feb 18, 2021

Sandra Fay Allan, 76, passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at her home in Mesquite, NV.  She was born June 22, 1944 in Los Angeles, CA to John Doyle Roche and Tehani Nixon.

Sandra lived most of her life in Southern California.  She worked in finance for a C.P.A. firm, Universal Studios.  Sandra had an “Eye”...

Feb 18, 2021

David Brice Gilbert II, age 76, died Thursday, February 18, 2021 in St. George, Utah.  He was born November 13, 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland to David Brice and Doris Minette Sippel Gilbert.  On December 5, 1970 he married Natalie Mae Jensen in Lakewood, Colorado. David grew up in Baltimore until moving to Old Lakewood, Colorado at the age of...

Feb 16, 2021

On Tuesday, February 16, 2021, Charles Randall “Randy" Brewer, loving husband and father, passed away at age 45, at his home in Mesquite, Nevada. Charles was born October 4, 1975 in Flagstaff, Arizona. His parents are Charles P. Brewer and Danna M. (Brewer) Duncan.

He was raised in North Eastern Arizona and married Maria Duran on June...

Feb 15, 2021

Hugh Scott McPherson, age 60, passed away peacefully in his sleep on February 15, 2021 at his home in Mesquite, NV. He was born on July 7, 1960 to Hugh D. McPherson and Charlotte Marcel Kelly in Tracy, CA. In 2005 he finally had the opportunity to marry his companion, best friend and love of his life, Galan Scott...