Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Apr 20, 2024

Thomas Edward “Ted” Deakin, 85, passed away in his home on April 20, 2024 in Moapa, NV. Ted was born on December 13, 1938 in Wayne, PA to Paul Edward Deakin and Ann Moore. Ted was raised in Portland, OR, and at eighteen, was recommended to join the military. He joined the United States Air Force 1957 where he...

Apr 19, 2024

Jeanae Gibson, 61, passed away on April 19, 2024 in Las Vegas, NV. She was born on February 25, 1963 in Richmond, CA to Monte Sobrero and Ferol Gibson.

She grew up in El Sobrante, Ca.

Attended Pinole Valley High School Attended/Graduated from BYU Hawaii and George Washington University with a degree in Education. Jeanae,...

Apr 15, 2024

Tracey Lynn Thornton, 70, was reunited with her sweetheart on April 15th, 2024. Tracey was born on January 28th, 1954 in Las Vegas, NV, to George Burton Whitney and Shirley Mae McClure. Tracey grew up in Las Vegas, along with one brother, Mac. Graduating from Valley High School in 1972. With a beauty queen mother, Tracey was crowned Miss...

Apr 13, 2024

Sharon Lee Turnstrom, 74, passed away on April 13, 2024 in Overton, NV after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Sharon was born on February 21, 1950 in Warsaw, NY to Charles R. Barber and Phyllis E. Coffee. Sharon’s family moved often, following her father as he worked on building railroads through western New York. They eventually settled in...

Apr 11, 2024

Dale George Hunt, aged 86, peacefully passed away on April 11, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born on April 6, 1938, in St. George, Utah, to Ferlin Hunt and Verda Peterson. On December 27, 1977, he married his sweetheart Linda Stokes in the St. George Utah Temple.

Dale spent the first half of his life...

Apr 10, 2024

Michael Stanton Ellison, age 66, died Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at his home in Overton, Nevada.  He was born November 21, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois to Murrell and Shirley Fuqua Ellison.  On April 14, 1989 he married Theresa Jan Meadows in Austin, Texas.

Michael grew up in Chicago, but his family spent much of their time down...

Apr 6, 2024

Russell Graham Firmage, 81, passed away on April 6, 2024 in Overton, NV. Russell was born on May 4, 1942 in Provo, UT to Faye Graham and William Raddon Firmage. He married his high school sweetheart, Jessie Lynne Sundwall, on November 20, 1959 in Orem, UT. Russell and Jessie shared a singular focus on family. They always wanted to...

Mar 25, 2024

Julia Garduno Solis, 72, passed away on March 25, 2024, in Logandale, NV. Julia was born on February 16, 2024 in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico on February 16, 1952. She married Santiago Rual Carranco; he proceeded her in death.

A visitation~rosary will be held Saturday, March 30, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Moapa Valley Mortuary,...

Mar 21, 2024

Samuel Gary Evans, 81, passed away on March 21, 2024 in Logandale, NV. Gary was born on December 24, 1942 in Salt Lake City, UT to Lucille Gifford and Samuel Osborne Evans. His family later moved to Hatch, UT where Gary developed a love for all things outdoors. He would often say that school interfered with hunting, camping and...

Mar 19, 2024

Dennis Lamont Vance, 80, passed away on March 19, 2024 in St. George, UT.   He was born on November 24, 1943 in La Crosse, WI to Joel Vance and Margaret Fitting.   He was married to Jeanne Filner.  They had three children but were later separated.  His companion for the last thirty years has been Ganise Mitchell Satterwhite.

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Mar 17, 2024

Alane Bonnie Doyle, 73, passed away on March 17, 2024 in Stansbury Park, UT. Bonnie was born on November 24, 1950 in Los Angeles, CA to Jean Lovey Levendusky and Vern Carstensen. She worked on motion pictures as a production coordinator, and loved her time working there. She was on the job when she met Patrick Michael “Mike” Doyle,...

Mar 17, 2024

Deborah Ann Tom, 71, passed away on March 17, 2024 in Reno, Nevada. Deborah was born on July 30, 1952 on Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada to James Love and Violet Rose Mike. She moved to Utah as a youth to live with member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As a youth,...

Mar 11, 2024

Evotia Annie Tuiteleleapaga, age 79, died Monday, March 11, 2024 in Logandale, Nevada.  She was born March 3, 1945 in Pago Pago, American Samoa to Maiava Aimalefoa and Tumua Matu’u Toleafoa. On April 10, 1965 she married Teofilo Nikolao Tuiteleleapaga in San Diego, California.

Evotia lived in American Samoa until at the age of six her family...

Mar 5, 2024

“Smiley” Catherine Frances Arnold, 62, passed away in her home in Moapa, Nevada on March 5, 2024. Smiley was born on May 18, 1961 in Honolulu, HI to Donald Allan Szymczak and Donna Jean Waugh.

Smiley was loving, forgiving, and had a spicy personality that made everyone laugh. She was well known for her delicious baking skills....

Feb 25, 2024

Caroline Perkins Reber, age 94, of Logandale, NV, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 25, 2024 in St George, UT, surrounded by loved ones. Caroline was born in Overton on October 13, 1929 to Anthony Perkins and Effie (Huntsman) Perkins. Caroline was married and sealed to Gerald “Slick” Reber on February 27, 1952 in the St. George, UT Temple....

Feb 20, 2024

"Kelly"

Robert “Kelly” Gene Kelly, age 88, died February 20, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  He was born October 2, 1935 in Fort Worth, Texas to Clarence Kelly and Eady Ore.  He married Betty Jean Ward. Together they had one son, Adam.

Kelly grew up in Dallas, Texas.  As a young man he learned the...

Feb 8, 2024

Shannon Orville Steele, age 67, died Thursday, February 8, 2024 at his home in Logandale, Nevada.  He was born July 25, 1956 in St. George, Utah to Frances Winsor and Ray Steele.

Shannon lived most of his life in Logandale, with the exception of several years spent in Montana.  He enjoyed working in construction.  A “Jack of...

Jan 20, 2024

Brandon Jay Thornton, 41, passed away on January 20, 2024. He was born on April 21st, 1982, in Las Vegas, NV to Clifford Franklin Thornton and Tracey Lynn Whitney.

He was raised in Las Vegas until 1991, when his family moved to Overton, NV. From the time Brandon could walk he preferred to be on two wheels....

Jan 19, 2024

Lawrence David Brundy, 63, passed away on January 19, 2024 in Moapa, NV. Lawrence was born on March 19, 1960 in Las Vegas, NV to Donald Albert, Sr. and Larry Perkins Brundy.  His family moved often, and Lawrence lived in several states and Saipan before graduating high school in Benton City, WA.  After high school he bought a horse...

Jan 16, 2024

Nedra Lee Daily, 79, passed away on January 16, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Nedra was born on February 16, 1944 in Rockville, Utah to Leo Hall Canfield and Cora Norene Demille Canfield. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and grew closer to her faith in her last years. Family was the...