Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Oct 15, 2020

Ernestina “Tina” Gonser, age 73, died Thursday, October 15, 2020 in Logandale, Nevada.  She was born April 26, 1947 in Brownsville, Texas to Baudilio and Aurora Hernandez Torres. She married Roy H. Robbins on 1965 in Logandale, NV, until his passing on 1974, and later, in 1983, she married Ralph Gonser in Moapa, Nevada.  He preceded her in death...

Oct 14, 2020

Wendell Darrell Kirkpatrick was born April 24, 1939 to Ennis Hyrum and Eda Mae Seehorn Kirkpatrick in Paul, Idaho. He was the middle child joining Neal and Elaine and later Melvin and Galen. He graduated from Jerome High School in 1957, in a small class that has kept close. He always looked forward to each 5 year class reunion....

Oct 14, 2020

Nelda Leavitt Finlayson, age 87, died Wednesday, October 14, 2020, comfortably at her home in Riverside, California. She was born on February 14, 1933, in Mesquite, Nevada, to Joseph Josiah and Cora Melvina Knight Leavitt. On July 31, 1953, she married Desmond Maurice Finlayson in the St. George LDS Temple. He preceded her in death on April 23, 1978....

Oct 12, 2020

James Lee Robison, age 72, died Monday, October 12, 2020 at his home in Overton, Nevada.  He was born October 31, 1947 in Overton, Nevada to Arthur Ray and Barbara Nay Robison.  On January 28, 1972 he married Larene C. Leatham in the St. George LDS Temple.

James lived most of his life in Overton.  After graduating...

Oct 11, 2020

Irval LaFaun Mortensen, 85, passed away, surrounded by family, on October 11, 2020 in Logandale, Nevada after a brief illness. Irval was born on March 20, 1935 in Pima, Arizona to La Faun Isaac Mortensen & Annie Allen Mortensen. Predeceased by his parents, younger brother Alfred Jay Mortensen, baby brother Charles Becker Mortensen, nephew Lee Mortensen, and niece Lisa...

Oct 10, 2020

Steve Woodson, 60, passed away October 10th, 2020 at his home in Mesquite, Nevada, surrounded by family. He was born in Long Beach California. Steve moved to Redding California where he met his best friend,  Leslie,   They married in Kauai, Hawaii and spent  31 incredible years together.

Steve was raised in Garden Grove, California and relocated to...

Oct 9, 2020

Gregory Alan Harding, 68 years old, of Mesquite, Nevada passed away on Friday, October 9, 2020. He was born on september 28, 1952 to Perry and Elner Harding.  Greg grew up in Laramie, Wyoming and developed a passion for rock hunting and exploring.  He loved collecting stamps and walking in the desert. Greg was employed at the Eureka Casino...

Oct 8, 2020

Evon Bundy Kelly

Evon Bundy Kelly, age 69 of Bunerville, Nevada, died peacefully in her home with family around her on October 8, 2020. She was diagnosed with cancer in late August 2020.

Evon was born in St. George, Utah on September 11, 1951 to David and Bodel Bundy, she was...

Oct 6, 2020

Concha Ortiz

Concha Ortiz, age 66, passed away at her home in Mesquite, NV on Tuesday, October 6, 2020. She was born December 6, 1953 to Rafael and Juana Flores Martinez, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

Concha grew up in Mexico until she was 14 years old and then moved to Los...

Oct 4, 2020

Jacob D Baird, 40, passed away on October 4, 2020 in Las Vegas, NV. Jacob was born on December 17, 1979 in Murray, UT to Bryan William Baird and Lori R. Meyer, and was raised in Kearns, UT. As a young boy Jacob discovered his passion for snakes, lizards, spiders and many other animals that he could catch and...

Oct 3, 2020

Virginia Rose Herb, age 95, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 3, 2020 in Mesquite, Nevada.  She was born May 8, 1925 in Stotts City, Missouri to Raymond J. and Lorene Stotts Patton.  On April 18, 1944 she married Lon Thomas Morris in Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Chicago, IL.  He preceded her in death on February 4,...

Oct 3, 2020

John Raymond McIntosh, age 75, passed away at his home in Mesquite, NV on Saturday October 3, 2020.  He was born August 4, 1945 to Russell and Rachel Peters McIntosh in San Diego, CA.  He married Sandra Rahn on December 23, 1988 in Washington state.

John grew up in California and parts of the North West.  He...

Sep 30, 2020

Charles Joseph “Corky” Smith, age 78, died Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at his home in Mesquite, Nevada.  He was born April 4, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois to Charles Joseph and Carolyn Martha Smicklas Smith.  On November 21, 2008 he married Marie Berniece Silva Thomas in Bunkerville, Nevada. Corky lived most of his life in Chicago.  He was proud to...

Sep 27, 2020

Sheila Mae Christian-Dunning

Mesquite, Nevada - Sheila Mae Christian-Dunning, age 39, passed away from Cancer in her home on Sunday, September 27th 2020 at 10:16 p.m. She was born August 09, 1981 to Laura Jean Christian and Robert Christian. She married Christopher David Dunning on September 15, 2012 in Visalia, California.

Sheila was raised in...

Sep 27, 2020

Dee Walden, longtime resident and teacher who relocated to Mesquite, Nevada passed away at his home with his family around him September 27, 2020. Born in Livingston, Montana on April 21, 1941, graduate of Park City H.S. and Montana State University, married the love of his life, Alice Martin, on Jun 23, 1962. He was the Father of two...

Sep 27, 2020

Delores D. Simmons Delores Dianne Simmons, age 64, passed away in Pahrump, Nevada on Sunday, September 27, 2020.  She was born January 3, 1956 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Clyde Vernon Lee and Juanita Weed. She was married to Thomas Simmons, until his passing in 1992. She grew up on her mothers’ land at Chappo Springs, California. She moved...

Sep 24, 2020

Francis Andrew Jones passed away 09/24/2020 in Mesquite,NV. He was born 10/26/1936 in Wyo. to James and Hattie Jones. His wife is Thelma S. Jones of Mesquite, NV. No services have been planned at this time.

Sep 19, 2020

Linda Marie Walker, age 80, our one of a kind, loving mother, sister and friend to many, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020 at her home in Mesquite NV, surrounded by her two adoring children.

Linda was born on March 17, 1940 to James M. and Myrle S. Walker in Salt Lake City, Utah. She graduated from...

Sep 16, 2020

Max Edwin Bunnell, 93, passed away on September 16, 2020 in St. George, UT. Max was born on March 8, 1927 in Salt Lake City, UT  to Daniel Edwin Bunnell and Mattie Mae Ellrich. He married Julia Elizabeth Lewis on June 2, 1948 in the Salt Lake Temple, and they enjoyed their seventy-two years of marriage together until her...

Sep 14, 2020

Manuel Alonzo Mora, 30, passed away in Johnson County, AR on September 14, 2020. Manuel was born on April 23, 1990 in Bakersfield, CA to Manuel Salvador Mora and Raquel Gonzales. Manuel’s family moved to Logandale, NV three years later, and Manuel was raised in Moapa Valley. He graduated from Moapa Valley High School, where he played football and...