Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

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...

Sep 14, 2020

Roger Paice Matheson, age 62, slipped away peacefully at his son’s home in Henderson, Nevada surrounded by family on Monday, September 14, 2020. He was born June 14, 1958 in Cedar City, Utah to Cleon Jones Matheson and Vanna Vee Paice. On November 4, 1978 he married Marcelee Slack in Cedar City.

Roger lived his early years...

Sep 13, 2020

Dan Ray Whicker, age 64, died Sunday, September 13, 2020 surrounded by family in Mesquite, Nevada.  He was born June 16, 1956 in Fillmore, Utah to Lloyd Grant and Christie Warner Whicker.  On October 9, 1993 he married Alene Sue Bleifer in Mesquite, Nevada. Dan lived most of his life in Fillmore where he worked for the Pictsweet Mushroom...

Sep 12, 2020

Opal Marie Hern, 98, left this life to live with her Heavenly Father on September 12, 2020 in Mesquite, Nevada.  She was the youngest daughter of Jack Snyder and Lilian (Amos) Snyder.  Opal married her childhood sweetheart, Ralph Hern, December 24, 1941 and they were together for 56 years until his passing on July 30, 1997.  She was also...

Sep 10, 2020

Harold E. Wittwer

Harold Edwin Wittwer, age 84, died September 10, 2020 in Cedar City, Utah. He was born February 13, 1936 in Bunkerville, Nevada to Merl Harmon and Elizabeth "Aunt Lib" Leavitt Wittwer. On May 30, 1956 he married Annita Russell in the St. George LDS Temple. She preceded him in death on October 17, 2012....

Sep 9, 2020

Tuma Tuitasi passed on September 9, 2020, survived by his wife and his son, Xavier, and his wife, Janna, and his brother, Siaveave Tuitasi, and his family members. He is joining his late sister, Filipine Tuitasi Malauulu in heaven.

Aloha.

Sep 9, 2020

John William Hall, age 71, died Wednesday, September 9, 2020 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born August 18, 1949 in Eugene, Oregon to William Robert and Elvy Elizabeth Hall. On November 17, 1990 he married Randy Lynn Witt in Reno, Nevada.

John grew up in the Sacramento, California area. He had a short stint in the US...

Sep 8, 2020

Ward Reed Taylor, 81, peacefully passed from mortality surrounded by his family on September 8, 2020 in Henderson, NV. He was a humble man possessed of many qualities and talents that resulted in a lifetime of accomplishments. He would say his crowning achievement was his marriage to his life-long love, Barbara Jean Anderson in the Manti, UT Temple on...

Sep 5, 2020

Richard R. “Robi” Robidoux passed away at the Highland Manor Skilled Nursing Facility on September 5, 2020 at the age of 90.  For the past four years, the Highland Manor was his home and he was well cared for and loved by the staff. In addition to their support, Robi had an advocate and guardian angel in his friend...

Sep 4, 2020

Our dear father, husband, brother, uncle, son, Gerry Bakels, moved peacefully into the arms of God on September 4th with his beloved wife Nell by his side. He leaves a legacy of deep faith in God, a life of great integrity, playful happiness, and a beautiful voice full of songs and stories. Gerry (Geert) was from the Netherlands, but...

Sep 4, 2020

Beatriz Acosta, 89, passed away on September 4, 2020 in Overton, NV. Beatriz was born on July 29, 1931 in Terlingua, TX to Jesus Ramirez and Josefina Pizarro. Beatriz was raised on the Texas/Mexico border, living with family members on both sides. She grew very close to her father, who worked as a rancher for many years in the...