Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Gary Lee

Jul 18, 2016

Gary Lee, age 54, died Monday, July 18, 2016 at his home in Moapa, Nevada. He was born March 14, 1962 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Clyde Vernon and Juanita Weed Lee.

Gary was also known as "Goob" and "Ryder". He graduated from Moapa Valley High School, and later attended Phoenix Mechanic Trade School. He enjoyed fishing,...

Newton Holaday

Jul 16, 2016

Newton Andy Holaday, age 84, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 16th at his home in Alamo, Nevada, a few hundred feet from where he was born.

Born June 10th, 1932 to Fanchon Richard Holaday, Newt grew up in Alamo, attending schools there and graduating from Pahranagat Valley High School. He was a proud member of the...

Lee Bishop

Jul 13, 2016

James Lee Bishop passed away peacefully at his home in St. George, UT on July 13, 2016. Lee was born May 21, 1926 in Orem, UT to James Delbert and Elvera Watson Bishop. He was the oldest of five boys. He was a leader and example to his brothers and many other people in all aspects of his life....

Patrick Whitlock

Jul 8, 2016

Patrick Edward Whitlock, 70, passed away on July 8, 2016 in St. George, UT. Patrick was born on September 8,1945 in San Diego, CA to Fred B Whitlock and Francis Ryan Mitchell. Patrick married Patricia Lilian Garcia on July 8, 1967 in Aurora, CO; Patricia passed away on March 27, 2014. Patrick was a great man and...

Latricia Poston

Jul 7, 2016

Trish Rae Poston, 56, peacefullly passed away on Thursday, July 7th, 2016 in Mesquite, NV. She is survived by her husband, Darren; her four daughters, Lindsey, Sheena, Whitney, and Emily, and her beloved grandson Xavier. A gentle soul, she enjoyed making others happy and spending time with her children and grandson. Her laugh love and generous spirit...

George Veit

Jul 5, 2016

George Veit, 78, passed away peacefully on July 5, 2016 in Mesquite, NV. George was born on July 5, 1938 in the state of New Jersey. He was very grateful to the wonderful care provided by those at Highland Manor.

Barbara Ann Damron

Jul 5, 2016

Barbara Ann Damron, age 66, died Tuesday, July 5, 2016 peacefully at her home in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born September 13, 1949 in Tacoma, Washington to Edward Joseph and Charlotte Mae Frodsham Benoit. On January 13, 1980 she married Thomas "Tom" Walter Damron in Seattle, Washington. Barbara lived most of her life in Washington, until retiring to Mesquite,...

Daniel Harold Shipman

Jul 5, 2016

Daniel Harold Shipman, age 64 died Tuesday, July 5, 2016 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born May 7, 1952 in San Jose, California to Harold and Noel Shipman. On Marcy 18, 1977 he married Sharon Christine Gentry in Paso Robles, California. Daniel grew up in Atascadero, California. He raised his family in nearby Paso Robles, California where he worked...

Gabina Perez

Jul 5, 2016

Gabina Perez, 63, passed away on July 5, 2016 in St. George, UT. Gabina was born on February 22, 1953 in Uruapan, Mexico to Jeronimo Montiel and Rosa Reyes. She married Miguel Perez in Mexico City, Mexico in February 1970.

Gabina started her long fight in 2001 in Elko, NV, where she was quickly life...

Alan Ray Johnson

Jul 1, 2016

Alan Ray Johnson, 70, born on August 17, 1945, passed away peacefully in his home on July 1, 2016. Alan was a life-long resident of Mesquite. He was born in Souix Falls, South Dakota. He served our country during the Vietnam War, although he was not able to go over-seas, he proudly served as a Military Police. He helped...

Glen Allen Tobler

Jun 29, 2016

Mesquite, Nevada- Glen Allen Tobler, 65 years old, passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at his home. He was born March 22, 1951 in St. George, Utah to Iren Tobler and Myra Schaub. He married Michele Mae Cochran on July 20, 1972 in the St. George Utah Temple.

Glen was born and raised in Mesquite...

Jerome Herbert "Jerry" Moore

Jun 28, 2016

Jerome Herbert "Jerry" Moore of Mesquite, NV, passed away June 28, 2016. He was born February 19, 1935 in Edgeley, North Dakota. He attended Fargo Central High School and began his career at the Manchester Biscuit Company in 1952. Later that year he married Marcella Lorraine Morgan. Jerry and Marcie had three children and moved numerous times as Jerry...

Bruce Gentry Perkins

Jun 26, 2016

Bruce Gentry Perkins, age 70, died Sunday, June 26, 2016 in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was born January 23, 1946 in Mesquite, Nevada to John Gentry and Carolyn Lewis Perkins. On December 26, 1969 he married Nancy Lee Grover in the Idaho Falls Temple.

Bruce spent most of his life in Overton, Nevada. He was a football king,...

Jack Wamsley

Jun 25, 2016

John (Jack) Wamsley, age 76, passed away in Mesquite, Nevada on June 25, 2016. He was a loving father of four daughters, and grandfather to eleven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was a wonderful teacher, protector and a genuinely good man. We are heart-broken having been unable to say goodbye, to you dad, but find peace in...

John Andrew Wamsley

Jun 25, 2016

John Andrew Wamsley, age 76, passed away at home in Mesquite, Nevada on June 25, 2016. He was born to Everett E. and Helen Bolger Wamsley on July 5, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois. He married his wife, Nora Ann on December 12, 1992 in Las Vegas, Nevada. John will be greatly missed by his family and friends....

Doug Schwartz

Jun 23, 2016

Douglas Reed Schwartz, age 58, died Thursday, June 23, 2016 in Elko, Nevada. He was born June 2, 1958 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Leon E. and Doris Jane Thompson Schwartz. On July 31, 1981 he married Diane Edlefsen in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple.

Doug grew up in the Terreton / Mud Lake area of Idaho....

Winona Whitney

Jun 21, 2016

Winona Andersen Whitney passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 21, 2016. She was 92 years old and an inspiration to all who knew her. She was born in Overton on November 7, 1923, and was the youngest of 7 children born to James William and Ellen Josephine Robertson Andersen. Winona married Lloyd Frehner Whitney on July 5, 1941. They...

George Russell Perkins

Jun 19, 2016

George Perkins

George Russell Perkins, age 68, died Sunday, June 19, 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona. He was born March 2, 1948 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Arthur Marion and Ida LaPriel Cochran. George grew up in Las Vegas. He served in the US Air Force then graduated from Utah State University. He enjoyed a career as an environmental...

Arkie Demoss

Jun 17, 2016

Arkie DeMoss passed away on June 17, 2016 in Mesquite, NV. Arkie was born on March 10, 1939 in Saldee, KY to Peter Neace and Velma Turner.

Arkie was an artist, designer, seamstress and owned her own business, Always Unique Interiors. She lost the love of her life James DeMoss in 2001. Arkie loved her...

John Michael Deniro

Jun 13, 2016

John Michael DeNiro, age 76, passed away on June 13, 2016. John was born in Murray, Utah to Mike and Angelina DeNiro. He graduated from Murray High School, earned a degree in accounting from the U of U in 1961 and passed the CPA exam in 1963. He was the senior partner of DeNiro and Thorne for many years...