Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Apr 28, 2016

David Rymer Riley, age 66, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016 at his home in Overton, NV. He was born June 20, 1949 in Somerville, Massachusetts to Manassah Edward and Ora Blan Russell Riley. On September 29, 1967 he married Kristine Ann Fogle in Reseda, CA. They had two sons, adopted a daughter, and later divorced. He then married...

Apr 24, 2016

James Edgar Robertson, 76, passed away on April 24, 2016 in Mesquite, NV. James was born on June 13, 1939 in Portland, OR to Edgar Ernest Robertson and Anna Ethel Falmer. James married Karen Rae Hurd in Las Vegas, NV on November 13, 1996.

James was a kind, easy-going man, who enjoyed spending his time...

Apr 24, 2016

William W. Johnson, 81, went home to his Heavenly Father on April 24, 2016 in Mesquite, Nevada, after a long battle with stomach cancer. Born July 11, 1934 in Lakeview, Utah to Lafayette Mads Johnson and Iris Sarah Webb, he was the youngest of four children. He married Georgia Louise Brown on June 27, 1969 and was...

Apr 23, 2016

Franklin Phinney, age 71, passed away at his home in Mesquite, Nevada on April 23, 2016. He was born to Frank and Marguerite (Anderson) Phinney on August 20, 1944 in Jackson, Minnesota.

Franklin worked in the Iron Ore Mines in Mt. Iron and Eveleth in Minnesota and was a construction truck driver for Teamsters Local...

Apr 21, 2016

Marilyn McMurray

Marilyn Rose McMurray, age 79, passed away peacefully Thursday, April 21, 2016 at her home in Logandale, Nevada. She was born May 7, 1936 in Pioche, Nevada to Lourice Alma and Phoebe Louise Bleak Dennett. On February 22, 1962 she married Frank George McMurray in the St. George LDS Temple.

Marilyn grew up...

Apr 19, 2016

Raula Turnier, 68 passed away on April 19, 2016 at her home in Mesquite, Nevada. Raula was the born on Feb. 6, 1948 to Raul Gonzalez and Julia Loma in Oakland California. Raula loved the beautiful landscape of California where she grew up and graduated from High School. She later fell in love and married her best friend, Fred...

Apr 19, 2016

Julian "Jinx" Crawford Johnson, Jr., age 87, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at his home in Logandale, NV. He was born September 21, 1928 in Quantico, VA to Julian Crawford and Nannie Virginia Stone Johnson. On April 3, 1982 he married Audrey Gubler at Nellis AFB, Nevada.

Jinx grew up in a military family and moved...

Apr 19, 2016

William Smith, age 85, passed away on April 19, 2016 at his home in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born on July 18, 1930 in Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania to Earl and Elizabeth Gregory Smith. He was married to Carol June Thompson Vincent in Laughlin, Nevada on June 30, 1998.

Apr 13, 2016

Gerald Haskell Toolson passed away on April 13, 2016 in Mesquite, Nevada. Gerald was born in Pocatello, Idaho on January 31, 1933 to Harold A. Toolson and Syble Haskell. He married Bernie Toolson on January 20, 1958.

Gerald is survived by 3 sons and 1 daughter. Ben, Tom (Cathy), George (Cathy), and Debbie Hamblen. They...

Apr 8, 2016

Jessica Aubrey Green, age 32, passed away quietly at her sister's home in Overton, Nevada on Friday, April 8, 2016. She was born February 14, 1984 in Cedar City, Utah to Richard Dee and Celeste Spendlove Green.

Jessica was raised in different towns in the west, but considered Cedar City and Hurricane home before settling in Mesquite,...

Apr 8, 2016

Roxana C. Gonzalez-Salazar passed away on April 8, 2016 near Littlefield, AZ. She was born on January 29, 1993 in Salt Lake City, UT to Jesus and Belinda B. Salazar. She married Jorge Alberto Gonzalez on October 9, 2015 in Las Vegas, NV.

Memorial Services will be held for Roxana on Thursday, April 14, 2016...

Apr 7, 2016

Jean Dearing Bird, age 77, passed away suddenly on April 7, 2016 at Summerlin Hospital in Las Vegas, NV. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and will be deeply missed and always remembered by her family and friends.

She was the eldest of five children born on February 10, 1939 to Roy N. and Helen...

Apr 4, 2016

After the passing of Fred W. Klose, his wife Michelle and his family would like to express their sincere gratitude to the following: His daughter Sonja, her boyfriend Mark, and her children for their visits and their time spent brightening Fred’s days; Erika, for her loving care, and accepting Fred and Michelle into her family for the...

Mar 29, 2016

Carl Douglas Yardley, age 76, died Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at his home in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born April 4, 1939 in Panguitch, Utah to John Alfred and Annie Lareeta Stoney Yardley. On November 12, 1960 he married Elizabeth Adams in Cedar City, Utah. They had two children and were later divorced. On September 4, 1984...

Mar 29, 2016

R. Gene Brown, 83, passed away on March 29, 2016 at his home in Beaver Dam, AZ. Gene was born on December 14, 1932 in El Dorado, KS to Raymond A. Brown and Linda Ann Goirgis. He married Edith Lamb on June 28, 1963 and later divorced. He married Lois L. Hurd Putnam on March 14, 1999...

Mar 26, 2016

Jerry Burt, age 89, completed his mortal journey on March 26, 2016 at Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George, Utah.

He was born to Alan Wilson Burt and Esther Campbell on April 8, 1926, at Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada the third of four children.

Jerry was very proud to have served in the...

Mar 21, 2016

Gerald Lee Cheney passed away on March 21, 2016 in Cedar City, UT. He was born on December 20, 1955 in Santa Monica, CA to William Mallard Cheney and Stella Martha Chavez. Gerald married and then later divorced Donna Marie Sherman.

Gerald was a happy, outgoing man. He was a loyal friend and was willing...

Mar 20, 2016

Gladys Mae "Sally" Graves, age 76 passed away Sunday, March 20, 2016 at her home in Logandale, Nevada. She was born March 22, 1939 in Salt Lake City, UT to Leonard Kenneth and Margaret Peterson Greenburg. On July 29, 1958 she married Kenneth Charles Graves in Elko, Nevada.

Gladys spent most her life in Salt Lake City,...

Mar 16, 2016

Dale Scott McMillan, 58, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016 in Las Vegas, NV. He was born December 7, 1957 in Salt Lake City, UT to Dale John and Helen Darlene Fisher McMillan. On June 22, 1978 he married Ada Melissa Lawhon in Salt Lake City, UT.

Scott grew up in the Salt Lake Valley. In 1999,...

Mar 14, 2016

Raymond Kowalski, 87, of Mesquite, NV, Formerly of Allison Park, PA, passed away on March 14, 2016. Son of the late Julian and Stella Kowalski, father of Mark (Sandy) Kowalski of Allison Park, PA; Richard (Colleen) Kowalski of Allison Park, PA; grandfather to Heather Kowalski; friend to Caroline Ritter. Ray was a Marine that served in the...