Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

May 21, 2016

Johanna Bell Gibson, 90, passed away in her home in Beaver Dam, AZ on May 21, 2016. She was born on September 15, 1925 to Ellis F. Rothenberger and Hannah Lucille Wiley in Belflower, California. Johanna will be missed by her many friends and her family.

Johanna is survived by her daughter, Cyd Buck of St. George,...

May 20, 2016

Lorena Dean Thobe, 87, passed away on May 20, 2016 in Mesquite, NV. Lorena was born on November 14, 1928 to Jasper Lee Hopper and Tommie Pat Blevens in Rosedale, OK. She married Donald M. Thobe on April 16, 1947 in Reno, NV.

Lorena was born and spent her early years in Oklahoma and Texas,...

May 19, 2016

Virginia May Jackson, age 81 passed away Thursday, May 19, 2016 at her home in Logandale, Nevada. She was born March 21, 1935 in Taylor Creek, Ohio to Le Roy and May Conklin Kennedy. On February 24, 1961 she married Marvin Lee Jackson in Columbus, Ohio.

Virginia grew up in Ohio. She later moved to San Diego,...

May 18, 2016

Lynnaire Henry, age 51, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2016 in Moapa, Nevada. She was born November 1, 1964 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Leonard Sr. and Adelaide Florence Lemos Henry. On November 4 she married Enrique Calvario-Sanchez in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Lynnaire grew up in Sloan, and later in Moapa, Nevada. She raised her family in...

May 11, 2016

Ronald Grant Moser of Mesquite Nevada passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home on May 11, 2016 surrounded by his loved ones after a very brief and sudden bout with cancer. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah to Grant and Betty Jean Moser on March 28, 1948. Growing up he enjoyed many sports such as...

May 9, 2016

Our sweet little, Ariana Angel Aguilar-Rios passed away on May 9, 2016 in Mesquite, NV. Ariana was born on March 24, 2016 in St. George, UT to Victor Aguilar and Janeth Rios.

Ariana is survived by her parents; Victor Aguilar and Janeth Rios, brothers; Danny Aguilar and Francisco Aguilar, sisters; Carolyn Pedroza, Yuliana Pedroza, Karlie Aguilar and...

May 7, 2016

Charles Richard "Dick" McKee, age 78 , passed away Saturday, May 7, 2016 at his home in Las Vegas, NV. He was born May 3, 1938 in Orange County, CA. In 1962 he married Dee Ellen Cates. They had two children, and were later divorced. On October 19, 1982 he married Doreen Ann De Roeck in Sedona, Arizona.

Apr 30, 2016

Betty Miller passed away on April 30, 2016 at her home in Beaver Dam, AZ. Betty graduated from West High School in Salt Lake City, UT in the class of 1947. Betty married Richard Roy Miller on June 1, 1948 and were married for sixty-eight years. Betty retired from Mountain Bell Telephone Company in 1979 with thirty-two...

Apr 29, 2016

Harlow D. Smith, 89 resident of Mesquite, Nevada, passed away Friday, April 29, 2016 at his daughter's home after an extended period of Hospice care, with Mesa View Hospice. Harlow, known as "Doug" by his friends and family, was born August 20, 1926 in Fawn River Township, Michigan to Percy LeRoy and Rhoda (Himebaugh) Smith. Doug graduated from Lakeview...

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

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 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 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...