Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

May 5, 2015

EDSEL LINDY CORPE, 87 years of age, passed away peacefully at home in Mesquite, NV, surrounded by his loving wife Loretta and family, on May 5, 2015.

Born on June 6, 1927 in El Monte, CA. Ed, as he preferred to be called, was raised in Wrightwood, CA, and graduated in 1944 as valedictorian and student body...

May 4, 2015

Our loving husband and father William "Bill" Cooper passed away on Monday, May 4, 2015. William Heber Johnson Cooper was born on August 25, 1924 in Overton, NV. He attended Moapa Valley High School and loved the Moapa Valley with all of his heart. He served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in...

May 3, 2015

Gregory Francis Conwell, 47, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015 in St. George, Utah. He was born September 19, 1967 to Robert F. and Frances Eileen Irish Conwell in Red Lodge, Montana. Greg attended school in Red Lodge and Roberts, Montana, where he participated in the Special Olympics. He was awarded a gold medal in gymnastics.

Apr 30, 2015

Carol S. Robison, age 84, passed away peacefully, Thursday, April 30, 2015 at her home in Overton, Nevada, surrounded by family. She was born February 17, 1931 in Archer, Idaho to Henry Lillis and Rachel Briggs Sutton. On October 11, 1951 she married Gayland D Robison in the Idaho Falls Temple. He preceded her in death on June 8,...

Apr 29, 2015

Mesquite, NV - Francisco Sandoval-Jauregui, 67, passed away April 29, 2015 in St. George, Utah. He was born June 4, 1947 in Teocaltiche, Mexico to Celso Sandoval and Maria Jauregui. He married Maria de la Luz Quezada July 8, 1978 in Teocaltiche, Mexico. Francisco was raised in Teocaltiche, Mexico with his 7 brothers and sisters. His passion for baseball...

Apr 28, 2015

George Shearer Stewart, age 78, died April 28, 2015 in Overton, Nevada. He was born January 16, 1937 in Los Angeles, California to George Shearer Sr. and Margaret McCombs Stewart. George grew up in Southern California with his mother and stepfather, Floyd Fulton.

On May 18, 1971, he married Joan Leslie Snowden in Las Vegas, Nevada. They...

Apr 28, 2015

Kelsy Nicole Carson, age 35, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born February 14, 1980 in St. George, Utah to Lynn Leo and Eileen Scott Schmutz. On May 1, 1999 she married James Anthony "Tony" Carson in Mesquite, Nevada. On November 1, 2003 they were sealed...

Apr 28, 2015

Kenneth Vern Wilson, age 83, died Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at his home in Overton, Nevada. He was born February 15, 1932 in Rifle, Colorado to Lester V and Grace Lillian Armitage Wilson. On March 28, 2000 he married Rozella Carmella Parmenter Madaris in Grand Junction, Colorado.

Kenneth lived most of his life in Montrose, Colorado and...

Apr 26, 2015

Gerald (Jerry) Duane Smith, 81, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2015. He was born June 15, 1933 in Ogden, Utah to Paul D. And Cleone Thompson Smith.

Jerry served in the US Army for two years during the Korean War. He graduated from the University of Utah as a Mechanical Engineer, and owned his own...

Apr 25, 2015

Eileen Marie Paynter, age 58, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015 in Las Vegas, NV. She was born October 10, 1956 in , Massachusetts to Walter John and Alice Francis Green Drew. On June 10, 1993 she married Donald Cameron Paynter in Las Vegas, NV. He preceded her in death on September 2, 2011.

Eileen grew up...

Apr 20, 2015

Gloria Lynne Beckdahl, age 73, passed away Monday, April 20, 2015 in St. George, Utah. She was born August 22, 1941 in Grafton, North Dakota to Oscar Sunderland and Josie Flom Sunderland. On August 24, 1990 she married Daniel Fredrick Beckdahl in Moose Creek, Alaska. Lynne spent her early years in North Dakota, but really grew up in Southern...

Apr 19, 2015

Betty - Jane Willis, age 91, passed away peacefully at her home in Overton, Nevada on April 19, 2015. She was born May 20, 1923 in Overton to Stephen Robert and Gertrude Eleanor Meader Whitehead. In 1951 she married Leon Garnet Willis in Las Vegas, Nevada. They had one daughter and were later divorced.

Betty moved to...

Apr 14, 2015

Beverly Anne Taylor Snodgress, age 88, died Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at her home in St. George, Utah. She was born June 13, 1926 in Ogden, Utah to Ace Joseph and Ethel Christiana Stander Taylor. On July 30, 1951 she married Romain "Boze" Francis Snodgress in Salt Lake City, Utah. They divorced in 1977 and he preceded her in...

Apr 13, 2015

Nichole Frances Johnson, age 36, died Monday, April 13, 2015 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born November 14, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Ronald Dean and Mary Alice Harris Johnson.

Nichole lived most of her life in Indian Springs, Nevada. She played softball in her youth, lettered in band in High School and graduated from ATTC....

Apr 12, 2015

Michael Dennis Robison, 52, passed away on April 12, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada from complications of Huntington's Disease.

Michael was born in Redwood City, California on June 20, 1962. The son of Bryant and Darlene Robison, Michael grew up in Logandale, Nevada and loved the valley. He graduated from Moapa Valley High School in 1980 and...

Apr 11, 2015

Joseph Andrew Martinez, age 78, passed away in his home on Saturday, April 11, 2015 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born on October 10, 1936 in Pittock, Pennsylvania to Belin and Ceelia Martinez. Marty is survived by his loving wife, Ileene (Dottie) Martinez.

Apr 9, 2015

Michael Welch

Beaver Dam, AZ - Michael Earl Welch, 68, passed away Thursday, April 9, 2015 at the home he loved, surrounded by his family. He was born January 10, 1947 in Bellefountaine, OH to Edgar Earl and Imogene Mae McClaran Welch. He married Joan Hall on November 23, 1969. Mike was born and raised throughout the...

Apr 8, 2015

Gary Fred Wirt, age 71, died Wednesday, April 8, 2015 in St. George, Utah. He was born April 3, 1944 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Fred Howard and Jean Margaret Fitzgerald Wirt. On February 15, 1964, he married Anna LaTiese Williams in Las Vegas. They had three children and were later divorced.

Gary lived most of his...

Apr 8, 2015

Donald James Hanna, 69, passed away Wednesday April 8, 2015 at his home in Mesquite, NV. He was born August 19, 1945 to Harold J. and Wilda (Warner) Hanna in Titusville, PA. He married Mary E. Horner in St. Ignace, MI on May 27, 1967. He attended Titusville High School in Titusville, PA. He worked in Saginaw, MI for...

Apr 7, 2015

Ethel June Wilson, 73, of Mesquite, Nevada died April 7, 2015. She was born August 7, 1941 in Pittsburg, Kansas to Clarence Swallow and Eleanor Androwski. She was preceded in death by her mom and dad, son John Stewart , brother Terry Swallow , sisters Mary Jones and Clarrisa Ann Swallow . Survivors include: husband Bill Wilson, brothers Jim...