Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

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...

Apr 5, 2015

Michael Bruce Eldridge, age 74 died Sunday, April 5, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born October 29, 1940 to Eldon Charles Eldridge and Christine I. Rosen in Seattle, Washington.

Mike was raised in Seattle and later was a proud member of the first ever graduating class of Mercer Island High School in Mercer...

Apr 5, 2015

Our loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, and friend, Jeannette Lucille Fox, passed away on Easter Morning, 5 April 2015 after a short illness. She was born 8 February 1950 in Provo, Utah to Wayne Eugene Wood and Alta Mae King. She was raised in Pleasant Grove and attended school there, graduating from Pleasant Grove High School in 1968....

Apr 1, 2015

Rephenelda Mae Levi, age 67, died Wednesday, April 1, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born May 29, 1947 in Las Vegas, Nevada to William Garcia and Melba Pickayviett.

Rephenelda grew up in Moapa, Nevada. While she lived in Las Vegas at times, Moapa remained her home throughout her life. She enjoyed walking, socializing with friends...

Mar 30, 2015

Jason Ronald Slaughter, age 37, passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2015 at his home in Overton, Nevada. He was born August 3, 1977 in Canoga Park, California to Jay Ronald Slaughter and Patricia Ann Turnbull.

Jason grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada. He had an unfortunate accident the night of his high school graduation that resulted in...

Mar 24, 2015

Edward "Big Timber" Combs

Edward Lowell Combs, age 74, passed away on March 24, 2015 at his home in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born in Kentucky on July 11, 1940 to Clark Champ Combs and Doris Blanche Kelley. On December 17, 1998 Edward married the love of his life, Marlis Paulsen, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ed...

Mar 21, 2015

Joan Grant, age 78, died Saturday, March 21, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born February 8, 1937 in Rigby, Idaho to Edwin LeRoy "Ted" and Nina Virginia Frederiksen Goody. On May 14, 1958 she married Richard Longhurst Grant in Lewisville, Idaho. He preceded her in death on January 9, 2015.

Joan grew up in Lewisville,...

Mar 16, 2015

Karen Jean Sears DeJoria, age 63, died Monday, March 16, 2015 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born August 8, 1951 in Boulder City, Nevada to William Douglas and Ardeen Wood Sears. On November 11, 1982 she married Leonard James DeJoria in Boulder City. He preceded her in death on September 19, 2014.

Karen grew up Yuma, Arizona....

Mar 14, 2015

John Jacob Lucero, Sr., age 92, died Saturday, March 14, 2015 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born August 6, 1922 in Pueblo, Colorado to Fred and Erma Melinda Arellano Lucero.

John grew up in Pueblo and later Denver, Colorado. He served in the Army Air Corps during WWII in the European Theater. After the war, he settled...

Mar 11, 2015

Glenn Wintch Crowther, age 79, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2015 in St. George, Utah. He was born November 10, 1935 in Provo, Utah to Israel Earl and Ruth Elizabeth Wintch Crowther. On November 25, 1961 he married his sweetheart, Alice Claire Leavitt in the LDS St. George Temple. He was a long time resident of Mesquite, Nevada. Glenn...