Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Jan 30, 2015

Jason Scott Cox, 39, passed away January 30, 2015 at his home in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born December 26th, 1975 in Torrance, California to George Harvey Cox and Sandra Lynn Delongchamp. He married Leanna Maria Befort on September 9th, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jason was raised in Torrance, CA where he enjoyed snowboarding, skateboarding, video games, and...

Jan 29, 2015

Barbara Duster, 67, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born on February 22, 1947 to Harry Donald and Hazel Nadyne Mueller Smalley. She married Thaddeus Anthony Duster in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 17, 1964.

Jan 28, 2015

Beaver Dam, AZ - Ralph Douglas Reese, 76, passed away on January 28, 2015 in St. George, Utah. He was born on August 5, 1938 in Long Beach, CA to Ralph and Violette Reese. Doug spent his childhood in Long Beach, CA. As a teenager in the ‘50's, his rebellious nature prompted his mother to enroll him in military...

Jan 24, 2015

David Lee, age 35, died Saturday, January 24, 2015 in Moapa, Nevada. He was born June 5, 1979 in Phoenix, Arizona. He is the eldest son of Michele Patrice Morgan and the (Late) Nathan Lee. He is survived by his three brothers: Chava Lee, Fabian Lee and Deloyd Henry, nieces: Tha'lia and Amaya Lee; great uncle, Leonard Henry, Sr...

Jan 23, 2015

Gary Lee Lutz, age 73, died Friday, January 23, 2015 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born July 22, 1941 in Detroit, Michigan to Ralph Albert Wilhelm and Eleanore Caroline Keller Lutz. On May 20, 2005 he married Michelle Elizabeth Rhodes in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gary lived most of his life in Detroit. He worked for over 25 years with...

Jan 22, 2015

Anna Mary Adamson, age 90, died peacefully Thursday, January 22, 2015 at her home in Logandale, Nevada. She was born September 22, 1924 in Pierre, South Dakota to Franklin Rusk and Helen Ziba Osmun Blasingame. On October 22, 1948 she married her sweetheart, Marshall Williams Adamson in Brookings, South Dakota. He preceded her in death on September 15, 1985....

Jan 21, 2015

Henry Edward "Eddie" Alcorn, age 69, died peacefully Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born August 7, 1945 in Phoenix, Arizona then adopted a few days later by O'Henry and Lottie Irene Webb Alcorn. On June 20, 1967, he married Lillie Henry in Las Vegas. They had three children and were later...

Jan 18, 2015

Maurice Christian Nelson, age 92, passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2015 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born November 15, 1922 in Rockwell, Iowa to John Nelson and Nellie Way Nelson. On November 11, 2001 he married Doreen Elkins in Mesquite, Nevada. Maurice played sports in High School and attended a Tech School in Kansas City. He joined the...

Jan 17, 2015

Kathleen, age 64 passed over on January 17, 2015 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born on March 3, 1950 in Oakland, California to Muriel Wilder. She enjoyed her childhood growing up in the bay area. She and her husband Kenneth moved all over the country due to his career they lived in New York, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Idaho, Oregon, Utah,...

Jan 15, 2015

Elizabeth (Betty) Chaney, 62 passed away on Thursday, January 15 at home in Mesquite, NV. She was born on August 16, 1952 in Washington, DC to Robert Matthews and Elizabeth Milby. She was married to Timothy (Turk) Chaney on August 24, 1974 in Washington, DC.

Betty was raised in Bethesda, MD where she attended Walt Whitman H.S....

Jan 15, 2015

Norman Mazel Littlefield, Jr., age 75, died at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 15, 2015. He was born September 12, 1938 in Salt Gulch, Utah to Norman Mazel and Clella Hall Littlefield. He joined the US Navy in 1955 when he was only 17 years old. He was able to travel to many parts of the...

Jan 13, 2015

Bonnie Durben

Bonnie Mae Durben, age 73, died Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at her home in Moapa, Nevada. She was born April 22, 1941 in Racine, Wisconsin to Kenneth Franklin and Bernice Bie Peterson Blodgett. Bonnie was their only child. On December 4, 1973 she married Harry James Durben in Bisbee, Arizona. He preceded her in death...

Jan 12, 2015

Monday a light went out of our life that will never be lit again. Our dear wife, mother, grandmother, sister, twin sister - Connie left this mortal existence to join her son, Ray, and other family members who are on the other side of the veil. Connie was born to Ada Burningham and Doran Ray Hunt on November 28,...

Jan 11, 2015

Wallace B. Hall, age 82, passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2015 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born October 2, 1932 in Omaha, Nebraska to Wallace Burdette Hall and Pauline Agnes Pounds.

Wally’s father was a Lieutenant Colonel in the military, therefore his childhood was spent traveling the world. As an adult, he lived mostly...

Jan 9, 2015

Richard Longhurst Grant, age 82, died Friday, January 9, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born April 8, 1932 in Shelley, Idaho to Clarence Edwin and Mary Lucille Longhurst Grant. On May 14, 1958 he married Joan Goody in Lewisville, Idaho.

Richard grew up in Idaho Falls. He spent some of his high school years in...

Jan 5, 2015

Margaret Sylvester Hardy, age 103, passed away peacefully Monday, January 5, 2015 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born January 28, 1911 in Mesquite, Nevada. On June 23, 1926 she married Heber Vernon Hardy in Las Vegas, Nevada. They were later sealed in the St. George LDS Temple.

Margaret lived her entire life in Mesquite, dedicating...

Dec 31, 2014

Harold Dean Gollahon, age 81, died Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at his home in Overton, Nevada. He was born March 21, 1933 in Rolla, Missouri to Charles William and Lydia Matilda Stroup Gollahon. On July 22, 1959 he married Marlene Adele Eddleman in Winter Haven, California.

Dean grew up in Missouri. He served in the United States...

Dec 30, 2014

Benjamin Clifton Touchstone, age 84, died Tuesday, December 30, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born on April 1, 1930 in Hillsboro, North Carolina to Willard Hamiton and Ethel Gertrude Rook Touchstone. On March 31, 1951 he married Patricia Ciciliano in Kingman, Arizona. They were sealed in the St. George LDS Temple on March 30, 2001. She preceded...

Dec 30, 2014

Robert Wayne Johnson, age 79, died peacefully Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at his home in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born September 30, 1935 in Omaha, Nebraska to Eugene Howard and Kathleen Thelma Carter Johnson. He married Marilyn Sue Lancaster in Omaha. They had two children and were later divorced. He later married Lilian. She preceded him in death.

Dec 27, 2014

Russell Hagen, 91, one of Jahova Witness, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2014 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born on July 23, 1923 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Inga Hagen. He married Beverly Pagano on December 3, 1949.