Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary
Barbara Jean Maxwell
Feb 3, 2026
Barbara Jean Maxwell, 81, passed away on February 3, 2026 in St. George, UT. Barbara was born on September 3, 1944 in Portland, ME to Ray Benton Hardin and Dorothy Ruth Sanders. She married Larry Samuel Maxwell in Salinas, CA on January 6, 1979.
Barbara and Larry lived many years in Salinas, CA. She worked for Pacific Bell Telephone Company, now...
William and Catherine Pickett
Feb 1, 2026
William Arthur Pickett, Korean War veteran, fire protection engineer, co-founder of Delta Fire Systems, private pilot, devoted husband, father, and grandfather passed away at the age of 95 on February 1, 2026. He is reunited with his loving wife, Catherine Louise, an incredible and supportive wife, mother, and grandmother who preceded him in death on March 9th, 2023. They were...
Jim Bledsoe
Jan 28, 2026
James “Jim” Montgomery Bledsoe, Sr., age 96, died peacefully at his home in Overton, Nevada on January 28, 2026 with family surrounding his bed. He was born February 6, 1929 in Akron, Ohio to Robert Creech and Arta Hounchell Bledsoe. On December 27, 1953 he married Donallorene Murphy in Pueblo, Colorado. On June 25, 1960 they were sealed in the...
Cynthia Lea Taylor
Jan 19, 2026
Cynthia Lea Taylor, 78, passed away on January 19, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Cynthia was born on July 30, 1947 in Monroe, Louisiana to Henry Pinkney Holland and Maggie LeDoris Walker. She married David Marshall Taylor on January 2, 1971 in Houston, Texas.
Cynthia loved to decorate her home and work in her garden. She would make sure David had...
Kathleen Marie Perkins
Jan 13, 2026
Kathleen Marie “Kathy” Perkins, age 71, passed away peacefully at her home in Alamo, Nevada. She was born July 10, 1954 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Harold Humphrey and Mary Elizabeth Sullivan Davenport. On December 18, 1972 she married Timothy Ute Perkins in Overton, Nevada. They were later sealed on September 15, 1990 in the Las Vegas LDS Temple.
Kathy grew...
Jodi Diane Swanson
Jan 11, 2026
Jodi Diane Swanson, age 60, died Sunday, January 11, 2026, at her home in Logandale, Nevada. She fought a valiant fight with cancer. She was born November 23, 1965, in Tucson, Arizona to James Ronald and Charlotte Ann Svob Woodford. She was married in 1986 and blessed with three beautiful children, Brittani and twins, Jeremy and Justine. In February of...
Pamela Winsor Barber
Dec 20, 2025
Pamela Winsor Barber was born on September 22, 1947, in Overton, Nevada to IlaAdams Winsor and Vasco Gilbert “Scott” Winsor. She passed away on December 20, 2025 in Las Vegas, NV.
Pamela was married to Richard Bryant Shurtliff on July 10, 1965 in the St. George Temple. During the course of their 20 years of marriage, they had six children, Ross,...
Rodney Graves
Dec 18, 2025
Rodney Carl Graves, age 87, died Thursday, December 18, 2025 at his home in Moapa, Nevada. He was born July 31, 1938 in Murray, Utah to Charles William and Mildred Marie Nabaum Graves. On September 6, 1956 he was married in Salt Lake City, Utah to Dixie Dee Anderson. She preceded him in death on May 17, 2021.
Rodney grew up...
Anna Lou Alexander
Dec 15, 2025
Anna Lou Alexander, 97, passed away on December 15, 2025 in Overton, Nevada at her home. Anna was born on January 12, 1928 in Taylorsville, Illinois to Melvin Claude Beaty and Julie Ruth Hawkins. She married Donald “Wayne” Alexander on June 15, 1952 and they had two sons, Rick and Kevin.
Anna was a Christlike woman. She loved everyone and was...
William Edward Walker
Dec 8, 2025
William Walker of Overton, Nevada passed away on December 8, 2025. He was the 5th child of Amy and BMCS Harold Walker, born on January 28, 1966 in Oxnard. He was a California native who transitioned from a background in HVAC to managing houseboats in Nevada.
In his adolescence he enjoyed playing sports such as football, and outdoor games like War...
Richard Hughes Cronshey
Dec 5, 2025
Richard Cronshey, 59, passed away peacefully at home on December 5, 2025, just two weeks and one day after receiving an unexpected diagnosis of stage IV metastatic cancer. His passing was quiet and surrounded by love.
Rich was born and raised in Southern California. At the age of 15, he moved to Logandale, Nevada. Adventurous and intellectually curious, Rich first discovered...
Harold Eugene Wiley
Dec 4, 2025
Harold Eugene Wiley, 76, passed away on December 4, 2025 in Logandale, NV. Harold was born in Sunnyside, WA on May 14, 1949 to Robert Earl Wiley and Anna Juanita Minor. He married Kathryn Ann Hanford on August 18, 1972 in E. Wenantchee, WA.
After graduating high school, Harold joined the United States Army and became a pilot. He was a...
Dell Millward
Nov 29, 2025
Joseph Dell Millward, age 56, died Saturday, November 29, 2025, at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born August 14, 1969, in Moses Lake, Washington to Joseph DeMott and Lanae Hill Millward. Tilly Jenski was a long-time partner with whom he had a daughter, Madelyn. He later married Elli Karlsson in the Salt Lake Temple. They had one...
Arlene Abbott Solomon
Nov 24, 2025
Arlene Abbott Solomon, 88, passed away November 24, 2025 in Las Vegas, NV. She was born on October 4, 1937 in Mesquite, NV to Harmon Deloy Aboott and Zelma Sophia Cooper. She married Craig Norval Solomon on June 1, 1956 in St. George, UT.
Arlene loved crafts, and loved to work on her pottery, water colors, sculpting, and silk screen printing....
Joseph Ward Whitmore
Nov 20, 2025
Joseph Ward Whitmore, age 62, passed away November 20, 2025, at his son’s home in Enoch, Utah. Joe was born April 4th, 1963, in Overton, Nevada. At the Daughter’s of Utah Pioneers Hospital, behind the old Lyon Drug store off main street. He attended the big block of K through 12 all housed at Mack Lyon Middle School. He was...
Janice Lamb
Nov 20, 2025
Janice France Lamb, age 88, died Thursday, November 20, 2025 at her home in St. George, Utah surrounded by loved ones. She was born November 12, 1937 in Milford, Utah to John Eugene and Itha France Skinner Garzand. On July 30, 1955 she married Merlin James Lamb in Pioche, Nevada. He preceded her in death on January 12, 2019.
Janice was...
Ramon H. Schmutz
Nov 17, 2025
Dr. Ramon Harmon Schmutz, 88, a devoted veterinarian, accomplished team roper, lifelong rancher, and passionate outdoorsman, passed away peacefully on November 17, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.
Born in Saint George, UT on August 29, 1937, he grew up with an innate love for animals and the land. That early devotion shaped the course of his life, guiding him to...
Travis Duane Robinson
Nov 14, 2025
Travis Duane Robinson, age 55, died Friday, November 14, 2025 at a friend’s home in Overton, Nevada. He was born July 24, 1970 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Lamond Dick and Sharon Bennett Robinson. On July 20, 1991 he married Tamarra Nickoel Ipharr in Las Vegas.
Travis grew up in Moapa Valley. He graduated from Moapa Valley High School where he...
Charlie Simmons
Nov 12, 2025
Charles Vay ”Charlie” Simmons, age 85, passed away Wednesday, November 12, 2025, in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born June 22, 1940, in Overton, Nevada to Vay Charles and Lucinda Burgess Simmons. On November 2, 1962, he married the love of his life, Paula Ann Harmon, in North Las Vegas, Nevada. They were later sealed for time and all eternity on...
Wallace Richardson Jr.
Nov 10, 2025
Wallace Neill Richardson, 77, passed away in his home in Overton, Nevada surrounded by his loving family. Wally was born on March 7, 1948 in Milford, Utah to Wallace Neill Richardson, Sr. and LaBerta Corbridge. He married Theodora “Tedi” Louise Harris in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 3, 1976.
Wally grew up racing and Hill-climbing ATV’s and 4-wheelers, and he was...
