Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary
Hugh Meglone Milton Iii
Apr 2, 2011
Colonel (Ret.) Hugh Meglone Milton III
Colonel (Ret.) Hugh Meglone Milton III, 77, passed away April 2, 2011 at his home in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born on January 19, 1934 in Las Cruces, New Mexico to Major General (Ret.) Hugh Meglone Milton II and Josephine Baldwin Milton.
Colonel Milton received a B.S. degree from...
Joy Castle
Mar 22, 2011
Joy LaVonne Castle, 73, of Mesquite, NV, died Tuesday, March 22 at Highland Manor in Mesquite. She was born on May 24, 1937, in Columbus, OH to Lenna and Ralph Chase. She is survived by her brother Jerry (Jackie) Chase, sister Sharon Rutkowski, daughters Bobbi Richardson, Cyndi (Marko) Malinen, son Brian (Tara) Richardson, and 5 grandchildren. Joy was preceded...
Guy Whitmore
Mar 19, 2011
Guy Gentry Whitmore age 74, died Saturday, March 19, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born September 30, 1936 in St. George, Utah to Roxton and Adella Gentry Whitmore the youngest of and the last survivor of 12 children and the only one born in a hospital. On March 11, 1961 he married Rosetta "Rose" Atwood in Las...
Paul Santos
Mar 11, 2011
Paul Santos
Paul Santos passed away Friday, March 11, 2011 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born in the Philippines on November 30, 1934 to Paulino Santos, Sr. and Baldomera Ismael Santos. He grew up in Negros Island with five sisters and six brothers.
As a teenager, Paul played the trombone in his band, The Sea...
Darlene Gentry
Mar 10, 2011
Darlene Gentry, age 77, died Thursday, March 10, 2011 at her home in Overton, Nevada. She was born February 18, 1934 in Malad, Idaho to Walter Charles and Ella M. Briggs Archibald. On March 11, 1955 she married David Orlando Dimick in the Idaho Falls Temple. They had five children and were later divorced. On November 25, 1977 she...
Ruth Doxey
Feb 26, 2011
Marion Ruth Doxey, age 71, died Saturday, February 26, 2011 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born August 4, 1939 in Salmon, Idaho to Marion Montrose and Alta Ursula Radmall Pontius. On August 9, 1957 she married Steve Emersen Stephens in the Salt Lake Temple. They had four children and were later divorced. On March 1, 1968 she married Gordon...
David Kelley
Feb 22, 2011
David A. Kelley
David Allen Kelley, age 64, Died Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at his home in Overton, Nevada. He was born May 6, 1946 in Sturgis, Michigan to George Edward and Margaret Kip Kelley. David grew up in Marshal, Michigan. He worked as an engineer in a Hydro Aluminum Plant in Portal Michigan for many years...
Kathryn H. Ricci
Feb 22, 2011
Kathryn H. Ricci
Katie passed away suddenly February 22, 2011 due to complications from surgery. She was born April 5, 1926 in Kanab, Utah. Her parents were Franklin and Flora Heaton.
Katie married Albert Ricci Jr., living in Salt Lake City, Utah, and later divorced. She relocated to Mesquite, Nevada in 1994.
She...
Jay May
Feb 20, 2011
My Friend, My Sweetheart, My Hero, Jay Allen May, age 72, died Sunday, February 20, 2011 in St. George, Utah. He was born December 27, 1938 in Oak City, Utah to Richard Morgan May and Eunice Mae Anderson. On December 19, 1964 he married Elma Jean Alldredge in the St. George LDS Temple. Jay grew up in Delta, Utah...
Wesley Adams
Feb 18, 2011
Wesley Don Adams, age 61, of Logandale, Nevada, passed from our presence on Friday, February 18, 2011 in Salt Lake City, Utah from complications due to treatment for cancer in the liver. He was born June 27, 1949 in Vernal, Utah to Donald Lee and Lois Brady. On February 20, 1977 he married Elizabeth Anna Beckwith in Las Vegas,...
Virginia Rice
Feb 17, 2011
Virginia Rice, age 77, died Thursday, Friday 17, 2011 in St. George, Utah. She was born February 19, 1933 in Mesa, Arizona to Rollie and Ruby Collins Drorbaugh. On March 7, 1953 she married Henry "Hank" A. Rice in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He preceded her in death on February 16, 1998. She grew up in Mesa, Arizona. In...
Vera Mae Woods
Feb 7, 2011
Vera Mae Woods
Vera Mae Lee Woods passed away at home on February 7, 2011. She was born on April 13, 1929 in St. Thomas, NV to John Amasa and Maude Reber Lee. She was raised in Mesquite and has lived here most of her life. She married Charles Hale Woods on November 15, 1947 in Las...
Boyd V. Applegate
Feb 6, 2011
Boyd V Applegate, age 59, died Sunday, February 6, 2011 at the VA Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada after a valiant battle with Leukemia. He was born July 20, 1951 in Milford, Utah to Lyle D and Jewell Doreen Couch Applegate. On January 22, 1972 he married Christine Florence Myers in Milford, Utah. They were sealed on February 23,...
Candace Jensen Brown
Feb 5, 2011
Candace Jensen Brown Candace Jensen Brown, 60, left this earthly life on February 5, 2011, after a courageous battle with cancer, with her loving husband at her side. She was born on May 18, 1950 in St George, UT to Omer K. Jensen and Zona Russell Jensen. She had a wonderful childhood with her three siblings, Courtney, Eric, and...
James Donald Dodd
Feb 2, 2011
James Donald Dodd
James Donald Dodd, born February 19, 1951, passed away February 2, 2011 and returned home to the Lord after a brief battle with cancer.
He was born and raised in Bastrop, LA before moving to Mesquite, NV in 2008, where he was a member of the First Baptist Church of Mesquite where...
E. Gay Knuteson
Feb 2, 2011
E. Gay Knuteson
E. Gay Knuteson, 69, passed away peacefully in her sleep Wednesday, February 2, 2011.
She was preceded in death by her father Ward Carroll; her mother and stepfather Don and Nola Dippel and her brother Nordell Caroll.
She is survived by her husband Owen Ray Knuteson; her four children Ward...
Leslie Hinton
Feb 2, 2011
Leslie Hinton, age 81, died Wednesday, February 2, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born April 15, 1929 in Hurricane, Utah to John Leslie and Ruth Milne Fawcett Hinton. On August 22, 1950 he married Patricia Jean Harris in the St. George LDS Temple. She preceded him in death on February 26, 2008. Leslie grew up in Hurricane....
Eugene "Gene" Richison
Jan 28, 2011
Eugene "Gene" Richison
Eugene V. "Gene" Richison, 88, was born in C-Tree, Oklahoma on July 6, 1922 and died at his home in Mesquite, Nevada of natural causes on January 28, 2011.
Gene proudly served his country in the U.S. 7th Cavalry in the Philippines in WWII, earning the Purple Heart and Bronze Star Medals....
Bill Wunsche
Jan 28, 2011
Bill Wunsche
William August "Bill" Wunsche, age 76, passed away Friday, January 28, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born February 21, 1934 in Detroit, Michigan to Walter William and Marie Louise Schlager Wunsche. On November 3, 1957 he married Jean Ann Boik in Detroit, Michigan. She preceded him in death on June 28, 1995. Bill...
Harry Durben
Jan 25, 2011
Harry James Durben, age 77, died Tuesday, Janaury 25, 2011 at his home in Moapa, Nevada. He was born August 16, 1933 in Racine, Wisconsin to Henry Albert and Ethel Margaret Coutts Durben. He was married to his sweet heart Bonnie Mae Blodgett "forever". Harry grew up in Racine, where he worked as a meat cutter. He served in...
