Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Vernon Herbert Dimick
Feb 1, 2022
Vernon Herbert Dimick, 91, passed away on February 1, 2022 in Las Vegas, NV. Vernon was born on August 30, 1930 in Las Vegas, NV to Vernon Marion Dimick and Bertha Huntsman. He married Nancy Rizzo on May 23, 1980 in Las Vegas, NV.
Graveside services will be held on Friday, February 18, 2022 at 11:00 a.m....
Alfonso Marquez Bautista, Jr
Feb 1, 2022
Alfonso Marquez Bautista, Jr., age 71, died Tuesday, February 1, 2022 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born on August 9, 1950 in Manila, Philippines to Alfonso Escueta Bautista, Sr. And Teresa Marquez Bautista. He was the 3rd of six children: Guia Cifra, Manuel (deceased), Leandro, Imelda Isley and Napoleon. He is survived by two sons: Lawrence (Mary Jane) and...
Michael (Jaws) Nicholas Kirk
Feb 1, 2022
Mike was born June 16, 1952 in Salt Lake City, Utah to George and Veldean Mcallister Kirk. He married the love of his life, Jackie on June 18, 1973 and together had two beautiful children.
Papa loved to coach baseball from Little League to Tee-ball, especially when it came to coaching or watching his grandchildren play. He...
Raymon Turley
Feb 1, 2022
Raymon Turley
Raymon Monroe Turley, age 80, passed away Tuesday, February 1, 2022 in St. George, Utah. He was born May 30, 1941 in Tucson, Arizona to Alfred James and Nina Margaret Conn Turley. On May 27, 1967 he married Sharon Perkins in Logandale, Nevada. On May 9, 1970 they were sealed in the St. George LDS...
Marvin Henry Dielmann
Jan 29, 2022
Marvin Henry Dielmann, age 90, died Saturday, January 29, 2022 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born January 23, 1932 in Springfield, Missouri to Alvin and Lillian Dielmann. On May 24, 1954 he married Mary Esther Bodine in Kirkwood, Missouri. She preceded him in death on March 31, 2003. Marvin grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. He served in the...
Diana May (Dearborn) Howard
Jan 27, 2022
Diana May Howard, age 77, died Thursday, January 27, 2021 at her home in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born March 9, 1944 in El Centro, California to Fred Milton and Ethel Dare Dearborn. On August 17, 1963 she married Raphael Mitchel Howard, Jr. in El Centro, California. He preceded her in death on April 27, 2019. Diana lived most...
Eric Nicholas Lee, Jr.
Jan 27, 2022
Eric Nicholas Lee, Jr, age 28, died Thursday, January 27, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born April 10, 1993 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Eric Wayne and Nicole Elizabeth Eccles Lee.
Eric grew up in Richfield, Utah for a few years before moving to Moapa, Nevada where he graduated from Moapa Valley High School. Eric...
Gary Eldon Hillius, Jr.
Jan 26, 2022
Gary Eldon Hillius, Jr., passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2022 in St. George, Utah. He was born February 24, 1977 in Delta, Utah to Candice Kay Abrams Hillius and Gary Eldon Hillius, Sr.. On February 3, 2001 he married Leora Marell Potter in Bunkerville, Nevada. They were sealed in November of 2014 in the St. George LDS Temple. They...
Linda Carlota (Wilkins) Davenport
Jan 26, 2022
Linda Carlota Wilkins Davenport, resident of Mesquite, Nevada passed away peacefully on January 26,2022. She was born January 31, 1925 in Trujillo, Peru daughter of Lastenia Aranguri Wilkins and Harry Walter Wilkins Sr., and was surrounded by a large family with lots of love, laughter, and adventure. Linda was a beloved sister, wife, mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother, Great-Great-Grandmother, and...
Lois (Cooper) Dubrock
Jan 22, 2022
Lois Dubrock, age 94, died Saturday, January 22, 2022 at her son’s home in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born June 7, 1927 in Silas, Alabama to John Robert and Flossie Euphenia McManus Cooper. On April 27, 1946 she married Phillip Earl Rogers in Lucedale, Mississippi. They had one son that they raised in many places throughout the US...
Carlos Manzanares
Jan 21, 2022
Carlos Manzanares, 53, passed away on January 21, 2022 in Mesquite, NV after a short battle with COVID-19.  Carlos was born on June 20, 1968 in Salt Lake City, UT to Ramon and Dolores Manzanares. He was one of five children.  Carlos met Shellie Hartwell who became his best friend and the love of his life. They were married...
Lowell Steven Potter
Jan 20, 2022
Lowell Steven Potter, 76, passed away January 20, 2022 at home surrounded by his family. He was born August 14, 1945 in Mesquite, NV to Steven Orville Potter and Marell (Reber) Potter. He married Nova Jean (Jeanie) Hamilton on August 30, 1974, and they were later sealed for time and eternity in the St. George LDS Temple. Lowell was...
Paul Gurney Johnson
Jan 19, 2022
Paul Gurney Johnson, age 45, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada after a valiant year-long battle with lung cancer. He was born May 10, 1976, in Las Vegas, NV to Charles William and Eleanor Law Johnson. On November 28, 1998 he was married and sealed for eternity to Charlene...
Karen Rae (Simonsen) Smith
Jan 16, 2022
Karen Rae Simonsen Smith left us for her heavenly home January 16th, 2022, to join 2 of her siblings (Bonnie & Archie Simonsen), her parents Max and Iona Simonsen, and 3 angel great grand-babies.
Karen was born June 21, 1952 in Murray UT. Being one of six children Karen was raised in a home full of love,...
Judy (Russell) Kuhn
Jan 15, 2022
Judy Russell Kuhn, 73, passed away on January 15, 2022 in Mesquite, NV. Judy was born on January 11, 1949 in Tyronza, AR to Wilburn Russell and Mildred Raines. She married Lewis Edward Kuhn on November 11, 1977 in Jacksonville, AR.
Judy sought to share her witness of her Saviour with everyone she met. She would often...
Mary Frances (Williamson) Long
Jan 14, 2022
Mary Frances Williamson Long, 83, passed away on January 14, 2022 in Logandale, NV. Mary was born on June 20, 1938 in Ada, OK to Ewell Leslie Williamson and Eddie Perry. She was raised in Oklahoma surrounded by a large family and race horses. Her family later moved to Salinas, CA where she gave birth to her three children,...
Samuel Reed Cornwell
Jan 13, 2022
Samuel Reed Cornwell, 82, passed away on January 13, 2022 in Mesquite, NV. Reed was born on January 14, 1940 in Montpelier, ID to Vistana Cornwell. He married Betty Louise Gower in Ogden, UT on July 31, 1959. Reed worked for Ogden City Parks and Recreation for many years, operating snow-plows during the winter. He loved fishing and hunting....
Jerry Haworth
Jan 13, 2022
Jerry Haworth passed away peacefully January 13, 2022 at his home in Henderson, Nevada from thyroid and lung cancer. Throughout the last 8 years he suffered with heart problems, prostate, lung, and thyroid cancers. He was always patient, kind, and full of gratitude every day for his caregivers, family, and friends. His last months were difficult; however, he was...
Gary Ray Kuzara
Jan 11, 2022
Gary Ray Kuzara, age 67, died Tuesday, January 11, 2022 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born April 21, 1954 in Denver, Colorado to Frank Allen and Marie Patricia Peduzzi Kuzara. On October 21, 1997 he married Cindy Lee Capps in Ogden, Utah.
Gary grew up in Colorado and California. His family returned to Denver where he graduated...
Leonard Ralph Dumph
Jan 10, 2022
Leonard (Len) Ralph Dumph, age 74, died suddenly on Monday, January 10, 2022 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born November 8, 1947 in Gilman, Colorado to Ivan Lon and Joy Mary Marfitano Dumph. He was the youngest of four children growing up in Red Cliff, Colorado, a small community in the mountains by Vail. When he was to enter...