Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary
Bonnie Sholes
Jan 9, 2022
On Sunday, January 9, 2022, Bonnie Sholes, a loving mother of three, passed away peacefully, at the age of 79, at her home in Bunkerville, Nevada. She was born September 24, 1942 and graduated from South High in Salt Lake City.
Bonnie was a kind, compassionate and caring person who thought of others first. She was an...
Edward Dale Newman
Jan 2, 2022
Edward “Ed” Dale Newman went home to his Lord and Savior January 2, 2022 in Mesquite, Nevada.
He was born April 22, 1958 in Los Angeles, California to Dale Newman and Diane (Gutierrez) Mora. He married his soulmate Kimberly Newman in Mesquite, Nevada June 1, 2018.
Ed was a great student. His love of music...
Franklin Gene Beard
Jan 2, 2022
Franklin Gene Beard
Franklin “Gene” Beard passed peacefully the afternoon of Sunday, January 2, 2022, at age 75 after a brief time in hospice care.
A Vietnam veteran, Gene did four tours from 1960 to 1968 as a U.S. Navy E6 Petty Officer First Class Engineman (EN) on the USS Kemper...
Elwyn F Adams
Jan 2, 2022
Elwyn F Adams, 87, passed away peacefully at his home in Logandale Nevada on January 2, 2022. He was born January 30, 1934 in Overton, Nevada to Louis and Lillian Frehner Adams. On May 21, 1960 he married Verla Ann Gubler in the St. George LDS temple. Elwyn grew up in Logandale, learning to work hard at a young...
Delores Middleton
2022
Delores “Dee” Mae Middleton, 90 years young, went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 12, 2022 in Overton, NV. She loved studying the Word of God, gardening and caring for her roses, and being with her family and friends and rejoicing in the Lord. She was a great chef and baker. Everyone loved her cooking. Her...
Billie Van De Vanter
2022
Billie Kay Van De Vanter, age 68, died Thursday, February 3, 2022 at his home in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born July 6, 1953 in Fillmore, Utah to George Evan and Vada Williams Van De Vanter . On April 29, 1996 he married Sheila Marie Maxfield in Fillmore, Utah.
Billie lived most of his life in Delta,...
Carol Marie (Reck) Beager
Dec 29, 2021
We sorrowfully announce the passing of Carol Marie (Reck) Beager, 74, of Ely, Nevada. She faded away in the comfort of her Mesquite home on December 29, 2021, surrounded by her family.
Carol was born on December 3, 1947 in Ely, Nevada to James N. Reck and Helen (Pastorino) Reck. She graduated White Pine High School in...
Patrick Fullmer
Dec 29, 2021
This cowboy passed away December 29, 2021 at the age of 71. His young childhood was spent on a farm in Idaho before his family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada to try the hospitality and wedding chapel industry. He spent most of his career as a general contractor in Las Vegas. His cowboy boots and hat represented his cowboy...
William "Kirk" Sessions
Dec 28, 2021
William “Kirk” Sessions, age 51, returned home to his family in Heaven on Monday, December 28, 2021 in St. George, Utah following a battle with cancer. He was surrounded by family and friends. He was born March 20, 1970 in St. George, Utah to William “Bill” Sessions and Gloria “Kay” Bundy Sessions. He was raised in Henderson and Bunkerville,...
Ramona Faught Crane
Dec 28, 2021
Ramona Faught Crane, 77, passed away peacefully after complications due to open heart surgery on December 28, 2021 in St. George, UT. Ramona was born in St. George, on November 7, 1944 to Henry Albert Faught and Bessie Bundy. Ramona’s family moved to Mesquite when she started elementary school. She was raised with her seven siblings and many cousins....
George Evlyn Prince
Dec 28, 2021
George E. Prince, a handsome, kind and gentle man unexpectedly passed into the spirit world with a smile on his face on December 28, 2021 at Mesa View Hospital in Mesquite, NV, ready and able to play another round of golf. George was born at home in St. George, Utah on October 11, 1941 to George Evlyn and Mary...
La Dawn "Boo Boo" Wall Levi
Dec 27, 2021
La Dawn “Boo Boo” Wall Levi, 60, passed away on December 27, 2021 in Moapa, NV. La Dawn was born on June 16, 1961 in St. George, UT to Guy Roy Wall and Ina Segmiller. La Dawn had a hard childhood and moved many times around the western states to live with family. She loved singing, and she played...
Jimmie Joe Moeller
Dec 27, 2021
Jimmie Joe Moeller, 78, passed away on December 27, 2021 in Alamo, NV. Jimmie was born and grew up in rural Iowa the youngest of five children. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and helping his father build a fishing boat.
After high school he moved to Chicago where he met his soul mate, Gayle. They were married by...
Robert John Wieczorek
Dec 23, 2021
Robert John Wieczorek, “Bob”, age 71, died Thursday, December 23, 2021 peacefully in his sleep at his home in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born on May 27, 1950 in Glendale, California to Waldemar Robert Wieczorek and Mary Catherine Houle Wieczorek, as the third of nine children. Robert grew up in Sunland Tujunga, California. Bob raised his 3 children in...
Dolores Mary Gierut
Dec 22, 2021
Dolores Mary Gierut, 93, died peacefully on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at the Oasis Health and Rehabilitation Center in Lake Worth, Florida. She was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 17, 1928, the daughter of Nick and Mary Jacubs. She first married Stephen Karwoski, and the couple had four children, Steve, Karen, Sharon and Ronald. She later married Charles...
Daniel Clark Bender
Dec 22, 2021
Known by many names, including Daniel, Danny, Dan, Dusty Dan, Gramps, Papa, Dumpit-Dumpit, Uncle Dan, and the Dancing Bear, Daniel Clark Bender will always be remembered lovingly as Dad, Husband, Brother, and Friend. Dan was a kind, humble, loving, and genuine person. He took an interest in the lives of others and possessed the gift of making others feel...
Pat Carter
Dec 20, 2021
Patrick Owen Carter, age 63, died Monday, December 20, 2021 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born Septmeber 8, 1958 in Riverside, California to Floyd Allen and Margaret Ann Todd. He was married to Kathy Sprague, they had two daughters and were later divorced. On June 3, 2017, he married Tracy Lee Ashby in Overton, Nevada.
Pat’s family...
Dixie Lavern (Taft) Bowler
Dec 20, 2021
Dixie LaVern Bowler, age 79, died Monday, December 20, 2021 at her home, surrounded by her family in Bunkerville, Nevada. She was born September 7, 1942 in Salina, Utah to Milton Lee Sr. and LaVerne Forsyth Taft. On September 15, 1962 she married Joseph LeGrand Bowler in the St. George LDS Temple.
Dixie grew up in Bicknell,...
Mark Glen Poulsen
Dec 20, 2021
Mark Glen Poulsen, 60, passed away in his home in Alamo, NV on December 20, 2021, shortly after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. Mark was born on September 14, 1961, in Ogden, UT to Glen Clarence Poulsen and Maxine Ruth Hull.
Mark was raised in Utah until his family moved to Alamo, NV in 1977. He excelled...
Gene Raymond Golding
Dec 19, 2021
Gene Raymond Golding, age 85, quietly passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2021 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born April 24, 1936 in Detroit, Michigan to William Joseph Golding and Mary Helen Churchside. On June 29, 1968 he married Dolores Marie Scholl in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Gene moved to the small town of Romoland, California when he...
