Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Dec 18, 2021

J ames Earl Memmott 60, passed away on December 18, 2021, from complications due to heart disease.  He was born on May1,1961, in Gardena, CA. to Tom and Marie Beck Memmott.  When he was 2 months old, his parents moved the family to Nephi, UT, where he attended school, graduating in 1980 from Juab High School.  He worked hard...

Dec 18, 2021

Emery Afton Schaper, was stillborn in the St. George Regional Hospital on December 18, 2021.

She is survived by her parents; Scott and Nanette, grandparents; James Schaper of Wichita, KS, Victor Greener of Fresno, CA, Cheryl Rawson (David) of Orem, UT, sister; Connelly Clara and brother, Collin Coleman.

Graveside services will be held at the...

Dec 17, 2021

Mary Lou Ramirez, age 96, died Friday, December 17, 2021 at her home in Mesquite, Nevada.  She was born November 25, 1925 in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Valentin and Natividad Lopez Madrid.  On July 4, 1943 she married John Murillo Velasquez in Los Angeles, California.  He was killed in action in WWII on April 19, 1945, leaving Mary a...

Dec 16, 2021

Christopher Lee Stevens, 66, passed away on December 16, 2021 at his home in Logandale, NV.  He was born on August 23, 1955 in Las Vegas, NV to Evan and Wanda Stevens, welcomed home by older siblings John, Susan, Curtis, and Louise.

Though while growing up he lived in Las Vegas, NV, Sacramento, CA, Bountiful, UT and...

Dec 15, 2021

Emmett Leo Flynn, age 71, died Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at his home in Mesquite, Nevada.  He was born February 25, 1950 in Lorain, Ohio to Leo Anthony and Yolanda Francis Briches Flynn.

Emmett grew up in Lorain, Ohio where he excelled at basketball, earning All State Honors while in high school and later worked for U.S....

Dec 15, 2021

Eulalia Lark Hartt, 56, passed away on December 15, 2021 in Moapa, NV. Eulalia was born on December 22, 1964 in Las Vegas, NV to her parents, Richard Bow and Rephenelda Levi.

Eulalia loved her grandchildren and spending time with them. She was kind and loved everyone, and would help anyone in need. She had a great...

Dec 15, 2021

Robyn Kay Page Barnes passed away on December 15, 2021 in Mesquite, Nevada.  She was born the second of five children to Shirley Gwen Ray and William Robert Page on August 13, 1952.  She graduated from Murray High School in 1970.  Robyn married the love of her life, Steven Arnold Barnes on June 6, 1970.  Together they had four...

Dec 13, 2021

Charles Allen “Chuck” Graus, age 53, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021 in St. George, Utah.  He was born December 12, 1968 in Ogden, Utah to Dean William and Dorothy Delores Dickey Graus.  On June 12, 2014 he married Angela Christine Milder in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Chuck has fond memories of being a kid and living...

Dec 12, 2021

Carlos H. Valadez, 79 años, falleció el 12 de Diciembre, después de una, gran batalla de salud.  Carlos nació el 27 de Mayo de 1942 nacido en San Miguel el Alto, Jalisco sus padres Teodoro Valadez y Rafaela Valdivia.  Else caso el 1 de Abril de 1967 con Ma. Carmen Guerrero.  Carlso tiene 5 hijos cariñosos, sandra su primera...

Dec 11, 2021

Mitchell George Clark, age 70, passed away peacefully in his sleep on December 11, 2021. Mitch is now reunited with his parents Raymond and Joan Clark and siblings Stacie Rae Rasmussen and Dana Allen Clark, who preceded him in death.

Mitch was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on November 18 1951. He attended West High School...

Dec 11, 2021

Betsy Maloney

Elizabeth Ann Maloney, age 59, died Saturday, December 11, 2021 in St. George, Utah.  She was born May 18, 1962 in Wareham, Massachussetts to Gary MacMillan and Arlene Frances Mack.  On September 4, 1993 she married Michael Patrick Maloney in Elko, Nevada.

Betsy grew up in San Antonio, Texas.  She raised her family...

Dec 10, 2021

Kathleen Ward Anderson, age 72, passed away Friday, December 10, 2021 at Mesa View Hospital in Mesquite, NV.  She was born on July 4, 1949 to Franklin and Marie (Coffey) Ward in Yakima, WA.  She was raised in White Earth, ND and educated in Tioga, ND.

Her last of many jobs was for Blue Cross/Blue Shield in...

Dec 8, 2021

Elisabeth “Lisa” Joy Denyer Hoggan, age 51, passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada, after succumbing to pancreatic cancer. She was born August 3, 1970, in Pasadena, CA to Robert Edward Denyer and Trudy Schunk Denyer and grew up in San Gabriel, CA where she loved to swim and made many friends. On September 21, 1996,...

Dec 7, 2021

Our beloved mother, Socorro “Coco” Alvarado (Urrutia), age 69, passed away on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 in El Paso, Texas.  She was born on June 30, 1952 in Toreón, Coahuila, Mexico.  She is now resting in peace and is preceded in death by her mother, Basilisa Fuentes Vaquera, father, Efren Alvarado Yanez, and son Jose “Roger” Marquez. Socorro is...

Dec 7, 2021

Jeffery George Tilton was born February 13, 1967, in Escondido, California. He passed away surrounded by his family at his home in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma on December 7, 2021, after fighting a valiant battle with cancer.

Jeff was the second child of Kenneth and Corrine Tilton. When he was 7, his family had missionaries from the Church...