Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary
Christopher Alan Murray
Jan 6, 2025
Christopher Alan Murray, 58, passed away on January 6, 2025 in St. George, UT. Chris was born on October 21, 1966 in Ridgecrest, CA to William Mathewson Murray II and Barbara Jean McKinney Murray. Chris was born into a family of pilots and had the desire to fly from a young age. He started riding motorcycles at five years old...
Julie Ayn Vanica
Jan 6, 2025
Julie Ayn Vanica, 69, passed away on January 6, 2025 in Las Vegas, NV. Julie was born on October 30, 1955 in Pasadena, CA to Donald Franklin Vanica and Nathalia Ann Rudy. Julie was a loving and caring mother to her son, Jordan (Bridgette) Vanica, and daughter, Jean (Bryan) Pendley, and loved her grandson, Jordan. She loved spending time with...
Edgar Richard Miller
Jan 4, 2025
Edgar Richard Miller, age 90, died Saturday, January 4, 2025 in St. George, Utah. He was born January 12, 1934 in Pasadena, California to Howard R. and Lois Richardson Miller. On March 12, 1955 he married Geraldine Marie Hurd in Las Vegas, NV.
Edgar grew up in Van Nuys and North Hollywood, California. He and Geraldine raised their family in Northridge...
Jeffrey Allen Andersen
Jan 4, 2025
Jeffrey Allen Andersen, age 72, died Saturday, January 4, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born August 11, 1952 in St. George, Utah to Garner Alfred and Roma Reber Andersen. On October 18, 1975 he married Patricia Elizabeth Busick in the Washington DC LDS Temple for time and all eternity.
Jeff lived most of his life in Overton, NV. He...
James Braxton Carson
Dec 28, 2024
James Braxton Carson II, age 67, passed away on December 28, 2024 in St. George, UT. Jim was born in Rochester, MN to James Braxton Carson and Sherril Christine Thede. Jim was raised mostly in Minnesota where he developed a love for cars and hunting. He was very close to his grandparents, Pal and Loa Thede. After a couple years...
Benjamin Miles
Dec 24, 2024
Benjamin Dean Miles, age 40, died Tuesday, December 24, 2024 from a sudden illness. He was born November 24, 1984 in Escondido, California. He was raised by his parents, Andrew Freeman “Andy” and Cynthia Helen Copening. He was engaged to his longtime girlfriend Ashlie Talbot.
Benjamin grew up in Moapa Valley. Shortly after high school he moved to Palm Harbor Florida...
Jerid Jack Matheson
Dec 24, 2024
Jerid Jack Matheson, age 49, died Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at his home in Logandale, Nevada after a courageous fight with pancreatic cancer. He was born June 26, 1975 in Cedar City, Utah to Voy Jack and Sheila Joyce Hatch Matheson. On April 17, 1998 he married Mandie Marie Waite in the St. George LDS Temple.
Jerid lived in Cedar City...
Colton Dale Pulsipher
Dec 12, 2024
Colton Dale Pulsipher, age 29, died Thursday, December 12, 2024 near Moapa, Nevada from injuries sustained in a car accident. He was born February 12, 1995 in St. George, Utah to Dale Lee and Lonia Louise Lee Pulsipher. On July 16, 2016 he married Ashlee Marie Svedin in the St. George LDS Temple.
Colton lived most of his life in Moapa,...
Saige Ava Zamito
Dec 6, 2024
Saige Ava Zamito, 13, passed away on December 6, 2024 in Logandale, NV. Saige was born September 8, 2011 in Las Vegas, NV to Chad Edward and Desirae Dawn Dufour Zamito. Saige was a sweet, kind girl. She was able to comfort those who were sad. She loved playing softball and volleyball for the Moapa Valley youth teams, and loved...
Donald Richard Miller
Nov 23, 2024
Donald Richard Miller passed away at his home on Saturday, November 23, 2024. He was born May 20, 1923, to Bernard & Mary Cycelia Dunzar Miller in Orange County, California.
At the age of 19, he lived in El Modena, California (East Orange County) and was drafted into the Army branch of service on January 5, 1943 to serve in World...
Gayle Parker
Nov 17, 2024
Gayle Parker, 84, passed away on November 17, 2024 in her home in Las Vegas, NV. Gayle was born on August 21, 1940 in Price, UT to Harry Lee and Julia Branch Higgins. She married Gary Fred Parker on March 4, 1961 in North Las Vegas, NV and sealed in the St. George Temple on June 23, 1973.
Gayle loved spending...
Naomi Lewis
Nov 8, 2024
Naomi Lewis, 76, passed away on November 8, 2024 in Las Vegas, NV. Naomi was born on May 12, 1948 in Overton, NV to Clarvid Lewis and Betty Meining. Naomi loved music, art, and the theatre. She attended BYU, and graduated with a Batchelor’s Degree in Theater – Film. She acted in many plays and loved the many skills she...
Russel Burton
Nov 6, 2024
Russel Burton, age 70, died Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at his home in Logandale, Nevada. He was born December 17, 1953 in Lompoc, California to Billy and Evelyn June Mayo Burton. On May 19, 1972 he married Arlene Elizabeth Ross in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Russel spent most of his life in the Las Vegas area. He worked in the Laborer’s union...
Darrel D. Hansen
Nov 4, 2024
Darrel David Hansen, age 89, of Alamo, NV, left this life peacefully on November 4, 2024, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born on December 12, 1934, to James Alfred and Jewel Evelyn Schofield Hansen in Hiko, NV. On March 28, 1970 he married Verna Schramm in the Manti Utah LDS Temple.
Darrel was a devoted husband, father, and follower...
Rosanne Lawrence
Oct 22, 2024
Rosanne Lawrence, 68, passed away on October 22, 2024 in Mesquite, NV. Rosanne was born on December 19, 1955 to Robert Lawrence and Osa Ozella Polk. Rosanne was a hard worker, and anything she put her mind to, she did it the best she could. She worked as a secretary for the Office of the Attorney General of British Columbia,...
Gary Fullmer Castleton
Oct 21, 2024
Gary Fullmer Castleton, age 75, passed away peacefully on October 21, 2024, at home in Alamo NV. He was born in Orem, Utah on September 28, 1949 to Richard Lowell Castleton and Jean (Fullmer) Castleton. He will be missed by his children Peter (Mary) Castleton, Rachel (Brandon) Hosier, and Kathryn (Harley)Harris, his brother Stephen Castleton, sisters Suzanne Gersch and Becky...
Leonard, Jr. Henry
Oct 17, 2024
Leonard Henry, Jr., 67, passed away on October 17, 2024 in his home in Moapa, Nevada. Leonard was born on October 23, 1956 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Leonard Henry, Sr. and Adelaide Florence Lemos. He married Sherri Nez on February 14, 1997 in St. George, Utah. He worked as an iron worker for some time, building slot machines for...
James Francis Docktor
Oct 7, 2024
James Francis Docktor, 67, passed away on October 7, 2024 in his home in Alamo, NV. Jim was born on November 17, 1956 in Jamestown, ND to Francis James Docktor and Alvina Louise Burkle. After graduating from Jamestown High School, he joined the United States Navy and served in Desert Storm. Jim loved to go hunting and fishing, and enjoying...
Sherra Lee Bailey
Oct 3, 2024
Sherra Lee Bailey, 78, passed away on October 3, 2024 in Overton, NV. Sherra Was born on April 18, 1946 in Klamath Falls, OR to William Lloyd Hull and Elisabeth Mae Edler. Sherra’s family moved to the Roseville, CA area soon after and she later graduated from Placer Hills High School in 1964. She loved horse-back riding and riding on...
Barbara Ann Coles Turk
Sep 25, 2024
Barbara Ann Coles Turk was born May 15, 1942, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the daughter of William
John Coles, Jr. and Margaret Arminta Shea Coles. She married Toni Richard Turk on March 9, 1960, in
Throckmorton, Texas. They were high school sweethearts, and both were reared in the United States
Air Force. They graduated together from Burkburnett High School in Burkburnett, Texas in 1960....
