Obituaries

May 4, 2019

Harlan Nelson, 85, passed away May 4, 2019 in Henderson, NV.  Husband of Shirley (Teetz) of Boulder City, NV for 37 years.  Born in Fremont, NE on May 20, 1933 to Melvin and Marjorie Nelson.   He retired a Millwright from Stimson Lumber Co.

Harlan is survived by his spouse, one stepsister, five children and three...

May 3, 2019

Richard Deloss Maxey of Boulder City Nevada passed away May 3, 2019.  Born December 12, 1928 in Glendale California. The son of Richard Deloss Maxey and Lucille Maxey. Richard graduation from Glendale high school in California.  Following graduation, He enlisted in the United States army during the Korean War and was stationed in Germany.  He married Lois Collier and...

May 2, 2019

John H. Sneed III, age 63 of Boulder City, passed away on May 2, 2019.  He was born on March 14, 1956 in Pontiac, MI and served his country in the United States Navy.

John worked for the Bureau of Reclamation as a computer operator prior to retiring. He had a passion for shooting and...

Apr 28, 2019

Pok Hui Burch, often called Patty, age 72, passed away April 28, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born on October 28, 1946 in South Korea to Suk I Song and Sung-U Han. Patty married James Burch in Seoul, Korea on September 21, 1978. After James retired from the United States Air Force in 1998, they moved from...

Apr 23, 2019

Norma Thurston Williams

June 19, 1929-April 23, 2019

Norma was born in Kansas to Oliver and Margie Thurston in June.  She attended Marymount College in Salina, Kansas where she met her love, Raymond at a GI dance in 1947.  They married on April 16, 1951, and started their life together in Paris, France, while he...

Apr 19, 2019

Yolanda Velarde, 57, gained her wings into heaven at 3:35 a.m., Friday, April 19th, 2019, in North Las Vegas, Nevada.

Yolanda was born Nov. 25, 1961, in Santa Rosa, NM to Dora Garcia. She was a retired Air Force wife and dedicated her life as a wife and mom. Nothing was more important to her than her...

Apr 14, 2019

LaVern Elliott Downard, age 91, passed away on April 14, 2019 in Henderson, NV.  She was born on August 30, 1927 in Standardville, Utah to Joseph Edwin Elliott and Alta Wright Elliott.  She was the third of six girls born to the couple.  She married the love of her life, Robert George Downard on August 10th, 1946 in Provo,...

Apr 10, 2019

James “Kent” Longley passed away peacefully at his home in Boulder City, NV on April 10, 2019 at the age of 93. He was born March 6, 1926 in Little Falls, MN to Lester Adelbert “Ted” Longley and Hazelle Minifred Zinn Longley. His family later moved to Monterey Park, CA where he grew up and attended high school. He...

Apr 6, 2019

Andrew L. (Larry) Johnson passed away on April 6, 2019 at the age of 89 in Las Vegas, NV.  He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Virgie Lee, two daughters, Patricia Brockman (Bo) and Donna Friedrich (Dennis), eight grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, a brother Douglas Johnson of Albertville, AL, many nieces, nephews, and cousins including especially beloved cousin...

Apr 5, 2019

Grant A Lang, age 88, of Las Vegas, NV passed away on April 5, 2019 surrounded by his family in his home.  He was born on July 25, 1930 in St George, UT to Albert Lang and Zella Hall Lang.  Grant married Caroline Hardy on November 3, 1954 in the St George, UT Temple.  They moved to Las Vegas...

Mar 24, 2019

Walter Rodger DeMille- 02.18.1936 – 03.24.2019- Walt was born in Kanab Utah to Newell Knight DeMille and Arvena Mae (Beatty) DeMille. His family lived in Rockville, Utah until they moved to Washington State in his mid-teens. Walt was very involved in high school activities, music, and sports. In the 1950s Walt served a 2-yr LDS mission in Northern California,...

Mar 22, 2019

Robert (Bob) Long Lewis, 90, passed away March 22nd, 5:30 pm at the Nevada State Veterans Home, where he had been battling Lewy Body Dementia. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Rodaway Lewis, and his three children, Susan Layman, Son-In-Law Ken Layman, Barbara Lewis and Robert Lewis; his two step children, David Kempf, Terri McLain, 7 Grandchildren and...

Mar 22, 2019

Edward Conner Sinnett, age 75, of Henderson, NV passed away on Friday March 22, 2019.  He was born on May 14, 1943 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Richard Eugene Sinnett and Laura Maud Beadle Sinnett. Edward married Karen Ann McKinnon on   March 8th, 1963 in Tucson, Arizona. And fathered 2 children Laurie and Gene Sinnett. Edward served his country...

Mar 18, 2019

Thomas (Tom) Hamilton Patton Jr, of Henderson, NV, passed away March 18th 2019 at home. He was born in Greenfield, MA on November 17th, 1945 to Thomas Hamilton and Bernice May (Hartwell) Patton. He was the oldest of 8 children. He served in the United States Navy for 8 years, and was a veteran of the Vietnam Conflict. He...

Mar 17, 2019

Joe Lavance Smith age 74, transitioned from his earthly life to eternal life on Sunday 17th of March 2019 in Las Vegas, NV. He was born on 23 January 1945 in Hermitage, AR to the late Edward Smith and Odessa Burns Smith.

Joe professed his life to the Lord at an early age. After High school, he...

Mar 12, 2019

Sandra Leigh Baughman, age 55, of Boulder City, NV passed away on March 12, 2019.  She was born on August 16, 1963 in Pamona, CA to William “LeRoy” Gaunt and Beverly Mae Stoner Gaunt.  She married Richard Emmett Baughman on December 26, 2015 at a friend’s house in Boulder City Nevada.

Sandra was a member...

Mar 8, 2019

Cheryl (Spensley) Miller of Las Vegas, NV passed away March 8, 2019.  She was admitted to the hospital on December 11, 2018 and overcame multiple severe challenges for nearly three months.  Unfortunately, the day before Cheryl was scheduled to be released from care, she had critical complications and passed away suddenly. She was surrounded by family at St. Rose...

Mar 6, 2019

James Brent Caldwell, 78, of Boulder City, Nevada, passed away on March 6th, 2019 at his home in Boulder City.

Funeral services will be held 10:00am Tuesday, March 12th at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 916 5th Street in Boulder City. Burial will be on March 13th at Veterans Cemetery.  Family and...

Feb 27, 2019

Our Dear Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother passed away peacefully February 27, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  She was 84 years old.

Connie was born October 14, 1934 in Cedar City, Utah to Lester Nelson and Alice Halterman Gower.  Growing up, she loved to spend time with her family picnicking in the mountains and meadows her...

Feb 26, 2019

Stephen Ferris Ohl, age 65, passed away on February 26, 2019 in Las Vegas, NV. He was born on May 7, 1953 in Denison, Iowa to Ferris Ohl and Fern Ohl (Bretthauer).  He spent most of his life as a farmer in Hinton, Iowa.

Stephen was a man of faith and was a member of...