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Don T. Walker
Aug 16, 2013
Don Travis Walker, 74, of Las Vegas, passed away Aug. 16, 2013, at Mountain View Hospital. He was born June 3, 1939, in Hugo, Okla., the son of the late Anna Mae Richards and J.T. Walker. Youngest of two siblings. He graduated from Langston University in 1963. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Bay of Pigs and Cuban...
Concepcion Santo Tomas
Aug 13, 2013
Concepcion "Connie" Santo Tomas, 81, of Las Vegas, passed away Aug. 13, 2013. She was born Dec. 8, 1931, in the Ilocos region of the Philippines. She was the first in her family to graduate from college, earning a BS degree in nursing. She became a missionary nurse in Tanzania, East Africa, and settled in Las Vegas in 1979, where...
Brenda Hirsch
Aug 10, 2013
Brenda Hirsch, 78, passed away Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013, in Las Vegas. She was born June 16, 1935 in Dublin, Ireland, to Florence and Henry Ross. Brenda is survived by her two sons, Sam (Gemma) and Jonathan (Juliet); her grandchildren, Elliot, Jacob and Anna; and her brother, Ivor Ross of London, England. An independent woman, she lived to the fullest....
Jose G. Del Bosque
Aug 10, 2013
Jose Guajardo DelBosque, 74, of Las Vegas, passed away Aug. 10, 2013. He resided in Las Vegas for over 35 years. He was born July 17, 1939, in Torreon Coahuila, Mexico. He worked at some of the finest restaurants in Chicago, and spent 25 years at the Sultan's Table in the Dunes Hotel. He lived life to the fullest, and...
Erin Phillips
Aug 7, 2013
Erin Phillips, of Las Vegas, passed away Aug. 7, 2013. She was born Nov. 18, 1956, at St. Rose Hospital, in Henderson, to Alice Pearson and Hugh McGinty. Erin dedicated her life to teaching children at Hill and Dale Day Care for over 30 years. She was a kind and caring woman, a terrific mother and wife. She is survived...
Franklin Savoy Jr.
Aug 6, 2013
FRANKLIN SAVOY JR. It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Franklin Eric "EJ" Savoy Jr., 30, a warehouse supervisor, of Las Vegas, the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. He was born April 1, 1983, in Berlin Germany, and was an eight-year resident of Las Vegas. He was not only an incredible human being, but an...
Adam C. Hilty
Aug 4, 2013
ADAM HILTY Native Las Vegan, Adam Charles Hilty, passed away Aug. 4, 2013. A graduate of Las Vegas High School and UNLV in hotel marketing, he was a laborer for Las Vegas Painting and Drywall for many years. He was preceded in death by his parents, David C. and Kathyrne Hilty; sister, Diane Ingrahm; and brother, Randy Gannon. He is...
Easter Goings
Aug 1, 2013
Easter Goings, 69, a housewife and a resident of Las Vegas since 1960, peacefully passed away with her family at her bedside Aug. 1 2013. She was born and grew up in Tallulah, La. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert. She leaves behind to cherish her memory one daughter, Lisa Williams (Lenard); three sons, Anthony Wilbert of...
Eva F. Mattingly
Jul 31, 2013
Eva F. Mattingly, 92, a secretary, of Las Vegas, passed away July 31, 2013. She was born Aug. 15, 2920, McCammon, Idaho, and was a 32-year resident of Nevada. A mother and grandmother, she was a faithful member of the Church of Christ and long considered the cornerstone of her family. Eva was preceded in death by her first husband,...
Joyce C. Brittain
Jul 29, 2013
Joyce C. Brittain, of Las Vegas, passed away July 29, 2013. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, at Bright Angel Church of Christ, 8570 Bright Angel Way. Burial following at Bunkers Memory Gardens Cemetery, 7251 W. Lone Mountain Road.
Janet Ashworth
Jul 23, 2013
Janet L. Bunker Ashworth passed away July 23, 2013. She was born Dec. 17, 1932, in Las Vegas, to Ethel Frehner and Martin Bunker. She was an amazing daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. Janet was a woman of many talents, but most of all she loved to sew and cook. In her free time, she would make...
Sydney Rinehart
Jul 20, 2013
Sydney Rinehart, 85, of Las Vegas, passed away July 20 2013. She was born April 4, 1928, in Lenoir City, Tenn., and was a 51-year resident of Las Vegas. She is survived by her husband, George Rinehart; son, Russ Bishop; stepdaughter, Linda Lawrence; granddaughters, Sabrina and Donna; grandsons, Charle and Preston; great-granddaughters, Jessie, Willow, Serena and Shai; and great-grandsons, Braeden,...
Elsie Ashton
Jul 17, 2013
Elsie Ashton, 89, of Las Vegas, passed away peacefully in her sleep July 17, 2013, of heart failure. Elsie was born an identical twin, having lost her twin, Evelyn, some 22 years ago to cancer. Elsie was born and raised in England, where she still has close relatives. She survived the World War II bombings in London, working at an...
Thomas Devoe
Jul 15, 2013
Thomas DeVoe, 70, a retired landscaper, of North Las Vegas, passed away July 15, 2013. He was born Sept. 15, 1942 in Owosso, Mich., and was a 31-year resident of Nevada. He was married, for 28 years, to Linda. He was the owner of Santa's Village on Belmont in North Las Vegas. He was preceded in death by his mother;...
Dr. Dorence Bundren
Jul 14, 2013
DR. DORENCE BUNDREN It is with great sadness, the family of Dorence "Doug" Bundren announces his passing. Doug Bundren died July 14, 2013, at Desert Springs Hospital. He was a resident of Las Vegas since 1959. He was born May 4, 1932, in Scobey, Mont. Doug Bundren graduated from Montana State University in 1955, with a degree in education. Before...
Gary S. Pitts
Jul 6, 2013
Gary S. Pitts, 64, of Las Vegas, beloved husband of Glenna Pitts, passed away Saturday, July 6, 2013, with his family at his side. He was born in Reno, June 21 1949, to Clifford and Marjorie Pitts. The family moved to Henderson in 1951. Gary graduated from Basic High School and went on to the University of Oregon, earning a...
Barbara Ann Buys
Jul 1, 2013
Barbara Ann Buys, of Las Vegas, was called to her Lord and Savior July 1, 2013. She was born Oct. 17, 1938, in Battle Creek, Mich., and was a long- time Las Vegas resident. She is survived by her loving husband, Charles; sister, Shirley Pigeon of Essexville, Mich.; brothers, Allen and Jerry Lees of Seattle; sons, Charles and Clay of...
Charles P. Dimitt
Jul 1, 2013
Charles Price Dimitt, of Las Vegas, lived a full life to age 79 and passed away July 1, 2013, at home surrounded by family. He was born June 30, 1934 in Lexington, Ky., to John Amos and Lillian Johnson Dimitt. His mother passed away when he was young and his father remarried Beatrice Jacobs. Charlie married Loye Brown Sept. 20,...
Lonnie M. Pope
Jun 30, 2013
Lonnie Matthew Pope, of Las Vegas, passed away June 30, 2013. He was born Aug. 13, 1945, in Fresno, Calif., and was a longtime resident of Nevada. Lonnie served his country proudly in the U.S. Army. He was in the first graduating class of Western High School and worked as a bellman for 43 years at the International/Las Vegas Hilton....
Beatrice J. Zaring
Jun 25, 2013
Beatrice J. Zaring, 94, passed away June 25, 2013, in Las Vegas. Bea was born July 26, 1918, in Perth Amboy, N.J. Bea was educated in the Perth Amboy school system and went on to attend Ohio State University before having to come back home upon the death of her mother to help support the family. She worked for a...
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