Our Tributes

Roy F. Stoeckinger

Roy F. Stoeckinger

Sep 12, 2013

Roy F. Stoeckinger, of Las Vegas, passed away Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. He was born to Philip F. and Ethel Stoeckinger, in North Platte, Neb., Jan. 31, 1928. Prior to retiring in Las Vegas, he was U.S. Postmaster in Hastings and Glenvil, Neb. He was a loving husband and father of six children, grandfather of 11, and great-grandfather of 14....

Donald Storey

Donald Storey

Sep 9, 2013

Sept. 9, 2013, Donald Storey, a native of Las Vegas, passed away. Born in 1937 to parents, Albert and Grace Storey, he was the youngest of five siblings, Frances, Mildred, Grace, Albert E. Jr. and Donald. After attending Las Vegas High, he proudly joined the U.S. Navy and served his country. Shortly after finishing his enlistment, he met the love...

Doris Oren Head

Doris Oren Head

Sep 8, 2013

Doris Oren "Dobie" Head went to be with his Lord and Savior, and beloved wife, Neva, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013. He was born April 10, 1920, in Rose Bud, Ark., of farm parents, Walter and Flora Lea Head. Dobie dropped out of school in the sixth grade, but graduated Barber College after marriage to Neva, working as a barber, and...

Bobby J. Gilstrap

Bobby J. Gilstrap

Sep 3, 2013

BOBBY GILSTRAP Bobby Joe Gilstrap, 78, a supervisor, of Las Vegas, passed away Sept. 3, 2013. He was born Sept. 3, 1935, in Oklahoma, and was a 52-year resident of Nevada. Bobby is survived by his wife, of 59 years, Bertha; two sons, Michael Dale and Kevin Dale; six grandkids, Cheri, Brandy, Brett, Kandi, Brandon, Nate and Cheryl Thomas, loved...

Rosemon P. Ellison

Rosemon P. Ellison

Aug 30, 2013

Rosemon P Ellison, 87, a loving homemaker and avid golfer, of Las Vegas passed away Aug. 30, 2013. She was born April 29, 1926, in Cleveland, Ga., and was a resident of Las Vegas for 50 years. Rosemon was preceded in death by her husband, Jessie H Ellison; and her son, James Pepper Ellison. She is survived by her sons,...

Ronald Lee Winker

Ronald Lee Winker

Aug 23, 2013

RON WINKER It is with sadness we announce the passing of Ron Winker, of Las Vegas, Aug. 23, 2013. He was born Sept. 27, 1954. Ron grew up in Spokane Wash., and graduated from John Rogers High School in 1972. Ron has spent the last 40 years in the tire business, where he worked as a money market manager for...

Eva M. Baumeister

Eva M. Baumeister

Aug 19, 2013

Eva Mae Baumeister, 78, of North Las Vegas, passed away Aug. 19, 2013. She was born May 9, 1935, in Faith, S.D., and was a 54-year resident of Nevada. Eva worked in cosmetology in her early years and then spent many years with Von Tobel's Lumber. She was preceded in death by her oldest son, Roland, whom she lost in...

Lloyd Neal Olson

Lloyd Neal Olson

Aug 19, 2013

Lloyd Neal Olson, of Salt Lake City, passed away Aug. 19, 2013. Visitation will be from 11 a.m.-noon Monday, Aug. 26, at Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. N. Services following, at 1:20 p.m., at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery.

Sally Jackson

Sally Jackson

Aug 16, 2013

SALLY JACKSON In loving memory of Sally Lorraine Williams Jackson, of Las Vegas, a beautiful woman in spirit and appearance, who passed away peacefully Aug. 16, 2013, to be with her husband and with God in Heaven. Sally was born in Culver City, Calif., March 28, 1932. Sally married Virgil Leon Jackson Aug. 14, 1955. Sally was a devoted mother...

Don T. Walker

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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...