Our Tributes

Sep 10, 2011

Lorene Bornis Spratt, 93, a mobile home park manager, of Las Vegas, passed away Sept. 10, 2011. Services 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. N. Repass following at 2104 Santiago St

Sep 10, 2011

Edna Mae "Frankie" Brooks, 84, a homemaker, of Las Vegas, passed away Sept. 10, 2011. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21, at Bunkers Memory Gardens Chapel, 7251 W. Lone Mountain Road.

Sep 5, 2011

Virginia Mae Ness, 91, a retired retail salesperson, of Las Vegas, passed away Sept. 5, 2011. Memorial services will be at noon Friday, Sept. 9, at Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. N.

Sep 5, 2011

RAYMOND MARTIN Raymond O. Martin, 89, of Las Vegas, passed away Sept. 5, 2011. He was born Dec. 9, 1921, in Kanawha, Texas, and was a 58-year resident of Nevada. Raymond served in the U.S. Army Air Corps and Cavalry during World War II and was a retired electrical contractor. Raymond married his wartime sweetheart, Billie Jo Sparkman in 1946....

Aug 30, 2011

Aug 29, 2011

Armando O. Meza, 83, a retired musician, of Las Vegas, passed away Aug. 29, 2011. He was born Aug. 17, 1928, in Mexico, and was a 51-year resident of Nevada. Armando was a lifetime member of the Musician's Union of Las Vegas Local # 369 - American Federation of Musicians. Armando was preceded in death by his wife, of 54...

Aug 28, 2011

Aug 27, 2011

John Wallace Leeper, passed away Aug. 27, 2011. Visitation will be 3-7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, at Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. N. Services will be Saturday, Sept. 10, at 10 a.m. at New Bethel Baptist Church, 400 W. Adams.

Aug 26, 2011

Troy Lee Coker, Jr. was born June 4, 1952 in Springfield, Missouri and departed this life on August 26, 2011 in his home in Las Vegas, Nevada after a courageous battle with cancer. Troy was united in marriage to Lilia Guevarra of San Simon, Philippines on December 5, 1973. To this union was born one daughter, Sheila Marie. After graduation...

Aug 17, 2011

MARY BRUMLEY Mary Louise "Sugar" Brumley, 68, of Las Vegas, passed away suddenly Wednesday night, Aug. 17, 2011. She was born March 20, 1943, in Tulsa, Okla., and was a 54-year resident of Nevada. Mary battled lung cancer since November 2008. Prior to having cancer, Mary battled for years with a rare auto-immune disease, Behcet's Syndrome. Her suffering has finally...

Aug 15, 2011

Rose Marie "Rosie" Page, 51, a Clark County office assistance, of Henderson, passed away Aug. 15, 2011, at her home surrounded by her loving family and faithful dog, Patches, by her side. She was born May 30, 1960, at St. Rose de Lima Hospital in Henderson, and was a lifetime resident of Southern Nevada. Rosie had a tremendous zest for...

Aug 14, 2011

BESSIE ALSTON MCNEAL,  a longtime Las Vegas resident, passed away Aug. 14, 2011, at the age 84. She was born June 30, 1927, to Reverend Joseph Alston and Ruth Goldsby-Alston, in Gurdon, Ark., and was the third of seven children. Bessie received her formal education in Fordyce, Ark., attending Dallas County Training School and earning the distinguished honor of valedictorian...

Aug 13, 2011

Aug 11, 2011

Mary Elizabeth Wharram, 68, of Las Vegas, passed away Aug. 11. 2011. She was born Dec. 10, 1942, in San Antonio, and resided in Nevada for 41 years. Mary was married for 32 years and had three children and four grandchildren. Mary was a beautiful, gentle, devoted, loving, wife, mother and grandmother. She enjoyed gardening, reading and sewing but most...

Aug 9, 2011

AUDREY HOPPE , 82, of Las Vegas, passed away Aug. 9, 2011, and is reunited with her husband, of 55 years, William, who passed away in 2004. She was born Aug. 30, 1928, in Racine, Wis., and was a 56-year resident of Nevada. Audrey was a loving mother and had a wonderful spirit that made everyone around her feel special....

Aug 8, 2011

Joseph Harold Best, devoted and loving husband, father, brother, grandpa and friend. Joseph Best, 69, of Las Vegas passed away Aug. 8, 2011. He was born Nov. 15, 1941, in Warren, Ohio. He was a 17-year Las Vegas resident and loved every day of it. He received his masters degree from the University of Wisconsin, was an industrial engineer until...

Aug 8, 2011

Maria Elana Chase Weber, 53, a homemaker, of Las Vegas, passed away suddenly Aug. 8, 2011. She was born March 17, 1958, in Queen of Angels Hospital, Los Angeles, and was a 52-year resident of Nevada. Maria was a fun-loving person, kind person to all, loved by all and will be missed by all. Maria had alot of friends, Maria...

Aug 7, 2011

ELAINE GELBART, 73, passed away Aug. 7, 2011, in Las Vegas. She was a devoted wife of over 52 years, beloved mother of seven children, adored grandmother to 17 children and cherished great-grandmother. She was born July 5, 1938, in Omaha, Neb., to Sadie and Harry Janger. She met and married husband, David in Omaha in 1959, and they moved...

Aug 6, 2011

Frederick Norman "Fred" Miller passed away Aug. 6, 2011, at his home in Las Vegas. He was preceded in death by his wife, of more than 50 years, Dorothy Mae Dick Miller. Fred is survived by a sister, Geraldine Smoll (Mrs. William) of Norriston, Pa.; and a niece, Susan Kriley (Mrs. Donald) of Morrisville, N.C. Fred served in the U.S....

Aug 5, 2011

JOSEPHINE SCHOFIELD STEWART, 101, of St. George, Utah, passed away Aug. 5, 2011. She was born Dec. 4, 1909, in Provo, Utah, and was a 60-year resident of Las Vegas. Raised in Hiko, Josephine grew up to be a one-room school house teacher, cowgirl, seamstress, poet/writer, singer, homemaker and mother of eight children. She was honored as Nevada Mother of...