All Obituaries

Michael “Mike” Dennis Carter, 75, passed away on February 1, 2023 in his home in Las Vegas, NV. Mike was born on August 14, 1947 in St. George, UT to Ellis Chester Carter and Geraldine Billings. At fifteen, Mike’s family moved to Las Vegas, NV and he graduated from Rancho High School in 1965. He attended college for a short time before enlisting in the United States Army, planning on fighting alongside his friends in Vietnam. He was posted in New Jersey for training, then...

Dan Charles Frehner, 77, passed away on January 30, 2023 in Caliente, Nevada.  He was born July 27, 1945 to Vernon and Sylvia Frehner, one of the first babies born in the new Mesquite Hospital.  He married Judith Allan on July 20, 1963 in the St. George Temple.  They have eight children:  Henry, Willie, Teri, Kelly, Justin, Dylan, Megan and Albert; forty-two grandchildren and twenty-seven great-grandchildren.   Dan loved his family and friends and was so proud of...

Donna Fay Mott Green, 92, passed away on January 23, 2023 in Herriman, UT.  Donna was born in Tooele, UT on April 28, 1930 to Volndeau Mott and Vida Pearl Henson. She was raised in Orem, UT and graduated from high school there. In February 1948, she married the love of her life, J David Green. They were later sealed in the Salt Lake City, UT Temple in April of 1964. They raised their five children in American Fork, UT and Cottonwood Heights, UT; and moved to Logandale, NV in 1973, so...

Melvin Wallace Watkins passed away Friday, January 20, at the age of 84. True to his stubborn nature, he died in his home in the same room as his sweetheart, Barbara, twenty-two years before. Although Mel claimed to be a Montana native, he was born to Edna Luella Gibson Watkins and Wallace Lloyd Watkins on February 7, 1938 in Belle, California. He grew up in Conrad, Montana, and became the man of the house at age seven. Mel loved his baby sister, Gayle, and cared for her and his mom....

GeorgiAnne Tomoye Ozaki peacefully, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2023. GeorgiAnne was born on August 23, 1937 to George Joji Yamaka and Masako Yamashita in Los Angeles, California. She moved with her parents to Overton in the early part of 1942 during the war. GeorgiAnne was an only child, but grew up surrounded by her uncles and cousins. She attended Moapa Valley high school and enjoyed  playing basketball, softball, and dancing with the Debonettes.  Throughout...

Linda Anne Rigoni, 78, passed away on January 15, 2023 in her home in Overton, NV. Lynn was born on January 6, 1945 in Glendale, CA to Joseph Ambrose Stuart and Ella Nielson. She was raised in Eagle Rock, CA. She was a member of the Rainbow Girl Organization and gained an appreciation for the outdoors and archery. She spent many summers of her youth working for her parent’s family business, Panguitch Lake Resort. She was able to make enough money by selling worms to buy her first...

Jeanne Elizabeth (Mallon) Crayton, 82, passed away on January 14, 2023 in Las Vegas, NV. Jeanne was born in St. Joseph, Missouri on September 25, 1940 to Norman and Betty (Cates) Mallon. She was raised with five brothers. She graduated from the Convent of the Sacred Heart High School in St. Joseph and attended Duchesne College in Omaha Nebraska. She moved to Anaheim, California where she met William Francis Crayton III on St. Patrick’s Day. They were married on January 27, 1962 and...

Marvin Dwight Mitchell, age 80, died Sunday, December 25, 2022 at his home in Overton, Nevada.  He was born June 13, 1942 in Pleasant Valley, Utah to Mar D and Berneice Hancock Mitchell.  On May 29, 1965 he married Jerilynne Rae Graham in Mountain View, Wyoming.   Dwight grew up in Upalco, Utah. Although his was a rural home, he didn’t mind the isolation but loved the adventure of the outdoors.  He raised his family in Sandy, Utah.  He had an associates...

Meredith Hickman Cooper slipped out of this life and bid farewell to mortality on Saturday, December 24, 2022. Nedra Meredith Hickman was born on May 7, 1941 in Overton, Nevada, the 3rd daughter of Edwin Virl and Louise Andersen Hickman.  Meredith attended Moapa Valley High School and enjoyed dance and music. She was a member of the MVHS band and Debonette Dance Team. She also had a great appreciation of music and spent much of her time playing the piano and singing.  In 1957...

A. Tim Boyce, age 83, died peacefully in his home on December 23, 2022. Tim was born on December 1, 1939 in Murray, UT to Milan Cyrus Boyce and Dortha N. Campbell. He had five siblings: Harvey, Bonnie, Clell, Mack, and Bard.  He married L. Marie Staker in the late 1950's; they had three children: Tina, Bret, and Bart; they were later divorced. He then moved to Moapa Valley in the early 1980's where he and his sweetheart, Eileen Lani, opened a septic and porta-potty company,...