Caliente, NV Obituaries

Sep 9, 2020

Wesley Amos Holt passed away on September 9, 2020. He was born May 14th, 1927 in St George, UT to James Amos Holt and Mary Jane Morris Holt. He was raised in Enterprise Utah. His senior year of high school, he with permission of his parents joined the Navy during World War 2. His mother gave his valedictorian speech...

Aug 27, 2020

Paul Vernon Long, 72, from Caliente, Nevada, passed away on August 27, 2020, due to heart complications.

Born June 19, 1948, on Father’s Day in Creston, Iowa, Paul was the firstborn son of Ralph Ansel Long and Anna Harriet Johnson Long.  He lived on the family farm until high school graduation in 1967, attending the Mount Ayr...

Aug 22, 2020

Paul Kenneth Steed unexpectedly passed on August 22, 2020 and was guided home by his Heavenly Father to a joyful reunion into the arms of his Father, his 7 loving Mothers and many Brothers and Sisters. Paul was born on April 19, 1957 in St. George, Utah to Newell Steed and Alice Young.  He was the 9th child of...

Aug 9, 2020

Robert Allen Romans, Jr. (Bob) age 87, passed away at his home on August 9, 2020 in Panaca NV.  He was born August 14, 1932 to Robert Allen Romans, Sr. and Kathleen (Phillips) Romans, both deceased. He grew up and went to elementary and high school in Elko, NV.  He later graduated from the Joseph C. Laney Technical Institute...

Jul 30, 2020

George Dennis Larounis Jr. was born November 11, 1941 (Veterans Day) in Springfield, Massachusetts to George Sr. and Ann (Diaduk). He was an only child

Dennis had a very interesting, exciting and adventurous life starting with: His days in a fraternity at Northern Arizona University; then on to joining the United States Marine Corps where he was...

Jul 17, 2020

Bob was born January 25, 1932 to William McCrosky and Lena Lytle McCrosky in Rose Valley, Nevada. It snowed 3 feet that day and the doctor couldn’t come until the next morning. Bob was the second son, his big brother William (Bill) came first, then came Howard and Max. They were all born in Rose Valley, but lived in...

Jul 9, 2020

Jessie Sprague was born January 4, 1935 to Percilla (Stevens) and Oliver Dee Sprague, in Overton Nevada.  She always said she was born “under the Christmas tree”.   Jessie graduated from Moapa Valley High School in 1953.  In 1955 she married Conrad Simmons and they had two children, Michael and Teresa.  They later divorced.  In 1962, Jessie married the love...

May 30, 2020

Glenda Ann Clarke, age 65, passed away on May 30, 2020, in Caliente, Nevada.  Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on August 19, 1954, the first of three children born to William Glenn White and Shirley Ann White (Paylor).  She graduated from Farwell High in Farwell, Texas in 1972 and later attended Utah Technical College where she was active in...

May 21, 2020

Linda JoAnn Burton Hood was born on September 29, 1941 in Rawlings, Wyoming.  She was the only child of William and Glenys Burton. Linda grew up in Sinclair, Wyoming, where her father worked at the Sinclair Oil Refinery.  After graduating from Rawlins High, she attended Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah where she met and married Tom Hood....

May 15, 2020

Roberto Alaniz 89, beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather and uncle, passed away Friday, May 15, 2020 in Caliente, Nevada.  He was born August 4, 1930 in East L.A., California.  He was fun and feisty with a wicked sense of humor and a quick come back who lived life to the fullest until his last breath. He is missed by...

May 3, 2020

Russell K Lamb, passed away unexpectedly on May 03, 2020 in Ursine, Nevada at the age of 65. He was born on January 31,1955 in Boulder City, Nevada. To the parents of Lucille Thompson and Kay Lamb. Russell and his siblings Brian, Kevin, Randy, Shane and Misty grew up in Henderson, Nevada.

Russell attended Basic...

Apr 7, 2020

Our dear mother, Marilyn Durrant Cox, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at her home in Alamo, Nevada at the age of 88.

She was born on February 8, 1932 in Smithfield, Utah to Leon and Mary Moses Durrant and was a great-granddaughter of Wilford Woodruff.

Marilyn married Martin Cutler Cox on August 17,...

Feb 24, 2020

Charles A. Monroe, the son of Ralph and Esther Monroe, was born November 14, 1923 and died on February 24, 2020 at the age of 96. Charles enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He served in both World War II and the Korean War and reached the rank of Chief Petty Officer. After leaving the Navy, he ventured into the...

Feb 18, 2020

Chane “Boot” Steele Cottam, age 39, passed away on February 18, 2020, in Alamo, Nevada. Chane was born July 15, 1980, in Caliente, Nevada. He is survived by his parents Bryce and Colleen Cottam, sisters Cindy (Matt) Higbee and Sugar (Rob) Larzalere along with his nieces and nephews: Shyanne, Brock, Junior, and Flint Higbee, and Emily and Jacob Larzalere....

Oct 24, 2019

Donald Kay “Dutch” Phillips age 96 passed away Thursday, October 24, 2019 at his home in Caliente. He was born in Panaca, Nevada September 11, 1923 to Amos and Verna Phillips. He was the youngest of four children.

Don grew up in Panaca and attended elementary and secondary school in his hometown. During his senior year at...

Oct 20, 2019

Martin Cutler Cox, age 92, passed away on October 20, 2019 at his home in Alamo, Nevada. He was born on July 19, 1927 in Alamo, Nevada to Joseph S Cox and Edna Cutler. He married Marilyn Durrant on August 17, 1951.

Martin served in the US Navy during WWII and then went on to receive a...

Oct 13, 2019

Lea Ann Mathews, beloved sister, mother, wife, and grandmother, died Sunday, October 13. She was 72.

Lea Ann was born in Cedar City, Utah, to Frank and Portia Brinkerhoff. She was raised in Flowell, Utah, as the youngest of six children. In 1969, she married Phillip Mathews and relocated to his hometown of Panaca, Nevada, where they...

Oct 6, 2019

Margaret Louise Hendrix Wright Matesen, age 97, passed away peacefully on October 6, 2019 in St. George, Utah. She was born to Robert Peary and Gladys May Jenkins Hendrix on November 28, 1921 in Dayton, Washington. Louise married William Wright Jr. in September 1940 in Brigham City, Utah. They had two sons, Edward and Dennis Wright. Louise and Bill...

Sep 28, 2019

John Milton Wadsworth, 86, passed away at his home in his beloved Panaca town on September 28, 2019.  He was born in Cedar City, Utah on January 1, 1933 to Lafe and Dollie Wadsworth.  He grew up in Panaca, Nevada, working on the family ranch.

After high school, John worked in various mines until he volunteered for...

Aug 9, 2019

Angela Mary Kay Gordon Wright passed away on August 9, 2019 in Caliente, NV. She was born on September 15, 1962 in Denver, CO.

Angie married Norman Wright on January 30, 1988 and they settled their family in Alamo, NV. She enjoyed boating, traveling and spending time with her family and friends.

Early in life...