Caliente, NV Obituaries

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...

Jul 17, 2019

Beloved husband, father and grandfather, Richard Arnold Barr, 81, unexpectedly passed away on July 17, 2019 in St. George, UT.  He was born on May 8, 1938, to Jasper L. and Myla H Barr in Salt Lake City, UT.  He was one of 8 children.  He finished high school in Salt Lake and then joined the US Army.  He...

Jul 12, 2019

Emilio Brocke AKA - Eli Anthony passed away peacefully at his home on July 11, 2019 at the age of 68. Eli was born in Panama and came to the United States as a young child. He was a devoted Roman Catholic. He served as an altar boy in his younger years.  As a young man he served in...

Jul 1, 2019

Theodore William Fiorella, 23, of Anniston, passed away July 1, 2019 in a car accident in Nevada. Born September 21, 1995, the son of Sarah Cavender and Jeffrey Fiorella, Will was passionate about living life on his own terms as an accomplished musician, traveler and seeker. His wanderlust led him west, through Colorado, Nevada, California and Mexico, where he...

Jun 20, 2019

Juanita (Nita) Ann Lamb age 51 passed away on June 15th 2019. Nita was born Sept 6, 1967 in Payson, Utah. She lived a short while in Eureka, Utah and a short while in Pioche, Nevada.  Her family then moved to Alamo, Nevada where Nita attended school until she graduated in 1985. After High School my mom went off...

Jun 2, 2019

Gary E. Mills passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, June 2, 2019. He was born on October 4, 1942 in Fallon, Nevada to William Mills and Pauline Ash Mills. His early years were spent in Fallon, and he later moved to Las Vegas.

Gary married Bonnie Rakeman. They were later divorced while he served his country....

May 5, 2019

Anna Laurelle Hughes, beloved mother, grand-mother, great-grand-mother, sister, friend, and music evangelist, passed away Sunday, May 5 2019 from a short battle with leukemia at the age of 84.

Laurelle was born on March 24, 1935 in Cleveland, Utah to Lawrence and Lynette (Rawlinson) Thorderson. She was sealed to Ivan Hughes on September 23, 1955. They raised...

Mar 28, 2019

Dorothy A. Carter, age 96, passed away March 28, 2019 at Grover C. Dils Medical Center in Caliente, Nevada.  She and her twin brother, Darwin Kay were born May 21, 1922 at the Star Ranch near Mona, Utah to George Arthur Kay and Vera Edna Houghton Kay.

In 1926, the family moved to Caliente, Nevada and Dorothy...

Mar 26, 2019

Keith Duane Barnett, age 89, passed away on March 26, 2019 in St. George, Utah. He was born on March 14, 1930 in Coolidge, Kansas to Harry and Sybil Polson Barnett. He grew up with 5 brothers, Darwin, Robert, Michael Kenneth and James. And 6 sisters, Betty Ann, Ilene Joy, Patricia Ann, Dianne Lynn, Billie Ann and Shirley.

Mar 3, 2019

Born June 30, 1950 to Henry Grant and Guila Wilcock of Pioche, Nevada. John passed away peacefully   March 3, 2019,  in Las Vegas, Nevada. John attended Caliente and Pioche grade schools, then  graduated from Lincoln County High School in 1968.

John went on a mission to the Central (Missouri) States. Spent a year at UNLV taking a...

Feb 26, 2019

On February 26, 2019, Kenneth Danvers Lee, age 90, passed peacefully through the veil.  Upon hearing this a dear friend said, “Panaca, NV just lost an icon and will never be the same.”  For those who knew this old cowboy and rancher, this sentiment will surely resonate.

Kenny D. was born on January 15, 1929 in a...

Feb 20, 2019

Joseph Mirci passed away February 20, 2019, in Centerville, Utah.

Joe was born April 30, 1926, in Salt Lake City, UT, to Filippo (Philip) Mirci who came to the US from Sicily, and Anna Faraone whose parents also came from Sicily.  Dad was proud of his Italian heritage.

Dad grew up...

Feb 4, 2019

Joan Doris Breeden, age 86, passed away on February 4, 2019 in Caliente, Nevada. She was born on February 9, 1932 in Brockton, Massachusetts to Oscar Napeoleon and Florence Hester Belanger.

She married Russell W. Hawkes, they divorced. Then later she married Marvin Breeden. Joan’s profession was a school teacher, teaching in both McGill and Ely, Nevada....

Jan 28, 2019

Donna Dean Bowden Lytle was born June 2, 1932, to Evelyn Gwen McGhie Bowden and Edward Dean Bowden in Beaver, Utah.  Donna’s young life did not go without sadness. When she was only seven, her father was killed in an automobile accident. Her mother then moved to Caliente, Nevada, to find work in order to raise her three children...