Terrance Eugene Thompson
Mar 9, 2007
Terrance 'Terry' E. Thompson passed away on Friday afternoon, March 9th at his home in Yerington. He was 47. Terry was born in Yerington, Nevada on January 21, 1960. He was a member of the Yerington Paiute Tribe. He graduated from high school in 1978. While in high school he palyed baseball and after he went on to play adult...
Hassie Bonetha Wilson
Mar 7, 2007
Hassie Bonetha Wilson passed away in Carson City on Wednesday morning, March 7, 2007. She was 88. She was born in Erick, Oklahoma on September 4, 1918 the second child of Virgil and Leola Sinclair. She met and married the love of her life on October 24, 1936. She is survived by her two children, Wanda "Chris" Proctor of Yerington...
Charles James Mckinney
Mar 6, 2007
Charles James McKinney passed away early Tuesday morning, March 6, 2007 at his home in Yerington, Nevada. He was 59. Charles was born February 19, 1948 in Tacoma, Washington the son of Charles L. and Mildred McKinney. He grew up in Seattle and attended schools in Washington state. He had worked for Sears in Seattle and then moved to southern...
James Wayne Phillips
Mar 4, 2007
James W. 'Jim' Phillips moved on to the next step in his journey on Sunday, March 4, 2007, leaving behind the enormous family of great friends he held so dear in Smith Valley. Jim had been a farmer by profession and by choice, working hard from the age of 12 when his father was killed in a tragic accident and...
Sandra Doris Corkern
Mar 2, 2007
Sandra Doris "Sandy" Corkern passed away Friday morning, March 2, 2007 at the Saint Mary's Regional Hospital, Reno. She was 55. Sandy was born April 29, 1951 in East Orange, New Jersey the daughter of James and Doris (Horn) Gianoulis. She had graduated from the Holy Family Catholic Girl's School in Glendale, California. She was an accomplished pianist and music...
Esperanza Shafer
Feb 28, 2007
Esperanza "Espe" Shafer passed away Wednesday afternoon, February 28, 2007 at the South Lyon Medical Center. She was 79. Espe was born on December 15, 1928 in Quebradillas, Puerto Rico the daughter of Gregorio and Maria Rodriguez. She graduated from high school in Quebradillas. She met the love of her life Clarence R. Shafer in Berkley, California at a dance....
Glenn D. Hurt
Feb 26, 2007
Glenn D. Hurt passed away Monday morning, February 26, 2007 at the South Lyon Medical Center, Yerington. He was 82. Gleen was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on March 19, 1924 the son of Harry and Catherine(Featherstone) Hurt. He had served in the US Navy during World War II. He lived in Yerington for the past 45 years coming...
Alison Jean Cornmesser
Feb 20, 2007
Alison Jean Cornmesser passed away on Tuesday afternoon, February 20, 2007 at South Lyon Medical Center, Yerington. She was 72. Alison was born July 12, 1934 in Paisley, Oregon the daughter of Dell and Helen (Rugg) Overton. She had married Harold Lee Cornmesser in 1950. She had lived in Yerington since 1966. They had moved from Pleasanton, California where they...
Leota Marie Shipley
Feb 2, 2007
Leota Marie Shipley passed away on Friday morning, February 2, 2007 at the South Lyon Medical Center Long Term Care, Yerington. She was 98. She was born in Huntington Beach, California on January 5, 1909 the second of four children to Arthur and Bertha (Bush) Garner. As a yound child she moved with her parents to Bishop, California where she...
Gerald B. King
Feb 1, 2007
Gerald B. King passed away early Thursday morning, February 1, 2007 at the South Lyon Medical Center Long Term Care in Yerington. He was 81. He was born in Battle Mountain, Nevada on June 21, 1925 the son Roy and Ida (Weaver) King. He grew up and attended schools in Battle Mountain. He met and married his childhood sweetheart, Lois...
Dave Allen Baxter
Feb 1, 2007
Dave Allen Baxter passed away at his home in Yerington, Nevada on Friday, February 1, 2007. He was 56. Dave was born in Canton, Pennsylvania on August 11, 1950 the son of Dale and Emma (McNeal) Baxter. He was an Army veteran. He had moved to Yerington in 1996 and worked as a Respiratory Therapist for South Lyon Medical Center...
Martha Ruby Murrell
Jan 30, 2007
Martha Ruby Murrell passed away Tuesday morning, January 30, 2007 at the Renown Medical Center in Reno. She was 92. She was born in Gas City, Kansas on November 30, 1914 one of twelve siblings of Charles and Fran West. She was full of life and had a heart of an angel. She would always say being only 4'11", "Dynamite...
Glen Hiram Smith
Jan 26, 2007
Glen Hiram Smith passed away at his home on Friday, January 26, 2007. He was 86. He was born November 19, 1920 in Yerington the 2nd of 5 children of Chester and Lola Smith. He attended Simpson Grammer School and Smith Valley High School, graduating in 1938. After graduation he rode the train to Chicago to learn how to make...
Harold Conrad Pobanz
Jan 23, 2007
Harold Conrad Pobanz passed away Tuesday morning, January 23, 2007 at the Carson Convalescent Center in Carson City. He was 77. He was born in Ogden, Utah on November 15, 1929. He had lived in Yerington since the early 1970's and had owened and operated Conrads Interior Upholstery for over 20 years. He is survived by his children; Sandra Schroeder,...
Marjorie S. Stone
Jan 21, 2007
Marjorie S. Stone passed away Sunday afternoon, January 21, 2007 at her daughter's home in Carson City. She was 83. She was born in Richmond, Nevada September 21, 1923 the daughter of Dave and Mae (Hamilton) Stevens. She had lived in Carson City for the past 16 months coming from Yerington and Hawthorne. She had worked and retired from the...
Bonnie Lee Brock
Jan 20, 2007
Bonnie Lee Brock passed away Saturday, January 20, 2007 at her home in Yerington. She was 67. Bonnie was born in Modesto, California on August 3, 1939 the daught of Charles and Marian (Sedell) Connley. She had lived in Yerington for over 25 years and had worked at Counrty Flowers and as a waitress at the Stage Stop. she was...
Robert P. Dillingham
Jan 15, 2007
Robert P. Dillingham passed away peacefully Monday, January 15, 2007 at the South Lyon Medical Center, Yerington. He was 82. Bob was born in Plainfield, New Jersey on August 2, 1924 the son of Charles K. and Margaret Dillingham. He was raised in New Jersey and had graduated from Rutgers University with a degree in Ceramic Engineering. He had served...
Vivian L. Perri
Jan 14, 2007
Vivian L. Perri passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2007 at the Renown Medical Center, Reno. She was 94. She was born in Hollister, California on December 21, 1912 the daughter of Charles and Angelina Lucero. She had worked as a health care provider. She had been a resident of Yerington for the past 20 years. She was an active...
George Michael Ryan
Jan 13, 2007
Pastor George M. Ryan passed away unexpectly January 13, 2007 in Henderson, Nevada. He was 61. He was born in Van Nuys, California on October 20, 1945. George spent the first part of his life wearing many different hats. He proudly served in the military during the Vietnam War, he was an officer of the California Highway Patrol, worked at...
James Edward Smith
Jan 11, 2007
James Edward Smith passed away at his home in Silver Springs, Nevada on Thursday, January 11, 2007. He was 84. He was born in Clovis, New Mexico on June 27, 1922 the son of Edward and Rosie Ola Smith. He had served in the United States Navy during World War II. He worked many years in construction. He is survived...
