All Obituaries

Robert Eric Smith Born February 9, 1933 Irving, CA to parents Walter Erick Smith and Ellen Gertrude (Allen) Smith both deceased. Preceded in death by his parents, older brother Walter Fred Smith and younger brother Clyde Bruce Smith Bob is survived by his sister Clydine (Smith) Bejesovek (Ed) of Stockton, CA and youngest brother Bruce Wayne Smith of Auburn, CA. As a child born in the Depression, Bob’s family moved around a lot while his father found work in construction. When they...

Linda Jo Moores August 19, 1948 - January 16, 2020 Born Linda Jo Dunsmoor in Phillipsburg, Kansas on August 19, 1948. She passed away peacefully in her sleep on January 16, 2020 in Elko, NV. She is survived by her husband Kenneth Moores of Elko; her sons Earnest (Carrie) Gregory of Elko and Matthew Gregory of Kremmling, CO; sisters Loma (Richard) McKee of Loveland, CO and Leanna (Don) Brown of Colorado Springs, CO; six grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Her family moved from...

Myron Dennis Branning from Carlin, Nevada passed away peacefully at home on January 23, 2020  from ALS. Myron was born to Annette (Uhlig) Branning and Dennis Wayne Branning on January 23, 1973. Myron graduated from Wells High School in 1992 and then went to Mayville State University in Mayville, North Dakota to play football and to get his BA in PE and Health. In 2006 he finished his MA in administration at Grand Canyon University. It was at Mayville that he met the...

U.S. NAVY SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICER L.H. “BUCK” METCALF 1929-2020 With great pride but with greater sadness the world has lost one of the best. LH. “Buck '' Metcalf left us on January 8, 2020 to take his well-earned place in heaven. Buck was born August 18, 1929 in Rome, GA to Stanley and Addie Metcalf. He was one of 9 children. At age 17 Buck left Georgia to join the United States Navy where he served with great pride and passion for 21 years, with full tours...

  Paul Scott Billings February 26, 1937 – January 8, 2020 Paul Scott Billings joined his beloved wife Nell on January 8, 2020. He passed at home in Spring Creek of a heart attack. Paul retired as Superintendent of Elko County School District in 1995. He and Nell then moved to Boise where they enjoyed lots of time camping and boating with their grandchildren. Paul returned to Spring Creek to live with his son in 2016. Paul embraced life, he had a wicked sense of humor and was...

On January 6th, 2020 Morgan Tiffeni Gardner returned to her celestial home. Born January 30th, 1995 in Westminster, Colorado where she lived with her mother and siblings until they moved to Elko, Nevada. Growing up Morgan loved to play soccer and play in the dirt outside. Morgan was never afraid to get her hands dirty. She was loved by many including her husband William Chance Gardner and 3 children Grayson Rykar Rasmussen, Owen Everett Gardner, and Cecily Dale Gardner. Morgan was a beloved...

On January 5, 2020, Robert Garn Riddle passed away in his home in Crescent Valley, NV.  He was 73, or so he would say” He made 73 trips around the sun.” He went by Robert, Bob, Bobby, Bobby G., Dad, and Grandpa. Bob was born in Price, Ut on October 29th, 1946 to Bernice Olguin and Garn Smoot Riddle. He graduated from Grand County High School in 1964 and proudly enlisted in the United States Air Force. He was stationed at Loring Airforce Base in Maine and also served overseas...

Wilson Paul Adams Sr., 72, passed away on December 30, 2019. Wilson passed at his home with his two dogs, Oso and Razzy, by his side. Wilson was born the second of twelve children on December 9, 1947, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Arza Paul and Ruth Wilson Adams. Wilson spent most of his childhood in Fargo, North Dakota, until his family moved back to Utah, where he graduated from Olympus High School in Holladay, Utah. Wilson went on to college at the University of Utah, where he graduated...

Wesley Scott Lydon February 14, 1970 – December 25, 2019   Wes Lydon was born on Saturday, February 14, 1970. Yes, a Valentine baby with a heart as big as the red candy boxes.  Born and raised in Orange County California, he migrated to Bakersfield with family.  There he met his first wife Tasha Lydon.  Requesting a job transfer, Wes found himself, Tasha, children John & Stacia moving to Elko.  He loved this small town and the people he called...

Corajean Hubbard Biegler November 18, 1931 – December 13, 2019 B. Nov. 18, 1931, Elba, ID; d. Dec. 13, 2019, Salt Lake City, UT; m. John Philip Biegler, Apr. 1, 1956, Elko, NV in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, College Ave. on Easter Sunday. Howard Wesley Hubbard and Josephine Sanford brought their family of Howard Ray, Corajean, and James Micheal to the Ruby Dome Ranch right after the war with the Sanford siblings and her grandparents, Jennie and Frank. When her...