Alice Ling

Alice Ling, 79, formerly of Pahrump, passed away April 26, 2007 in Portland, Oregon.

She was born July 5, 1928 in Chassli, Idaho.

She and her husband Larry both worked for Molycorp in Mountain Pass, Calif.

Upon retirement, they moved to Pahrump and built an adobe home with a solar oven.

Alice attended the Methodist Church and she was a member of the Republican Women's Club and the Order of the Eastern Star.

Daughter, Larie Ling and son, Alan Ling, both of Portland, Ore.; sister, Beth O'Brien of New Mexico and brother, Jim Bennett of Challis, Idaho survive her.

Her husband Larry, preceded her in death.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Sept. 8 at the Pahrump Masonic Lodge. (04/26/07)

Robert Owens

Robert William Owens, 96, passed on September 2, 2007. "Bob" was born Oct. 20, 1910 in Searchlight to Charlie W. Owens and Bessie A. (Wees) Owens. He married Esther B. Bradley September 1, 1933 in St. George, Utah.

After Esther's passing in 1986, he married his childhood friend Hazel P. Canova Staley on October 20, 1990 in Ferron, Utah.

Bob Owens "Granddad" His compassionate loving personality touched the lives of untold numbers of people across his nearly 97 years.

From taking a wayward soul home from work at the Sheriff's Office, to time spent mentoring children (whether his or not), life long friends were made and lives were changed by this man.

Among his many hobbies and interests, music was ever-present. He started in the 5^th street grammar school band, and continued into the Las Vegas High School, Hellderado and Las Vegas Police Bands. He was a wonderful "Cowboy Crooner," making at least one record and spent untold hours singing to friends, children, and grandchildren.

His employment over the years included working in a Las Vegas Dairy to help support his family, and the Las Vegas Police Department and Clark County Sheriff's Office.

At his retirement in 1963, he had been the Clark County Under-Sheriff for 15 years, and had spent 26 years in law enforcement.

He had an abundant love for animals through his entire life, always ready to bring home a stray and nurse it back to health. He was always willing to take his self-taught veterinarian skills to a neighbor's house to help at any time of the night. Wherever he was, he always kept beehives (at one point they numbered over 150 hives). He spent many years working with cattle and horses in Southern Utah and the Ariz. strip.

During the World War II era, the War Department requested that he continue to raise honey, hogs, cattle, and horses rather than enlist. During the late 50's he owned and operated a 1500 head hog farm and in 1963 bought a ranch in Pahrump, where he could better manage up to 500 head of cattle and horses on over 395,000 acres in the Wheeler Peak area. Children and grandchildren were raised in the saddle on these ranches including Kaye and Racayle, who Granddad would actually strap into the saddle for safekeeping.

In 1969, he bought a ranch in Ferron, Utah where he spent the rest of his life. A visit to the Owens farm over the years was always an adventure that might include peacocks, eagles, gila monsters, tortoises, coyotes, and all numbers of exotic animals. Granddad was a survivor of many injuries, years of hard work and even fallout from the Mercury Test Site that was 60 miles from his mountain ranch. But early Sunday morning he let all of us go, and went on to be with Grammy.

He is survived by his wife; Hazel P. Owens; sister; Betty Teets of Sonora, Calif. children; James R. (Shirley) Owens of Cedar City, Utah. and David F. (Sharon) Owens of Ferron Utah, stepchildren; David A. Staley of Spokane, Wash. and Geraldine H. Hannah of Cedar City, Utah; 20 grandchildren; 51 great-grandchildren; 16 great-great-grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his first wife, Esther B. Owens; brothers, Willard F. Owens and Charlie A. Owens; sisters, Jospehine Owens and Charlotte Owens; daughter, Atha M. Reed and granddaughter, Racayle L. Dickens. (09/02/07)

Daniel Moore

Daniel Walden Moore, a former resident of Pahrump, aged 78, died in Fort Mohave, Arizona on August 15, 2007.

He was born Aug. 7, 1929 in the town of Illmo, Mo., to the late Tom and Viola Moore.

He attended school in Chicago, Ill. and worked in various capacities for United Parcel Service.

On Feb. 22, 1947, he was united in marriage to Phyllis Pechulis in Benton Harbor, Mich. By 1959, the family had grown with the addition of four boys and one girl, and on a visit to California, they decided to move west. They raised their family in Redlands, Calif.

After the death of his wife, Phyllis in 1977, Daniel moved to Las Vegas where he worked for the Seven Up Bottling Company, and retired to Pahrump in 1994. He moved to his home in Fort Mohave, Ariz. in 2003.

Daniel is survived by four sons: Steve (Mary Anne) of Maple Lake, Minn, Tom (Teresa) of Newark, Calif, David (Lynda) of Bullhead City, Ariz. and Daniel Jr. (Donna) of Highland, Calif.; One daughter Linda Schnore (Dan) of Lake Havasu City, Ariz.; Eight grandchildren: Michelle Linn (deceased), Philippe Moore, Silver Springs, Md, Michael McNaul Jr., Pomona, Calif., Nicole Kortkamp, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., Phyllis Wise, Redlands, Calif., Danielle Moore, Highland, Calif., Tim Moore, Roy, Utah, Janelle Topik, Clinton, Utah and Christina Moore, Bullhead City, Ariz.; Six great-grandchildren, Sarah and Emily Linn, Rapid City, SD, Jake Kortkamp, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., Shaylee Topik, Clinton, Utah, Isaac Moore; Roy, Utah, and Kaylee McNaul, Pomona, Calif. and one brother, James Moore (Florence) of Hot Springs Village, Ark. He is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.

A graveside service will be held at Hillside Memorial Park in Redlands, Calif. on Friday Sept. 7, at 10:30 a.m. (08/15/07)