Emory S. Jones

Emory S. Jones passed away peacefully March 27, 2009, at the Greater Los Angeles Veterans Hospital.

He has been in the hospital for seven months fighting cancer and other serious infections in his liver and kidneys.

Emory was born July 29, 1941, in Anaconda, Mont. He attended grade schools and Missoula High School in Anaconda.

As a youngster, he enjoyed listening to country music and listening to the Friday night fights from Madison Square Garden.

During these times he enjoyed playing with his neighborhood friends; kick-the can, marbles, hide-and-seek and football.

He enlisted in the U.S. Army Sept. 22, 1958, and served his country in Germany. He was honorably discharged April 27, 1960, and then toured the United States working at various newspapers until the companies became computerized. He moved to Nevada and went to work doing security patrol.

He made his home in Beatty and started driving a truck delivering fuel for a local wholesale petroleum company until poor health required him to retire.

He was very popular in this small community, being kind to everyone he knew.

Survivors include his brother Mel and sister-in-law, Lois Ann of Litchfield Park, Ariz.; nephews Bill and Jason Jones in Oregon and California; niece Jody Pederson of Connecticut; aunt Kay Bonham of Anaconda and several cousins in Montana and Washington.

His special friends, Bobby and Mary Revert of Beatty and Andy Kennedy of Las Vegas will dearly miss him.

Emory was preceded in death by parents, Clifford and Margaret.

Cremation has already taken place and services will be held April 11, in Beatty. (03/27/2009)

Donalyn Adame-Gutierrez

Donalyn "Trixie" Adame-Gutierrez, 56, passed away March 30, 2009, at home in Pahrump.

She was born Nov. 6, 1952, in Visalia, Calif., and was a resident of Pahrump for seven years.

Her husband, Fred Gutierrez of Pahrump; daughters Monique and Linda Gutierrez, both of Pahrump; son Jamie Brown of Sacramento, Calif; stepson Gabriel Gutierrez of Albuquerque, N.M.; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren survive her.

No service information at this time. (03/30/2009)

Dale James Lynn

Dale James Lynn, born Dec. 27, 1929, in Cleveland, Ohio, went to his heavenly Father April 3, 2009.

He is survived by his loving wife, Sally; children Carl and Karen and their children Robert and Crystal, Leonard, Eric and Debbie, Don, Susan and Steve and their children Janice and Dustin, Kelly and her sons Derek and Christopher and Joyce and her children Andrew and Katie. Dale is also survived by four great-grandchildren Elana, Aaron, Auston Lee, and Noah.

A former Marine veteran, Dale spent 23 years as a firefighter in Camp Lejeune, N.C. He also was the chief of security for the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim Stadium, and two golf courses.

Dale ran for the Pahrump town board and was active in politics for the time he lived in Pahrump. He was a member of the Democratic Party and the genealogy group.

His presence will be sorely missed by one and all. (04/03/2009)

Catherine Hansen

Catherine Hansen of Amargosa Valley, passed away April 1, 2009.

She was born Oct. 17, 1934, and was a resident of Amargosa Valley for 25 years, having come from Michigan.

Katie was born to teach. She lived a life of creative endeavor. She taught speech and drama at Roy Martin Junior High School from 1969 until 1973, and then moved to Woodbury Junior High.

She moved to the Amargosa Valley in the late 1970s and taught adult ESL and citizenship classes.

Her creative talents ranged from professional upholstery in Ann Arbor, Mich., to extensive pottery exhibits throughout Nevada. She recently taught macrame in the Amargosa Valley.

Various friends and residents have been captured in her unique caricatures. Most recently, she was secretary of the Amargosa VFW post and the Red Hat Society.

Katie was a birder and an avid Star Trek enthusiast. Ever the explorer, we believe she would love for Jean Luc Picard to spread her ashes somewhere in space.

I'm glad to say that I, like many others here, especially at Lurie Terrace, didn't wait until Katie died to realize -- and often say -- that she was a true original to be enjoyed as long as we were privileged to know her.

When she moved back to the desert, I originally thought she'd be back to Ann Arbor for an occasional visit, because of Chuck living nearby and because she often said she didn't want to be in Amargosa Valley in August. However, as we received her reports of Chuck's many visits and even something about his planning to build, I reluctantly accepted that she probably wouldn't be returning here.

She and I stayed in touch by phone and e-mail, and as recently as the last week in March, I called to get her UPS address, because a mutual friend, who adored her and who was devastated when I told him she had died, asked me for the address to send her some pecans.

Katie would understand my admiration for how she left this life; we often talked about end-of-life choices.

Jo Ann Taylor

From Rita of Ann Arbor

Katie moved on the same floor of the apartment building where I lived. We had known each other slightly before that and we became reacquainted. She asked me if I would like to go for walks with her.

For several years we walked every day. What a wonderful experience it turned out to be. It became a friendship that I will always treasure.

Katie talked to everyone she met. If she found someone had a problem, it became her goal to help them. She was so thoughtful and caring.

Once, when someone in our building had their car stolen, she immediately gave them the keys to her car so they could use it until they got another one. That's the kind of thing she would do without a second thought.

Things I learned about Katie? She loved coffee, cigarettes, bird-watching, old movies, good books and science-fiction.

She watched Battlestar Glactica and Star Trek. She was a talented writer; the stories she wrote were a cross between Erma Brombeck and Mark Twain, full of humor and interesting.

She loved Shakespeare, she knew about astronomy, rocks and minerals and tons of other things.

She was an artist. Her characteristic drawings were right on the money.

She was the most intelligent person I ever met combined with a great sense of humor. You never knew what she was going to say. She came up with some salty things sometimes that really made people laugh, especially since they were coming from that dignified looking little lady.

Katie, you were one of a kind, so special, you brightened a lot of lives, including mine. Knowing you was priceless. I will miss you forever.

Rita

Catherine is survived by sons Tim, Chuck and Dan DLatorre; daughter Monica Keenan; sisters Irene Price, Virginia Johnson and Joann Lillage; 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Services were held at 1 p.m. April 6 at the VFW hall in Amargosa Valley. (04/01/2009)