Robert Allen Jackson

Robert Allen Jackson, 38, passed away May 5, 2009, at Valley Hospital in Las Vegas.

He was born March 4, 1971, in El Monte, Calif., and was a resident of Pahrump for 15 years.

His passion was working on his "Key to Music" patent, which was tied to his Web site, www.keytomusic.com.

He is survived by his parents, Laura Jarvis and Joseph (Patty) Jarvis; brothers Danny, Keith and Joey Jarvis and Jimmy Jackson.

Per his request, no services will be held. (05/05/2009)

Irene Hawkins Clark Tikanen

Irene Hawkins Clark Tikanen passed away May 25, 2009, in Pahrump.

She was born Jan. 15, 1919, in Denver, Colo., and was a resident of Pahrump since 1979.

She graduated from the University of Denver in 1951, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

She married 1st Lt. Robert H. Wilds Jr., in Boulder, Colo., in 1939. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942 and was the pilot of an American Air Force Liberator bomber shot down over Yugoslavia in 1943. There were no survivors.

She served as a Yeoman 2nd Class in the W.A.V.E.S. at the Bureau of Naval Personnel in Washington, D.C., during World War II and in 1945, married radio technician William A. Tikanen who was an instructor at that training school in Washington.

She taught art in the Los Angeles City School District for 11 years before moving to Pahrump. She continued her work here as an artist, painting her impressions of the beautiful surrounding landscape.

She is survived by son Eric William Tikanen; daughter-in-law Cheryl Rowland Tikanen; grandson Brian Eric Tikanen and granddaughter Corinne Anne Tikanen, all of Bakersfield, Calif.; brother Thomas Hawkins Clark and four nieces and five nephews living in various parts of the United States.

She was preceded in death by her son, Dr. Alex Clark Tikanan, 44, in 2000.

Private family services were held. (05/25/2009)

Gerald Glenn Brazzle

Gerald Glenn Brazzle, 57, passed away May 22, 2009, at Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas.

He was born Jan. 15, 1952, in Cleburne, Texas, and was a resident of Pahrump for nine years.

He was a veteran of the Navy and a Chief Petty Officer Gunners Mate.

He was a laborer at the Nevada Test site.

He is survived by his wife, Victoria; children Maria and Rainee; brother Kenneth Wayne; sister Jackie and two grandchildren.

Services will be held May 30 in Cleburne, Texas, and a memorial service in Pahrump will be announced at a later date. (05/22/ 2009)

Janet Ruth Russell Cavanaugh

Janet R. Cavanaugh, 85, died from complications of Alzheimer's disease in St. Paul, Minn.

She was born in Los Angeles, Calif., to Warren Hastings Hamilton and Nora (Dawson) Kemp, and was a sister to John E. Hamilton.

She was a resident of Pahrump for 23 years.

Janet grew up in the Alhambra area of Los Angeles and graduated from San Marino Hall in South Pasadena in 1941.

After high school, she attended Los Angeles City College and graduated in 1947.

She was a member of the Los Angeles Judo Club, Seinan dojo and earned her third degree, brown belt, and participated in tournaments in Manzanar, Calif., along with her brother, John, and instructor, Jack Sergel.

Janet was married in July of 1948 at Lake Tahoe, to her first husband, Gilbert W. Russell. (d.1961).

She was widowed at the young age of 38, but courageously raised both of her children working as a waitress.

A visionary woman, she taught herself Spanish, while saving all her tips in giant restaurant mayonnaise jars.

When the last child graduated from high school, she cashed it all in -- yes it took a truck to get it to the bank -- and with that nest egg she began to travel around the world. Her favorite places were Mexico and Spain.

While living for several months on the Island of Minorca, Spain, she met her second husband, John H. Cavanaugh, retired Army warrant officer (d.1986).

In 1981, they bought land in Pahrump, in the Bumarch Estates area, where Janet designed, and was the general contractor for her dream home, an authentic adobe house.

Janet was active in the life of Pahrump as a dedicated volunteer for the Friends of the Library and for the Republican Women's group, as well as a member of Moose Lodge No. 808 until her illness forced her to move to Minnesota with her daughter in 2004.

Leaving Pahrump and her little adobe house was one of the saddest moments of her life. She missed her friends very much and always called Pahrump her "home."

Janet is survived by daughter Janet R. (John) Geisler of Minnesota; son, Gilbert W. (Kathy) Russell of Texas; stepson Dennis (Jane) Russell of Arizona and step-daughter Pam (Bob) Sibley, of California; nieces Julie D. (Steve) Webber and Susan L. Hamilton of California.; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, as well as the Cavanaugh grandchildren: (Landry) Tanya Harrison (Jerry) of Pahrump, Lance, Christian, John and James.

Per Janet's request, there will not be a funeral service. Instead, the family plans a family ceremony at Inglewood Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif. (05/24/2009)

Harold Dale Haulman

Harold Dale Haulman passed away May 17, 2009.

He was born July 9, 1913, in Cutbank, Mont., and was the eldest of five children.

He lived a long and full life. He worked as an aircraft mechanic for NARF Alameda during World War II. He has been a farmer, ranch manager and a car salesman.

He retired in 1975 from the Nevada Test Site, where he was a mechanic. After his retirement, he traveled with Point South, an RV caravan, as its mechanic until 1998, when he retired completely.

"We will miss you Harold, but we can take comfort knowing you are with God the Father."

Harold is survived by his wife Hedwig "Dolly" Harper Haulman of Delano, Calif., sons James (Cheri) Haulman of Buffalo, Mo., and John (Judy) Haulman of Pahrump; stepsons Robert Harper of Atlanta, Ga., and John Jefford of Bakersfield, Calif.; daughter Betty (James) Coleman of Pahrump; 13 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Dale and Josie Haulman; brother Bud Haulman; sister Doris Maywell and wives Myrtle McCowan Haulman and Gladys Jefford Haulman.

Memorial services were held at 2 p.m. May 23 at The Way Baptist Fellowship for family and friends. (05/17/2009)

Jeannine Hall

Jeannine Hall, 74, passed away in her sleep May 23, 2009.

She was born Jan. 28, 1934, in Lewiston, Maine and was eighth of 16 children.

Jeannine was a Bicentennial horse rider in 1976, riding her horse, Rosie, from California to Maine and back. The trip was 11,000 miles total and took three-and-a-half years to complete.

She is survived by Billy Andrews (her Little Dude of 26 years); daughter Suzie Steffen; grandsons William and Eric of Modesto, Calif.; a large number of family members in Maine and her many friends in and around Pahrump.

Jeannine's motto was, "When you die, you're not really dead unless somebody stops thinking of you. As long as somebody always thinks of you, you're alive. I'm going to live on a long time after I'm gone." (05/23/2009)

Cheryl A. Crocker

Cheryl A. Crocker, 58, passed away May 17, 2009, at Mountain View Hospital in Las Vegas.

She was born June 21, 1951, in Torrance, Calif., and was a resident of Pahrump for 32 years.

She was a homemaker.

Cheryl is survived by her son John G. Wright of Tucson, Ariz., and her so-called "adopted daughter" Bettina Smith of Pahrump.

She was preceded in death by her husband Clark H. Crocker and her parents, Milton and Helen Webb.

Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. June 1 at the LDS Church on Wilson Road and West Street.

In lieu of flowers, donations to help with expenses may be made to Palm Mortuary, 1325 N. Main St., Las Vegas, NV. (05/17/2009)