MESQUITE CITY CEMETERY 301 Hillside St., Mesquite, Nevada 36.811634°-114.061558° Contributed by Gerry Perry Copyright 2011 S-U 7/25/2015 *********************************************************************************************** Early pioneers attempted to settle the area called Mesquite Flats from 1878. Flooding from the nearby Virgin River would ruin their canals and crops, causing the settlers to abandon the area. In 1894, a group of settlers from Bunkerville, Nevada successfully settled the town, and in 1898 the town was renamed Mesquite. The cemetery lies near the northern end of the main business route through Mesquite and I-15. It is a well-planned cemetery, with many trees planted uniformily to create an umbrella over the gravesites, a welcome respite in the hot summers of the desert community. 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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. *********************************************************************************************** * View a picture of the tombstone at http://www.usgwtombstones.org/nevada/nevada.html *********************************************************************************************** NAME BORN DIED OTHER INFORMATION S * SALATER, John 7/9/1907 6/3/1996 * SALATER, Rose M. 1/16/1919 10/11/2003 * SALAZAR, Martin 11/20/1965 4/16/2007 * SALAZAR, Noel Andrew 9/30/2001 2/18/2002 Son of Ismael & Elizabeth * SALAZAR, Sonja Mae 10/5/1971 1/1/1996 * SANDOVAL, Maria Galvez 7/8/1911 6/30/1905 SSW Pablo Sandoval * SANDOVAL, Pablo 1914 2008 SSW Maria Sandoval * SCHMIDT, Fred 12/13/1932 SSW Virginia D. Schmidt; Loving Husband * SCHMIDT, Virginia D. 4/11/1920 1/15/1990 SSW Fred Schmidt; Beloved Wife * SCIBEK, John M. 10/29/1940 8/8/2007 * SCIBEK, John M. 10/29/1940 8/8/2007 (Military) Cpl US Marine Corps, Vietnam * SEY, Vivian Hannah 1/6/1906 4/8/1996 Beloved Mother * SHAFFER, Vida Rebecca 9/23/1914 5/7/1996 SSW Willard Lyle Shaffer * SHAFFER, Willard Lyle 5/22/1915 11/27/1999 SSW Vida Rebecca Shaffer * SHANER, Alicia Marie 2/19/1953 * SHANER, Arthur Ray 3/14/1920 8/10/1994 SSW Lucina Leavitt; Married 7/15/1941 * SHANER, Cajon Lee Shaner 12/29/1969 5/26/2005 SSW Pamela Eudel Shaner * SHANER, Lucina Leavitt 12/5/1920 SSW Arthur Ray Shaner * SHANER, Pamela Eudel 4/20/1949 2/26/1982 SSW Cajon Lee Shaner * SHANER, Tim C. 9/23/1944 10/27/2009 Beloved Pappy. (Military) USMC * SHANER, Timothy M> 2/10/1967 1/8/1984 * SHERRATT, Idabell 1/3/1917 1/13/2004 * SIMMONS, Charles Kenneth 11/20/1934 2/2/2006 SSW Jacqueline Hardy Simmons; U.S. Navy 1952-56; Married 4/14/1968 * SIMMONS, Jacqueline Hardy 8/17/1939 10/15/2003 SSW Charles Kenneth Simmons; Her families Hero; Married 4/14/1968 * SKAFLESTAD, Terry L. 4/4/1964 3/14/1999 * SMITH, Ray Fielding 3/22/1918 6/12/2001 SSW Shirley June Smith; * SMITH, Shirley June 12/23/1934 SSW Ray Fielding Smith * SOLOMAN, Joel Abbott 11/4/1959 Son of Craig-Arlene bbott Solomon * SOLOMON, Craig Norval 8/29/1933 6/24/1998 Wife-Arlene Abbott Solomon; Children Lyle-Kathy-Carl * SOTO, Jessie "Chuy" 7/21/1974 8/2/2005 Maria Soto y feliciano soto * SPARKS, Cynthia Elizabeth Fabun 5/25/1851 4/5/1913 First white child born in Las Vegas Ft. Las Vegas Ut. Territory * SPILLER, Toni Rae 2/12/1948 11/6/2003 * STAATS, Taylar Ann 3/27/2008 8/17/2008 Our shooting star; Tay Tay; Alysa, KayLee, Bryon * STACK, Lillian 3/16/1925 6/29/2006 Beloved wife and mother; Out to lunch; Children of Roman Roy & Lillian: Linda, Susan, Patricia, Theodore * STAPLEY, Patricia 2/28/1939 8/2/2004 SSW Robert Stapley * STAPLEY, Robert 10/6/1937 7/1/1995 SSW Patricia Stapley; (Military) Pvt US Marine Corps * STATHOS, Francis H. 5/22/1925 12/3/1971 (Military) Nevada Pvt US Army, WWII * STATHOS, Harriet Carol Korsch 5/19/1922 4/29/1998 Mother * STEEDON, Patricia Winifred 3/18/1932 10/6/1991 Beloved mother; b. England, died in Las Vegas, NV; Daughter, Yvonne P. Houston; Son in Law, Darrin F. Houston * STEVENS, Alfred Isaac 12/19/1922 7/17/1992 SSW Charlotte Barnum Stevens * STEVENS, Asel June 6/17/1927 10/5/1927 Baby. Dates from 2001 survey by Patricia Scott; stone badly deteriorated * STEVENS, Charlotte Barnum 5/12/1910 1/10/1981 SSW Alfred Isaac Stevens * STEVENS, Dale F., Jr. 8/17/1986 10/15/1987 Our pride and Joy * STEVENS, Dawna Gayle 5/10/1905 5/20/1905 Our lovely daughter * STOTLER, Christy Mishcelle Linge3/27/1978 10/18/1997 * STOTLER, George Kevin 6/11/1960 1/15/1994 * STOTLER, George W., Jr. 6/8/1920 6/2/2002 (Military) Pvt US Army, WWI * STOTLER, Luvica 3/16/1965 5/13/1966 Beloved Baby * STRASSER, George 6/5/1883 3/13/1932 Our Dad; Children: Dil, Art, LaRae * STRECKER, Herman, Jr. 1918 2010 * STRINGFELLOW, A. May . Jones 2/14/1907 12/20/1932 * SUSOV, Delores Barnum 7/31/1933 7/22/2000 Mom * SWEET, Lois L. 10/1/1918 1/10/1938 Wife of Evan * SWITALSKI, Linda J. 9/20/1954 9/16/2006 SSW Richard E. Switalski; Beloved Wife * SWITALSKI, Richard E. 3/29/1953 SSW Linda J. Switalski; Beloved Husband * SYLVESTER, Horace G. 3/28/1909 9/1/2006 "Doc"; Loved by all that knew him * SYLVESTER, Lena Barnum Knight 11/7/1912 10/30/2000 * SYLVESTER, Melba Knight 7/5/1946 SSW Philo Jay Sylvester; Married 9/11/965 * SYLVESTER, Philo Jay 7/26/1937 10/24/2010 SSW Melba Knight; Married 9/11/1965; Children: Stacy, Shane, Tina, Cindy, Phillip T * TALSNESS, Loren Leroy 12/22/1929 6/2/2005 (Military) AL3 US Navy, Korea; A loving and inspiring man * TANNER, Connie Jo 1/27/1949 SSW Dennis Leroy Tanner; Children: Tommy Joe, Jimmy James; * TANNER, Dennis Leroy 6/2/1938 1/18/2008 SSW Connie Jo Tanner; Sealed 10/20/1989 * TANNER, Shirley A. 11/10/1937 SSW Zolan Elmo Tanner; Married 5/30/1970 * TANNER, Zolan Elmo 3/16/1926 5/3/1998 SSW Shirley A. Tanner; Children: Paula, Michele, Alisa, Sheri, Kathie, Brett, Bart * TAYLOR, Esse D., Jr. 7/13/1929 8/3/2009 SSW Kathleen F. Taylor; * TAYLOR, Nedra Jean 7/14/1940 2/25/2010 SSW Wesley Allan Taylor; Married 1/31/1978 * TAYLOR, Wesley Allan 11/7/1940 3/14/1984 SSW Nedra Jean Taylor; Married 1/31/1978 * TERRONES, Javier, Jr. 8/6/2002 11/2/2006 * TERRY, Keith LaMar 6/24/1948 1/22/1949 Son of Antone & Marian Terry * THOMAS, Ruth Preston 5/15/1914 11/21/1996 Wife, Mom and Grandma * THORNBROUGH, Lee William 6/3/1918 10/1/1982 * THORNBROUGH, Leona Louise Hughes2/17/1934 12/23/1955 * THURSTON, Bertha D. 7/15/11944 SSW Orson A. Thurston; Married 1/14/1961; Sealed 7/10/1965 * THURSTON, Brent Fenton 4/2/1958 1/13/2011 SSW Luarie Anne Daw Thurston; Children: Jennifer Anne; Melissa Dawn; Tyler Brent; Brittany Lynn * THURSTON, Denny Edwin Sons: Michael Denny, Corey A., Ronald Craig * THURSTON, Dorothy Dawn Frehner 11/23/1937 SSW Verland Leslie Thurston Thurston; Married 5/28/1955 * THURSTON, Gurda Z. Tobler 3/26/1908 2/8/1988 SSW Leslie Moroni Thurston; Children: Fern, Arlene, Verland, Audrey, Orson, Maxine, Denny * THURSTON, Laurie Anne Daw 9/25/1961 SSW Brent Fenton Thurston; Married 6/6/1980 * THURSTON, Leslie Moroni 7/1/1900 2/23/1988 SSW Gurda Z. Tobler; Married 1/14/1929; Sealed 6/19/1929 * THURSTON, Orson A. 2/15/1941 8/5/2004 SSW Bertha D. Thurston.; Children: Steven, Cindy, Correna, Ron, Paul, Richelle, Cynthia; 11 grandchildren listed * THURSTON, Susannah S. 7/2/1949 SSW Denny Edwin Thurston. Married & sealed 12/2/1967, St. George Temple * THURSTON, Verland Leslie Thursto1/5/1934 5/26/1980 SSW Dorothy Dawn Frehner; Children: Brad, Brent, Duane, Darla, Dorea * TIETJEN, Jacob Verl 7/31/1980 7/31/1980 Beloved son of Stephen & Jillene Lee Tietjen * TOBLER, Anna Leavitt 9/7/1911 9/24/1993 SSW Ren Earlin Tobler; Mom; Children: Jack L., Elsie Anne, Ronald E., Alma Jean. * TOBLER, Cloyd Alfred 9/18/1921 8/30/1996 SSW Ila Jean Moon * TOBLER, Delma Knight 11/18/1887 11/21/1960 SSW John Alfred Tobler; Married 12/7/1904 * TOBLER, Devin Eugene 5/20/1985 5/28/1985 Son of Dale & Lorraine Tobler * TOBLER, Ila Jean Moon 1/12/1928 SSW Cloyd Alfred Tobler; Married 3/18/1948 * TOBLER, Iren Mark 10/13/1912 11/18/1988 SSW Myra Schaub Tobler; Married in St. George LDS Temple, 2/14/1942 * TOBLER, John Alfred 11/19/1882 11/16/1949 SSW Delma Knight Tobler; Children: Mary Jean, Todd, Jay, Glen, Rex, Dale * TOBLER, Myra Schaub 10/31/1916 3/22/2010 SSW Iren Mark Tobler. * TOBLER, Nola 9/7/1923 1/28/1925 * TOBLER, Ren Earlin 6/14/1909 5/20/1974 SSW Anna Leavitt Tobler; Dad; Married 9/27/1929 * TOTH, Louis 9/20/1936 4/5/1990 Our Friend. B. in Hungary; died in St. George, Ut. * TRANKINA, Hilda L. Waldron 10/8/1913 11/5/1994 SSW James Trnkina; * TRANKINA, James 1/14/1922 4/24/1999 SSW Hilda L. Waldron Trankina; Married 9/20/1961; * TRUE, Erwin 4/8/1905 6/28/1905 U Note: Unknown graves are numbered simply as a way to have a separate identity for each unknown grave * UNKNOWN - 1 Cement stone without the temporary sign * UNKNOWN - 2 Stone in shape of open book * UNKNOWN - 3 11/27/1953 * UNKNOWN - 6 Upright stone; * UNKNOWN - 7 Two graives, cement slabs, smalll upright stones, one broken * UNKNOWN - 8 Fresh grave, no marker * UNKNOWN - 9 Upright stone; * UNKNOWN - 10 Upright stone, possibly child's, flowers on grve * UNKNOWN - 11 2/1/1920 3/1926 Flat, body-length cement slap, with 'head stone' similar. * UNKNOWN - 12 Same as Unknown 11 * UNKNOWN - 13 Fresh grave, probably child's as there are children's toys on the grave * UNKNOWN - 14 10/8/19_2 Upright headstone laid over flat cement slab. * UNKNOWN - 15 Small upright stone, possibly child's * UNKNOWN - 16 10/19__ Same as #15 * UNKNOWN - 17 Temporary plaque, no identification