Clark County NV Archives Obituaries.....Earl, Ira Roy April 19, 2004
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Las Vegas Review Journal 4/22/2004 (corrected)
 

Ira Roy Earl, a Las Vegas native, attorney and real estate developer, died 
Monday morning April 19, 2004, of natural causes. He was 82. Earl was born 
Jan. 16, 1922, to former Clark County Commissioner Ira J. Earl and Ada Lovisa 
Leavitt. He was a grandson of Southern Nevada pioneer Joseph I. Earl. He 
graduated from Las Vegas High School. During World War II, Earl was a pilot in 
the U.S. Marine Corps and fought in the Pacific battles. He had attained the 
rank of captain before he left active duty in 1946. He joined the Marine Corps 
Reserves and was promoted to the rank of major before he retired. Following 
the war, Earl attended Brigham Young University where he received a bachelors 
degree. He earned his law degree from George Washington University in 1950, 
and set up a private practice in Las Vegas. Earl also was a partner with his 
mother and other family members in the Bridger Hotel. By the 1970s he was 
devoting most of his time to real estate development. Earl was involved in the 
Las Vegas Jaycees as a young man and was a member of the Elks Lodge. He was a 
lifetime member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Earl was 
preceded in death by his father and mother; and two brothers, Jack and Don. He 
is survived by a brother, Harold; a sister, Connie Mae Stephens, both of Las 
Vegas; and 13 nieces and nephews. Viewing will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, 
April 24, at Bunkers Mortuary, 925 Las Vegas Blvd. North, followed by services 
at 9:30 a.m., at the mortuary. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.



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