Emily's Aunt
Shelia Bass
Shelia Darlene Bass, 51, died Sunday in Boulder City.
She was born Aug. 19, 1950, in Missouri. A casino executive, she was a six-year resident of Beatty and a former resident of Las Vegas.
She is survived by her husband, John; and daughter, Elizabeth, both of Beatty; son, Matt Clogston of Las Vegas; mother, Wanda Goforth of Beatty; brother, Herbert Goforth of Las Vegas; and sister, Patricia Dratter of Boulder City.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Beatty Baptist Church. The family requests memorial donations be made to the Mariam Koener Fund Endowment for the Arts for Beatty elementary school children at Bank of America, P.O. Box 68, Beatty, 89003. Neptune Society of Nye County handled arrangements.
Emily's Grandma
GRANTSVILLE-- Josephine Ellis Roberts pas-sed away Oct. 9, 2000, after a long illness.
She was the 10th of 13 children born to Leroy Lee Ellis and Emily Louise McFar-land Ellis on March 22, 1920, in Bothwell, Utah. She married Claude E. Roberts, October 11, 1944, in a double wedding with her sister, LaVell and Donald Brown in the Salt Lake Temple. She worked as a counselor in the Relief Society, a primary teacher, and was a visiting teacher for many years. She was a wonderful cook and housekeeper. She did beautiful embroidery work and made many beautiful padded photo albums. She was meticulous in everything she did.
She is survived by her husband; sons, Richard (Margie) of Tooele, Edward (Dawn) of Grantsville; daughters, Mary Jo (Bud) White and Gaylene (Versal) Shields of Tooele, and Lee Ann (Gale) Saunders of Brigham City; two brothers, Fred (Ruth) Ellis of Ogden, Robert Ellis of Twin Falls, Idaho; three sisters, Mary Erisman and Jean (Ray) Shaw of Brigham City, LaVell (Donald) Brown of Grantsville. She had 22 grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and four sisters.
Funeral will be held Oct. 13, 2000 at 1 p.m. in the Willow Creek Ward, 550 E. Durfee, Grantsville, Utah. Friends may call at Tate Mortuary Tooele, Thursday from 6-8 and one hour prior to the services at the chapel. Burial will be at the Grantsville City Cemetery.
She was the 10th of 13 children born to Leroy Lee Ellis and Emily Louise McFar-land Ellis on March 22, 1920, in Bothwell, Utah. She married Claude E. Roberts, October 11, 1944, in a double wedding with her sister, LaVell and Donald Brown in the Salt Lake Temple. She worked as a counselor in the Relief Society, a primary teacher, and was a visiting teacher for many years. She was a wonderful cook and housekeeper. She did beautiful embroidery work and made many beautiful padded photo albums. She was meticulous in everything she did.
She is survived by her husband; sons, Richard (Margie) of Tooele, Edward (Dawn) of Grantsville; daughters, Mary Jo (Bud) White and Gaylene (Versal) Shields of Tooele, and Lee Ann (Gale) Saunders of Brigham City; two brothers, Fred (Ruth) Ellis of Ogden, Robert Ellis of Twin Falls, Idaho; three sisters, Mary Erisman and Jean (Ray) Shaw of Brigham City, LaVell (Donald) Brown of Grantsville. She had 22 grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and four sisters.
Funeral will be held Oct. 13, 2000 at 1 p.m. in the Willow Creek Ward, 550 E. Durfee, Grantsville, Utah. Friends may call at Tate Mortuary Tooele, Thursday from 6-8 and one hour prior to the services at the chapel. Burial will be at the Grantsville City Cemetery.
Emily's Grandpa
HERBERT ‘DEMPSEY’ GOFORTH - Born July 5, 1919, at San Miguel County, Colorado, the son of Solomon and Dora Conway Goforth, and passed away January 12, 1990, at Eminence, MO, at the age of 70 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, and one brother. He is survived by his wife Wanda Lee, of Las Vegas, NV; one son Herbert Dempsey Goforth, Jr., of Las Vegas, NV; two daughters, Sheila Darlene Bass of Beatty, NV; and Patricia Marie Roberts of Las Vegas, NV; one sister, Leona Heldman of Crestwood, MO; and five grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday, January 15, 1990, at the Duncan Funeral Chapel in Eminence. Burial was in Bethany Chapel Cemetery in Eminence under the direction of the Duncan Funeral Home in Eminence.
HERBERT ‘DEMPSEY’ GOFORTH - Born July 5, 1919, at San Miguel County, Colorado, the son of Solomon and Dora Conway Goforth, and passed away January 12, 1990, at Eminence, MO, at the age of 70 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, and one brother. He is survived by his wife Wanda Lee, of Las Vegas, NV; one son Herbert Dempsey Goforth, Jr., of Las Vegas, NV; two daughters, Sheila Darlene Bass of Beatty, NV; and Patricia Marie Roberts of Las Vegas, NV; one sister, Leona Heldman of Crestwood, MO; and five grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday, January 15, 1990, at the Duncan Funeral Chapel in Eminence. Burial was in Bethany Chapel Cemetery in Eminence under the direction of the Duncan Funeral Home in Eminence.
Chris' Great-Grandpa
Merrill John Fidler 1912 ~ 2003 Our husband, father, grandfather, but most of all our friend Merrill John Fidler returned home to his Heavenly Father on Wednesday, October 22, 2003. He was the youngest son of Phillip and Anne (Anderson) Fidler. Born Dec. 9, 1912 in Grantsville, Utah. He married Marjorie Turner on May 8, 1941. Merrill was a dry farmer, sheep rancher and cement finisher most of his life. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and spending time in the great outdoors. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Marjorie, a son, John and Christine Fidler, a daughter, Carole and Lynn Bush, 12 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, one great-great grandchild and a sister Joyce Russell. Preceded in death by his daughter Virginia Castagno, his parents and seven brothers and sisters. Funeral services will be held at the Grantsville Stake Center 550 East Durfee St. Grantsville, on Saturday Oct 25th at 1:00 p.m. Friends may call at the church from 11:30 a.m. till 12:30 p.m. prior to the services. In lieu of flowers please make donations to Caresource in memory of Merrill Fidler.
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