Obituaries

PATRICIA RUTH COLEY
Patricia Ruth Coley, 83, of Las Vegas, passed away peacefully on December 27, 2025, at home while on hospice care. Patricia was born on February 24, 1942, and made Nevada her home in 1956. During the 1950s, she volunteered for several years in the defense of North America as a member of the...

Ruth Kettenring Fennel, 92, died January 13, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Born October 13, 1933, in Peoria, Illinois, to Russell and Velma Kettenring, she moved to Monroe, Louisiana, in 1942. She graduated from Neville High School in 1951 and earned her RN degree from the Charity Hospital School of Nursing in New...

Sandra (Sandy) Lea Garrett, a native of Las Vegas, went to be with her Lord and Savior on September 18th, 2025. She was 78.
Sandy was born on October 23, 1946 to Jess E. and Mary E. Meyers. She went to school in Las Vegas, and had a very good group of friends that she grew up and stayed in contact with. Sandy was...

Helen Mary McLeod, at the age of 104, passed away of natural causes on January 15, 2026 in Henderson, NV. Helen was born on May 24, 1921, in the historic mining town of Goldfield, Nevada. In 1938, she married her love, Daniel McLeod. One of her favorite stories are when she and Daniel decided to elope in the nearby...

GARY LEE REECE
Dear Family and Friends,
It is with sadness that we share the passing of Gary, who passed away on January 3, 2026.
Services will be held January 22, 2026 at 10:00 am, Las Vegas Cremations,1111 Las Vegas Blvd No, Las Vegas, NV 89101.

Tony Keate Smith lived with a rare combination of truth and tenderness: dry humor, a big heart, and a steady presence that people leaned on. He passed away on January 10, 2026, at home in Henderson, Nevada, surrounded by his loving family. He was 68.

Tony was a devoted member of Narcotics Anonymous for 25 years,...