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Soss, Maury, 1913-2002
Morris "Maury" David Goldwater Soss was born on April 30, 1913 in Spokane, Washington. He lived in California until 1923, when he moved to Nevada. He owned his own clothing store, Fanny's, and worked as a dress merchant. He passed away on July 2, 2002.
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Spargo, Harry F., 1891-1979
Harry F. Spargo was born on November 6, 1891 in Nebraska. He later moved to Goldfield, Nevada where he worked as a miner in various mines thoroughout the area. He later moved to Boulder City, Nevada, where he passed away in 1979.
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Sparrow, Mary L., 1937-
Mary Sparrow was born to Rachel Robinson and Oleen J. Davis on June 21, 1937 in Cedar City, Utah. She married James Robert Sparrow and the couple lived in Las Vegas, Nevada with their children.
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Dondero, Thalia, 1920-2016
Thalia Dondero was born January 23, 1921 in Greeley, Colorado. She lived in Colorado and Wyoming before her family settled in Bakersfield, California. Dondero moved to Las Vegas in 1943 when her employer took a job with Basic Magnesium, Inc., and asked that she follow him. She married Harvey Dondero, who taught English and journalism for local high schools, in 1946.
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Stafford, Mary Elizabeth, 1932-2003
Mary Elizabeth Diggs was born on May 4, 1932 in Cleveland, Ohio to Julia Foster Nelson and Vernal Albert Diggs. She married John Tom Pearson but the couple divorced. She married George Oliver Stafford on November 15, 1963 in Henderson, Nevada. He passed away in 1980 and she married Phillip Theodore Hubel. Mary died on May 15, 2003 in Henderson, Nevada.
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Stump, Allan, 1947-
Allen Stump was born on March 3, 1947 in San Mateo, California. He later moved to Las Vegas, Nevada where he worked as a fire fighter for Clark County Fire Department.
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Whitmore, Roxton, 1889-1976
Roxton Whitmore was born February 13, 1889 in Overton. Nevada, then part of Lincoln County, to Eva and Brighman Whitmore. He grew up in the area and married his wife Adella Gentry in St. Thomas on July 3, 1910. Whitmore worked as a rancher and butcher and as a magnesite miner. He was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and they had several children, all born in St. Thomas. He served as the last postmaster of St. Thomas before the city was flooded. He died in Overton on May 1, 1976 and was buried at the St. Thomas Cemetery.
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