Obit
A Life Well Lived - Jimmy Gill
Many of his friends say Jimmy was always kind to everyone.
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In Loving Memory of Ruby McFarland, Longtime Dayton Resident
It is time to provide the life story of Ruby McFarland, one of Dayton's longtime residents, an active member of the Historical Society of Dayton Valley, and the lead docent at the Dayton Museum for years. Sadly, Ruby passed away at the age of 97 at the VA
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Alexander Joseph Pattison (Alex, “Zander Bander”)
Age 20 Alexander Joseph Pattison, known to many as Alex or “Zander Bander”, was born in Reno, Nevada, on Aug. 21, 2005, and passed away in Carson City, Nevada, on Jan. 17, 2026. Alex is survived by his father, Christaphor Pattison; step-mother, Svetlana Grabelnikova; mother, Shannon Pattison; step-father, Josh Kelley;
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PINE NUTS: Rob Robins RIP
Those of us who knew him have one binding thing in common; each and every one of us has Rob’s fingerprints on our hearts. We are better people for having known him, and the world is a better place for his having lived in it. His presence was a
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Joe Sbragia, aka Dayton Mayor, Laid to Rest in the Family Plot at Dayton’s Historical Cemetery
As many Dayton people know, one of our most revered Dayton, Nevada Italian natives, Joe Sbragia, passed on during heart surgery at Stanford on Nov. 1, 2025. Word of Joe’s untimely death spread fast; Stony and I got word from Danny Howard, another Dayton native who lives in Maui.