 PAYTON BUNDY Payton Wayne Bundy, 59, died Saturday, June 16, 2012, in Las Vegas. He was born June 11, 1953, in St. George, Utah, to Newell Alma and Aileen Empey Bundy. He married Pamela Lynn Smith May 31, 1976 in Las Vegas. They were later sealed in the St. George Temple. Payton grew up in Bunkerville until about the third grade when his family moved to Las Vegas. He started working as a young man. In his early years, he worked as a hod currier, broke colts and later he went into construction. He was always proud of his contribution to the construction of the I-15 freeway through the gorge, the airport tunnel and the overpasses and bridges. He was a formidable operating engineer. Payton loved to rodeo. He was a magnificent saddle bronc rider. He spent many hours gathering wild cows, breaking and training horses. He was a cowboy through and through. He loved to hunt and be in the outdoors. He will be remembered though for his love for his wife, kids and granddaughters. He is survived by his wife, Pamela; his daughter, Genie Aileen (Devin) Lawrimore of Fernley, and Ashley Nevada of Overton; two granddaughters; his mother, Aileen Bundy of St. George; two brothers and two sisters, Nevada Wesley (Carol) of Crystal City, Texas, Nancy Lee (Richard) Madril of Kanab, Utah, Diana Lynne (Press) Walch of Enterprise, Utah, and Frosty Ammon (Mindy) of Santa Clara, Utah. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, June 23, at the Logandale LDS Stake Center. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Friday, June 22, at the Moapa Valley Mortuary, and 9:30-10:30 a.m. prior to the services at the chapel. Interment will be at the Mt. Trumbull Cemetery on the Arizona Strip. Friends and family are invited to sign our online guest book at www.moapavalleymortuary.com
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