Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities
Laverl H. Bushell
Jun 21, 2026
LaVerl H. Bushell, age 86, passed away on Father's Day, June 21, 2026, at his home in Hurricane, Utah.
He was born April 18, 1940, in Woodland, Utah, to Herbert and Marba Gines Bushell.
LaVerl attended South Summit High School, where he excelled in both football and wrestling, earning the title of Utah State Wrestling Champion.
He married his high school sweetheart, Rosa...
John "Jack" Jones
Jun 21, 2026
Our beloved John A. Jones “Jack”, husband. Father, grandfather, great-grandfather, friend and cherished patriarch of our family, passed away peacefully on June 21, 2026 at the age of 92.
Jack was born on June 17, 1934, to John Jones and Sara Jane Albertson. From an early age, he learned the values that shaped the man we loved so deeply – hard...
Michael Anthony Schumacher
Jun 19, 2026
With hearts full of love and profound sadness, we announce the passing of Michael Anthony Schumacher, a beloved father, stepfather, grandfather, brother, and friend. Michael's journey on this earth concluded on June 19, 2026, as he succumbed to a courageous battle with cancer. He was 68 years young.
Born on April 4, 1958, in the charming town of Laramie, Wyoming, Michael...
Franklin Dean Walton
Jun 17, 2026
Franklin Dean Walton, 96, passed away peacefully at his home of 32 years in St. George, Utah, on June 17, 2026.
Dean was born on August 8, 1929, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Ivan Veloy Walton Sr. and LaRue Simmons. He spent his early childhood there and was baptized in the Salt Lake Tabernacle on Temple Square in 1937. Later...
Rose Vernell Iverson Rich
Jun 17, 2026
Rose Vernell Iverson Rich quietly passed away in her home on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, where she joyfully rejoined her Heavenly Parents, husband and a whole host of family and friends in the Spirit World.
Rose had a positive sweetness that endeared her to everyone who knew her. She was born in Mt. Trumbull on the Arizona Strip, and was raised...
Charles Nellis Kennedy
Jun 15, 2026
Charles Nellis Kennedy “Buck”, (resident of Colorado Springs, CO 1943-1982; resident of Gunnison, CO Est. 1982-1999) resident of St. George, Utah, passed away on June 15, 2026. He was born on May 19, 1927, in Metropolis, Illinois to Nellis and Dora Womack Kennedy. He weighed 1 lb. 15 ½ ounces and his great grandmother said, “His name is way to...
Josue Alvaro Yañez
Jun 15, 2026
Josue Alvaro Yañez
November 30, 1992– June 15, 2026
Josue Alvaro Yañez lived his 33 years with a heart so big it left an impression everywhere he went. On June 15, 2026, Josue passed away in St. George, Utah, leaving behind a legacy built entirely on kindness, compassion, and an innate desire to help anyone who needed it. His journey took him...
Monte Elloyd Burton
Jun 15, 2026
Monte "Mont" Elloyd Burton passed away peacefully on June 15, 2026, at the age of 89, leaving behind a legacy of faith, laughter, hard work, and unconditional love.
Mont was born October 24, 1936, in Burbank, California, to Elloyd Betenson Burton and Emma Cox Burton. His mother proudly boasted he was voted “Burbank's Most Beautiful Baby” in a two-day contest. He...
Renée Crawford Stucki
Jun 14, 2026
Pine Valley, UT - On Sunday, June 14, 2026, Renée Crawford Stucki passed away at age 66.
Renée was born in Cedar City, Utah on December 21, 1959 to Daniel Boyd and Helen Hyatt Crawford.
Renée and the love of her life, Michael Bruce Stucki were married on June 15, 1979 in the St. George Temple and are the parents of five...
Racquel Rayma Stewart
Jun 13, 2026
Rayma Racquel Rowley Stewart, 85, passed away June 13, 2026. She was born on March 10, 1941 in Fillmore, Utah to James and Margaret Snyder Rowley.
As a girl, Racquel loved to play ball and jacks, marbles, and hopscotch. Her brother James Richard Rowley was her life-long friend and support. Growing up as a rancher’s daughter, beef was her least favorite...
Nadine Joan Starkey Jones
Jun 10, 2026
Nadine Joan Starkey Jones
Nadine Joan Starkey Jones (85) peacefully passed away on June 10, 2026, at her home in St. George, Utah.
Nadine was born in Evanston, Wyoming, to her wonderful parents, Leslie and Joan Starkey, on October 27, 1940. Growing up in Wyoming, she attended Evanston High School, where she maintained perfect attendance and...
Janet Ilene Hickman
Jun 9, 2026
Janet Ilene Brundage Hickman
(October 24, 1934 – June 9, 2026)
Janet Ilene Brundage Hickman passed away peacefully encircled by family on June 9, 2026. She was born in Grand Island, Nebraska to Kenneth Floyd and Gladys Elizabeth Brundage. She and her brother Ronald Kenneth Brundage were raised on a farm near Crawford, NE. She attended Crawford High School, after which she...
Tim Ferrell
Jun 6, 2026
Timothy Ferrell passed away peacefully on June 6, 2026 at 10:26 a.m., a pattern of numbers he would have loved. He left behind a beautiful legacy of family, adventure, and unwavering kindness.
Born on June 10, 1955, in Seattle, Washington, to James Arthur Warsinske and Nancy Thomas, Tim spent his early years moving often. Raised by his mother and Richard Melvin...
Larry O'Neil Staples
Jun 6, 2026
Larry O’Neil Staples, DDS, passed away peacefully on June 6, 2026, at his home in St. George, Utah, surrounded by family at the age of 81 due to heart complications. He was born Oct. 28, 1944, in Fillmore, Utah, to the late H. DeVere and Meridean Melville Staples. Larry married Ann Milne Staples on Aug. 12, 1983, in St. George and...
Alice Wiggins
Jun 6, 2026
St. George, Utah – Alice Helene Barney was born March 23, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois to Burnes Tebbs Barney and Frances Elizabeth Bertz, the youngest of four children. She married Edward Eugene Wiggins on March 30, 1948 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
She graduated from Hammond High School, Hammond, Indiana. Alice was a stay-at-home mom for many years, entering the...
William Gerald "Jerry" Sharp
Jun 5, 2026
William Gerald “Jerry” Sharp 89, died June 5, 2026 at his home in Hurricane, UT. He was born May 20, 1937, in Murray, UT to Dean William Sharp and Vauna Louise Baker Sharp.
Married Carol Anderson Sharp (Divorced). Married Sherlene Walton Sharp (Divorced).
Married Sharon Evans Sharp on December 6,1986 in Elko, NV and sealed in the St George Temple on July...
Thomas D'Amico
Jun 4, 2026
Thomas James D’Amico age 79 of Mesquite, Nevada (Formerly of Chicago Heights IL) Passed away peacefully with family by his side holding his hand on June 4, 2026, in St George, Utah
Tom was born in Chicago Heights Illinois August 15, 1946. Tom was a heavy equipment operator/ laborer for 40 plus years who showed up rain or shine and did...
Vivien Leigh Cockrell
May 29, 2026
Vivien Leigh Cockrell passed away on May 29, 2026, in St. George, Utah. She was born on June 14, 1939, in Los Angeles, California, to Allen Leigh Lake and Karen Ione Lake.
Vivien had a gift for making everyone feel welcome. Whether family, friend, neighbor, or stranger, she greeted people with genuine interest and kindness. She remembered birthdays, celebrated accomplishments, and...
Synthia Jean Eyre
May 28, 2026
With profound sorrow and immeasurable love, we announce the passing of Synthia Jean “Syndi” Potter Eyre — beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend — who passed away peacefully on May 28, 2026, in Enoch, Utah, after a courageous battle with stage 4 metastatic melanoma. She was 47 years old.
Born on April 7, 1979, to William and Linda Potter in...
Don Brent Neeley
May 28, 2026
Don Brent Neeley, affectionately known by all as Brent, passed away peacefully on May 28, 2026, in St. George, Utah, at the age of 87.
Brent was born on October 2, 1938, in Preston, Idaho, to Ariel Greaves Neeley and Radia Van Leuvan. He spent his childhood in Preston until the age of 17, when his family relocated to Montpelier, Idaho,...


