Lawrence John Miner, age 97, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2016 in St. George, Utah. He was born October 12, 1918 in Nephi, Utah to Lawrence Adams and Sarah E. Miner.  He married Juliette Pace Miner on February 22, 1946 in Salt Lake City, Utah. They were later sealed in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple.

John, as he was known, graduated from West High in Salt Lake City. He attended the University of Utah.

John and his wife, Julie, moved to the Santa Cruz, California area and worked with their brother-in-law, Grant Wrathall, to construct some radio stations in Santa Cruz, Salinas, Monterey and Carmel, California.  After operating the radio stations they sold out and moved back to Salt Lake City, where they joined other family members to operate radio and TV stations.  In 1968 John, Julie and Brent moved to St George to acquire KDXU radio.

The family enjoyed living in Utah's Dixie and soon it became their home. John had two sons: Dr. William John and Lawrence Brent.  John loved his daughters-in-law: Linda Jo Petersen Miner and Debbie Lancaster Miner; 7 grandchildren: Ashlee Miner, (Jason Allen) Michael John Miner, Lindsay Connelley, Lacey Etta, Jodi (Robert) Trask, Chanel (Jermiah) Gilbert,  Jackson Brent (Kate Theler) Miner; 13 great-grandchildren: Jayden Etta, Cooper Freeman, Jake Hobson, McCall Hobson, Shaw Allen, Jarick Hobson, Isabelle Brown, Creigh Brown, Rozlin Connelley, Timothy Trask, Kassandra Trask, Layla Gilbert and Easton Gilbert

John is preceded in death by his wife, Juliette Pace Miner and his son, Dr. William John Miner.

The family wishes to thank the nurses of Community Nursing Services of St George, the staff of the Southern Utah Veterans Home and the owners and care givers at The Autumn Park Assisted Living Center in Washington, Utah.