Obituaries

Mar 13, 2018

Cedar City, UT – M ae R. Wilder, 97, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2018, in Cedar City, Utah. She was born in Red Cap, now Arcadia (Vernal area), Utah on May 19, 1920 to Argyle Wimmer and Silva Jane Snyder Roper.   She was the 4th of 8 children born to Argyle and Silva.  Her husband, William F....

Mar 9, 2018

Hurricane, UT – Layne Snow Spevak, 65, passed away due to complications of lung cancer on Friday March 9, 2018 in St. George, UT. Coors Light stock fell abruptly after the news broke. Layne wouldn't want a bunch of flowery stuff written about him. He was a hard-working, truck driving man who retired after 28 years with Yellow...

Mar 7, 2018

Joy Allen Gallion, 68, died Wednesday, March 7, 2018, in St. George, Utah. She was born August 14, 1949, in American Fork, Utah, to Glen Maxwell and Joan Murdoch.

Joy grew up in Rexburg, Idaho and graduated from Ricks...

Mar 6, 2018

St. George, Utah - William "Bill" LeRoy Corbett, 85, returned to his Heavenly Home on March 6, 2018 in Saint George, Utah. Bill was born June 12, 1932 to Ida Ardella Jenson and Daniel James Corbett in Salt Lake City, Utah. Bill was the second youngest "twin" son among...

Mar 5, 2018

Central / Enterprise, UT – Mildred Dee Peterson, 86, died in her sleep at the Bella Terra Facility, March 5, 2018 in St. George, Utah. She was born December 31, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois to Carlton Charles Strickland and Ruby Adele Spurgeom. Her mother later divorced Carlton and married Henry Palmer Johnson, (Grandpa). Henry was in...

Mar 4, 2018

St. George, UT - Shirley "Shirl" Kimball Hancock, 89, passed away peacefully on March 4, 2018, at home with his loved ones around him. He was born June 29, 1928 to Lydia Kimball and Martin Levison Hancock, in Bluebell, Utah. He had ten siblings, he was second to the...

Feb 25, 2018

St. George, Utah – Vear Lee Mortensen, age 93, died February 25, 2018 at his home in St. George Utah. He was born in Tremonton, Utah, November 15, 1924 to Benjamin Peter Mortensen and Karen Verlyn Anderson. He married DeLone Christensen in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple Sept 5, 1950. She died in 1976. He then married Cleo...

Feb 25, 2018

Ivins, Utah - Our amazing husband, dad, grandpa, uncle, brother and friend to all, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 25, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. He is finally free from the chains of Alzheimer's. Alzheimer's may have robbed him of many things, but his quick wit, humor,...

Feb 20, 2018

St. George, UT – Marilyn Milne Roundy Davis, 83, died while sitting at her computer desk doing what she loved best which was helping other people on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. She was born July 2, 1934, in St. George, Utah to Irvine and Vera Whitaker Milne.

Feb 19, 2018

St. George, Utah - Mary Jean Sorensen died February 19, 2018 in St. George, Utah. She was born August 20, 1931 in Bakersfield, California to Arthur Pratt and Norma Larsen.

Mary spent her life as a loving mother, school teacher and a translator for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

She was preceded...

Feb 18, 2018

St. George, UT – Alvin "Bud" Byron Smith, 84, passed away peacefully on February 18, 2018. He was born March 30, 1933 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Erma E. Jones and Joseph Byron Smith. He met Marilyn Luvena Wise in Hermosa Beach, California and they were married...

Feb 18, 2018

St George, Utah – Willard "Bill" L. Thompson, 82, was called home by his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Sunday February 18, 2018. He was born on July 6, 1935 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Bill grew up in Manitou Springs, Colorado with his...

Feb 15, 2018

Washington, UT – Truman Alray Cannon, 75, passed away peacefully in his home on Thursday, February 15, 2018, during a family prayer with his family present.  He will be greatly missed.  Alray was born May 24, 1942 to Truman and Virginia Cannon. He married his sweetheart, Carol Jean Lynn, in the St. George LDS Temple on June 10,...

Feb 12, 2018

LaVerkin, Utah – Fred Joseph Cody, 63, passed away February 12, 2018. He was born July 15, 1954 in Monterey, California to Lynn and Arlene Hirt Cody.

Graveside services will be held Friday, February 16, 2018 at 1:00 p.m....

Feb 10, 2018

Ivins, Utah – Peggy Munson Soria, 79, passed away February 10, 2018. She was born December 15, 1938 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Moreland and Eleanor Munson. She married Phil Soria in 1963, later divorced. She had a long and varied career as a bookkeeper and office manager....

Feb 9, 2018

Hurricane, Utah – Wendy Staar Mettinger passed away February 9, 2018. She was born October 21, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois to Rudolph Frank and Greta Victoria Pearson Staar. She married Ferrel Harold Kelsey. Wendy is survived by her husband, Ferrel; daughter Lyndsey Mettinger; granddaughter, Halo Staar; and sister and brother-in-law, Sherry and Nile Jackson. She was preceded in...

Feb 9, 2018

St. George, UT – Marie Davis Tippets graduated to the next life on February 9, 2018. She battled down winders cancer for more than two years. She was born March 1, 1940 in Circleville, Utah to Marlo and Chloris Dalton Davis, as their second child. She enjoyed the small town childhood of southern Utah with friends and three...

Feb 3, 2018

St. George, Utah – Elaine Alice Petersen Champion, age 93, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family Saturday, February 3, 2018, at her home in St. George, Utah. She was born July 8, 1924 in Los Angeles, California, the only child of Oscar Peter Petersen and Alice Elizabeth Schwartz. ...

Feb 2, 2018

St. George, UT – Blaine Frank O'Brien, our loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather passed away Friday, February 2, 2018 in St. George, Utah, due to complications of pneumonia.  He was born on September 22, 1944 in Salt Lake City to William Charles Holding and Aerita Bauchamp; adopted by Cairns O'Brien.  He married Karen Hickok, later divorced.  He...

Jan 29, 2018

IVINS, UTAH – James Alanson Gaylord, Jr., age 74, passed away, Monday, January 29, 2018, comfortably in his home in Ivins, Utah surrounded by his wife, Laela, friends and family who loved him very much. James was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on April 9, 1943 to James Alanson...