Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities
Leo "Lee" Francis St. John
Sep 24, 2017
St. George, Utah – Leo "Lee" Francis St. John, 95, passed away peacefully, Sunday, September 24, 2017 at his home surrounded by family. He was born, March 25, 1922 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island to Wilfred and Delia St. John. He married Neva Cravins April 14, 1950. He later married Connie Swift in 2000. Lee was a WWII Navy...
Virginia Deon Anthony Cowley
Sep 24, 2017
St George, UT/Las Vegas, NV – Virginia Deon Anthony Cowley passed away September 24, 2017 in Las Vegas, NV surrounded by her family. She was born December 10, 1934 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Lattell Geoffery Anthony and Cora Vivian Draper. Virginia worked for Frontier Airlines, where she met her husband Calvin Ellison Cowley. They married July...
Troy Lee Maxwell
Sep 24, 2017
Washington, Utah – Troy Lee Maxwell, 52, unexpectedly passed from this Earth on September 24, 2017 in Washington, Utah. Troy was born on December 9, 1964 in Cedar City, Utah to Gail and Judy Maxwell; later moving to St. George. He attended Dixie High school where his competitiveness came out in...
Martha Adams Muir
Sep 21, 2017
Santa Clara, Utah – Martha Adams Muir passed away at Dixie Regional Hospital in St. George, Utah on September 21, 2017.
She was born November 19, 1924 in Oakley, Idaho to Romelyn and Sarah Helen Worthington Adams. When Martha was 10 years old,...
James "Jim" Church
Sep 17, 2017
St. George, Utah – Raymond James "Jim" Church, 77, passed away, Sunday, September 17, 2017. He was born December 25, 1939 in Logan, Utah to Herman R. and Daisy Opal Seamons Church. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 23, 2017 at 11:00 a.m., with a visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m., at the Metcalf Mortuary Chapel, 288 West...
Geraldine Lee Thomas
Sep 14, 2017
Santa Clara, Utah – Geraldine Lee Thomas, 83, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, September 14, 2017. The youngest of six children, Geri was born June 4, 1934, and lived in Newport, Ky, which is where she met her future husband, Richard A. Thomas. They were married on December 1, 1951...
Beverly Joan Bradford
Sep 12, 2017
Beverly Joan Knopf Bradford, age 73, was taken home to her Heavenly Father on September 12, 2017 in St. George, Utah, surrounded by her loving family. Beverly was born on the 6th of March 1944 to John Raymond Knopf and Lillian Verna Wiese in Natchez, Mississippi. She was married to Dennis Leland Bradford on June 12, 1964 at the Trinity...
Joanna Torgerson Gunderson
Sep 11, 2017
St. George, Utah - JoAnna Torgerson Gunderson, 66, passed away unexpectedly September 11, 2017. She was born June 22, 1951 in Richfield, Utah to Neldon and Muriel Torgerson. She graduated from Richfield High School in May of 1969. She married Morris Parsons on September 6, 1969, they later divorced. She then married Jimmy Swope on December 24, 1985,...
Ferril Prisbrey Dotson
Sep 11, 2017
Washington, Utah – On Sept. 11, 2017 our loving and devoted mother, Ferril Prisbrey Dotson, passed away in St. George, Utah at 93 years old. She was born on May 4, 1924. She was blessed with a twin brother, Merril Prisbrey. Her parents, Susan & Hyrum Prisbrey raised 12 children; 6 single births ending with 3 sets of...
Legrande Stratton Fawcett
Sep 10, 2017
Washington, Utah - LeGrande Stratton Fawcett passed away from this earthly life and returned to his Heavenly Father surrounded by loved ones on Sunday, September 10, 2017. He was born on June 2, 1939 to Melvin C. and Letha S. Fawcett.
Mary Agnes Visser Maughan
Sep 8, 2017
Orem / St. George, Utah - Mary Agnes Visser Maughan, 92, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 8, 2017 in Orem, Utah. She was born April 13, 1925 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Henry and Maria Denos Visser. She married John Lowell Maughan June 28, 1945 in the Salt Lake...
Lynn James Cook
Sep 5, 2017
La Verkin, Utah – Lynn James Cook, 87, passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2017 in Gillette, Wyoming. He was born, February 11, 1930, in Syracuse, Utah to Nephi and Frances Dyson Cook. Lynn loved dogs, Readers Digest jokes and babies. He taught us the importance of love, forgiveness and over-coming life's obstacles. He is loved and will be...
Donna Louise Edwards Farnsworth
Sep 3, 2017
St. George, Utah - Donna Louise Edwards Farnsworth quietly passed away September 3, 2017, at The Meadows Memory Care Center in St. George, Utah. She was born September 15, 1926, in Panaca, Nevada to Harvey Clair Edwards and Ivy Louise Adair Edwards. She married Clayton E. Farnsworth in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on August 29, 1947. Donna...
Lucile M Crockett
Aug 31, 2017
St. George, Utah – Lucile M. Crockett, (Moonie/The Queen Bee), a bright light came to earth October 15, 1918. Lucile passed, peacefully, August 31, 2017. She was born in Cedar City, Utah to Maggie Mae and Kenneth Macfarlane. Lucile grew up in a pioneer adobe home surrounded by music, love, three sisters and a brother. She attended USU...
Mildred Ann Thomas
Aug 31, 2017
St. George, Utah – Mildred Thomas, 94, passed away, Thursday, August 31, 2017. She was born April 29, 1923, in Leota, Utah to Oscar and Erma Rose Jorgensen Jensen.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, September 9,...
Ralph Edwin Springer
Aug 31, 2017
St. George, Utah – Ralph Edwin Springer, 91, passed away August 31, 2017. He was the only child of Raymond Emile and Ada Lucille Springer. He was born July 12, 1926 in Denver, Colorado, but grew up in Los Angeles, California moving to Long Beach, California...
Shirley E. Johnson
Aug 30, 2017
St. George, Utah – Shirley E. Johnson, 89, passed away peacefully Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at Dixie Regional Hospital in St. George, UT, following a brief illness. She was born February 5, 1928, in Cheyenne, WY, to Vern and Madelyn Herrick. She was raised and attended school in Cheyenne and...
Johnnie Vance Johnson
Aug 26, 2017
St. George, Utah - Johnnie Vance "Bish" Johnson, 77, passed away peacefully Saturday, August 26, 2017 in his St. George home surrounded by loving family.
Johnnie was born June 6, 1940 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Mefford Dale...
Elizabeth "Betsy" Jordan
Aug 26, 2017
On August 26, 2017 at approximately 11:30 am Elizabeth "Betsy" Jordan, 88, passed away peacefully in her sleep at the Inn at Barton Creek in Bountiful, Utah. She is survived by her brother, Alfred Joyce; her children: Joyce (Frank) Valone and Victor (Jolene) Gates; and her five grandchildren: Alicia,...
Mildred Geraldine "Gerrie" Taylor Smith Berard
Aug 23, 2017
St. George, Utah – On Wednesday, August 23, 2017, our mother , Mildred Geraldine Taylor Smith Berard , age 78, left this earthly life to join her loved ones on the other-side of the veil. She was a beloved sister, mother and grandmother to many. At the time of her death she was surrounded by loved ones as...


