Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities
Pierce Jeffery Adamson
Jul 3, 2016
Hurricane, Utah – Pierce Jeffery Adamson was born on July 18, 2000 to Jeffery and Derena Adamson in St. George, Utah. Just short of his 16th birthday, Pierce completed his mission here on earth on July 3, 2016 near his home in Hurricane, Utah.
Violet Sawyer
Jul 1, 2016
St. George, Utah – Rayola Violet DeWaal Miller White Hawks Sawyer, 92, passed away July 1, 2016. She was born March 18, 1924 in Salt Lake City, Utah to William and Lena Zbinden DeWaal. She married her eternal sweetheart, Norman "Loane" Miller on April 2, 1942 in the Salt...
Jay W. Rasband
Jun 29, 2016
St. George, Utah – Jay W. Rasband, 94, passed away June 29, 2016. He was born September 16, 1921.
Memorial services with Military Honors will be held Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at the Metcalf Mortuary Chapel,...
James Iverson Ott
Jun 29, 2016
Washington, Utah – James Iverson Ott, 76, passed away from a pool accident on June 29, 2016 while vacationing in Las Vegas, Nevada to celebrate his 76th birthday and 38th anniversary to Sharon L. Ott. He was born June 25, 1940 in Salt Lake City, Utah to James L....
Stephen Heath
Jun 26, 2016
Stephen Ralph Heath Sr., passed away June 26, 2016 at home with his loving family surrounding him in St. George, Utah. He was born December 27, 1952 in St. George, Washington, Utah to Vird J and Jean Nelson Heath.
Stephen met...
Gaylord Julius Monson
Jun 25, 2016
St. George, Utah – Gaylord Julius Monson completed his life of service and love when he passed away June 25, 2016, at the Veterans Home in Ivins, Utah. Born June 8, 1919, in Glen Ullin, North Dakota, to George and Nettie Mae Monson, he practiced the virtues of hard work, love, and service working the mines and family...
Elvetta Cole
Jun 25, 2016
St. George, Utah – Elvetta Cole, 83, passed away on June 25, 2016 in St. George, Utah. She was born December 3, 1932 in Barron, Wisconsin to Claude Cole and Maude Thomas. She was the last surviving of twelve children. Elvetta enjoyed shopping, going out to dinner and baking cookies for fund raisers. She was a...
James Bernard Swensen
Jun 25, 2016
St. George, Utah - James Bernard Swensen, age 90, beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather and Great Grandfather, passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2016. Born December 4, 1925 in Pleasant Grove, Utah, to Ezra James and Elsie Walker Swensen. He was the third to the youngest...
Shirley Bailey Kitchen
Jun 25, 2016
St. George, Utah - Shirley Bailey Kitchen, 91 yrs. old, peacefully passed away on June 25, 2016, surrounded by family in St. George, UT. Shirley was born on April 19, 1925, in a small LDS community near New Chicago, just three miles south of Drummond, Montana. Her dear father, Floyd Spence Bailey, mother, Pearl Vylene Bailey, older brother,...
Joan Cox Hafen
Jun 22, 2016
Joan Cox Hafen was born November 6, 1936 in Rockville, Utah to Julius and Genevieve Cox. She was the fifth of ten children.
Joan grew up in Rockville, spending much time in Zion's National Park. As a teenager, she worked at...
Max Henry Rose
Jun 17, 2016
Max Henry Rose, age 71, passed away at his home in St. George, Utah, on June 17, 2016. Max was born on December 30, 1944, in Panguitch, Utah, as the third of 14 children, to David Quilter and Delpha Almira Johnson Rose. He lived most of his childhood and youth...
Garr William Welker
Jun 16, 2016
St. George, Utah – Our dear husband, father and brother, Garr William Welker, 89, passed away June 16, 2016. Garr was born September 26, 1926 to Charles Wesley and Adella Harrison Welker, fourth of seven children. He spent his childhood in Logan, Utah roaming the mountains and foothills and swimming in a swimming hole that he and his...
Carol Peterson Felt
Jun 13, 2016
Ivins, Utah - Carol Peterson Felt, 78, passed away June 13. She was born March 24, 1938 to Lee and Grace Peterson. She grew up in Rexburg, Idaho and graduated from Madison High School in 1956. She attended Ricks College. Carol taught 4th grade in Rigby, Idaho for three...
Launita Helen Bishop
Jun 11, 2016
St. George/Delta, Utah - Launita Helen Bishop, age 81, passed away June 11, 2016 in St. George, Utah, at the home of her son, Richard and Telina Bishop. She was born on September 6, 1934 in Kelso, Washington. Launita married the love of her life, Dale S. Bishop, on November 4, 1950 in Kelso, Washington. Their marriage was...
Josslyn Rae Clubb
Jun 7, 2016
Washington, Utah - Our most beautiful angel returned to heaven June 7, 2016. Beloved mother, daughter, family member and friend to all.
Josslyn was born September 26, 1986 and was a bright star in our...
Lois Summerhays Lambert
Jun 6, 2016
St. George, Utah - Lois passed away peacefully on the morning of June 6, 2016. She was 94. She married John Woods Lambert on September 26, 1941 in the LDS Salt Lake Temple. Her passion in life besides her family was music. She sang bass in the Salt Lake...
Aldus Moser Reeve
Jun 5, 2016
St. George, Utah – Aldus Moser Reeve, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on June 5, 2016. She was born on October 20, 1919 in Logan, Utah to John Henri Moser and Aldine Wursten. She grew up in Logan where she learned to work hard and care for...
Deni Luelle Staheli
Jun 4, 2016
Dammeron Valley, Utah - Deni Luelle Staheli, devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away at her home in Dammeron Valley, Utah on June 4, 2016. She was born on July 5, 1939 in Juneau, Alaska to Robert Dean Rossiter and Virginia Ann Bardi.
Elwood "Woody" Gwilliam
Jun 2, 2016
St. George, Utah – Elwood A. "Woody" Gwilliam, age 91, passed away on June 2, 2016 in St. George, Utah. He was born March 30, 1925 in La Grande, Oregon to Elwood A. and Dagmar Ovidie Gwilliam.
The family...
Leon J. Rowley
May 31, 2016
Ivins, Utah - Leon J Rowley, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother left his earthly home and entered eternity on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. He was born in Provo, Utah, October 29, 1931, the first child of Joseph Hyrum and Zenda Wentz Rowley. Leon was raised in Orem, Utah attending Spencer Elementary, Lincoln Junior and Senior High School....


