Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities

Lona Larue Thomas

Lona Larue Thomas

Mar 20, 2016

Hurricane, UT - Lona LaRue Evans Thomas passed away peacefully in Hurricane, Utah surrounded by family on her sweetheart's birthday, March 20, 2016. Happy Birthday Dad!

Lona was born on May 4, 1938 to Louva June Brady and Stanley...

Jeffrey Rhet Williams

Jeffrey Rhet Williams

Mar 18, 2016

Jeffrey Rhet Williams passed away Friday March 18, 2016 in Draper, Utah.

Rhet was the second of four children of Jeff and Julie Williams born May 15, 1980 in Beaver, Utah.

It was impossible to stay emotionally neutral around Rhet. You could find...

Marilee Brown

Marilee Brown

Mar 16, 2016

St. George, Utah – Marilee Maggard Brown, at age 67, passed away peacefully on March 16, 2016, surrounded by her family. She was born May 23, 1948 to Schuyler and Della Maggard.

Marilee Brown lived her life in St....

Raymond L. Cluff

Raymond L. Cluff

Mar 15, 2016

Washington, Utah - Raymond L. Cluff, 74, returned to his Father in Heaven March 15, 2016 at Dixie Regional Medical Center. He was born February 11, 1942 to Clarence and Gertrude Asay Cluff in LaVerkin, Utah. Raymond married the love of his life, LaDene Hiatt on December 21, 1968 in the St. George LDS Temple. He is the...

Weldon "Will" Young

Weldon "Will" Young

Mar 12, 2016

Cane Beds, AZ - Weldon Jay "Will" Young, 62, passed away March 12, 2016. He was born April 23, 1953 to Don Young and Ella Snow, his birth mother. Weldon was raised by his second mother, Louise Young.

Will...

Richard Lynn Evans

Richard Lynn Evans

Mar 10, 2016

St. George, Utah - Richard Lynn Evans, 67, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2016 in Provo, Utah, after many years of health obstacles.

Richard was born November 7, 1948, in Provo, Utah to Lynn Robert Evans and Lorna...

Donald Lane "Don" Miller

Donald Lane "Don" Miller

Mar 9, 2016

"How are you, Don?"

"Never better!"

St. George, Utah – Donald Lane "Don" Miller, 80, graduated from this existence on March 9, 2016. He was...

Ida Marie Ann Lemire Nelson Gledhill Lunceford

Ida Marie Ann Lemire Nelson Gledhill Lunceford

Mar 9, 2016

Washington, Utah - Ida Marie Ann Lunceford passed on March 9, 2016. She leaves behind a loving husband, Sheldon Lunceford, the two of them being a part of the Washington community for the last 5 years.

Ida was born in Aborfield, Saskatchewan, Canada on December 17, 1935 to Joseph...

Judith Elliston

Judith Elliston

Mar 4, 2016

St. George, Utah – Judith S. Elliston, age 78, passed away March 4, 2016 after a long struggle with breast cancer and complications. She was born December 28, 1937 in Wapakoneta, Ohio to Milton W. Wehner and Eleanor K. Wehner. She has five siblings: Francis Wehner (deceased), Rosemary Wehner...

Joan C. Starkey

Joan C. Starkey

Mar 3, 2016

St. George, Utah – Joan C. Starkey, age 94, passed away March 3, 2016 at the Ridgeview Gardens in St. George, Utah.  She was born October 8, 1921 in Evanston, Wyoming to William J. L. and Mary Carpenter. Joan was married to Leslie E. Starkey on June 30, 1938...

Robert Elray Sherratt

Robert Elray Sherratt

Mar 2, 2016

Ivins, Utah - Robert ElRay Sherratt, 73, passed away March 2, 2016 in Ivins, UT. He was born September 20, 1942 in Cedar City, UT to John and Mary Sherratt. He married Marilyn Linden in Germany in October of 1967. Robert was raised in Cedar City, UT where he attended school until he became a Sgt. in the...

Joseph Leo Johnson

Joseph Leo Johnson

Mar 2, 2016

Veyo, UT – Joseph Leo "Joey" Johnson, 26 returned home to his Heavenly Father on March 2, 2016. Joey was born in Lambare', Paraguay on July 18, 1989, and was welcomed into the Johnson family on December 22, 1989.

...

Lloyd Hatch Emery

Lloyd Hatch Emery

Mar 2, 2016

Deer Lodge, TN / St. George, UT – Lloyd Hatch Emery passed away March 2, 2016 in Deer Lodge, Tennessee. He was born May 9, 1934 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Orvin Lutz and Laura Hatch Emery. He was preceded in death by two wives; Terry Heil and...

Wilbur "Bill" Carter

Wilbur "Bill" Carter

Feb 29, 2016

St. George, Utah - Wilbur Lee "Bill" Carter passed away in his home in St. George, Utah on Monday February 29, 2016. The son of Glen and Ann Carter, Bill was born in Craig, Colorado on November 9, 1932 before spending most of his childhood in Riverton,...

Clair Ruesch

Clair Ruesch

Feb 24, 2016

Washington City, Utah - Well done, thou good and faithful servant… On the late spring day of June 2, 1926, amongst the towering red sandstone cliffs of Springdale Utah, Clair was welcomed into the arms of parents Oren and Alberta Flanigan Ruesch. Growing up in the town of Virgin Utah during the depths of the Great Depression, Clair...

Ronald Gibson Heward

Ronald Gibson Heward

Feb 23, 2016

Ronald Gibson Heward, 68, our beloved husband, father, and grandfather peacefully slipped through the veil to return to his Heavenly Father, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer, on February 23, 2016, at his home in St. George, Utah, with his family by his side.

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Faun Veree Rose

Faun Veree Rose

Feb 22, 2016

St. George, Utah – Faun Veree Rose, 79, passed away quickly from complications of a massive stroke. Her passing was a shock and loss for all who loved her.

Faun was born October 20, 1936 in Monroe, Utah to...

Robert Frederick Cook

Robert Frederick Cook

Feb 21, 2016

Ivins, Utah – Air Force Korean War veteran, loving husband, adventurer, father, businessman, Robert Frederick Cook, age 84, passed away February 21, 2016 in Ivins, Utah Bob was born June 1931 in Niles, Michigan. Before joining the U.S. Air Force and becoming one of the few mechanics qualified to work on the then new F-80 Shooting Star and...

Colleen Jones

Colleen Jones

Feb 20, 2016

St. George, Utah – Colleen Jones passed away February 20, 2016 in St. George, Utah. She was born April 10, 1926 to James Qutin Hunter and Frances Fraseer in Grantsville, Utah. She met her sweetheart Roy Jones at the Alta Ski Resort. They were married on December 10, 1965....

George Richards Cannon

George Richards Cannon

Feb 20, 2016

St. G eorge, UT - Professor George Richards Cannon, 97, passed away peacefully on February 20, 2016.  He was born on June 20, 1918 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Hugh J. and Sarah Richards Cannon and was named after his two prominent grandfathers, George Q. Cannon and George F. Richards.  He married Lois Eriksson in 1941 and...