Obituaries

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

Zachary Hunter Lusk

Zachary Hunter Lusk

Dec 24, 2015

Washington, Utah - Zachary lit up any room he entered. He made friends easily, and he touched thousands of lives with his bright personality and passion for life. Zachary Hunter Lusk, 20, died suddenly Wednesday, December 24, 2015. He was born May 9, 1995 to Kenneth and Terri Lusk.

Eleda O. Hale

Eleda O. Hale

Dec 23, 2015

Eleda O. Hale, 90, passed away December 23, 2015, at her home in Washington, Utah. She was raised in Logan, Utah and graduated North Cache High in 1943. Eleda married Rex Alma Hale, on May 13, 1944. She worked at Nonpareil Foods in Blackfoot, ID. Where she lived there for 51...

Beulah Earl Semmens

Beulah Earl Semmens

Dec 22, 2015

Hurricane, Utah - Beulah Earl Semmens passed away December 22, 2015. She was born May 26, 1926 in Hurricane, Utah. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at the St. George City Cemetery, St. George, Utah. A visitation will be held Tuesday, prior to the services, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at...

Elizabeth "Betty" Whitehill

Elizabeth "Betty" Whitehill

Dec 15, 2015

St. George, Utah - Elizabeth Jane Reichard Hiltabiddle Whitehill, better known as Betty, passed away on December 15, 2015, in St. George, Utah, at the age of 92. She was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Cassius F. Whitehill, Jr. on December 3, 2014; her former husband, John Hiltabiddle; a grandson, Jamie Hiltabiddle; and step-daughter,...

Gloria Goulding Sevy

Gloria Goulding Sevy

Dec 13, 2015

Santa Clara, Utah – Loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend, Gloria Goulding Sevy passed away at her home on December 13, 2015 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Gloria was born May 17, 1928 in Panguitch, Utah to Ida Orton and Gloran K. Goulding. She was the oldest of three children. She attended school in...

Kathern Lou` Fox

Kathern Lou` Fox

Dec 13, 2015

St. George, Utah- Kathern L. Fox, 86, passed away on December 14, 2015. She was born on March 28, 1929 in Ravenswood, West Virginia, to Roy and Ollie Hylbert. She married to Gaylord Fox in Arizona on December 22, 1954. Kathern was raised in Parkersburg, West Virginia, where she got her R.N. degree at the Parkersburg Nursing School....

Doris Jane Butler

Doris Jane Butler

Dec 13, 2015

Doris Jane Butler, age 77, passed away on December 13, 2015 in Hurricane, Utah. She was born on January 2, 1938 in Kuna, Idaho to Efton Lawrence and Rosa Jane Book. Doris married E. Louis Butler on February 13, 1957 in Kuna, Idaho. She attended high school in Kuna, Idaho and Roseville, California where she participated in many sports and...

Maurine Iris Ozment

Maurine Iris Ozment

Dec 12, 2015

Maurine Iris Benson Ozment, passed away December 12, 2015 at age 83. She was born in Logan, Utah to Joseph Marvin and Louise Moser Benson on October 9, 1932. She was married to Richard Deen in 1956 and later divorced. She then married Arnold Ozment in 1978. Maurine was an active member of the LDS church, having served...

Kevin Lawrence Kaminski

Kevin Lawrence Kaminski

Dec 10, 2015

St. George, Utah- Kevin Lawrence Kaminski, 46, passed away on December 10, 2015. A memorial mass will be held Thursday, December 17, 2015, at 4:00 p.m., at the St. George Catholic Church located at 259 W. 200 N. A viewing will be held Wednesday, December 16, 2015, at 6:00 p.m., at Metcalf Mortuary. A rosary will follow at...

Richard James Ball

Richard James Ball

Dec 8, 2015

St. George, Utah - Richard James Ball, 84, passed away on December 8th, 2015. He was born on December 28, 1930 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Richard grew up in Ammon, Idaho with his parents Leonard Garfield and Sybil Frongner Ball, he was the youngest of 14 children. Richard went to high school in Idaho Falls where he played...

Ronald Lee Damm

Ronald Lee Damm

Dec 6, 2015

St. George, Utah - Ronald Lee Damm passed away on December 6, 2015. He was born on May 6, 1937 in Cleveland, OH. He moved to California and retired to St. George in 2002. Ron is survived by his wife, Gennie; daughter, Diana Scaturro of Sacramento, CA; sons: Ronald Brooks of Diamond Bar, CA and John Damm of...

David Carlos Mason

David Carlos Mason

Nov 30, 2015

Hurricane, Utah - David Carlos Mason, 84, passed away early on December 2, 2015, in St. George Utah. He was born in Portland, Oregon to David E. Mason and Georgia Mae Valade on April 24, 1931. He was raised in John Day and Dayville, Oregon.  He grew up on a ranch and always had a good story to...

Ilean Clifton

Ilean Clifton

Nov 29, 2015

St. George, Utah- Ilean Clifton passed away at her daughter's home with family around her. She was born on June 22, 1921 in Aurora, Utah to Jesse and Effie Scovil. She was one of five children. Mother would tend a beet field with her brothers and say she would leave on a bus the minute she graduated from...

Lue Ann Barnard

Lue Ann Barnard

Nov 29, 2015

St. George, Utah – Lue Ann F. Barnard, 78, passed away November 29, 2015. She was born September 25, 1937 to Jenne Revere and Sara Inez Matthews Fowles. She married Robert C. Barnard in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on February 20, 1959. Lue Ann was born and raised in Oakley, Idaho. She attended Brigham...

Annie Geneal Stadtmueller

Annie Geneal Stadtmueller

Nov 25, 2015

Etna, Wyoming- Annie Geneal Livingston Stadtmueller, a beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother, age 81, passed away peacefully November 25, 2015, in St. George, Utah, due to cancer. Geneal was born on September 28, 1934, in Freedom, Wyoming to Leon and Annie Lovena (Warren) Livingston. She was one of seven children. Geneal married her...

Benjamin Austin Sarver

Benjamin Austin Sarver

Nov 24, 2015

Washington, UT – Benjamin Austin Sarver, 15, passed away in his sleep on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at his home in Washington, UT.  He was born on December 24, 1999 in Parkersburg, WV, the fifth child of John A and Susan Pierce Sarver. Ben was born with a rare neurological disorder, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease that prevented him from walking...

Todd Randall Bennett

Todd Randall Bennett

Nov 20, 2015

Todd Randall Bennett passed away on Friday, November 20, 2015, in Spanish Fork, Utah, at the age of 22. He was born May 1, 1993, in Sacramento, California and adopted into the Bennett family when he was 2 years old. He struggled to find peace and happiness and unexpectedly chose to take his own life. Todd was a natural athlete...

Mary Alice Burgin Hardee

Mary Alice Burgin Hardee

Nov 17, 2015

St. George, Utah - Mary Alice Burgin Hardee, was born on September 22, 1921 in Port Arthur, Texas, to Jack G. Burgin and Emily Ross Burgin. Mary passed away on November 17, 2015, at the age of 94. Mary contracted polio as a young child but persevered to be able to walk. Her family traveled to many places...

Flora Mae Steed

Flora Mae Steed

Nov 16, 2015

Flora Mae Maughan Steed, age 89, passed away on November 16, 2015, in St. George, UT. She was born to Angus Marion Maughan and Susie Keller on March 30, 1926, in Richfield, UT. Flora married Robert Hansen Steed in the Salt Lake Temple on June 20, 1947.  Flora attended school in Richfield, UT, through her junior year and graduated from...

Dorothy Mills White

Dorothy Mills White

Nov 15, 2015

St. George, Utah - I was born in Moorhead, Minnesota, but grew up in southeastern Idaho, an area known for growing "Idaho Spuds" and for long, cold winters. My family and I attended the First Baptist Church in Idaho Falls. I was baptized in that church at the age of 12 and began teaching Sunday school in the...