Obituaries

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

Ruth Emilu Hill Clyde

Ruth Emilu Hill Clyde

Jun 22, 2015

Ruth (89 1/2 yrs) having lived a long and happy life passed away peacefully early Monday morning, June 22. She was the youngest of four children, born January 6, 1926, the daughter of Charles and Alice Hindle Hill. They all grew to adulthood in the same house her father was raised in: 447 Goshen Street in Salt Lake City. Ruth...

Lee Adelaide Williams

Lee Adelaide Williams

Jun 21, 2015

Lee Adelaide Williams, 98, passed away on June 21, 2015. Lee was born Leokadya Adelaide Wojciechowski, to Victor Anthony Wojciechowski and Helena Danielkiewicz on September 30, 1916 in Trenton, New Jersey. Her parents were immigrants from Poland. She graduated from Trenton Central High School in 1934 and took numerous leisure hour courses. During the depression she worked at the Heinamann...

Margie Eiffert Blackburn

Margie Eiffert Blackburn

Jun 19, 2015

St. George, Utah- Margie Eiffert Blackburn was born on February 28, 1923 in the beautiful hills of Iberia, Missouri. She later met Jay C. Blackburn, her best friend and husband for 60 years. They raised their family in Salt Lake City, Utah. Both loved outdoor activities, boating, camping, snowmobiling and traveling abroad. Later in life Marge became an avid and...

Corean Isom Barrick Gubler

Corean Isom Barrick Gubler

Jun 17, 2015

St. George, Utah - Corean Isom Barrick Gubler was born March 6, 1930 in Hurricane, Utah to Blanche and George Washington Isom. Corean passed away peaceably on June 17, 2015 at DRMC. She is survived by her children: Kevin (Marilyn) Barrick and Trudy Kohles; grandchildren: Mika (Mindy) Jensen, Mechell (Tim) Brandenburg and Tanya Colburn; great-grandchildren: Kura, Sean, Emerson, Emma, Vincent,...

Andrew Earl Hardy

Andrew Earl Hardy

Jun 15, 2015

St. George, Utah - Andrew Earl Hardy passed away June 15, 2015. He was born January 31, 1920 in Salt Lake City, Utah to John James and Manila May Willden Hardy. He married Ruth Johnson on February 12, 1941. They had one child, Karen. Ruth passed away on January 24, 1986. He married Ludeen Goodfellow Gibbons on April 10, 1987....

Walter Hale Gardner

Walter Hale Gardner

Jun 11, 2015

Walter was born in Beaver, Utah, on February 24th, 1917, to Willard Gardner and Rebecca Viola Hale. He was fourth in a family of seven children raised in Logan, Utah in a home just off the Utah State University campus. As a youth, Walter excelled at sports, particularly football and tennis, and he was a gifted mathematician (at a glance,...

Tiffany Anne Berrett Snowden

Tiffany Anne Berrett Snowden

Jun 11, 2015

Tiffany Berrett Snowden passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of June 11, 2015 surrounded by her family. Born on October 16, 1967 to James Emory and Linda Linebaugh Berrett in Salt Lake City, Utah, Tiffany has now been reunited with her beloved father who preceded her in death over 30 years ago. During the last few weeks of...

Hortense "Tensey" Olsen

Hortense "Tensey" Olsen

Jun 11, 2015

St. George, UT - Hortense (Tensey) Olsen passed away June 11, 2015, in St. George, Utah. She was born on July 31, 1921 in Farmington, Utah to James Le Roy and Vera Mann White. She married Keith H. Olsen on June 20, 1954. Keith passed away on June 3, 2001. She enjoyed reading, traveling, golf and oil painting. Tensey is...

Mary Bradshaw Lortz

Mary Bradshaw Lortz

Jun 10, 2015

Salt Lake City / St. George, Utah - Mary B. Lortz, daughter of William Bertie and Johanna Hazel Bentley Bradshaw, was born in St. George, Utah on July 1, 1918. She passed away June 10, 2015. Mary married Carus L. Lortz in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on August 3, 1936. After graduating from Dixie High School in 1936, they...

Joyce Jenkins Chabot

Joyce Jenkins Chabot

Jun 6, 2015

Joyce Jenkins Chabot, age 91, passed away on June 6, 2015 in St. George, Utah - her home for the past 25 years. Her son, Brent, lived with her and they lovingly cared for each other after the passing of her husband (Brent's father) in 1996. Thanks to the help of her children, loving caregivers, and the dear sisters in...

Lt. Col. Creed Miles Evans, M.D

Lt. Col. Creed Miles Evans, M.D

Jun 3, 2015

St. George, Utah - Lt. Col. Creed Miles Evans, M.D. returned home on Wednesday, June 3rd 2015 to our Father in Heaven surrounded by family who loved him dearly. Creed was born in Rexburg, Idaho and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah by his parents Edmund Paul Evans and Lucretia Jane Miles Evans. He studied at 10 universities and colleges...

Carol Lynne Chambers Barlocker

Carol Lynne Chambers Barlocker

May 31, 2015

St. George, UT - Carol Lynne Chambers Barlocker, our loving wife, mother, and grandmother, returned to her loving Heavenly Father on May 31, 2015. She was born March 11, 1937, in Ogden, UT, to Frederick Donald Chambers and Helen VanBuren. Lynne grew up in areas of Utah and California, ending up in Enterprise, Utah. She fell in love and married...

Jack Burt

Jack Burt

May 28, 2015

Magna / St George - Our beloved father, husband, grandfather, and great-grandfather Jack W. Burt passed away May 28, 2015 in St. George, UT at the age of 81. Jack was born on March 25, 1934 in Ogden, UT to John and Ethel Burt. After high school, he served in the U.S. Army from 1954-56 stationed in Germany. He then...

Kitty Jones

Kitty Jones

May 23, 2015

Santa Clara, Utah - Katherine "Kitty" Pearl Walters Jones, 75, our loving wife, mom, grandma, sister, aunt and friend, passed away on May 23, 2015 in Salt Lake City due to a lingering illness. She was born on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1940 to Uyless "Walt" Everrett and Marjorie Lois Sneary Walters in San Diego, California. Kitty married Whitney "Whit"...

John Lefkow

John Lefkow

May 22, 2015

St. George, Utah - John Lefkow passed away on May 22, 2015. He was born in New York City on October 28, 1929 and lived in the area for many years. He earned his B.S. degree in Art from New York University and a Masters from Adelphi University. He served as an Army officer during the Korean War and wrote...

Ryan Connell Durham

Ryan Connell Durham

May 20, 2015

Santa Clara, Utah - Ryan Connell Durham passed away May 20, 2015. He was born December 27, 1978 in Jerome, Idaho and was primarily raised in Palmer, Alaska. He is survived by his former wife, Nona, and their children: Jade, Mara, and Lia; his current wife, Lena, and her children, Sasha and Luda; parents, F. Connell and Christina J. Durham;...

Mary Janice Richmond

Mary Janice Richmond

May 19, 2015

LaVerkin, UT - Mary Janice Richmond, 56, peacefully returned to her Heavenly Father, surrounded by her loving family after a valiant struggle with ALS on May 19, 2015 at her home. She was born November 10, 1958 in St. George to Jene Burke Chadburn and H. Lorene Barrett. She married Kenneth Paul Richmond in the St. George LDS Temple on...

Curtis D. Johnson

Curtis D. Johnson

May 18, 2015

Curtis D. Johnson, 60, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa was called home on Monday, May 18, 2015. He was born Spanish Fork, Utah on January 26, 1955. Curtis lived in South Jordan and St. George, Utah before moving to Bettendorf, Iowa where he was employed as a carpenter and dry wall installer. He made friends everywhere he went. He is...

Beverly Metcalf

Beverly Metcalf

May 17, 2015

St. George, Utah - Beverly Robbins Metcalf, 86, passed away May 17, 2015, after a long struggle with Alzheimer's. Beverly was born in Springville, Utah on August 21, 1928 to Lyman LaVan and Helen Amelia Gottfredson Robbins. She was the oldest of three children. Beverly married Kenneth Robertson Metcalf on June 11, 1947 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They...

Leah Virginia Ferris Burris

Leah Virginia Ferris Burris

May 16, 2015

St. George, Utah - Leah Virginia Ferris Burris, 90, passed away peacefully May 16, in St. George, Utah, surrounded by her family. She was born February 3, 1925, in Butte, Montana, to Aileen and Rolland Ferris. The family moved shortly after her birth and homesteaded east of Choteau, MT. She and her brothers, Jim and Don, and sister, Kay, all...