Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities
Maxine Smith
Feb 19, 2015
St. George, Utah - Mary Maxine Abel Smith, age 94, passed away peacefully in her daughter's home in Gilbert, AZ, on Thursday, February 19th, 2015 of natural causes. She was born August 4th, 1920 to Lila Hilma Jensen and Harold Greville Abel in Lewiston, UT, but was raised in Weston, ID. She has one sister, Christine Purvis. She and Christine...
William Leon Stevenson
Feb 18, 2015
Santa Clara, UT-William Leon Stevenson, age 80, passed away on February 18, 2015 in St. George, Utah. He was born on September 29, 1934 in Cedar City, Utah to William Edward and Alice La Verne Stevenson. Leon grew up in Cedar City, UT and Las Vegas, NV. He attended College of Southern Utah where he met Winnie Nell Heywood. They...
Josephine Reber
Feb 14, 2015
Pine Valley, Utah - Josephine "Jo" Reber passed away peacefully in her sleep the morning of February 13, 2015. Jo, as her family and friends affectionately called her, died of natural causes at the age of 88. She lost her long time sweetheart and husband, Spencer, on April 13, 2012. Josephine graduated from Dixie High School and shortly thereafter Josephine...
Blanca Olivia Chaveste
Feb 11, 2015
St. George, Utah - In loving memory of our daughter and sister Blanca Olivia Chaveste. She was born July 9, 1976 in Texas. She passed away peacefully surrounded by family and loved ones on February 11, 2015. Blanca was raised in Utah in the LDS Church. Blanca was a bubbly, outgoing, joyful woman. She worked with Turn for over 15...
Tyler William Beshell
Feb 11, 2015
Virgin, Utah - Tyler W. Beshell, 21, passed away February 11, 2015. Tyler resided in the town of Virgin since 2003. He was born March 26, 1993 in Placerville, CA, the son of Clyde and Ann Beshell. He attended Hurricane High School. Tyler's true interest in life was learning and working on motorized vehicles. His other interests were camping, off-roading,...
Rada Laura Craner Matthews
Feb 9, 2015
St. George, Utah - Rada Laura Craner Matthews passed away peacefully on February 9, 2015 in St. George, Utah where she had been living since November 2014. She was born on May 5, 1922 in Pella, Idaho, near Burley. She was the seventh of nine children born to John Thomas and Sarah Wells Craner. Rada grew up working with her...
Richard Moss
Feb 7, 2015
St. George, Utah - Ellsworth Richard Moss, age 84, passed away peacefully on February 7, 2015 at the Veterans Facility in Ivins, UT with his loving, eternal companion at his side. Richard was born August 22, 1930 to Ruby Richards and Ellsworth Frances Moss in Buffalo, NY. He always loved music and art. At the age of twelve he entered...
Marie Cox Broderick
Feb 6, 2015
St. George, Utah - Marie Cox Broderick, age 94, passed away quietly on Friday, February 6, 2015 at her home, while she was sleeping. She was born September 22, 1920 in Rockville, Utah to Arthur Delano and Cora Haight Cox. She married her sweetheart, Clement H. Broderick, from Emery, Utah, in the St. George LDS Temple on September 16, 1941...
Robert Reed Kelly, Sr.
Feb 2, 2015
St. George, Utah - Robert Reed Kelly, Sr., passed away in his home on February 2, 2015, at the age of 56 in St. George, Utah. He was born June 1, 1958 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Morris and Francis Kelly. Robert was in the US Navy and served on the USS Hector. Robert enjoyed outdoor activities, music, food...
Ann Huckaby
Feb 2, 2015
Ann Huckaby passed away February 2, 2015 in St. George, Utah. She was born July 26, 1928 in Princeton, New Jersey to Antonio D. and Elitha Mae (Shepard) Adamo. At an early age her family moved to Redlands, California. She attended school in Redlands, California and graduated High School in Oceanside, California. Her interests in community service led her to...
Barbara Horlyck
Jan 31, 2015
St. George, Utah - Barbara Horlyck, age 87, passed away peacefully Saturday, January 31, 2015 in St. George at Seasons Care Home. She was born in Palm Beach, Florida on January 22, 1928 and resided in Central, Utah for 32 years. Barbara helped start and form the Central Water Board and worked on the Board for 15 years along with...
Gary Eugene Holt
Jan 31, 2015
St. George / Enterprise, Utah - Gary Eugene Holt, age 78, passed away unexpectedly January 31, 2015 of heart failure. We will miss our beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, & friend-born March 14, 1937 in Cedar City, Utah to Howard A. and Verna Burnham Holt. Gary was raised in Enterprise, served a full-time mission in the Central States Mission, and...
Rex E. Smith
Jan 28, 2015
Ivins, Utah - Rex Smith, age 78, passed away on January 28, 2015 surrounded by his loved ones. Rex was born May 24, 1936 to Henen and June Smith in Hibbard, Idaho. Rex served as the Company Commander of the 116th Army Engineering Battalion in Vietnam. He was proud to serve in the military for 20 years, retiring as a...
Gordon Lowell Bennett
Jan 26, 2015
Gordon Lowell Bennett, 78, of St. George, Utah, passed away peacefully on his birthday, January 26, 2015. He was born in Hinkley, Utah, the eldest of five boys, to Lowell Rex Bennett and Hope Fae Hilton Bennett.
Gordon attended Brigham Young University, where he played basketball and led the marching band. It was...
Kay Hunter Nelson
Jan 24, 2015
St. George, Utah - Kay Hunter Nelson passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2015, at his home in St. George, Utah, at the age of 59. He was born August 20, 1955 in Cedar City, Utah to Jerry Nelson and Marie Warren. Kay was born the second son of three boys. After moving to Southern Utah at the age of...
Jean Marion Kinney Rhodes
Jan 21, 2015
St. George, Utah - Jean Marion Kinney Rhodes, distinguished poetess and artist, passed away peacefully on January 21, 2015, in St. George, Utah, at age 92. She was born on December 18, 1922, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Maurice Norton Kinney and Affa Leora Carlston. Her father worked for the railroad and was frequently transferred allowing her to live...
Raymond E. Hansen
Jan 21, 2015
St. George, Utah - Raymond E. Hansen, age 73, passed away January 21, 2015. He was born June 4, 1941. Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at the Dixie Elks Lodge, 630 West 1250 North, St. George, Utah. Arrangements entrusted to the care of Metcalf Mortuary, 435-673-4221.
Kenna B. Frehner
Jan 20, 2015
St. George, Utah - Kenna B. Frehner, age 88, passed away January 20, 2015. She was born June 19, 1926. She is survived by two daughters, three sons, numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. A visitation will be held Wednesday, January 28, 2015 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Metcalf Mortuary, 288 W. St. George Blvd., St. George, Utah. A...
Dean Campbell Barber
Jan 20, 2015
Henderson, Nevada - Dean Campbell Barber, 84, passed away on January 20, 2015 in Henderson, NV. Born December 3, 1930 to Frank Webb Barber and Doris Campbell Barber in Hurricane, Utah. Dean attended Hurricane High School & served our country in the Korean War. Dean married Charleen Holyoak in 1965. Dean worked in Tonopah for many years before retiring to...
Dorathy Rae Emery
Jan 20, 2015
St. George, Utah - Dorathy Rae Emery, age 78, passed away January 20, 2015 at her home in St. George. She was born August 7, 1936 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Earl Thomas and Ada Ruth Duke. She married Lloyd Hatch Emery in December of 1974 in Woodland Hills, California. She is survived by her husband, eight children, twenty-six...


