Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities
Leah Jeanette Frei Bracken
Nov 11, 2014
Leah Jeanette Frei Bracken, 81, passed away November 11, 2014, at Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George, Utah. Leah was born December 6, 1932, in St. George, Utah, to Clawson and Valda Baker Frei. She grew up in Santa Clara, Utah, and lived there most of her life. She attended elementary school in Santa Clara, then went to Woodward...
Richard Broadhead
Nov 7, 2014
St. George, Utah - Richard J Broadhead, 56 passed away Friday, November 7, 2014 at 2:37pm at Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George, Utah. He was born October 24, 1958 in Jacksonville, Florida. His parents, JC Broadhead and Mae Jackson of Washington, Utah; his sister, Debra Mueller and husband Robert of Sedona, Arizona; his niece Brooke Acierno and husband...
Laurence Theodore Eck, Sr.
Nov 6, 2014
St. George, Utah - Laurence Theodore Eck, Sr. age 97, passed away November 6, 2014 in St. George, Utah. He was born June 3, 1917 in Anaconda, Montana to Theodore and Anna Eck. He married Ann G. Steen of Butte, Montana on October 25, 1941 in Butte and they had two children: son Laurence T. Eck, Jr. of Oxnard, California...
Loanna Renon Wilkerson Hartman
Nov 6, 2014
St. George, Utah - Loanna Renon Wilkerson Hartman passed away November 6, 2014. She was born December 24, 1971 in Provo, Utah to Douglas Cook and Johanna Hislop Duncan Wilkerson. She married Steven Joe Hartman on August 22, 2002 in St. George, Utah. She was born and raised in Mona, Utah. She attended Juab High School and Snow College. She...
Dorothy Jean Small Casper
Nov 4, 2014
Dorothy Jean Small Casper St. George, UT - Dorothy Jean Small Casper, age 85, died on November 4, 2014 in St. George, Utah. She was born on August 12, 1929 in Gadsden, Alabama to Albert Luke Small and Prudence Johnston. She was married to Lorin Willis Casper in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on October 26, 1949. On October 26,...
Walter Gibson Wiest
Nov 3, 2014
St. George, Utah - Walter Gibson Wiest was born February 16, 1922, in Price, Utah to Walter Emil Wiest and Irma Annette Gibson Wiest. He passed away of natural causes November 3, 2014 in Provo, Utah. He was preceded in death by his wife, Myrlene Romney; his brother Clinton; his son, Richard; and grandchildren: Anna, Nicolas and Colin Wiest. He...
Glenwood Blayne Humphries
Nov 3, 2014
St. George, Utah - Glenwood Blayne Humphries, 28, passed away unexpectedly on November 3, 2014. He was born July 18, 1986 in St. George, Utah to Danton Blayne Humphries and Tresa Rae Condie. He was the younger of two children. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Glen grew-up in Hurricane, Utah, where he...
Clifford William Brooks
Nov 2, 2014
St. George, Utah - Clifford William Brooks, born 16 Aug 1928 passed away 2 Nov 2014. Less than a year into retirement, he made up his mind: this sucks! He then launched a Phoenix Plaza women's fashion store in his name and joined the St. George Chamber of Commerce. As a sales director for Pro Hardware he traveled as far...
Jerold Frank Flannery
Nov 2, 2014
St. George, Utah - Jerold Frank Flannery, returned peacefully to his Father in Heaven on November 2, 2014. His family had the opportunity to share expressions of love and tenderness as he fought a continuous battle to spend just one more day with them. Born March 27, 1926 to an Irish immigrant William Bernard and Alice Herzog Flannery, Jerry lived...
Mae Wall
Nov 1, 2014
St. George, Utah - Carmen Mae Wall passed away at her home in St. George, Utah on November 1, 2014. Mae was born in Rock Springs, Wyoming to Victor and Carmen Abram on September 14, 1944. She lived and attended school in Superior, Wyoming until her junior year. She attended Rock Springs High School and graduated from there in 1962....
Johnnie B. Lozano
Nov 1, 2014
St. George, Utah - Johnnie B. Lozano, age 93, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on November 1, 2014 in St. George, Utah. Johnnie was born September 23, 1921 in Harlingen, Texas to Johnnie and Herlinda Lozano. He married Norieta Ryser on September 22, 1977 in Granger, Utah. Johnnie served in the United States Navy for over 30 years...
L. Margaret Sydner
Oct 28, 2014
St. George, Utah - Lucy Margaret Sydner, age 96, passed away October 28, 2014, at Kolob Care and Rehabilitation. Margaret was born September 2, 1918, in Pleasant Valley, Nova Scotia to Aaron and Lucy (Crosby) Killam. Margaret moved to California as a young woman. She married Francis "Pete" Sydner on June 25, 1965, in Mendon, Nevada. They moved to Utah...
Rev. Diane Jackson
Oct 28, 2014
Ivins, Utah - Rev. Diane Jackson, age 65, passed away October 28, 2014. She was born November 11, 1948 in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. She lived in Wisconsin until her early teens when her family moved to Phoenix. Soon after moving there she met her future husband, Wayne. They dated for five years and were married in Phoenix on June 15, 1968....
Dorothy Whitney Voracek
Oct 27, 2014
St. George, Utah - Dorothy Whitney Voracek, age 80, was reunited with the love of her life, Joseph, on Monday, October 27, 2014 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dorothy (or Dottie) was born April 11, 1934 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Henry Grant and Olive Gertrude Whitney. Dorothy was a wonderful mother and stalwart in the gospel of Jesus Christ....
Celia Chambers
Oct 27, 2014
Enterprise, Utah - Celia Chambers, 71, passed away October 27, 2014 of a long battle with lung cancer. She was born September 8, 1943 in Ogden, Utah to Helen and Donald Chambers. Celia was loved by all and made friends, quickly, especially through her job of dispatching loads for her sister Janey's 18-wheeler trucking business, Rack's Express. She had a...
Virginia Joy Prince
Oct 26, 2014
St. George, Utah - Virginia Joy Prince, 92, passed away at home on October 26, 2014, surrounded by her four children and their spouses. Joy was born on June 3, 1922, in Salt Lake City to Rubye Thelma Hertzog and David Floyd Hertzog. David passed away 25 days prior to Joy's birth. Joy was raised in Los Angeles, California. After...
Bettye Jane Jennings
Oct 25, 2014
St. George, Utah - Bettye Jane Jennings, age 70, passed away October 25, 2014. She and her twin sister, Barbara, were was born on September 12, 1944 to George Julian and Marion Viola Stewart Jennings in Little Rock, Arkansas. They were born almost two months early and spent their first five weeks of their lives in an incubator. When they...
Colin D. Wiest
Oct 25, 2014
St. George, UT- Colin D Wiest, 32, passed away on October 25, 2014 in St George, UT. He was born on September 16, 1982 in St Louis CO. MO to Walter R Wiest and Phyllis Jean Wiest. When he was two years old, his family moved to Pittsburgh, PA. He was home schooled by his mother. His interests included learning...
Leon C. Barnes
Oct 24, 2014
Ivins, Utah - Leon Barnes, age 83, passed away October 24, 2014. He was born October 19, 1931, at his grandmother Criddle's home in Downey, Idaho, a son of Eli and Vinnie Arvilla Criddle Barnes. He was the 3rd of four children. Leon grew up on a farm on the Downey flats. He participated in 4H and won several awards...
Lily B. Tebbs
Oct 24, 2014
St. George, Utah - Lily B. Tebbs, age 91, passed away of natural causes on October 17, 2014, in South Jordan, Utah. She was born April 1, 1923, in Niter, Idaho. She was the ninth of twelve children born to Paul R. and Mary E. Schreier Biorn. Lily, usually known by her nickname "Billie," attended school in Ashton, Idaho. In...


