Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities
Lois Joy Kirk
Aug 31, 2014
Copperton, UT Lois Joy Hollingshead Kirk, 90 passed away in Copperton, Utah on August 31, surrounded by her children. She was born on July 3, 1924, at the home of her parents Andrew Jackson and Lois Adelaide Roberts Hollingshead. Joy was born so close to midnight on July 3 that she always celebrated her birthday as July 4th....
Helen Avery Larson
Aug 30, 2014
St. George, Utah " Helen Avery Larson passed away August 30, 2014 at her daughters home in Washington, Utah with many years of a life well lived. She was born October 31, 1919 in Kanosh, Utah to John Andy Avery and Ethella Foster Avery. In her younger years living on a farm, she rode horses and herded cows. At Fillmore...
Lorraine Alice Dale
Aug 30, 2014
St. George, Utah - Lorraine Alice Dale, our grandma, great-grandma and friend, passed away peacefully at the Dixie Regional Medical Center on August 30, 2014, 27 days before her 99th birthday. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 26, 1915. Lorraine graduated from high school in St. Paul, Minnesota and then attended night school at Hamlin University, the University...
Flora Anderson Ruesch
Aug 26, 2014
Springdale, Utah " Flora Anderson Ruesch, age 94, passed away August 26, 2014 in Tucson, Arizona. She was born August 25, 1920 in Ephraim, Utah to Niels and Kisty Anderson. She married Rupert Ruesch in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is preceded in death by her husband Rupert, and daughters Renee Nadine and Vicki. She is survived by...
Merlyn Paul Jones, Sr.
Aug 25, 2014
St. George, Utah - Merlyn Paul Jones, Sr. passed away peacefully at his home on August 25, 2014 due to age-related illness. Born on January 20, 1927 to Walter and Nellie Jones, he grew up in the Salt Lake City area. As a young man he accepted a call to serve for two years in the Northern...
Glen Parker Oliver
Aug 24, 2014
St. George, Utah " Glen Parker Oliver, 92, devoted husband, father and grandfather, passed away Sunday, August 24, 2014 in Washington, Utah. He was born on May 21, 1922 in Braintree, Massachusetts, to William and Ethel Oliver. He married his sweetheart, Olive Harmer on March 24, 1944, in Merced, California. Marriage later solemnized in the Manti Temple. Olive...
Consuelo "Connie" Doris Keller Tucker
Aug 24, 2014
St. George, Utah/New Braunfels, Texas " Consuelo Doris Keller Tucker, age 90, passed away peacefully August 24, 2014 at her daughters home in New Braunfels, Texas. She was born February 27, 1924 in Eagle Rock, California. She was preceded in death by her parents, Justin P. and Frances M. Keller and her brother Burton Keller. She was sealed...
Charles Fredrick Twitchell
Aug 24, 2014
Enterprise, Utah " On August 24, 2014, Charles Fredrick Twitchell slipped the mortal bands of this earth to go home to his Heavenly Father and his sweet, eternal wife. Charles (Charlie) was surrounded by family and those who loved him as he passed into his new celestial home.
Charlie was born July 26, 1923, in...
Joseph James Flora
Aug 22, 2014
St. George, Utah " Joseph James Flora, 49, passed away unexpectedly August 22, 2014. Joe was born January 19, 1965 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida to James W. and Dorothy L. Flora. He married Lola M. Flora, in Salt Lake City, Utah on October 8, 1994. Joe was raised in both Florida and Utah. He worked in the auto-body and healthcare...
Dusty A. Seegmiller
Aug 21, 2014
St. George, UT - Dusty A. Seegmiller, 38, passed away Thursday, August 21, 2014 after a life-long battle with Type 1 Diabetes. He was born September 6, 1975 in Murray, Utah to Phillip and Shirley Seegmiller. He married the love of his life, Tina on October 31, 2012 in St. George, Utah. They were sealed for time and...
Arta Dian Dodge Worthy
Aug 19, 2014
St. George, Utah - Arta Dian Dodge Worthy was born August 21, 1929 in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Millie McGonigle and Paul Joseph Dodge. She passed away in St. George, Utah on Tuesday, August 19, 2014 just two days short of her 85th birthday of causes incident to age. Dian graduated from South Gate High School,...
Verda Louise Terry Stewart
Aug 18, 2014
Hurricane, Utah - Verda Louise Terry Stewart passed away from illness related to age on August 18, 2014 at the Beehive Home in Hurricane, Utah. Verda was born March 22, 1927 to Amos F. Terry and Eunetta Elliker in Delta, Utah and was number nine of ten children. When she was young her parents moved from Lehi, Utah...
Naomi Jolley
Aug 17, 2014
Washington, Utah - Naomi Jolley, age 83, returned to her Father in Heaven on August 17, 2014. She was the first born child to Ruben Ray & Ora Jane Ash Adams on March 22, 1931, in American Fork, Utah. Naomi was married to Russell Wesley Jolley on October 3, 1949 in American Fork and later sealed in...
Robert "Bob" Nelson Stewart
Aug 15, 2014
Hurricane, UT -Robert Bob Nelson Stewart passed away from a stroke and illness related to age on August 15, 2014 at the Beehive Home in Hurricane, Utah.
Bob was born on April 13, 1922 to John Moffitt Stewart and Vida Elizabeth Riding Stewart in St. George, Utah. He was raised in LaVerkin, Utah by his...
Catherine S. Hubbard Old
Aug 15, 2014
Washington, UT " Catherine S. Hubbard Old, 89, went to be with Jesus on August 15, 2014 in St. George, Utah. She was born October 14, 1924 in Toledo, Ohio to Otto and Coletta Scharf. She is survived by daughters Susan (Clayton) Bender and Judith (David) Mayfield; five grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; sisters, Ruth (Allen) Fletcher and Carolyn...
Barbara J. Baker
Aug 14, 2014
St. George, Utah - Barbara Jean Baker, 80, passed away August 14, 2014. She was born October 27, 1933 in Hastings, Michigan to Russell Cleon and Dorothy Sage Hinckley.
A visitation will be held Friday, August 22, 2014 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Metcalf Mortuary, 288 West St. George Blvd., St. George, Utah. Arrangements...Fae Donna Thornley Cooley
Aug 14, 2014
St. George, Utah - Fae Donna Thornley Cooley journeyed home peacefully on August 14, 2014 surrounded by loved ones and with her beloved puppy, Daisy by her side.
Fae Donna was born August 27, 1924 in Layton, Utah. Her family relocated to Salt Lake City in 1932 where she graduated from East High School and...
Yvonne Sandberg
Aug 10, 2014
St. George, Utah - Yvonne Sandberg, 85, passed away August 10, 2014. Born October 12, 1928 in Logan, Utah, Yvonne was the first of six children of William and Edna Parker. She is now reunited with her husband of 62 years, Arthur L. Sandberg.
Yvonne was a USU educator in every sense of the word....
John Macarthur Wright
Aug 8, 2014
John MacArthur Wright, age 84, passed away on August 8, 2014 at his home in Bloomington from affects incidental to Alzheimers disease. He was born July 11, 1930 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to John Wheeler Wright, Jr. and Lela Bell Staker; he was the first of two sons. He married Peggy Oldroyd on May 4, 1955 at the Salt Lake...
Boyd Reeves
Aug 8, 2014
St. George, Utah " Boyd Lynn Reeves, age 85, passed away peacefully on August 8, 2014 at the Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George. He was born June 3, 1929 in Kanarraville, Utah to Lynn and Ella Batty Reeves. He attended schools in Kanarraville and Cedar City. He served in the New England LDS Mission, where he met his...


