Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities
Elizabeth "Beth" Houston Luke
May 5, 2014
St. George, Utah - Elizabeth Beth Houston Luke, 86, passed away May 5, 2014 after an extended illness. She was born July 30, 1927 in Panguitch, Utah to John Steiner and Della Prince Houston. She married Boyd Kay Luke on December 20, 1946 in the St. George LDS Temple.
Beth attended Steven Henagar Business College,...
Lois Effie Turnbow Hunt
May 4, 2014
St. George, UT " Lois Effie Turnbow Hunt passed away at age 89 on May 4, 2014 is St. George, Utah. She was born December 12, 1924, the youngest of twelve children to Benjamin O. and Effie Eliza Jones Turnbow in Tabonia, Utah. Lois was proud to be the only graduate from Tabonia High School in 1942 and soon after...
Janette Parker Olsen
May 4, 2014
St. George, Utah " Janette Parker Olsen, 98, passed away in St. George, Utah on May 4, 2014.
Janette was born, August 21, 1915, in Bennington, Idaho to David J. and Ellen (Ella) Perkins Parker. She was raised in Montpelier, Idaho and graduated from Montpelier High School in 1932.
On August 2, 1935,...
Linford M. Bracken
May 3, 2014
Gunlock, UT "Linford M. Bracken, 87, passed away May 3, 2014 in St. George, Utah. He was born August 4, 1926 in St. George, Utah to Marcellus and Ellen Matilda Nellie Bowler Bracken. He married Estella Leavitt December 26, 1943 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dad was raised in Gunlock and on the Bigelow Ranch and never wanted...
Joseph E. Kunsch, Sr.
Apr 30, 2014
St. George, Utah - Joseph E. Kunsch Sr., 74, passed away peacefully on April 30, 2014. He was born on July 24, 1939 in Omaha, NE to Charles Henry Kunsch and Hazel M. Ellis Kunsch. He is survived by his wife, Karolyn Kunsch (sealed in the Los Angeles LDS Temple); and children: Kathy Kunsch Ashley, Joseph E....
Guy Pierre Camille Bayle
Apr 30, 2014
St. George UT - Guy Pierre Camille Bayle passed away on April 30, 2014. He was born in Blanc Mesnil, France on April 16, 1932 to Pierre Achille Bayle and his wife, Germaine Antonio Briche. He was raised by his Aunt Yvonne Briche along with her two children, Yves and Paule from ages 6 to 15 at which time his...
Val Eugene Bettridge
Apr 29, 2014
Hurricane, Utah - Cancer took the mortal life of our husband, father, grandfather and brother, Val Eugene Bettridge, age 80, who passed away April 29, 2014, at a Provo hospital.
Val was born February 14, 1934 in Parowan, Utah, a son of Alma and Roma Whitney Bettridge. He married Norma Griffiths on October 16, 1952...
Barbara E. Keller Bowen
Apr 29, 2014
St. George, Utah - Barbara E. Bowen, 86, passed away April 29, 2014. She was born in 1928 in Monroe, Idaho to Clifford and Ethel Whitmill Keller. She was married to Gerald Bowen for 63 wonderful years. They loved traveling, spending time with family fishing and boating on the lake at their cabin in Wyoming. She is survived by her...
George Byron Mcleese
Apr 29, 2014
St. George, UT - George Byron McLeese, age 81 passed away peacefully on April 29, 2014 in St. George, Utah. He was born January 19, 1933 in Salt Lake City, Utah to George Bailey and Bernice Prichard McLeese. Byron spent his early years growing up in Denver, Colorado returning to the Salt Lake area where he graduated...
Yvonne Leatrice Martineau
Apr 28, 2014
Yvonne Leatrice Martineau, 89, passed away April 28, 2014 at her son, Mark J. Martineau's home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She had been living with him the last 3 and half years of her life. She passed of natural causes. She was born on Moxee Ave in Yakima on New Years Day 1925, (And those that knew her...
Octavia "Tavia" Dianne Ford
Apr 28, 2014
Las Vegas, NV / Santa Clara, Utah - Our beloved Tavia, Octavia Dianne Ford,passed away Monday, April 28, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada, surrounded by some of her many family members. Tavia was born in Sandy, Utah on March 9, 1978 to Charles L. and Dianne Young Ford. Her family moved to southern Utah in 1981 where she...
Melba Eagar Empey
Apr 26, 2014
St. George, UT " Melba Eagar Empey age 86, passed away peacefully on April 26, 2014 in St. George, Utah. She was born in Hurricane Utah on February 19, 1928 to Thomas Eagar and Vera Hinton Eagar.
Melba possessed the same practical hardy spirit as her pioneer ancestors. The most important things in her life...
John Francis Mannion
Apr 21, 2014
St. George, Utah - John F Mannion, 76, passed away on Monday, April 21, 2014, in St George, Utah. He was born March 26, 1938 in New York City to Martin and Margaret (Donnellan) Mannion. He was married for 47 years to Jacqueline "Jackie" (Tocco) Mannion, who preceded him in death. They were married December 15, 1962...
Wesley Charles Fergusson
Apr 20, 2014
St. George, UT - Wesley Charles Fergusson,90, passed away on April 20, 2014. He was born April 30, 1924 in Bisbee, Arizona. Arrangements entrusted to the care of Metcalf Mortuary, (435) 673-4221.
Joan Ann Perry
Apr 18, 2014
Washington, Utah - Joan Ann Perry, 83, passed away April 18, 2014. She was born May 4, 1930 in San Luis Obispo, California to Charles and Ethel Hopkins Forbes. She married her high school sweetheart, Robert Eugene Perry on October 24, 1948 in Minden, Nevada.
Joan worked as a secretary for Dr. Garth Last for...
Ramona Finlinson Day Wood
Apr 17, 2014
St. George / Enterprise, Utah - Ramona Finlinson Day Wood, 85, was born on September 9, 1928 to Esdras and Ethel Margaret Shipley Finlinson. Ramona was born and raised in Oak City, Utah where she attended elementary school. Her mother passed away when she was twelve years old, leaving her with lots of responsibility at a young...
Verne C Barnard
Apr 15, 2014
St. George, Utah - Verne C Barnard, 82, passed away at his home on Tuesday, April 15, 2014. He was born on May 20, 1931 in Oakley, Idaho to Verne and Rhodetta Peterson and later adopted by William Barnard, his mother's second husband. He married Joan Leavitt on June 20, 1950 in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple....
Jake Jarrett Foote
Apr 14, 2014
St. George, Utah - Jake Jarrett Foote, 30, passed from this life on April 14, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born on September 20, 1983 to Jerry and Patty Foote. Jake was engaged to the love of his life, Alexa Wray, at the time of his death.
Jake was raised in St. George...
Jessie Georgina Ramos
Apr 13, 2014
St. George, Utah - Jessie Georgina Ramos, 94, lived a full and active life between February 22 1920 and April 13 2014. Her life started out in a small Los Angeles, CA neighborhood born to the late Mercedes and Joseph Gonzales. She had two brothers and two sisters. She graduated from Roosevelt High School, class of 1938,...
Janice Roundy
Apr 13, 2014
St. George, UT - Janice Roundy, 90, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away on Sunday, April 13, 2014 in St. George, Utah.
She was born in Sacramento, California on February 22, 1924, the only child of Gustav and Cathryn Steinbrenner. She moved to Reno, Nevada with her parents in 1927 and lived in...


