Obituaries

Mar 29, 2014

St. George, Utah - Marjorie Eileen Gracie (Marge) passed away of natural causes at her home at the Retreat at Sun River on the evening of March 29, 2014. She was 85.

Marjorie was born February 9, 1929 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada to Alice and Clarence Down (both deceased). She attended a one-room country...

Mar 29, 2014

St. George, UT - Judy Davis Ensign, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, March 29, 2014. Judy was born in Brigham City, Utah on March 12, 1938 to Louise Oyler and Vinson F. Davis, Jr.

Judy grew up in the family farmhouse in Perry, Utah and learned to work, play and...

Mar 27, 2014

St. George, UT - Marlene Baker Savage, 66, passed away on Thursday, March 27, 2014 in her home surrounded by her family. She was born on March 6, 1948 in Richfield, UT to Gordon and Mary Holt Baker, the youngest of five children. From her childhood, Mom found joy in the beauty of nature and her dedication...

Mar 23, 2014

St. George, Utah - James Edward Forshee passed away on March 23, 2014 from causes incident to old age. He was born on June 28, 1919 in Thawville, Illinois to Winfield Kennett and Rosa Ella Warden Forshee. He was the second of three sons. His parents moved to Provo, Utah when he was a small boy and...

Mar 21, 2014

St. George, Utah - Lillian "Fae" Reigle, 89, went to the Lord on March 21, 2014. She was born on November 13, 1924 to Jesse and Helen Endicott. She married Wesley James Reigle July 15, 1946 at the First Congregational Church in Salt Lake City, Utah.

She spent 20 years in the Girl Scout program...

Mar 20, 2014

St. George, Utah - Bonnie Rae Matthews Ball, 83, passed away on March 20, 2014 surrounded by her family. She was born on November 18, 1930 in Los Angeles, California. Bonnie Rae grew up in Rigby, Idaho with her parents Harold and Clista Hammer Matthews. When her father passed away, she moved with her mother to Idaho...

Mar 17, 2014

Hurricane, Utah - Maria Johanna Cornelia Welman Ransdell, age 77, passed away Monday, March 17, 2014 at the Dixie Regional Medical Center. She was born November 20, 1936 in Amsterdam, Holland to Marinus Cornelius and Maria Gimburgh Welman. She married Eli Pacheco in 1956 at Santa Monica, California. They were later divorced. In 1973, she married Raymond...

Mar 15, 2014

St. George, UT - Dorothy Elizabeth Snow Long, 75, passed away March 15, 2014. Dot was the 4 th oldest child born to William and Rockysann (Hale) Snow, March 28, 1938, in Jasper County, IN. She was proceeded in death by her parents William and Rockysann Snow, her siblings: Joyce, Roger, James, Ronald, Keith, Nora, Linda, and Sally. She...

Mar 15, 2014

St. George, Utah - My mother, Eva E South, returned to her Heavenly Father after a short illness on March 15, 2014. She was born in Berlin, Germany, on March 24, 1924 and was christened Eva Emma Schulz. Her father, Siegfried Schulz, was a well known composer/conductor and her mother, Salome Lindeke, was a well known stage...

Mar 11, 2014

Ivins, Utah - Phyllis Martha Goodrich passed away March 11, 2014. She was born January 26, 1922 in Delta, Utah.

A visitation will be held Friday, March 14, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Metcalf Mortuary, 288 West St. George Blvd., St. George, Utah. Graveside services will be held Saturday, March 15, 2014 at 11:00 a.m....

Mar 11, 2014

Washington, Utah - Allan Lister passed away peacefully on March 11, 2014. He was born November 2, 1947 to John R. and Annabelle Parkinson Lister in Cedar City, Utah. He married the love of his life, Dixie Cannon Lister on March 31, 1967 in the St. George LDS Temple. He graduated from Parowan High School in 1966....

Mar 10, 2014

St. George, Utah - William Ririe Manning, 95, passed away peacefully on March 10, 2014 in St George, Utah. He was born December 2, 1918 in Ogden, Utah to William Hart and Elda Lillian Ririe Manning. He married Marilyn Thurston in the Salt Lake Temple on September 4, 1946.

He was raised in Cedar City...

Mar 10, 2014

St. George, Utah - Helen Sherbondy passed away March 10, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 80 years old.

Helen was born in Sharpsville, PA in 1934. She graduated from Sharpsville High School in 1952. She married Jim Sherbondy in 1953. They had two children. In 1959, Helen and Jim packed up...

Mar 5, 2014

Salt Lake City / St. George, UT - Dustin D. Southam, 43, passed away on March 5, 2014. He was born on June 4, 1970 in Salt Lake City to Glade and Marilyn Southam.

Dustin was raised in Draper, Utah where he attended Alta High School. He graduated from the Weber State College of Engineering where he...

Mar 2, 2014

Washington, UT - Gwendolyn Betty Turner Nisson, age 93, passed away peacefully at home on March 2, 2014. She was born October 25, 1920 in Washington, Utah to James E. Jackson Turner and Pearl V. Stucki Tobler. She married Quentin Alexander Nisson on December 26, 1945 at the old rock church in Washington. They were sealed in the St. George...

Feb 24, 2014

Janet "Jan" Arlene McKenzie Ames, returned to her heavenly home on February 24, 2014 at the age of 80 while wintering in St. George, Utah, from her home in Victor, Montana. She was born May 9, 1933 in Burbank, California to Marjorie Evelyn Bond McKenzie and Leslie Henry Franklin McKenzie. She married Jim Bill Ames on November 17, 1951 in...

Feb 23, 2014

St. George, UT -Estella Leavitt Bracken returned home to her Heavenly Father on February 23, 2014. Stella was born November 20, 1927 in St. George, Utah to Samuel Vernon and Dartha Luella Barney Leavitt. She was raised in Gunlock, Utah. She married Linford M. Bracken on December 26, 1946 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The marriage was later solemnized in the...

Feb 18, 2014

St. George, Utah - LaRaine Orchard, age 83, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2014. She was born February 3, 1931 in Neola, UT to Albin Rue Peterson and Annie Malnar-Peterson. She married and was sealed for all eternity to the love of her life William Gary Orchard in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on May 6, 1949. They were...

Feb 15, 2014

St. George, Utah - Kenneth Robertson Metcalf, 86, passed away peacefully on February 15, 2014, surrounded by his family. He was born on October 1, 1927 in Springville, Utah to Maurice and Zina Robertson Metcalf; he was the third of eight children. He married Beverly Robbins Metcalf on June 11, 1947 in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple.

Ken...

Feb 14, 2014

St. George, UT - John B. Cox, beloved husband and father, passed away on February 14, 2014 at his home in St. George, Utah after a long illness. He was born on December 7, 1926 in St. George, Utah to Wilford Charles Cox and Elizabeth Leany Cox. He was the youngest of five children. On August 26,...