Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities
Veda Mae Briggs Olsen
Oct 13, 2013
St. George, UT - Veda Olsen, age 86, died October 13, 2013, in her daughters home in Springville, Utah with family present. She was born in Vernal, Utah on May 3, 1927 to Eli and Mary Nelson Briggs. She was the oldest of seven children.
Her childhood years were spent on a ranch in Manila, Utah. She...
Blaine Herbert Hall
Oct 11, 2013
St. George, Utah - Blaine Herbert Hall lived for his family. His favorite words were, "You make the grandpas heart happy!" Blaine left this life on October 11, 2013 to join his beloved wife, Carrie, to whom he had been married for 71 years. He was born on January 30, 1921 in Alpine, Utah, and was 92 ½ years...
Lora Louise Olson
Oct 10, 2013
Hurricane, UT - Lora Louise Olson, age 69, passed away on October 10, 2013 in St. George, Utah. She was born November 5, 1943, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Ben Treloar and Lorean Holcom. She married Duaine R. Olson in Cheyenne, Wyoming on August 29, 1969.
Lora was raised, and spent most of her life in,...
Jafar "Jay" Chafi, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Oct 9, 2013
Jafar Jay Chafi, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., age 85, passed away at his home in Pine Valley, Utah. He was born on February 9, 1928 in Babol, Iran to Sekineh Tcheragh-Ali and Sadegh Chafizadeh. He married Eugenia Curley in Yonkers, New York in 1961. In 1983 they were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple. Jay received his Undergraduate Degree from the University...
Elden Barney
Oct 8, 2013
Ivins, UT - Elden W. Barney, age 97, passed away on October 8, 2013 in Ivins, Utah. He was born on May 31, 1916 in Rigby, Idaho to Wilbur and Emma Barney. He married Evelyn Simmons on August 19, 1944. One of Eldens greatest pleasures was taking care of and showing his Game Birds. He is survived by his son...
Irene Henson Myers Stanworth
Oct 8, 2013
St. George, Utah- Irene Opal Henson was born on August 24, 1928 in Russellville, Arkansas to Jefferson Larkin Henson and Roxie Bertie Daily. She passed away on October 8, 2013 with her daughter, Linda, by her side. Irene lived a life of faith, hard work, and service. She was an example of determination and love to all who knew her....
Clifford Ronald Madsen
Oct 6, 2013
St. George, Utah - Clifford Ronald Madsen, age 73, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 6, 2013 in St. George, Utah. Ron was born October 11, 1939 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Clifford Joseph Madsen and Elva Elizabeth Richards Madsen. He married Arlene Speirs in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They were later divorced.
Ron lived...
Elizabeth Jane Hutchison
Oct 6, 2013
St. George, UT - Elizabeth Jane Hutchison passed away peacefully at her home Sunday morning the 6th of October after an extended illness. She is now free of her earthly tabernacle and re-united with her eternal sweetheart in God's presence. Betty Jane, or BJ as her friends and family referred to her, was born to Kurt Emil and Mildred Lewis...
Marie Gullo
Oct 5, 2013
St. George, UT - Marie "Toni" Syta Gullo passed away peacefully on October 5, 2013, at her home in St. George, Utah, surrounded by her loving husband and family. Marie was born on February 2, 1933 in Buffalo, New York to Stephen Syta and Mary Stajduhar. Marie is known to most of her family and friends as Toni. She...
William "Bill" Vernon
Oct 5, 2013
St. George, Utah - William "Bill" Vernon passed away October 5, 2013 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born November 28, 1944 in Oneida, Kentucky to Roy and Dorothy Vernon. He married Margaret Anne Linford on June 9, 1962 in Manchester, Kentucky.
Bill was a longtime resident of St. George. He was a...
Fay D. Gifford
Oct 4, 2013
Washington, Utah - Fay D. Gifford, 87, passed away October 4, 2013. He was born October 22, 1925 in Torrey, Utah to Dewey and Nell Gifford. He married Dessma Jensen in Torrey, Utah on August 26, 1951. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple.
He was raised in Fruita, Utah which is now beautiful...
John W. Hail
Oct 3, 2013
Salt Lake City, Utah - John W. Hail passed away on October 3, 2013 at Garden Terrace in Salt Lake City Utah, as a result of cancer. He was 63 years young.
On that last day, John was visited by dear friends Sharen and Rueben, Sam, Monty, Jeff and Grace Johnson, who held his hand...
John Hail
Oct 3, 2013
Salt Lake City, Utah - John W. Hail passed away on October 3, 2013 at Garden Terrace in Salt Lake City Utah, as a result of cancer. He was 63 years young.
On that last day, John was visited by dear friends Sharen and Rueben, Sam, Monty, Jeff and Grace Johnson, who held his hand during this...
Harold Francis Hinton
Sep 27, 2013
Hurricane, UT - Harold Francis Hinton, 70, born August 6, 1943, in Hurricane, Utah, to Francis ("Drake") and Alberta Perkins Hinton, passed away on Friday, September 27, 2013, from complications following heart surgery. He passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family. Harold was a lifelong member of the LDS Church and served a mission in Germany as well...
Denzel Raymond Demille
Sep 24, 2013
Denzel Raymond DeMille, age 72, passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2013, in Cedar City, Utah. He was born on September 11, 1941, to Raymond and Fern Ruesch DeMille of Hurricane, Utah.
Denzel attended Hurricane High School and played varsity football. One game he caught the football and as he ran down the field for a touchdown, actor Tab...
Marilyn Thurston Manning
Sep 21, 2013
St. George, UT - Marilyn Thurston Manning, age 87, passed away September 21, 2013 in St. George, Utah. She was born September 17, 1926 in Hurricane, Utah to Paul Elias and Alice Woodbury Thurston. She married William Ririe Manning in the Salt Lake Temple on September 4, 1946.
Marilyn spent her early years in Hurricane Utah; Inkom...
John Selman Dunnahoe, Jr.
Sep 20, 2013
Hurricane, UT - John Selman Dunnahoe, Jr. passed on September 20, 2013. He was born June 20, 1945 in St. Louis, MO to John Selman Dunnahoe, Sr. and Marie Cornelius Alcorn Dunnahoe. He married Julia Kay Williams.
John graduated from Ruston High School in Ruston, LA. He served his country in the U.S. Navy. He...
Esperanza Cintrã³N Andino Alicea
Sep 19, 2013
St. George, Utah - Esperanza Cintrn Andino Alicea passed away September 19, 2013. She was born July 28, 1928 in Humacao, Puerto Rico to Patricio Cintrn and Margarita Andino Nieves. She married Anselmo Alicea.
Graveside services will be held Friday, September 20, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Tonaquint Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to the care of Metcalf...
Evan H. Michie
Sep 15, 2013
Evan H. Michie, 72, died Sunday, September 15, 2013 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center of a massive cerebral hemorrhage. He was born in Provo, Utah, August 25, 1941 to Monroe and Delsa Jane Hardman Michie after a difficult delivery which left him with life-long health issues. Evan was raised in Hanna, Utah until 1957, when his parents and younger...
Mary Elizabeth Soper
Sep 13, 2013
Rockville, Utah - Mary Elizabeth Soper passed away September 13, 2013. She was born September 17, 1948 in Tomahawk, Wisconsin to Jack Andrew and Elizabeth Ann Oltmanns Schaffer.
Memorial services will be held October 5, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. at the Rockville Community Center, 43 East Main Street, Rockville, Utah. Arrangements entrusted to the care of...


