Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities

Beverly Moody Covington

Beverly Moody Covington

Nov 3, 2013

Pine Valley, Utah - Beverly Moody Covington, age 84, passed away November 3, 2013, at her home in Pine Valley, Utah. She was born October 7, 1929, in Cedar City, Utah. With the help of Dr. Wilford Reichman, she was placed in the arms of Milton E. and Hazel Olsen Moody. She married Robert Prince Covington on...

Isabelle "Belle" Neilsen Hulet

Isabelle "Belle" Neilsen Hulet

Nov 1, 2013

Cedar City, UT - Belle passed away November 1, 2013, peacefully surrounded by her family members in St. George, Utah. She was born May 4, 1923 to Isabelle and Peter Neilson. She was raised and completed her education in Washington, Utah. She was the third of thirteen children. She married Melvin F. Hulet, December 10, 1941, in the St. George...

Jarilyn Rae Payne Willie

Jarilyn Rae Payne Willie

Oct 30, 2013

St. George, UT - Jarilyn Rae Payne Willie, wife of John C. Willie, passed away on October 30, 2013 at her home in St. George, Utah, surrounded by many of her family members. Jarilyn was born in Brigham City, Utah on June 16, 1941 to Raymond Francis Payne and Elvira "Elva" Roundy Payne. She grew up in Brigham City...

Philip Lee Manning

Philip Lee Manning

Oct 29, 2013

St. George, Utah - Philip Lee Manning, 54, passed away peacefully at home in St. George, Utah, October 29 th , 2013, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born November 7 th 1958, in Dillon Montana, to Carol and Robert Manning. Philip graduated from High School in Williams, California, Class of 77. He attended BYU, graduating in...

Phyllis Overlade Brewer

Phyllis Overlade Brewer

Oct 27, 2013

St. George, Utah - Phyllis Overlade Brewer passed away October 27, 2013. She was born December 3, 1922 in Provo, Utah to parents Linford O. and Ada Fillmore Overlade. She was reared in Helper, Carbon County, Utah and graduated from Carbon High School. She was offered a full music scholarship to Duke University but declined for her familys sake....

Beulah Smith Graf

Beulah Smith Graf

Oct 26, 2013

Beulah Smith Graf, age 90, passed away in her home on Saturday, October 26, 2013 from causes incidental to age. She was born May 1, 1923, in St. George, Utah, to Walter Fenwick and Eleanor Seegmiller Smith, their second child. She married Marion Jacob Graf in the St. George Temple on November 8, 1941. Her early childhood was spent in...

Shirley Keith O'Riley Mcdougall

Shirley Keith O'Riley Mcdougall

Oct 22, 2013

St. George, UT - Shirley Keith ORiley McDougall, 82, of St. George, Utah, passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2013. Shirley was born in Missouri on November 24, 1930 to the late Donald and Maureen Keith.

Called the "Cruise Director" by her close friends and family, Shirley was a dedicated nurse and x-ray technician with Dr. Harrington...

Harlan Jerome Cooper

Harlan Jerome Cooper

Oct 22, 2013

Hurricane, Utah - Harlan Jerome Cooper, 75, fought a courageous battle with cancer, exiting this world on his terms, Tuesday, October 22, 2013. Cooper was born in Osh Kosh, WI. August 5th, 1938 to Nora Girard and Harlan Chebar Cooper.

He enlisted into the United States Air Force on August 5, 1955 and was sworn in on...

Rose Marie Rueger Elliott

Rose Marie Rueger Elliott

Oct 21, 2013

Rose Marie Rueger Elliott, age 72, passed away on October 21, 2013 at Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George, Utah. She was born on February 6, 1941 in Detroit, Michigan to George and Virginia Flower Rueger. She married Paul Edward Elliott. Arrangements entrusted to the care of Metcalf-Hurricane Valley Mortuary, (435) 635-9922.

Betty Lu Rogers

Betty Lu Rogers

Oct 20, 2013

St. George, Utah - Our dearly loved mother, grandma and great-grandma, age 91, passed away on October 20, 2013. She was born on August 11, 1922 in Menan, Idaho. The list of siblings went like this: Edith, Nina, May, Nona, BETTY and brother, Jay. She grew-up in Logan, Utah where she met her husband of over 60 years, Max...

Mark Buhanan

Mark Buhanan

Oct 18, 2013

Mark Buhanan, 30, born May 17, 1983, peacefully passed away Friday, October 18, 2013 at his home in Santa Clara, Utah. He is survived by his parents Karl and Sharroll and siblings: Scott (Kelly), Lisa (Nathan), David (Ciaxia), Kurt (Britt-Marie), Brad (Natalie), and Sharry (Jared). Mark graduated with a Bachelors of Science from the University of Utah, majoring in Biology...

Shirley Lorraine Bowler

Shirley Lorraine Bowler

Oct 18, 2013

Sandy, Utah - Shirley Lorraine Simon Bowler passed away October 18, 2013 in Sandy, Utah surrounded by loved ones. She was born October 1, 1935 in Pine City, Minnesota to Casper T. Simon and Grace Eustice. She was the fourth of fifteen children. She spent her younger years in Minnesota. She met the love of her life, Jack Bowler,...

Sylvia Rose Cook

Sylvia Rose Cook

Oct 17, 2013

St. George, Utah - Sylvia Rose Cook passed away on October 17, 2013 in St. George, Utah. She was born September 18, 1912 in Willard, Utah. She recently celebrated her 101 st birthday. She was the sixth child of nine brothers and sisters born to Dan Wray Woodland and Rose Amelia Woodland. All have preceded her in death with...

Dee Esta Rhea Bridges

Dee Esta Rhea Bridges

Oct 14, 2013

Dee Esta Rhea Bridges, age 72, passed away October 14, 2013 in St. George, Utah. She was born October 11, 1941 in Tooele, Utah to Kenneth Orville Rhea and Eunice Campbell Rhea. Dee Esta is survived by her husband Lannie, her children: Damon S. Bridges (Margaret), Daren R. Bridges (Charlotte), Holly Erickson (Kevin Martin), Travis E. Bridges (Stacey), 7 grandchildren:...

Veda Mae Briggs Olsen

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

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

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.

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

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

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....