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


