Obituaries

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

Fay D. Gifford

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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...

Jennie Ann Kartchner Gowers

Jennie Ann Kartchner Gowers

Sep 12, 2013

Washington, Utah - Jennie Ann Kartchner Gowers, age 23, passed away at her home following a series of illnesses on September 12, 2013. She was born on December 6, 1989 in Visalia, California to Tammie Garrison Kartchner and Terry Hal Kartchner. She married Tyler James Gowers in St. George on Saturday, April 21, 2012 and was a great mother to...

Josephine Jeanette Bennett

Josephine Jeanette Bennett

Sep 12, 2013

Josephine Jeanette Bennett, age 95, passed away in Banning, California on September 12, 2013. She was born on April 16, 1918 in Oregon to Arthur E. Harder and Elizabeth Louise Steventon Harder. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at the St. George City Cemetery, St. George, UT. Arrangements entrusted to the care of...

Clayton Keaunui Ah Quin

Clayton Keaunui Ah Quin

Sep 10, 2013

Hurricane, Utah - Clayton "Dad" Keaunui Ah Quin Sr. 62 yrs. old returned with Honor to our Heavenly Father, surrounded by his loving family and his Queen on September 10, 2013 at 12:30am. Our Loving Father was born on Sept. 27 th 1950 to Joseph Keaunui Ah Quin and Henrietta Bee Ah Quin in Honolulu Hawaii, raised in Hauula...

Aaron C. Card

Aaron C. Card

Sep 10, 2013

St. George, UT - Aaron C. Card finished his mortal journey on September 10, 2013 after a brief illness at home in St. George, Utah where he and his wife have lived for nearly ten years. He was fifth born of eight children and was raised in Cardston, Alberta, Canada by his parents Joseph and Pearl.

Bruce Errol Lenois

Bruce Errol Lenois

Sep 9, 2013

Toquerville, UT " Bruce Errol Lenois, age 66, passed away September 9, 2013 in the Intermountain Dixie Regional Medical Center Hospital in St. George, Utah after fighting a long battle of numerous health issues. He was born November 15, 1946 in Stafford Springs, Connecticut to Kenneth Arthur Lenois, Sr. and Evelyn Louise (Sulham) Lenois. He married Christiane Eva Elsa...

Lorie Tait Schafer

Lorie Tait Schafer

Sep 8, 2013

St. George, Utah - Our beloved Lorie Tait Schafer returned home to our Heavenly Father on September 8, 2013 at her home surrounded by her loving family, after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. Lorie was born March 12, 1965 in Cedar City, Utah to Theo Darwin and Norma Jean Tait. Lorie married the love of her life, James Frank...

James "Jim" Ingels

James "Jim" Ingels

Sep 6, 2013

St. George, Utah - James "Jim" R. Ingels, 88, passed away on Friday, September 6, 2013 in St. George. He was born on August 26, 1925, in Indianapolis, Indiana to Myrtle and William Ingels. He was married to Wanda in San Diego, California on December 29, 1960.

Jim was raised in Indianapolis, spent three years in the...

Charles Albert Hopkins

Charles Albert Hopkins

Sep 6, 2013

St. George, Utah - Charles Albert Hopkins passed away at his St. George home on September 6, 2013, attended by loving family members. He was born October 8, 1936, in Salina, Utah, the son of Deward and Anna Lou Hopkins. He attended Stewart Elementary School, East High School and the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Charles was...

Braydon Ellsworth Nielsen

Braydon Ellsworth Nielsen

Sep 3, 2013

Braydon Ellsworth Nielsen, age 36, returned to his heavenly Father on September 3, 2013 in St. George, Utah. He was born on June 2, 1977 in Murray, Utah to Raymond and Elise Nielsen. He married Melissa Clayson in the Mount Timpanogos Temple on July 10, 1999. He was a faithful member of the LDS Church and served in the Mississippi...

Grace L. Wise

Grace L. Wise

Aug 29, 2013

St. George, UT - Grace L. Wise, age 86, passed away on August 29, 2013 in St. George, Utah. She was born on December 31, 1927 in Bell, California to Frank and Anna Shuck.

Grace was raised in Huntington Park, California. She attended Bell High School and Orange County College. She worked as an executive assistant. She...