Obituaries

Apr 19, 2013

St. George, Utah - Lyman Ray Short, born May 3, 1936 in Rupert, ID to Albert Ray Short and Rhoda F. Bywater, returned peacefully to his Heavenly Father on April 19, 2013 at the age of 76 after a courageous battle with cancer.

His early years were spent farming with his father. He had many good times...

Apr 19, 2013

Washington, Utah - Samuel Robert Gunter, 84, passed away peacefully on April 19, 2013. He was born April 20, 1928 in Mt. Emmons, Utah to Samuel Gunter and Elsie Wright Gunter. He married his sweetheart, Karma Gayle Morrison on October 16, 1952 in Duchesne, Utah.

Sam served his country proudly in the U.S. Army and was a...

Apr 15, 2013

St. George, Utah - Patricia Anne Johnson Knudsen passed away April 15, 2013. She was born on December 9, 1929 in Oak Park, Illinois. Tricia grew-up in the Matanuska Valley, Territory of Alaska until she graduated from the eighth grade. Her parents were Clinton and Doris Cease Johnson and she had one younger sibling, Norma. All of family of...

Apr 15, 2013

St. George, Utah - Robert Harry Bracken passed away April 15, 2013. He was born September 8, 1925 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Harry L. and Dorothy Froiseth Bracken.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. , with a viewing prior to services at 9:00 a.m, at the Grace Episcopal Church,...

Apr 13, 2013

St. George, Utah - Carma C. Roberts, age 87, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 13, 2013. She was born in Manti, Utah, the last of five children, to Wilford Silas "Dick" and Martha Jenette Mortensen Carlson. Mom's childhood memories are of spending winters during her grade school years being raised in Zion Park at the Court of the...

Apr 13, 2013

"In Loving Memory" Carma C Roberts, age 87, passed away peacefully on Sat. April 13, 2013. She was born in Manti, UT the last of five children to Wilford Silas (Dick) and Martha Jenette Mortensen Carlson. Mom's childhood memories are of spending winters during her grade school years raised in Zion Park at the Court of the Patriarchs. She was...

Apr 12, 2013

Irene Woodbury Pollock, 91, of St. George, Utah passed away on Friday, April 12, 2013. She was born in Kanarraville, Utah on November 23, 1921. She attended school in Cedar City, Utah and continued in learning opportunities throughout her life. She married Henry Denor "Deke" Pollock on June 11, 1940 in Parowan, Utah. They were married 68 years.

Apr 11, 2013

St. George, Utah - Gale Rodgers passed away April 11, 2013. He was born March 13, 1916 in Avert, Missouri to William and Lulamae Rodgers. He moved to Arkansas at an early age. He graduated from Arkansas State College Jonesboro, Arkansas. he began teaching after graduation in 1937 at Bay, Arkansas , and taught there for five years.

Apr 7, 2013

George Howard Whitehead (Tuff) St. George, Utah - Born and raised in St. George, Utah on March 6, 1915 the second son of four boys, better known as Cotton (Grant), Tuff (Howard), Pig (Wayne), and Bish (Rulon), to Gordon and Clara Jane Church Whitehead. By 8 years of age he had attended Woodward Elementary School and earned money by picking...

Apr 6, 2013

St. George, Utah - Alexander Macpherson, age 87, passed away at home on April 6, 2013 surrounded by family. Goodbyes were hard as he will be sorely missed after suffering a debilitating stroke in August 2012. There was also joy for him as he is once again able to walk, move and enjoy "life" again.

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Apr 5, 2013

Hurricane, Utah - LaRae Larson Driffill passed away after a courageous battle with cancer at her home, peacefully surrounded by the ones she loved, on April 5, 2013. She was 80 Years old.

LaRae was born May 15, 1932 in Lago, Utah (Tooele County). The family moved shortly after to Garfield, Utah where she grew-up...

Apr 5, 2013

Shonya Nelson, a devoted Wife, Mother, and Grandma passed away peacefully on April 5, 2013, surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer. She lived a life of hard work and dedication to her children and husband, and later to her grandchildren whom she loved immensely. Shonya was born in Panguitch, Utah to Leo and Charlene Norton. Shonya...

Apr 4, 2013

Cane Beds, AZ - We are saddened to announce that W. Scott Jenson passed away April 4, 2013 at his home in Cane Beds, AZ, at the age of 72. He was born May 13, 1940 in Cedar City, UT, the was the youngest of six children for Kimball and Elene Jenson. He was very young when his...

Apr 4, 2013

REST IN PEACE We are saddened to announce that W. Scott Jenson passed away April 4, 2013 at his home in Cane Beds, AZ, at the age of 72. He was born May 13, 1940 in Cedar City, UT, the youngest of six children for Kimball and Elene Jenson. He was very young when his father died and he learned...

Apr 2, 2013

Layton, Utah - Cuella Sherratt Dalton Stout born May 16, 1922 to John and Mary Sherratt of Cedar City, UT passed away April 2, 2013 at Apple Village Assisted Living, Layton, UT after a long bout with old age.

She was known for "mothering" her 9 brothers and sisters who were also her playmates since they lived...

Apr 1, 2013

St. George, Utah - Olive Rayola Wankier, 88, passed away April 1, 2013. She was born April 3, 1924 in Moroni, Utah to John Victor and Edna Blanche Draper Cooper. She married Keith Shepherd Wankier on July 21, 1943 in Nephi, Utah. They were sealed on June 29, 1982 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. She graduated from Juab...

Apr 1, 2013

St. George, Utah - John Cressel Sherratt, 89,left this world peacefully April 1, 2013 at home. Cressel as he was known was born January 25, 1924 in Cedar City, Utah to John Bulloch and Mary Diantha Cox Sherratt. He was the third of ten children. He married Jennie Hafen, Oct. 17, 1958, in Enoch, Utah, later solemnized in the...

Mar 31, 2013

St. George, Utah - Betty Jean Jacobs passed away Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013. She was born August 24, 1921 in Fondulac, Wisconsin to Herbert William Smith and Edna Vivian Smith.

Betty was raised in Arizona with her late brother, Rodney and sister Dorothy. She married Paul Anthony Jacobs on September 5, 1942 in Los Angeles, California....

Mar 29, 2013

Dammeron Valley, Utah - Shirley Rice passed away March 29, 2013. She was born September 18, 1935 in Hawley, Minnesota to Wilford Bartlett and Anne Mary Janke Plummer. She married Leonard Rice.

A celebration to honor Shirleys life will be held Saturday, April 6, 2013 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Rice residence, 1009...

Mar 23, 2013

St. George, UT - Elisabetta Benetti Biasi died March 23, 2013 of natural causes at her home in Saint George, Utah. She was born on April 25, 1921 in Vobarno, Brescia, Italy to Pio Carmelo Benetti and Angelica Baruzzi.

She was married to Bruno Biasi in 1934 in La Crescenta, California. She moved to Beryl, Utah in 1946 to...