Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities
Anneliese Flora Buggert Ence
Jul 3, 2013
Santa Clara, Utah - Anneliese Flora Buggert Ence, 98, slipped peacefully beyond the veil on July 3, 2013 at her home. She was born on January 11, 1915 to Gustav Ferdinand Buggert and Lina Flora Seifert in Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany, where she spent in idyllic childhood. After her family joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, they...
Tressa Clydene Womack
Jul 2, 2013
Apple Valley, Utah - Tressa Clydene Womack, 73, passed away peacefully in her home in Apple Valley on July 2, 2013 surrounded by her family. Clydene was born on Feb. 22,1940 in St. Anthony, Idaho to parents Clyde and Tressa Garrett. She graduated from South Fremont High school in 1958 and married the love of her life...
Boyd Vernell Whipple
Jun 30, 2013
St. George, Utah- Boyd Vernell Whipple passed away June 30, 2013 in St. George, Utah. He was born August 17, 1933 in Farmington, New Mexico to William Wilford Whipple and Beatrice Thayne. He was the youngest of 6 children.
Boyds mother passed away when he was two years old, and his brothers and sisters worked hard to...
Patricia Gay Hatch Walter
Jun 27, 2013
St. George, UT - Patricia Gay Hatch Walter died Thursday, June 27, 2013 at her home in St. George. She was born on April 2, 1932 in Los Angeles, California to Charles Willie and Nell Marie Bateman Hatch. She married Russel J. Walter on June 21, 1952. Their marriage was later solemnized in the St. George LDS Temple. Pat was...
Peggy Jean Sayman
Jun 26, 2013
St. George, Utah - Peggy Jean Dowdle Sayman passed away June 26, 2013. She was born May 31, 1938 in logan, Utah to Glen and Norma Dowdle.
She is survived by her husband, Radford A. Sayman; children: Mikel (Chris) Rice of Salt Lake City, UT, Julee Rose of Okinawa, Japan, Mindy (Terry) Maupin of Trinidad,...
C.M. Paul Versteeg
Jun 25, 2013
St. George, Utah - On November 1, 1930, the third son of Jan Willem and Frederika Reemeijer Versteeg was born in The Hague, Netherlands. He was given the name Cornelis Marius Paul Versteeg in honor of his childless Uncle Cornelis and Aunt Paulina Maria Versteeg. He has always been called Paul. Paul passed away peacefully at home on June...
R. Cline Durfey
Jun 25, 2013
St. George, Utah - Richard Cline Durfey, 87, passed away June 25, 2013. He was born at his parents home on August 24, 1925 in Bicknell, Utah. Cline was the son of George and Theresa Durfey. He was the youngest of eleven children. Growing up during the depression on a ranch called Notom, near Capital Reef, he learned frugality...
Jack Canfield
Jun 23, 2013
Dammeron Valley, Utah - Jack Canfield passed away June 23, 2013. He was born February 10, 1930 in St. George, Utah to Burr and Martha Canfield. He married Elaine Cowley December 3, 1955.
He is survived by his wife, Elaine; eight children: Wendy Oldroyd, Chris (Cindy), Sherie (Tracy) Frehner, Russ, Tim, Brenda Wagner, Ryan (Kylee), and Jason...
Odean Barnum
Jun 22, 2013
St George, UT " Odean Barnum passed away peacefully while visiting a grandson in South Jordan, Utah. He was 86 years old. He was born July 8, 1926, in St George, Utah, to Orange Decatur Barnum and Angie Bell Hughes and raised in Mesquite, Nevada. During World War II, he served with the U. S. Army in the Philippines. There...
Ira Corbett Stone, Jr.
Jun 22, 2013
St. George, Utah - Ira Corbett Stone, Jr., "Pete", age 92, passed away on June 22, 2013, at home. He was born on June 29, 1921, in Rawlins, Wyoming, to Moretta V. Bagley, and Ira Corbett Stone, Sr. His family moved to Salt Lake City when he was four years old, then to southern California when he was eleven....
Blanche Ramona Stephensen Hardy
Jun 22, 2013
St. George, Utah - Blanche Ramona Stephensen Hardy passed way June 22, 2013, her 92nd birthday. She was born June 22, 1921 to James Peter Stephensen and Julia Ellen Blair in Levan, Utah. Growing up in Levan, she was always surrounded by loving family. She was number 11 of 12 children. She took great pride in her large family and...
Leslie "Brie" Harpster Larsen
Jun 18, 2013
St. George, Utah - Leslie J. "Brie" Larsen Harpster, 52, passed away on June 18, 2013 in St. George, UT. She was born on April 11, 1961 in West Reading, PA to Dean & Phyllis Hunter. She met Scott Larsen in 1993 and they built a life together over the past 20 years.
Leslie was raised in...
Mary Alice Hunter
Jun 17, 2013
Las Vegas, Nevada / Toquerville, Utah - Mary Alice Hunter passed away on June 17, 2013, in Las Vegas, NV. Born in Toquerville, Utah on October 20th, 1921 to M. William Bringhurst and Lillian Dalton. She was born at home and is a 4th generation descendant of the original Toquerville pioneers. She was named after her two...
Joan Bergman Aiken
Jun 14, 2013
St. George, Utah - Joan Bergman Aiken, 74, passed away peacefully on June 14, 2013 at her home in St. George, Utah. She was born August 7, 1938 in Salt Lake City , Utah to Reuben W. And Margaret LeDuc Bergman.
Joanie loved dancing and studied ballet at Ralph Cannon Studios. She danced in musicals at Granite...
Dr. Alfred Wiliam Painter
Jun 14, 2013
Dammeron Valley, UT - Born June 19, 1914 in Yakima, WA, Al earned his B.A. in business administration in 1930 from Lindfield College. After working for a year in the insurance business, Alfred decided that his true love was philosophy and world religions. He then left the insurance business to enroll at the University of Chicago, where he was awarded...
Paul Harker "Peej" Jeffs
Jun 13, 2013
St. George Utah -Paul Harker "Peej" Jeffs, 41, passed away June 13, 2013 in St.George Utah. He was born May 14, 1972 in Hildale, Utah to Loving parents Rulon T. Jeffs and Gloria Harker Jeffs. Paul was athletic he loved the outdoors and enjoyed many outdoor sports and activities. Paul was the person to go to if you needed help...
Terrance Lee Payne
Jun 13, 2013
St. George, Utah - Terrance Lee Payne "Terry" was born on Father's Day, June 16, 1957 in Ft. Worth, Texas. His life ended three days before his 56th birthday, on June 13, 2013. He is survived by his loving wife of 33 years, Jenny Lynne Rees Payne; his children: Elizabeth Michelle Payne (Mark Wardle), Kathleen Erin Payne, Samuel Clyde Payne,...
Daniel Fenton Pendleton
Jun 11, 2013
Ivins, Utah - Daniel Fenton Pendleton, 84, passed away June 11, 2013 peacefully at home surrounded by his loved ones. He was born October 25, 1928 in Las Vegas, NV to Gus Chatterley Pendleton and Marvel Estella Abbott. He married Delores Frei in the St. George LDS Temple on April 15, 1948. Following the death of Delores, he married Beate...
Lois Lee Bridges Hulme
Jun 11, 2013
St. George, Utah - Lois Lee Bridges Hulme 87, passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 in St. George, Utah.
Lois Lee was born April 9, 1926 in Montpelier, Idaho the daughter Elgin and Marie Bridges. She has one brother Sherwood. Lois Lee was raised in Montpelier and graduated from Montpelier High School. She attended Utah State...
Howard D. Lowe
Jun 10, 2013
St. George, Utah - Howard D. Lowe, 90, passed away Monday, June 10, 2013 in St. George, Utah. He was born April 11, 1923 in Orem, Utah to Alexander H. Lowe and Ethyl Cassity Lowe. He was married to Ruth Reeve Lowe in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on September 4, 1951 and was married for 51 years until...


