Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities
Don Carlos Terry
Jul 23, 2013
St. George, UT - Don Carlos Terry, 77, beloved husband father and grandfather passed from this life into eternity on July 23, 2013 in St. George, UT. He was born September 11, 1935 in Enterprise, UT to Marion and Leona (Hinton) Terry. He married his sweetheart, Ann Thorley, in the St George LDS Temple on June 23, 1962 after...
Donald Kent Harris
Jul 21, 2013
Washington, Utah - Donald Kent Harris, 87, passed away July 21, 2013, in St. George, UT, from complications stemming from Alzheimer's Disease. He was surrounded by his loving wife of 66 years, his 5 children and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He was born September 27, 1925, to James Alma and Rachel Leonia Butt Harris in Sugar City,...
Lawrence Franklin Devenport, Jr.
Jul 18, 2013
Greeley, Colorado - Lawrence Franklin Devenport Jr., age 98, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great- grandfather, passed away July 18, 2013. He was born May 26, 1915 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Gertrude May Lloyd Devenport and Lawrence Franklin Devenport. He married Barbara Claire Crismon, April 16, 1943. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS...
Ralph E. Peterson
Jul 18, 2013
Washington, Utah - With heavy hearts we regret to announce the passing of Ralph E. Peterson, a great musician and lifelong member of the Old Time Fiddlers. Ralph passed peacefully away on July 18, 2013 with his wife, Laura Peterson, faithfully by his side. He was an accomplished guitarist and we appreciate his lifelong dedication to music and entertaining. Ralph...
Ruthann Goodwin
Jul 15, 2013
Our beautiful daughter, sister, aunt and friend returned to the presence of her Heavenly Father on July 15, 2013. She was born October 6, 1984. Annie truly lived her life to the fullest. She touched many lives in so many ways. She will be missed more than words can express. We look forward to seeing her shining face and open...
David G. Bingham
Jul 13, 2013
St. George, UT - David G. Bingham, 31, returned to join his identical twin brother, Richard, on July 13, 2013. He was born December 24, 1981 in Boston, MA. He unexpectedly passed away from an adverse reaction to medication.
He was always active in good causes including his involvement in scouting. He obtained the rank of Eagle...
Allene Meeks
Jul 12, 2013
St. George, Utah - Allene Kelsey Meeks, 85, passed away on July 12, 2013 while visiting family in Bountiful, Utah. She was born in Salt Lake City, March 15, 1928 to Newel and Esdale Kelsey. She grew up in Salt Lake City, graduated from East High School and Seminary, then attended BYU. She married Wells Meeks in the Salt Lake...
Lannette Hunt Burt
Jul 12, 2013
St. George, Utah - Lannette Hunt Burt passed away July 12, 2013. She was born July 23, 1942 in Loma Linda, California to Wallace Melvin Hunt and Grace Myrtle Terry. She was raised in the Los Angeles area before moving to Yorba Linda, CA.
Lannette graduated from Fullerton High School in 1960, and later attended...
Darin Jay Atkinson
Jul 12, 2013
Santa Clara, Utah - Darin Jay Atkinson, beloved son, father, and eternal companion returned to the loving arms of his Heavenly and Earthly fathers July 12, 2013. He was born June 28, 1967 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Alvin Jay and Rita Neu Atkinson. Darin loved life and every moment was filled with laughter and joy. He grew up...
Jolene Ahlstrom Weight
Jul 10, 2013
St. George, Utah - Jolene Ahlstrom Weight was born in Elsinore, Utah to Glen Walter Ahlstrom and Mary Elizabeth Porritt on December 28, 1931. She had two sisters and two brothers. She passed away on July 10, 2013. Jolene attended Ogden High School and Utah State University where she met her first husband Vard L Johnsen. They were married...
Dorothy Lund Rowe
Jul 10, 2013
St. George, Utah - Dorothy Lund Rowe, daughter of Orville Didrich and Mildred Boden Lund, passed away July 10, 2013 surrounded by family. She married Benton Martin, and they had 3 children: Paul West, Tana Sue, and Shelli Maureen. She married Phillip Edwin Rowe in 1983 and they resided in Salt Lake City, Ogden, Sandy and St. George.
...Mabel Mcknight Mitchell
Jul 10, 2013
Our Mimi is homeward bound. Beloved matriarch Mabel McKnight Mitchell passed away peacefully on July 10, 2013, at her home in St. George. Mabel was born to William Clark McKnight and Martha Minerva Leavitt November 20, 1916, in Beaver Dam, Arizona, a place she was always proud to call home. She began her education in the one-room schoolhouse in...
Geneieve Pearl Hamblin Anderson Connell
Jul 9, 2013
Washington, Utah - Geneieve Pearl Hamblin Anderson Connell passed away July 9, 2013. She was born May 4, 1924 in Clearfield, Davis County, Utah. She was the seventh of twelve children born to Archie and Almeda Child Hamblin. She attended schools in Davis County, Utah.
Pearl had been blessed with love and family unity. Being from a big family,...
Deborah Williams Blake
Jul 9, 2013
IVINS / SANTA CLARA - Deborah Williams Blake, 63, passed away on July 9, 2013 after a five year battle with cancer. She was born on June 14, 1950, to Chester Dunford Williams and Carma Davis Williams in Cedar City, Utah. She was raised in Kanarraville, Utah, where she attended grade school. She graduated from Cedar High School, then...
Kaye C Hall
Jul 8, 2013
St. George, Utah - Kaye C. Hall, 73, passed away July 8, 2013 in St. George, UT. She was born September 21, 1939 in Stockton CA. She married Gerald Ray Hall June 7, 1961.
Affected by the polio epidemic of the 1950s, Kaye spent her life overcoming great challenges. She graduated from BYU, married and spent her...
Joyce Birk Wilson
Jul 4, 2013
Washington, Utah- Joyce Birk Wilson, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother passed away July 4, 2013 in St. George, Utah after a valiant and dignified battle with Alzheimers Disease.
Joyce was born at the family home in American Fork, Utah on March 20, 1934 to John Clyde and Lorna Jones Birk. She loved growing up in American Fork,...
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...


