Obituaries

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

Juliette Adams Twitchell

Juliette Adams Twitchell

Jan 14, 2013

Enterprise, Utah - Juliette Adams Twitchell passed away in her home, surrounded by family on January 14, 2013. Her earthly mission now complete, she is now being welcomed into her new celestial home.

Juliette ("Etta") was born on June 27, 1922, in Cedar City, Utah, to LeRoy and Emeline Zenetta Adams. She was one of 12 children....

Nelson Thomas Fenton

Nelson Thomas Fenton

Jan 12, 2013

Tom Fenton passed away on January 12th, 2013 at Spring Gardens Senior Center in St. George, Utah. Tom was born December 9th, 1934 in Pleasant Grove, Utah to Thomas W. Fenton Jr. and Beth Kirk Fenton (McNees).

Tom was raised in Pleasant Grove, Utah. He served a Stake Mission for the LDS Church. Tom honored his country by serving...

Donald Cameron

Donald Cameron

Jan 11, 2013

Donald Clare Cameron left this mortality to return to his Heavenly Father January 11, 2013. He was born in St. George, Utah on October 2, 1927. He is the seventh child of Camilla Effie Cannon and the fifteenth child of Benjamin Cameron Jr.

Principal Cameron, as he was known by many, spent most of his...

William Glen Bushnell

William Glen Bushnell

Jan 11, 2013

St. George, Utah - Born in Meadow, Utah on May 28, 1925, William Glen Bushnell passed away peacefully in his sleep the morning of January 11, 2013, having been blessed with 87 very full years. The sixth of seven children born to William Emmet and Lois Duncan Bushnell, he grew up in the All-American town of Meadow in a...

Brent Donald Lenon

Brent Donald Lenon

Jan 7, 2013

St. George, Utah - Brent Donald Lenon, 58, St. George, Utah passed away 7 January 2013 while riding bikes with the love of his life Lori. Brent, born 3 August 1954, was the oldest son of Don and Lois Lenon and the older brother to Randy. Brent went to school in Pocatello, Idaho and graduated from Pocatello High School in...

Sharmene Burger

Sharmene Burger

Jan 7, 2013

St. George, UT - Sharmene Welch Brough Burger passed away January 7, 2013 in St. George, Utah at the age of 85. She was born May 22, 1927 in Evanston, Wyoming to Harold E. Brough and Louisa Welch Brough. She graduated from Evanston High School and Brigham Young University. She taught kindergarten and first grade in Tooele, Utah...

Lynn Annette Mortensen Chandler

Lynn Annette Mortensen Chandler

Jan 7, 2013

St. George, Utah - Lynn Annette (Mortensen) Chandler passed away peacefully on January 7, 2013, surrounded by her loving and adoring family. She was born on December 28, 1951 to Kenneth and Mary Jane Mortensen in Artesia, New Mexico. From an early age she demonstrated an unusual desire to please Heavenly Father and to make her parents happy. At...

Ronald Lee Brown

Ronald Lee Brown

Jan 5, 2013

St. George, Utah - Ronald Lee Brown, 69, passed away peacefully on January 5, 2013. He was born on January 28, 1943 in Muncie, Indiana to Max and Madonna Brown.

Ron was raised in Northern Indiana on several family farms. He then attended Ball State University and Brigham-Young University. He was a member of The LDS Church....

James "Alec" Alexander Sevy

James "Alec" Alexander Sevy

Jan 5, 2013

Santa Clara, Utah - James "Alec" Alexander Sevy, age 35, passed peacefully Saturday January 5, 2013 in the Dixie Regional Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. After a life filled with struggles due to cerebral palsy and other disabilities, Alec was able to return home to his Heavenly Father. We are comforted in knowing his beloved Grandfather Mark...

Maudie Prisbrey Graves Leavitt

Maudie Prisbrey Graves Leavitt

Jan 1, 2013

St. George, UT - Maudie passed away January 1, 2013, age 95, at Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George, Utah. At her bedside were sisters Ferril and Irene, and niece Cheryl Lay. Maudie was born March 31, 1917 at Washington, Utah to Hyrum and Susan Prince Prisbrey. She was the fifth child of twelve children. She married Thomas...

Devona Johnson Bradley

Devona Johnson Bradley

Dec 31, 2012

St. George, UT - DeVona Johnson Bradley, 71, died December 31, 2012 from complications of blood clot induced cardiac arrest in St. George, UT. She was born August 29, 1941 in Logan, UT to Grant & LaRue Johnson. She is survived by her children - Randy Carter, Troy Carter, Michelle Carter Daniels, Shauntelle Carter McPhie, Donnielle Carter, her husband...

Enid Webb Spafford

Enid Webb Spafford

Dec 31, 2012

St. George, Utah- Enid Webb Spafford returned to her Heavenly Father on December 31, 2012, after a brief illness. She was born November 4, 1921 in St. George, Utah to George Jarvis and Annie Isom Webb. She was the eighth of nine children.

Enid married William Nelson Spafford on May 15, 1942, in the St. George Temple....

Rhean Pendleton

Rhean Pendleton

Dec 30, 2012

Pine Valley, Utah - Rhean Pendleton, 79, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, December 30, in Pine Valley.

Rhean was born on January 5, 1933, in Hurricane Utah, to Alvin and Ann Pickett Hall - the 7th of 9 children. She married Fred G Pendleton on July 11, 1952, in the St. George Temple.

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Christene Kipiotes

Christene Kipiotes

Dec 28, 2012

St. George, Utah - Christene Kipiotes, 83, died December 28, 2012. She was born July 16, 1929 in Murray, Utah to Louella Peterson Kanelas and Nick Kanelas. She was later adopted by James Kipiotes. Christene was an only child.

Christene graduated from Ogden High School and Henager Business College in Ogden. She was interested in being a...

Byron James Tempest

Byron James Tempest

Dec 28, 2012

St. George, Utah - Byron James Tempest, 74, passed away Friday, December 28, 2012 at his home in St. George, Utah.

Born October 19, 1938 in Murray, Utah, he was the third son of Henry Golden Tempest and Bertha Mae Minshew. After his mother's death when he was three, he was raised by his father's second wife,...

Jeremy Sun

Jeremy Sun

Dec 28, 2012

Jeremy Raymond Sun St. George, UT - Jeremy Raymond Sun age, 28, December 28, 2012 passed away at his home in St George, Utah. He was born January 6, 1984 in Queens, New York to Phi-An and Christine Chia-Chien Sun. He married Rebecca Waugh. They were married in Walt Disney World on December 14, 2009. Jeremy was raised in New...

Lee Andrew Jolley

Lee Andrew Jolley

Dec 25, 2012

St. George, Utah - Lee Andrew Jolley, born September 10, 1915, passed away December 25, 2012. He was the son of James Andrew Jolley and Ada Irene Neilson.

Lee married his high school sweetheart, Gail Ruth Erickson in Huntington Park, CA. They were the parents of four children: Bonnie Gay Ence (Dwayne), Lee Andrew Jolley, Jr. (Alana...

John "Jack" Jacobsen

John "Jack" Jacobsen

Dec 25, 2012

John "Jack" Jacobsen passed away on Christmas Day in Salt Lake City. John was born on February 10, 1918 in Rushville, Nebraska to George and Grace Mauk Jacobsen. He married Sally Scarborough in 1938. During his residence in Wyoming he managed auto parts stores in Rawlins, Worland and Lander. He was also co-owner and manager for nine years of a...

Ilene Lebaron Church

Ilene Lebaron Church

Dec 24, 2012

LaVerkin, UT - Ilene LeBaron Church, spouse to Richard LaVon Church, passed away on Dec ember 24, 2012, age 80. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at the LaVerkin LDS Stake Center, 481 North Main Street, LaVerkin, Utah. A visitation will be held Saturday, prior to services, from 9:00 p.m. to 10:30 a.m....

Elsie Kohl

Elsie Kohl

Dec 23, 2012

Washington, Utah - Elsie Kohl, age 85, passed away Sunday, December 23, 2012. A graveside service will be held Friday, January 11, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. at the St. George City Cemetery, St. George, UT. She will be laid to rest beside her beloved husband Charles Kohl, who proceeded her in death.

Elsie was born June 29th,...