Obituaries

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

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,...

James Leroy Barney

James Leroy Barney

Dec 23, 2012

Hurricane, Utah - James LeRoy Barney, 71, returned home to his Heavenly Father December 23, 2012. He was born June 8, 1941 in Kimberly, Nevada to Irvin Higgins and Lula Morgan Barney.

He was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Jim grew up in Virgin, Utah with four...

Wayne Richard Bergstrom

Wayne Richard Bergstrom

Dec 23, 2012

Wayne Richard Bergstrom was born January 4, 1940, passed away December 23, 2012, with his wife and daughter at his side.

Wayne grew up in Chicago, Illinois, the youngest of five children. He was an incredible mischief-maker and jokester, and loved to tease his older siblings. Wayne lived in the same home until he earned a gymnastic...

Royal Dean Holdaway

Royal Dean Holdaway

Dec 22, 2012

Hurricane, Utah - Royal Dean Holdaway was born January 24, 1929 in Glenwood, Utah to Royal Lynn and Bernice Sampson Holdaway, the eldest of 8 children. He passed away December 22, 2012 in his sleep as the family was preparing for the annual Christmas party.

He married Gwen Webb on June 30, 1950 in the St. George...

Myrlene Romney Wiest

Myrlene Romney Wiest

Dec 22, 2012

Provo, Utah - Myrlene Romney Wiest passed away peacefully on December 22, 2012, in Provo, Utah. She was born, July 29, 1926, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was welcomed as the eighth child, of nine, in the loving family of Mary Vilate Lee and Park Romney. Myrlene was born and lived at 2145 South 300 East, Salt Lake...

Lorin Willis Casper

Lorin Willis Casper

Dec 21, 2012

St. George, UT - Lorin Willis Casper, age 84, died on December 21, 2012 in St. George, Utah. He was born on May 8, 1928 in Driggs, Idaho to Willard James Casper and Delis Stevens. He was married to Dorothy Jean Small in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on October 26, 1949. This past October, they celebrated their 63rd...

Asha Devi Hagan

Asha Devi Hagan

Dec 17, 2012

St. George, Utah - On Monday, December 17, 2012, Asha Devi Hagan returned to the presence of her Heavenly Father. Her mission on this earth has been completed. Asha was an active member of the LDS Church and was a Primary Teacher in the Bloomington Hills 8 th Ward, a calling she enjoyed ever so much. She had a...

Thomas "Tom" Madden

Thomas "Tom" Madden

Dec 16, 2012

St. George, Utah - With his wife Lenore and his children at his side, Thomas J. Madden, 76, St. George, UT, died peacefully at home December 16, 2012, from the insidious effects of cancer. Tom was born June 9, 1936, to Eva and George Madden and raised in New York City. He attended the Parochial schools of Holy Cross grammar,...

Norman K. "Woody" Woodhouse

Norman K. "Woody" Woodhouse

Dec 14, 2012

Norman K. "Woody" Woodhouse, passed away at age 77 in his home in Ivins, Utah on December 14th, 2012. He was born on Aug 18th, 1935 in Provo, Utah to Meda Butler Miller and Ervin Woodhouse. He was married to his sweetheart, Doris Jex Woodhouse on March 15th, 1957 in the Manti Temple. Woody and Doris began their family Utah...