Obituaries

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

Mary Thomas Hunt

Mary Thomas Hunt

Jun 29, 2012

Enterprise, Utah - Mary Thomas Hunt, age 80, passed away peacefully June 29, 2012 at the home of her daughter in Enterprise, Utah. She was born July 22, 1931 in Enterprise to Nelson and Gwen Alger Thomas. She married her sweetheart, John Reed Hunt February 7, 1948 in Enterprise and the marriage was later solemnized in the St....

Ladell Clarence Prisbrey

Ladell Clarence Prisbrey

Jun 29, 2012

ST. GEORGE, UTAH - LaDell Clarence Prisbrey, 81, passed away June 29, 2012, surrounded by his wife and children at DRMC. LaDell was born on July 31, 1930, in Cedar City, Utah to Clarence LeDell Prisbrey and Mary Empey Prisbrey. LaDell married his high school sweetheart, Fern Asay, on July 15, 1949, in the St. George Temple. They were...

Earl Leonard "Pete" Petersen

Earl Leonard "Pete" Petersen

Jun 26, 2012

Gunlock, Utah - Earl Leonard Petersen left this mortal life on June 26, 2012. He was born in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming on Dec. 6, 1926, the son of Carl Ferdinand and Emma Hennig Petersen.

Earl spent his early life in Cheyenne, graduating from Cheyenne High School. He spent his teenage years getting into mischief.

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Barbara Jeanne (Duffin) Pugsley

Barbara Jeanne (Duffin) Pugsley

Jun 26, 2012

St. George, Utah - Barbara Jeanne Duffin was born on July 10, 1922 to Earl Lyman Duffin and Elizabeth Waime Irvine. Barbara was raised in Salt Lake City, the 2nd oldest of six children. As a young girl she enjoyed visiting her grandparents up Mill Creek Canyon and on Jeremy Ranch. She came from pioneer stock on...

Elwin "Lee" Reynolds

Elwin "Lee" Reynolds

Jun 24, 2012

St. George, Utah - Elwin "Lee" Reynolds passed away June 24, 2012. Lee was born on December 5, 1935 in Rigby, Idaho to Elwin and Milla Lee Reynolds.

Lee was raised on a farm in Moore, Idaho where he attended school, at 18 he went to Ricks College, and at age 21 he served a...

Elnore "Ellie" Perelli

Elnore "Ellie" Perelli

Jun 24, 2012

St. George, Utah - Elnore (Ellie) Perelli passed from this life at home on Sunday, June 24, 2012 with the same ferocity in which she lived her life, on her terms. When we talked with Mom about what she wanted in her obituary, she said all she wanted was "Ellie lived, Ellie died, good-bye Ellie." For those that...

Edmund "Ted" Wellington

Edmund "Ted" Wellington

Jun 24, 2012

St. George, Utah - Edmund M. "Ted" Wellington, 92, passed away June 24, 2012. He was born February 9, 1920 in Sandy, Utah to John Edmund and Elsie Booth Wellington.

Ted graduated from Delta High School in 1938. After high school, he started working for the Union Pacific Railroad. From January 1942 to October 1945...

Milan "Miley" Antone Stimatz

Milan "Miley" Antone Stimatz

Jun 23, 2012

St. George, Utah - Beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend passed away with his loving wife by his side on Saturday, June 23, 2012 at their home in St. George, UT. He was born in Midvale UT on June 15, 1931 to Mike and Mary Stimatz and married the love of his life, JoAnn C. Hoffman, on August...

Helen Hyatt Crawford

Helen Hyatt Crawford

Jun 20, 2012

St. George, Utah - Helen Hyatt Crawford peacefully passed away on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at her home in St George surrounded by family members. Helen was born on December 16, 1920 in Los Angeles, California to Gilbert Delos Hyatt and Mary LaVerna Holt Hyatt. She spent her youth in Parowan, Utah where she graduated from high school....

H Kreg "Kj" Harrison

H Kreg "Kj" Harrison

Jun 20, 2012

St. George, Utah - H Kreg "KJ" Harrison Jr. passed away in an accidental drowning at Havasupai Falls on June 20, 2012. He was born on October 20, 1995 in the Logan Regional Hospital to Kreg and Brooke Harrison. He came home from the hospital to five big sisters who were eager to help mother him.

Shawn Robert Keith

Shawn Robert Keith

Jun 16, 2012

Hurricane, UT - Shawn Robert Keith, 46, passed away on June 16, 2012 at home in Hurricane after a prolonged illness. He was born February 7, 1966 in American Fork, Utah to Jairus Robert Keith and Gwendolyn Joyce Watkins Keith.

Shawn grew up and attended schools in the Provo/Orem area. He served in the...

Byron George Hunt

Byron George Hunt

Jun 15, 2012

Enterprise, Utah - Byron George Hunt passed away June 15, 2012. He was born September 2, 1928 in Comet,Nevada to Thomas George and Beulah Canfield Hunt. He married Shirley Mae Wilson November 18, 1950 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Byron graduated from Enterprise High School. He received his a Bachelors Degree and a Masters Degree in...

Dee R. Jacobson

Dee R. Jacobson

Jun 13, 2012

St. George, UT - Dee R. Jacobson, 79, passed away June 13, 2012, in St. George, Utah. He was born October 21, 1932 in Park City, Utah to John L. and Myrle Casper Jacobson. He married Betty Lenora Wardell in Midway, Utah on January 12, 1957. He honorably served in the U.S. Army and was an Eagle Scout....

Theo Wood Shelley

Theo Wood Shelley

Jun 12, 2012

Hurricane, Utah - Theo Wood Shelley passed away June 12, 2012. She was born in Hurricane, Utah to Elsie Stout and William Erwin Wood July 18, 1917. She lived on the family farm on Mt. Trumbull on the Arizona Strip except when they would have to go away to school either in Hurricane or Bundyville. She married Sherman...

Gerta Spendlove Harvey

Gerta Spendlove Harvey

Jun 12, 2012

St. George, UT - Gerta Spendlove Harvey was born December 22, 1914 in Magna, Utah. She passed away on June 12, 2012, in St. George, Utah. She was a daughter of Janus and Hazel Stonebraker Spendlove and was raised in Summit County, UT, where she graduated from Park City High School. She married Carl F. Carpenter...

Terrell "Terry" Wayne Spears

Terrell "Terry" Wayne Spears

Jun 11, 2012

St. George, UT - Terrell "Terry" Wayne Spears, 81, of St. George UT, passed away on June 11, 2012, from bladder cancer.

Terry served in the Navy during the Korean Conflict. He attended San Bernardino Valley College, Cal State San Bernardino, and received his MBA from Southern Illinois University. He was Chief Financial Officer for...

Dr. James Herbert Wheeler

Dr. James Herbert Wheeler

Jun 11, 2012

St. George, UT- Dr. James Herbert Wheeler, 96, passed away on June 11, 2012. Herb was born in Lewiston, Utah, on January 31, 1916, to Lester George Wheeler and Ruby May Hodges. Herb married Venus Merrill of Preston, Idaho in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple on August 27, 1940.

Growing up on the family farm, Herb...

Katherine Irene Alexis

Katherine Irene Alexis

Jun 8, 2012

Washington, Utah - Katherine Irene Alexis passed from this life on June 8, 2012. Katherine was born on March 13, 1926, which happened to be Friday the 13th. Katherine shared many superstitions with her family. Katherine was born to Irene and Frank Trask in Belmont, New York, where she lived until she married Kenneth Brown in 1944. She...

Harriet Jean Schillander Erskine

Harriet Jean Schillander Erskine

Jun 7, 2012

St. George, Utah - Harriet Jean Erskine completed her life of service and steadfast faith when she passed away June 7, 2012 at the age of 88. She was born November 15, 1923, in Wenatchee, Washington to Ernest Fredrick and Harriett Veronica Halversen Shillander who taught her the virtues of faith love and service. Harriet grew up...

Harriet Jean Erskine

Harriet Jean Erskine

Jun 7, 2012

St. George, Utah - Harriet Jean Shillander Erskine passed away June 7, 2012. She was born November 15, 1923 in Wenatchee, Washington to Ernest F. and Harriett Halverson Shillander. She married Ralph Erskine on September 12, 1941, and later they were sealed in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.

Harriet is survived by her children; Karen...