Obituaries

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

William D. Jones

William D. Jones

Aug 19, 2012

St. George, Utah - William D. Jones (Dee or Bill Jones) passed away August 19, 2012 in the Platinum Care Center, St. George, UT. He was born in St. George on September 21, 1919 to William H. Jones and Edna Canfield. He had nine brothers and sisters.

Dee helped his father in his carpentry work and with...

Gean Frost

Gean Frost

Aug 18, 2012

St. George, Utah - Gean Frost, returned to her Heavenly Father on August 18th, 2012, her vivacious personality no longer suppressed by Alzheimer's Disease. Mary Gean McMillan was born to Arthur Simper McMillan and Marion Mazzle Spenst on March 8, 1937 in Logan, Utah. In 1942 her mother married Ross Riggins, whom Gean lovingly referred to as Daddy....

Harold William Norton

Harold William Norton

Aug 16, 2012

St. George, UT - Harold William Norton passed away August 16, 2012 at his home in St. George, Utah, from complications resulting from a fall. He was 99 years old.

Born July 31, 1913, in Logan, Utah, to Elvin Jensen Norton and Martha Amanda Barron Norton, Hal was the sixth in his family of eight...

Keith Vernon Landon

Keith Vernon Landon

Aug 16, 2012

St. George, Utah - Keith Vernon Landon passed from mortality in the early morning hours of Thursday, August 16, 2012, at his Bloomington home just four months short of his 99th birthday. Born to Berl and Lulu Mae Landon on December 28, 1913 in Glenwood, Iowa, Keith was the oldest of four, including three sisters: Bernadine, Tempa and...

Joyce Barrett Talbot

Joyce Barrett Talbot

Aug 14, 2012

St. George, Utah - Joyce Barrett Talbot passed away peacefully on August 14, 2012 in St. George, Utah at the age of 80. By her side was her devoted husband of 12 years, Elden Verl Talbot, who cared for her as she fought cancer during the past ten months.

Joyce was born on July 13, 1932, in...

Lucile Burbidge Millar

Lucile Burbidge Millar

Aug 13, 2012

St. George, UT - Her birth August 11, 1921 to her parents James W. and Lucile Chase Burbidge of Ogden, Utah was a joyful event as they received a girl to go with their six sons. The Burbidge household was a happy place to grow up and she spent her childhood going to schools in the area. After Madison...

Lorraine Amelia Urbaniak

Lorraine Amelia Urbaniak

Aug 13, 2012

St. George, Utah - Lorraine Amelia Urbaniak, 88, passed away August 13, 2012. She was born May 9, 1924 in Detroit, Michigan to Harry Secord and Ann Walkowski Secord. She married Raymond C. Urbaniak August 31, 1940 at St. Marys Church in Wayne, Michigan.

Lorraine was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother whose love touched hearts...

James William Basick

James William Basick

Aug 10, 2012

St. George, Utah - James William Basick passed away August 10, 2012. He was born November 6, 1958 in Ontario, Canada to William Basick and Mary Stor Basick.

He is survived by his wife, Janice: and children: Christopher, Tommy, Laura and Brenda. He will be greatly missed!

Funeral Services will be held Friday, August 17,...

Eugen (Gene) Otto Bergmann

Eugen (Gene) Otto Bergmann

Aug 9, 2012

Eugen (Gene) Otto Bergman, 78, passed away peacefully at a hospital in Salt Lake City, UT with his wife and family members at his side on August 9, 2012.

Gene was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, neighbor and friend. He was born in Dortmund, Germany on June 23, 1934 to Otto and Grete Domanski Bergmann. In 1956,...

Venus Merrill Wheeler

Venus Merrill Wheeler

Aug 7, 2012

St. George, Utah - Venus Merrill Wheeler passed away August 7, 2012. She was born in Preston, Idaho April 29, 1918 to Leslie Vinton Merrill and Marie Miller Merrill, the second of seven children. Venus married James Herbert Wheeler in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on August 27, 1940.

Singing was always mothers love and...

Donald Lorenzo Horsley, Jr.

Donald Lorenzo Horsley, Jr.

Aug 7, 2012

Beryl, Utah - Donald Lorenzo Horsley, Jr. passed away August 7, 2012. He was born April 3, 1956 in Cedar City, Utah to Donald Horsley, Sr. and Janet Perks Horsley. He is survived by his parents.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 11, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the New Castle LDS Ward Chapel, 55 South...

Maurice "Moe" David Cyr

Maurice "Moe" David Cyr

Aug 4, 2012

St. George, Utah - Maurice David Cyr "Moe" passed away at home on August 4, 2012 due to a heart condition. He was born September 4, 1951 in Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada, the son of Joseph Romeo Cyr "Romeo" and Germaine Therese Brasseur "Therese". Moe grew up just across the Canadian border from Edmundston in the town of Madawaska,...

James Arthur Godville

James Arthur Godville

Aug 3, 2012

St. George, Utah - James Arthur Godville passed August 3rd at Dixie Regional Medical Center. He was 62 years old. Jim was a 10-year employee of Intermountain Healthcare and a founding member of the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy program at DRMC. Jim was a strong patient advocate and, with the team in Hyperbarics, provided care to patients in the community...

Ray "Bill" Hafen

Ray "Bill" Hafen

Aug 3, 2012

Ivins, Utah - Ray "Bill" Hafen, age 77, passed away August 3, 2012 at his home. He was born January 13, 1935 in Ivins, Utah to Walter and Martha Empey Hafen. He married Drexel Adams Sanders on July 31, 1960. They were later sealed in the St. George LDS Temple. She passed away July 3, 1995....

Jada Marie Harris

Jada Marie Harris

Aug 1, 2012

LaVerkin, Utah - Jada Marie Harris returned to the loving arms of our Heavenly Father on August 1, 2012 after two beautiful and joy filled years. She was born on June 14, 2010. Jada had blond curly ringlets and a joyful smile that greeted all that she met. Jada loved to run, explore, and lead her dog Bonnie...

James Cole Davis

James Cole Davis

Aug 1, 2012

Cedar City, Utah - James Cole Davis passed away August 1, 2012 in Corpus Christi, Texas as a result of an automobile accident. He was born in Cedar City on December 30, 1981 to Lynn Davis and Jeannie Pullan.

Cole was raised in Cedar City and later moved to Salt Lake City where...

Rosalyn Fife Averett

Rosalyn Fife Averett

Jul 31, 2012

Washington, Utah - Rosalyn Fife Averett, age 69, passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2012 after a short illness with her family by her side. She was born February 6, 1943 in Cedar City, Utah to Peter C. and Erma H. Fife. She was the youngest of three daughters. She was raised in Cedar City and graduated from Cedar...

Audrey E. Bush

Audrey E. Bush

Jul 31, 2012

St. George, Utah - Audrey E. Bush, age 92, passed away July 31, 2012 in St. George, Utah. She was born September 17, 1919 in Ogden, Utah to Samuel Edward Bush and Edith Elizabeth Wanless Bush. Audrey was raised in Ogden, Utah. After High School, she attended the University of Utah for music education and received her Master's...

Kathleen Kinsey Wayman

Kathleen Kinsey Wayman

Jul 29, 2012

St. George, Utah - Kathleen Wayman passed away July 29, 2012. She was born July 16, 1957 in Los Angeles, California to Ralph Milton and Alta Beckstead Pratt. She married Richard Stratton Wayman on September 8, 2001.

Kathy is survived by her husband, Richard; and two sisters.

Graveside services will be held Wednesday,...

Michael Lester Collins Williamson

Michael Lester Collins Williamson

Jul 21, 2012

St. George, Utah - Michael Lester Collins Williamson, after a courageous battle with cancer, passed away July 21, 2012 at his home in St. George, with his wife, Linda, by his side. He was born January 10, 1942 in Cedar City, Utah to Lester and Adawna Hamblin Williamson. Mike was the big brother to Joseph, Paul...