Obituaries

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

Marie Canova Thornton

Marie Canova Thornton

Feb 23, 2012

LaVerkin, Utah - Our beloved mother, Marie Canova Thornton, 94, passed away peacefully at her home on February 23, 2012 after a short but valiant struggle with cancer. She was born January 31, 1918 in Cedar City, Utah to Thomas Raymond Canova and Mary Emily Gould. Marie married Bernard Allerton Thornton in Clark County, Nevada on September 9,...

Lola Helen Francisco Gibson

Lola Helen Francisco Gibson

Feb 22, 2012

Hurricane, Utah - Lola Helen Francisco Gibson passed away February 22, 2012. She was born May 21, 1930 in Tropic, Utah to Charles Edward and Elizabeth Viola Smith Francisco. She married Ward Navar Gibson September 7, 1946 in Leeds, Utah. After his passing, she spent many years with her companion, Marvin Tippetts.

Lola is survived...

Ray S. Davies, Jr.

Ray S. Davies, Jr.

Feb 18, 2012

Veyo, UT - Ray S. Davies, Jr., age 86, passed away on February 18, 2012 in Veyo, Utah. He was born on April 15, 1925 in Oxnard, California to Lena Herbison Davies and Ray S. Davies, Sr.

He served in the US Navy and was a WWII Veteran. Before moving to Veyo, Utah he had lived in...

Joseph Paul Evans

Joseph Paul Evans

Feb 17, 2012

St. George, Utah - Joseph Paul Evans, loving son, father, brother, and friend, passed away February 17, 2012, doing what he loved most, recreating with his family and friends. He was born March 20, 1976. He is survived by his father, Paul Evans; his mother, Lorna Coupe; his children: Alexa, Shayla, Kaden, Jordan, Jayli, and Preslee.

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Lucile Hunt Proctor

Lucile Hunt Proctor

Feb 17, 2012

Panguitch, Utah - Lucile Hunt Proctor, 72, collapsed and died suddenly February 17, 2012 at her daughter's home in St. George. She was born December 24, 1939 in Enterprise, Utah to Ray Von and Augusta Wilcox Hunt - the tenth of 13 children. She grew up on a farm on the Beryl Desert and attended schools...

Helen Herman Brown

Helen Herman Brown

Feb 13, 2012

Ivins, Utah - Our dear sweet mother, Helen Herman Brown, age 79, passed away at her home in Ivins, Utah on February 13, 2012, after an arduous, but courageously fought seven year battle with lymphoma. Helen was born on October 9, 1932, the eldest of six children, to Eugene Oliver Herman and Edith Isom Herman in St. George,...

Alice (Ali) Walters-Trent

Alice (Ali) Walters-Trent

Feb 12, 2012

St. George, Utah - Alice (Ali) Walters-Trent, 62, passed away February 12, 2012. She was born in Marsailles, IL to Lester and Fern Knudsen. She married Tom Trent in Walnut Creek, CA on July 18, 1998.

Ali, after moving to the San Francisco Bay Area, was employed in the health care industry in a variety...

Hazel Whittaker

Hazel Whittaker

Feb 12, 2012

Henderson, NV - Formerly of St. George, Utah, Hazel Whittaker passed away peacefully in the home she shared with her granddaughter Sue Carrell and her family on February 12, 2012 in Henderson, Nevada. She was 90 years old.

Hazel was born on September 13, 1921 in Sterling Colorado. She married Kenneth James Whittaker in 1937 and was...

Colleen Theobald Jones

Colleen Theobald Jones

Feb 10, 2012

Washington, Utah - Colleen Theobald Jones returned to her Heavenly Father February 10, 2012 after years of battling Alzheimers Disease. She was born June 15, 1930 in Hurricane, Utah to Harvey and Alfreeda Theobald. She was raised in Toquerville, UT where she attended and graduated from Hurricane High School. She then went onto graduate from Dixie Jr. College...

Francis J. Black

Francis J. Black

Feb 9, 2012

St. George, Utah - Francis J. Black returned to heaven Thursday, February 9, 2012. He was born July 30, 1929 in Kirtland, NM to William Morley Black and Elda Jane Brown. On August 2, 1955, he married LaRaine Schetselaar in the Logan LDS Temple. They have lived in Salt Lake City, UT, San Diego, CA, St. George, UT,...

Stanley Strom Rock

Stanley Strom Rock

Feb 9, 2012

St. George, Utah - Stanley Strom Rock passed away February 9, 2012. He was born January 23, 1919 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Peter Isaiah and Hulda Strom Rock. In 1946, he married Shirley Grace Manning in Long Beach, CA.

Stanley was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley and grandson, Christopher Stanley Rock....

Jeneve Heugly Samuelson

Jeneve Heugly Samuelson

Feb 8, 2012

St. George, Utah - Jeneve Heugly Samuelson, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Wednesday, February 8, 2012.

Jeneve was born in East Millcreek, Utah on April 23, 1923 to Wilford Livingston Heugly and Florida (Flora) Wheat. She was the 5th of 10 children and loved growing...

Ron Cornelius Carhart

Ron Cornelius Carhart

Feb 7, 2012

Our sweetheart was 79 years old when he passed away. We had a sweet life together; we wore out three motor homes and three boats with family and friends. We built by hand two homes. He drove truck on the road 36 years with Garrett and Northwest Freightliners. His past included the Army, Eagle Scouts, and being a...

Wayne Morris Mcarthur

Wayne Morris Mcarthur

Feb 7, 2012

St. George, UT - Wayne Morris McArthur, 63, died on February 7th, 2012 after a long battle with Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) and a rare type of dementia (FTD). He was born on January 13, 1949 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Brigham Keith McArthur and Charlotte Morris McArthur. He married Janet Murri in the Salt Lake City Temple on March 23,...

Jeffrey Mark Dial

Jeffrey Mark Dial

Feb 7, 2012

Santa Clara, UT - Jeffrey Mark Dial was born on July 15, 1956 to Francis B and Ruth Virginia Johan Dial. Jeff passed away on February 7, 2012. When Jeff was 14 he met Sherri Lynn Blum, who would go on to be the love of his life and his best friend; they were married in the Los Angeles...

Connie Mae Carlton

Connie Mae Carlton

Feb 5, 2012

Santa Clara, Utah - Connie Mae Mangum Carlton, 63 returned to her Father in Heaven February 5, 2012 after a valiant battle with cancer. She was in her home surrounded by her family and friends.

She was born in Provo, UT on April 24, 1948. She was the oldest of five children born to Jerry D. and...

Lucille Stewart Nesbitt

Lucille Stewart Nesbitt

Feb 5, 2012

St. George, Utah - Lucille Stewart Nesbitt passed away February 5, 2012, one day before her 94 th birthday. She born in Driggs, Idaho to William and Irma Wilson Stewart. She married Charles M. Nesbitt, whom preceded her in death.

Lucille is survived by her nephew, Craig Shuholm of St. George; sister-in-law, Duella Stewart of...

Gordon Clyde Birk

Gordon Clyde Birk

Feb 4, 2012

St. Geroge, Utah - Gordon Clyde Birk, age 73, passed away on February 4, 2012, after a courageous battle with melanoma cancer. He was born September 14, 1938 at home in American Fork Utah, the son of John Clyde and Lorna Jones Birk. Gordon was raised in American Fork and graduated from American Fork High School in 1956....

Valentine Jacob Pust

Valentine Jacob Pust

Feb 4, 2012

St. George, Utah - Valentine Jacob Pust passed away February 4, 2012. He was born April 14, 1926 in North Bellmore, Long Island, New York to Adu and Greta Alp Pust. He married Erika Janson September 25, 1955 in Hicksville, Long Island, New York.

A Funeral Mass will be held Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 10:00 a.m....

Kay Wesley Mendenhall

Kay Wesley Mendenhall

Feb 3, 2012

Las Vegas, NV / Springville, UT - Kay Wesley Mendenhall passed away February 3, 2012. He was born December 1, 1921 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to Wesley Deal and Geneve Harmer Mendenhall. He married Kathlyne Metcalf in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on September 8, 1942.

In 1961, Kay and his family moved to Las...