Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities
Judge Richard Michael Dobson
Dec 18, 2011
St. George, Utah - Judge Richard Michael Dobson passed away December 18, 2011. He was born April 25, 1936 in Yorkshire, England to Richard William and Dorothy Amelia Dobson.
Judge Dobson served in the British Army for 14 years and received an Honorary Discharge. He came to America in 1971.He married, Dorothy Hartley, his eternal...
Jean Kendall Hinton
Dec 15, 2011
Hurricane, Utah - Jean Kendall Hinton, our much loved mother, age 95 years and 11 ½ months, passed away December 15, 2011. She was born January 3, 1916 in Nephi, Utah, the fourth of nine children to James Orthello and Athelia Haws Kendall.
Jean was raised in Nephi, graduated Utah State Agricultural College, Logan, Utah...
Zachary Thomas Pulsipher
Dec 11, 2011
St. George, UT - Zachary Thomas Pulsipher passed away at his home on December 11, 2011. He was born on July 27, 1998 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Mark and Wendy Pulsipher. The first eight years of Zach's life was spent in Greensboro, NC and the last five years were spent in St. George, UT.
V.J. Willis
Dec 11, 2011
Clearfield / St. George, Utah - On Sunday, December 11, 2011, V.J. Willis left his earthly covering for a mansion in his Fathers house. He was born July 17, 1922 in Raton, New Mexico the first son of Thomas Henry and Mary Victoria Bagwell Willis. He spent most of his childhood in Arizona until his mothers death in...
Abigail "Abby" Leavitt
Dec 11, 2011
Veyo, Utah - With her great love for people and places, Abbys passing from mortality is the next adventure to add to her extensive travel log. She made friends wherever she went, and surely this journey will result in the same.
Abby is the eleventh of Lloyd and Ruth Leavitts twelve children and is survived...
Jessie Anderson Jensen
Dec 10, 2011
St. George, Utah - Jessie Anderson Jensen peacefully passed away December 10, 2011, at the age of 83, of natural causes. Jessie was born October 15, 1928 in St. George, Utah, the youngest of eight children born to Hans and Ellen McArthur Anderson. Jessies mother was the youngest child and Jessie was the youngest grandchild of the late Daniel D....
Brenda Lee Bowen Olsen
Dec 10, 2011
St. George, Utah - Brenda Lee Bowen Olsen, born January 13, 1963, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on December 10, 2011. Brenda fought a courageous 19-month battle with brain cancer. She was a devoted wife and mother, loved to watch her sons sporting events and was their loudest cheerleader! Brenda was fun, loving, kind, generous...
Ralph S. Erskine
Dec 10, 2011
St. George, UT - Ralph Stanley Erskine, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend passed away peacefully on December 10, 2011 at the age of 91. He was born August 3, 1920; Salt Lake City, Utah to Ralph Samuel and Verlie Irene Gleason Erskine the first of two children. Ralph grew up in the Salt Lake City area, graduating From...
Lillian Louise Smith
Dec 8, 2011
Hurricane, Utah - Lillian Louise Smith passed away December 8, 2011. She was born November 22, 1939 in Phoenix, Arizona to Louis and Flora Neal Francis. She married Daniel Spencer Smith.
Lillian is survived by her husband, Daniel; her children: Kim Marie Anderson, Kenneth Louis Smith, and Kerry Daniel Smith; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren....
Roena Mitchell Benson
Dec 7, 2011
Parowan /St. George, UT - Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister, Roena Mitchell Benson passed away on December 7, 2011 from causes incident to age. Roena was 92 years old. She was the third of eight children born to Frank and Pheobe Jane Mitchell. She was born on February 3, 1919 and grew up in Parowan and...
Jim P. Hicklin
Dec 3, 2011
Hurricane, Utah - Jim Pantel Hicklin passed away December 3, 2011 in his home in Hurricane, Utah. He was preceded in death by his parents, Otis and Bertha Hicklin and one brother, Richard Hicklin.
Jim is survived by his wife, Judi Hicklin of Pleasanton, CA; step-son, Lee Burnham of Concord, CA; son, Dave Hicklin of...
Victor Gabriel Coppola
Dec 3, 2011
St. George, Utah - Victor Gabriel Coppola passed away December 3, 2011. He was born October 29, 1928 in Jersey City, New Jersey to Anthony and Mildred Coppola. He married Dorothy Peters March 8, 1953 in Jersey City.
He graduated from Stevens Technical College in Hoboken, New Jersey. He served in the U.S. Air Force...
Betty Jean Barber Chantrill
Dec 3, 2011
St. George, Utah - Betty Jean Barber Chantrill, 86, passed away peacefully at her home in St. George, UT on December 3, 2011. She was born on August 15, 1925 in Rexburg, Idaho to Joseph Hilding and Mabel Worlton Barber. She graduated from Rexburg High School and within a few months married her sweetheart, Robert Allen Chantrill on...
James "Jim" Lawrence Taylor
Dec 3, 2011
St. George, UT - Our loving husband and father, age 85, peacefully returned to his Heavenly Father Saturday morning, December 3, 2011. He was born on November 13, 1926 in Rexburg, Idaho to Asael and Margaret Hunter Taylor. He married his eternal companion, Marjorie Rae Preece on September 28, 1956 in the Salt Lake Temple.
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Judith David Chantrill
Nov 29, 2011
St. George, Utah - Judith (Judi) David Chantrill passed away November 29, 2011 in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 66. She was born October 29, 1945 in Whittier, California to Wallace Dayton David and Betty Jo Marks. She was married to Wayne P. Little in 1966, Richard F. Salter in 1979 and William J. Chantrill...
Clarice Allen Hurd
Nov 27, 2011
St. George, Utah - Our beloved wife, mother and sister, Clarice Allen Hurd was called home to rest with loved ones and friends at her home in St. George on November 27, 2011. She was born June 17, 1937 the daughter of and preceded in death by Orin Cheney and Annie Ruth Christensen Allen. Her surviving brothers include, Dean of...
Hillary Erin Gerber
Nov 27, 2011
Toquerville, Utah - Our beloved daughter, sister, and aunt Hillary Erin Gerber passed away at her home in Toquerville, Utah November 27, 2011. She was born September 12, 1985 in St. George, Utah to Steven and Rolena Gerber. Hillary was a bright, vivacious, beautiful, free spirit with a kind, generous and sensitive heart. She had an artistic soul and loved...
Darlean Hunt Jones
Nov 26, 2011
Enterprise, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, Darlean Hunt Jones, 94, passed away November 26, 2011, in Henderson, Nevada, where she has lived for the past 9 years. She was born April 5, 1917, in Enterprise, Utah to Nephi and Lydia Amelia Barlocker Hunt. She married her sweetheart, Chester Wood Jones, on November 6, 1937,...
Herbert H. (Herb) Pitchforth
Nov 26, 2011
St. George, UT - Herbert H. (Herb) Pitchforth passed away on November 26, 2011. He was born December 31, 1922, in St. George to John H. Pitchforth and Lucile E. Schmutz and was the only sibling to older brother, Shirl. Herb attended local schools, graduating from Dixie High in 1941. He was a star basketball player in high school and...
Robert "Bob" Ward
Nov 22, 2011
ST. GEORGE - Robert "Bob" Ward was born December 28, 1920 in Salt Lake City and was the seventh of nine children born to Frank Joseph Ward and Elizabeth Luella Peterson. He completed a full and wonderful life on November 22, 2011 at the age of 90, while living in St. George, Utah.
Robert always assumed leadership...


