Obituaries

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

Judge Richard Michael Dobson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...