Obituaries

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

Dixie Excell Clark

Dixie Excell Clark

Aug 8, 2011

St. George, Utah - Dixie Excell Clark ,50, passed away August 8, 2011 after battling Ovarian Cancer for ten years. She was born September 25, 1960 in Panguitch, Utah to Mr. and Mrs. Richard James Excell and LaRue Charlotte Thornton. She married Todd Paul Clark in St. George, Utah on February 11, 1989.

Dixie was...

Harold Earl Thomas

Harold Earl Thomas

Aug 6, 2011

Hurricane, Utah - Harold "Earl" Thomas passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on August 6, 2011.

Earl was born on March 20, 1937 to Helen Elizabeth Owens and Harold Edward Thomas in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He grew up in Downey and Lava Hot Springs, Idaho and attended North Marsh Valley High School where he...

Robert Adams Slack

Robert Adams Slack

Aug 6, 2011

Mesa, AZ - Robert Adams Slack, 74, passed away peacefully at his home in Mesa, Arizona, due to complications from Parkinsons disease on Saturday, August 6, 2011. He was born November 9, 1936, in Cedar City, Utah, to Edgar and Francis Slack. He married Ila Jean Neilsen on September 10, 1965, in the St. George LDS Temple. Bob's greatest loves...

Alice Ann Seal Gambee

Alice Ann Seal Gambee

Aug 6, 2011

St. George, Utah - Our beloved Mother, Step-mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, friend and neighbor, Alice Ann Seal Gambee returned home to her Heavenly Father Saturday, August 6, 2011.

Alice was born an only child to George and Violetta Horner in Cody, Wyoming on July 8, 1918. After moving with her parents to Medford, Oregon, she graduated...

Robert Ray Riddle

Robert Ray Riddle

Aug 3, 2011

Robert Ray Riddle St. George, UT - Robert Ray Riddle, age 65, passed away on August 3, 2011 in St. George, Utah. He was born on January 22, 1946 in Cedar City, Utah to Sherrel Mont Riddle and Alice Ana Larson Riddle. Robert is survived by his children, Damon Riddle and Darren Riddle both of Anaheim, California. Graveside services will...

Jessie Waite Hunt

Jessie Waite Hunt

Aug 3, 2011

Gunlock, UT - Our mom, Jessie Waite Hunt, 94, the last living member of 13 siblings, joined them August 3, 2011 in Gunlock, Utah. There to greet her were her wonderful husband, Ivan Holt Hunt, her parents, Jesse and Madora Leavitt Waite and her grandchildren: Thomas Blane Palmer, Daniel Tobe Anderson and Amber Tammie Hunt, her brothers and sisters: Jesse...

Debra Lynn Cusak

Debra Lynn Cusak

Aug 1, 2011

St. George, UT - Debra Lynn Cusak, 58, died August 1, 2011 in St. George, Utah. She was the second daughter of Carol and Richard Seiler of Fresno, California. Debby graduated from McLane High School in 1971 and graduated from California State University, Fresno. She worked for Clovis City and Regional Planning, and then managed Save Mart Supermarkets for 27...

Greta Polson Hirschi

Greta Polson Hirschi

Aug 1, 2011

Washington, Utah - Greta Polson Hirschi, age 80, passed away peacefully Monday, August 1, 2011 surrounded by her children. She was born December 20, 1930 in Jameston, Idaho to Vernal and Elma Polson, the fourth of six children. She was sealed to Gene Hirschi April 30, 1952 in the Idaho Falls LDS temple. Greta was raised in Shelley and Tetonia,...

Walter Wayne White

Walter Wayne White

Aug 1, 2011

Hurricane, UT - Walter Wayne White, 89, died Monday, August 1, 2011 in Hurricane, Utah. He was born November 04, 1921 in Skyler, Nebraska to Clarence and Ann Cuda White. He married Beulah Adams. Walter is survived by his wife, Beulah and his step-daughters: Naoma White and Ramona Pulliam. Graveside services will be Saturday, August 6, 2011 at 10:00 a.m....

C Ward Despain

C Ward Despain

Jul 31, 2011

C. Ward Despain St. George, UT - C. Ward Despain, age 89, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2011 in St. George, Utah. He was born July 6, 1922 in Granite, Utah to Charles W. and Elsie Fryer Despain. He married Irene McGee on March 19, 1943 in the Salt Lake Temple. Ward grew up in the small town of Granite,...

Donald Theone Jones

Donald Theone Jones

Jul 30, 2011

ENTERPRISE, UT - Donald Theone Jones, age 83, passed away on 30 July 2011 in St. George, UT after battling Alzheimers for more than 20 years. He was born in Provo, UT on 12 December 1927 to Arthur Theone Jones and Minnie Crawford. He married Mary June Harkness on 20 May 1948 in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. Donald was...

Gerald Dougal Griffin

Gerald Dougal Griffin

Jul 29, 2011

WASHINGTON, UTAH - Gerald Dougal "Griff" Griffin, 84, passed away July 29, 2011 in Washington, Utah following a lengthy, valiant struggle with cancer. Griff was born May 31, 1927 in Escalante, Utah to Ernest Dougall and Mary Robbins Griffin. In his youth he lived in Escalante. He served in the U.S. Army in Korea beginning in 1945.

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Matthew Brown Parker

Matthew Brown Parker

Jul 28, 2011

Hurricane, Utah - Matthew Brown Parker passed away July 28, 2011 at Lake Powell in a boating accident. He was born August 6, 1996 in Fountain Valley, California to Michael Brown Parker and Denise Combs Parker. Matthew and his family lived in Costa Mesa and Laguna Hills, California until 2007, when they moved and made their home in Hurricane. Matt...

Matthew Brown Parker

Matthew Brown Parker

Jul 28, 2011

Hurricane, Utah - Matthew Brown Parker passed away July 28, 2011. He was born August 6, 1996 in Fountain Valley, California to Michael and Denise Parker.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 6, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at the Hurricane LDS 8 th Ward Chapel, 155 East 1050 North, Hurricane, Utah. Visitations will be held Friday...

Lunell Montierth Visser

Lunell Montierth Visser

Jul 26, 2011

St. George, Utah - Lunell Montierth Visser, at the age of 77, lost her long fight with cancer. She passed away in her home on Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Lunell was born on October 1, 1933 in Safford, Arizona to Byron Lucean Montierth and Venetta Iva Cluff. She met her sweetheart, S. Dennis Visser while she was in the 11th...

Emma Bennett Donaldson

Emma Bennett Donaldson

Jul 19, 2011

St. George, Utah - Emma S Bennett Donaldson, age 87, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2011 of causes incident to age. She was born April 29, 1924 to Joseph Bennett and Hettie Stevens in Delta, Millard County, Utah. She attended Holden Elementary School and Millard High School. She also attended Brigham Young University. She served in the Western Canadian Mission...

June Simpson Cornia

June Simpson Cornia

Jul 16, 2011

St. George, Utah - June Simpson Cornia passed away July 16, 2011. She was born March 29, 1925 in Kaysville, Utah. She married Nyles Cornia.. She is survived by her husband, two daughter, two sons, a brother and a sister. A visitation will be held in St. George, Utah on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m....

Alverna Elizabeth Harris Cottrell Anderson

Alverna Elizabeth Harris Cottrell Anderson

Jul 15, 2011

St. George, Utah - Our loving mother, Alverna Elizabeth Harris Cottrell Anderson passed from this life into the waiting arms of her parents, Micah Davis Harris and Harriette Ette Edwards on Friday, July 15, 2011from causes due to her age of 93 years old.

Mom was born on August 5, 1917 in Salt Lake City,...

Corinne Esplin Bowler

Corinne Esplin Bowler

Jul 14, 2011

St. George, Utah - Corinne Esplin Bowler passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on July 14, 2011. She was born June 2, 1926 in St. George, Utah to Ward H. and Violet Church Esplin. She married Conrad Sorenson Bowler September 9, 1946. They were later solemnized in the St. George LDS Temple. Corinne grew-up in St. George. She graduated...

Robert Guiver Newsome

Robert Guiver Newsome

Jul 11, 2011

Robert Guiver Newsome St. George, UT - Robert Guiver Newsome was born December 30, 1932 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Byron Walker and Mina Mae Guiver Newsome. Robert died on July 11, 2011 in St. George, Utah. Bob graduated from Granite High and worked at Automotive Utilities for 20 years with his dad. A childhood illness left our Uncle...