Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities
Jay L Ramsay
Jul 10, 2011
St. George, Utah - We mourn the passing and celebrate the life of Jay Ramsay, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend, born June 19, 1921 in Glendale, Utah to Arthur Grant Ramsay and Bertha Merrill Ramsay. He was the second of nine children and is survived by brothers, Clare, Earl, and Douglas and sisters Edith and Laree. His early...
Arlo John Hafen
Jul 8, 2011
Santa Clara, Utah - Arlo John Hafen, 88, last living member of his 13 sibling family, joined them on July 8, 2011. Dad was born March 2, 1923, in Santa Clara. He had a happy childhood with many friends as they shot doves with flippers, trapped squirrels, swam in the St. George ditch, and explored the Santa Clara...
Chester Arthur Cox
Jul 7, 2011
Chester Arthur Cox Cane Beds, Arizona-- Chester Arthur Cox, age 91, died Thursday, July 7, 2011 at Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George, Utah. He was born June 7, 1920 in Snowflake, Arizona, the oldest son of Charles Chester Cox and Retta Stock. He married Eliza Juanita Sullivan on January 4, 1955 in Cedar City, Utah. Their marriage was...
Juanita Brooksby Hinton
Jul 7, 2011
SALT LAKE CITY - Juanita Brooksby Hinton, age 82, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister returned to her Heavenly Father on July 7, 2011. Juanita was born January 22, 1929, in Fredonia, AZ to Wilford and Stella Young Brooksby. She was raised in Fredonia, AZ. Juanita married Delmer Hinton, August 9, 1947 in Las Vegas, NV. They were sealed...
Patricia Mayflower Wilde
Jul 7, 2011
Salt Lake City, Utah - Patricia Mayflower Wilde passed away July 7, 2011. She was born August 1, 1922 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Charles and Hagar Cox Whitney. The story of Patricia's life is one of energy entwined with creativity and beauty. Everyone who knew Patricia knew of her love of dance and her enjoyment of music and...
Alan R. Winkler
Jul 4, 2011
Ivins, Utah - Alan R. Winkler passed away July 4, 2011. He was born in Inglewood, California on June 10, 1918 to Bertha and George Winkler. He attended Inglewood elementary schools. As an accomplished violin and viola player, he was concertmaster of the Inglewood High Orchestra, and also played in the orchestra while attending Compton Junior College. He was a...
Samuel Adair Van Horn
Jul 4, 2011
St. George, Utah - Samuel Adair Van Horn, age 93, passed away Monday, July 4, 2011 at the home of his son, Bruce in Bountiful, Utah. He was a kind and humble husband, father, grandfather & great-grandfather. He was born May 9, 1918 in Long Beach, CA to Jesse Adair Van Horn and Bessie Lee McFann. He grew up in...
Edward Ray Carter
Jul 3, 2011
St. George, Utah - Edward Ray Carter, 80, passed away quietly into the hands of his Father in Heaven and his earthly father and mother on July 3, 2011. Ray was born March 23, 1931 in Spanish Fork, Utah. He grew up in Provo, Utah and graduated from Provo High School. Ray joined the U.S. Navy in 1948 and became...
Jordan Ricardo Biasi
Jul 3, 2011
St. George, UT - Jordan Ricardo Biasi, 20, passed away unexpectedly on July 3, 2011 in St. George, Utah. His death is a tragic loss and deprives the world of his bright spirit. We can find comfort knowing that he is in a better place and had found peace. Jordan was born on June 2, 1991. He grew up in...
Gwen R. Birkes
Jul 1, 2011
Ivins, Utah - Gwen Birkes, 80, passed away peacefully at her home in Ivins, Utah, July 1, 2011 of congestive heart failure. She was born March 3, 1931 to Charles Eldon and Priscilla Hill Roberts in Salt Lake City, Utah. Little Gwen was blessed with the name Gwendolyn Adora. She married her sweetheart, John Eugene Birkes on March 17, 1948....
Shirley Mae Dearth Zwang
Jul 1, 2011
St. George, Utah - Shirley Mae Dearth Zwang passed away, at the age of 79, on July 1, 2011. She was born February 22, 1932 in Evanston, Wyoming to Frances Shirley and Wilford M. Price. She married Dee S. Dearth on August 11, 1954 in Evanston, Wyoming. They were later solemnized in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. Following Dees...
Terry Leon Benge
Jul 1, 2011
St. George, Utah - Terry Leon Benge passed away July 1, 2011. He was born November 12, 1954 in California. He loved the beach and the Beach Boys, Elvis Presley, Pour some sugar by Def Leppard, Anything for love by Meatloaf, and Living on the edge by Aerosmith. His greatest pride and joy was his daughter, Jenahsea, whom he adored...
Louise Sorenson Moore
Jun 27, 2011
St. George, Utah - Louise Sorenson Moore passed away June 27, 2011. She was born in Richfield, Utah on January 25, 1933 to Lee Ray and Fontella Black Sorenson. Her family later moved to Provo, Utah where Louise spent the majority of her school years. In 1970, she settled in St. George with her family where she opened her own...
Jayden "Jj" Gregery Buchwitz
Jun 26, 2011
Hurricane, Utah - Our precious little Jayden, 2, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2011 at Primary Childrens Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was surrounded by his family. Jayden was born April 16, 2009 in St. George, Utah to Christina Renee Brown and Jason Alan Buchwitz. Jaydens big brown eyes and smile could melt your heart. His laugh was...
Jack "Papa Jack" Cavanee
Jun 26, 2011
Washington, Utah - Jack Roy Papa Jack Cavanee passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side Sunday, June 26, 2011 after a courageous three month battle with a brain tumor. He was born the youngest of three children, in Hunter, Utah on November 2, 1946 to Dennis E. and LaUna B. Cavanee. He met his high...
Truman Boyd Barlow
Jun 24, 2011
Clearfield, Utah - Truman "Boyd" Barlow, 77, passed away June 24, 2011 in Clearfield, Utah. Boyd was born on February 18, 1934 in Enterprise, Utah to Ephraim and Roxie Ellen Truman Barlow. He married Delia Cowley on May 24, 1957 in the St. George LDS Temple. They were blessed with 8 children.
Boyd always lived...
Barbara Louise Reboulet
Jun 23, 2011
St. George, UT - Barbara Louise Reboulet, 75, passed away June 23, 2011 in St. George, Utah. She was born on August 22, 1935 to Kurt Harold Berg and Marjorie Jane Carey Berg in Dayton, Ohio. She married Gerald C. Reboulet on February 23, 1980, their marriage was later solemnized in the Chicago LDS Temple on December 28, 1985. Barbara...
Nolan Ryan Anderson
Jun 22, 2011
St. George, Utah - Nolan Ryan Anderson was encircled in the arms of our Savior's love on June 22, 2011. He passed away peacefully in his sleep at home while taking a nap after playing games with his brothers. Nolan was born in Soda Springs Idaho on May 13th 1993. He was the third of 6 sons born to Ryan...
Taylor Robert Bytheway
Jun 17, 2011
Santa Clara, Utah - Our dear, sweet, Taylor, 24, passed away peacefully June 17, 2011 in his home surrounded by his loved ones after a long and courageous battle with brain cancer. Taylor was born April 20, 1987 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Scott and Debi Bytheway. His family moved to St. George, UT when he was three years...
Albert Brundage Scholl, Jr.
Jun 14, 2011
St. George, Utah - Albert Brundage Scholl, Jr., passed away on June 14, 2011 in St. George. He was 81. Albert was born August 29, 1929 in Watertown, New York, near the Canadian border, the second of four boys born to Albert B. and Katherine Schuyler Dunham Scholl. Educated in the Watertown schools, he went on to graduate from St....


