Obituaries

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

Floyd Gubler Ence

Floyd Gubler Ence

Mar 25, 2011

ST. GEORGE, UTAH - Floyd Gubler Ence was born on June 16, 1920 and passed away on March 25, 2011 in St. George due to causes incident to age. He was born in Santa Clara, Utah to Reuben and Mata Gubler Ence. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Marjorie, brother, Delworth, Lillis Spencer (Taylor), Pauline (Ordell)...

Marjorie King Griffin Ence

Marjorie King Griffin Ence

Mar 24, 2011

ST. GEORGE, UTAH - Marjorie King Griffin Ence, age 78, passed away on March 24, 2011 at her home in St. George, Utah. She was born July 16, 1932 in Boulder, Utah to Clyde and Irene King. She married Eugene Napoleon Griffin on June 10, 1953, they were later divorced. She later married Floyd...

Dessie Reber Mcallister

Dessie Reber Mcallister

Mar 23, 2011

St. George, Utah - Dessie Reber McAllister, our sweet, loving, beloved mother, grandmother, great- grandmother, passed away March 23, 2011 at her home in St George at the age of 93. She lived a long a fulfilling life. She was the eighth child born to Edwin and Ella Jones, July 31, 1917, in Gunlock, Utah. She married Garth Jones in...

E. Paul Williams

E. Paul Williams

Mar 22, 2011

St. George, Utah - E Paul Williams passed away March 22, 2011 at age 83. Born September 1, 1927 to Edward Paul and Ema Olivia (Roan) Williams in Sharon, OK. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Janie Davis, and his half brothers George, Louis and Granville Williams. He is survived by his wife Barbara, sons Eric...

Gary Leroy Gregerson

Gary Leroy Gregerson

Mar 22, 2011

Provo, Utah - Gary LeRoy Gregerson, our loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend passed away March 22, 2011 in Provo, Utah after a courageous battle with cancer. Gary was born May 26, 1936 in Indio, California to Worthen Earl Gregerson and Werdna Musgrave Gregerson. He moved to Pintura, Utah at age seven and attended schools in the area graduating from...

Mary Jane Ryan

Mary Jane Ryan

Mar 20, 2011

St. George, UT - Mary Jane Ryan, 82, passed away on March 20, 2011 in St. George, Utah. She was born on September 26, 1928 in Appleton, Wisconsin to Raymond Bernard and Caryl Marie Brand. She is survived by daughter, Jane Caryl Ryan, daughter-in-law, Lyn Ryan, granddaughters: Kristy Maree Ryan, Julie Nicole (Matt) Winkley, Lisa Anne Ryan, and Heather Lyn...

Zella Cox O'Brien

Zella Cox O'Brien

Mar 20, 2011

St. George, Utah - Zella OBrien was born April 1, 1929 in LaVerkin, Utah to Charles and Retta Stock Cox. She was the sixth of ten children. She died March 20, 2011 of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. She married Edward OBrien on January 29, 1966 in the St. George LDS Temple. They lived in Ivins, Utah for many years, then...

Helen Elizabeth Sterner

Helen Elizabeth Sterner

Mar 20, 2011

St. George, Utah - Helen Elizabeth Sterner passed away March 20, 2011. She was born March 8, 1911 in Lincoln, Nebraska to William L. Stevens and Myrtle Minnie Cool Stevens. She married Leland S. Sterner. Helen is survived by her son, James Douglas (Anita) Sterner; five grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leland and...

Lolen David East

Lolen David East

Mar 20, 2011

St. George, Utah - Lolen David East passed away March 20, 2011. He was born June 30, 1927, in Manila, Arkansas, the oldest of ten children born to Eaveret Benton East and Wilma Inez Hill East. Lolen is survived by his wife, Jeanne; sons: Gary (Pat) East, Franklin (Mary) East, and David (Kathy) East; daughter, Rita (Glenn) Wennberg; nine grandchildren:...

Jacklyn Mae King Greenhalgh

Jacklyn Mae King Greenhalgh

Mar 17, 2011

St. George, UT - Jacklyn Mae King Greenhalgh passed away March 17, 2011 at the age of 81. She is preceded in death by her sweetheart and husband Robert L. Greenhalgh. She is survived by her three children; Peggy (Lloyd) Crenshaw of St. George, Utah, Richard (Marlene) Greenhalgh of Taylorsville, Utah, Pamela (Tom) Badstubner of Blackstone, Massachusetts, her sister, Joann...

Dorothy Reynolds

Dorothy Reynolds

Mar 12, 2011

Ivins, Utah - Dorothy Reynolds passed away March 12, 2011. She was born September 12, 1923 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is survived by her five children: Jerry Reynolds (Bonnie), Diane Avery (Jack), Sandy Ferrante, Michael Reynolds (Lynn) and Debbie Hern (Mathew); 16 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and 7 great-great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be held Thursday, March 17, 2011 at...

Charles Wayne Stevenson

Charles Wayne Stevenson

Mar 12, 2011

St. George, Utah - Wayne was born December 15, 1931 in Logan, UT to Samuel and Irene Winward Stevenson. He passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on March 12, 2011 in St. George, UT. He was raised and educated in Logan, UT, graduating from Logan High School in 1950. His National Guard unit was activated and sent...

Adam Bruce Veilleux

Adam Bruce Veilleux

Mar 12, 2011

St. George, Utah - Adam Bruce Veilleux, 22, passed away March 12, 2011. He was born July 7, 1988 in Glendale, California to Bruce and Connie Veilleux and was the adored baby brother of Jarrod, Heather and Megan.

He enjoyed a terrific friendship with his brother-in-law, Tyson, who helped him through many tough times. His...

Elizabeth Martineau Brown

Elizabeth Martineau Brown

Mar 9, 2011

Elizabeth Martineau Brown Hurricane, UT - Elizabeth Martineau Brown, 89, passed away March 9, 2011 in her home in Hurricane Utah. She was born on April 5, 1921 in Colonial Pacheco, Chihuahua Mexico to Stanley T. Martineau and Elizabeth Hawkins Martineau. She was married to Joseph Woodrow Brown in the Manti temple on February 28th, 1942. She was a loving,...

Mollie Chepin Allen

Mollie Chepin Allen

Mar 8, 2011

St. George, UT - Mollie Allen, age 91, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2011 at the Red Cliffs Regional Care Center after a long illness. The daughter of Frank Chepin and Anna Sekora Chepin, Mollie was born, September 8, 1919, at Engevill, Second Valley, in Southeast Kansas. She grew up in the mining town of Gamerco, New Mexico, near...

Holye Marcel Miller

Holye Marcel Miller

Mar 6, 2011

Holye Marcel Miller St. George, UT - Holye Marcel Miller passed in her peaceful sleep on March 6, 2011. She was 63. Holye was born on April 20th, 1948 in Toronto, Canada. She was married to Rick Miller and bore three children: Tammy, Carter, and Stacy. Holye loved to sing, read, laugh, shop, watch cartoons, color, and support her children....

Frances Faye Hounshell Johnson

Frances Faye Hounshell Johnson

Mar 6, 2011

Frances Faye Hounshell Johnson Washington, UT - Frances Faye Hounshell Johnson, 76, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on March 6, 2011. She was born January 29, 1935 in Pound, Virginia. Frances met and married David Eccles Johnson in December of 1957 (later divorced) while working as a telephone operator in Washington, D.C. After David was discharged...

Joseph Frederick Arbogast

Joseph Frederick Arbogast

Mar 4, 2011

St. George, Utah - Joseph Frederick Arbogast passed away March 4, 2011. He was born March 9, 1920 in Beavertown, PA to Merrill H. Arbogast and Esther Bingman Arbogast. He married Eleanor M. Arbogast in New Orleans on July 12, 1943 and celebrated 67 years of marriage. Joseph served in the U.S. Navy for four years. He graduated in 1942...

Walter Ernst Henzi

Walter Ernst Henzi

Mar 3, 2011

Walter Ernst Henzi, Jr. Layton, Utah -Walter Ernst Henzi Jr. passed away March 3, 2011 in Layton, Utah. He was born October 20, 1924 in Castle Dale, Emery County, Utah to Walter Ernst and Mary Emily Harris Henzi. He graduated from Central High School in May of 1942 and was drafted into the Army-Air Force in February 1943 and served...

Verda Mae Nunley

Verda Mae Nunley

Mar 3, 2011

Verda Mae Nunley St. George, UT - Our beloved mother passed away March 3, 2011, on her 79th birthday, at her home in St. George surrounded by her family. She was born on March 3, 1932 in Panguitch, Utah to Myron and Alda Cooley. Verda was the first daughter of ten children. Verda married Virgil Thamert in 1947 and together...