Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities
George Gary Creer
Mar 20, 2010
George Gary Creer St. George, UT - George Gary Creer was born 6 November 1933, in Bancroft, Idaho to David Russell and Genevieve Nuttall Creer, the second of four children. Gary passed away on 20 March 2010, in St. George, Utah due to an accident while horseback riding with his wife of 56 years, Sidney, and with his son, Steven...
Barbara Perkins Jacobsen
Mar 19, 2010
St. George, UT - Barbara Perkins Jacobsen, a distinguished educator, World War II veteran and world traveler, passed away March 19, 2010, after a short illness. She was 87. She was born June 19, 1922, the youngest child of David Hunter and Carrie Romina Munk Perkins. She graduated from Utah State Agriculture College in May 1943 with a major in...
Gene Richard Brown
Mar 19, 2010
Littlefield, AZ - Gene Richard Brown, Beloved Husband, Dad, Brother, Uncle, Brother-in-law & Friend passed away suddenly March 19, 2010 from severe pneumonia. We have lost a GREAT STORYTELLER and the best Accordion player ever. Gene was born to David M Brown & Mervine Brown on January 30, 1942 .He married Connie Nielsen October 2, 1961. They were later sealed...
Dylan Ryan Slack
Mar 19, 2010
ST. GEORGE, UT - Dylan Ryan Slack, 5, passed away March 19, 2010 in Salt Lake City after a valiant fight with a life-long illness. Dylan was born in St. George, UT on April 7, 2004 to Ryan and Stephanie Slack and lived here his entire life. Dylan's life on this earth was brief and difficult, but his courageous example...
Howard Austin
Mar 17, 2010
ST. GEORGE, UT - Howard J. Austin, 78, passed away peacefully on March 17, 2010. He left this world in his home surrounded by his family, after a very long struggle with health issues. Dad was born in Lehi, Utah, on July 24, 1931. He was the youngest of ten children born to John and Myrtle Austin. He married Patricia...
Elaine Cummings
Mar 17, 2010
St. George, UT - A sweet ray of sunshine, our mom and grandma, Elaine Wright Cummings, 89, returned to dance with her sweetheart, March 17, 2010 at her home in St. George, Utah. She was born Ruth Elaine to Roy and Gladys Pickens on October 4, 1920 in Salisbury, Ohio. She was the oldest of 9 children. She married John...
Douglas Jay Rose
Mar 13, 2010
Douglas J. Rose He swept into my life like a smiling sun, lighting up my lonely world with laughter, gaiety, humor, fun, joy and love, with teasing along the way. He was a faithful member of the LDS Church and was married for 36 years and sealed to his loving wife, Rhea, in the St. George Temple. To know him...
Velma Roberta Read
Mar 11, 2010
St. George, UT - Velma Roberta Read passed away March 11, 2010. She was born May 7, 1917 in Cisco, Texas to Walter Raymond and Ethel DuBose Frye. She is preceded in death by her husband, Curtis Carson Read. She is survived by her son, James Curtis Read and daughter, Sherryl Mitchell. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 13,...
Jerry Clark Evans
Mar 11, 2010
Ivins, UT- Jerry Clark Evans was called home to his Heavenly Father on Thur., March 11, 2010. He was born June 1, 1939 in Ogden, UT to James and Arlene Evans. He married Millie Keirnes of Kamiah, ID, August 25, 1958 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Jerry enjoyed planes, trains and automobiles and singing in the Southern Utah Heritage...
Janice Stover Dutson
Mar 5, 2010
San Jose, CA - Janice Stover Dutson was born May 9th 1937 in Duncan, Arizona to William and Josephine Stover, and passed away unexpectedly and peacefully at her home on March 5th. She is survived by her husband Ray and children Teri (Florio), Rick, Kristi (Call) and Leanne (Johanson) and their spouses. She is blessed with 18 grand-children and 10...
James Paul Elliott
Mar 5, 2010
St. George, UT - James Paul Elliott passed away March 5, 2010. He was born August 28, 1962 in Rapid City, South Dakota.. James is survived by parents, Richard and Donna Nuesse Sweeney of St. George, Utah; son, Kenneth (Kesha) Elliott of St. George, Utah; daughters: Ashley Johnston of California and Trisha Rapoza of Virginia; grandchildren: Brody Johnston and Taylor...
Mary Sophia Rushton
Mar 4, 2010
Washington, UT - Mary Sophia Rushton, 98, passed away March 4, 2010, in St George Utah. Mary was born February 13th, 1912 to Ephraim and Phoebe Swain. She was the oldest of 9 children. She married Leslie Mitchie, deceased. She married Chris Rushton, they were married 50+ years. Chris past away in 1999. Mary is survived by son, Dale and...
Michael Vern Hardman
Mar 3, 2010
Santa Clara, UT - Michael went home to his Heavenly Father on March 3, 2010. Michael was born March 16, 1954 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Vern and Virginia Hardman. He graduated from Granger High School in 1971 and later attended Utah Technical College where he majored in Building Construction and graduated in 1974. Michael married Theresa Bittle in...
Robert Lee Prince
Mar 2, 2010
St. George, UT - What a Guy. Just call him Bob. B.O.B . Born February 15, 1939 in Murray, Utah, son of Mark and Thelma Prince. He was a 1957 graduate of Murray High. He worked many years at Murray Printing and later retired in grocery management. Bobs accomplishments in life are many. He was Founding President of the Murray...
Verna "Scottie" Swider
Feb 27, 2010
Hurricane, UT - Verna Lavelle Scottie Swider, 71, passed away on February 27, 2010 at Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George, UT surrounded by loved ones. She was born June 9, 1938 in Roosevelt, Utah to James Cook and Hazel Pauline Reedhead. She married Stanley Swider. They were married in Phoenix, AZ on May 3, 1988. She was raised...
Samuel Lyle Johnson
Feb 27, 2010
Sandy / St. George, Utah - Samuel Lyle Johnson, 93, passed through the veil on February 27, 2010. He was born June 6, 1916 in Orangeville, Utah. Lyle married his sweetheart, Dorothy Whipp Wall, on August 11, 1937 in Washington D.C.; then solemnized their marriage in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on August 18, 1937. Lyle is survived by his...
Robert Rulon Horrocks
Feb 26, 2010
Robert Rulon Horrocks St. George, UT - Robert Rulon Horrocks passed away peacefully on February 26, 2010. He was born April 3, 1932 to Rulon Herbert Horrocks and Gladys Rosina Cheney, and was their only child. After graduation from the University of Utah in 1953, in mechanical engineering, he accepted employment with Shell Oil Company. He moved to the Bay...
Charlotte Young Weight
Feb 25, 2010
Leeds, UT - Charlotte Young Weight, age 81, passed away peacefully on February 25, 2010 at her home in Leeds, UT. She was born September 16, 1928 in Salt Lake City, UT to Murray and Charlotte Burton Young. Charlotte grew up in Pasadena , CA where she attended Pasadena City college. She worked as a secretary and served a Stake...
Ryan Stephen Macpherson
Feb 24, 2010
St. George, UT - Our beloved husband, father, brother, son and uncle passed away February 24, 2010. Ryan was born to Marilee Johnson and Bradford Earl MacPherson in Salt Lake City, UT on November 28, 1986. His childhood was spent in Sandy, Utah, where he grew up along side his three brothers. Ryan loved his brothers and his brothers -...
Susan Penelope "Penny" Moore
Feb 23, 2010
Penne Moore ST. GEORGE - Susan Penelope Penne Moore, age 70, died February 23, 2010 at her home. She was born December 12, 1939 in Orange County, California to Harlan Dixon and Hazel Lorene Heil Moore. She graduated from Dixie High School in St. George. Penne had worked as a data programmer in the office machines industry. She also was...


