Obituaries

Oct 1, 2023

Winchester Hills, Utah -Robert Spendlove Gibson was born in Boulder City, Nevada on February 1, 1947, to Mads and Mary Gibson.

Robert lived in Nevada until he graduated high school in 1965. After graduation he moved to Salt Lake City and attended trade school. He then moved to Southern California where he took...

Sep 28, 2023

St George Utah - Charles Ty "Chuck" Nuttall passed away on September 28, 2023, from complications following surgery. He died at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, surrounded by his loved ones.

Chuck was born on September 7, 1966, the youngest child of Wayne and Fontella Porter Nuttall. He grew up...

Sep 28, 2023

Franklin "Frank" Delano Simpkins; 88, passed away on September 28, 2023, in St. George, Utah. He was born December 3, 1934, in Cortland, Indiana (near Seymour) to Wiley Oscar and Fern Beatrice McMahon Simpkins. He was married several times, notably to Sherlyn Jarvis–with whom he had raised three boys. Although divorced, Frank and Sherry have remained close...

Sep 26, 2023

Kathy T. Felix, 79, of St. George, Utah, passed away on September 26, 2023, surrounded by her loved ones after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. Kathy was born on April 2, 1944, to Earl and Phyllis Thompson in Ogden, Utah. She graduated from Ogden High School in 1962.

Kathy married her high...

Sep 26, 2023

Richard Lee Harker, 69, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, surrounded by family.

Rick was born July 28, 1954, in Murray, Utah to Melvin and Lois Harker, the second of five children. He graduated from Kemmerer High School in 1973, then went on to work as an apprentice and later becoming an iron worker.

Sep 25, 2023

Santa Clara, Utah – Ronald George Whitehead unexpectedly passed from this life on Monday, September 25, 2023, at the age of 67. He was born in St. George, Utah, on March 3, 1956, to Evan Gardner and Mae Gubler Whitehead, of St. George and Santa Clara, Utah. Ron and his sweet, eternal companion, Lori, adventured and made...

Sep 23, 2023

(a.k.a Queen B, GrandB, Queenie)

St George, Utah – Elizabeth Ann Peddicord Jameson, (a.k.a Queen B, GrandB, Queenie) age 89, of St. George, Utah passed away peacefully Saturday, September 23, 2023.  She was born July 31, 1934, at Fort Monroe, Virginia, to U.S. Army Colonel Everett Davenport Peddicord and Margaret Eleanor Ballentine Peddicord....

Sep 20, 2023

St. George, Utah – Charles Richard Harrah, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully in the morning on September 20, 2023, surrounded by his loving family.

Charles was born on February 28, 1937, in Alamosa, Colorado, to Charles L. Harrah and Onieda F. Shepherd. He was raised in Arizona, where he...

Sep 18, 2023

St. George, Utah – O. Guy Humphries, 87, passed away September 18, 2023, peacefully at his home. He was born November 19, 1935, to Owen Gardiner Humphries and Mary Maud Wild. Guy grew up in American Fork, Utah. He attended American Fork High School where he played on the basketball, football, baseball, and track teams. Guy loved...

Sep 15, 2023

St. George, Utah – Lee LaMar Chamberlain, 89, passed away September 15, 2023. He was born May 9, 1934, in Oak City, Utah to Heber La Mar Chamberlain and Hannah Margaret Talbot.

Lee was raised in Orderville, Utah. He graduated May 1952 from Valley High School as valedictorian. He attended Southern Utah University...

Sep 14, 2023

Hurricane, Utah – Thomas Benjamin Watkins passed away Thursday, September 14, 2023, in Hurricane, Utah. He was born on January 29, 1981, in Visalia, California to Jim and Deanna Watkins. He grew up in Bakersfield, California.

Ben, the baby of his family, was the last of five children. He enjoyed school in California...

Sep 11, 2023

St. George, Utah – Larry Warren Reid, aged 78, peacefully departed on September 11, 2023. Preceding him in death was his sole sibling, a mirror image identical twin, Jerry C. Reid. His parents, Ray L. Reid and Jean Smith Reid, hailed from Utah; a place Larry later called home. Larry was blessed with a family, comprising of...

Sep 8, 2023

St. George, Utah – Claire Lorraine Bodmer Moss, 99, passed away September 8, 2023. She was born May 5, 1924, in Riverside, California to Herman and Ludeen Merz Bodmer. She married Fenton Earl Moss on February 5, 1945, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.

Claire is survived by her children: Lynn Lorraine (Phil)...

Sep 5, 2023

Washington, Utah - Katherine Sue Goodell Massey passed away September 5, 2023, at home with her family surrounding her.

Kathy was born January 28, 1953, in Scottsbluff, Nebraska to Joseph Charles and Florence Jean Phinney Goodell. She grew up on the family wheat farm playing and working. She climbed the big tree, played...

Sep 3, 2023

Ivins, Utah – Linda Elwell passed away September 3, 2023 in Cedar City, Utah. Linda was born to Ralph Waldo and Esther Mae Huffman on November 3, 1944, in Los Angeles, California. As an only child Linda was the delight of her parents.

As a young woman Linda worked for McCloskey Varnish company where she...

Sep 3, 2023

St George, Utah – SherrieAnn Jones Slack was born in Cedar City, Utah on October 31, 1944, to Thornton and Selma Felt Jones.

She was a spunky, fun-loving, vivacious woman who died in her home on September 3, 2023. She was the youngest of 8 children. She was sealed to her high school...

Aug 31, 2023

Washington, Utah – Patsy Ruth Gibson Petersen, 95, passed away August 31, 2023. She was born on February 3, 1928, to Henry Kenneth Gibson and Hannah Mahulda Marchant.  She was a Park City, Utah native who could entertain you for hours with stories of her childhood and the lifelong friendships she formed growing up there....

Aug 30, 2023

Roy Russell Valantine, 93, passed away in Santa Ana, California, on Wednesday, August 30, 2023.  He was born April 12, 1930, in Los Angeles, California, the son of Vernon Wilson Valantine and Ruby Potter Valantine.  Roy's wife, Jane Dibble Valantine, preceded him in death on December 30, 2022.  Roy and Jane had four children: Diane Valantine Rappaport...

Aug 26, 2023

St. George, Utah – Margaret Lynn Halverson Sinnott passed away Saturday, August 26, 2023, at the age of 78.

She was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Margaret Mae Curtis Halverson and Clarence Faville Halverson. At the age of 10, Margy and her family left the familiarity, comfort, and safety of Minnesota, jumped in...

Aug 26, 2023

St. George – Harold Nolan Handke, 78, passed away August 26, 2023. He was born February 10, 1945, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to John and Betty Handke. He married Linda Kay Johndrow on August 30, 1968, in Hunter, Oklahoma.

Harold was raised in Oklahoma City. He received an associate degree from Oklahoma University....