Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities
Dr. Bruce Call Williams
Apr 28, 2023
Dr. Bruce Call Williams, age 80, passed away peacefully in his home on April 28, 2023, in St George, Utah surrounded by his loving family.
Bruce was born in Provo, Utah to LaMar S. Williams and Nyal B. Williams on December 21, 1942. ...
Jacqueline Ellen Litte Carlson
Apr 28, 2023
Jacqueline Ellen Little Carlson was born June 10, 1934, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was born the only child to parents Charles Kenneth Little and Pearl Jean Marie Liberty. Jacqueline married Lew V. Carlson in Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 13, 1954. Jacqueline passed away peacefully in her home, at Sterling Court Assisted Living, April 28, 2023, in St. George,...
Neil Bleak Bohn
Apr 27, 2023
Enoch, Utah – Neil Bleak Bohn, 58, passed away April 27, 2023. He was born November 30, 1964, in Cedar City, Utah to Clark Byron and Ora Bleak Bohn.
Neil was born and raised in Cedar City. He worked alongside his...
Wendel Kent Burt
Apr 26, 2023
St. George - Wendel Burt's heart and hands reached out far and wide to those things most important to him - people he loved and cared for, organizations with whom he worked and charitable causes he embraced. With his brother, Ron, he founded Burt Brothers Tire & Service...
Glenn Ray Beal
Apr 26, 2023
Leeds, Utah - Glenn Ray Beal, aged 86, died April 26, 2023. He was born in Cedar City, Utah on October 17, 1937, to David Glenn Beal and Wilma Cox Beal. He married Verlynn Button in Silver Reef, Utah on April 18, 1959.
Rylee Sage Backus
Apr 22, 2023
Hurricane, Utah - Rylee Sage Backus passed away unexpectedly Saturday April 22, 2023, at Little Sahara Sand Dunes in Juab County, Utah, surrounded by family and friends.
She was born February 4, 2023, to Logan Backus and Leah Basse in Hurricane, Utah. She...
Carol Snow Averett
Apr 22, 2023
Washington, Utah – Carol Snow Averett, 80, April 22, 2023, Washington, Utah. She was born February 3, 1943, in Jensen, Utah, to Woodrow and Leila Snow.
Carol grew up in Jensen, Utah, where she lived and worked on a working farm with her...
America Johnson
Apr 20, 2023
St George, UT - America Johnson passed away at her home April 20, 2023, after struggling with an illness for several years. She was born at home in 1981 which made her predisposed to home being her favorite place surrounded by the people she loved the best. She was the heart and...
Dan L. Curtis
Apr 18, 2023
St. George – Dan L. Curtis, 88, passed away April 18, 2023. He was born in Aurora, Utah, on February 7, 1935, to Richard Avery and Cassie Elnora Johnson Curtis. He married Ruth Ann Nelson on November 23, 1967. They were later sealed...
Bobbie Johnson
Apr 14, 2023
Morgan, Utah – Roberta "Bobbie" Jean Johnson, our beautiful mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, sister, and friend to so many, graduated from this earthly existence on April 14, 2023, from age-related symptoms, surrounded by loving family members at the age of 92.
Steve Bruce Briest
Apr 13, 2023
Glendora, CA – Steve Bruce Briest, 85, passed away April 13, 2023, in Glendora, California. He was born July 12, 1937, to Margie Jacobs and Bruce Briest. He was born and raised in Helper, Utah.
On November 8, 1958, he married Barbara Ann Murray in Bermuda where he was stationed in...
Kedrick Charles Miller
Apr 11, 2023
Cedar City, Utah - Kedrick Charles Miller, 78, of Cedar City, Utah returned to his family in heaven on April 11, 2023. Rick was born March 31, 1945, to William and Mildred Miller.
From a young age Rick showed his fierce loyalty and love for his family and friends. He had...
Linda Nicholls
Apr 10, 2023
Ivins, Utah – Linda Linebaugh Berrett Nicholls, 82, passed away April 10, 2023, at home surrounded in love. She was born July 22, 1940, in American Fork, Utah to Glade and Thora Hawkins Linebaugh.
Linda grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah where she attended Olympus High, then The University of...
Spencer Wesley Truman
Apr 7, 2023
St. George, Utah - Spencer Wesley Truman, age 101, died April 7, 2023, at the Seasons Health and Rehab in St. George. He was born February 14, 1922, in St. George, Utah to Albert Henry Truman and Ruth Foremaster Truman. He married Herma Gubler on November 3, 1942, in St. George, Utah.
Margaret Teresa Curran
Apr 5, 2023
St. George, Utah - Margaret Teresa Curran (née Miley) passed away peacefully at home on April 5, 2023. Margaret was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and met her husband Cyril from Sligo, Ireland. Following their marriage in Northern Ireland they traveled to Canada where they spent three years living in Vancouver. They made their way...
Peggy Marie Ernest
Apr 3, 2023
St. George - Margaret "Peggy" Sanford Ernest lost her courageous battle with Melanoma on April 3, 2023, with her family by her side.
Peggy was born on September 23, 1959, in Wilmington, Delaware. She was the daughter of Tom Sanford and Mitzi Baker Robbins. Peggy had an older sister (luckily also...
Emily Joy Bell
Apr 2, 2023
St. George, Utah – Emily glided into this life joyfully ringing all the bells, singing all the songs, climbing all the mountains, teaching all the children, creating all the cookies and crafts, and writing all the poems. And she slipped quietly away to soar and sing with angels above on Palm Sunday. She chose faith...
Janet Louise Simmering
Apr 2, 2023
St George, Utah – Janet Simmering, age 87, passed away on April 2, 2023, in St George, UT with her daughters, Jeanne and Judy by her side. She was born on November 7, 1935, in Wray, Colorado to George and Lillie McGinnis.
Janet's husband, Jack Simmering preceded her in...
Connie Hartman
Mar 29, 2023
St. George, UT – Connie Hartman, 82, March 29, 2023. She was born February 9, 1941, in Jersey City, New Jersey to Ann and Peter Novak.
Connie came out west with her family at an early age, and graduated from Leuzinger High School in Lawndale, CA. She lived an interesting, challenging,...
Kim Andre Hansen
Mar 28, 2023
St. George, Utah –On March 28, 2023, Kim André Hansen returned to the loving arms of our Heavenly Father and our Savior Jesus Christ after losing his battle with cancer. He had a beautiful reunion with his first wife, Linn.
Kim was born on October 2, 1951, in Salt Lake City to Hubert...


