Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities
Lavern Francis Neppl
May 23, 2023
Hurricane, Utah - LaVern "Vern" Francis Neppl died peacefully at his home in Hurricane, UT on May 23, 2023. He was born July 5, 1932, in Carroll, Iowa, the 7th of Chris & Mary Neppl's 11 children.
Vern farmed 560 acres in Crawford County, IA before moving his young family to Alexandria, MN...
Cyril Stephen Curran
May 21, 2023
St. George, Utah – Cyril "Cy" Stephen Curran passed away peacefully on May 21, 2023. He was born in Sligo, Ireland, and met his wife Margaret from Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Following their marriage in Northern Ireland they traveled to Canada where they spent three years living in Vancouver. They made their way to...
Thomas "Gary" Kimble
May 19, 2023
Ivins, Utah - Mr. Thomas "Gary" Kimble, 85 years old, passed away on Friday May 19, 2023, in St. George, Utah. He resided in the Southern Utah Veterans Home since November 2018. Born in Silver City, New Mexico June 12, 1937, to Thomas William Kimble and Mary Catherine Moyer. He was married to Alta Lee Goforth McCain-...
Jayne Marlow Heldt Orth
May 19, 2023
St. George, Utah – Jayne Marlow Heldt Orth, 90, passed away May 19, 2023, at home in St. George, Utah. She enjoyed good health her whole life until she fractured her hip this past September. She began her earthly sojourn on September 25, 1932, in beautiful Great Falls, Montana.
Jayne left behind a...
Richard "Dick" Nourse
May 18, 2023
St. George, Utah – Richard Henry "Dick" Nourse, 83, passed away peacefully surrounded by family May 18, 2023, at his home in St George, Utah. Dick was born March 8, 1940, in Grand Junction, Colorado to Harry Richard and Sarah Lovell Poole Nourse and was the youngest of three children.
Dick will forever...
Bitner Conrad Demille
May 17, 2023
Washington, Utah - Bitner Conrad DeMille, 19, May 17, 2023. He was born August 22, 2003, to Jessica Margaret DeMille.
Bitner "Buddy" was born in St. George, UT and raised in Washington, UT. Bitner came into this world with a fighting spirit and beautiful, soulful blue eyes. Buddy had such a huge heart....
Carole Ann Kolashinski
May 15, 2023
St. George, Utah – Carole Ann Kolashinski, 81, passed away May 15, 2023. She was born August 3, 1941, in Great Falls, Montana to Harry and Clefa Henderson.
Carole graduated from Great Falls College with a degree in Education and spent most of her life working as a teacher and caregiver. She worked...
Limni Josue Medina
May 15, 2023
Santa Clara, Utah – Limni Josue Medina, 35, passed away May 15, 2023. He was born May 26, 1987, in Tijuana, Mexico.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 20, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. at Metcalf Mortuary, 288 West St. George...
Kirk Tallman
May 13, 2023
St. George, Utah - Kirk Tallman, 31, passed away unexpectedly on May 13, 2023, in St. George, UT. He was born in Richfield, UT on October 17, 1991, to Sharon and Julius Tallman.
Kirk was charismatic, lived life to...
Shane Ray Davis
May 8, 2023
Ivins, Utah – Shane Ray Davis, loving son, brother, husband, father, uncle, grandpa passed away May 8, 2023, in St. George, Utah at the age of 52. Shane was born in Perry, Dallas County, Iowa to Alonna Jean Coleman Eggen and Donald Eugene Davis on April 9, 1971. He was...
Mabel Knell Bowler Welch
May 2, 2023
Our beautiful mother, sister and grandmother, Mabel Knell Bowler Welch passed away peacefully in her home May 2, 2023, after battling a long road of multiple sclerosis for 31 years.
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Georgia Brook Jones
Apr 28, 2023
St George – Georgia Brook Jones, 28, of St. George, Utah passed away April 28, 2023. She was born on August 13, 1994, in Provo, Utah to Paul Robert and Christine Smith Jones.
Georgia Jones attended schools in Spanish Fork, Utah and St....
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...


