Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities
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...
Donald Keith Mcnabb
Mar 26, 2023
St. George, Utah - Donald Keith McNabb passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on March 26, 2023. He was 86. He was born October 1, 1936, in Visalia, California. He met the love of his life, Marlene Costa, and after a long courtship married her on September 6, 1964. They were married...
Debra Lynn Smith
Mar 24, 2023
Washington, Utah – Debra "Dee" Lynn Smith, 70, went home to her Heavenly Father after a long, hard battle with cancer on Friday, March 24, 2023, at St. George Regional Hospital. She was surrounded by her family and loved ones. Dee was born on September 22, 1952, in Cottonwood, Arizona to Fearl William Lynn and...
Gordon W Jones
Mar 23, 2023
St George - Gordon W Jones was a resident of St George, Utah. His incredible life on earth ended at his home on March 23, 2023, so his new journey could begin. He was born on October 10, 1939, in Provo, Utah to William C and Vera Jones. He was married to his wife, Judy,...
J. Grant Hacking
Mar 23, 2023
St. George, Utah - J. Grant Hacking, 76, passed away peacefully at home in St. George, UT with his beloved wife and daughter by his side on March 23, 2023, after a short battle with a brain tumor. He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Mary Hacking and two brothers, Robert and...
Shirley Nelson Baptist
Mar 22, 2023
St. George, UT – On Wednesday, March 22, 2023, Shirley Nelson Baptist, loving and devoted mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away suddenly at age 75. Shirley was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on July 4, 1947, a firecracker baby to Meredith and Marjorie (Breinholt) Nelson, the fourth of eight children. She...
Nicolaas Joseph Jacobs
Mar 18, 2023
St. George, Utah - Nicolaas Joseph Jacobs was born in Amsterdam, Holland on April 11, 1936, to parents Joseph Jacobs and Jo Van Derwerff. He was the youngest of 10 siblings. On January 10, 1959, Nic married his sweetheart, Maria Albanese, and they were married for nearly five decades.
Nic and...
Linda Carol Brown Cox
Mar 17, 2023
St. George, Utah – Linda Carol Brown Cox passed away on March 17, 2023. She was born June 29, 1947, to Virgil and Joy Brown. She married the love of her life, Wayne L. Cox on March 25, 1972, in Rock Springs, Wyoming.
She is survived by her loving husband and...
Sharon Beeston Brooks
Mar 17, 2023
St George City – Our beloved, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Sharon Beeston Brooks, of St. George, Utah, passed away from cancer March 17, 2023. Sharon was the eighth child of nine children born to Thomas and Vera Beeston in Provo, Utah on January 1, 1972. Sharon was the first new year's baby...


