Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities

Lisa Given Ames

Lisa Given Ames

Nov 9, 2022

St. George, Utah – On November 9, 2022, we lost our oh-so-loved mother, yia- yia, sister, and beloved wife, Lisa Given Ames.  Lisa passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by her loving family after an 18-year battle with 8 different cancers.

Lisa was the second of four children born to...

Dennis Dale Slater

Dennis Dale Slater

Nov 6, 2022

Central (Mountain Meadows), Utah - Dennis Dale Slater passed away peacefully at the home of his sister, Lori Atkinson in Hurricane, Utah on Sunday, November 6, 2022. Dale was born on September 13, 1957, in Ogden, Utah to Dennis Lawrence Slater of Slaterville/Marriott and Carolynn Craner of Riverdale.

He grew up...

Jarrad Ross Mickelson

Jarrad Ross Mickelson

Nov 3, 2022

St. George, UT – Jarrad Ross Mickelson, 37, passed away in Colorado Springs, Colorado on November 3, 2022. He was born March 20, 1985, in St. George, UT to Greg C. and Terri Cannon Mickelson. He grew up in the Middleton area of St. George where he made good friends playing youth sports, video games,...

Janice Golden Alexander

Janice Golden Alexander

Oct 31, 2022

Hurricane, Utah – Janice Golden Alexander was born December 30, 1929, and passed away peacefully on October 31, 2022, in Hurricane, Utah. Janice was born in American Fork, Utah.  She graduated from the Class of 1947 from Barstow High School.  She later married Allen Alexander and had two children, a daughter Adrienne and a son...

Vernon L Hill

Vernon L Hill

Oct 30, 2022

Alpine Utah - Vernon L. Hill, 97, passed away October 30, 2022. Vern was born May 26, 1925, in Phoenix, AZ to James Henry Hill and Sarah Emily Pearce Hill. Before his Missionary service to Czechoslovakia (1947 to 1950), he lived with his family in Arizona, Oregon, and California. He met and married Janice Rene...

Lynn R. Whittaker

Lynn R. Whittaker

Oct 30, 2022

St. George, Utah – Lynn R. Whittaker, 75, passed away October 30, 2022. He was born January 13, 1947 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Moroni and Etta Morgan Whittaker. He married Katherine Anderson in the St George Latter-day Saint Temple on March 30, 1973.

Lynn was raised in Midvale, Utah. He...

Winona Louise Cox

Winona Louise Cox

Oct 27, 2022

St. George, Utah - Winona (Nonie) Cox, age 75, graduated life on October 27, 2022, in Springville, UT. She was born February 23, 1947, to David Thurston Lehman and Audrey Rose Sanford in Montebello, CA.

Nonie lived the majority of her life in California. She grew up in Montebello, with her...

Carla Irene Hoyt Brooks

Carla Irene Hoyt Brooks

Oct 26, 2022

Carla Irene Hoyt Brooks passed away on Wednesday, 26 October 2022 in South Jordan, Utah, after spending the week with her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She was born to Elmo and Irene Hoyt on 2 January 1939 in Kamas, Utah the second of four children.

Carla grew up in Kamas, where she...

Wanda Blake Lucas

Wanda Blake Lucas

Oct 24, 2022

On October 24, 2022, Wanda Blake Lucas passed away peacefully in her sleep in Boise, Idaho. Wanda was born to Milo and Mary Alena Blake in 1937 in St. George, Utah.

She attended Dixie High, class of 1955, and cherished her days growing up in St. George. She loved telling stories about her...

Lloyd Claude Warner

Lloyd Claude Warner

Oct 24, 2022

St. George, UT – Lloyd Claude Warner was born in Delta, Utah in the winter of 1931 to Angie Dearden and Claude Elden Warner. It was in the depth of the depression, so jobs were hard to come by. Lloyd grew up moving all over the state with his parents, older sister, Naoma and younger...

Robert Lenoir Cox

Robert Lenoir Cox

Oct 21, 2022

St. George, UT – Robert Lenoir Cox, 98, was born on March 23, 1924, to Arthur D. Cox and Cora Haight. Raised on the Cox farm outside of Rockville, Utah, he is the third son and the fifth child in a family of nine children. One sibling died at birth, but the others raised large...

Harry Earl Brockmeier, Jr.

Harry Earl Brockmeier, Jr.

Oct 21, 2022

The world lost a great man on October 21, 2022 at the age of 90. Harry Earl Brockmeier, Jr. was born February 19, 1932 in Cedar City, Utah to Harry Earl Brockmeier Sr. and Catherine Agnes Littlefield. He was raised in Zion National Park.

He attended Hurricane High School where he was quite...

John Brent Davis

John Brent Davis

Oct 21, 2022

Hurricane, Utah - John Brent Davis passed away on Friday, October 21, 2022, at his home in Hurricane, Utah surrounded by family. He was born February 18, 1936, to Orson Pratt and Olive (Bitter) Davis at his parent's log cabin in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He was the sixth of eight children in the family.

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Robin Ray Smith

Robin Ray Smith

Oct 19, 2022

Hurricane, Utah - Robin "Rob" Ray Smith was called home on October 19, 2022, in St George, Utah after a heroic battle with end stage Renal failure and ultimately suffered cardiac arrest at the tender age of 61. He was surrounded by loving family.

Rob was born on August 17, 1961,...

Joseph Seabury Johnson

Joseph Seabury Johnson

Oct 12, 2022

Ivins, Utah - Joseph "Joe" Seabury Johnson was born April 23, 1923, in Columbia, South Dakota, to Ralph and Elva Johnson. He passed away on October 12, 2022, in the Veteran's Home in Ivins, Utah. He attended a one room grade school in Columbia High School. He was drafted into the Navy November 1942 and...

Terry Kanies

Terry Kanies

Oct 12, 2022

St. George, Utah - Terry Kanies passed away October 12, 2022, in St. George, Utah. He was born January 8, 1949, in Denver, Colorado to Joseph and Margaret Kanies. He attended St. Louis Elementary School and was in the first graduating class at Most Precious Blood Elementary School. He graduated from Mullen High School in...

Christopher Gabrielson

Christopher Gabrielson

Oct 10, 2022

St. George, Utah – Christopher Gabrielson passed away on October 10, 2022 at the age of 48.

Chris is survived by his parents, Len and Ronda Gabrielson; and siblings: Lisa Thorpe, David Gabrielson, Aaron Gabrielson, Jeremy Gabrielson, Brian Gabrielson, Sara Howell, and Gunnar Gabrielson. Chris is also survived by many in-laws,...

Dr. Phillip Ronald Spinelli

Dr. Phillip Ronald Spinelli

Oct 10, 2022

St. George, Utah - Dr. Spinelli (known usually as Ron) died quickly and peacefully on October 10, 2022, at age 85 at the IHC hospital in St. George following a heart attack.

Ron was born June 5, 1937, in Homestead, PA the son of Phillip Paul Spinelli and Kathryn Bernice Ricketts....

Orville Patrick Fisher

Orville Patrick Fisher

Oct 8, 2022

St. George, Utah – Orville Patrick Fisher, 78, passed away October 6, 2022, in St. George, Utah. He was born March 17, 1944, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to Jessie Anna Louise Rice and Albert Charles Fisher. He married Karen Anita Bodily for eternity on October 24, 1969, in the Manti Temple.

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Marva Montgomery Nelson

Marva Montgomery Nelson

Oct 7, 2022

St. George, Utah - Marva Montgomery Nelson, 85, passed away October 7, 2022.  She was born August 9, 1937 in Heber City, Utah to Earl G. and Atha L. Johnson Montgomery. She attended local schools and graduated from Wasatch High School.  Music was her passion always singing or playing the piano with various choral groups...