Obituaries

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

Sherman Lee

Sherman Lee

Oct 6, 2022

Santa Clara, UT/Fayette, UT – Arthur Sherman Lee, 88, passed away on October 6, 2022, in St. George, UT. He was born in Monroe, UT on September 10, 1934, to Clark and Ruth Lee. He was married to Anna Dorius 67 years ago on August 26, 1955, in Fayette, UT. They were later sealed in...

Clarence Henry Spilker

Clarence Henry Spilker

Oct 5, 2022

St. George, Utah – With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Clarence Henry "Chris" Spilker on October 5, 2022, age 95 from illness incident to age. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. His family emigrated from Germany to the US shortly after the end of World War I. He...

Helen Marie Mcelroy

Helen Marie Mcelroy

Oct 4, 2022

St. George, Utah – Helen Marie McElroy, 103, passed away October 4, 2022. She was born August 28, 1919 in Roseburg, Oregon to Roy and Ethel Catching. She married Eugene McElroy.

Helen will be interred next to her husband in the Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, Oregon.

Col. Hugh Prichett Von Zell Ruhsam

Col. Hugh Prichett Von Zell Ruhsam

Oct 4, 2022

St. George, Utah – Col. Hugh Prichett Von Zell Ruhsam, USAF, Ret., passed away October 4, 2022, from causes incident to age. He was born in Albert Lea, Minnesota on January 1, 1929, to Erwin and Josephine Ruhsam. He spent his childhood and early years in Minnesota before attending Virginia Military Institute (VMI) and entering...

Rosemary Wright Jones

Rosemary Wright Jones

Oct 4, 2022

St. George, Utah - Rosemary Wright Jones always wanted to live to be 90 years old. The Lord gave us a bonus year, for at the age of 91 years and 4 days, on October 4, 2022, Rosemary Wright Jones, surrounded by loved ones, passed peacefully and joyfully through the veil into the arms of...

Mike Pettis

Mike Pettis

Oct 2, 2022

Ivins, Utah - Lewis Mike Pettis passed away peacefully on October 2, 2022 in Ivins, Utah due to conditions incident to age and Alzheimer's disease.  He was 89 years old.

Mike was born September 27, 1933 in Sharon Springs, Kansas to Gordon F. Pettis and Gwendolyn Gailey Pettis.  He was the...

Tyler Hall

Tyler Hall

Sep 30, 2022

St. George, Utah – Tyler was a disciple of Jesus Christ. The best of men. He dedicated his life to serving God and his neighbor. Tyler Orwin Hall, 35, returned to his Heavenly home on September 30, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. He fought a brave battle with lung cancer for nearly 3 years....

Daniel Max Jackson

Daniel Max Jackson

Sep 29, 2022

St. George, UT - Daniel "Danny" Max Jackson, 57, born to David Max and Lisa Togonon Jackson on April 13, 1965, passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by his family, on September 29, 2022, after an 18-month battle with lung cancer.

Danny was born in Whidbey Island, Washington and raised...

Beatriz B Cazares

Beatriz B Cazares

Sep 29, 2022

Beatriz B. Cazares, 73, passed away September 29, 2022. She was born May 7, 1949, in Vera Cruz, Mexico to Febronio and Guadalupe Sanchez.

A visitation will be held Thursday, October 13, 2022, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Metcalf Mortuary, 288 West St. George Blvd., St. George, Utah.

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Brooke Anne Sorenson

Brooke Anne Sorenson

Sep 28, 2022

St. George, Utah – Brooke Anne Sorenson gained her angel wings on September 28, 2022, after a brave and courageous battle with cancer. She was born on May 14, 1980, in St. George, Utah to Clair and Reeta Sorenson. Brookey was the best gift that her older siblings, Sommer and Adam, could have ever asked...

Carolyn Louise Padratzik

Carolyn Louise Padratzik

Sep 23, 2022

St. George, Utah - Carolyn L. Padratzik, passed away on September 23, 2022, at the age of 91. Carolyn was greeted by her loving parents, husband Raymond "Pat," grandson, Cody Bruno, her siblings, many loved ones, and dear friends, what a joyous reunion. Carolyn was born on September 27, 1930, in Cloquet, MN to Louis...

Denise Louise Fullmer

Denise Louise Fullmer

Sep 21, 2022

St. George, Utah - Denise Louise Fullmer passed away September 21, 2022, St. George, Utah. She was born February 2, 1951, in La Jolla, California to David W. Williams and Dolores Joy Woodard. She married Boyd L. Miller. They later divorced. She married Samuel C. Fullmer.

Mom grew up on the...

Elizabeth Winterholler Petty

Elizabeth Winterholler Petty

Sep 19, 2022

Mesquite, Nevada – Elizabeth "Beth" Winterholler Petty passed away quietly at home in Mesquite, Nevada on September 19, 2022, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.  Born in Lovell, Wyoming on May 31,1955, she was the fifth of Bert and Alys Winterholler's seven children.  She was 67 years old.

In her...

Stephen Grant Humphries

Stephen Grant Humphries

Sep 17, 2022

Hurricane, Utah – Stephen "Steve" Grant Humphries, 60, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family on Saturday, September 17, 2022, at 10:10 p.m. He was born September 25, 1961, in St. George, Utah to Delworth and Nellie Brooks Humphries. He married Eva Maria Sweet on September 13, 2003, in Las Vegas, Nevada....

Gayla S Titensor

Gayla S Titensor

Sep 17, 2022

Washington, Utah - Gayla Stevens Titensor passed away on September 17, 2022, at the age of 92.

Gayla was born on May 16, 1930, in Delta, Utah to Guy Partridge and Delsa Pugh Stevens. She was a loving sister, daughter, wife, and mother. She is adored by her husband, Dean, six children and...

Reed Clarence Morgan

Reed Clarence Morgan

Sep 15, 2022

Reed Clarence Morgan, Father, Grandfather, Brother, Uncle, and Friend passed away suddenly in St. George, Utah on September 15, 2022.

Born in Salt Lake City on May 23, 1954, to parents Stanley and Marjorie Morgan. Reed graduated from Skyline High School in 1972 then pursued a career in sales and traveling. He loved...

Steven Lynn Harker

Steven Lynn Harker

Sep 15, 2022

St. George, UT – Steven Lynn Harker, 71, passed away September 15, 2022, at his home peacefully surrounded by his loved ones in St. George, UT. Steven was born August 31, 1951, in Salt Lake City, UT to Melvin S. Harker and Lois A. Houghton. Steven was the oldest of five. Steven married Patricia Jean...

Kenneth Larry Westover

Kenneth Larry Westover

Sep 12, 2022

Washington, Utah - Kenneth Larry "Pappy" Westover, 72, passed away suddenly and quite unexpectedly on Monday, September 12, 2022 presumably due to unseen complications following an injury sustained over the weekend.

Larry was born on October 27, 1949 to Kenneth Hardy Westover and Jenadora Beck Westover. He grew up in Redondo...

Pauline Yvonne Taylor

Pauline Yvonne Taylor

Sep 10, 2022

St. George, Utah – St. Pauline Yvonne Taylor, 94, died September 10, 2022, in St. George, UT. She was born May 4, 1928, in Pain Court, Ontario, Canada to Leo and Edna Bechard.

Pauline graduated from High School and Business College in Chatham Ontario, Canada. After WWII, she wed Thomas A...

H Lewis Miller

H Lewis Miller

Sep 9, 2022

St. George, Utah – Lieutenant Colonel H Lewis Miller (US Air Force-retired) passed away in St. George, Utah at age 89, on September 9, 2022, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Lewis was born to Horace and Katherine Jones Miller on December 30, 1932, in Ogden, Utah. As a child, he moved to many different areas...