Obituaries

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

Mary Nicole Vincent

Mary Nicole Vincent

Sep 5, 2022

Mary Vincent was born in Phoenix, Arizona on July 20, 1991, and peacefully left her body behind on Sept. 5, 2022. She is now free to run, laugh, dance and chat with the angels. Keeping Mary's mortal body healthy, happy, and breathing was a challenge to Mary and all who cared for her. It was a challenge...

Karl M. Esolen

Karl M. Esolen

Sep 1, 2022

St. George, Utah - Karl Died September 1, 2022, in St. George, UT. He was born October 5, 1968, in Hancock, New York where he grew up and spent several years of his life. Karl married Stacey Esolen, later divorced. He moved to St. George, UT and married Michelle Knudson. They were married for over...

Stanford Carter Larson

Stanford Carter Larson

Aug 27, 2022

Washington, Utah – Stanford Carter Larson was born February 9, 1936, in Washington, Utah to Raymond Larson and Berneice Carter. He was 86 years young.  He died August 27, 2022, at IMED in Murray Utah, with family by his side. He suffered a brain aneurysm while walking his dog, Cody Boy. He hit his head...

Paul Kay Biggs

Paul Kay Biggs

Aug 23, 2022

Washington, Utah - Paul Kay Biggs, 78, passed August 23, 2022, with his family at home. He was born in Chicago, IL, on June 25, 1944, to Lee Biggs and Maxine Virginia Biggs. He married Patricia Ann Biggs, and they shared an amazing and loving 30 years together before his passing. They were married in...

Karen Argyle Petersen

Karen Argyle Petersen

Aug 21, 2022

St. George, Utah - At the break of dawn on January 13, 1941, Karen came into this world in a small home in Bountiful, Utah to proud parents, Rex and Vashti Higginson Argyle. We lost her in the early morning hours of August 21, 2022. She grew up with her six siblings, Ray H. Argyle...

Mary Irene Mcmullen Shankula Bywater

Mary Irene Mcmullen Shankula Bywater

Aug 20, 2022

St. George, Utah – Mary Irene McMullen Shankula Bywater peacefully passed into the next life on Saturday, August 20, 2022. Irene was surrounded by comfort, love, and her family, a gift she had always hoped to have at the end of her life.

Irene was called by many names in her...

Ramon E Bassett

Ramon E Bassett

Aug 20, 2022

St. George, Utah - Ramon Eugene Bassett "Ray" was born on August 24, 1931, in Palo Alto, California.  He was the second child of Andre and Irene Bassett.   As a young boy, he loved to build models and was very proud of the replica baseball stadium he built. Growing up, he was very close to...

Jetal Agnihotri

Jetal Agnihotri

Aug 19, 2022

Jetal Agnihotri passed away suddenly on August 19, 2022, at Zion National Park, Utah. She was 29 years old.

Jetal was born to parents Janardan and Neeta Agnihotri in Rajpipla, India on April 16, 1993. She was the youngest in the family and the only sibling of Pujan Agnihotri.

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Andrew Dean Decker

Andrew Dean Decker

Aug 19, 2022

St, George, Utah - Andrew Dean Decker, beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, and friend, died on August 19, 2022 in St. George Utah. He was born on November 14, 1940, in Grand Junction, Colorado, to Dean Purcell Decker and Lexie Heppler Decker.

Andy was the youngest of five children. His siblings:...

Charles Everett Faulkner

Charles Everett Faulkner

Aug 14, 2022

St. George, Utah - Charles "Chuck" Everett Faulkner, 70, passed away on August 14, 2022, in St. George, UT. Chuck was born in Maywood, CA on September 2, 1951. He is survived by his wife, Mary; his mother, Lillian; brothers: Craig and Guy; children: Brent (Kelly), Davin (Allison), Chad (Crystal), Adam (Milissa), and Susie (Brandon)...

Grant Thomas Zitting

Grant Thomas Zitting

Aug 13, 2022

St. George, Utah - Grant Thomas Zitting is the son of Jon and Jeanette Zitting. He was born in Medford, Oregon on June 30, 1993. He recently was called home to the loving embrace of his Heavenly Father.

Grant is an amazing person who lived life to the fullest. He fought...

Kent Clarence Parke

Kent Clarence Parke

Aug 11, 2022

St. George, Utah – Kent Clarence Parke returned to his eternal home August 11, 2022. He was born April 5, 1943, to goodly parents. His father, Keith Hatch Parke, owned a sporting goods store and his mother, Sarah Kathryn McCarty Parke, was a school secretary. He had a twin brother Keith Arthur Parke who was...

Mona Marie Zantiotis Given

Mona Marie Zantiotis Given

Aug 10, 2022

Veyo, Utah – On August 10, 2022, we lost our beloved Mother, Yia Yia, cousin and friend to many, Mona Marie Zantiotis Given.  Mona passed away peacefully in her daughter's home, surrounded by her loving family.

She was born June 23, 1938, in Coalinga CA, to Helen Rodgers and Peter Spiro...

Janice Elaine Evans

Janice Elaine Evans

Aug 3, 2022

St. George, Utah - Janice Elaine Evans passed away peacefully August 3, 2022 at her daughter's home in St. George, UT surrounded by her family. She was born in Mt. Harris, CO on May 21, 1938, to Albert and Edna Roth. She grew up in Mt. Harris and spent a lot of her childhood with...

Leisle Stevenson Watkins

Leisle Stevenson Watkins

Aug 3, 2022

LeIsle Stevenson Watkins, 87, passed away August 3,2022 at her home with family at her side. She was born in Ferron, Utah September 11, 1934, to Glen and Naomi Stevenson. She attended school at Carbon High in Price, Utah where she and Tom Watkins met and dated. She left high school and attended college at Utah State...

Abigail Castro

Abigail Castro

Aug 1, 2022

Washington, Utah – Abigail Castro, 50, passed away August 1, 2022 in Covina, California. She was born December 24, 1971 in Zacatecas, Mexico to Gabriel Valenciano and Abigail Avila. She married Moises Castro.

A Viewing and Rosary will be held Wednesday, August 10, 2022 beginning at 11:00 a.m. followed by a Funeral Mass at 1:00...

Patrick Bruce Abernathy

Patrick Bruce Abernathy

Jul 31, 2022

St. George, Utah – Patrick Bruce Abernathy, beloved husband, father, brother, uncle, and friend, 76, graduated from mortality July 31, 2022, at his home in Pelican Hills, Green Valley, St. George, Utah, following terminal complications from an anoxic brain injury that resulted from respiratory failure in 2020.

Patrick was born November...

Heather Christine Purcell

Heather Christine Purcell

Jul 29, 2022

St. George, Utah - Heather Christine Purcell passed away due to cancer on July 29, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Melbourne, Australia on August 20, 1957 to Aylwin William Griffin and Mary Ann Forsyth Wilson Griffin.

In 1975, at age 17, Heather went to the United...

Stanley Wilford Everett

Stanley Wilford Everett

Jul 27, 2022

Stanley Wilford Everett was born on December 18, 1944 to Ellis and Irene Everett. He was the youngest of 4 brothers (Glen, Edward, Ronald) and grew up in Saint George, Utah.

His parents instilled a love of the arts in Stan and as such, he grew up playing musical instruments and acting in...

Mavis Ruth Edwards Heywood

Mavis Ruth Edwards Heywood

Jul 26, 2022

St. George, Utah - Mavis Ruth Edwards Heywood passed away peacefully, with all of her children by her side, on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. She was born in Richfield, Utah on April 7, 1943; then moved to Salt Lake City as a young girl. Her parents, Alma and Lila Edwards provided a loving home for...