Obituaries

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

R.C. (Rafeal Coy) Brown

R.C. (Rafeal Coy) Brown

Jun 24, 2022

St. George, UT – R.C. Brown (Rafeal Coy), 33, passed away peacefully at home June 24, 2022.  He was born in St. George, Utah on October 2, 1988, to Michelle Hammer Racine and Rafeal Edgar Brown.

R.C. lived a full life of adventure by rock climbing, camping, hiking, and anything else outdoors. He loved to...

Sandra Patricia Reber Miller

Sandra Patricia Reber Miller

Jun 24, 2022

St. George, UT – Sandra Patricia Reber Miller, 82, returned home to her Heavenly Father on June 24, 2022. She was born February 23, 1940, to Ernest J. and Jetta Gubler Reber. She was the youngest of six children and the last of her siblings to pass from this Earthly life.

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Dorothy Diane Truman Beckstrom

Dorothy Diane Truman Beckstrom

Jun 22, 2022

Pine Valley, UT – Dorothy Diane Truman Beckstrom, 85, devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. She was born on September 2, 1936, in Cedar City, Utah, to loving parents Heber and Dorothy Snow Truman. Diane was the oldest daughter in the family of four girls and one brother, Douglas, who...

Elizabeth Jane Cox Hilliard

Elizabeth Jane Cox Hilliard

Jun 21, 2022

Washington, Utah – Elizabeth Jane Cox Hilliard, 86, passed away June 21, 2022. Jane was born on December 17, 1935, in Raeford, N.C. to Daniel Curtis Cox and Elizabeth Jane Sessoms Cox. She had three siblings, Ruth, Edna, and Dan Jr. Ruth died at the age of 103 this past year in Thousand Oaks, California....

Shirley Hansen

Shirley Hansen

Jun 19, 2022

Carson City, NV - Shirley Hansen, our wonderful mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great great grandmother passed away peacefully at her home in Carson City, Nevada on Sunday June 19, 2022.

Shirley was born May 3, 1928, in Goshen, Idaho at her family farm. She said, "time was forever" and spent...

Kenneth C. Bonzo

Kenneth C. Bonzo

Jun 16, 2022

Cedar City, Utah – After a long and full life, Kenneth Clinton Bonzo, 94, passed away at his home in Cedar City, UT on June 15, 2022. Ken was born March 25, 1928, in Greenville, Utah to Bert and Eliza Reese Bonzo. Ken was the sixth of nine children.

Ken grew...

Milton Kim Jensen

Milton Kim Jensen

Jun 15, 2022

St. George, Utah – Kim Jensen, 67, passed away June 15, 2022, peacefully at his home. He was born October 22, 1954, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Milt and Karen Jensen of Tooele, Utah.

Kim was raised in Tooele, Utah. He was a loving and brilliant man who could fix anything and enjoyed taking...

Shirley Joyce Eckman

Shirley Joyce Eckman

Jun 15, 2022

St. George, Utah – We are sad to announce the passing of Shirley "Joyce" Eckman, 87, on June 15, 2022. She was born October 17, 1934, in Springville, Utah to Albert Lester Lunnen and Elizabeth Wheeler Jones. She married Blaine D. Eckman on July 31, 1953, in the Salt Lake Temple. Shortly after that, he...

Joseph Henry Hansen, Sr.

Joseph Henry Hansen, Sr.

Jun 12, 2022

Washington, Utah – Joseph Henry Hansen, Sr., devoted husband, fun-loving dad, and dedicated teacher passed in his sleep at 87, on June 12, 2022, from complications resulting from a heart attack. He was born April 2, 1935, in Los Angeles, California to Fred and Clara Oelkers Hansen. He married Gay Elaine McKee.

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Ruland Gale Garrett

Ruland Gale Garrett

Jun 10, 2022

St. George, Utah – Ruland Gale Garrett beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather and Great Grandfather passed away June 10, 2022, at his home with loved ones by his side. Gale was 86 years of age and lived a full and happy life. Born April 21, 1936, in Quincy, California, Gale was the fourth child of William...

Mavor "Mave" Hedberg

Mavor "Mave" Hedberg

Jun 8, 2022

St. George, Utah - Mavor "Mave" R. Hedberg, 81, passed away on June 8, 2022.  He was born on August 20, 1940 in Highland Park, IL to parents Richard and Mary Mavor Hedberg.  He attended Lake Forest Academy and graduated from Highland Park High School.  He also graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Madison....

Shirley Ann Woolsey

Shirley Ann Woolsey

Jun 7, 2022

Cedar Hills – Our loving mother and grandmother, Shirley Ann Woolsey passed away peacefully surrounded by family on June 7, 2022, at the age of 87. She was born November 9, 1934, in Salt Lake City, Utah. The second of three daughters to Wayne Ackman and Grace Leavitt Munn.

She married...

Robert Lee Wallace Iii

Robert Lee Wallace Iii

Jun 3, 2022

St. George, Utah – Robert Lee Wallace III, 92, our wonderful father passed away June 3, 2022. He was born September 21, 1929, to Robert Lee Jr. and Minnie Edsinga in Ogden, Utah.

After graduating high school, he enrolled into the Navy in 1948 with his best friend and cousin, Vern...

Leslie Ray "Les" Staples

Leslie Ray "Les" Staples

May 31, 2022

St. George, UT – Our beloved dad, Les Staples, passed away May 31, 2022, at the age of 96. He was born December 1, 1925, in Los Angeles, California to Phyllis Sprague and Frederick Hymer.

Les served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He was deployed to...

Richard G Jameson

Richard G Jameson

May 30, 2022

Ivins, Utah - Richard G. Jameson died peacefully on May 30, 2022, at his home in Ivins, Utah surrounded by his family, after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Rick was born October 27, 1948, in Pasadena, California to Brad and Marion Howard Jameson.

Rick grew up in a military family...

Mary Jeane Graham Taylor

Mary Jeane Graham Taylor

May 28, 2022

St. George, Utah – Mary Jeane Graham Taylor, 89, passed away May 28, 2022, after a long battle with two brain injuries that left her without her memory. She was born in Ben, Marion Country, Indiana, on December 17, 1932. She was the third girl born to Gardner and Ruby Graham.

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Mary Lynne Horton

Mary Lynne Horton

May 27, 2022

Pleasant Grove - On Friday May 27, 2022, Mary Lynne Horton passed away at the age of 85 and was finally freed from her Alzheimer's and was reunited with her sweetheart, Jim.

Mary Lynne was born in Seattle, WA on August 10, 1936, to Dale and Faith Carter Foster. She was...

Roderick "Roger" Huskie

Roderick "Roger" Huskie

May 26, 2022

St. George, Utah – Roderick "Roger" Huskie. 41, passed away May 26, 2022. He was born September 18, 1980, in Tuba City, Arizona to Roy and Darlene Boone Huskie.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 2, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. in the Metcalf Mortuary Chapel, 288 West St. George Blvd.,...

Joann Gifford Tiedt

Joann Gifford Tiedt

May 23, 2022

Hurricane, UT – JoAnn Gifford Tiedt, 78, a loving mom, grandma, and great grandma passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her children on May 23, 2022, from a short battle of cancer. She was born in Salt Lake City, UT to Gerald Kendall and Aleath Dalton Gifford August 16, 1943.

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Flora Munford Christensen Workman

Flora Munford Christensen Workman

May 23, 2022

Hurricane, Utah - Flora Munford Christensen Workman, 88, passed away May 23, 2022. She was born September 17, 1933, in Cedar City, Utah to Robert Cox and Jane Aliie Sylvester Munford. Flora attended school in Cedar City and graduated from Cedar High School. She worked for Homer Jones Photo Studio as a tinting artist turning...