Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities
Cora "Mary Lou" Rose Whetten
Jan 9, 2022
Cora Rose "Mary Lou" Whetten, 95, passed away January 9, 2022. She was born July 1, 1926 in El Paso, Texas to John and Cora Johnson Judd.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 15, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at the Southgate 1 st Ward Chapel, 1068 West Chandler Drive, St. George, Utah....
Kathryn Abbott Leavitt
Jan 8, 2022
Draper, Utah - Kathryn Abbott Leavitt was born March 23, 1943, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kathryn was the youngest of three children born to Rulon S. Abbott and Thelma McKnight Abbott. Her father died in a rail yard crash when she was 5 months old. Her mother moved her young family from Las Vegas to...
Joanna Leary Nielson
Jan 7, 2022
St. George, Utah - Joanna Lynn Leary Nielson, 48, passed away Friday, January 7, 2022. She was born July 30, 1973 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to George Leary and Margaret Elliott Leary, and was raised in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She married Russell Douglas Nielson on June 7, 1997 in the Saint George Temple.
Margene Jeppsen Isaacson
Jan 7, 2022
St. George, Utah - Margene Jeppsen Isaacson passed away at her home on January 7, 2022. She was born April 19, 1935, in Mantua, Utah to Ralph Neils Jeppsen and Eva Walters Bair. She married Robert Lars Isaacson March 5, 1954, in the Logan, Utah Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints....
Larena Nye Curry
Jan 4, 2022
Washington, Utah - LaRena Nye Curry, age 84, was welcomed into the loving arms of her Heavenly Father on January 4, 2022, surrounded by her family. She was born in Tabiona, UT, on March 18, 1937, the only daughter of David Edwin and Thelma Davis Nye. She played the saxophone in the marching band and...
Ivan V. Walton
Jan 4, 2022
Washington, Utah - Ivan Veloy Walton, Jr., passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at the age of 95, after living a full and active life.
Ivan was born December 11, 1926, to Ivan Veloy Walton, Sr., and LaRue Simmons, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He attended...
Bonnie Rae Carter Broadhead
Jan 3, 2022
St. George, Utah - Our beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, Bonnie Rae Carter Broadhead passed away of natural causes on January 3, 2022, at the age of 84 surrounded by her loving family. Bonnie's life was completely dedicated to her family and to her Christian faith as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ...
Paul Wright Petersen
Jan 1, 2022
On New Year's Day, Paul Wright Petersen was reunited with his late mother 34 years to the day after her passing and was greeted by many other loved ones on the other side of the veil. Over 97 rich years, Paul has gone by many names and titles, but his favorites were son, brother, husband, dad, friend,...
Raymond Cripps Dewitt
Dec 29, 2021
Washington, Utah - Raymond Cripps DeWitt, 84, passed away peacefully December 29, 2021, with loved ones by his side. Even though kidney cancer left him broken and took him from us way too soon, he left a beacon of light for all to see and follow.
Raymond is survived by his...
Sharon Ranay Evans Sharp
Dec 29, 2021
Hurricane, Utah - Sharon RaNay Evans Sharp left this earthly home December 29, 2021, after a two-month battle with the dreaded COVID-19.
Sharon was born April 14, 1942, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Dan Evans and Fay Ardelle Wright. In her early years, she attended school in Sandy, Utah, then...
Christopher Tafao Mauinatu
Dec 26, 2021
St. George, Utah - Christopher Tafao Mauinatu was born to Sala Faumuina Mauinatu and Alo Mauinatu at Motootua Hospital in Western Samoa on July 12, 1977. He was 3 years old when his family moved to Hawaii, then to California. Paramount became home because it was close to his Papa. He spent many days with...
Michael Lucas Smertick
Dec 25, 2021
St. George, Utah – Michael Lucas Smertick left his broken body behind and passed away in the arms of his loving wife and surrounded by his family the evening of December 25, 2021, at their home in St. George.
Mike will be remembered as a devoted husband, loving father, and most...
Howard Thayne Houston
Dec 23, 2021
St. George, Utah - Howard Thayne Houston, 61, passed away at home December 23, 2021, in St. George, Utah surrounded by his sweet wife and children after a long battle with cancer. He was born on June 1, 1960, in St. George, Utah to Howard Clark Houston and Mary Grace Sullivan Houston. He married Miriam...
Amanda Fillmore Pulsipher
Dec 21, 2021
North Las Vegas, NV – Amanda Fillmore Pulsipher, lovingly called "Momma Dove" by her kids, departed her family on December 21, 2021.
Born in Salt Lake City on January 28, 1982, to Donna and Ross Fillmore, Amanda grew up most of her life in Ivins, UT, where she graduated from Snow...
Irene Head Pele
Dec 20, 2021
St. George, Utah - Irene Head Pele, passed on December 20, 2021, in St. George, Utah. She was born in Leone, American Samoa on March 30,1948 to Henry and Leonia Head. She married Elama Pele in San Diego, California on June 7, 1996.
Irene attended St. Theresa Elementary in American Samoa....
Helen Hilliard Stites
Dec 20, 2021
Diamond Valley, Utah – Helen Hilliard Stites, 79, passed away December 20, 2021, in St. George, Utah. She was born February 7, 1942, in Raleigh, North Caroline. She married Chester Stites, Sr.
Funeral services will be held Friday, January 7, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at the Diamond Valley Chapel, 1784 West...
John Albert Simmerman
Dec 20, 2021
Hurricane, Utah – John Albert Simmerman, 75, passed away December 20, 2021. He was born November 6, 1946, in Omaha, Nebraska to Lyle and Mary Schewig Simmerman. He married Patricia Ann Brunsman.
A Rosary and Visitation will be held Tuesday, December 28, 2021, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Metcalf...
Mark Clair Christensen
Dec 18, 2021
St. George, Utah – Mark Clair Christensen passed away peacefully December 18, 2021, at his home in St. George, Utah, surrounded by his loving wife and four devoted children. He was 80 years old.
Born December 20, 1940, in Brigham City, Utah, to Dale Clair Christensen and Violet Lela Varney. He...
Michael Vernell Chamness
Dec 18, 2021
St. George, Utah - Rev. Michael V. Chamness passed away unexpectedly at his home in St. George on December 18, 2021. He was born in Benton, IL to Lyndell V. Chamness and Mary Ann Eskew. Raised in Benton and later in Escondido, CA he attended San Diego State University then went on to receive his Master of...
Olin Waddoups Hinton
Dec 18, 2021
Hurricane, Utah – Olin Waddoups Hinton, 91, passed away December 18, 2021, after a long, full life. He was born on September 7, 1930, in Hurricane, Utah to Lena Waddoups Hinton and Joseph Hinton. He married Cherrie Stirling Hinton on November 25, 1950, in Hurricane, Utah, later solemnized in the St. George Temple. Olin honorably...


