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...
Verna B Christensen
Dec 16, 2021
Verna B. Christensen passed away peacefully on December 16th, 2021. She was born on January 18th, 1938 to Vernon Dickerson and Nita Hatch.
She is survived by her husband Gale Christensen; son, Rick Casteel; daughter, Tracy Shelman; and daughter, Jill Kourbelas.
A viewing will be at Metcalf Mortuary from 9:30-10:30 A.M. on Tuesday December 21,...
Wendell Evan Brown
Dec 16, 2021
St. George, Utah - Wendell Brown passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of December 16, 2021, surrounded by his family who felt honored to be there for his graduation. His passing marks the beginning of a journey that Wendell would surely look at as a new opportunity and adventure.
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Larry Dean Banks
Dec 14, 2021
Enterprise, Utah - Larry Dean Banks, age 76, died on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, from complications due to Covid-19. He was born February 23, 1945, in Caliente, NV, the eldest of nine children born to Mary Tait and Sidney Robert Banks. He grew up in Enterprise, UT, and often said he had the best childhood...
Parker Scott Fordham
Dec 13, 2021
St. George, Utah - Parker Scott Fordham, 21, passed away December 13, 2021. He was born July 9, 2000 in St. George, Utah.
Parker is the oldest son of Scott and Carol Fordham. He is survived by his parents and his siblings: Kourtnee Jensen, Abigail Fordham, Nathaniel Fordham; and brother-in-law, Javerri...
Marvin Dwane Persinger
Dec 8, 2021
Hurricane, Utah - Marvin Dwane Persinger, 89, of Hurricane, Utah, passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at The Haven at Sky Mountain after a long and valiant battle with Parkinson's disease. Marvin was born March 10, 1932, in Republic, Kansas to Alva and Mary Marie Persinger. He was the second of four children.
Verna Jean Benson
Dec 8, 2021
St. George Utah - Verna Jean Benson was born August 21, 1937 in Delta, Utah. Verna Jean was the fourth of five children born to Annie Schlappi and Willard "Bud" Sorenson. She lived most of her life in St. George, Utah and attended high school at Dixie HS graduating in 1955. She earned a diploma...
Elden Verl Talbot
Dec 8, 2021
Elden Verl Talbot died peacefully on 8 December 2021 in Bountiful, Utah, at the age of 89. He was born 20 March 1932 to Albert Verl Talbot and La Verne Gibby in Riverdale, Utah, and spent his childhood in Idaho Falls, Idaho. While an undergraduate at the University of Utah he married Cara Sidney Stevenson. He earned...
Wendy Christiansen Turley
Dec 7, 2021
St. George, Utah – Wendy Christiansen Turley, 66, after struggling with a three week long battle of COVID, ended her valiant fight on December 7, 2021. She was born on January 21, 1955, to Garth Cook Christiansen and Dora Mower Christiansen in Salt Lake City, Utah. Wendy grew up in Pleasant Grove, Utah. She attended...
