Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities
David Raphael Leavitt
May 28, 2021
St. George, Utah - With heavy hearts we had to say goodbye to our husband, father, grandpa, brother, uncle and friend. David Raphael Leavitt age 75 passed away suddenly on May 28, 2021, in St. George, Utah, joining his mother who passed just 16 days earlier. He was born on March 7, 1946, in St....
Paul Jacobsen
May 27, 2021
Washington UT - Paul Jacobsen lost his battle with kidney disease, passing away on May 27, 2021.
He was born to Norman and Blanche Jacobsen in Los Angeles, CA on March 30, 1942. He spent most of his life in California and was a true lover of Early California history and...
Josh Judd
May 27, 2021
Thomas Joshua "Josh" Judd passed away on May 27, 2021. He was born on May 9, 1973, in St. George, Utah to Thomas Randy and Carolyn Orton Judd.
He was raised and grew up in the Dixie Downs area of St. George. His playground was the desert, its ravines, animals, sagebrush, and sand....
Deann Thurston Canady
May 27, 2021
Ivins, UT – DeAnn Thurston Canady "Dee", mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, returned to her Father in Heaven, Thursday, May 27, 2021. DeAnn was born in Richfield, UT on July 15, 1938, to Walter Lynn and Annie Elda Thurston. She was the second of three daughters born into the Thurston family.
Thomas Lloyd King
May 27, 2021
Littlefield, AZ - Thomas Lloyd King, age 86, returned to his Heavenly Father on May 27, 2021 at St. George Regional Hospital, due to natural causes. He was born on November 3, 1934, in Culver City, California to Frank Lloyd King and Selma Alberta Watkins. He was a California native and attended Venice High School....
George Earl Elwell, Jr.
May 26, 2021
Ivins, Utah - George Earl Elwell Jr passed away May 26, 2021, after a brief but valiant battle with cancer.
George was born to George Earl Sr. and Linnie Mae Jones Elwell on December 6, 1942, in Gridley, CA. He has one loving sister, Betty Wentz of Spanish Fork, Utah. Later...
Rowen Kaye Labatt
May 25, 2021
Virgin, Utah – Rowen Kaye LaBatt passed away May 25, 2021. She was born August 21, 1937, in Turlock, CA to Rudolph and Eulah Lueck.
Rowen grew up in Crater Lake, OR; Glacier National Park, MT; Yellowstone Park; Bryce Canyon, UT; and Zion National Park, UT. She attended Tropic Jr. High...
Kenley "Ken" L. Reese
May 23, 2021
Mesquite, NV - Kenley "Ken" Linder Reese, 86, passed away peacefully at home, and in the company of his family May 23, 2021 (3 days shy of him and Mom's 65th wedding anniversary).
Ken was born March 13, 1935 in St. George, Utah and was the fourth of eight children to...
Marilyn Kimball Giles Peterson
May 23, 2021
Murray, Utah – Marilyn Kimball Giles Peterson, age 77, passed away peacefully at home in St. George, Utah, on Sunday, May 23, 2021. Cherished wife to Gary D Peterson. They were sealed together June 25, 1964, in the Salt Lake Temple.
Marilyn was born on June 20, 1943, in Salt Lake...
Logan Lewis Arnold Endsley
May 22, 2021
St. George, Utah - Our beloved husband, father, son, brother, uncle, and friend completed his mortal journey unexpectedly due to natural causes May 22, 2021; joining his mother in sweet reunion to be our forever angel. Logan loved life and lived it to the fullest. He enjoyed cycling, mountain biking, pickleball, go-carts, game nights, snacks,...
Shawntell Fletcher Smith
May 21, 2021
Ivins, Utah - Shawntell Fletcher Smith was taken up and received into the arms of both her earthly father and her Heavenly Father on May 21, 2021. Her radiant smile, her beautiful soul and the warmth of her light will remain with us forever. We will honor her memory by spreading that light. Shawntell testified,...
Julie Lynn Crandall
May 20, 2021
La Verkin, Utah - Julie Lynn Crandall, 49, went home to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ on May 20, 2021 at the St. George Intermountain Healthcare Hospital. She was born April 10, 1972 at Denver, Colorado to Kenneth G. & Sondra K. (Cotten) Crandall. She was married for nine years to Randy Danley and they...
Patricia Ruth Feary
May 20, 2021
St. George, Utah - Patricia Ruth Feary of St. George, UT, passed peacefully in her sleep on May 20, 2021. She was born on November 3, 1931, to Lyle and Ruth McGee in Bell (Los Angeles County), California. She graduated from Mark Keppel High School in Monterey Park, California. She married James Olivas in 1949...
Dawn Mackay Anderson
May 17, 2021
Dawn was born on the bright sunshiny day of April 22,1949. She passed away after a courageous 7-year battle with ovarian cancer, May 17, 2021. Her parents Rulon B Mackay, and Miriam L. Mackay appropriately named her Dawn as throughout her entire life she brought warmth and bright sunshiny rays everywhere she went.
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Dara Ann Tancredi
May 17, 2021
St. George, Utah - Dara was a vivacious, energetic firecracker with an endless zest for life. She was fiercely protective of her family and friends and never left home without her big heavy purse. She was a patron of the arts who was on the boards of Tuacahn and the Cleveland Opera for many years,...
Larry "Stoney" Delbert Stones
May 16, 2021
St. George, Utah - Larry Delbert Stones, got his wish and went peacefully in his sleep in the arms of his beloved wife, Marilyn, in the early morning hours of Sunday, May 16th. He was 89.
Born November 24, 1931 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Arzell Casper and Delbert "Del" Stones, he was the...
Deltha Alaina Slemboski
May 16, 2021
St. George, Utah – On a beautiful Sunday morning May 16, 2021, Deltha Alaina Slemboski passed peacefully through the veil and was reunited with her Heavenly Father, our Savior Jesus Christ and members of her family that had passed on. No one could have been better prepared to meet the Savior than Alaina. Her heart...
Carl Harvey Pitt
May 16, 2021
St. George, Utah – Loving husband and dedicated father, Carl Harvey Pitt passed away, peacefully, on Sunday May 16, 2021, with his family by his side. Despite battling Alzheimer's for the last decade, Carl still strived to live life to the fullest by continuing his favorite outdoor recreational activities and spending time with his loving...
Miriam Flowers Belmont
May 12, 2021
St. George, Utah - "A thing of beauty is a joy forever." Miriam Flowers Belmont joyfully transferred her residence from time to eternity on May 12, 2021 at the age of 97 years. Born in 1923 in Logan, Utah, Miriam lived nearly seventy years in Las Vegas, Nevada before moving to St George, Utah in...
Max Ray Bonzo
May 12, 2021
Cedar City, Utah – Our husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, friend, soldier, and hero quietly passed away at the age of 90 on May 12, 2021 in his Cedar City home.
Max was born on October 4, 1930 to Bert and Eliza Bonzo. He graduated from Cedar City High School...


