Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities
Rexine Horlacher Bullock
Apr 20, 2021
St. George, Utah – Rexine Horlacher Bullock, 68, was born on September 30, 1952, in Pioche, NV to parents Robert James (Bob) and Roma Horlacher. She was the second eldest of eight children in the Horlacher family. The Horlacher family moved from Pioche to Delta, UT when Rexine was five years old. When she was...
Richard Myral Clark
Apr 20, 2021
Santa Clara, Utah – Richard Myral Clark, 75, died April 20, 2021 at home after a four-year battle with cancer.
Richard was born July 25, 1945 to Myral Gillispie Clark and Loa Jennie Tolman in San Luis Obispo, CA. He was the third of three children, 12 years younger than his...
Denise Lynette Hayes Jones
Apr 16, 2021
Hurricane, Utah – Denise Lynette Hayes Jones, age 66, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on April 16, 2021 in St George, Utah. Denise was born to Mary Diane DeRevere and Thomas Stuart Jones on August 8, 1954 in Corona, CA. She married John Thomas Hayes on February 12, 1971 in San...
Gordon Keith Denison
Apr 13, 2021
Santa Clara – Our loving husband, father and friend, Gordon Keith Denison passed away April 13, 2021 due to complications from a stroke, sepsis and heart failure. He was born December 10, 1954 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Keith Bench and Margaret "Peggy" Smith Denison.
Gordon served an LDS Mission...
Rosalee Ann Ruesch
Apr 13, 2021
Ivins, UT - Our community lost a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, when Rosalee Ann Ruesch, age 79, sadly passed away from an aggressive form of Leukemia. She was born on February 17, 1942. She married Vernal Hayden Ruesch on April 21, 1961 in St. George, Utah and...
Keith David Jones
Apr 10, 2021
Ivins – On Saturday, April 10, 2021, Keith David Jones, husband and father of five children, fifteen grandchildren, twenty-six great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren, passed away at the age of ninety-seven.
Keith was born on March 21,1924 to Edwin Wyatt and Mildred (Stalker) Jones in Burley, Idaho. He graduated from Burley High School and later enlisted...
Burton Keltz Gibson
Apr 7, 2021
St. George - Burton Keltz Gibson, 86, began a new journey on April 7, 2021. He passed away peacefully at home in St. George, Utah. Burt was a loving husband, father, and friend. He was born December 11, 1934 to Frank and Winnie Gibson, he was the youngest of eleven children. After graduating from high...
Tamara Gae Hughes
Apr 4, 2021
St. George, Utah – Tammy Hughes passed away on Sunday, April 4, 2021, at her home in St. George, Utah. She was born December 10, 1959 in St George, Utah, to Marion "Tex" Hughes and Bernice Eugenia "Gean" Hawkins. Tammy grew up in Mesquite, Nevada and received her certificate of achievement from Virgin Valley Elementary,...
Jill Rene'E Thayn
Mar 31, 2021
Santa Clara, Utah – Our sweet mother, wife, and friend, Jill Rene'e Thayn, was in the company of her family when she moved on to the next step in her eternal journey on March 31, 2021.
Jill was born July 25th, 1949 to Roy and Norine Parker in Ogden, Utah. She...
Jim Laverl Lamb
Mar 29, 2021
Washington, UT - James "Jim" LaVerl Lamb, age 75, passed on March 29, 2021 at his home in Washington, UT surrounded by family.
Jim was born on May 4, 1945 in Heber City, UT to James Elijah Lamb and Beverly Cummings Lamb. Jim was the oldest of five children.
Cloyd A. Kump
Mar 28, 2021
St. George – Mr. Cloyd A. Kump, (91) passed away, March 28, 2021 at his home in St. George, Utah. He was born April 11, 1929 to Mr. and Mrs. Zachariah Kump in Lapoint, Utah. He married Bonnie L. Schurz on June 21, 1958.
Cloyd is survived by his wife, Bonnie,...
Nancy Gagnier
Mar 25, 2021
St. George, Utah – Nancy "Nana" Gagnier passed away on Thursday, March 25, 2021. She was born in Casper, Wyoming on December 1, 1942 to Bill and Alice Fleming. She grew up in Butte, Montana. After graduating high school, Nancy moved to Washington State to attend college. There she met and married Barrett Spek and...
Ruth L. Ross
Mar 25, 2021
St. George, Utah - Ruth L. Ross passed away on March 25, 2021 in St George, UT where she had lived with her daughter and son-in-law, Genie and Ray Kuehne, since 2017. Ruth was born October 10, 1925 in Huntington Park, CA. Her parents were Larry L. Kitching and Gertrude M. Reese.
Robert K. Oberg
Mar 22, 2021
Washington, Utah – Robert K. Oberg, MSgt, USAF (Ret), of Washington City, passed away on March 22, 2021.
Robert "Obie" was born on July 6, 1939, in Oakland, CA and grew up in the Bay Area and Napa Valley of Northern California.
On January 3,...
Dr. Ronald L. Garner
Mar 22, 2021
St. George - Ronald Llewellyn Garner died on March 22, 2021 from causes incident to age. He was 90 years old. Ronald was born in Ephraim, Utah on February 5, 1931 to Alta and Burt Garner. He was the second of four children. Burtis was the oldest. John and Judy were his little brother and...
De Ann Papworth Emerson Hawkes
Mar 19, 2021
St . George, Utah – De Ann Papworth Hawkes, age 79, passed away peacefully on March 19, 2021, in the St. George Regional Hospital. She kept her nurses laughing to the end with impolitic observations of her doctor's bald head.
De Ann was born on November 28, 1941, in...
Darlene Laray Roberts Belnap
Mar 18, 2021
Darlene LaRay Roberts Belnap (80) passed away March 18, 2021 in St. George, Utah from incidents associated with aging. She was born March 22, 1940 in St. Anthony, Idaho to Alpha Jaques and Mildred (Brown) Roberts. Darlene was married to Burke O. Belnap in the Idaho Falls, Idaho Temple on August 17, 1962.
Darlene graduated from Snake...
Garn L. Ingram
Mar 18, 2021
Washington – Garn L. Ingram, born October 12, 1939, passed away peacefully at his home in Washington, Utah on March 18, 2021, surrounded by his children.
Garn was born in Marysvale, Utah. He married Rondalyn Merrill in the Los Angeles Temple on June 8, 1963. Garn and Rondalyn are the parents ...
Maurine Jones Hoff
Mar 17, 2021
Veyo – Maurine Hoff, 94, died peacefully on March 17, 2021 in St. George, Utah. She was born on July 16, 1926, to William Vaugh and Isabelle Leavitt Jones in St. George, Utah. She was raised in Veyo, Utah and attended grade school in Gunlock and Veyo. She then travelled to St. George to attend...
Courtney G. Stephens
Mar 15, 2021
Washington - Courtney G. Stephens, 69, of Washington, Utah, passed away on March 15, 2021. Courtney was born on January 8, 1952, in Rexburg, Idaho to Merlon Stephens and Marian Green Stephens. He grew up on a farm south of town and was always proud of those Idaho roots. He worked with his brothers and...


