Obituaries

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

Rebecca Ann Mackelprang

Rebecca Ann Mackelprang

Dec 7, 2020

LaVerkin, Utah - Rebecca Ann Mackelprang, 64, of La Verkin, Utah passed away on Monday, December 7, 2020. A visitation will be held Thursday, December 10, 2020 from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm at Metcalf Mortuary, 288 West St George Blvd. Funeral services will begin right after at 2:00 pm.

She...

Phillip Ansel Cunningham

Phillip Ansel Cunningham

Dec 6, 2020

St. George - Phillip Ansel Cunningham, 89, passed away peacefully at home in St. George on December 6, 2020.

He is survived by his wife, Barbara, and many nieces, nephews and friends, all of whom considered him their "Uncle Phil."

Phil was born May 29, 1931, in...

Zebulun Blevins, Jr.

Zebulun Blevins, Jr.

Dec 4, 2020

Hurricane, Utah - On Friday, December 4, 2020, Zebulun Blevins Jr., passed away at age 14. Zeb was born April 13, 2006 in St. George, Utah to Kasey Ferguson and Zebulun Blevins Sr.

Zeb Jr. had a passion for riding his bike, or his scooter, and just about anything that included...

Perry John Chadburn

Perry John Chadburn

Dec 3, 2020

Veyo, Utah – Perry John Chadburn passed away on December 3, 2020. He was born on May 21, 1947, in St. George, Utah, to Metta and Marvin Chadburn.  Perry grew up in Veyo, Utah where he attended schools in St. George. During his younger years, if he wasn't causing mischief with his friend Neto, he...

Keith Arthur Parke

Keith Arthur Parke

Dec 2, 2020

Henderson, NV – Keith Arthur Parke passed away Wednesday, De­cember 2, 2020, in his sleep, while surrounded by his beloved children. He was born April 5, 1943 in Long Beach, California with his twin brother Kent Clarence Parke. Born to loving parents, Sarah Kathryn McCarty and Keith Hatch Parke.

After Keith...

Karl Stephen Sorenson

Karl Stephen Sorenson

Dec 2, 2020

St. George – Karl Stephen Sorenson, 72, passed away, December 2, 2020, in St. George, Utah. He was born January 4, 1948, to Andrew and Clara Graf Sorenson.

Karl lived his entire life in Utah's Dixie. He enjoyed sports, following Dixie State's football team and the Green Bay Packers. He loved...

Sonja Anderson Bailey

Sonja Anderson Bailey

Dec 2, 2020

St George, Utah – Sonja Anderson Bailey, age 81, passed away on 2 December 2020 in St. George, Utah from complications from an aneurysm rupture. She was born to Oliver Martel and Vera Knudsen Anderson on 24 June 1939 in Junction, Piute County, Utah. Sonja was the fifth of nine children. She married Boyd Standley...

Doris H. Sanders

Doris H. Sanders

Dec 1, 2020

St. George, Utah – Doris Helen Browning was born to Ralph and Lois Browning on July 19, 1938 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was the third of four children: older brother and sister, Edgar and Shirley; and younger brother, Howard.

Her father was a local district pastor in the Seventh-day Adventist...

W. "Jerry" Empey

W. "Jerry" Empey

Dec 1, 2020

St. George - William Jerry Empey passed away December 1, 2020. He was born on December 17, 1931 to William Albert and Emma Harradence Empey. He married Priscilla Peterson on June 28, 1961, in the St. George, Utah Temple. Together they raised four children.

Jerry served in the military during the...

Elnora Rodgers

Elnora Rodgers

Nov 30, 2020

Hurricane, Utah – Elnora Rodgers, age 95, passed away on November 30, 2020 in Hurricane, Utah. She was born on December 28, 1924 in Granger, Utah, the daughter of Joseph Alma and Grace McKay Bowen Winger.

She is survived by her sister, Marilyn (Von) Cannon; son, Brad (Paula) Rodgers; daughter, Dana...

Dale Donald Mann

Dale Donald Mann

Nov 28, 2020

On November 28, 2020 Dale Donald Mann, loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother, returned to the presence of his Heavenly Father at the age of 74.

Dale was born on November 18, 1946 in Cañon City, Colorado to Donald Dallas Mann and Gladys Luella Martin. The oldest of seven children Dale loved his...

Barbara Jean Snow

Barbara Jean Snow

Nov 27, 2020

Barbara Jean Allgood Snow of St. George, Utah, passed away peacefully, at home in her bed, surrounded by her loving son, Marshall Kory Snow & daughter (in-Law) Aurora Rose Snow. She returned home to her Heavenly Father on Friday, November 27, 2020 at the young age of 74 years old, after a long struggle with many different health conditions....

Jerry Frederick Frost

Jerry Frederick Frost

Nov 26, 2020

St. George, Utah - Jerry Frederick Frost, 84 years old, died November 26, 2020 in St. George, Utah. Jerry was born September 7, 1936 in Kanab, Utah to Allen Seegmiller Frost and Allie Judd Frost. He married Gean Riggins McMillan on October 15, 1955 in Salt Lake City Utah. They were later sealed in the...

Wesley Clair Hunt

Wesley Clair Hunt

Nov 25, 2020

Enterprise, Utah – Wesley Clair Hunt, 86, passed away at his home surrounded by his loving wife and five children from causes incident to age on November 25, 2020. He was born May 28, 1934 in Enterprise, Utah, the oldest child of Clair and Madge Alger Hunt. He married Clara Jane Staheli on November 15,...

Anne O'Connor Mckie

Anne O'Connor Mckie

Nov 25, 2020

St. George, Utah – Anne O'Connor McKie entered eternal life on November 25, 2020 at the age of 76.

Beloved wife of Allen for 36 years and "associate mother" to Dustin (Kathy) McKie of Montrose, Colorado, Ryan (Heather) McKie of Mancos, Colorado and Shawn (Izzy) McKie of Austin, Texas; "associate grandmother"...

William "Bill" Nathaniel Nordstrom

William "Bill" Nathaniel Nordstrom

Nov 24, 2020

William Nordstrom, 81, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2020. He was born on November 28, 1938 in Moorhead, MN to the parents of Ronald and Violet Nordstrom. He married Linda Lee Cunnington. They were married in Denver, Colorado on June 24, 1967.

Bill was raised in Moorhead, MN and Fargo, ND until he...

Rhea Rose Lowry Wilkinson

Rhea Rose Lowry Wilkinson

Nov 23, 2020

St. George, Utah - A very special lady moved on to her next adventure, Rhea Rose Lowry Wilkinson, 89, passed peacefully, in her home. She passed away on November 23, 2020. She was born October 17, 1931 in Taylorville, Canada to Rulon and Grace Lowry.

Rhea attended school at Lincoln High in Orem,...

Beth "Betsy" Pearson

Beth "Betsy" Pearson

Nov 21, 2020

St. George, Utah – Beth "Betsy" Pearson, 93, passed away November 21, 2020, at her home of causes incident of age, surrounded by her family. This true lady is finally reunited with her beloved, "Willy Billy", her husband of 57 years.

She was born the fourth of eight children on June...

Marian J. Wilkinson

Marian J. Wilkinson

Nov 20, 2020

St. George, Utah - Marian J. Wilkinson, age 89, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away at home November 20, 2020.

Marian was born April 27, 1931 in Salt Lake City, Utah: the daughter of Nathaniel S. and Florence G. Jones. Preceded in death by her husband of 58...

Billie Marion Hunt

Billie Marion Hunt

Nov 20, 2020

"The Beekeeper"

Washington - Billie Marion Hunt, age 88, of Washington, Utah --devoted husband, father, brother, grandfather, and great-grandfather -- passed peacefully from this life to the next on the evening of November 20, 2020, from causes incident to age and Parkinson's Disease. He lived a full life of...