Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities
Sandy Barker
Nov 20, 2020
St. George, Utah – On Friday, November 20, 2020 Sanford "Sandy" Wright Barker, St George, Utah loving husband, father, Papa and friend graduated from this earthly life at the age of 83. Born 1937 in Ogden, Utah to Peary Bliss Barker & Jenness Wright. He was married to the "Love of his life" Deanna Lee...
Lucille Ann Kennedy
Nov 19, 2020
St. George, Utah – Lucille Ann Kennedy, 90, passed away November 19, 2020. She was born February 7, 1930 in Omaha, Nebraska to Thomas and Barbara Pinkos Zegar.
A Funeral Mass will be held Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. at the St. George Catholic Church, 249 West 200 North,...
Lloyd Mcarthur Leavitt
Nov 18, 2020
Veyo, Utah – On November 18, 2020, Lloyd McArthur Leavitt of Veyo, Utah, joined his sweetheart, Ruth, in the next step of their journey together.
Born September 21, 1932, in St. George, Utah, Lloyd was the second child of Lemuel Glen and Florence McArthur Leavitt and brother of Bruce, Laura, Ronald,...
Lorna Gillingham
Nov 17, 2020
St George, Utah - Lorna Gillingham, 52, passed away November 17, 2020. She was born on October 2, 1968 to Lawrence and Margaret Harkness. She married Michael Gillingham. They were married in Dumfries, Scotland on June 24, 1993.
Lorna was raised in Dumfries, where she attended school until the age of...
Sheldon K. Kelsey
Nov 17, 2020
Sheldon E. Kelsey, 85, passed away, November 17, 2020 in Hurricane, Utah. He was born on September 13, 1935 to Frank E. Kelsey and Minerva Bauer Kelsey. He was the third of four children. He is preceded in death by Roy Kelsey, Trellis Wilkinson and survived by Sharron Topham.
Dad's early days in Cedar were filled with...
Brent Whittaker Sylvester
Nov 15, 2020
St. George, Utah – Brent Whittaker Sylvester, 71, passed away on November 15, 2020 in St. George, Utah. He was born January 3, 1949 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Marjorie and Woodrow Sylvester. He is survived by Janet Sylvester. They were married in Salt Lake City on November 26, 1988.
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Deidra Kay Guzman
Nov 15, 2020
St. George, Utah – Deidra Kay Duffney Guzman "Didi" took her unexpected soar up through the clouds to Heaven on Sunday, November 15, 2020. She was born on Friday the 13 th , July 1990 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Douglas Kay Duffney and Christina Hougen. She was the youngest child of a blended family....
James Darrel Bunker
Nov 14, 2020
Enterprise, Utah - Our beloved James Darrel Bunker, 91 returned home to our Father, sent off by loving family and received by loving family and friends, on November 14, 2020. He passed peacefully in his sleep.
Darrel was born in St. George, Utah to James Raphael and Adele Slack Bunker on...
Shaela Irene Coleman
Nov 13, 2020
Grand Junction, Colorado – Shaela Irene Coleman passed away November 13, 2020 in St. George, Utah. She was born May 26, 1988 in Susanville, California to Angela Clawson and Corey Coleman.
Shaela graduated high school and continued to become a CNA. She lived in Colorado for the past 12 years and...
Patricia A. Larson
Nov 13, 2020
Santa Clara, Utah – Loving wife, mother and grandmother, Patricia Ann Larson, passed away Friday, November 13, 2020 at the age of 72. She was born February 5, 1948 in Payson, Utah to Blaine and Fay Shepard Carlson. She married Stan Larson on June 8, 1974.
Patricia "Trishy" Larson attended high...
J. Merlin Baker
Nov 12, 2020
St. George, Utah – Jon Merlin Baker, 78, passed away November 12, 2020. Merlin, as he was called, was born on September 11, 1942 to Melba Webb and William Earl Baker. He was the 8 th of 11 children.
He married Sharleen Ruth Neilson on September 3, 1966 in the St....
Carmen Norien Davies
Nov 12, 2020
Hurricane, Utah - Carmen Norien Davies, 81, passed away November 12, 2020. She was born August 15, 1939 in Park City, Utah to Phyllis Kathleen Jensen and Harvey Daniels.
Carmen lived the majority of her life in the Salt Lake Valley. Growing up, she attended Hawthorne Elementary, Lincoln Jr. High and...
Daniel Edward Schmutz
Nov 10, 2020
St. George, Utah –Daniel Edward Schmutz, age 92, passed away peacefully on November 10, 2020. He was born the oldest of four children to Edward Mutrux Schmutz and Mary Waite Proctor, in St. George, Utah.
Dan loved growing up in St. George with his family and friends. He worked on the...
M. Don Van Noy
Nov 8, 2020
Melvin Don Van Noy passed away from the indiscriminate COVID 19 on November 8, 2020. He was born May 31, 1944 to Melvin J. and Gwen D. Van Noy in Logan, Utah and grew up in Twin Falls, Idaho, where he was very active in sports, playing football, and earning a state division title in wrestling. He graduated from...
William R. Burch
Nov 8, 2020
Beaver Dam, AZ - William R. Burch "Bill", 86, of Beaver Dam, Arizona died on November 8, 2020 at his home surrounded in love by his family. Bill was born in 1934 in Heber, Utah to Hilton L. Burch and LaVon McKnight who raised him in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He...
Jack Gene Muterspaugh
Nov 3, 2020
Hurricane UT - Jack Gene Muterspaugh died November 3, 2020 in St. George, UT. He was born November 7, 1943 in Linton, Indiana at the Greene County Hospital to parents Pearl Edna Gibson and Rex Newton Muterspaugh. Jack grew up on a 20-acre farm in Bloomfield, Indiana with his mother. He became the man of...
Walter S. Killian
Nov 1, 2020
St. George, Utah - Walter S. Killian, age 91, of St. George, Utah, passed away November 1, 2020 at the Southern Utah Veterans Home.
Walt was a dedicated and hardworking father, grandfather, husband, uncle, and brother. He spent his entire life living independently. He had a fun, competitive nature. He especially...
Kelly Floyd Lent
Nov 1, 2020
Santa Clara – Kelly Floyd Lent, of Santa Clara, Utah passed away Sunday November 1, 2020, just 37 days after being diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme. Kelly was born July 15, 1958 in Pocatello, Idaho, to Margaret Loughney and Norman Floyd Lent. He loved his childhood in Pocatello, growing up with his sisters and exploring with...
Mildred "Mitzie" Mitchell
Nov 1, 2020
Washington, Utah – Mildred "Mitzie" Mitchell, 75, passed into eternal rest on Sunday, November 1, 2020 in St. George, Utah. Mitzie was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She married Gary Mitchell in Hyattsville, MD. They would have celebrated 50 years of marriage in March. Mitzie and Gary lived in Maryland for most of their lives before...
Kristine Dix Smith
Nov 1, 2020
Kriss did not want an obituary, although she was an avid obituary reader. I thought it was important to share her passing because she was a part of so many lives. Kriss was a social worker and adoption specialist for the Utah Division of Social Services, Child Welfare. She and her partners were responsible for placing over...


