Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities
Barbara Jeanne Butterfield
Sep 25, 2020
St. George, Utah – Barbara Jeanne Butterfield, 86 years old, died on September 25, 2020 at Red Cliffs Health and Rehab, Saint George, Utah. She was born on January 13, 1934 in Palisades, Colorado, to Phoney Marion Stout and Beryl Katherine Hester. She was married twice, and her 2 nd husband was George Wendell Butterfield,...
Dona Marie Jeffords Lemmon
Sep 25, 2020
St. George – Dona Marie Jeffords Lemmon of St George, UT, age 89, passed peacefully into the Spirit World on 25 Sept 2020, at her home, due to multiple health issues. She was born 20 Sep 1931 in Baker, Oregon to Vernon Lawrence Jeffords and Melba Mitchell Jeffords.
Dona was raised...
Dennis Wayne Nelson
Sep 24, 2020
Washington City, UT - Dennis peacefully passed away on September 24, 2020. He was born on February 22, 1945 to Donna Eileen Watkins Nelson and Wilford Wilson Nelson at the Oakland Naval Hospital in California. The oldest of three children, Dennis is survived by his brother, Craig Lee Nelson and sister, Pamela Eileen Nelson Rundquist....
Ronald James Christensen
Sep 23, 2020
Apple Valley, Utah – Ronald James Christensen, 71, passed away September 23, 2020. He was born in Raymond, Alberta, Canada, the youngest of four children to Elmo Knight Christensen and Alice McBride Christensen on March 24, 1949.
He married Elsie Shelley Christensen November 10, 1979 in Elfrida, Arizona. On November 5,...
Louise Elder Hall
Sep 22, 2020
Hurricane, UT – Louise Elder Hall was a bundle of smiles and kindness. She could, at times, be puzzling, bewildering and mystical, but never boring. Born on June 27, 1930 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Ernest Alfred Elder and LaVon Duffin; Louise was in the middle of it all, having two older siblings (Ernest Elder Jr....
Deon Jeffs Martin
Sep 22, 2020
LaVerkin, Utah – Deon Jeffs Martin, 81, beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away on September 22, 2020 in the loving arms of her husband.
She was born on July 23, 1939 in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was at West High where she met her soulmate and the...
Donna Deone Poulsen Maxwell
Sep 21, 2020
St. George, Utah – Donna Deone Poulsen Maxwell passed away September 21, 2020. She was born on September 7, 1943 to Alden and Agnes Lloyd Poulsen at their family farm in Rigby, Idaho. She married James B Maxwell for time and all eternity in the Idaho Falls Temple on July 10, 1963. Following the wedding,...
Violet "Vi" Hancock
Sep 17, 2020
On Thursday, September 17, 2020, Violet Hancock- loving wife, aunt, sister, mother and grandmother - passed away at the age of 85. She was born on July 15, 1935 in Vernal, UT to Elmo and Mary Jane (Winward) Hardy. She married Norman Hancock on April 8, 1955 in Salt Lake City, UT, and they raised two children,...
Kenda Alice Kennedy Stapel
Sep 15, 2020
Cedar City, Utah - Kenda Alice Kennedy Stapel, 77, of Cedar City, UT, passed away September 15, 2020. Kenda was born on April 1, 1943 in Marysvale, Utah to George and Georgia Rose Kennedy. Kenda married Norman James Stapel (deceased).
Kenda is survived by her children: KendaLee Stapel, Brett (Jeri) Stapel,...
Teresa Morales
Sep 13, 2020
St. George, Utah –Teresa del C. Morales Carreńo, 93, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2020 in Yucaipa, California. She was born on March 30, 1927 in Santiago, Chile. She met the love of her life, Raul Morales and they were together for 50 years. They have two daughters and two handsome grandsons: Anthony and...
Lonnie D. Shomaker
Sep 13, 2020
Hurricane, Utah – Lonnie D. Shomaker, 47, beloved husband, father, son and brother passed away unexpectedly but peacefully at his home in Hurricane, Utah on September 13, 2020. He was born in Murray, Utah but moved to Orangeville in his early childhood where they lived until he graduated from high school in 1991. During his...
Kathleen Todd
Sep 12, 2020
St. George –Friends and family mourn the untimely loss of Kathleen Todd, who passed away at home on September 12, 2020, due to complications of diabetes. Kathleen was the wife of David Todd, and a resident of SunRiver in Saint George.
Kathleen was born on June 11, 1961 to Gerald Heath...
Garnet Eugene Howells
Sep 12, 2020
St. George, Utah – Garnet Eugene Howells, 90, passed away September 12, 2020. He was born July 29, 1930 in Twin Falls, Idaho to Lyle James and Fern Fawcett Howells. He married the love of his live, Beth Bennett. 65 years ago.
Garnet is survived by his wife, Beth; sons: Lyle (Marie) Howells, Rock Springs,...
Frank Melton
Sep 11, 2020
Frank Melton, 82, passed away peacefully in his home on September 11, 2020, after a courageous battle with cancer. Frank was born in Weinert, Texas and moved to California as a young boy with his family. Frank enlisted in the Navy Seabees and served his country proudly.
In 1968, Frank was hired by...
Hazel O Jackson
Sep 7, 2020
St George, Utah – Hazel O Jackson, 85, died September 7, 2020, in St. George, Utah. She was born November 14, 1934 to William Doyle and Florence Orgill, in Mona, Utah. She married, and later divorced, Horrace Chatwin, Jr. She married Rex Jackson on November 11, 1961 in Elko, Nevada. Their marriage was solemnized in...
Deann Lynn Gubler
Sep 5, 2020
Santa Clara, Utah - DeAnn Gubler returned home to her Heavenly Father on September 5, 2020. She was born February 5, 1938 in Panguitch, Utah to Fearl William and Maxine Cameron Lynn. She married Clark Tennyson Gubler on September 25, 1959 in the St George Temple.
DeAnn was raised in Flagstaff,...
Drucilla "Annie" Jasper
Sep 5, 2020
Washington, Utah - Drucilla "Annie" Ann Jasper, 84, returned home to our Heavenly Father on Saturday, September 5, 2020, in her home surrounded by loved ones. She was born on March 20, 1936 in Salinas, California to William Scammel Barr and Thelma Coila Williamson. She married Bryce Arlin Jasper on June 16, 1958 in Carson...
Ralph Gordon Stringham
Sep 3, 2020
St. George – Born in 1924 in his grandmother's house in Vernal, Utah, Ralph Gordon Stringham, lived the first part of his life in the small town with his beloved mother Afton, father William, and two older sisters Mary Katherine and Betty. Born into a sheep herding family, Ralph spent his summers high up in...
Cindy Stirland Metcalf
Sep 2, 2020
Cindy Stirland Metcalf, 61, died on September 2, 2020 in her home as the result of a courageous seven-year battle with Stiff Person Syndrome. She was born in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 1, 1959 to mend the broken heart of her parents, Polly H. and Gordon Byron Stirland, following the loss of their first daughter. She was preceded...
M. Maurine Ward
Sep 2, 2020
St. George, Utah - Mary "Maurine" Kelson Ward, at the age of 86, left her earthly sojourn here having traveled well and touched many, on Wednesday, September 2, 2020. Maurine was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on August 27, 1934 to Arvel Eugene Kelson and Velma Emily Christensen Kelson. Maurine was one of seven...


