Obituaries

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

John Cecil Barton

John Cecil Barton

May 18, 2020

St. George - John Cecil Barton, 68, passed away May 18, 2020 in St. George, Utah.   He was born November 6, 1951 in Cedar City, Utah and was raised in Paragonah, Utah. He lived the majority of his life in St. George, Utah, with his dear wife of 42 years, Debra Jean Fillmore Barton.

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Nita Franklin Crosby

Nita Franklin Crosby

May 14, 2020

St. George, Utah – On May 14, 2020, Nita Franklin Crosby, age 62, passed away. She was born in Kanab, Utah February 15, 1958 to Doyle and Diana Franklin. She grew up in Kanab at the foot of the K-hill. She was a Valedictorian of her high school class in 1976. She married her high...

Ila Mae Hatch Crabb

Ila Mae Hatch Crabb

May 9, 2020

Ivins, Utah - Our cherished mother, Ila Mae Hatch Crabb, 91, died suddenly and unexpectedly on May 9, 2020, of natural causes related to age. A resident of Ivins for the past 26 years, Ila was born in Panguitch on April 14, 1929 to Houston Hatch and Lois Mae Tebbs Hatch. She spent her childhood...

Gary Miles Hunt

Gary Miles Hunt

May 8, 2020

Gary Miles Hunt, 71 passed away, peacefully, on May 8, 2020, in St George, Utah, after a long spell with cancer. He was born on November 25, 1948 in Longview, Washington, the fifth of six siblings, born to Miles F. Hunt and Mildred M. (Grover) Hunt.

Gary was a longtime resident...

Eva Ann Robison Hanson Hillman

Eva Ann Robison Hanson Hillman

May 8, 2020

St. George, UT - Our beautiful Wife, Mom, Grandma, and Friend went home to be with Jesus Friday morning, May 8, 2020.

Eva was born December 6, 1939 to Frank and Fern Robison in Murray, Utah. She was named for her father's beloved sister, who raised him. She grew up in...

Edward Daniel Mcarthur

Edward Daniel Mcarthur

May 7, 2020

St. George, Utah – Edward Daniel "Dan" McArthur, age 73 passed away on May 7, 2020 from injuries resulting from a mountain biking accident.

Dan was born in Salt Lake City on March 6, 1947, son of Edward Daniel McArthur, Sr. and Billie Lou Billingsley McArthur.

He...

Monica Lynn Cartwright Jean

Monica Lynn Cartwright Jean

May 7, 2020

St. George, Utah – With an early morning departure, our beautiful and special Monica entered Heaven and into the loving arms of her sister, Tari and brother, Aaron.

Born in Ogden, Utah, Monica was adopted as a two-year-old little girl by WC "Bill" and Marilyn Cartwright and welcomed by her sister,...

Daryl E. Robbins

Daryl E. Robbins

May 6, 2020

Hurricane, Utah – On a snowy January 11, 1936, Daryl E. Robbins was born to Errol W. and Colenda Evelyn Adams Robbins in Lehi, Utah.

The second of four children, Daryl had a happy, idyllic childhood. He graduated from Pleasant Grove High School in 1955 and soon after married the love of his life, Mary...

Joyce Elaine Mortensen Taylor

Joyce Elaine Mortensen Taylor

May 4, 2020

Draper, Utah – Joyce Elaine Taylor, 87, passed away peacefully on May 4, 2020 in Draper, Utah. She was born on May 29, 1932 in St. Louis, Missouri, the second of four daughters born to John Gilbert Mortensen and Irma Van Zweden. Joyce was a member of the Greatest Generation.

The Mortensen family moved to...

Dorcus Nowers Bowler

Dorcus Nowers Bowler

May 3, 2020

Dorcus Nowers Bowler, 90, passed away May 3, 2020 from complications of Alzheimer's Disease, in St. George, Utah. She was born June 3, 1929, in Beaver, Utah to Edward Wilson and Clistie Hyatt Nowers. She married Lewis John Bowler. They were married in Beaver, Utah on September 23, 1955. They were later sealed in the St. George...

Faye Henrie

Faye Henrie

Apr 28, 2020

Thelma Faye Barton Henrie, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great grandmother, sister, aunt & true friend to many, passed away peacefully on April 28, 2020 at the age of 93 in St. George Utah.

Faye was born on May 10, 1926 to Thelma Huntington Barton and Kenneth Asa Barton in Beaver Utah. She was named after her...

Jean Volz

Jean Volz

Apr 27, 2020

Jean Volz, 88, passed away April 27, 2020 in St. George, Utah. She was born on October 29, 1931, to William C. and Mae N. Arnold Volz in Rahway, New Jersey

Thomas Elmo Flenniken

Thomas Elmo Flenniken

Apr 26, 2020

Thomas Elmo Flenniken, 106, passed away April 26, 2020 in La Palma, California. He was born on April 10, 1914 in Vowells Mill, Louisiana to Robert Malvin and Maude Clark Flenniken.

A visitation will be held today, May 4, 2020, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at White-Emerson Mortuary 1304 East Philadelphia St., Whittier, California. Graveside services will be held...

Antoinette "Toni" Terry

Antoinette "Toni" Terry

Apr 26, 2020

Enterprise, Utah – Antoinette "Toni" Terry, 77, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2020 in her home in Enterprise, Utah.

She is survived by her loving husband, Larry Terry; and six of their seven children: Bill Terry, Nita Terry, David Terry, Burk Terry, Todd Terry and Debbie Terry; as well as 17...

Barbara L. Barnum

Barbara L. Barnum

Apr 25, 2020

Hurricane, Utah – Our Mom, Barbara L. Barnum passed away at Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George, UT on April 25, 2020 at the age of 89.

Mom married Dad, John R. Barnum, on September 23, 1948 in Las Vegas, NV and were sealed in the St. George Temple in...

Emory "Earl" Rhoads

Emory "Earl" Rhoads

Apr 23, 2020

Emory (Earl) Rhoads, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle, and true friend passed away peacefully at home on April 23, 2020 surrounded by his family in St. George, UT. He was a man, who like a cat, had 9 lives or possibly more, after surviving a plane crash, a brain tumor, multiple heart surgeries, and raising four sons,...

Barbara June Novaria Werner

Barbara June Novaria Werner

Apr 22, 2020

There's a quote that reads: "In life we loved you dearly, in death we love you still. In our hearts you hold a place, no one else will ever fill". Never has a truer statement been said.

Barbara June Novaria Werner, born July 26, 1924, reunited with her sweet husband and eternal companion,...

Judy Skidmore

Judy Skidmore

Apr 21, 2020

Hurricane, UT – Judith Ann Skidmore, 76, passed away April 21, 2020 at her home in Hurricane, Utah. She is survived by her loving husband of 51 years, Roy Skidmore, and their four children.

Janette "Jan" Nelson

Janette "Jan" Nelson

Apr 18, 2020

Janette "Jan" Nelson passed away at St. Mary's Medical Center in Green Bay, WI on April 18, 2020 at the age of 70.

Jan is survived by her loving husband, Donald Nelson. Jan and Don were married in Santa Barbara, CA in October of 1994. She is preceded in death by her father,...

Margo Ann Wood

Margo Ann Wood

Apr 18, 2020

Margo Wood died peacefully on April 18, 2020 in her home in Saint George, Utah following a nineteen-month struggle with cancer.

Margo is survived by her husband, Charles; children; Katherine Colby and Walter Bahr; stepchildren: Courtney Wood and Matthew Wood; surrogate daughter, Rebecca Wokibula; ten grandchildren and surrogate grandchildren; and sister, Martha Ullrich....