Obituaries

Feb 20, 2020

St. George, UT - Ross Henry Whicker, cherished father, grandfather, brother, and friend passed away Thursday, February 20, 2020. Dad was born and raised in Fillmore, Utah. His parents, N. Henry and Arah Lee Whicker lovingly raised Dad with his older brother, Fred (Kathy), and sister, Loreta in a home of learning and love.

Feb 19, 2020

St. George, Utah - Audrey Campbell Burns, 84, passed away on February 19, 2020 surrounded by family. Mom was born in Glasgow, Scotland May 19, 1935 to Catherine Chambers. She was the loving mother to Lynn Whitecar (Cliff), Audrey Thomas (deceased), and Robert Burns (Stacy).

After converting to the Church of...

Feb 19, 2020

St. George, Utah - Joylene "Joy" Hobbs Steffensen, 89, passed away February 19, 2020 at Spring Gardens Assisting Living. She was born April 2, 1930 in Downey, Idaho to Veda Merrill and Albert Alfreda Hobbs. On September 1, 1951 Joy married Jed Elmo Steffensen in the Preston, Idaho Stake Center. They were later sealed in...

Feb 16, 2020

Washington, UT – James Ashton Truman returned to his Heavenly Father on February 16, 2020 in St. George Utah. Jim was born on July 15, 1932 in Cedar City, Utah to William Jonathan Truman and Marcia Simkins Truman.  He married Joan Emma Stucki of Santa Clara, Utah on May 25, 1951 in Santa Clara, Utah.  ...

Feb 15, 2020

John Eugene Birkes, JEB, or Johnny as everybody called him, age 93, passed peacefully away, Saturday, February 15, 2020, at his home in Ivins, Utah, with his children at his bedside.

Johnny was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and in his own words "born on the dining room table, delivered by my Grandmother, Sarah Meikle Bain...

Feb 14, 2020

Betty Westover, 95, passed away February 14, 2020 in St. George, Utah. She was born February 2, 1925 in Brigham City, Utah to Harry H. Sisson and May Burrel Sisson.

Graveside services will be held Saturday, February 29, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Tonaquint Cemetery, 1777 So. Dixie Drive, St. George, Utah. A visitation will be held...

Feb 14, 2020

St. George, UT – Linda Kay Gallagher, age 72, graduated February 14, 2020 at 2:14 a.m. in Saint George, Utah. She was born on October 24, 1947 to Clifford Laverne Burgess and Virginia Lorine Belt in Aurora, Kane County, Illinois.

On April 10, 1968, she married Clifton Wray Gallagher in Elizabeth...

Feb 13, 2020

Jay Barton passed away, peacefully, at home on Thursday, February 13, 2020. Jay had lived well for 88 years. He now joins his sweetheart, Shirlee, in heaven. She passed away exactly 7 years ago to the day of his passing! They would be celebrating their 70 th anniversary this year.

Jay was born May 19, 1931 in...

Feb 13, 2020

Patricia "Pat" Gubler Clove, 82, passed away February 13, 2020, at her home in Enterprise, Utah from natural causes. She was born December 31, 1937, in Santa Clara, Utah to June and Thelma Whipple Gubler, the second of eight children, with five brothers and two sisters. Pat loved growing up in Santa Clara and was proud to be a...

Feb 12, 2020

Luella Odesa Jones, 65, passed away at her home on February 12, 2020. She was born in Torrance, California on May 26, 1954 to Twila Jane Barnett and Kenneth Wilbur Steelman.

Luella was the oldest of four children and grew up in Southern California. She married her husband, Christopher (Chris) Jones, in August 1972 and the two...

Feb 11, 2020

Clyde Blaine Perkins, 91, passed away February 11, 2020 in St. George, Utah. He was born May 30, 1928 in Moab, Utah to David Martin Perkins and Laura Emelaine Allen Perkins. He married Una Jean Brown in the Salt Lake City Temple on October 6, 1948.

Dad was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of...

Feb 11, 2020

Doyle K Swallow, 92, passed away peacefully on February 11, 2020 in St George, Utah. He was born April 4, 1927 in Mayfield, Utah to Ray G Swallow and Ethel Zedonia Dorius. His mother died in childbirth when he was age 2 and he was raised first by his older sisters and then by his new mother, Elva Foote....

Feb 11, 2020

– Robert Marden Johnson, passed away on February 11, 2020 in St. George, Utah, incident to age, and is now again with his sweetheart and has left this information concerning his life here on this mortal probation.

My 103 years of life upon this earth has been a wonderful, exciting, spiritual and occasionally a sad and regrettable...

Feb 10, 2020

Beatrice "Bea" Mable Dockery returned to her Heavenly Father, on February 10, 2020, she was at home with her loved ones near.  Our loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister was born in Price, Utah, on July 19, 1933. The daughter of Aurther Grames and Christina Christensen.  She was raised in Price and East Carbon with her six siblings.

Feb 10, 2020

Layne Kay Johnson, 65, son of Dr. Sheldon B and Leatrice Sproul Johnson was born in St. George, UT, Sept. 17, 1954, and peacefully passed away there, February 10, 2020. Born with Down Syndrome, Layne was regarded by authorities to be of such low intellect as to be an unbearable burden to his family. They were advised to place...

Feb 9, 2020

– Isabelle Margaret (Peggy) Palmer, 92, died February 9, 2020. The causes were incidence to age. She was able to pass in her own home, surrounded by many photos of her family, and her collection of pigs. She was very grateful for her daughter, Jan, and granddaughter, Jess, for working so hard to keep her in her home that...

Feb 8, 2020

James Thomas Bacus, 85, passed away February 8, 2020. He was born January 21, 1935 in Gillette, Wyoming to Jean and Ivah French Bacus.  He married Jacqueline A. Bacus.

A Rosary will be held Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at 10:30 a.m., followed by a Memorial Mass at 11:00 a.m., at the St. George Catholic Church, 259 West...

Feb 8, 2020

John Joseph Scano, age 38, of St. George, Utah, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2020.  Although we are heartbroken, we are joyous with the knowledge that he is once again reunited with his beloved father, grandfathers, and loved ones.

John John was born on September 15, 1981, in Las Vegas, Nevada, to Rebecca Wyson and John...

Feb 7, 2020

ElLouise Mickelson Stucki, 86, passed away peacefully in her home in Las Vegas on February 7, 2020.  She was born and raised in Middleton, Utah, the eighth of nine children of Edward and Delcena Prince Mickelson on May 10, 1933.  She married Kay George Stucki in the St. George LDS Temple, then moved to Las Vegas in...

Feb 6, 2020

St. George, Utah – Howard Orlan Bingham, 87, passed away February 6, 2020. He was born September 6, 1932 in Preston, Idaho to Alton and LaMar Rice Bingham.

Graveside services will be held Friday, February 14, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. at the Utah Veterans Cemetery and Memorial Park, 17111 South Camp...