Obituaries

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

Rex B. Leatham

Rex B. Leatham

Jan 20, 2020

St. George, Utah – Rex B. Leatham passed away Monday, January 20, 2020 in his home in St. George, Utah, at the age of 87. Born to Rex Alvin and Lizzie Ann Leatham on April 25,1932. He spent his childhood years in Park City and the Heber Valley, Utah. Rex dated his sweetheart, Carol Montgomery...

Ryan J. Gillispie

Ryan J. Gillispie

Jan 19, 2020

Ivins, UT – Ryan J. Gillespie, 41 years old, was called home to his Heavenly Father on January 19 th , 2020. Ryan was born on September 11, 1978 in Cedar City, Utah. He was the third child of seven children born to Jerry and Pamela Gillespie.

Ryan was raised in St. George and Ivins,...

Virginia Jensen

Virginia Jensen

Jan 17, 2020

Bountiful, UT - Virginia Jensen, 84, passed away January 17, 2020 in Bountiful, Utah. She was born on May 8, 1935 at her home in her grandfather's big white house on Main Street in Laketown, Utah, the daughter of Francis Carr Williamson and Ramona Weston.

Virginia did all the fun things...

Lyle Heinz

Lyle Heinz

Jan 17, 2020

Santa Clara, Utah - Lyle S Heinz passed away Friday, January 17, 2020 in Santa Clara, Utah, at the age of 85. Born to William and Bernice Heinz in their Rexburg, Idaho home on July 21, 1934, Lyle quickly tried to keep up with his two older brothers, Don (Marsha) Heinz and Blair (Kay-deceased) Heinz...

Paul Richard Phillips

Paul Richard Phillips

Jan 15, 2020

Our life with the wonderful husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather unexpectedly came to an end with the passing of Paul Richard Phillips, 89. He passed away peacefully January 15, 2020.

Paul was born on July 15, 1930 in Twin Falls, Idaho, the son of John Albert Phillips and Lorinda Christina Swenson. He was the eighth of nine...

Marc Spencer Ross

Marc Spencer Ross

Jan 15, 2020

St. George – Marc Spencer Ross, 62, passed away January 15, 2020 in St. George, Utah. He was born September 28, 1957 to Ronald and Sandra Gellman Ross in Los Angeles, California. Marc was educated and graduated from Los Angeles High School.

Marc was a Radio Announcer at six different radio...

Aly Sarah Jenkins

Aly Sarah Jenkins

Jan 14, 2020

Santa Clara, Utah - She came into this world on July 8, 1989, a week overdue, but worth the wait.   Who knew that this wee little girl would turn our world upside down in a wonderous way. The name on the birth certificate read "Alyssa Sarah Jenkins" but mom knew she would always be called...

Beverly Dawn Demille

Beverly Dawn Demille

Jan 14, 2020

LaVerkin, Utah - Our loving Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother and Friend, Beverly Dawn DeMille, slipped peacefully away at her daughter's home in Cedar City, UT on January 14, 2020. Mom's body wore out after 84 years and after Dad died on October 4, 2019, she just wanted to follow him.

She...

Nancy Carol Freund

Nancy Carol Freund

Jan 13, 2020

St. George – Nancy Carol Freund, age 73, went home to be with the Lord on January 13, 2020 in St. George, Utah.  She was born October 10, 1946 in Santa Monica, California to Merton Willis Manby and Wanda Jeanette Mathisen.

Nancy attended Hamilton High School in West Los Angeles and graduated as a Registered Nurse...

Jerry Messinger

Jerry Messinger

Jan 12, 2020

St. George, Utah – On Sunday, January 12, 2020, Jerry Messinger, loving husband and father to six children and three stepchildren, returned home to his Heavenly Father after a long illness. He was 76 years old.

Jerry was born on March 13, 1943 in Los Angeles, California to Joyce (Tolman) and...

Steven Albert Spring

Steven Albert Spring

Jan 11, 2020

St. George, Utah – Steven Albert Spring was born on January 8, 1949 with mining in his blood. He spent his childhood in the mining camps and towns of southeastern Nevada and Utah while his father worked for various mining companies. They eventually settled into the La Sal, Utah area.

Steve...

Harry Richard Call

Harry Richard Call

Jan 10, 2020

Harry Richard Call, 79, passed away January 10, 2020 in Saint George, Utah. He was born in Taney County Missouri, to Harry Nolan Call & Delcie Mae Jones. Richard leaves behind his spouse, Jovita Corine; daughter, Clara, her children: David, Doug & Anna; daughter Sara (Wade) and children: Emily & Wade.

Beloved by all he met, and...

Grace Blair Oliver

Grace Blair Oliver

Jan 5, 2020

Grace Blair Oliver

Cedar City, Utah – Grace Blair Oliver, 91, passed away January 5, 2020. She was born to Parley and Ivy Dean Cowley Blair on November 1, 1928 in Butlerville, Utah.

Grace was a beautiful loving person who helped anyone and everyone. She volunteered throughout her life for any...

Paul Martin Forsberg

Paul Martin Forsberg

Jan 5, 2020

– Paul Martin Forsberg, 73, passed away suddenly on January 5, 2020, in St. George, Utah. He was born April 13, 1946, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to John G. and Norma S. Forsberg.

He grew up in Bountiful, Utah. He graduated from Bountiful High School and then attended Weber State University. During that time, he met...

Howell Pershing Newman

Howell Pershing Newman

Jan 3, 2020

Ivins, Utah - Howell Pershing Newman passed away January 3, 2020 at the Veteran's facility in Ivins, Utah. He was born November 11, 1927 in Springville, Utah to Robert and Irene Clarke Newman. In 1950, he met his future wife, Carolee Childs. They were married on June 1, 1951 in the Salt Lake LDS temple....

Florence V. Focht

Florence V. Focht

Jan 2, 2020

St. George, Utah – Florence V. Focht, 89, passed away after a brief illness on January 2, 2020. She was born June 3, 1930 in Rahway, New Jersey.

Florence is survived by her loving husband of 53 years, Richard Focht; son, James Stinson; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

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Anita Gosch Esplin

Anita Gosch Esplin

Jan 1, 2020

Anita Gosch Esplin was born on December 18,1932 in New York City to Siegfried and Mary Gosch. Although she loved living in Utah most of her life, she always considered herself a New Yorker, and was proud to be from the East Coast. In her early twenties, she came west to attend BYU, and later took a...

Maria Preece Larson

Maria Preece Larson

Dec 31, 2019

Maria Preece Larson, 41 years, was called home to her Heavenly Parents on December 31, 2019 as a result of severe complications following an influenza infection. Maria was born May 17, 1978 in Comox, British Columbia, Canada, the third of six children born to Harry Preece and Francine Gauthier.

Maria was raised in humble circumstances in the...

Constance "Connie" Lowery

Constance "Connie" Lowery

Dec 31, 2019

St. George, UT - In loving memory, our mother, Connie JoAnn Lowery, age 75, died on Tuesday, December 31, 2019 in St. George, Utah. Connie was born in Conrad, Montana as an only child to Margaret S. Dahl and Carl Fehige. She was raised in Ashland, Oregon where she enjoyed her friends, 4-H and animals....

Margaret "Marnie" Ball

Margaret "Marnie" Ball

Dec 29, 2019

Margaret Curtis Stifler "Marnie" Ball, 87, passed away December 29, 2019 in St. George, Utah. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland, April 29, 1932. She grew up in Huntington Beach, California and later moved to Arizona with her family. She met Frank D. "Bim" Ball in Phoenix, Arizona. They were married October 10th, 1957 and they took...