Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities
John Taft Benson
Nov 14, 2019
St. George, Utah - John Taft Benson, 75, was born January 4, 1944 in Logan, Utah. He passed away peacefully in his home in St. George, Utah surrounded by his wife and children on November 14, 2019. He is the son of Valdo and Ruth Benson.
John married Ruth Kathleen Payne in the Bern, Switzerland...
Lucia Martinez Rivera
Nov 13, 2019
St. George, Utah – Lucia Martinez Rivera, 91, passed away November 13, 2019. She was born December 2, 1927 in Puerto Rico.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Metcalf Mortuary, 288 West St. George Blvd., St. George, Utah. Interment will be at Tonaquint Cemetery.
Robert "Bob" Mchenry
Nov 12, 2019
St. George, Utah - Bob passed away November 12, 2019 two months after celebrating his 90th birthday! He will be missed by his close family and friends. Bob suffered from Alzheimer's, a debilitating disease that prevented him from living his final years in full focus. He was only on hospice for four days and had been able...
Virl Groneman Slater
Nov 11, 2019
Virl Groneman Slater, 89, former resident of Bountiful, Utah, passed away November 11, 2019 in Hurricane, Utah where he lived for the past 25 years. He was born October 11, 1930 to Vincent Elmer Slater and Elda Groneman in Provo, Utah.
Upon completion of high school, Virl enlisted in the Army and served our country during the...
Lorin Lamarr Johnson
Nov 10, 2019
Lorin LaMarr Johnson passed away November 10, 2019. He was born January 16, 1929 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Jane Annie Fearnley and Charles Theodore Johnson.
Lorin was educated in Salt Lake City and graduated from South High School. He attended the University of Utah with a major in Engineering. He spent his career with Kennecott...
Carol Jenson
Nov 9, 2019
St. George – Carol N Jenson passed away November 9, 2019 at home in St George. Carol was born in Salt Lake City December 26, 1939, she was the 10 th of 12 children born to parents Francis Carl Nelson and Myrtle Aeschliman Nelson. She is survived by sister, Margaret Chambers; brothers, Richard L Nelson...
Earl Rich Hawkes
Nov 9, 2019
St. George –
– Earl Rich Hawkes, age 74, passed away peacefully on November 9, 2019, in St George, Utah, surrounded by family. Doctors diagnosed liver cancer less than a week before his passing. Rich was walking, driving, and caring for his dear wife up to that point.
Rich was born in Dayton, Ohio on...
Lajune Morley Larson
Nov 6, 2019
Life Legacy St. George, Utah – LaJune Morley Larson, 86, passed away November 6, 2019, after battling liver disease. She died peacefully at the hospital with her family by her side. LaJune was born on August 7, 1933 in Moroni, Utah to Gordon L. Morley and Melba Lund. She grew up in Fountain Green, Utah, then moved to...
Camden William Parker
Nov 6, 2019
Life Legacy Santa Clara, Utah – Camden William Parker, AKA: Noody, Nugget, Hanno, Hanno Cat, Hanno Nano, Peanut, William the 3, age 16, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 7:32 p.m., at home in the arms of his sister "Crash", surrounded by his family. Camden was born on December 13, 2002 in St. George, Utah...
Jilleen Draper Mitchell
Nov 5, 2019
New Harmony, Utah – Jilleen Draper Mitchell, 83, passed away November 5, 2019. She was born July 18, 1936 in Provo, Utah to Levi and Golda Cowdell Draper. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 9, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Metcalf Mortuary, 288 West St. George Blvd., St. George, Utah. A visitation will be held Saturday, prior...
Leland Harvey Lay
Nov 3, 2019
Washington - Leland Harvey Lay, age 80, passed away to rejoin with the love of his life, Laverta Jensen, in the early morning on Sunday, November 3, 2019. He was listening to his favorite cowboy music, while lovingly surrounded by all seven of his children and their families. He was a kind and loving father and husband, he...
Lavon Petersen
Nov 1, 2019
Perry, Utah - LaVon Petersen (Eunice LaVon Ingram) passed away peacefully Friday, November 1, 2019, on the eve of her 84th birthday after years of decline due to Alzheimer's disease. She was born in Pleasant Grove, Utah, on Saturday, November 2, 1935, to Aaron Wood Ingram and Marion Eunice...
Nina Louise Lambert Whiting
Oct 30, 2019
St. George, Utah - Nina Louise Lambert Whiting, 84, passed away on October 30, 2019 to return to her heavenly home where her husband, George Albert Whiting, has been anxiously waiting for her. She was born September 29, 1935 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Ira and Leona Christensen Lambert. Nina and George loved the outdoors. They spent many...
Barbara Jean Stottern
Oct 29, 2019
St. George, Utah – Barbara Jean Stottern, 78, loving mother, wife, grandmother and daughter, passed away peacefully, with her daughters by her side, on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, in St. George, Utah. She was born May 22, 1941 in Salt Lake City, Utah to John William Bradford and Kathryn Vivian Cannon. She married the love of her live,...
Edith Helen Steele-Huff
Oct 29, 2019
St. George, Utah - Edith Helen Prudy Steele (AKA Edith Huff), 89, passed away October 29, 2019, in St. George, Utah. She was born February 16, 1930 in Canandaigua. New York to John J and Helen Louise Bliss Purdy.
George Hamilton Watson
Oct 29, 2019
St. George, Utah - Heaven was blessed with a true Irish gentleman on October 29, 2019 when George Hamilton Watson passed away peacefully from the effects of Parkinson's disease, surrounded by his "Girls"—wife Chloë and daughters Sharon, Ruth, and Miriam.
George was born on September 20, 1935 in Dublin,...
Lowell H. Boman
Oct 28, 2019
St. George, Utah – Lowell Huss Boman, 90, died peacefully in his home on October 28, 2019. He was born December 24, 1928 in Topeka, Kansas to Arthur and Ruby Huss Boman.
Lowell is survived by his wife of...
Robert Dean Pead
Oct 27, 2019
St. George, Utah – The Best Father Ever, Robert Dean Pead, age 89, quietly passed away on October 27, 2019. While surrounded by his children in pleasant conversation, he decided to sneak off to the joyous family reunion planned, just beyond the veil.
Dora Victoria York
Oct 25, 2019
St. George, Utah – The family of Dora Victoria Vocino York, 91, have announced, with great sorrow, the passing of their beloved mother on October 25, 2019 in St. George, UT. She was born September 12, 1928 to Matteo and Incoronata Palmieri Vocino in Hamtramck, MI. She spoke often of all her relatives in Michigan, whom she dearly...
Fred E. Gipson
Oct 24, 2019
St. George, Utah – Fred E. Gipson passed away October 24, 2019, He was born March 17, 1936 to Levy and Alice Gibson in Amite, LA. He grew up in Picayune, MS. Fred served three years in the National Guard and four years in the Navy. He was assigned to the USS Helena visiting many Asian ports. His...


