Obituaries

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

Shirley Jean White

Shirley Jean White

Nov 28, 2019

St. George, Utah – Our sweet Mother, Shirley Adair White was welcomed into heaven on Thanksgiving evening, November 28, 2019 after suffering from years of declining health conditions leading to Alzheimer's. We are so grateful that she spent the past 88 years living among family and friends while bringing so much joy to all of...

Carole Lee Jenkins Stoker

Carole Lee Jenkins Stoker

Nov 27, 2019

St. George, Utah – Carole Lee Jenkins Stoker, age 78, passed away on November 27, after a long courageous battle with breast cancer.  Carole was born on December 7, 1940, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Dean Lewis and Blanche Evans Jenkins. She was the youngest of four children.

Carole grew...

Lelia June Alexander Yarger

Lelia June Alexander Yarger

Nov 26, 2019

St. George – June Yarger, 89, passed away November 26, 2019, formerly of San Luis Obispo and Santa Maria, CA.    She was born July 5, 1930 to John and Annie Ketchie in High Point, NC.  She married Harmon Alexander June 11, 1949. She moved to St. George, UT in 1995.

June...

Spencer Lee Stucki

Spencer Lee Stucki

Nov 21, 2019

St. George, Utah – On November 21, 2019, surrounded by the ones that adore him, Spencer Lee Stucki passed peacefully to the other side of the veil at the age of 38. Spencer was born on May 28, 1981 in St George, Utah to David and Karren Stucki. Spencer was the youngest of eight and...

Mildred Huston Mecham

Mildred Huston Mecham

Nov 20, 2019

St. George, Utah – Mildred "Mikki" Huston Mecham, 88, passed away peacefully at her home November 20, 2019. She was born March 22, 1931 in Bingham Canyon, Utah to Irel M. Westover and Vera Lucille Knight. She grew up in Riverton, Utah and moved to Montello, Nevada in 1947.

Mikki married...

Hyrum Wayne Smith

Hyrum Wayne Smith

Nov 18, 2019

Gunlock – Hyrum Wayne Smith, age 76, of Gunlock, Utah died, surrounded by his family in his home at Eagle Mountain Ranch, on November 18, 2019. He was born October 16, 1943 to Joseph Fielding and Ruth Pingree Smith in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was raised in Honolulu, Hawaii as a consequence of his...

Todd E. Lemley

Todd E. Lemley

Nov 17, 2019

St. George, Utah – Todd E. Lemley, 51, passed away November 17, 2019. He was born July 12, 1968 in Santa Monica, California to Lloyd and Sheila Ann Lemley.

Todd is survived by his daughters: Dani Lynn Lemley and Alexis Hunter Lemley.

Family services will be held at a later date.

Clara Jones Wilkins

Clara Jones Wilkins

Nov 16, 2019

Clara Jones Wilkins passed away peacefully on Nov 16, 2019 at the age of 87. She was born on July 22, 1932 in LaVerkin, UT to Ella Duncan Jones and Whitney Jones. She is preceded in death by her parents; sister, Venice Murphy; brothers: Whitney, Marlowe and Gaylen Jones. She married Cody Lamond Wilkins on Nov. 27, 1950 in...

John D. Mitchell

John D. Mitchell

Nov 16, 2019

St. George, Utah – John D. Mitchell, born April 1, 1934 to John J. and Dolores Mitchell, passed away November 16, 2019 with his wife by his side. He grew up in Copperton, Utah and graduated from Brigham High School. He was an outstanding athlete, particularly in baseball and later in golf.

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Roy Eugene Lobb

Roy Eugene Lobb

Nov 15, 2019

Washington - Roy Eugene Lobb, beloved husband, dad, grandpa, and brother, "hung up his fiddle and hung up his bow" on Nov. 15, 2019.  He was 93.

Born August 22, 1926 in Caddo, OK to Eugene and Irma Lobb and the first of eight children, his early years were shaped by hard work at his...

Alice Edith Warme Elmer

Alice Edith Warme Elmer

Nov 15, 2019

Beaver/St. George – Alice Edith Warme Elmer, 99, died on November 15, 2019, in Beaver, Utah, five months shy of her 100 th birthday. She was born April 3, 1920 on the family farm near Alta, Iowa. She was the third child of Erick (Jigg) and Edith Lindberg Warme.

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John Taft Benson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...