Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities
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...
Constance Virginia Jones
Oct 22, 2019
Washington, Utah – The family of Constance Virginia Kron Jones, sadly announce her passing on the afternoon of October 22, 2019, at her home in Washington, Utah. Connie, the daughter of Adam George Kron and Lolita Bernice Davis, was born in Portland, Oregon, August 25, 1924....
Beth Gardner
Oct 20, 2019
Hurricane, Utah – Beth Gardner, 86, passed away October 20, 2019. She was born February 23, 1933 in Joseph City, Arizona to Alfred Harvey and Lena Stratton Randall. She married Leo Dean Gardner on December 3, 1953. Beth graduated from Holbrook High School where she was the Majorette in the Drum and Bugle Corp. She enjoyed...
James Warren Smith
Oct 20, 2019
St. George, Utah – James W. Smith, 93, passed away October 20, 2019, in St. George, Utah. He was born April 4, 1926 in Hutchinson, Kansas to Austin V. and Ida Pearl Gleason Smith. Funeral Service will be held Friday, October 25, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the Snow Canyon 2nd Ward Chapel, 1184 North Dixie...
Sara Ann Orton Urie
Oct 14, 2019
St. George, Utah – Sara Ann Orton Urie, 83, passed on Monday night, October 14, 2019. This left a tremendous void in many lives. She was born in Panguitch, Utah on March 31, 1936 to Orien and Wilma Orton, lifelong Panguitch residents. The Ortons had a sawmill near Panguitch...
Darlene Blake
Oct 6, 2019
St. George, Utah – Darlene Turner Blake, 88, was reunited with her sweetheart, Duane, on October 6, 2019. She was born September 30, 1931, as the 7th of 8 children to John and Della Turner. She was born in the front room of her family's modest home in Washington, Utah –...
George Jackson Warren
Oct 6, 2019
LaVerkin, Utah - George Jackson Warren, 85, passed away peacefully October 6, 2019 at home surrounded by loved ones. He was born on August 1, 1934, in Patterson, Georgia to Letho and Evie Joyner Warren. He married Mildred Gouldsmith on November 2, 1962 in Reno, Nevada in a little wedding chapel downtown. George served our country and was...
James Allen Morse
Oct 6, 2019
"Life is what you make of it" South Jordan/St. George, Utah – James Allen Morse came into this world a little early—and that early entrance set the tone for his approach to life ... be prompt and be dependable. Dad had an innate ability to gain people's trust with the shake of his hand and a smile. His...
Joseph Paul Smith
Oct 5, 2019
St. George, Utah - Joseph Paul Smith departed from this life on October 5, 2019, after a long history of health issues. He was born in Ogden, Utah, April 20, 1947, to Joseph Eugene Smith and Jane Poppleton Gunnell. Joseph was a man of many interests and had many talents, with a great ability to fix anything electronic....
Darrell L. Nelson
Oct 4, 2019
At 2:25 am, October 4, 2019, the world lost a great man, but Heaven gained an amazing soul. That is not to say that Darrell was a saint, but he was one of God's children. Imperfect, flawed, but a man that continually worked to find a better way...


