Obituaries

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

Jilleen Draper Mitchell

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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George Hamilton Watson

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

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

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.

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Dora Victoria York

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...