Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in St. George, Hurricane, and surrounding Southern Utah communities
Vickie Sanders Gubler
Jul 21, 2019
La Verkin, Utah – Vickie Sanders Gubler, 67, passed away early Sunday morning, July 21, 2019, in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in 1952 in La Verkin, Utah to Ervil and Belva Bringhurst Sanders, the sixth child in a family of seven.
Earl D. Thomas
Jul 18, 2019
Hurricane, UT – Earl D. Thomas, 79, passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2019. He was born to Raymond Thomas and Anne Ross in Boston, MA on November 13, 1939. Earl married his sweetheart, Louise Flater in the St. George Temple on January 12, 1962. Earl was raised in Jamaica Plains, MA. He enlisted in the Air Force,...
Carl Oliver Sigler
Jul 17, 2019
Santa Clara, Utah – Carl Oliver Sigler returned to his heavenly home on the evening of July 17, 2019. During the weeks and months preceding his death, he was visited and contacted by family and friends who were reaching out to show their love and gratitude for the impact he had made on their lives. At the time...
Christopher Hale Gray
Jul 15, 2019
Salt Lake City, Utah – Christopher Gray passed away at the age 26 on Monday July 15, 2019. He was born January 23, 1993 in Lander, Wyoming. Christopher was an Eagle Scout. He loved debate and participated in the State Championships in High School. He graduated from Woods Cross High School in 2011. Christopher was intelligent, energetic, and...
Velene B Abbott
Jul 14, 2019
St. George, Utah – Velene Bird Abbott, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away on July 14, 2019 in St George, Utah. She was born August 11, 1930 in Salina, Utah, the daughter of Ernest and Emma Malissa Gribble Bird. Velene attended school in Salina, graduating...
Jacob R Schmier
Jul 10, 2019
Hurricane, Utah – Jacob Ralph Schmier, 81, passed away July 10, 2019, in Hurricane, Utah. He was born May 9, 1938 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Jacob and Dora Veto Schmier. He married Reva Lynn Elmhurst on July 11, 1970 in Hayward, California.
James R Stearns
Jul 9, 2019
St. George, Utah – James Russell Stearns, 89, passed away July 9, 2019. He was born October 2, 1929 in Sacramento, California to Lewis Peter and Laura Elizabeth Hill Stearns. He married Beverly Rae Fristoe and they had one son, Jimmy and two daughters, Charline and Jamie. He married...
Sheldon Leroy Abbott
Jul 5, 2019
St. George, Utah – Sheldon LeRoy Abbott, our loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather passed away July 5, 2019 in St. George, Utah. He was born March 10, 1933 to Rulon and Thelma McKnight Abbott. He graduated from Virgin Valley High School in Mesquite, Nevada in 1951. ...
Robert (Bob) Leroy Lawson Phcs (Ret)
Jun 28, 2019
Robert (Bob) LeRoy Lawson, Senior Chief Photographers Mate, United States Navy (Retired) crossed the brow into eternity on Friday, June 28, 2019. He was preceded in death by his father, Walter Baird Lawson and mother, Grace Asenath (Nee Hudnall) Lawson, who was commonly known as Sallie, and by his...
Heather Lynne Miller Travis
Jun 28, 2019
Las Vegas, Nevada – Heather Lynne Miller Travis, 36, passed away June 28, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born January 17, 1983 in Salt Lake City to Ted Drew and Valorie Lynne Utley Miller.
A visitation will...
Mark Erickson
Jun 26, 2019
St. George, Utah – Mark Erickson, son of Fern and Farrell Erickson passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2019 after a long illness. He was born April 16, 1959.
Mark is survived by three sisters (all claiming to be his...
Scott H. Day
Jun 25, 2019
St. George, Utah – It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of Scott Henry Day at the age of 56 on June 25, 2019 in St. George, Utah.
Scott was born in Oakland, California on...
Richard Michael Harris
Jun 25, 2019
An Open House honoring the life of Richard Michael Harris, 66, will be held Thursday, June 27, 2019 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the home of Jan & Bill Adamson, 2356 So. 1300 W., St. George, Utah.
Richard passed away June 25, 2019 in St. George, Utah. He was born April...Janet Ruth Lewis
Jun 25, 2019
St. George, Utah – Janet Ruth Lewis, 76, passed away peacefully with her family by her side June 25, 2019. She was born September 27, 1942 in Bell, California to Sheldon and Anale Robinson Hawes. She married Robert Eldon Hilditch on September 15, 1962. He passed away July 8,...
Alean B. Sevy
Jun 24, 2019
Ivins, Utah – Ada Alean Bagley Sevy, 95, left this earthly life on June 24, 2019, in Ivins, Utah. She was born February 8, 1924 in Greenwich, Utah to Alma and Mary Elizabeth Winget Bagley.
She married...
Lois Mae Clarke Manning
Jun 24, 2019
St. George, Utah - Lois Mae Clarke Manning, 93, passed away peacefully at home, June 24, 2019 (her seventieth wedding anniversary) following a brief illness.
Lois Mae was born December 8, 1925 to...
Junius "K" Barton
Jun 23, 2019
Junius "K" Barton, commonly known as "June", was born at home, May 24, 1923, in the small town of Tropic, Utah, to Karma Johnson and Leo Lorenzo Barton. He passed away peacefully June 23, 2019, at the age of 96, from causes incident to age. June was the sixth of ten...
Yolanda Hernandez
Jun 20, 2019
St. George, Utah – Yolanda Hernandez, 93, passed away June 20, 2019. She was born September 18, 1925 in Honduras. Yolanda is survived by her daughters: Edna "Rita" (Dr. Ken) Cohen, Olga (Dr. Leonard) Smith, and Iris Gonzalez; seven grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her mother, Angelina Gutierrez; husband, Victor Hernandez;...
Betty Lou Bracken
Jun 16, 2019
St. George, Utah – Betty Lou Bowler Bracken, 89, passed away peacefully, June 16, 2019. She was born January 7, 1930 in Enterprise, Utah to Auston and Lula Kurt Bowler.
She grew up in Enterprise, Utah, where she attended and graduated from Enterprise...
Thomas Michael Spillane
Jun 16, 2019
St. George, Utah - Thomas Michael Spillane, 71, passed away suddenly from wounds sustained from a fall on Father's Day, June 16, 2019, in St. George, UT. He was born on September 16, 1947, at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington D.C. to parents John Henry Spillane and Margaret...


