Dallas Demar Church

Ivins Utah - Dallas Demar Church, 89, passed away on March 18, 2024. He was born July 5, 1934, in Grass Valley, California to Fern Garfield and Dallas Church. He married his eternal companion, Mary Jensen, in the Salt Lake City Temple on May 27, 1955. 

Dal was raised in Grass Valley, CA & Salt Lake City, UT. He graduated from West High School and attended Westminster College. Dallas was a Fast Pitch Softball All-Star player and was inducted into the Utah Softball Hall of Fame in 2001. He served in the Utah Air National Guard from 1952 to 1992 and honorably retired as a Full Bird Colonel. After he retired from the UANG, Dallas & Mary moved to St. George Utah where he managed for ZCMI for 10 years. Once fully retired you could find Dallas on the golf course, spending time with family/friends, or working in his beautiful yard admiring the red rock views and the various birds that flocked his feeders. 

Survived by his wife Mary Church of Ivins, Utah; Daughters Korrie Katz (Brian), Karrie Richards (Mike), Kristie Archuleta (Dee), Wendie Huntington (Doug), 10 grandchildren, & several great-grandchildren; Sisters Marlene Jones (Jack) & Kenna Romano(Corby) and step-brother Don Horsley. 

He was preceded in death by his Father, Mother, Stepfather Kenneth Horsley, half-brother Randy Horsley, stepsister Margaret Eastwood, stepbrother Rick Horsley, granddaughter Sierra Rose Huntington, and great-grandsons Dallas Schouten & Kolter Hammond.

Funeral Services will be held Monday, March 25th, 2024 at the Ivins 7th Ward located at 240 East 1060 South Ivins Utah 84738. Viewing from 9:30 – 10:45 am followed by the funeral program at 11:00 am. Interment will take place at the Ivins City Cemetery located at 200 West 400 North Ivins, Utah 84738.

Arrangements are made under the direction of Hughes Mortuary, 1037 East 700 South, St. George Utah, (435) 674-5000.