Obituaries

Richard James Little

Richard James Little

Nov 20, 2023

Richard (Dick) James Little passed away November 20, 2023, in St. George, Utah. Dick was born on November 26, 1930, in Ogden, Utah, the son of Samuel Melvin and Edna Jane Little. He was raised by Richard (Derk) and Edna Kapp.  

Dick was determined as a child to succeed in life. He loved baseball and was a top player on...

James Ernest Downs

James Ernest Downs

Nov 17, 2023

James Ernest Downs was called home on Friday, November 17th, 2023, after a very full and valiant life.   Jim was born on January 8th, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois to Steve and Wilma Downs. From his early years, Jim was an energetic, curious and vivacious little boy - never stopping until HE was ready to stop. Jim lived in many...

Berta Cormane

Berta Cormane

Nov 15, 2023

Berta Cormane (beloved mother, grandma and great grandma---TATA) went with her Lord and Savior in the early afternoon on November 15, 2023. Her beloved parakeets (Micki and Mini) had been quiet a few days, earlier and during the morning of Nov. 15.

Berta passed quietly, from natural causes, in her cozy home in St George, UT with her daughter Sheila,...

Richard Allen Santi

Richard Allen Santi

Nov 10, 2023

Richard A. Santi, 85, passed away Friday, November 10, 2023, at St George Regional Hospital.  He was born April 30, 1938, in Brooklyn, New York to Frank Santi and Sigrid Kronke. He married Kay Deane Mecham Allred on December 7th, 1974, at Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City, Utah.     Mr. Santi was raised on Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY.  He spent...

Clifford Ralph Bradley

Clifford Ralph Bradley

Nov 10, 2023

Clifford Ralph Bradley, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and uncle, returned home to his loving Heavenly Father on November 10, 2023.

He was born November 28, 1934 to Beulah Gundersen and Hyrum Emerson Bradley in Price, Utah. He was the youngest of 3 children.

He graduated from Pleasant Grove High School in 1953 and served an LDS Mission to Norway...

John McLaren

John McLaren

Nov 8, 2023

John William McLaren passed away November 8th, 2023.

Services will be held as follows.

Ivor Riggs

Ivor Riggs

Nov 8, 2023

Joseph Ivor Riggs, age 93, passed away peacefully November 8th, in Cedar City, UT surrounded by family. 

Ivor was born in Hatch, UT in 1930 in his grandma's southwest bedroom to Joseph Earnest Riggs and Elizabeth Ardell Riggs. He was the only son in a family of 7 children.

He grew up helping on the farm, teasing and looking after...

Randall Milton Norman

Randall Milton Norman

Nov 8, 2023

Randall Milton Norman, a dedicated and hardworking husband, father, brother and friend, departed this life on November 8th, 2023, at his Washington, Utah home, surrounded by the warmth of his loved ones. He was 70 years old. Born in Brigham City, Utah, on March 28th, 1953, to Milton Henry and Ann Wood Norman.

Randall's early years were spent in...

Rosemary Shine Hargrove

Rosemary Shine Hargrove

Nov 7, 2023

Rosemary Shine Hargrove died peacefully in her home in St. George, Utah on November 7, 2023, after battling acute myeloid leukemia at the age of 74. She was surrounded by her husband, daughters, and sons-in-law, with all her granddaughters close by. Rosemary was grounded in her faith, which helped her face cancer and death with courage and grace.

Rosemary was...

John Arthur Robinson, Jr.

John Arthur Robinson, Jr.

Nov 7, 2023

John Arthur Robinson Jr., known affectionately as Jack, Dad, or Papa to many, passed away on November 7, 2023, at the age of 88 in his home in St. George Utah. He was born in Lowell Massachusetts on March 30, 1935, to a family filled with love, values, and an entrepreneurial spirit that would shape his remarkable life.

A man...

Donald Kevin Alldredge

Donald Kevin Alldredge

Oct 31, 2023

Donald Kevin Alldredge was born March 27, 1959 to Lelan Dee and Tiny Myrtle Alldredge. He returned to his Heavenly Father October 31, 2023. He was the father to 4, Kerry Dane Alldredge, Jordan Kay Alldredge (wife Sharon Christine Alldredge), April Ann Alldredge and Daphne Sue Alldredge who all share the same mother Leslie Ann Hunt. He was given 6...

Marion Ora Johnston

Marion Ora Johnston

Oct 31, 2023

With saddened hearts, we share the passing of our beloved mother, Marion Ora Johnston on October 31, 2023, at her residence at Sterling Court in Saint George, Utah, with daughter Carol at her side. She quietly passed from this earthly life to join family and friends who were undoubtedly waiting for her. What a reunion, For Sure! 

She was born...

Michelle Marie Bessette

Michelle Marie Bessette

Oct 31, 2023

Sadly, Michelle (aka Sam) has departed this earthly realm, but not before getting as much enjoyment out of life as she possibly could.  She leaves behind a loving sister and brother-in-law, many aunts, uncles and cousins and countless friends from coast to coast as well as new-found family and friends from all over the world.

Michelle very much enjoyed her...

James Anthony Martinez

James Anthony Martinez

Oct 30, 2023

James Anthony Martinez, (also known as Jim, Jimmy, and Mijo) passed away on October 30, 2023 at 7:17pm. James Martinez passed away at the age of 52, in St. George Regional hospital due to kidney and liver failure. Loved ones surrounded him as he took his last breath. James Martinez was born June 22, 1971 in Los Angeles, California, and...

Jane Elizabeth Robison

Jane Elizabeth Robison

Oct 28, 2023

Jane Elizabeth Robison (Liz), passed away on Saturday, October 28th at the age of 52. She was born on November 23, 1970 in Salina, Kansas to Tom and Karalee Austin and was the second of three children. 

Liz spent the first eight years of her life in Minneapolis, Kansas surrounded by family near the family farm. At the age of...

Elva Fay Davis

Elva Fay Davis

Oct 26, 2023

Fay Davis, 86, passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, October 26, after many months of enduring breast cancer that had spread throughout her body. Most of Fay’s life was a battle of one kind or another, and now that she is safely wrapped in the loving arms of the Savior, her soul can rest and be reunited with family and...

Almon Lee Petersen

Almon Lee Petersen

Oct 24, 2023

St. George, UT – A. Lee Petersen, 93, passed away peacefully on October 24, 2023. Born June 6, 1930, inRiverton, Utah, to Franklin Petersen and Myrtle (Jensen) Petersen, he grew up on a farm with his olderbrother and sister.

Lee learned to speak fluent Spanish and served a mission for the LDS church in Uruguay. He thenattended Brigham Young University...

Nadine Tait Johnson

Nadine Tait Johnson

Oct 20, 2023

After a life filled with love, family, and friends, Nadine Tait Johnson died peacefully on Friday, October 20, 2023. Nadine was born on March 29, 1935, to Sylvia Gibson and Orson D. Tait in Cedar City, Utah. She had five siblings: Robert Tait, Joy T. Murphy, Deniece Tait, Karren T. Johnson, and Shirleen T. Draper. Nadine attended Cedar High School,...

Klair Edward Mendenhall

Klair Edward Mendenhall

Oct 18, 2023

Klair Edward Mendenhall, 88, of St. George, Utah passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2023. Klair was born on June 25, 1935 in Safford Arizona.

He is survived by his wife Bertha Mendenhall, 6 children, 11 grandchildren, and 2 great granddaughters. He is preceded in death by his daughter Kelly Plautz.

Klair was a devout Christian. He spent much time reading...

Dennis Nephi Darger

Dennis Nephi Darger

Oct 17, 2023

Dennis Nephi Darger, 71, passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2023. He was born August 20, 1952 in Salt Lake City, UT to David Brigham and Celesta Robertson Darger.

He was the eleventh child of his mother’s children. He was raised in Short Creek, Arizona. He graduated from Southern Utah University in 1981, then taught school for the next twenty...