Obituaries

Feb 1, 2016

Lois Olsen Jensen, passed away peacefully on February 1, 2016. Lois was born on December 10, 1929 to LaMar and Lareda Olsen. Lois worked at Northrup Grumitt as a clerk until she retired. Lois loved to work in the Temple and did so for many years. Lois served in many other capacities in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter...

Feb 1, 2016

Aline Isabell Bailor, Isabell was born in Sandy, Utah on April 24th, 1956 to Robert and Aline Johnson Whittle.  She was the 7th of 8 children.  Her family moved to East Layton where she graduated from Layton High School class of 1974.  In 1976 she met her soulmate, Ron, and in 1977 they were sealed in the Salt Lake City...

Jan 31, 2016

Amy C. Wensel loving daughter, Sister and friend left this earth on January 31st, 2016. She was born in Salt Lake City Utah December 31st 1975, to Doug and Elaine Wensel. She later moved to Cedar City, Utah with her family at the age of 14. Amy Graduated from Cedar High School, as part of the class of 93, but...

Jan 26, 2016

Jan 25, 2016

William Felton Russell, Jr. affectionately known as “Bill” or “Buddha”, passed away  peacefully in his sleep on January 25th in St. George, UT after a short, courageous battle with cancer. He was 58. Bill was born on November 2, 1957 in Melrose, MA to Rose Katherine (Swisher) Russell and William Felton Russell. Since childhood, Bill was fascinated by trucks.  He...

Jan 23, 2016

Cheryl Marie Brenay Abel, 67, passed away January 23, 2016 in St. George Utah. She was born July 1, 1948 in Mesa, Arizona to Arnold & Vilda Brenay. Cheryl married Gene Hansen; they had three sons and later divorced. Cheryl married George Abel July 12, 1980 they were later sealed in the St. George Temple. Cheryl is survived by her...

Jan 11, 2016

DeLoris Condie, Age 71 of St. George Utah, was born in Cedar City Utah to Lorin & Thelma Alice (Stapley) Condie on September 19, 1944. DeLoris Condie passed away peacefully on January 11, 2016 of natural causes surrounded by her children and family members. DeLoris was the third of six children and was a twin, her twin sadly passed away...

Jan 10, 2016

Farris Rose Bybee Bent

Our mother and Grandmother, passed away peacefully and returned to her father in heaven January 10, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. Rose was born on September 7, 1920 to George Myron Bybee and Ruhama Victoria Adair in Tropic, Utah. She had nine siblings and spent the majority of her childhood and Tropic.  Rose joined the...

Dec 9, 2015

James R. Beck, 93, passed away December 9, 2015 at the Southern Utah Veterans Center in Ivins, Utah. Jim was born on December 6, 1922 to Edmund and Mertie Beck in Lydick Indiana. A viewing will be held at Hughesw Mortuary 1037 East 700 South St. George, Utah 84790. There will also be services in Indiana at a later date...

Dec 8, 2015

Tammy Louise “TJ” beer, 50 passed away December 8, 2015 in St. George Utah. She was born April 12, 1965 at Nellis AFB, Clark County, Nevada to Louis Johnson and Lola Berenice Neilson. She married Michael Leslie Beer June 27, 1989. He preceded her in death on June 12, 2014. When she and Mike married they became an inseparable team....

Dec 8, 2015

Phyllis LaRae Marrott Leavitt passed away December 8, 2015 at her home in Leeds, Utah. Phyllis was born March 6, 1930 in Orem, Utah, the sixth of seven children of Clarence and Gladys Marrott. She spent her teenage years in Provo and graduated from Provo High School in 1948. She met and fell in love with Van Leavitt, who was...

Dec 6, 2015

 

Margaret Jeane Sargent, 80, passed away December 6, 2015 in St. George, Utah. Margaret was born April 6, 1935 in Marysvale, Utah to George Edvin and Margaret Lydia Pitts Quinn.

Jeane married Dewey E. Sargent on February 17, 1951 in Fredonia, AZ, Shortly thereafter they began their life together in Marysvale Utah where they welcomed three daughter to their...

Dec 4, 2015

St. George, Utah- Kendall Kelly Baker, 46, passed away on December 4, 2015. He was born January 10, 1969, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Sylvia Klea Blake and Roland Royce Baker. Kendall was previously married to Sarah Levy and later divorced.

Kendall was raised in Salt Lake City, where he attended Oquirrh Hills and Bennion Elementary School. He later...

Nov 28, 2015

Phyllis "Phyl" Gardner passed away quietly on November 28, 2015 at Ridgeview Gardens, Assisting Living. She was just 2 weeks short of her 99th birthday. Born to Sam & Mildred “Midge" Stoner in Dallas Center, Iowa, she was the second eldest of 7 children. Of her siblings, she is survived by her youngest sister, Marty (Dale) Finestead of Granger, Iowa....

Nov 21, 2015

St. George, UT: Donald Lanphier Buehner, 86, returned to his Heavenly Father on November 21, 2015. Don was born August 23, 1929, Windsor, Ontario, Canada to John Joseph Lanphier and Kathleen Yeager. After his father's untimely death, his mother married Clarence Buehner of SLC, UT. Don graduated from the University of Utah in Business Finance and created several companies he...

Nov 9, 2015

Susan Dianne Banks of Hurricane, Utah, formerly of Cedar City, Utah, passed away November 9, 2015 at Dixie Regional Medical Center. Susan is survived by her husband Richard Douglas Banks and her two children Molly Lake of Gardnerville, NV, and Michael McGuire (Amy) of Las Vegas, NV; also grandchildren Breanna and Trace Lake, and Gemini McGuire. She was preceded in...

Nov 7, 2015

Richard Floyd Tucker

1952-2015, Beloved husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, and best buddy, completed his earthly journey November 7, 2015  in St. George, Utah after a courageous and valiant battle with interstitial pulmonary fibrosis. Rich was a great inspirational support to others in the I.P.F. community as well as an exemplary leader in his family, church and community.  Richard was...

Nov 6, 2015

Gary Paul Richardson, 72, of LaVerkin, Utah, passed away at 6:45 PM on Friday November 6, 2015. Born July 13, 1943 in Los Angeles, California, he was the son of the late Paul L. Richardson and Evelyn M Richardson of Alhambra, California. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, JoAnn Richardson; Sister Cynthia Evans Ferrell, stepson Ernie Valli,...

Oct 31, 2015

Velma Porter Merrill

June 13, 1931 – October 31, 2015

Our beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, Velma Porter Merrill, returned to her heavenly home on October 31, 2015, surrounded by family, in her home in St. George, Utah.

Velma was the fourth child of seven children born to Clarence Nile Porter and Esther Louise Saunders Porter in...

Oct 27, 2015