Obituaries
Randy Hal Keele
Oct 11, 2024
Randy Hal Keele, one of God’s greatest, passed away on October 11 from complications related to dementia. He was at home, surrounded by adoring family.
Randy was born on March 10, 1971, in the greater Salt Lake City area. He was born with Down’s Syndrome, but that would have been news to him: he somehow leveraged his extra 23rd chromosome to...
John David Whipple
Oct 9, 2024
John David Whipple, better known as “Whip”, passed away at home surrounded by loved ones on October 9th, 2024, after a short battle with cancer.
Whip was born October the 4th, 1941 to Charles Ray Whipple and Alice Bradford Titus Whipple in St. George, Utah. Whip was the second of two children, born to a hard working family. He spent his...
Paris JaNeane Collins
Sep 28, 2024
Paris JaNeane Collins, 62, passed away peacefully Saturday September 28, 2024, in St George, Utah. She was born June 27, 1962 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Danya Lillian Densley Jettie and Ralph Frank Jettie.
Paris's parents divorced in 1964 and Danya later married Brent Sydney Eichers in 1966. Brent adopted Paris and Tony when the family moved to Midway, Utah....
Joshua Wroy France
Sep 27, 2024
Joshua France, a beloved son, brother, friend, and artist, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, September 27th , at the age of 26 surrounded by his family. Born on February 4, 1998, in Puyallup, Washington, Joshua lived a life full of love, creativity, and resilience. Diagnosed at the age of four with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a condition that gradually...
Orson William Black
Sep 27, 2024
Orson William Black Sr, 88, passed away peacefully in his sleep September 27, 2024. He was born April 2, 1936 in Short Creek, Az to Leonard and Vera J Black. Orson was the oldest of his mother’s 12 children. He loved all his siblings and his mothers. He married Leora Wyler in 1960. They had 15 children together. She passed...
William Arthur Deuley
Sep 27, 2024
William (Bill) Arthur Deuley, 75, passed away Friday, September 27, 2024, in St. George, UT while surrounded by his wife and daughters.
Bill was born to Fred Richard Deuley and Dolores Evelyn Tribett on February 19, 1949, in Wheeling, West Virginia. Bill spent his childhood between West Virginia, Southern California, and Las Vegas, Nevada. He settled in Las Vegas where he...
Janet Betty McAffee
Sep 23, 2024
After a last visit with her daughters gained through marriage to her dear husband Calvin, a snuggle with her dog, Cody, and farewell messages that came by phone and were kindly relayed through niece Diana at her bedside, Janet McAffee passed away on the night of Monday, September 23 in St George, Utah. Jan always felt her nieces Diana Piini,...
Beryl Mary VanHorn
Sep 20, 2024
Beryl Mary Van Horn of Hurricane, Utah, passed away on September 20, 2024, at the age of 88.
She is survived by her daughter Kelley Lynn Magdaluyo; step-daughters Rene′ Marie Mc Nally, Sandra Lea Van Horn, and Janine Lynne Orosz; and daughter-in-law Kathleen Magdaluyo. She also leaves behind ten grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
Beryl was preceded in death by her husband, Dale...
Chad David Anderson
Sep 20, 2024
Chad David Anderson passed away peacefully on September 20, 2024, in his home in Silver Reef. He was surrounded by his wife and kids, with his horse Pete looking through the window. He slipped from the loving arms of his sweetheart into the waiting arms of his Savior. Chad bravely fought esophageal cancer for two years and endured it well....
Lowell Bundy
Sep 17, 2024
Lowell Delmar Bundy, 77, passed away peacefully in his sleep with his loving wife Penny next to him in their home on September 17th, in Wheatland, Ca.
Son of James Bundy (Ben) and Beatrice (Nelson) was born on March 3, 1947 in St George, Ut as the third of eleven children. He grew up on his parents' ranch in Mt Trumbull,...
JoAnn VanHooser
Sep 14, 2024
JoAnn VanHooser has lived in St George, Utah for the last 8 years. She was born in Ogden, Utah on July 22, 1940, to Darwin Royal Southwick and Miriam Francis (Carr) Southwick. She was 84 years old when she passed away on 9/14/2024.
JoAnn was a loving mother and caregiver to many. She leaves behind 5 children: William Davis Coffey of...
Eddie Loya Torres
Sep 7, 2024
Eddie Loya Torres was born on February 24th, 1943, in Soledad, California, to Consuelo and Maximiliano Peña. Eddie passed away in his home in St. George on September 7th, 2024, at the age of 81, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease surrounded by his family. At age 3, Eddie moved with his mother and Stepfather, Miguel Torres, to New...
Penny Kay Peterson
Sep 1, 2024
Penny Kay Peterson reached the ripe old age of 80 when she passed quietly in her sleep Sunday, September 1, 2024 at the Hurricane Health and Rehab center with her dear friend and roommate Christine Lieurance by her side. She was born August 1, 1944 in Ogden, Utah to Martin Fuel Peterson and Iva May Glover. She was raised in...
Laron Kent Billingsley
Sep 1, 2024
Laron Kent Billingsley, 76, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on September 1st, 2024. He was born on October 8th, 1947 in Lynwood, California to Aaron P. and Myrtle Bates Billingsley. He married Shirley Julia Jacobson in the Los Angeles Temple on June 19, 1971.
He was raised in Santa Fe Springs California and graduated from Santa Fe High School....
Jeanette Grace Buenning
Aug 28, 2024
On Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at 3:01 PM, Jeanette Grace Ashton Buenning passed away at the age of 85, at her residence in Washington, Utah. Jeanette was born on July 29, 1939, in Blackfoot, Idaho, to Charles Ellis Ashton and Dora Grace Osgood Ashton. Jeanette married Hermann Buenning at the Idaho Falls LDS Temple, on August 21, 1959, and this...
Janice Barbara Bennett
Aug 28, 2024
Jan Bennett (Bates) passed away at the age of 82, on the 28th of August 2024, at her home in St. George, Utah.
She was born 21 January 1942 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Ellen Clarissa Bates (Fenton) and Frederick Cyrus Bates. She married Vern Arnold Bennett in Las Vegas, Nevada, and later they divorced.
She spent her childhood living in...
David Lee Zwahlen
Aug 27, 2024
David Lee Zwahlen, our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, was called home unexpectedly on August 27, 2024, at the age of 75, after a short, serious illness. Born July 27, 1949 in Price, Utah, Dave was raised by his loving grandparents Fred and Irene Zwahlen. On his grandparent's apricot farm, he learned the value of hard work as he picked...
Virginia Wylene Knight
Aug 26, 2024
Virginia ‘Wylene’ Knight, of Hurricane, Ut, passed away on Monday, August 26, 2024, at the age of 63. Born on November 14, 1960, in Grants Pass, Or, to Frederick and Iona Miller, she was the youngest of seven children. Wylene was preceded in death by her parents, sisters Annie Piccinetti and Gloria Purcell, brothers Frank Perkins and Charles Daugherty, as...
Kyle David Hanson
Aug 23, 2024
Kyle David Hanson, known for his big heart, adventurous spirit and commitment to serve others in their time of need as a first responder/paramedic, was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2021 and fought hard until losing his battle on August 23, 2024. He was born on September 15, 1982 in Torrance, CA to Judy Carter and David Hanson.
Kyle grew up...