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James Taylor Edwards
Jan 7, 2023
St. George, UT--James Taylor Edwards passed away January 7, 2023. He was born on August 8, 1934, to James E. and Jane Taylor Edwards in Ogden, Utah. He married Vella Kaye Fernelius, December 10, 1953, in Logan, Utah, later divorced. He married Judy May Sherman, February 17, 1968, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He attended Mound Fort School in Ogden...
Lawrence Edward Area
Jan 4, 2023
Lawrence Edward Area was born on February 1, 1940, to Oscar and Gertrude Area in Santa Ana, California. After a long and adventurous life, he passed away at the age of 82 from cardiac arrest on January 4, 2023. He has been cremated in line with his wishes.
He is survived by his wonderful wife of 61 years, Sharon, and...
Sharon Reeve Alfano
Jan 4, 2023
Sharon Reeve Alfano was born on October 8, 1943, in Saginaw, Michigan, to Perc Albert Reeve and Verda Parkin. Sharon was the oldest of 8 children. She had one brother (Perc) and 6 sisters (Onalee, Shirley, Kaye, Ronda, Susan, and Amy) whom she loved dearly. Perc and Verda instilled in their children the importance of hard work and service. After...
Ronald Dean Bracken
Jan 1, 2023
On January 1, 2023, with this part of his journey over, Ronald Dean Bracken, 79, slipped from this life to join family and friends in his next great calling. Ron was born in Inglewood, California on May 15, 1943. His mother, Reba Adams Bracken moved back to Washington, Utah when his father, Ronald Wallace Bracken joined the Army in World...
Bryan Thomas
Jan 1, 2023
Bryan Thomas passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2023, surrounded by his children. Bryan was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and has been a resident of Hurricane, Utah since 1995 when he and his beloved wife, Ruby left Southern California and moved to Southern Utah. They loved the red rocks of this area. He loved driving the roads and...
Dale Gubler
Jan 1, 2023
Our dear husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend is “Back in the Saddle Again.” Dale Gubler passed away January 1, 2023, at the St. George Regional Hospital, at age 90, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Dale was born November 10, 1932, in Santa Clara, Utah, to Archie H. and Marie Blake Gubler. He married Sheree Miles on May...
Gary Eugene Wilde
Jan 1, 2023
Gary Eugene Wilde passed away peacefully on January 1, 2023, with his loving wife Sharlene and his two children, Kayla and Austin by his side. He was 70 years old. He was born on January 3, 1952, in Payson, Utah to Jerry Eugene Wilde and Collene Staheli Ahlin. He grew up in Eureka and Santaquin, Utah and attended Payson High...
Howard Edward Wade
Jan 1, 2023
Howard Edward Wade was born July 4, 1950, in the old McGregor hospital to James Erwin Wade and Ida Elray Crawford Wade. He was the middle child and only son. He passed on January 1, 2023, after a two-year battle with cancer. He grew up in St. George when it was a small town, and everyone knew everyone. He went...
Beck Lamar Jessop
Dec 29, 2022
Our dear Uncle, Beck LaMar Jessop, age 72, passed peacefully into his next adventure after a brief illness, on December 29, 2022. Uncle Beck was born on April 16, 1950, in Short Creek, Arizona, to Leota Dockstader and Edson Porter Jessop. He was raised in a large extended family, calling many his siblings, (his, hers, mine, and ours!) whether they...
Patricia A. Zygner
Dec 27, 2022
In Loving Memory . . . . . . . . . . St. George, Utah, Patricia A. Zygner, born December 28, 1936, in Huntington, West Virginia. At the age of 85 passed away December 27, 2022, in St. George, Utah. Services will be held on Tuesday, January 3, 2022, at 10:00 am, at Spilsbury Mortuary, 110 South Bluff Street,...
Gregory Jack Lemmon
Dec 24, 2022
Greg Lemmon, 46, returned to his heavenly home on Dec 24, 2022. His parents, Ron & Jolene Lemmon, had been with him just a few hours before and they were planning on his return home from the hospital in a few days. A few hours later he unexpectedly suffered a fatal cardiac event. Over the past three years Greg had...
Jeannette Farthing Mikesell
Dec 23, 2022
Jeannette Farthing Mikesell of St. George, Utah, passed away on Friday, December 23, 2022, at the age of 83. Jeannette was born September 29, 1939, in Lander, Wyoming, the fourth of the six daughters of Harold Edward Farthing and Artie Welling. She married Jerald Louis Mikesell of Soda Springs, Idaho, on March 7, 1958, in the Idaho Falls Temple. Jeannette...
Clawson Judd Burgess
Dec 21, 2022
Clawson Judd Burgess, age 84, passed away on December 21, 2022. He was born February 7, 1938, in St. George, Utah to Dixie Judd and Joseph Clawson Burgess. He married Janice Beckstrom on April 20, 1962, and was later sealed in the St. George temple on June 15, 1965. Judd lived his entire life in Pine Valley and St. George....
Jeremiah Winford Barlow
Dec 20, 2022
Jeremiah Winford Barlow, age 25, passed away December 20, 2022. He was born December 25, 1996, to George Barlow and Emma Hammon Barlow in Centennial Park, Arizona. Jeremiah met Sarah Timpson on June 16, 2018, and they married November 11, 2020. Jeremiah was a loving and kind brother. He always looked after his parents and found joy in taking care...
Stephanie Hope Waldrop
Dec 18, 2022
St. George, Utah – Stephanie Hope Waldrop, age 53, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022. She was born on September 17, 1969, in Madison, Tennessee, to Bill and Jacky (Turner) Williamson. She married Michael W. Waldrop on February 5, 1994, in Madison, Tennessee. Hope grew up in Madison, Tennessee, in the Nashville Metro Area. Her life was characterized by faith...
Misha Laree Bentley Holt
Dec 17, 2022
Misha LaRee Bentley Holt age 96, passed away on December 17, 2022, surrounded by her family. Misha was born on May 3, 1926, in St. George Utah to Richard Gordon and Ellen Seegmiller Bentley. She was the third of five children and learned to work hard at a very young age. She lost her father to pneumonia when she was...
Vay Amtoft Kocherhans
Dec 16, 2022
Vay was born on July 24, 1951, to Keith Arnold and Clarel Jensen Amtoft. Vay married her sweetheart and best friend, David Elias Kocherhans in Washington, Utah, on September 26, 2009. Vay and David lived there until her passing on December 16, 2022, at the age of 71. Vay lived most of her life in Centerfield and was known by...
Georgia Johnson
Dec 15, 2022
Local artist, Georgia Johnson, beautiful, caring wife, mother, and grandmother passed away on December 15, 2022. She lost her two-year battle with cancer at her home in St. George, Utah at the age of 80. Georgia grew up and attended high school in Bell Gardens, CA. After graduation she attended cosmetology school in Los Angles. She went on to own...
Jerry Bernell Lewis
Dec 15, 2022
Jerry Bernell Lewis peacefully passed away at his home in St. George, Utah on December 15, 2022. He was born August 6, 1933, in Spanish Fork, Utah, to Harold Bernell and Elva Lewis, the oldest of four children. When he was about one year old, his father got a job teaching and coaching at Kanab High School in Kanab, Utah....
Gabriel Guy King
Dec 13, 2022
The kind, fun, caring soul of Mr. Gabriel Guy King of Normandy, TN (aged 64) passed away peacefully at Vanderbilt Hospital, in Nashville, TN, on December 13, 2022. The third of four sons, Gabriel was born October 16, 1958, in Abington, PA to Dr. Jean Irl Francis King and Mrs. Valrea Althea (Hafen) King. He grew up in a historic...
