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Elizabeth Louise "Betty Lou" Gardner Lietchy
Sep 18, 2021
Elizabeth Louise “Betty Lou” Gardner Liechty died on Saturday, September 18, 2021. She passed peacefully with her son at her side. Betty Lou was born in St. George. UT on October 4, 1926, to Wayne Cummings Gardner and Elizabeth MacArthur Gardner “Bessie”, who were descendants of the original Utah Pioneers. Betty Lou was the eldest of five children born to...
Carole Lynn Pyper
Sep 17, 2021
Carole Lynn Pyper passed away peacefully in her home in Saint George, Utah on Friday, September 17, 2021. She was born to Warren Edward Eldridge and Doris May (Baxter) Eldridge on November 6, 1951, in Anacortes, Washington. She graduated Aloha High School in Beaverton, Oregon. She later attended the University of Utah where she received her Bachelor of Science degree...
Janice Smith Knudson
Sep 17, 2021
Janice Smith Knudson, age 85, passed away in her home in Colorado City, Arizona, on September 17, 2021 with family by her side. She was born September 10, 1936 in Payson, Utah, to John Webster Smith and Larelda (Laura) Chatwin. She married Charles Bassett Knudson in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was raised in Payson, Utah, in a very loving...
Todd Livingston Schlee
Sep 17, 2021
Todd Livingston Schlee, 65, passed away Friday, September 17, 2021, in St. George, Utah. He fought valiantly after complications from surgery, until he passed from this earth Friday morning surrounded by his family. He will always be remembered for his warm smile, twinkling eyes, witty sense of humor, and love for his family. Todd was born on June 1, 1956,...
Wanda Jane Tighe
Sep 16, 2021
Saint George, Utah - Wanda Jane Tighe, age 87, passed away September 16, 2021. She was born May 2, 1934, in Champaign, Illinois, to Olin Franklin Anderson and Beulah Leone Freese. She was married to Bob Tighe in Tucson, Arizona. They had one son Jeffrey Tighe. She and Bob later divorced in the nineties. Wanda was initially raised in Champaign,...
Barry Quinn Alldredge
Sep 15, 2021
Barry Quinn Alldredge was born May 4, 1990, in St. George Utah to loving parents Dave and Sheri Alldredge. The 2nd of 4 children, Barry attended Pineview High School and graduated in 2008. Barry served a mission in Nashville Tennessee from 2009 to 2011. After his mission Barry was employed at St. George Ford until 2018 and then was employed...
Thomas Allen Cooper Sr.
Sep 14, 2021
Washington City, Ut. Thomas Allen Cooper Senior, 87, passed away Tuesday September 14, 2021, at home surrounded by family and friends. Tom was born November 15, 1934, in Tombs County Georgia to Edna Earl Cooper and John Cleveland Anderson. Tom married Mary Ruth Kirkland November 27, 1963. Tommy, as he was called, was raised deep in southern Georgia in Ohoopee....
Donald Jex Woolley
Sep 12, 2021
Washington, Utah- Donald Jex Woolley, 80, passed away Sunday, September 12, 2021, surrounded by his family after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born July 26, 1941, to Allan Claude Woolley and Catherine Jex in Napa, California. He married Carol Lee Duke (Kelly) on June 12, 1964, in the Los Angeles temple. Don was raised in Napa and...
Franklin Leroy Johnson
Sep 12, 2021
Franklin Leroy Johnson, 35, was born November 15, 1985, in Hildale, Utah. He is a "warrior" who fought valiantly for what he loved and believed in. He is an extremely skilled craftsman and could build almost anything he put his mind to. He loved the outdoors and backpacked most of the US and into Mexico. He has a deep respect...
Junius Waldo Hirschi
Sep 10, 2021
Junius Waldo Hirschi passed away September 10, 2021, at 94 years of age in Washington, Utah. He was born in Hurricane, Utah on August 19, 1927, to Claudius and Anna Workman Hirschi. He was the youngest of four children born. Waldo married his sweetheart Sybil Marie Isom September 10, 1947. They were sealed later in the St. George Temple. They...
Wendell Terry
Sep 9, 2021
Wendell Terry, age 90, passed away peacefully in his home Thursday, September 9, 2021. He was born September 23, 1930, in Enterprise, Utah to Franklin Amos Terry and Ellen Ann Goodliffe Terry. He married Lorna Martindale at her home in Burley, Idaho on May 6, 1955. Wendell is known for hard work, drive and a good heart. A self-made family...
Benjamin Franklin Kreyling
Sep 9, 2021
On September 9, 2021, our little brother Benjamin Franklin Kreyling returned home to his Heavenly Father when he passed away at his home. Ben was 51 at the time of his death. We are grateful to the first responders who attempted to revive him one of which was his nephew, Barry. We are grateful that some family was present, and...
Geraldine Eda Wilhemina Rasmussen Rivers
Sep 8, 2021
Geraldine Eda Wilhemina Rasmussen Rivers, 76, passed away September 8th in St. George, Utah. Geraldine was affectionately known by her family and friends as Dini. She was born in Apia, Samoa, to Arthur Rasmussen and Eda Bryce Rasmussen. She married her soulmate, Don Rivers, on April 18, 1965. Raised in Samoa with 5 brothers and 2 sisters, Dini deeply loved...
Donald "Bud" M. Mecham
Sep 7, 2021
Donald “Bud” M. Mecham went to the big rendezvous in the sky on September 7, 2021. He was surrounded by his loved ones who helped him transition out of this earthly life. He was born in Brigham City, Utah to Melissa Vilma Montgomery and Donald Miller Mecham, and was raised by his stepfather Max V. Tanner in Grouse Creek, Utah....
Richard Allen Sokoff
Sep 7, 2021
On September 7, 2021, Richard Allen Sokoff returned to his Father in Heaven and his parents after a hard-fought battle against the COVID-19 virus. Richard was born in Hawaii, grew up in West Virginia, spent most if his adult life in California, and finally settled in St George Utah with his wife, birds, and dogs. Richard loved his family and...
Corey Jack Elton
Sep 5, 2021
Corey Jack Elton, 49, passed away September 5, 2021, as the results of injuries received in a car accident. He was born February 28, 1972, in Murray, Utah to Lenard and Francine Elton. At the age of 2, the family moved to Montana, where Corey grew up. Corey was an accomplished master stone mason, and was working at Cheff construction...
James Aaron Navarro
Sep 5, 2021
James Aaron Navarro, 47 years old, passed away Sunday, September 5, 2021. He was born April 17, 1974, in Lancaster, California to Ernesto Navarro Jr & Barbara Lynn Cobble. Aaron was raised in Mojave, California & Waynesboro, Virginia. He is a graduate of Waynesboro High School. Aaron was very popular in high school & loved to play baseball, basketball &...
Kevin Bruce Thurston
Sep 3, 2021
Kevin Bruce Thurston, 66, passed away peacefully at home in Washington, Utah on Friday, September 3, 2021. Kevin was born April 5, 1955, in Boise, ID, to Bruce and Gene Christensen Thurston. Kevin married his former spouse, Marcia Wallace Jensen on September 21, 1982, in Provo, UT. Kevin was raised mostly in Provo, UT, as a member of the Church...
Kristie Kae Shields Anderson
Sep 3, 2021
Kristie Kae (Shields) Anderson Kristie Kae Shields was born on July 31, 1962, in Tooele, Utah where she grew up. In 1985 she moved to St. George, Utah. After college, Kristie was married to her first husband and blessed with two wonderful sons, Dayne and Kyle (KC). While the marriage didn’t last, she stayed in St. George, working at Dixie...
Mary Dawn Dockstader Johnson
Sep 3, 2021
Mary Dawn Dockstader Johnson passed away on September 3, 2021, peacefully at her home in Bonners Ferry, Idaho at the age of 75 years. She was born July 26, 1946, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Theral Ray Dockstader and Bertha May Christensen Dockstader. Mary grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, later moving to Short Creek, Arizona. She married John...
