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Obituaries in St. George, UT
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Obituaries play a crucial role in honoring the lives of those who have passed, offering a space for reflection, remembrance, and the sharing of meaningful stories. Here we provide digital memorial pages that allow family and friends to celebrate their loved ones' legacies by sharing memories, photos, and tributes. These pages offer a lasting, accessible way to pay tribute, ensuring that the impact of a person's life continues to be felt and remembered long after they are gone.
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...
Marvin Isaac Wyler Sr.
Sep 2, 2021
Marvin Isaac Wyler Sr., aged 76, passed away unexpectedly following a brief illness Thursday morning September 2, 2021.Marvin was born on October 29, 1944, in Payson, UT to William Edward Chatwin Sr. and Dorothy Mae Wyler Chatwin. He was adopted and raised by Henry Wyler and Elberta Chatwin Wyler.Marvin was a shining example to those around him and a firm...
Paul Carlos Cushing
Sep 2, 2021
Paul Carlos Cushing was born in Eureka, Utah on February 20, 1940. He was the fifth of seven children born to Heber G. and Naomi (Richmond) Cushing. Paul grew up exploring and playing in the hills of Eureka and stirring up trouble. He graduated from Tintic High School in 1958 and later moved to San Manuel Arizona to work for...
Siniva Faga O'Brien Tafua Saggio
Aug 27, 2021
Our beloved Mother, Grandmother, Sister, and Wife, Siniva Faga O’brien Tafua Saggio, was 60 years old when she reunited with her Heavenly Father on August 27, 2021. She was born in Tanugamanono, Upolu, Samoa and later moved to the United States and became a United States Citizen. She married her late husband President Iosefa “Joe” Lupematasila Nanai Tafua in Apia,...
Utahna S. Richins
Aug 27, 2021
Hurricane, Utah – Utahna S. Richins, age 92, passed away of natural causes on August 27, 2021. She was born April 6, 1929, in Hurricane, Utah to Rodney and Iva (Workman) Stanworth. Mom was proud to be a lifelong resident of Hurricane with a childhood filled with hard work and play. She worked for her parents in the house, the...
John Patrick Balderrama
Aug 25, 2021
John Patrick Balderrama died of natural causes and passed into the presence of his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, August 25, in St George, Utah. He was born in Los Angeles, California, February 20, 1943, the only child of John D Balderrama and Sarah Padilla Balderrama. As a boy he served as an altar boy in the local Catholic church...
Thomas Beatty Hirschi
Aug 23, 2021
Thomas Beatty Hirschi passed away on August 23, 2021, at his home in Hurricane. Tommy was born on June 18, 1944, in Long Beach, California to Merlin C. & Lola Beatty Hirschi, both of whom were from the Hurricane area. Tom and his older sister Barbara returned to Hurricane with his mother when his father went to Japan with the...
