Obituaries

Sep 13, 2015

Lucille Hayes

Ephraim, UT

Margery Lucille Boley Hayes, 83, of Ephraim, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2015 at her home. Lucille was born on August 31, 1932 in American Fork, UT to Davis and Margery Adeline Peterson Boley.

Lucille was a kind and loving individual who would help anyone in need. She...

Sep 11, 2015

George "Bud" Peterson

Formerly of Richfield

George Vernon "Bud" Peterson, Jr., 69, passed away September 11, 2015 in Fayetteville, Georgia from pancreatic cancer. Bud was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on November 25, 1945 to George Vernon and Virginia Erickson Peterson. He married his childhood sweetheart, Julia Ann Magleby, February 24, 1968 in the...

Sep 9, 2015

Hal Edwards

Richfield, Utah

Harold "Hal" Clinton Edwards, 86, passed away September 9, 2015, at his home in Richfield, Utah, of natural causes incident to age. Hal was born October 7, 1928, in Gunnison, Utah, to Clinton M. and Leola Edwards. He married Janet Blomquist on September 2, 1952, in the Manti, Utah LDS Temple....

Sep 8, 2015

Bruce Hill

St. George, Utah

Our beloved husband, dad and grandfather, Bruce A. Hill, 76, passed away September 8, 2015 in St. George. He was born May 30, 1939 in Fayette, Utah to Wendell Bown and Lola May Olsen Hill. He married Deanne Christenson in Gunnison on February 21, 1956 and solemnized in the Manti...

Sep 5, 2015

Mary Bell Mortenson Norris, 74, passed away at home on September 5, 2015. She was born September 12, 1940 in Ephraim to Valton and May Olpin Mortenson. She married Nyle B Norris, September 4, 1964 in the Manti LDS Temple. He preceded her in death August 12, 2004.

She was an active member of the LDS Church...

Sep 4, 2015

Kenneth Jared Griffin passed away peacefully in his sleep at the age of 97 on September 4, 2015 in Provo. He was born July 30, 1918 in Escalante, UT to Kenneth and Sarah Ella Griffin. He was raised and attended school in Escalante, UT where he met his sweetheart Marie Porter. They were married in Las Vegas, NV, the...

Sep 1, 2015

Talmage Lee

Utah/Montana

Our beloved and ornery father, grandfather, brother, and friend, Talmage Noble Lee , 81, passed away, Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at 4PM in Salt Lake City, UT, surrounded by his four loving children, due to complications from a fall he suffered in January of this year. He was a strong, tough, grumpy...

Aug 29, 2015

Janene Lund

Marysvale, Utah

Janene Ameila Jensen Lund, 65, passed away August 29, 2015 in Provo. She has suffered much these past few years and now she is at rest and has peace. She was born September 2, 1949 in Richfield to Lloyd and Pearl Jensen. She married David Lund July 31, 1976 in Jackpot,...

Aug 26, 2015

Kent Gurr

McGill, Nevada

Kent Joseph Gurr, 83, passed away August 26, 2015 in Ely, Nevada. He was born January 11, 1932 in Salina, Utah to Peter and Thelma Studebaker Gurr. He had one brother, Byron Eugene and one sister, Ennid.

Kent attended grade school in Sigurd, Utah and graduated from Richfield High...

Aug 26, 2015

Marva E. Morrison

Monroe, Utah

Marva Esplin Morrison, 91, passed away August 26, 2015 in Richfield. She was born May 4, 1924 in Orderville to Thomas and Ann Turcsanski Esplin. She married Ray H. Morrison, January 18, 1944 in the Manti Temple. He preceded her in death November 9, 1988.

She enjoyed making...

Aug 26, 2015

Dawn Asay

Richfield, Utah

On August 26, 2015 after a long and brave battle with health problems, Arva Dawn Manwill Asay, 66, returned home to her Heavenly Father and her loved ones that have been waiting. She was born October 9, 1948 in Richfield to Burton C. and Velma Holt Manwill. She married...

Aug 24, 2015

Elva Jensen

Monroe, Utah

Elva Mae Forbush Jensen, returned to her Heavenly Father on August 24, 2015 in Monroe, at the age of 85. She was born in Monroe on March 11, 1930. She was the second child of Guy LaVor and Lavon Marble Forbush. She graduated from Richfield High School. She worked for the...

Aug 23, 2015

Kay Brown

Aurora/South Jordan, Utah

Gladys Kay Larsen Hallows Brown, 91, passed away on August 23, 2015 in South Jordan, Utah in the presence of her children. Kay was born March 24, 1924 in Monroe, Utah to Daniel Jones and Gladys Eola Tuft Larsen, the third child in a family of nine children. She married...

Aug 23, 2015

Lucile Kunz

St. George, Utah

Lucile Sudweeks Nelson Kunz, 89, returned to her Heavenly Father on August 23, 2015 surrounded by her loving family.

Lucile first opened her eyes in this beautiful world on March 26, 1926 in Manti, Utah to Alvin and Emma Nelson Sudweeks. She married Glen Aaron Nelson on May...

Aug 20, 2015

Cody Lee

Fairview, Utah

Cody Talbot Lee, 27, passed away August 20, 2015 in Mt. Pleasant, Utah. He was born December 16, 1987 in Richfield, Utah to Jerrae Despain Blake and Scott Talbot Lee.

On Cody’s Facebook page he said of himself: "Redneck. I love anything to do with outdoors: hunting, fishing, swimming,...

Aug 16, 2015

Kerry Blood

Price, Utah

Kerry G Blood, 64, passed away August 16, 2015 in Price. He was born October 1, 1950 in Richfield, Utah to Afton and Carol Brindley Blood. He grew up in Piute County where he spent his days hunting, riding horses and working hard on the farm. He married his sweetheart and...

Aug 15, 2015

Mae Beth Luke

Kingston, Utah

Mae Beth Bradshaw Luke left this existence on August 15, 2015. She was stepping outside to walk barefoot in the grass when a blood vessel burst in her brain. She lost her balance and fell. She was 87 years young.

She was a remarkable woman who led a...

Aug 14, 2015

Robert Doriot Longaker was born to John Doriot Longaker and Mary Luzon Sondrup Longaker on January 23, 1948, in Palo Alto, California.  He passed away in the evening of August 14, 2015, of causes incident to Parkinson's Disease.

He grew up in Ephraim, Utah, where he loved to hike in the foothills and delighted in catching blue-bellied...

Aug 14, 2015

Grace N. Tuft

West Valley City/Manti, Utah

On August 14, 2015 Grace Nielson Tuft began her next journey at her home in West Valley City with her loving family around her. Grace was born at home in Manti, Utah on August 8, 1932 to Ebbe and Evangeline Memmott Nielson, she was the third youngest of...

Aug 13, 2015

Reed Larsen

Las Cruces, NM/formerly of Richfield

"Vaya con Dios"

Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and dear friend, Reed Larsen, 89, passed away peacefully in his home in Las Cruces, NM, on August 13, 2015 of causes incident to age. Reed was born in Richfield, Utah on April 19, 1926 to Enoch...