Obituaries

Jan 24, 2021

Betty Munk Barton passed away on January 24, 2021 at 6:15 pm at the Golden Skyline Assisted Living facility in Ephraim Utah on her favorite day of the week, Sunday, surrounded by family members. She was born on August 26, 1922 to Louis and Dagmar Munk in Manti, Utah. Most of her growing up years were spent in Gunnison,...

Jan 24, 2021

JOHN RANDAL LARSON, OF GUNNISON, passed away on January 24, 2021 - the husband of Lana Larson, of Gunnison - PRIVATE FAMILY SERVICES will be held in Gunnison, UT - FUNERAL DIRECTORS: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti

Jan 24, 2021

Gaye DeSpain Monroe, Utah

Our beloved mother, wife, daughter, grandmother, Gaye Meacham DeSpain,  passed away  in Monroe, Utah on January 24, 2021. She was born February 4, 1932 to Samuel L. and Edna Talbot Meacham in Richfield, Utah. She married James Rulon DeSpain December 11, 1953. The marriage was later solemnized in the Los Angeles LDS Temple....

Jan 23, 2021

Ted Olson Ephraim, Utah

Ted Lewis Olson passed away unexpectedly on January 23, 2021 in the arms of his loving wife of 48 years.  Ted was born May 14, 1949 in Mesa, AZ to G. LeGrand and Iris Bennett Olson.  In his early years, Ted frequently moved with his parents living in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. ...

Jan 23, 2021

Michael Robert Kohut

Manti, UT

One of Manti’s longtime and beloved residents, Michael Robert Kohut, passed away January 23, 2021 in Richfield, at the age of 79.

Born July 30, 1941 in upstate New York, Mike was the oldest son of Michael and Elaine Kohut. He loved his younger brothers, Richie and Ronnie,...

Jan 23, 2021

Eleanor Smith Monroe, Utah

Eleanor “Ellie” Grace Smith, 91, passed away January 23, 2021 at her home in Monroe.  She was born June 18, 1929 in Los Angeles, CA to Preston Allen and Emma Grace Carpenter Smith.  She married Thomas Vincent Widdows, later divorced.

She survived by her children: Victoria Robin (Rick) Volkmann, Sequim, WA;...

Jan 20, 2021

Louise B. Davis Ephraim, Utah

Louise Bourgeois Davis passed away January 20, 2021 at her home in Ephraim.  was born June 27, 1947, in Boston Massachusetts to Dr. George Albert Bourgeois III and Marguerite Vichules Bourgeois. Her blond bouncy curls and genuine caring nature brought happiness to all around her.  She, along with her younger brother, “Buster”...

Jan 18, 2021

Jordan Edwards Ivins, Utah

Jordan Russell Edwards, 37, passed away January 18, 2021 in St. George, Utah.  He was born June 23, 1983 in Gunnison to Russell Edwards and Peri Winsor Edwards. Jordan graduated from Wayne County High School in 2001 where he was on the wrestling team and pitcher for the baseball team.

Jordan...

Jan 18, 2021

John Frey Manti, Utah

John Rudolph Frey has gone home to his family waiting for him, at the young age of 102! He passed away on January 18, 2021 in Payson.  John was born to Adolph and Lila Landreth Frey in Ogden, UT on June 7, 1918. The oldest of three children with two sisters, Marie Oden...

Jan 17, 2021

Von Wayman Richfield, Utah

Von Blaine Wayman, 90, passed away January 17, 2021 in Richfield. He was born February 15, 1930 in Castle Dale, Utah to William Welzie and Hazel Jewkes Wayman. He married Barbara Anderson June 21, 1976 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Von graduated as valedictorian of South Emery High School in 1948 and...

Jan 16, 2021

Connie Christensen Richfield, Utah

We lost our mom, grandma, great grandma, sister-in-law, friend and wife of the late Marvin Christensen, who passed away October 28, 2020. Connie passed away peacefully January 16, 2021, in Lehi, surrounded by the love of her family, of the incidental effects of age. Since Marvin’s passing, she has missed him so deeply,...

Jan 16, 2021

Eric Thompson Georgetown, Texas

Eric Thompson, 76, formerly of Manti, passed away on January 16, 2021 in Georgetown, Texas.  He was born November 28, 1944 in Madera, CA to Vance and Matilda Bishop Thompson. Eric spent most of his years raising his family in Manti with his late wife Lila Thompson.  He loved the beautiful mountains, loved...

Jan 16, 2021

Marchelle Aird Las Vegas, Nevada

Marchelle Aird, passed away January 16, 2021 at the age of 59. She was born May 24, 1961 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is the third of six children of Blaine H Brox and Susie Wilma Barney Brox. The family lived in Kearns, Utah until she was five years old, when they...

Jan 15, 2021

Emma Ahlstrom Panguitch, Utah

Emma Gean Hatch Ahlstrom, 89, died in Panguitch, Utah on January 15, 2021.  She was born July 2, 1931 in Panguitch to Houston “Hout” and Lois Mae Tebbs Hatch. She was the fourth of five children. Emma spent her childhood summers at the ranch with her family.  This time was filled with riding...

Jan 13, 2021

Peggy Nelson Formerly of Richfield

Peggy Marie Hunt Nelson, 71, passed away peacefully in Lehi, Utah, January 13, 2021. Peggy was born March 7, 1949 in Richfield, Utah, the second daughter of Fred T. and Thurva Carson Hunt.  She married Dan Fredrick Nelson, December 27, 1969 in the Manti Temple.  They were later divorced.

Peggy...

Jan 13, 2021

Dale Lund Manti, Utah

Robert Dale Lund was born July 30, 1931.  He passed away January 13, 2021, surrounded by his family at his home in Manti.

Dale is the son of Bryant Kimball and Edna Hansen Lund, was born in Manti, Utah.  He graduated from Manti High School.  He also attended Snow College, Utah...

Jan 12, 2021

Jack Nielsen Church Wells, Utah

Jack Marion Nielsen, 76, of Church Wells, UT, passed away on January 12, 2021, in St. George, surrounded by his wife and three of his daughters.  Jack was born on May 13, 1944, to Joseph “Fleet” Nielsen and Laurel Torgersen Nielsen, in Richfield, Utah and joined the National Guard at the age...

Jan 12, 2021

Marianne Draper Las Vegas, Nevada

On January 12, 2021, Marianne Thomas Draper passed away in her sleep in Las Vegas, NV. Born on February 12, 1933 in Castle Gate, Utah, she was 87 years old. Marianne is the daughter of Albert Houghton and Vera Hales Thomas, She is the granddaughter of Wilford Lockwood and Dora Hales Sr,...

Jan 12, 2021

Shirley Bransford Panguitch, Utah

Shirley Marie Smith Bransford, age 93, passed away peacefully on January 12, 2021 at the Garfield Memorial Hospital in Panguitch Utah.  She was born to the late George and Julia Smith on August 25, 1927 in Kemmerer Wyoming.

The first 9 years of her life were spent on the family farm...

Jan 10, 2021

JON ANSTED, 61, OF SALINA, passed away January 10, 2021 – the husband of Becky Ansted —  CREMATION SERVICES at the Magleby Mortuary Crematory — MEMORIAL SERVICES to be held at a later date — FUNERAL DIRECTORS: Magleby Mortuary: Richfield, Salina and Manti