St. George, UT Obituaries

Dec 19, 2022

Larry Douglas Jones, 75, of St George, Utah, passed away on December 19, 2022, after a brain injury from a fall in his garage.

Larry was born a twin on May 17, 1947 to Robert Irving and Elizabeth (Betty) Louise Jones in Denver, Colorado. After graduating high school, Larry graduated from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado...

Dec 16, 2022

Daryl Rodney Yeates, loving father of 7, and husband to Kay Houghton Yeates, peacefully passed away in St. George Utah, on Friday, December 16, 2022 at the age of 81. Daryl was born on June 8, 1941 to Alexander Hargraves Yeates and Elsie Carlson, and was the youngest of four children. He had a magical childhood with his brother...

Dec 13, 2022

Elsie Beth Cooper, age 75, passed away on December 13, 2022 in her home in St. George Utah. She was born December 5, 1947 in Logan Utah to Darwin Rawlings and Elsie Sharp Rawlings.

She is survived by her husband, Daniel L. Cooper and their 11 children and 38 grand children, as well as 2 grand children...

Dec 5, 2022

Patia Elizabeth Hansen

Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend passed away on December 5, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in the home of her parents Patia and Elwood Frailey, in Tooele, Utah on January 12, 1946. As a teenager she met the love of her life, John Hansen...

Dec 1, 2022

Una Valene Shields Mellenthin passed away December 1, 2022 in St. George, Utah.

Valene was born in Salt Lake City, Utah in the fall of 1951 to then be raised in Sugarhouse Utah. As a devout Mormon she went through the Temple in 1995, serving a Stake Mission. Serving in the primary and nursery were dear to her heart, she loved...

Nov 30, 2022

On November 30, 2022 in St. George, Utah Donald R. Lovell, age 78, went home to be with the Lord. He was born October 29, 1944, in Independence, KS to Gordon and Peggy Lovell. He married Lynn F. Vanderbeck, June 21, 1965 and were together 57 years until Lynn's passing April 21st of this year.

Donald and...

Nov 29, 2022

Sharon Verline Miller (Grammy), 84 of Saint George Utah finally got her wish (to be with her deceased dogs and husband) and passed away peacefully on November 29, 2022.  She was surrounded by her 6 children as God’s loving spirit entered the room and swept her away with her last breath.

Sharon was born in Sacramento California...

Nov 28, 2022

St. George, Utah- Gary Simister, 86, passed away peacefully on November 28, 2022. He was born to Earl and Florence Simister. He graduated from West High school in SLC in 1955. He worked various jobs, then worked for the State of Utah and finally, for the Utah Highway Patrol. He also served in the Air National Guard.

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Nov 28, 2022

Martha “Marie” Meldrum Merrill, age 89 passed away on 28 November 2022 in her home in St. George, Utah.

Marie was born the summer of 1933 in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada to James and Lucy Meldrum, where she lived until she was 15. The family then moved to Moses Lake, Washington. She attended nursing school in Rexburg, Idaho....

Nov 27, 2022

David George Passey, 73, passed away November 27, 2022 in St George, Utah. He was born December 18, 1948 in Worcester England to Frederick John and Mary McGregor Passey.

David was married to Mary Ann Mortimer for 55 years, they were married in Cheltenham England July 8, 1967.

He is survived by his loving wife...

Nov 26, 2022

Marilyn Caroline Kelley was born in Hebron Nebraska September 7, 1930 to Elsa Paul and Clarence Eckwell.

She was raised on a farm in Nebraska in the early 1940’s. She and her Mother moved to Los Angeles California where her Mother worked in a defense plant. She then went back to Nebraska in 1942 and lived with...

Nov 26, 2022

Kenneth Hyrum Prisbrey, 63, passed away on November 26, 2022 in Saint George. He was born on July 15, 1959 in Kanab Utah, to Kent and Eileen Prisbrey. He married Diane Swiderski on March 22, 1991.

He was raised in Ivins Utah. He graduated from Dixie High School. He was the oldest of thirteen siblings. His interests...

Nov 25, 2022

Dennis Mark Wilson, 84, went to his heavenly home November 25, 2022, in Hurricane, UT. He was born June 22, 1938, in Los Angeles, California to James and Rachel Lois Wilson. He married Patricia (Patty) Wheeler. They were married in Seattle Washington Temple on May 26, 1984.

Dennis was raised in East LA. His mom and dad...

Nov 23, 2022

St. George, Utah - Robert Earl Davenport, Jr. (Bob) - age 100 - died on November 23, 2022. He was born September 9, 1922 in Pensacola, Florida to Gladys Houston Davenport and Robert Earl Davenport. He married Ernestine Elizabeth Dobson November 27, 1945 in Seattle, Washington. Ernestine died March 5, 2010, after which, Bob married Alison Marylyn Fretwell Williams...

Nov 19, 2022

Dennis Eugene Bentley

Dennis passed away on November 19, 2022, at the age of 72, at his home in Hurricane, Utah, of complications following a massive stroke he suffered in 2021. Dennis was born on May 9, 1950, in Compton, California, to Evelyn June Webb and Lester Robert Bentley.

He is survived by his loving...

Nov 16, 2022

Marcia Ellen Cassels, age 86, passed away on November 16, 2022 in St. George Utah.

She was born November 24, 1935 in Minneapolis, Minn. To Marcia Grace (Austin) Fisk and Earl Joseph Fisk.  She was the oldest sibling of 5 and the only girl.

In later years, it was found that her father, who ran...

Nov 4, 2022

June Swift Ellison, born in Liverpool, England, to Thomas Swift and Evelyn Wilson Swift on June 1, 1932, died on November 4, 2022, in her home in Santa Clara, Utah.

June was raised in Liverpool, England, the youngest of three sisters. She was a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ or Latter-Day Saints and was...

Nov 3, 2022

James William Sauers (Jim) 98 passed from his walk in this physical realm peacefully at his home in Hurricane, UT on Nov. 3, 2022.  He had a beautiful and challenging life with many adventures during a century that saw more changes than any century before.

His childhood and youth years were filled with helping deliver coal on...

Nov 3, 2022

Annie Barber was born in Copenhagen, Denmark on February 5, 1935. She passed away on November 3, 2022 in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania at the age of 87. She had Alzheimer’s disease and was a faithful Christian.

She was married to Neils Gilbrantsen. She administered the family photography business and was a cosmetologist and makeup artist. She survived a death...

Nov 2, 2022

Betty Louise Dufour of St. George, Utah. Died November 2,2022. She was born Betty Louise Mendenhall in Monterey Park, California, on May 3, 1930. The only child of Joel James Mendenhall and Amy Grace Lane. The Depression forced her family to relocate, and she was raised in Placerville, California.

She married Douglas Leon Howard on May 18,...