Obituaries
St. George, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for the St. George and Washington County, UT area
Elsie Beth Cooper
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...
Patia Hansen
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...
Valene Mellenthin
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...
Donald Lovell
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...
Sharon Miller
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...
Gary Simister
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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Marie Merrill
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....
David Passey
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...
Marilyn Kelley
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...
Kenneth Prisbrey
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...
Dennis Wilson
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...
Robert Davenport
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...
Dennis Bentley
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...
Marcia Cassels
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...
June Ellison
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...
James Sauers
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...
Annie Barber
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...
Betty Dufour
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,...
Jocelyn Harris
Oct 29, 2022
Jocelyn Kay Palmer Harris of Colorado Springs, CO, passed from this hiking realm to the next adventure on Saturday October 29, 2022.
Jocelyn was born February 12, 1978, in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Paul and Claudette Palmer; their fourth child and first daughter. Her early years were spent happily working alongside her parents and brothers and eventually...
Christopher Duram
Oct 26, 2022
Christopher Edward Duram passed away October 26, 2022 peacefully at his home in Ivins UT. He was born in Powell, WY on June 6 1936 to Joseph Martin Duram and Mary Andrea Duran.
He was very active in all sports throughout his life.
He joined the United States Marine Corp in 1954, at age 17,...