Obituaries
St. George, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for the St. George and Washington County, UT area
JoyAnn Cary
Jan 27, 2025
Joy Ann Brown Cary, 95, passed away peacefully on January 27, 2025, in St. George Utah. She was born August 4, 1929, to Ray Joshua Brown and Melba Fotheringham. She married Douglas James Cary in Evanston, Wyoming on April 18, 1946. They were later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on April 18, 1979.
Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, the third of four...
Dee Milo Gregory
Jan 26, 2025
Dee Milo Gregory, age 85, passed away on January 26, 2025, from complications of dementia. He was born on December 7, 1939, in Provo, Utah, to John Milo and Maureen Hair Gregory. Dee graduated from Murray High School and the University of Utah. He proudly served in the U.S. Army, stationed both in the United States and France.
On December 21,...
Morgan Russell Slaugh
Jan 25, 2025
Morgan Russell Slaugh, age 84, passed away peacefully on January 25, 2025, in St. George, Utah. Morgan held many titles throughout his life: son, brother, husband, author, hard worker, and cherished community member, but above all, he was a devoted dad. He found joy in spending time outdoors, seeking adventure on his four-wheeler, and sharing stories while working alongside his...
Carol Ann Johnson
Jan 24, 2025
Carol A. Johnson (nee Miller), 84, passed away on January 24, 2025, after a brief illness in St. George, Utah. She was preceded in death by her parents (Ervin Miller and Mayme Herbst), siblings, and husband, Richard Johnson. She is survived by her two children, Scott (Jennifer) of Falcon Heights, MN and Jill Johnson of Scottsdale, AZ, her grandchildren, Austin...
Vickie Riddle Jensen
Jan 21, 2025
Vickie Riddle Jensen (68) was born August 30, 1956, to Budd S. Riddle and Marlene Fife Riddle. She graduated peacefully from this life to the next surrounded by her daughters and other loved ones on January 21, 2025, after enduring medical complications resulting from a fall in her home in December. Vickie was born and raised, and lived most of...
Herbert Lynn Mitchell
Jan 20, 2025
Herbert Lynn Mitchell, the man who could do anything—and we mean anything, though he might occasionally misplace his reading glasses in the process—passed peacefully on January 20, 2025, at the age of 81, surrounded by his family at his home. Born on September 17, 1943, in Murray, Utah, to Ira and Clara Mitchell, he married his sweetheart, Lona Jean Anderson, on February 1, 1962.
Lynn’s...
Mary Magdalene Lupeulufa Tavita
Jan 17, 2025
Mary Magdalene Lupeulufa Tavita, born on August 29, 1991, in LBJ Fagaalu Hospital, American Samoa, passed away on January 17, 2025, in St. George, Utah. She was a radiant soul whose presence brought warmth and laughter to all who had the privilege of knowing her.
Maggie lived a life with love and compassion. She earned a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, a...
Arnold Kent Dummar
Jan 17, 2025
Arnold Kent Dummar, 79, died January 17, 2025 in Draper, Utah.
Kent was born July 13, 1945 in Long Beach, California to Beth (Ball) and Richard Dummar. He married Amy Brown on August 28, 1970 in the Oakland California Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. They were married for 50 years before Amy’s death.
Kent grew up in...
Hedy Elizabeth Pridemore Badger
Jan 16, 2025
Hedy Elizabeth Pridemore, also known as “Liz”, age 91 of St. George, UT, passed away Thursday, Jan 16, 2025. Liz, just like her mother, was an avid gardener. She loved her family with a passion and never ceased to amaze. She made her living as a welder in the shipyard and a hairdresser for many years. At one point working...
Doris Jean Russell Cushing
Jan 14, 2025
St. George, UT – Doris Jean Russell Cushing, 89, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2025, in St. George, Utah, after struggling with dementia. She was born on May 26, 1935 in Price, Utah to Kenneth and Nola Russell.
She married George R. Cushing in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 3, 1966. They would later be sealed in the Mesa Arizona Temple...
Susan B. Hughes
Jan 13, 2025
ServiceSusan B. Hughes, 69, passed away peacefully at her home in Bloomington, Utah in the early morning on January 13, 2025, after a 3 year battle with cancer. She was born in Jacksonville, Florida to Jaqueline Bagby and Dave Whitekiller.
After she graduated high school she was anxious to get out of Florida and go to college at BYU. She loved...
Margaret "Peggy" Lambert
Jan 11, 2025
Margaret Ann "Peggy" Lambert, née Corcoran, of Ivins, Utah left her beloved family, dear friends, and this world on January 11, 2025, after battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). She was 85 years-old.
Peggy was born on March 7, 1939 to Robert and Margaret Corcoran in San Luis Obispo, California, and spent all her formative years there. In her youth, she showed...
Guy Wesley Cash Jr.
Jan 11, 2025
Guy Wesley Cash Jr. age 94, passed away on January 11, 2025 in his home in St. George, Utah, surrounded by his Eternal Companion, Mary Ellen Willey Cash and their children. He was just 6 days shy of his 95th birthday.
Guy was born on January 17, 1930, in Grangeville, Idaho, at his grandmother's home. He was the son of Guy Wesley Cash,...
Tyler Luke Talbot
Jan 8, 2025
Tyler Luke Talbot, age 46, beloved son, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin and friend, unexpectedly passed away on January 8, 2025 in Chula-Vista, California.
He was born July 10, 1978, in Kanab, Utah, the fifth child of L.Daryl and Claudia Talbot.
He lived in Fredonia, Arizona until he was five, then his family moved to LaVerkin, Utah. There he began school and finished at Hurricane High...
Maureen June Krei
Jan 8, 2025
Maureen June Krei, age 82, was called home to her loving Heavenly Father on January 8, 2025. She passed away peacefully at her home in Ivins, Utah after suffering from dementia for years. Maureen was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great grandmother and friend who touched the lives of all who knew her.
Born on February 6, 1942, to Franklin Myles and June Eileen...
James Allen Watkins
Jan 6, 2025
James Allen Watkins passed away. Monday the 6th of January in Washington, Utah. He was born on January 20, 1941, in Gallop, New Mexico to Theatta Irene Fry and Wayne Allen Watkins. He was the middle child with an older Sister Charlene and a younger sister Linda Gayle. At the age of one the family moved to California. He grew...
Steven Elias Staheli
Jan 2, 2025
Steven Elias Staheli, passed away on January 2, 2025 at home in St. George, Utah. He was born October, 22, 1954 to Elias Elwood Staheli and Gloria Rasmussen Staheli in Provo, Utah.
Steve was raised in the Provo/Orem area. He worked side-by-side with his father and brother in their family construction business. He has always been a strong and faithful member of The...
Jack Berdean Holt
Jan 2, 2025
Jack Berdean Holt, a lifelong farmer and cherished resident of Enterprise, Utah, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on January 2, 2025. Born on June 1, 1945, in Cedar City, Utah, Jack was the fourth of six children to Howard and Verna Burnham Holt. He grew up with his siblings—Deon, Gary, Lana Gale, Marilyn, Jan, and foster siblings Emma, Lillie, Barbara and Alice—in...
Charles Lee Byrne
Dec 30, 2024
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Charles Lee Byrne (affectionately known as Poppa) on December 30, 2024, at the age of 96. He took his final breath at the Southern Utah Veterans Home in Ivins, Utah, with his daughter Marlene by his side.
Born on May 14, 1928, in Chicago, Illinois, Charles was the son of Charles H. and...
William LaFonzo Zollinger
Dec 30, 2024
William “Bill” LaFonzo Zollinger passed peacefully at his home surrounded by family December 30, 2024, at the age of 88 in St. George, Utah. Bill was born August 14, 1936, in Logan, Utah, to LaFonzo and Camille Zollinger. He attended Ellis Elementary School, Logan Junior High School, and graduated in 1954 from Logan High School.
From 1956 to 1959, Bill served in the Swiss...
