St. George, UT Obituaries

Jun 28, 2018

Bill Blackwell

Our beloved Papa was reunited with our beautiful Grammy just in time to celebrate their 69th anniversary. William L Blackwell, 92, was born March 12, 1926 to William and Ada Matilda Taylor Blackwell in Marysvale, Utah and passed away June 28, 2018, in West Jordan, Utah. He is survived by his children: William Kay (Shelley)...

Jun 18, 2018

Bryce Kendall Holt

St George, UT - Bryce passed away at the age of 67 years, 6 months in St George, Utah at his home, from liver failure on June 18, 2018. He was surrounded by his loving family at the time of his passing.

He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on December...

Jun 14, 2018

Betty Jane (Shade) Poast, former San Diego resident, died in St. George, UT, June 14, 2018, at the age of 93.  She was born in Dayton, Ohio, in 1924.

Betty was preceded in death in 1998 by John E. Poast, her husband of 56 years. As a military spouse for 22 years, Betty lived in Ohio; Texas;...

Jun 6, 2018

Lorene “Lori” Renee Englund Vaterlaus returned to heaven on June 6, 2018. She was surrounded by family in her beloved home in Santa Clara, Utah. Her graduation from this life concluded three years as a cancer survivor.

Born April 27, 1963 in Covina, California to Christer Evert Theiler Englund and Shirley Rae Patterson, she spent most of her...

Jun 4, 2018

Nancy Leah Pruitt, 88, died on June 4, 2018 at her home in St George Utah.  She was born January 22, 1930 in Gary Indiana to Norman B. and Effie Jayne Watts.  She married Harold Pruitt on July 27, 1948 in Gary, IN.

Nancy went to school and was raised in Gary, Indiana.  She spent her married...

Jun 1, 2018

Lillian Carlisle Williams Johnson, passed away Friday, June 1, 2018.

She was born May 2, 1935 to Sam and Lillian Carlisle in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Lillian married Norman Williams where five children were born to that union.  They were later divorced.  She moved to St. George in 1972 and married Norman Walter Johnson October...

May 23, 2018

Kaye Lynn Schenk Heaps Cardwell, 67, passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2018 from complication of Scleroderma. Kaye was born April 9, 1951 to Norm and Guwyen Schenk. She married Michael Heaps, divorced. Married Micahel Cardwell in 1984 in West Valley, UT.

She is survived by her husband George Michael Cardwell, two sisters Julie McLachlan of Lehi, UT and Carol Killpack of...

May 18, 2018

Shirley J. Bryant was born November 27, 1927 in Calhan Colorado to Charles and Flora Cossins. She moved to Glenwood Springs Colorado when she was a child with 7 siblings. She met the love of her life  Vern L Bryant in Glenwood Springs and were married May 25, 1945. She was preceded in death by her husband December 31,...

May 16, 2018

Our Mother, Florence Marguerite Saxton Collings, passed away at Dixie Regional Medical Center on early in the morning on May 16, 2018. She was born in Inglewood, California, on August 18, 1931 to her sweet parents, Henry George Schmidt and Francis Marguerite Thompson. Our loving mother married our sweet father, Don Leon Saxton, on July 29, 1951 in Lynwood,...

May 15, 2018

Karen Ann Bawden Heinze, 57 years old, died May 15, 2018 at her home in Hurricane, Utah. She was born in Salt Lake City, on October 1, 1960 to Carlisle and Bertha Joyce Bawden She lived with and was loved by Steve Monson and they were together for 31 years. She loved her family more than anything. She was the youngest of 6 children and was born and...

May 12, 2018

Daniel Walter Hopkins passed away at his home in Veyo, Utah on May 12, 2018 with his loving wife beside him. He was born September 16, 1944 in Caliente, Nevada to William and Clara Hopkins. Dan was one of the last true cowboys. He worked much of his younger life as a ranch hand, and a long haul trucker...

May 3, 2018

Jerry Don Williams, a resident of St. George, passed away May 3, 2018. Jerry was born June 17, 1970 in Dallas, Texas to Joan Dell Williams and Oliver Wendell Williams. Jerry was raised in Globe, AZ and then made St. George, UT his home.

Jerry was a loving son, brother, uncle, great uncle and friend. Jerry was...

May 2, 2018

Philip Squire Hepworth, resident of Washington, Utah since 1978, left his mortal body and entered the Spirit World at 4:40 am on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. He was 102 years old and lived a long, healthy and productive life in service to God, family and country. A lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Philip...

Apr 28, 2018

Gail J. Rosenkrantz passed Saturday April 28, 2018 at the age of 75 of lung conditions and other health problems. He was born on December 18, 1942 in Culver City, California to Thelma Ruth Barben and Gail P. Rosenkrantz. Gail married his high school sweetheart, Sherrie Powell, on May 10th, 1963 and ten years later was sealed in the...

Apr 26, 2018

Harry Morgan, Jr., 90 years old, born November 17th 1927, died April 26th 2018. Harry retired from both the US Air Force and GTE. He is survived by his sister Irene, his children, Chris, George, Annemarie, and Michael, grandchildren Monique, Valerie, Travis, Taylor, Prairie, and Sienna, and daughters-in-law Helene and Tina.

Services will be held at the LDS...

Apr 21, 2018

Kent Eugene Taylor (Gene), 84, passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by loved ones, on April 21, 2018, in St. George, Utah. Kent was born June 18, 1933 in Fairview, Utah to Nile Clement Taylor and Alice Vera Shields. He was married to his “sweetheart” Glenda Lee Shaffer in the Salt Lake Temple on August 16,...

Apr 20, 2018

Grover Carl Bagby, 95, was received into the loving arms of his Heavenly Father on April 20, 2018. He died peacefully at home of age related illnesses with his children at his bedside. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Jacquelyn. Grover Carl was born March 8, 1923 at home in Parma, Missouri.  He and his first...

Apr 18, 2018

ST. GEORGE, UT – Our beloved father, grandfather and brother Lyn Valnor Cox passed away on April 18, 2018 in St. George, Utah. Lyn was 72 years old. He was born on June 10, 1945, in St. George, Utah, to Hyrum Hunt Cox and Nellie Iverson Cox.

Lyn is survived by his former spouse Kathleen Bentley; their...

Apr 18, 2018

Jaxson Travis Emett, son of Jeremy and Kaylee Emett, passed away peacefully in his mother’s arms on 4-18-18. During his short 3 days he left a lifetime worth of memories with the huge number of people anxiously awaiting his arrival.

When Jaxson was born without a heartbeat the skilled NICU team immediately began resuscitation efforts. After 15...

Apr 17, 2018

Jacob Aaron Pasini. Born February 23, 1998 was called to join his Grandfather in Heaven on April 17, 2018. He was taken much too soon from us. Jacob was an amazing young man with the biggest most loving heart. He is survived by the love of his life, his wife, Bir'Ana Rose Heavyrunner, their unborn child Brooklynn Aaron Rose,...