Obituaries
St. George, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for the St. George and Washington County, UT area
Donna Fry
Jan 13, 2017
Donna Ruth (Reed) Fry passed away on January 13, 2017 in Saint George, Utah. She was born January 30, 1927 in Portland, Oregon to Stephen J. Reed and Sylvia (Stringham) Reed. She was the youngest of three children.
Donna lived a full life and was very talented. She raised seven of her eight children. She was a...
Timothy Mendez
Jan 9, 2017
Monday, January 9th, 2017 we lost a truly beautiful soul, Timothy Preston Mendez, gone too soon at only 22. He was a friend, son, brother, and most recently, a loving father. Him passing leaves behind so many friends and family including his one year old daughter, sweet Jaylie. We love Tim so very much and are already feeling the...

George O'Neill
Jan 8, 2017
George O’Neill passed away on January 8, 2017. He served in the Marine Corps as a young man and later in life worked as an engineer in the mining industry. After retirement, he loved to bowl and play bridge.
Surviving is his wife Linda, daughters Sallie (Steve) Grumka and Jane (Doug) White, son Robert O”Neill, stepchildren Kerry...
Kathleen (Kathy) Martin
Jan 6, 2017
Kathleen (Kathy) Bott Martin, wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and friend, died peacefully on Friday, January 6, 2017 after a brief battle with brain cancer. She was 69 years old. Kathy was born on August 9, 1947 in Brigham City, Utah. She was the daughter of Eugene and Norma Tingey Bott, both deceased. She was one of 8 siblings....
Audrey Whiting
Jan 5, 2017
Our beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend passed away on January 5, 2017 surrounded by family.
Audrey was born June 10, 1917 to George and Arvelda (Dean) Nicholls in Woodruff, Utah. She was raised and educated in Woodruff and Randolph, Utah. She graduated in May 1935. She married Ray Whiting on January 3, 1936 in Randolph....
William Finley
Jan 3, 2017
Our beloved Dad, William H. Finley, 87 passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2017 in his Dammeron Valley, Utah home after a long battle with illness. He was born March 22, 1929 in South Bend, Indiana. He graduated from Hollywood High School, met and married the love of his life, Margret Alice Baber, April 15, 1950, she precedes him in...
Phillip Carter
Dec 25, 2016
Phillip Chase Carter, 80, passed away peacefully Sunday, December 25, 2016. He was born September 12, 1936 in Logan, UT to Ezra Grover Carter and Pearl Geneva Johnson Carter. He married Violet Shirley Shelton January 12, 1957 in Baltimore, Maryland where he was stationed while serving in the US Army.
Phillip was raised in Logan, UT and...
Eleanor Carter
Dec 23, 2016
Eleanor Jewell Hawk Carter died December 23, 2016 in St. George, Utah. Eleanor was born November 9, 1919 in Havelock, Iowa to Lewis Herman Hawk and Esther Mae Eno. She had one older brother Lewis Hollister and two younger brothers, Russell Keith and Merlin Harvey. The family moved to Long Beach, CA in 1935. Eleanor met Dell Earl Carter...
Hollis Pritchett
Dec 12, 2016
On December 13, 2016 Hollis Glenn Pritchett of Washington, Utah, previously of Flagstaff Arizona died at the age of 88.
Born on September 25, 1928 in Forney, Texas, Kaufman County. His parents were Henry Houston and Iola Blanch Pritchett. He met his eternal love Elizabeth (Betty) Pritchett in 1947. They were married for 70 years.
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Lawrence "Larry" Mcghee
Dec 8, 2016
Lawrence K McGhee passed away December 8, 2016 in St. George, Utah. He was born September 14, 1940 in Lewiston, Idaho to Maxentius and Roberta Eggerling McGhee. He is married to Anita McGhee. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at 11:00am at the Calvary Chapel St. George located on 3922 S. Pioneer Road, St. George, Utah 84790....
Gary Drake
Dec 8, 2016
Gary Kenneth Drake, age 80, passed away on December 8, 2016 in St. George, Utah after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
He was born December 25, 1935 to John Kenneth Drake and Mary Ann Perkins in Ogden, Utah. He was the youngest of three children and grew up in Ogden, Utah. He married Lei Lonnie...
Sara Ornstead
Dec 5, 2016
Sara Ann (Kimball) Ornstead, 76, passed away Monday, December 5, 2016, at her eldest son’s home in South Dakota. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and raised in Southern California. She married Daniel B. Dean in 1960 in the Salt Lake Temple. She worked and lived in Southern California while raising their two sons. Sara moved to...
Anton "Tony" Kuhlmann
Dec 2, 2016
Anton “Tony” Allen Kuhlmann, 41 of Yuma, AZ passed away on Dec. 2, 2016 in a motorcycle accident. He was born on May 25, 1975 in St. George, UT to Peter F. and Susanne Kuhlmann. He spent his childhood in the close knit community of Ivins, UT, where he was a member of the LDS Ivins 2nd Ward.
...Bruce Blankenburg
Dec 2, 2016
Bruce Edward Blankenburg, PhD., age 73 passed away on December 2, 2016 in St. George, Utah after a short battle with a brain disease.
He was born in Hammond, Indiana to Basil Blackenburg and Ellen Miller. They used to live in Murray when he was young. He married Kathy Ash October 24, 1981 in East Lansing, Michigan...
Ralph Sylvester
Nov 26, 2016
Ralph passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, November 26, 2016, surrounded by his family after a brief battle with cancer. Ralph was a wonderful husband, father, son, friend to many, as well as a veteran of the US Navy.
Ralph Ronald Sylvester, son of Ronald and LaPreal Sylvester, was born on January 4, 1934 in Bingham...
Russ Butcher
Nov 26, 2016
RUSS BUTCHER-AKA: Russy Baby to his wife Jody Butcher, Dad to his kids Keith & Colette Rosenkranz, Denise Butcher-Delamore, Darren & Kimberly Butcher and step kids Alex & Wes. Brother to Anita Getzlaff & Gayle Dailey and Papa/Grandpa to Candice, Kristen, Jonah & JT.
Russ was born in West Virginia, moved to CA after 4 years in...
Donald Goddard
Nov 24, 2016
Donald Dean Goddard passed away November 24, 2016 following complication from a fall and two surgeries. Don was born July 27, 1927 to Ralph Edgar Goddard and Grace Mae Jamison Goddard in Anaheim California.
Don started work early delivering Western Union telegrams on his bike. He served in the Merchant Marines during World War II. He drove...
Alta Lavon Tolman
Nov 19, 2016
Heaven gained another angel Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 9:03 p.m. Mom graduated from this earthly life and passed peacefully to return to her Heavenly Father, with her family by her side. She was 80 years old.
LaVon was born March 3, 1936 to Willard Dewain (Dutch) Bell and Marjory Eggleston, in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho. She...
Nancy Bullock
Nov 19, 2016
Nancy Prince Bullock
Our incredible wife, mother, sister & friend Nancy Prince Bullock moved on to her Heavenly home on Saturday, November 19th 2016. Nancy was a bright light of positivity and although she faced many challenges with her health, she did so with grace, a kind heart, and a smile on her face always.
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Corey Smith
Nov 13, 2016
COREY MICHAEL SMITH, 26, of St. George, UT, passed away Sunday, November 13th, after a motorcycle accident. He was born in Walnut Creek, CA on December 5, 1989 to John and Terese Smith. As a young boy Corey moved with his family to Las Vegas, Nevada.
While in his youth Corey participated in many after school sports...