Obituaries
St. George, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for the St. George and Washington County, UT area
Elda Randall
Aug 5, 2013
Elda Peterson Randall was born August 7, 1926 to H. Neill & Theresa Peterson in Cedar City, Utah. She married June M. Randall and 2 children were born of this union; Jack Michael and Tawnee Randall. They were later divorced.
Elda worked for General Telephone for 35 years. When she retired she moved back to her home...
Lowell E.Thomas
Jul 17, 2013
Lowell E. Thomas, 78, passed away July 17, 2013 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born on January 27, 1935 to James and Olive Thomas. Lowell was raised in Oswego, New York where he met and married the love of his life, Ann. He joined the Air Force in 1952 and served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars before retiring...
Brandie Tomlinson
Jul 13, 2013
Brandie Kaye Bracken Tomlinson, age 31, returned to the loving arms of her Father in Heaven on July 13, 2013. Brandie was born August 18, 1981 in St. George, Utah. Her parents are Kirk and Tammy Bracken of Enterprise and Bernice and Brian Stratton of Hurricane. Brandie was raised in Enterprise and Hurricane where she attended Elementary, Middle School,...
Mazel Callister
Jun 26, 2013
Mazel Keith Callister, D.C., passed away at age 79 on June 26, 2013, following several years of Alzeheimer's disease, at Beehive Memory Home, in St. George, Utah. He was the third son born to Melvin Porter Callister and Mae Alberta Callister on August 21, 1934 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mazel grew up on the west side of Salt...
Patricia Christopher
Jun 24, 2013
St. George, UT – Patricia Jo Christopher, 56, died on June 24, 2013 in St. George, Utah. She was born June 1, 1957 in Myrtle Point, Oregon to Frederick Joseph Yarborough and Patricia Louise Yarborough.
Patricia was raised in Cupertino, California and Fruita, Colorado. She attended Fruita Monument High School. Patricia was raised Catholic and was a...
Donald Kugath
Jun 23, 2013
Donald Arthur Kugath, 76, died June 23, 2013 in St. George, Utah after a brief illness.
Donald was born February 2, 1937 to Arthur Charles and Elizabeth Augat Kugath in West Allis, Wisconsin. He was raised with his older sister, Millie, in West Allis and enjoyed fishing, playing basketball, and track. He graduated from BYU and later...
Jess Boots Jr
Jun 22, 2013
Jess Oren Boots Jr. age 88, passed away June 22, 2013.
He was born November 13, 1924 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Jess Oren and Elizabeth Vandermass Boots.
He married Jeraldine Bartumek and they later divorced. He married Shirley Atkin in 1964, she passed away in 2008.He married Joan Rasmussen, his sweetheart in 2009, she...
Ronald Brown
Jun 19, 2013
St. George, UT - Ronald Arthur Brown, 81, passed away June 19, 2013, at home in St. George, Utah. He was born May 29, 1932 at his aunt's home in Nephi, UT, to Douglas Marion Brown and Mildred Irene Croff. He married Illa Jean Sherwood from Levan, UT, on November 6, 1954 in Nephi and were sealed in the...
Kent Averett
Jun 19, 2013
Kent G Averett passed peacefully, surrounded by loved ones in his home on June 19, 2013 in St. George, UT.
Kent was born September 22, 1936 to Grant “Fritz” Averett and Louie Lindsay Averett in Heber, Utah. Growing up in Heber, Kent was always surrounded by loving family. He was gifted in athletics and loved the outdoors....
Connie Clayburn
Jun 13, 2013
Connie Jane Hoyle Clayburn, 81, died on June 13, 2013 in St. George, UT from complications related to Parkinson's disease. She was born September 14, 1931 to James Eugene Hoyle and Nettie Brown Hoyle in Salt Lake City, UT. She married Lt. Colonel Grant B. Clayburn (USAF Ret.) in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on June 9, 1952.
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Grace Domagala
Jun 1, 2013
Grace Marie Domagala passed away Saturday, June 1, 2013 in St. Georg, Utah. She was born April 19, 1921 in Baker, Montana to Glenn C. and Bessie L. Davis Stark. The Domagal’s originally from Miles City, MT relocated from retirement in Florida to the St. George aria in 2006 to be close to their children. Grace is srvived by three...

George Heald Jr
May 28, 2013
Born 3/19/1919 in Billings Montana to George Millard Heald Sr and Mary Elmira Painter.
He grew up on the Lower Two Dot Ranch, and as a young boy rode a horse to school. No kidding!!! His mother passed away when he was 3 years old. So, many mothered and guided him; his grandmother, Evelyn Painter, his Aunt...

Malcolm Paterson
May 26, 2013
Malcolm A Paterson, 91, died suddenly of natural causes on May 26, 2013 at his St. George home. He was born on August 28, 1921 in Preston, Ontario, Canada.
Mr. Paterson served in the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II.
He is survived by son Charles (Michele) Paterson of New Harmony, Utah; stepson Gary...

Patsy Butler
May 26, 2013
Patsy Ann Baker Butler passed away May 26, 2013 at her home in St. George, Utah. She was born May 30, 1938 in Ogden, Utah, to Charles and Virginia Gibson Baker. She is married to Ralph Butler. Patsy requested her body be donated to the University of Utah School of Medicine for medical research.
H. Ploeger
May 25, 2013
Harm John Ploeger June 12, 1928 - May 25, 2013
H. John Ploeger, age 84, passed away May 25, 2013 in St. George, Utah. He was born June 12, 1928 to John and Gepke Leeuwerke Ploeger, served honorably in the United States Marine Corps, and served an LDS mission to the Netherlands. On February 25, 1952 he...
Mary Elquist
May 21, 2013
Mary Katherine Sowers Elquist
Mary Katherine Sowers Elquist, our loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend left her earthly home May 21, 2013. Mary was born Dec. 27, 1929 to Albert W. Sowers and Lena Roosevelt Miller Sowers in Martinsburg, West Virginia. At one point she was adopted by her Aunt and Uncle Anna and Elijah...
Connie Price
May 19, 2013
Connie Eve Bluemel Price passed away Sunday, May 19, 2013 in St. George, Utah. She was born September 30, 1932 in Smithfield, Utah, to Charles and Mae Danielson Bluemel. Graveside services will be Friday, May 24, 2013, at the Cedar City Cemetery at 11:00 am. Interment in the Cedar City Utah Cemetery.
James Nelson
May 18, 2013
St. George, UT - James Max Nelson, 85, passed away peacefully on May 18, 2013 of natural causes surrounded by his family. He was born May 19, 1928 in Lehi, Utah to Amanda Curtis and James Elden Nelson.
From a young age, Jim learned the value of hard work and never let any challenge slow him down....
Ralph Key
May 15, 2013
"Together Again"
Ralph Edgar Key, 85, Passed away peacefully surrounded by his daughters and grandchildren, and joined his eternal companion, Dorothy Ellen Linn, on May 12, 2013, Mother’s Day.
He was born on Aug. 3, 1927, in Bisbee Az. The youngest of 9 children, to John O. and Gertrude I. Griffin Key, .
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Theresa Coombs
May 11, 2013
Theresa Coombs 81, was released from this life Friday, May 11, 2013, in St. George, Utah.
She was born May 18, 1932, in Boulder, Utah to Ephraim H. and Florence Mary Coombs.
She grew up in Boulder. She attended Boulder Elementary School, Wayne High School and graduated from Escalante High School.
She moved...