Obituaries
St. George, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for the St. George and Washington County, UT area
Linda Palmer
Jan 1, 2026
Linda May Palmer (Kresanck) passed away on January 1, 2026 at the St. George Regional Hospital in St. George, Utah.
Linda was born on May 27, 1960 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Richard and Miya Kresanck.
Linda married Bryan Palmer on May 7, 2005 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Bryan and Linda lived in Great Falls, Montana for several years before moving to St....
Harold Clyde Webb
Jul 3, 2026
Harold Clyde Webb, age 75, passed away peacefully on July 3, 2026, in his home in Washington, Utah, surrounded by those he loved most. He was born on March 10, 1951, in Murray, Utah, to Dean B and Lawana Marie Williams Webb. On August 25, 1972, in the Salt Lake Temple, he married Rose Mary Trane, who became the love...
Harvey Von Hefley
Jul 2, 2026
Harvey Von Hefley passed away peacefully at home on July 2, 2026, surrounded by family, at the age of 91.
He was born September 25, 1934, during the depression, in La Junta, Colorado to Lewis And Dorothy “Plum” Hefley and an older brother, LeeMoyne. They later moved to Santa Bernardino, California.
Dad came from that special, “greatest generation” of men whom seemed...
Elizabeth Dianne Villegas
Jun 30, 2026
Elizabeth Dianne Villegas, 25, passed away on June 30, 2026 in Washington, UT. She was born in Orange County California to Miriam and Manuel Villegas.
Liz is the essence of joy. She lived with a brilliant radiance and a deep sense of compassion and empathy. This same compassion and empathy was the foundation from which she built her life—from fostering kittens, to the love...
Edward Keith Smith
Jun 24, 2026
Edward Keith Smith passed away in St. George, Utah June 24, 2026. He was born in Joplin, Missouri on September 24, 1934 to George Stanley Smith and Eva Elizabeth Teeter. He married Regina Velmar Romney on May 26, 1962 in Los Angeles, CA. She is the love of his life.
Keith reared four children Renee Tammen (Vance), Bryan Smith (Megan), Michael...
Robert Kent Cloud
Jun 24, 2026
Robert "Bob" Kent Cloud, 85, passed peacefully, surrounded by his loving family in St. George, Utah on June 24, 2026. He was born January 14, 1941 in Pasco, Washington, to George and Maurine Cloud. He married Anne Tyler, the love of his life, on July 20, 1996 in Salt Lake City, Utah. They were married almost 30 wonderful years.
He attended...
James Gary Cooper
Jun 23, 2026
James Gary Cooper, age 87, passed away June 23, 2026 in his home in St. George, UT, He was born on December 30, 1938 in Tucson, AZ to James Leroy Cooper and Mildred Adelia Post Cooper.
Gary was the oldest of six children and a twin to his sister, Gayle Cooper Bramwell. He married Lucia Angelica Espin Cooper in the Mesa,...
Karon Amelia Beckstrom
Jun 16, 2026
Karon Amelia Beckstrom, age 90, peacefully returned to her Heavenly Father on June 16, 2026, in her home in Ivins, Utah. She was born on January 22, 1936, in Grover, Utah to Dallas William Morrill and Pearl Reah Covington Morrill.
Karon married Kenneth Garth Beckstrom on October 25, 1954, in the Manti Utah Temple. Together they built a loving home and...
Lyle Legrand Wood
Jun 14, 2026
Lyle LeGrand Wood, age 89, passed away peacefully on June 14, 2026. He was born on December 14, 1936, in Garland, Utah, to LeGrand Willard Wood and Mamie Elizabeth Wise Wood.
Lyle spent many years serving in law enforcement in Utah and Idaho before beginning a career with Morton Thiokol Corporation, where he worked on the C-4 program. He retired at age 55...
Monty Coy Wiley
Jun 11, 2026
Monty Coy Wiley, age 85, passed away June 11, 2026 in St. George, Utah. He was born March 17, 1941 in Texarkana, Arkansas to Leon Arthur Wiley and Ruth Elizabeth Jordan.
He married Genevieve Louise Hook in Arizona in 1960. They had 3 children, Darlene Kay, Angela Joy and Brent George. They divorced in 1980 and Coy later remarried Ida Jean...
Elizabeth Ann Jourdain
Jun 10, 2026
Elizabeth Ann Bunting Jourdain, age 91, was called home to her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, with her loving family by her side.
Mom was born on April 18, 1935, in Kanab, Utah to Hubert Bunting and MaryAnn Shumway.She married her sweetheart, Joseph Jourdain, on August 23, 1955, in the SLC, temple for time and all eternity.They lived in...
Patrick Douglas Hurley
Jun 8, 2026
St. George, UT, Patrick (Pat) Hurley, age 74, died June 8,2026 at home after a long battle with cancer.
He was born September 1, 1951 in Santa Cruz, CA to Lawrence and Laura Hurley. He married Diane (Dee) Goldammer in Mesa, AZ on October 15, 2016. Pat is survived by his wife, Diane and his brother John (Mike) and his wife Sandy, of Lewiston, CA,...
Edwin Phil Reber
Jun 5, 2026
Edwin Phil Reber, 83, passed from this earth peacefully at his home in Washington on June 5, 2026.
He was born on April 29, 1943, in Overton, Nevada, to Dessie and Garth Jones. He was later adopted by Rumell Reber and raised in Littlefield, Arizona. He graduated from Virgin Valley High School in 1961 and served in the Central States Mission....
Carol Jeanne Gregory
May 25, 2026
Carol Jeanne Gregory, age 84, passed away peacefully on May 25, 2026, in St. George, Utah. She was born on January 19, 1942, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Ernest Paul Wiechman and Deloris Alice Timothy. Carol graduated from Bingham High School and the University of Utah.
On December 21, 1962, Carol married Dee Gregory. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple...
Myrna Lee Dupuis
May 24, 2026
Myrna Lee Jones Dupuis passed away peacefully in St. George, Utah, on May 24, 2026.
Myrna was a devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, teacher, and friend. She is survived by her five children: Janae Dupuis Monson (Chris), Brandon Dupuis (Kinga), Emilie Dupuis, Brandi Lynn Sawyer, and Erin Dupuis (Kristin). She also leaves behind 16 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren, all of whom brought...
Douglas Farrell Chilson
May 23, 2026
Douglas Farrell Chilson, age 77, passed away on May 23, 2026, in St. George, Utah, after a valiant battle with cancer.
Doug was born on July 7, 1948, in Ogden, Utah, to Eugene Francis and Cledith Farrell Chilson. He married Charlotte A. Williams on January 16, 1993, in Syracuse, Utah.
Doug was raised and educated in Utah and worked for the Union...
Brian Paul Russell
May 19, 2026
Brian Paul Russell, age 21, passed away in St. George, Utah on May 19, 2026, leaving behind a world that feels far too quiet without his jokes, playlists, and unforgettable one-liners.
Born on December 13, 2004, in Provo, to Chris and Sonia Russell. Brian went to school at American Fork High School as well as Desert Hills High School. Brian had...
Richard S. Moser
May 18, 2026
Richard (Rick) Sidney Moser Jr., Age 64, Passed away at home in Hurricane on May 18, 2026. He was born November 21, 1961 in Salt Lake City to Richard and Judy Moser. He married Karen Wilde Moser on June 17, 1983, and they were sealed for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on March 17, 1993.
Rick...
AlFred Orrillo
May 18, 2026
ALFred Orrillo passed away on May 18, 2026 in St. George, Utah. He was 74 yrs. old. He is survived by his wife Claire of St. George, Utah, his sons Fred Jr. of Henderson, Nevada and Dominique of St. George, Utah, Daughters Meghan of Ellensburg, WA and Jessica of St. George, Utah and 10 grandkids. He is also survived by...
