Obituaries
St. George, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for the St. George and Washington County, UT area
Vera Beckham
Jan 17, 2018
Vera Jones Lockwood Beckham
She was the daughter of William Edward Jones & Mary Ann Rowley of Wellington, Utah and was delivered into this world by her father on August 13, 1921 at the Wellington family farm.
Our Mother left this world on January 17, 2018 after a long and full life to reunite with...
Constance Hopkins
Jan 16, 2018
Constance Faith Hopkins 8/22/1936 ~ 1/16/2018.
Connie passed away from complications to her age, with her family by her side.
She is survived by her four sons that she truly loved Joseph & TJ LaCorti, Fredonia, AZ., Peter F. & Cindy G. LaCorti, St. George, UT., Christopher & Cindy LaCorti, Fredonia, AZ. and Anthony &...
Laura Mitchell
Jan 16, 2018
Our dear sweet mom, Laura Jean (Lambert) Mitchell went to heaven on January 16, 2018. She was born on September 10, 1928 in Warden, Montana, the daughter of George S. & Clara Lambert. Laura Jean married Alan Dean Mitchell on June 28, 1945 in Columbus, Montana. Mom often joked that everyone who could fit in one car was at the...
Lester Simmons
Jan 13, 2018
Lester Mondell Simmons, 79, passed away suddenly in his Washington, Utah home on Saturday, January 13, 2018 where he had lived for 15 years. Les was born to Lester Elwin and Lena Gladys Simmons in 1939 in Payson, Utah. He moved to Las Vegas when he was 4 years old. He married Elizabeth (“Betsy”) Walter in 1960 and they...
Gary Kuhlmann
Jan 12, 2018
St. George- Gary George Kuhlmann, beloved father, grandfather, brother, son, and friend, passed away January 12, 2018, at the age of 59, in St. George, Utah, surrounded by his loving family after a 6-year battle with cancer.
Gary was born to LouAnn (Wheeler) and Anton G. Kuhlmann on February 10, 1958 in Miami, Florida. Gary graduated from...
Marcia Naillon
Jan 11, 2018
Marcia Louise Morgan Naillon, age 70, passed away on January 11, 2018 from heart failure.
Marcia was born on February 3, 1947 to Roy Levi and Margie Faye Crosby Morgan in Emmett, Idaho. She graduated from Umatilla High School in 1965. A few months after graduation she went on a blind date with William John Naillon to...
Dorothy Bracken
Jan 10, 2018
Dorothy Crosby Bracken, 81, died January 10, 2018 peacefully at home. She was born December 10, 1936 in Panguitch, Utah to Silas Owens Crosby and Nellie LeFevre Crosby.
On June 29, 1956 she married Boyd K. Bracken in the Manti LDS Temple. They spent their first year of marriage in San Francisco, California. They returned home to...
Terry Webber
Jan 6, 2018
Terry Lee Webber, 57, passed away in Washington, Utah on January 6, 2018. He was born in Granger, Utah on April 28, 1960 to Walter E. and Eileen Webber.
He graduated with the Granger class of 1978.
He is preceded in death by his parents and his dog Dixie. He is survived by his siblings...
Helen Buckley
Jan 5, 2018
Helen Maurine Goodwin Buckley, 90, passed away on January 5, 2018 in St George, UT. She was born April 21, 1927 in Blackfoot, ID to Joseph Edgar Goodwin and Helen Edna Parsons. She married Noel Rollins Buckley (Amityville, NY) in Great Neck, NY on January 11, 1953. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Idaho Falls Temple. She was...
William Whitlow
Jan 4, 2018
William Thomas (Bill) Whitlow, 75, passed away January 4, 2018 in St George, UT. He was born August 24, 1942 in San Jose, California to Thomas Walter Perski and Arlene Lowena Mangin. He married Judy Hill June 30, 1962 in Napa, California. Bill was raised in California. He attended elementary school in San Jose and attended Ridgeview Junior High and Napa High...
Joe Martinez
Dec 31, 2017
Joe “Meliquias”, age 84 was born in Taos, New Mexico June 16, 1933 to parents Epifanio Martinez and Docitea Cordova. After his wife of 61 years Elsie who passed on Christmas Day he immediately felt grief and sadness and passed with a broken heart 6 days later.
Dad loved his beer, celebrations for him to pass on...
Derek Christian
Dec 31, 2017
Derek was born Jan 14, 1972 in Salt Lake City, Utah; he died Dec 31, 2017. The family moved to St. George in July 1976 when Derek was 4; he lived here in St. George his entire life. He graduated from Dixie High School in 1990. He was a super athlete, specializing in football and wrestling. The bonds of...
Helen Giacomelli
Dec 30, 2017
Helen Gail (Oats) Giacomelli passed away on December 30, 2017 at the age of 80. She was preceded in death by her parents, 3 sisters, 2 daughters, and her husband.
She is survived by her brother Joe (Carmen) Oats of Omaha Nebraska, her 5 children Cindy and Camille, of Texas, Cascade and Shane (Kathy) of New Mexico,...
Teresa Gordon
Dec 30, 2017
Teresa Lynn Gordon, 56, passed away on December 30, 2017 in St. George, Utah. She was born on December 11, 1961 in Macon, Georgia to Royanne Sanford and Buddy Couch. She lived her entire life in the Middle Georgia area. She graduated Cross Keys Christian Academy in Macon, Georgia. She was steadfast in her faith and loved God with...
Geraldine Snell
Dec 29, 2017
Geraldine Marie “Keck” Snell, of St. George, age 99, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away peacefully with her family at
her side on December 29, 2017.
Geri was born in Avilla, Indiana on December 5, 1918 to Henry William and Emma Marie Hess Keck.
She married her high school sweetheart Nelson Raymond...
Lincoln Ross Fillerup
Dec 27, 2017
Lincoln Ross Fillerup 82, passed away of natural causes December 27, 2017. He was the oldest child of Ross A and Christiana Breinholt Fillerup. He was born February 12, 1935 in Moab, UT and grew up in Blanding and Murray UT.
Ross was a successful Entrepreneur, owning and operating Lincoln Steel & Erection. He was active in the Church of...
Elsie Martinez
Dec 25, 2017
Elsie Barela Martinez, age 82, was born on December 8, 1935 in Penasco, New Mexico. Our beloved Angel Mother passed away peacefully on December 25, 2017 from this world surrounded by her loving family. On Christmas Day an Angel received her wings.
She was married to Joe Martinez for 61 years they have 5 surviving children and...
David Cory
Dec 23, 2017
David William Cory, age 79, passed away in his home on 23 December 2017. Dave was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, 25 June 1938 to William Alvin Cory and Barbara Billin Cory.
Dave was gifted in the field of electronics particularly radio engineering. He was only six when he started working with electricity and then in radio electronics...
Richard Baker
Dec 23, 2017
Richard Thalmann Baker
1934-2017
On Saturday, December 23, 2017 Richard “Dick” Thalmann Baker peacefully passed away with family at his side at in St. George, Utah. Richard was born in Murray, Utah to Ralph Harris Baker and Ruth Eva Thalmann Baker on October 25, 1934. Richard spent his childhood in Salt Lake City where he...
Richard Baker
Dec 23, 2017
On Saturday, December 23, 2017 Richard “Dick” Thalmann Baker peacefully passed away with family at his side at in St. George, Utah. Richard was born in Murray, Utah to Ralph Harris Baker and Ruth Eva Thalmann Baker on October 25, 1934. Richard spent his childhood in Salt Lake City where he suffered from rheumatic fever. He was...
