St. George, UT Obituaries

Merrill Thompson

Feb 15, 2017

Merrill Keith Thompson passed away February 15, 2017 in St. George, Utah.  He was born October 26, 1935 in Santaquin, Utah to Thomas and Amber King Thompson.

He is survived by his wife Nedra Madsen Thompson.

A memorial service will be held Sunday, February 19, 2017 at 2:30pm at the Rio View Estates Clubhouse located at...

Edward Garrett

Feb 12, 2017

Edward Wesley Garrett.

We lost our friend, husband, father, grandpa and great grandfather on Feb, 12, 2017 in St. George Utah.

Ed was born May 31, 1939 to Glen and Alta E Smith Garrett from Fremont Iowa. He grew up in Fremont Iowa on the family farm. After graduating from high school Ed joined the...

Terri Foster

Feb 12, 2017

Terri Lee Foster passed away February 12, 2017 in St. George, Utah.  She was born June 28, 1960 in Ogden, Utah to John and Joanne Anderson Dewey.  Graveside services will be held Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 1:00pm at the Washington City Cemetery, Washington, Utah.

Gary Childress

Feb 7, 2017

Gary Lee Childress, age 57 of Sherman Oaks, California passed away February 7, 2017 in St. George, Utah. A California native, Gary was born June 7, 1959 in Brawley and grew up on San Luis Obispo before attending San Diego State University where he studied television and film. After college he worked in the television industry as a professional...

Wilford Day

Feb 1, 2017

Wilford Higbee Day, 84, passed away peacefully on February 1, 2017 at his home in St. George, Utah. He was born July 8, 1932 in Cedar City, Utah to Wilford Scott Day and Arvilla Higbee Day. He had an older brother, Norman, and sister, Vyonne, and later, a brother, Allan. The family grew up in Cedar City until 1942...

Jean Conley

Jan 28, 2017

Jean Ann Conley

Washington City, Utah

Jean passed away on January 28, 2017 at Dixie Regional Medical after dealing for some time with melanoma cancer. Jean was born on December 28, 1938 to Orval and Saxon Olsen in Pocatello, Idaho.

Jean was raised in Pocatello and educated there, graduating High School...

Arthur Fred Smith

Jan 22, 2017

Arthur Fred Smith, age 82, passed away January 22, 2017 in Hurricane Utah at his home with loved ones near. He was born in Springville, UT on January 20, 1935. He was the first born of two. Fred lived a full adventurous life. Fred served as a missionary of the Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints.

Fred...

Florence Taylor

Jan 20, 2017

Florence Eileen Taylor passed away peacefully on January 20, 2017 at the full age of 93. Florence and her beloved husband of 69 years, Robert Shannon Taylor had made their home in Ivins Utah for the past 19 years.

Florence was born on August 6, 1923 in Belfast N Ireland. The 6th child of a large Irish...

Challen "Chall" Kelker

Jan 18, 2017

Challen Hills Kelker, 79, passed away on January 18, 2017 at his home in Ivins Utah, after a yearlong battle with Cancer. Chall was born on April 1, 1937 in Ann Arbor, MI. to Dorothy Miller Kelker and George Hills Kelker. In 1939 Chall's Father accepted a position with Utah State University in Logan Utah, as a Professor of wildlife in charge of developing the Wild...

Karen Nelson

Jan 16, 2017

St. George UT – Karen Jean Nelson, 61, passed away January 16, 2017 in Washington, UT. She was born October 19, 1955 in Fort Dix, New Jersey to Maurice Wilson and Anna Huster. She married the late Orin Nelson. They were married in Idaho Falls, ID on August 22, 1975.

Karen loved her children and grandchildren. She...

Dennis Eaton

Jan 16, 2017

St.George, Utah- Dennis Lloyd Eaton, age 70, passed away January 16, 2017 in St.George, Utah at Dixie Regional Medical Center with loved ones near him. He was born in Vernal, Utah on June 19, 1946 to Lloyd Elfonzo Eaton and Claudia C. Caldwell Eaton. He married Lois A. Cattoor on September 29, 1977 on Diamond Mountain by his father...

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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