St. George, UT Obituaries

Dec 17, 2015

Clinton Francis Adams, 92 years old, passed away Dec. 17, 2015. Clint was born Oct. 11, 1923, in Salem Marion, Oregon.

Clint was the oldest of 6 children born to George Clinton Adams & Edna Caroline Lund.

Clint loved the outdoors, hiking, fly fishing. If he had to stay indoors he was busy fly tying. ...

Dec 16, 2015

Our dear Emily passed away on December 16, 2015 in St George, UT.  Emily was born in the old red brick Weakley County Hospital in Martin, TN on a cold November 29, 1947 to Herschel L and Evelyn McGehee Penick of Sharon, TN.  She grew up on the family farm 5 miles west of Sharon, TN and graduated from...

Dec 11, 2015

In Loving Memory of,

Violet “Nancy” Stead Murphy,

Our beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, and Great-Great Grandmother passed away while surrounded by her loving family on December 11, 2015. She was born on January 17th, 1929 to John Tom Stead and Florence May Simister Stead in Leeds, Yorkshire England. She married the love of her life, John Mark...

Dec 8, 2015

He was born on October 31, 1923 in Lorenzo, Idaho to Earl E. and Chloe Hawkins. He was the middle child with an older brother Rex and younger sister Elaine. As a young man he attended school in Nephi, Utah, helped with the operations of the family business and was an active member of the Church of...

Dec 7, 2015

Our loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, wife, and friend Mary Jeanette Brown Clegg passed away December 7, 2015 in Enterprise, Utah.

She was born on September 19, 1943 in Provo, Utah to Bert Owen and Jean Ullock Brown.  She married Larry Verlin Clegg, June 4, 1965 in the Salt Lake Temple.

Mary is survived by:...

Dec 6, 2015

Robert Wesley Hunt, Jr. aka “Uncle Bob”, passed away peacefully December 6, 2015 in the arms of his loving wife and surrounded by his family after a short battle with colon cancer. Bob was born to Robert Sr. and Ruth Hunt in Boston, Massachusetts on Sept. 30, 1938.

He joined the United States Air Force in 1955...

Dec 6, 2015

Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and great-great-grandfather John Mark Murphy passed away while surrounded by his loving family on December 6, 2015.  He was born on February 20, 1930 to Miles Mark and Gertrude Murphy in Salt Lake City, Utah.  He married the love of his life, Nancy Stead, on June 6, 1949 in the Salt Lake...

Dec 1, 2015

Arnold “Arne” Deshayes, our dear Father and Grandfather passed away on December 1, 2015 in the comfort of his home. He spent the morning walking his dog, talking to his daughter, fussing with his car.  He then passed quietly while resting from his labors.

Arne was born in New York City, New York, on January 17, 1928 to...

Dec 1, 2015

Our beloved father and grandfather, LaRue Barnum, passed away on December 1, 2015 in his 102 year of life at the home of his son in Washington, Utah. He was born March 3, 1914 in Mesquite, Nevada to Zera Eugene Barnum and Harriet Woodbury. He was married  June 21, 1934 to Wanda Cooper of Overton, NV in the St....

Nov 26, 2015

On November 26, 2015 our beloved husband, cherished father, grandfather and great-grandfather quietly slipped through the veil after a mercifully short battle with metastatic prostate cancer of the spine. Ed was born in Boise Idaho on Dec 30, 1934 to Eldon Theodore and Violet Margaret Erickson Gray, the oldest of four siblings.

He married his sweetheart, Arleen...

Nov 25, 2015

Dennis Glen Adams, 60, of St. George, Utah passed away on November 25, 2015 at home with his family around him. Dennis was born in Burbank, CA on August 4, 1955. He graduated from Leichman High School for Special Needs in Reseda CA. He also attended New Horizons in North Hills, California, and BRASC in Logan, Utah. He lived...

Nov 24, 2015

Robert “Bob” McGhee of St George, Utah, passed away at the Ivins Veteran’s Home on November 24, 2015.  Bob was born to Alva McGhee and Elma (Gott) McGhee on July 15, 1924 in Emma, Illinois.

Bob attended school in Illinois.  With the onset of World War II Bob joined the Navy and is one of the “underage”...

Nov 20, 2015

Mavis P. Renfro, born November 16, 1919 in Richland Missouri passed away peacefully on November 20, 2015, at her daughter’s home in Toquerville, Utah at the age of 96 years.

Mavis was born to Molly Manuel (Davenport ) and Gary Hobart Manuel, both of who succumbed to the Spanish Influenza when Mavis was just three months old. ...

Nov 16, 2015

Duane Lee Southwick (1934-2015), aka ‘Duane in the Plane’, left us November 14th, 2015. Duane was known by so many for his reporting for KSL News TV and Radio. The Utah State Highway Patrol also recognized him for his assistance to them while he was in the air.

Duane was born in Roy, Utah to Lee and Eunice Southwick...

Nov 12, 2015

‘Sammy’ Marlene Perkins Iverson, 1963 ~ 2015

Sammy has graduated from this life and has moved on to bigger and greater things after a valiant, but private struggle with cancer.  She was a warrior to the end.  Sammy was a bright light in the lives of all who knew her.  She was a loving mother, tender wife,...

Nov 12, 2015

Gertrud (Trudy) Gilman, age 75, passed away on November 12, 2015 in St. George, Utah. She was born January 21, 1940 in Alsbach, Germany to Heinrich and Anna Becker. She married Glen October 23, 1958 in Darmstadt, Germany.

She received her education in Germany including an apprenticeship as a hair dresser and continued to work when we...

Nov 6, 2015

Gloria Jean Gatrell Massey, 73, of St George, Utah, passed away, at home with her loving husband and daughter on Friday, November 6, 2015. Jean was one of 11 children and was born, July 11, 1942 in East Liverpool, Ohio to Enlo Gatrell and Lulu Heddleton. Jean loved her crossword puzzles and soap operas. Jean was survived by Ron, her...

Oct 29, 2015

St George, UT - Floyd Wayne Taylor age, 70 continued beyond his earthly journey and was reunited with his son, Frankie, on October 29th, 2105 in St. George, Utah.  Floyd was born July 11th, 1945 to Aroet Franklin Taylor and Reva Jane Spendlove.

He married the love of his life, Georgia Ida Sperry in Nephi,...

Oct 23, 2015

Kathleen (Kitty) Snow Kilfoyle Grimes, of Desert Springs, Arizona, returned to her Heavenly Father due to complications after surgery on October 23, 2015.

Kitty was born June 2, 1946 in Brigham City, Utah to Nate and Bette (Snow) Kilfoyle. She married William (Bill) Grimes on July 10, 1964 in Kaysville, Utah. On July 10, 1982 they were...

Oct 16, 2015

Cynthia Mary Whitelaw Campbell, 67, passed away October 16, 2015 in St. George, UT. She was born July 9, 1948 in Detroit, MI to James and Janet Whitelaw. She was the wife of Stephen Michael Campbell for 49 years.

She is survived by her husband: Stephen Michael Campbell; children: Stephen Michael Campbell, Jr., James Scott Campbell, Jeffery...