Obituaries
St. George, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for the St. George and Washington County, UT area
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...
Lorraine Rands
May 6, 2013
Lorraine Randall Rands died peacefully on Monday, 6 May 2013, at her home in St. George, Utah, a few weeks after her 90 th birthday. She was the sweet, loving wife of Robert Winter Rands and devoted mother to six children, beloved grandmother to 41, and delightful great-grandmother to 91. Her life was filled with willing service to her...
Jacqueline Ferrario
May 4, 2013
Jacqueline M. Brown Ferrario was born on October 4, 1917 in Clarion, Iowa to Harry Leonard and Edith Marie Range Brown. She was the fourth child, with three older brothers Lyman, Robert, and Julian Brown.
"Jackie" grew up in Clarion, graduated from high school, worked for a short time, then moved to Southern California. There she worked...
William “Bill”
May 3, 2013
Bill Gross passed away unexpectedly on May 3, 2013. He was 82 years old.
Bill was born on a farm near Warsaw, Indiana on June 17, 1930, the last child in a family of six boys and one girl. After graduating from a one room school house that taught all grades, he joined the United States Marine...
Henry Simkins
Apr 28, 2013
Henry Morris Simkins, 94, returned to the loving arms of his Heavenly Father surrounded by family, Sunday April 28, 2013.
Morris was born April 25, 1919 to Daniel Glennard Simkins and Margaret Deseret Morris in Cedar City, UT. Morris lived in Enterprise, UT for 16 years then moved to Arlington, WA in 1936. Morris served four years...
Rayden Mansfield
Apr 27, 2013
St. George, UT – Our little fighter, Rayden Michael Mansfield, lost his fight in extra rounds on April 27, 2013. He has traded in his gloves for angel wings. He was born on January 10, 2013 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Christopher and Amy Mansfield.
He is survived by his parents Christopher and Amy Mansfield, his...
Jay Workman
Apr 23, 2013
Jay Ashley Workman
1944-2013
Jay Ashley Workman, 68, our forever loved husband, father, grandfather, brother , colleague, and friend, passed away peacefully at home on April 23rd, in Dammeron Valley, Utah after fighting a vigilant year long battle with pancreatic cancer.
Born in Cedar City, Utah on November 21, 1944 to...
Lewis Bagnall, Jr
Apr 21, 2013
Lewis Rawlin Bagnall, Jr. passed at 8:15 a.m. Sunday the 21 st of April, 2013 while in the Dixie Regional Hospital located in St. George, Utah. He died as a result of health related complications at sixty-six years of age.
Lewis was born May 25, 1946 in Moroni, Utah to Lewis Rawlin Bagnall and Sarah Utahna Jensen...

Eugene Sader
Apr 13, 2013
Eugene Erwin Sader, 77, born May 24, 1935 in Glendale, California, passed away April 13, 2013 in Ivins, Utah.
He grew up in Burbank, California the son of Conrad and Marie Steinbrecker Sader, German immigrants who came from Russia, through Nebraska, and settled in Burbank. He had an older brother, Clyde Conrad Sader, who preceded him in...
Robert Redfearn
Apr 13, 2013
Robert Milton Redfearn was born November 30, 1920 in Greenwood, Arkansas to Bertha Pearl Gloar and Milton Douglas Redfearn. He was the fifth child of nine. He joined the Navy in 1942 and while stationed in California, he met the love of his life, Anna May Scott. They were married on May 8, 1943. They later became...