Local Obituaries for Families in Richfield, Salina, Sevier County and the surrounding areas
Cecil H. Sorenson
Jun 11, 2006
Aurora, Utah - Cecil H. Sorenson, age 82, our kind and loving husband, father, grandfather and brother, died June 11, 2006 at his home in Aurora. He was born March 6, 1924 in Salina, Utah, a son of William and Wilmoth Harding Sorenson. He graduated from North Sevier High School, Class of 1942. He served in the US Marines...
Jerry Pickett
Jun 10, 2006
Centerfield, Utah - Merrill Jerry Pickett, age 77, of Centerfield, died June 10, 2006 in Gunnison, Utah, of cancer. He was born December 20, 1928 in Gunnison, a son of Merrill and Erma Olsen Pickett. He graduated from Gunnison High School, Class of 1947. He attended Utah Stake University and graduated in 1959 with a B.S. in Agronomy. He...
Bill Cavner
Jun 9, 2006
Manti, Utah - William Ransom “Bill” Cavner, age 89, of Manti, died June 9, 2006 at his home in Manti. He was born November 26, 1916 in Fowler, Kansas, a son of Tomas Edgar and Lena Florence Scott Cavner. He married Catherine Irene Welding and was later divorced. He married Anona Pulsipher Averett, March 15, 1963 in Las Vegas,...
Loralee Hales Anderson
Jun 2, 2006
Joseph, Utah - Our kind and loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister, Loralee Hales Anderson, age 50, died suddenly and unexpectedly June 2, 2006 at her home in Joseph. She was born September 2, 1955 in Salina, Utah, a daughter of Marwood John and Alice Maurine Butterfield Hales. She grew up in Redmond where her father operated Hales Sand...
Mckay Roberts
May 25, 2006
Redmond, Utah - Edward McKay Roberts, age 82, of Redmond, died May 25, 2006 in Gunnison, Utah. He was born August 26, 1923 in Annabella, Utah, a son of Ammon and Susie Emma Adams Roberts. McKay married Merle Hampton, November 9, 1944 in Salinas, California. Their marriage was solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple, March 5, 1945. She died...
Eleanor Winn Barney
May 23, 2006
Eleanor Barney Winn Barney, age 92, died May 23, 2006 at her home in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was the 4th of ten children born to Lushon and Evelyn Levie Barney, on May 6, 1914 in Elsinore, Sevier Co., Utah. At age 16, she married Bert Winn, February 25, 1930 in Marysvale, Utah. They had one child, Robert...
Scott Brown
May 19, 2006
Richfield, Utah - Gary Scott Brown, age 71, of Richfield, died May 19, 2006 in Richfield, Utah. He was born November 24, 1934 in Kanab, Utah, a son of Myron Scott and Farris Hamblin Brown. Scott graduated from Fredonia High School, Class of 1952. He served in the US Navy as a Navy Medical Corpsman in the Korean Theater...
Ted W. Sorensen
May 17, 2006
Salina, Utah - Ted W. Sorensen, age 82, prominent Salina businessman and former Sevier County Commissioner, died May 17, 2006 in Richfield, Utah. He was born January 18, 1924 in Richfield, Utah, a son of George W. and Mary Lorena Sorensen Sorensen. Ted served his country during WW II in the US Navy. He married Mary Joleen Smith, July...
Pericson Peter Peterson
May 13, 2006
St. George/Redmond, Utah - Pericson Peter Peterson, age 86, passed away May 13, 2006 in St. George, Utah. He was born September 11, 1919 in Salina, Utah, a son of James and Minda Adams Peterson. After serving in the armed forces for four years, he met and married his sweetheart, Tola Artamus Andreasen, June 3, 1947 in Nephi, Utah....
Chrystal G. Haggard
May 3, 2006
Glenwood, Utah - Our kind and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Chrystal Marguerite Gray Haggard, age 93, of Glenwood, died May 3, 2006 in Richfield, of complications from cancer. She was born Ocotber 5, 1912 in McKenzie, Burleigh County, North Dakota, a daughter of Arthur Denver and Elsie Coons Gray. She graduated from Bismark High...
Luana Turner Christensen
May 2, 2006
Loa, Utah - Our kind and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt, Luana Brinkerhoff Turner Christensen, age 78, died May 2, 2006 at her home in Loa of a heart attack. She was born August 5, 1927 in Bicknell, Utah, a daughter of Willard Alma and Myrtle Irene Burr Brinkerhoff. She grew up in Bicknell, attending the local...
John R, Richhart
Apr 24, 2006
Koosharem, Utah - John Richard Richhart, age 41, died April 24, 2006 at his home in Koosharem. He was born January 9, 1965 in Torrance, California, a son of Richard LeRoy and Myrna June Shurley Richhart. They moved to Mt. Pleasant, Utah, where John was raised and attended school. John married Shelly Sorenson on May 12, 1990. Bishop Jack...
Nell Searle
Apr 13, 2006
Monroe, Utah - Our kind and beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister, Nell Jensen Searle, age 82, died April 13, 2006 at her home in Monroe of complications from a stroke. She was born March 3, 1924 in Redmond, Utah, a daughter of Christian and Phoebe Verona Snow Jensen. Nell attended schools in North Sevier and graduated in 1943....
George C. Whitlock
Apr 13, 2006
Lacey, Washington/ Bicknell, Utah - George Cleon Whitlock, age 95, passed away April 13, 2006 in Olympia, Washington, due to the infirmities of age. He was born August 10, 1910 in Mayfield, Utah, a son of George Franklin and Ida Skow Whitlock. He had two brothers, Boyd and Dale, and a sister, Zelda. George graduated from Snow College and...
Dee Reel
Apr 12, 2006
Panguitch, Utah - Delores Virginia Sample “Dee” Reel, age 75, of Panguitch, died April 12, 2006 at the home of her daughter in Laughlin, Nevada, after a lingering illness. She was born September 23, 1930 in Bridgeman, Michigan, a daughter of James and Lela Myers Sample. She married John Marcus “Doc” Reel, January 7, 1950 in Berian Springs, Michigan....
Joan Durfey
Apr 12, 2006
Emery, Utah - Our kind and beloved wife, mother and grandmother, Eva Joan Goff Durfey, age 71, died April 12, 2006 in Ferron, Utah of complications from a stroke. She was born November 8, 1934 in Sullivan, Indiana, a daughter of Willard Roscoe and Grace Laura Simons Goff. She married Karnell King Durfey, December 19, 1990 in Price, Utah....
Ryan V. Freeman
Apr 10, 2006
Ogden/Aurora, Utah - Ryan Vern Freeman, age 27, passed away on April 10, 2006 in Ogden. He was born March 14, 1979 in Richfield, Utah, a son of Kent V and Marlis Zietlow Freeman. He graduated from North Sevier High School in Salina in 1997. While attending high school, Ryan was introduced to two hobbies which became passions, drama...
Bud S. Albrecht
Apr 6, 2006
Richfield, Utah - Bud Sherman Albrecht, age 79, of Richfield, died April 6, 2006 in Richfield. He was born May 26, 1926 in Fremont, Utah, a son of Owen and Nola Ellett Albrecht. He attended schools in Wayne County and graduated from Wayne High School, Class of 1944. He served his country in the Merchant Marines and the United...
Mark Enoch Larsen
Apr 6, 2006
Teasdale/Bicknell, Utah - Mark Enoch Larsen, age 74, died April 6, 2006 in Bicknell, after a brave and valiant battle with cancer. He was born February 9, 1932 in Monroe, Utah, a son of Clarence Abraham and Marjorie Frances McComb Larsen. Mark graduated from Springville High School, Class of 1950. He graduated from BYU in Provo, with a B.A....
Otis Shelley
Apr 3, 2006
Bicknell, Utah - Arnold Otis Shelley, age 80, of Bicknell, died April 3, 2006 in Provo, Utah. He was born December 28, 1925 in Baun Jellico Creek, Kentucky, a son of John Steven and Mahala Ethel Parks Shelley. Otis served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict in the US Army Medical Corp. Otis married Colleen Jones,...
