Local Obituaries for Families in Richfield, Salina, Sevier County and the surrounding areas
Wes Bagder
Feb 9, 2006
Arthur Wesley “Wes” Badger Wes was called back home by his Father in Heaven and into the arms of our Savior Jesus Christ at noon on Thursday, February 9, 2006, at his home in Elsinore, having lived a long and interesting life of 95+ years. He was born in Long Beach City, County of Los Angeles, California, on Friday...
Troy D. Black
Feb 2, 2006
Aurora/ Moab, Utah - Troy Dix Black, age 78, of Aurora, died February 2, 2006 in Richfield, Utah. He was born October 6, 1927 in McPhee, Colorado, a son of David John and Ellie Elizabeth Billingsley Black. He married LaDean Ellis, May 23, 1948 in Moab, Utah. Their marriage was solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple June 12, 1965....
Duke Brian
Jan 29, 2006
Loa/ West Valley City, Utah - Hyrum LeRoy (Duke) Brian, age 73, passed away January 29, 2006 in West Valley City, Utah, after fighting many illnesses. He was surrounded by his loving family until the end. Duke was born October 7, 1932 in Bicknell, Utah, a son of Arthur Dudley and Wilma Adell Larsen Brian. Duke lived in Loa...
Clayton R. Chappell
Jan 29, 2006
Lyman, Utah - Clayton Ross Chappell, age 59, died January 29, 2006 in Springville, Utah. He was born September 3, 1946 in Salina, Utah, a son of Roscoe Verl and Oma Chesnut Chappell. Clayton joined the United States Army and served two tours of duty in Viet Nam during the war. He married Pamela Rose Douglas, March 24, 1969...
John Boyd Bergum, Sr.
Jan 22, 2006
Joseph, Utah - John Boyd Bergum, Sr. age 88, beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 22, 2006 at the home of his son, with his sweetheart by his side and surrounded by his family. He was born October 11, 1917 in Phoenix, Arizona, a son of John Baptist and Salena Beatrice Williams Bergum....
Gaylord K. Harward
Jan 18, 2006
Salina, Utah - Gaylord Kendrick Harward, age 69, of Salt Lake City and formerly of Salina, Utah, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2006, after a very short battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born May 12, 1936 in Aurora, Utah, a son of Kendrick Harding and Edith LoRene Thompson Harward. His family moved from Aurora to Richfield when he...
Liz Jeffs
Jan 15, 2006
Bicknell, Utah - Elizabeth Catherine “Liz” Fox Jeffs, age 90, of Donaldson, Indiana and formerly of Bicknell, Utah, died January 15, 2006 at the Ironwood Health Care Center in South Bend, Indiana of causes incident to age. She was born September 1, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois, a daughter of Louis and Anna Mueller Fox. She married Owen Leo Jeffs,...
Aleine F. Robinson
Jan 9, 2006
Richfield, Utah - Wylma Aleine Frakes Robinson, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother and friend left her earthly tabernacle on January 9, 2006 to join her beloved eternal companion, Cline W. Robinson who had passed away October 7, 1997, in Richfield, Utah. She was born in Birmingham, Illinois, May 17, 1925, a daughter of Ray Emmet and Lelia Ann...
Keith L. Sorensen
Jan 8, 2006
Aurora, Utah - Our kind and beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, Keith L. Sorensen, age 89, died January 8, 2006 at his home in Aurora. Keith was born on June 4, 1916 (on a cold, windy summer afternoon when his mother was away from home), in Salina, Utah, a son of Levi and Ethyl Elnora Nielsen Sorensen. He...
Jean C. Hansen
Jan 6, 2006
Tora Jean Case Hansen was born in Annabella, Sevier, Utah in 1927, and passed away in Escondido, California, San Diego, California on January 6, 2006. Her husband, Franklin Duane Hansen and her parents, Marion Arnold Case and Louisa Barney Case, preceded her in death. Jean was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friends. She took delight in a...
Max Taylor
Dec 29, 2005
Willow, Alaska - Vearl Max Taylor, age 62, passed away December 29, 2005 in Anchorage, Alaska from complications related to cancer treatments. Max was born May 19, 1943 in Salina, Utah, a son of Vearl D. and Nita Pierce Taylor. He married Betty D Ellett and raised their four children, Jeff, Bret, Rick and Keri. Max spent his youth...
Raymond Maxfield
Dec 29, 2005
Hanksville, Utah - Our family patriarch, Raymond Nicholas Baker Maxfield, "Cowboy", age 97, of North Edwards, California and formerly of Green River, Utah and Hanksville, Utah, died December 29, 2005 in Lancaster, California of causes incident to age. He was born November 25, 1908 in Reader, South Dakota, a son of Joseph Nicholas and Lula Mae Herrick Baker. He...
June Westbrook
Dec 19, 2005
Bountiful, Utah - Our beloved mother and family matriarch, June Mann Moss Wesbrook, age 89, died December 19, 2005 in Bountiful, Utah, of complications following a stroke. She was born June 1, 1916 in Bountiful, Utah, a daughter of Orvis Israel and Myrtle Holbrook Mann. She married Royal Moss, January 10, 1936 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Their marriage...
David Hernandez
Dec 16, 2005
Jose David Hernandez, age 43, died December 16, 2005 at his home in Richfield, after an eight month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born November 29, 1962 in Mexico City, Mexico, a son of Sixto Hernandez Sanchez and Paula de Jesus Hernandez. David has lived in Richfield for the past 8 years, working for Royal Oakey Construction Company...
Clay T. Blackburn
Dec 14, 2005
Loa, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother and sister, Clay Taylor Blackburn, age 88, died December 14, 2005 at her home in Loa, after a valiant battle with cancer. She was born October 11, 1917 in Fremont, Utah, a daughter of William Gross and Emily Bell Duncan Taylor. She married Floyd Blackburn, December 26, 1937 in Manti, Utah. Their...
Boyd Nelson
Dec 8, 2005
Salina, Utah - William Boyd Nelson, age 79, died December 8, 2005 at his home in Salina after a valiant battle with liver cancer. He was born November 10, 1926, in Widtsoe, Utah, a son of Fredrick Theodore and Matilda Pauline Hoffman Nelson. Boyd graduated from North Sevier High School, Class of 1945. He married Doris Lorraine Nielsen, July...
Irene Hansen Christensen
Dec 6, 2005
Irene Hansen Christensen, age 88, of Richfield and formerly of Redmond, died December 6, 2005 in Richfield. She was born August 21, 1917 in Elsinore, Utah, a daughter of James Peter and Josephine Jacobsen Hansen. She married Vannoy Peter Christensen, December 2, 1932 in Richfield, Utah when she was fifteen years old and they moved to Redmond where they...
Dell Lewis
Dec 4, 2005
Redmond, Utah - Adelbert “Dell” Lewis went to his heavenly home on December 4, 2005. He was a beloved husband, father and grandfather. He was born March 30, 1929 in Salina, Utah, a son of Loren Guyman and Inez Marie Knight Lewis. Dell married his lifetime sweetheart, Betty Lou Dennison on March 15, 1950 in the Manti LDS Temple....
Verdell Nielsen
Dec 4, 2005
Christenburg, Utah - Newell Verdell Nielsen, age 78, beloved husband, father and friend, passed away December 4, 2005 in Gunnison, Utah. He was born August 30, 1927 in Clarion, Utah, a son of Niels Peter and Hulda Jensen Nielsen. Verdell married the girl he loved, Joyce Christensen, January 25, 1945 in Redmond, Utah. He spent two years in the...
Roy Knapton
Nov 25, 2005
Koosharem, Utah - LeRoy Lewis “Roy” Knapton, age 70, died November 25, 2005 in Richfield, Utah. He was born September 9, 1935 in Salt Lake City, a son of Walter Lewis and Agnes Porter Kirby Knapton. He graduated from Granite High School and served an LDS Mission to the Gulf States Mission areas of Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. He...
