Local Obituaries for Families in Richfield, Salina, Sevier County and the surrounding areas
Burke L. Beutler
Nov 24, 2012
Burke LaMont Beutler, age 81, was born to La Mont Arthur and Thelma Meyer Beutler on August 22, 1931 in Richfield, Utah. He passed away on Saturday, November 24, 2012 in Payson, Utah. An excerpt from a book his mother authored, Life Stories of the Meyer Family: “Burke was a very special child....he was not a strong child and...
Terry Carter
Nov 19, 2012
Richfield, Utah - Our beloved father, grandfather and brother, Charles Terry Carter, age 75, passed away November 19, 2012 in Richfield. He was born March 6, 1937 in Salina, Utah, the oldest of three sons born to Charles Jensen and Bessie Long Carter. The family made their home in Sigurd, Utah. Terry married Dixie Heaps, of Escalante, Utah, on...
Margaret Ann Manning
Nov 11, 2012
Story City, Iowa - Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, Margaret Ann Nelson Manning, age 77, passed away Sunday, November 11, 2012 at Abbington on Grand in Ames, Iowa. She was born April 27, 1935 in Richfield, Utah, a daughter of Duane Miller and Naomi Horne Nelson. She graduated from Richfield High School, Class of 1953. She earned...
Maurine J. Snedeger
Nov 8, 2012
Sigurd, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother, Maurine Jorgensen Snedeger, age 95, passed away November 8, 2012 at the home of her daughter in Midvale, Utah. She will be greatly missed but never forgotten by her numerous friends and family. She was born September 23, 1917, in Sigurd, Utah, the second of six children born to...
Joy F. Mecham
Oct 26, 2012
Hanksville, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend, Joy Forsyth Mecham, passed away peacefully, October 26, 2012 in Draper, Utah at the age of 88. She was born January 22, 1924 in Bicknell, Utah, a daughter of Charles Simmons and Emma DeLeeuw Forsyth. She graduated from Wayne High School, Class of 1941. Joy married her sweetheart,...
Neal D. Coates
Oct 25, 2012
Aurora, Utah - Our devoted husband, father, grandfather, son, brother and friend, Neal Dee Coates, age 58, of Aurora, suddenly and unexpectedly, passed away October 25, 2012 in Richfield, Utah. He was born June 28, 1954 in Gunnison, Utah, the third of six boys born to Cleve C. and Geneal Nola Larsen Coates. Neal graduated from Gunnison Valley High...
Wayne B. Caldwell
Oct 25, 2012
Torrey, Utah - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, son, brother and uncle, Wayne B. Caldwell, age 55, died October 25, 2012 at his home in Torrey, after an amazing battle with ALS. He was born July 6, 1957 in Greeley, Colorado, a son of Larry Wallace and Charleen Kay Caldwell. He graduated from Wayne High School, Class of 1975,...
Mary Dawn Cuff
Oct 17, 2012
Our Precious Mary Dawn Warner Cuff, age 93, died peacefully in her sleep in Danville, California of natural causes on October 17, 2012. She was born in Rexburg, Idaho, September 11, 1919, the first child of Harold Monroe and Mary Fern Morrison Warner. She was born with the gift of music and as soon as she could read, always...
Laron Bagley
Oct 14, 2012
Koosharem, Utah - Bryce LaRon Bagley, age 42, died Sunday, October 14, 2012 at his home in Koosharem. He was born February 18, 1970 in Ogden, Utah, a son of Wells LaRon and Coleen Torgerson Bagley. He graduated from Wayne High school, Class of 1988. He attended Utah Valley College for one year and then attended Southern Utah University...
Dana Burgess
Oct 12, 2012
Torrey, Utah - Our beloved wife, daughter and sister, Dana Kristine West Burgess, age 58, of Torrey, died October 12, 2012 in Richfield, after several years of failing health. She was born July 1, 1954 in Salt Lake City, Utah, a daughter of Raymond Junior and Beth Marie Austin West. She attended and graduated from Cypress High School, Class...
Shavon Johnson
Oct 11, 2012
Salina, Utah - Our beloved mother, daughter, granddaughter and friend, Shavon Rachelle Kathleen Johnson, age 26, died suddenly and unexpectedly, early Thursday morning, October 11, 2012 at her home in Salina, Utah where she had be living for the past couple of months. She was born August 8, 1986 in Coos Bay, Oregon, a daughter of Richard Allen Dearden...
Rae Thompson
Oct 10, 2012
Aurora, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother , great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother and sister, Frances Rae Coons Thompson, age 95, died October 10, 2012 at her home in Aurora. She was born March 8, 1917 in Richfield, Utah, a daughter of Charles Raleigh and Katie Marie Peterson Coons. She graduated from Richfield High School, Class of 1935. She married Daniel Stephenson...
Deegan Tackett
Oct 7, 2012
Gunnison, Utah - Our beloved son, grandson and great-grandson, Deegan Gene Tackett, was born and died on Sunday, October 7, 2012 in Gunnison, Utah. He is the son of Darren Gene and Sierra Marie Beach Tackett of Gunnison; the grandson of Larry and Moniece Tackett of Redmond; Bryan Beach of Salina; Mya Beach of Salina; Tammy Beach of Salt...
Justin J. Carter
Oct 7, 2012
Annabella, Utah - Justin James Carter, age 22, returned to his loving Heavenly Father on Oct. 7, 2012 where he was met with open arms by his father and brother. We look forward to our reunion as an eternal family, when our understanding is not limited, and we see through the eyes of our Savior, the intricate details of...
Ann Smit
Oct 6, 2012
Gunnison, Utah - Our beloved wife, mother and grandmother, Ann Van Stenis Smit, age 82, of Gunnison, died October 6, 2012 in Provo, Utah, of complications from heart surgery. She was born June 16, 1930 in Rotterdam, Holland, a daughter of Gobel Marinus and Agata Helena Catarina Den Haan Van Stenis. She married John Huibertus Smit, June 4, 1952...
Verdawn C. Wood
Oct 6, 2012
Annabella, Utah - Our loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister, VerDawn Chamberlain Wood, age 71, of Annabella, passed away October 6, 2012 in Richfield, Utah, after months of complications from diabetes and heart disease. She was born May 5, 1941 in Kanab, Utah, the youngest of three children born to Heber LaMar and Margaret Talbot Chamberlain. She was raised...
Lavon Brown Cotten
Oct 4, 2012
Salt Lake City – Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, LaVon Brown Cotten, age 75, died on October 4, 2012 in Salt Lake City. LaVon was born January 22, 1937 in Richfield to William Lee Brown, and Esther Margaret Anderson. She grew up in Richfield and graduated from Richfield High School. She was an active...
Donna H. Nielson
Sep 30, 2012
Aurora, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend, Donna Lorraine Hale Nielson, age 71, passed away September 30, 2012 at her daughter’s home in Redmond, Utah, surrounded by her loving family. She was very courageous through her short battle with cancer. Donna was born October 24, 1940 in Compton, California, a daughter of Lawrence Walker and Reva...
Curley Kenney
Sep 29, 2012
Centerfield, Utah - Our beloved father and grandfather, Adrean Jay “Curley” Kenney, age 85, passed away in Centerfield, Utah on September 29, 2012 after a valiant battle with Alzheimers Disease. He was born August 17, 1927 in Gunnison, Utah, the sixth of seven children born to Leo Amasa and Sarah Mable Levie Kenney. The family moved to the Cove,...
Carol A. Andersen
Sep 28, 2012
Gunnison, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend, Carol Anderson Andersen, passed away on September 28, 2012, just a month after celebrating her ninetieth birthday. Carol was born August 28, 1922 in Salina, Utah, a daughter of Carl Niels and Armanella Jessen Anderson. She graduated from North Sevier High School and Provo School of Beauty Culture. She...
