Local Obituaries for Families in Richfield, Salina, Sevier County and the surrounding areas
Dan Thompson
Dec 24, 2009
Aurora, Utah - Daniel Stephenson Thompson, age 93, passed away December 24, 2009 at his home in Aurora, Utah. His wife Rae and sons Terry, Charlie and Jim were with him in the end. Dan was born April 13, 1916 in Scipio Utah, the fifth child of William Leslie and Eva Merinda Stephenson Thompson. He grew up in Aurora...
Keith A. Durfey
Dec 22, 2009
Notom, Utah – Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother, Keith Alma Durfey, age 68, of Notom, was tragically taken from us the evening of December 22, 2009, in an automobile accident in Capitol Reef National Park. He was born February 4, 1941, in Teasdale, Utah, a son of Joseph Golden and Esther Coombs Durfey. He graduated from Wayne...
Mark Pace
Dec 21, 2009
Teasdale, Utah - Our dearly beloved husband, son, father, grandfather, brother, friend, James Mark Pace, passed away unexpectedly December 21, 2009 in Richfield, Utah. Mark was born on October 1, 1949 in Richfield, Utah, a son of Guy Grigg and Barbara Coombs Pace. He graduated from Wayne High School, Class of 1967. He graduated from Utah State University (BS...
Thelma N. Hatch
Dec 15, 2009
Aurora, Utah - Our beloved wife, mother, granny and granny-great, Thelma Nalder Hatch, age 90, died December 15, 2009 in Centerfield. She was born November 26, 1919 in Clearfield, Utah, a daughter of Albert Oscar and Ida Mae Bambrough Nalder. She graduated from Ogden High School, Class of 1937. She married Glen J. Shaw, march 1, 1939 in Ogden....
Lamont Chappell
Dec 14, 2009
Lyman, Utah - Our kind and loving husband, dad, paha, brother, uncle, friend and neighbor, Farrell LaMont Chappell, age 54, died December 14, 2009 in Salt Lake City of complications from a stroke. He was born September 19, 1955 in Salina, Utah, the seventh child and only son of Farrell LaMont and Bernice Maxfield Chappell. He graduated from Wayne...
Norman G. Smith
Dec 7, 2009
Salina, Utah - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, Norman George Smith, passed away at UVRMC in Provo, on Monday, December 7, 2009 at the age of 85. Norm was born May 24, 1924 in Springville, Utah, a son of Howard D. and Gertrude Brereton Smith. He was raised and educated in the Springville schools, graduating from Springville...
Vernon H. Crane
Dec 6, 2009
Ivins, Utah/Salina, Utah - On December 6, 2009, Vernon Herod Crane, “Stone Cutter,” passed on to the cowboy's heaven to a place of tall green grass and free open spaces. He was born on a very cold January night on the 12th day in 1919. Born to John Herod and Elnora Nielsen Crane. He passed away of natural causes...
Norman F. Budd, Sr.
Dec 4, 2009
Sigurd, Utah - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, Norman Franz Budd, Sr. age 78, died December 4, 2009 at his home in Sigurd, after a valiant battle with cancer. He was born November 18, 1931 in Cleveland, Ohio, a son of Joseph Elijah Samuel and Hazel Ford Budd. He served in the US Air Force for twenty-two...
Marva Williams Baker
Dec 4, 2009
Teasdale, Utah - Our kind and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, Marva Mary Williams Baker, age 91, died December 4, 2009 in Orem, Utah. She was born May 1, 1918 in Teasdale, a daughter of Gustavious and Duella Dance Williams. She grew up in Teasdale and graduated from Wayne High School. She married Alfred Baker, June 30, 1937...
Lowell Swan Larsen
Dec 3, 2009
Rock Springs, Wyoming/Bicknell, Utah - Lowell Swan Larsen, age 84, died at his home in Rock Springs, Wyoming on December 3, 2009 from complications associated with emphysema. He was born January 17, 1925 in Salt Lake City Utah the second child of John Sorensen Larsen and Janet Innes Swan Larsen. He was raised on the family farms in Bicknell,...
Spencer T. Rees
Dec 3, 2009
Loa, Utah - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother, Spencer T. Rees, age 89, died suddenly at his home in Loa on December 3, 2009. He was born October 20, 1920 in Loa, a son of Brigham and Viola Taylor Rees. He graduated from Wayne High School, Class of 1938. He attended Weber State College in Ogden...
Floyd L. Riddle
Nov 30, 2009
Aurora, Utah - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, Floyd LaVarro Riddle, age 78, died November 30, 2009 in Richfield, Utah. He was born April 25, 1931 in Escalante, Utah, a son of Floyd Edgar and Ronelda Marie Robinson Riddle. Floyd served in the US Air Force Strategic Air Command for twenty years as an Air Craft Maintenance...
Tamra C. Johnson
Nov 25, 2009
Aurora, Utah - Our beloved mother, daughter, sister and aunt, Tamra Curtis Johnson, age 48, died November 25, 2009 in Richfield, Utah. She was born November 7, 1961 in Salina, Utah, a daughter of Brooks F. and Joan Martin Curtis. She graduated from North Sevier High School, Class of 1980. She married Ken Johnson, December 11, 1982 in Las...
Bruce S. Winget
Nov 17, 2009
Salina, Utah - Our kind and beloved father, grandfather, brother and uncle, Bruce Spencer Winget, age 70, died peacefully at his home in Salina on November 17, 2009. He was born August 19, 1939 in Monroe, Utah, a son of Elmer DeVere and Dorothy Mae Emerson Winget. He grew up in Monroe and graduated from South Sevier High School,...
Janice B. Davis
Nov 12, 2009
Joseph, Utah - Our kind, beloved and most amazing mother, grandmother and sister, Janice Betts Davis, age 63, died at her home in Joseph on November 12, 2009. She was born January 26, 1946 in Salt Lake City, Utah, a daughter of John Forster and Josephine Picco Betts. She graduated from Highland High School, Class of 1964. He attended...
Miles H. Jensen
Nov 9, 2009
Gunnison, Utah - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Miles Herbert Jensen, age 94, died November 9, 2009 in Centerfield, Utah. He was born December 27, 1914 in Centerfield, a son of Anton Willard and Ellen Elizabeth Tyzack Jensen. He married Celia Pickett, December 13, 1940 in the Manti LDS Temple. Miles was an active member of the...
Chad C. Snedeger
Nov 7, 2009
Loa, Utah - Our beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother, Chad C. Snedeger, age 77, died November 7, 2009 in Provo, Utah. of complications from a stroke he suffered while hunting deer. He was born May 4, 1932 in Salina, Utah, a son of Clyde Silvia and Hope Prows Snedeger. He married Ruby Titcomb, October 6, 1950 in Altamont,...
Clyde H. Lay
Nov 6, 2009
Richfield, Utah - Clyde Howard Lay, age 65, of Richfield, passed away November 6, 2009, in Salt Lake City, due to complications following a long but successful battle with cancer. In the end he slipped away peacefully, held in the arms of his loving wife and surrounded by his children. Clyde was born September 23, 1944, in Richfield, Utah,...
Amelia Peterson
Nov 5, 2009
Salina, Utah - Our beloved baby daughter, Amelia Claudette Heidi Peterson, age 2, of Salina, died November 5, 2009 of complications from a drowning accident this past summer. She was born June 5, 2007 in Gunnison, Utah, a daughter of Michael Lyn Peterson and Melissa Claudette Holdaway Hansen. She is survived by her parents of Salina; brother and sister:...
Ron W. Smith
Nov 3, 2009
Our beloved husband, supportive father, adored grandfather, Ron W. Smith, age 63, passed away at his home in Sandy, Utah, November 3, 2009, after a valiant two year battle against Mesothelioma. He passed away with dignity, determination, and a sense of humor, the same way he lived his life. Ron was born December 5, 1945 in Richfield, Utah, a...
