Local Obituaries for Families in Richfield, Salina, Sevier County and the surrounding areas
Pat Sorensen Williams
Aug 10, 2025
Beaver Dam, AZ/Salina, UT - Patsy Lee Barney Sorensen Williams passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 10, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She was 84 years old.
Pat was born July 13, 1941 in Elsinore, Utah, a daughter of Leland and Sylvia Leonard Barney, and from the very beginning, she lived life with warmth, generosity, and joy. She often reminisced...
Judith Davis
Jul 18, 2025
On Friday, July 18, 2025, Judith Ann Jones Davis—wife, mother, sister, town clerk, postmaster, and friend—passed peacefully from this life at age 80, in Tooele, Utah.
Judi was born June 28, 1945 in Provo, Utah the oldest daughter of Jessie Terry Jones and Max Jones. She had one older brother, Max; and two younger sisters, Gayle and Carol.
She graduated from Provo...
Clyde Williams
Aug 20, 2025
Our kind and loving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Clyde J. Williams, age 85, passed away August 20, 2025, at his home in Salina. He was born January 13, 1940, in Salina, a son of Lewis Thurland and Erna Lenora Larsen Williams. He grew up in Salina, where he enjoyed horse back riding and hunting. He graduated from North Sevier High...
Wayne Kerry Turner
Aug 19, 2025
Roosevelt, Utah - Wayne Kerry Turner, age 49, passed away August 19, 2025 at his home in Roosevelt. He was born January 21, 1976, in Richfield, Utah, a son of James Kerry and Corinne Peterson Turner. He was welcomed home to Loa, Utah by his older brothers and partners in crime, J.D. and Rob and later welcomed his best friends...
Donna Duncan
Aug 18, 2025
Donna Bagley Duncan, age 90, passed away August 18, 2025 at her home in Millcreek, Utah. She was born November 22, 1934 in Koosharem, a daughter of Talmage Seymour and Nellie LaPrele Albrecht Bagley. She attended Richfield High School and graduated in 1952. She went on to attend business school and earned her Associates Degree.
Donna married Brian L. Duncan in...
Charles Herbert Davis
Aug 10, 2025
Monroe, Utah - Charles Davis, age 80, a devoted Husband, Father, Grandpa, Brother, Brother-in-law, and Uncle, went to be with our Lord and Savior after long term illnesses on August 10, 2025.
Charles was born in Neely, Mississippi on November 4, 1944 to James Byron Davis and Gladys Esther Davis. He moved to Northern California when he was a young child...
Elmer Hugh Chesnut
Aug 10, 2025
Sigurd, Utah - Elmer Hugh Chesnut, graduated from this life peacefully on Aug 10th, 2025 at his home in Sigurd.
Elmer was born on July 18th, 1955 to Emma Sal Smith and Ronald Hugh Chesnut in Richfield, Utah. He was raised in Salina here he grew grit, independence, and an enduring love for the outdoors. He graduated from North Sevier High...
Lael Payne Thalman
Aug 6, 2025
Sigurd/West Jordan, Utah - Lael Payne Thalman arrived in Vermillion, Utah, on the 12th day of November, 1934 to Lionel Claude Payne and Faye Conder. Lael Thalman departed on the 6th day of August 2025, in Lehi, Utah, at the age of 90 surrounded by her family.
From humble beginnings, she carried a strength that was the foundation of multiple generations....
Brandie Marie Holmes
Aug 4, 2025
Brandie Marie Holmes, a beloved daughter, sister, mother, and grandmother, passed away on August 4, 2025, in Fountain Green, Utah, at the age of 51. Born on June 14, 1974, in Los Angeles, California, Brandie’s life radiated positivity and warmth, a testament to her unwavering spirit and infectious laughter.
From her early days as Brandie Buskey, she grew up living with...
Viola Buchanan
Jul 31, 2025
My name is Alice Viola Jackson Buchanan. On Thursday, July 31st, 2025, surrounded by loved ones, I was gently lifted from this life into the next to finally be reunited with my sweetheart Duane.
I was born to Harvey and Pansy Jackson in Fremont, Utah, on February 28th, 1936. I am the 8th of their 10 children. We were all born...
Philip Bredsguard
Jul 27, 2025
Elsinore, Utah - Philip Kells Bredsguard, a loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away on July 27, 2025, at the age of 87, in Richfield. He was born in Richfield on August 4, 1937, to Waldo William and Eula Grace Coleman Bredsguard.
Philip grew up in Monroe and had fond memories driving tractors on the farm, hunting, and learning leatherwork and...
Thomas Eugene Elson
Jul 21, 2025
Monroe, Utah - Thomas Eugene Elson, our husband, father, and friend, passed away peacefully on July 21, 2025 in Monroe.
Tom was born on September 17th, 1932 in Ash Grove, Missouri to Eugene Edwin Elson and Helen Theo White. Tom often spoke of the joys of life as a young boy on the farm, and the strong bonds with extended family...
Karen P. Memmott
Jul 19, 2025
Karen Pratt Memmott, a beloved wife, mother, and daughter passed away on July 19, 2025, at the age of 53, surrounded by her loving family. Born on May 14, 1972, in Anaheim, California, Karen spent most of her childhood in Gunnison, Utah, where she developed a deep love for her family, community, and the beauty of the outdoors.
She was the...
Stephen Jay Scovil
Jul 18, 2025
Aurora, Utah – Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, Stephen Jay Scovil, age 83, of Aurora, passed away July 18, 2025, in Murray, Utah. He was born November 10, 1941, in Fillmore, a son of Derral Jesse and Marjorie Allen Scovil. He grew up in Downey, California, where he lettered in football and baseball in high school. He graduated...
Jim Jaussi
Jul 18, 2025
Richfield, Utah - James Rolland Jaussi was born in Montpelier, Idaho to Rolland Luther and Jean Weaver Jaussi, on August 28, 1940. Dr. Jaussi passed away July 18, 2025, at the age of 84 in Richfield, Utah.
As a young man, Jim enjoyed fishing, swimming, water skiing, and spending time with his father building homes. Yellowstone National Park was a favorite...
Dennis L. Baxter
Jul 16, 2025
Redmond, Utah - On July 16, 2025, in the early hours, our beloved dad, son, brother, and friend, Dennis Low Baxter, age 63 of Redmond, unexpectedly passed away at the SUFCO coal mine doing what he loved.
Dennis was born on April 9, 1962, in Gunnison, Utah, to Marvin Jay and Darlene Hill Baxter. He was the youngest of five siblings....
Ben J. Baker
Jun 30, 2025
Bicknell, Utah – Ben J. Baker, age 83, passed away late Monday evening June 30, 2025, in Richfield, Utah leaving behind a family that dearly loved him.
Ben was born July 30, 1941, in Bicknell, Utah, a son of Kenneth Fay and Rachel Wood Baker. He was welcomed to the family by four siblings, Byron, twins Evelyn and Elayne and Judy....
Neil Beach
Jun 30, 2025
Salina, Utah - Anthony Neil Beach, 84, returned to his heavenly home on June 30, 2025, in Richfield, Utah surrounded by family and friends. Neil was a husband, father of 5, grandfather and great grandfather to 74 ½ grandchildren and a friend to all.
He was born the middle child of Clyde and Verda Peterson Beach on June 10, 1941 in...
Sylvia Josephine Christiansen
Jun 26, 2025
Mayfield, Utah - - Sylvia Josephine Christiansen passed away June 26, 2025, at her home in Mayfield, Utah.
She was born to Arthur Clarence and Zell Mae Sorensen Christiansen, October 15, 1924, in Salina, Utah. She was the eldest of 6 children, born to her mother, and spent her childhood in Redmond, Utah, her mom’s hometown and where her parents settled...
James Kent Thompson
Jun 24, 2025
Manti, Utah - James Kent Thompson passed away on June 24, 2025, at the age of 81, leaving behind a legacy of laughter, family, and a life well-lived. Born in Salina, Utah, on April 22, 1944, James was the youngest of three boys born to Dan and Rae Thompson, with his oldest brother Terry and middle brother Charlie completing the...
