Local Obituaries for Families in Richfield, Salina, Sevier County and the surrounding areas
Vern L. Hatch
Nov 27, 2007
Gunnison, Utah - Vern Louis Hatch, age 72, of Gunnison, died November 27, 2007 in a tragic auto accident near Nephi, Utah. He was born December 10, 1935 in Salt Lake City, a son of Louis Spiars and Lillie Eleanor Phillips Hatch. Vern received his GED from Clearfield High School and went to vocational college to become a lineman....
Dallas A. Brown
Nov 25, 2007
Loa, Utah - On Sunday, November 25, 2007, our "Doogan" returned to his loving Heavenly Father after a tragic car accident. Dallas was born May 7, 1987 in Richfield, Utah, to Ellis Roger and Kori Lynn Gagon Brown. He was the 2nd of three boys and will be dearly missed by his brothers. Dallas or better known as "Doogan",...
Al Sassin
Nov 19, 2007
St. George, Utah - Alphonse Alfred Sassin, age 69, of Bicknell and formerly of the St. George area, died November 19, 2007 in Richfield, Utah. He was born August 28, 1938 in Shulenburg, Texas, a son of Alphonse Johnnie and Dorothey Amelia Marquart Sassin. He married Mary Emiline Evans in California and they were later divorced. He married Mary...
Wilma Lue Allred
Nov 19, 2007
Kanarraville, Utah - Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Wilma Lue Oldroyd Allred, age 81, died November 19, 2007 in Richfield, Utah. She was born January 12, 1926 in Salt Lake City, Utah, a daughter of Willis A. And Luzella Farnsworth Oldroyd. She married Jay Loren Allred, July 10, 1943 in Elko, Nevada. Their marriage was later solemnized...
Maurine Hansen St. John
Nov 17, 2007
Centerfield, Utah - Maurine Hansen St.John, age 82, of Centerfield, died November 17, 2007 at her home. She was born September 11, 1925 in Mayfield, Utah, a daughter of Orlin J. And Fern Lyman Hansen. She graduated from Manti High School, Class of 1942. Maurine married Alf Taylor St.John, June 23, 1942 in Manti, Utah. They were later divorced....
Glena Vee Newby
Nov 8, 2007
Glenwood, Utah - Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister, Glena Vee Coleman Newby, age 71, died November 8, 2007 at her home in Glenwood, after a valiant battle with cancer. She was born September 19, 1936 in Teasdale, Utah, a daughter of Charles Ellis and Ruth Allen Coleman. She married John A. Newby, September 18, 1953 in the...
Marie Jessen
Nov 7, 2007
Richfield, Utah - Our kind and beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister, Beatrice Marie Bowman Jessen, age 71, of Richfield, died November 7, 2007 in Provo, Utah of complications from a lingering illness. She was born February 11, 1936 in Heber City, Utah, a daughter of John James and Elise Leora Giles Bowman. She graduated from American Fork High...
Duella H. Christenson
Oct 16, 2007
Gunnison, Utah - Our kind and beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, Duella Higham Christenson, age 97, died October 16, 2007 in Gunnison, Utah. She was born November 26, 1909 in Centerfield, Utah, a daughter of Albert Edmond and Florance Childs Higham. She graduated from Gunnison High School, Class of 1928. She married Howard Brereton Christenson December 12, 1934...
Maida T. Grace
Oct 13, 2007
Taylorsville/Bicknell, Utah - Maida Torgerson Giles Grace, age 89, died October 13, 2007 at her home in Taylorsville, Utah. She was born February 15, 1918 in Bicknell, Utah, a daughter of Wilford Andrew and Lucy Matthea Sorensen Torgerson. She married John Ellett Giles, June 30, 1934 in Bicknell, Utah. He died June 17, 1967. She married James C. Grace...
Maydelle S. Barney
Oct 1, 2007
Elsinore, Utah - Our kind and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt, Maydelle Francis Slais Barney, age 82, of Ely, Nevada and formerly of Elsinore, Utah, died October 1, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born May 22, 1925 in Whitman, North Dakota, a daughter of Frank Joseph and Minnie Otilda Emmerson Slais. She married Ardell W....
Richard W. Chidester
Sep 27, 2007
Annabella, Utah - Richard White Chidester, age 72, of Annabella, Utah, died September 27, 2007 in Roosevelt, Utah. He was born September 21, 1935 in Bicknell, Utah, a son of Clyde Dastrup and Hannah White Chidester. He graduated from Wayne High School in Bicknell, Class of 1953. He attended Snow College for one year and joined the US Army...
Dean A. Wheadon
Sep 25, 2007
Richfield, Utah - Our loving husband, father and grandfather, Dean Asial Wheadon, age 74, of Richfield, passed away, September 25, 2007 in Salt Lake City, after a ten-year battle with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. He was valiant in the fight and remained positive and courageous in the battle to the end. He made us all proud. Dean was born in...
Blaine J. Torgenson
Sep 22, 2007
Salina, Utah - Blaine J. Torgenson, age 80, of Salina, died September 22, 2007 at his home in Salina. He was born September 5, 1927 in Salina, a son of Joseph Clinton and Hazel Sampson Torgenson. He was a Veteran of World War II serving in the United States Army. He married Lila Rae Ivie June 26, 1948 in...
Brent Durfey
Sep 10, 2007
Bicknell, Utah - Thomas Brent Durfey, age 66, died September 10, 2007 at his home in Bicknell. He was born February 17, 1941 in Bicknell, Utah, a son of Rotaseal and Ethel Heaps Durfey. He married Shirley Snell, May 1, 1975 in Rexburg, Idaho. Their marriage solemnized in the Provo LDS Temple February 27, 1982. Brent was raised on...
Boyd Cannon Morrill
Sep 7, 2007
Marysvale, Utah - Boyd Cannon Morrill, died September 7, 2007 at his home in Marysvale after a year long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born May 12, 1939 in Kingston, Utah, a son of Waldo Llewllyn and Inez Cannon Morrill. The family moved to Salt Lake City about seven years later. Boyd had two brothers, ElRay and Byron...
Madge Buchanan Jensen
Sep 6, 2007
Centerfield, Utah - Our kind and beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister, Madge Buchanan Jensen, age 87, died September 6, 2007 in Gunnison, Utah. She was born April 23, 1920 in Centerfield, a daughter of Archibald Lorenzo and Ann Geneva Ahlstrom Buchanan. Madge graduated from Gunnison High School and attended Snow College for one year. She married Ivan James...
Mabel Mangum
Sep 4, 2007
Bicknell/ Salt Lake City, Utah - Mabel Mangum passed away peacefully in her sleep on 4 September 2007, just four months before her 100th birthday. Mabel was born to Joseph Harvey and Melinda Johannah Johnson Mangum on 2 January 1908 in Bicknell, Utah. She had a happy childhood on Pine Creek Ranch and graduated from Wayne High School. She...
Lorraine Chappell
Sep 4, 2007
Lyman, Utah - Our kind and beloved Mom, Nana, daughter, sister and aunt, Lorraine Chappell, age 55, died September 4, 2007 at her home in Lyman. She was born November 8, 1951 in Richfield, Utah, a daughter of Lloyd Bybee and Hannah Delaine Madsen Chappell. She graduated from Wayne High School, Class of 1970. She married Lee A. Duncan,...
David Seth Baker
Aug 19, 2007
Fremont, UT./Rancho Cucamonga, CA. - Our kind and beloved husband, father, grandfather, son, brother and uncle, David Seth Baker, age 52, of Rancho Cucamonga, California, died August 19, 2007 in Provo, Utah. He was born December 3, 1954 in Ft. Hood, Texas, a son of Seth Claud and Anna Dean Taylor Baker. David was an active member of the...
Gary L. Jensen
Aug 16, 2007
Redmond, Utah - Our beloved “Gibb” was an exemplary husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle and friend. Gary Lynn Jensen passed away August 16, 2007 in Provo, due to a local mining accident. He was born March 17, 1954 and was a long time resident of Redmond, Utah. He married his sweetheart, Lola Jean Lambertsen, on June 30, 1973...
