Local Obituaries for Families in Richfield, Salina, Sevier County and the surrounding areas
Bill Jones, Jr.
Aug 7, 2007
Aurora, Utah - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, William Henry “Bill” Jones, Jr. age 82, of Aurora, died August 7, 2007 in Gunnison, Utah of complications from lung cancer. He was born January 15, 1925 in Birmingham, Alabama, a son of William Henry Sr. and Jenny Belle Rutherford Jones. He attended West End High School in Birmingham....
Betty Ann Muir
Aug 6, 2007
Sigurd, Utah - Our kind and loving wife, mother, daughter, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, Betty Ann Forrest Muir, age 67, of Sigurd, died August 6, 2007 in Richfield, Utah. She was born July 1, 1940 in Fitchburg, Massachussetts, a daughter of Robert Lawrence and Adrianne Hazel Hadd Forrest. She graduated from Rancho High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, Class...
Betty Lewis
Jul 30, 2007
Redmond, Utah - Betty Dennison Lewis, age 76, of Redmond, died July 30, 2007 in Richfield. She was born July 22, 1931, in Sterling, Utah, a daughter of Merlin and Lila Swenson Dennison. She graduated from Manti High School. Betty married her lifetime sweetheart, Adelbert “Dell” Lewis on March 15, 1950 in the Manti LDS Temple. Dell died December...
Derrald J. Mickelson
Jul 30, 2007
Gunnison, Utah - Derrald Jack Mickelson, age 84, passed away peacefully at his home in Gunnison on Monday, July 30, 2007 of complications from cancer. He was born April 19, 1923 in Redmond, Utah, a son of Charles Arthur and Christy Marie Breinholt Mickelson. He married Beverly Bown on January 1, 1953 in Manti, Utah. They settled in Gunnison,...
Oma C. Chappell
Jul 25, 2007
Loa, Utah - Our kind and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, Oma Chesnut Chappell, age 88, died July 25, 2007 in Richfield. She was born October 26, 1918 in Escalante, Utah, a daughter of Alma and Almira Wilson Chesnut. Her mother died when Oma was four years old, and she and several of her siblings were raised in...
Mildred Jensen
Jul 22, 2007
Salina, Utah - A very special person passed away this day, July 22, 2007, our Mom, G’ma, Great G’ma, Aunt, Sister and friend, Mildred “Millie” Mciff Jensen. She was born March 28, 1922 in Panguitch, Utah, a daughter of Otto and Lillian Hatch McIff. She always said she married “The most handsomest man in the world”, Hubert J. Jensen...
Gene Porter
Jul 16, 2007
Aurora, Utah - Our kind and beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, Newbern Eugene “Gene” Porter Sr. age 75, died July 16, 2007 at his home in Aurora, of complications from cancer. He was born April 27, 1932 in Jackson, Tennessee a son of Archie Thomas and Lillie Bell Latham Porter. He married Shirley May Lawrence, August of 1971...
Bette Durrant
Jul 9, 2007
Provo, Utah - Mary Elizabeth Germain Archibald Durrant was born March 30, 1926 in Halifax, Nova Scotia to Capt. Francis Albert and Wavie Fern Baker Germain. She grew up along the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia, a thoroughly Canadian girl. She spend the years of World War II in Victoria, British Columbia, scrubbing barnacles off navy ships and installing...
Esther C. Durfey
Jul 8, 2007
Bicknell/Notom, Utah - An example of living life with hope and optimism; our mother, grandmother and friend, Esther Coombs Durfey, died July 8, 2007 at Notom, Utah at the age of 96 years and 361 days. She was born on July 12, 1910 in Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. Then the family moved to Canada, and finally came back to...
Arlon J. Nielson
Jul 7, 2007
Salina, Utah - Arlon Junius Nielson, age 88, of Salina, died July 7, 2007 in Gunnison. He was born January 19, 1919 in Greenwich, Utah, a son of Sidney Leonard and Sarah Gertrude Savage Nielson. Arlon graduated from North Sevier High School. He served in the US Air Corps in England for 4 years during WWII. He married Wilmoth...
Barbara B. Aaron
Jul 7, 2007
Richfield, Utah - Our kind and beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and aunt, Barbara Marilyn Brewer Aaron, age 69, died July 7, 2007 in Richfield, Utah of complications from a stroke. She was born May 25, 1938 in Salt Lake City, Utah, a daughter of Harold Aaron and Virginia Ella Eite Brewer. She graduated from Richfield High School,...
Mike Burr
Jul 6, 2007
Salina, Utah - Theodore Michael “Mike” Burr, age 64, of Salina, died July 6, 2007 in Gunnison, Utah of cancer. He was born March 5, 1943 in Salt Lake City, Utah, a son of Theodore Henry “Ted” and Geneive Lucy “Genny” Kane Burr. He graducated from North Sevier High School, Class of 1961. He got his Bachelor’s Degree in...
Willie Klein
Jul 4, 2007
Richfield, Utah - Wilbur “Willie” George Klein, age 79, passed away July 4, 2007 at his home in Richfield, after a courageous battle with melanoma. He never gave up his fight. He was born October 30, 1927 in Ashley, North Dakota, a son of Christian Henry and Louisa Eckman Klein. Born premature, without the advances of modern medicine, his...
Larry Sawyer
Jun 23, 2007
Richfield, Utah - Larry Sawyer was born in Hatch, Utah on the 10th of March, 1940, the third son born to Earl and Leora Wilson Sawyer. He died June 23, 2007 in Richfield of complications from Parkinson's Disease. He grew up and attended Elementary School in Hatch. Larry attended Jr. High and High School in Panguitch, graduating in 1958....
Lois Ann Hubbard
Jun 22, 2007
Gunnison, Utah - Lois Ann Larsen Hubbard, age 66, died peacefully at her family home in Gunnison after a brief, but courageous battle with cancer. She was the first child born in the Gunnison Valley Hospital on September 6, 1940, to Howard Randolph and LaVerd Griffin Larsen. She attended Gunnison Valley High School and Snow College in Ephraim. Lois...
Devere Lott
Jun 13, 2007
Richfield, Utah - DeVere Freddie Lott, age 82, died June 13, 2007 in Richfield, Utah. He was born April 19, 1925 in Elsinore, Utah, a son of Fred J. and Rosetta Barney Lott. DeVere was a Seaman 1st Class in the US Navy during World War II. He married Lucille Casto October 21, 1953 and they were later divorced....
Leona Oryall
Jun 12, 2007
Payson, Utah - Leona Gwen Ericksen Oryall, age 76, died June 12, 2007 in Payson, Utah. She is lovingly accepted and welcomed by a kind Heavenly Father and her spouse, Cliff. Leona was born February 5, 1931 in Huntington, Utah, a daughter of James Peter and Christena Geneva Allen Ericksen. She married Clifford Donald Oryall, July 19, 1947 in...
Steve J. Allred
Jun 6, 2007
Centerfield, Utah - Our kind and loving brother, uncle and cousin, Steve Joe Allred, age 70, died June 6, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada, after a valiant battle with cancer. He was born December 10, 1936, a son of Merrill Boden and Ludeen Sedonia Christensen Allred. He was a member of the LDS Church. Steve lived in Centerfield, Utah,...
Leesa Curtis
Jun 3, 2007
Hanksville, Utah - Our beloved wife, daughter, mother and sister, Leesa Ann Shumway Curtis, age 46, died Sunday, June 3, 2007 at her home in Hanksville. She was born August 19, 1960 in Elko, Nevada, a daughter of Joseph Leeon and Joann Hannon Shumway. Leesa served in the United States Army during the Persian Gulf Crisis in Germany. She...
Mary Irmen
May 29, 2007
Richfield, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother and sister, Mary Ann Lindvay Irmen, age 79, of Richfield, died May 29, 2007 in Richfield. She was born April 27, 1928 in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, a daughter of Mike and Mary Lindvaey Lindvay. She married Roman Bernard Irmen in June of 1947 and he died. She married John Vest in 1968 in...
