Local Obituaries for Families in Richfield, Salina, Sevier County and the surrounding areas
Betty Jean Chappell Turner
Nov 18, 2008
Lyman, Utah - Our kind and beloved wife, mother and grandmother, Betty Jean Rees Chappell Turner, age 82, died November 18, 2008 in Glenwood, Utah. She was born July 9, 1926 in Loa, Utah, a daughter of Parley and Mandy Melvina Bastian Rees. She married Don Austin Chappell, July 15, 1946 in the Manti LDS Temple. He died March...
Elva Ellett Jackson
Nov 17, 2008
Bicknell, Ut/Yuma,AZ - Elva Ellett Jackson, age 85 of Yuma, Arizona and formerly of Bicknell, died November 17, 2008 in Yuma. She was born September 21, 1923 in Bicknell, Utah, a daughter of Almon Clifford and Venettia Rasmussen Ellett. Her father died when she was four years old and she was raised in Bicknell, by her widowed mother and...
Marjorie Taylor Ainsworth
Nov 13, 2008
Richfield, Utah - Our kind and beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt, Marjorie Taylor Nelson Ainsworth, age 91, died November 13, 2008 in Richfield. She was born February 14, 1917 in Richfield, Utah, a daughter of Robert Allen and Myrtle Elizabeth Peterson Taylor. She graduated from Wayne High School in Bicknell in 1934. She attended BYU for a...
Jake Blackham
Nov 10, 2008
Aurora, Utah - Our beloved son, husband, father and brother, Jacob Lee Blackham, “Jake” was called back to our Heavenly Father, due to a tragic accident, November 10, 2008 at his home in Aurora. Jake was born in Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, on July 4, 1984, a son of Kerry Alan and Heidi Elise Dudley Blackham. Growing...
Loutresha Rose Harvey
Nov 7, 2008
Loutresha Rose Harvey, age 61, of Richfield, died November 7, 2008 in St. George, Utah. She was born October 29, 1947 in Gordon, South Dakota, a daughter of Joseph and Susanna Louthersa Hendricks Harvey. Lou was a full blooded Native American Indian of the Souix, Blackfoot and Cheynne Indian Tribes. She came to Utah from South Dakota, to be...
Annette Holm Kovach
Oct 31, 2008
Elsinore, Utah/Flagstaff, Arizona - Our kind and beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister, Annette Marie Holm Kovach, age 68, died peacefully on October 31, 2008 in Flagstaff, AZ. She was born February 28, 1940 in Monroe, Utah to Waldo and Ilean Nielson Holm. Annette married John Kovach, November 21, 1959 in Monroe, UT. She worked as a hairdresser and...
Arliene Averett Cartwright
Oct 29, 2008
Centerfield, Utah - Our kind and beloved mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, Arliene Lucille Averett Robins Jensen Gritts Cartwright, age 87, of Centerfield, died October 29, 2008 in Mayfield, Utah. She was born June 12, 1921 in Mt. Pleasant, Utah, a daughter of Thomas Issac and Estella Sorenson Averett. She married George Brooks Robins in 1939 in Salina, Utah...
Ray Heagle
Oct 28, 2008
Aurora, Utah - Raymond Henry Heagle, age 82, passed away peacefully at his home in Aurora, October 28, 2008. He was born the 31st of March, 1926, in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence, New York, to Ernest Elgin and Amanda Cardinal Heagle. He married Mary Elizabeth Drummond, the 17th of August, 1946 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York. Their marriage was later...
Steven Clyde Overson
Oct 26, 2008
Fayette, Utah - Steven Clyde Overson, age 51, of Fayette, died October 25, 2008 at his home. He was born April 27, 1957 in American Fork, Utah, a son of Clair Wallace and Della Fern Thornton Overson. He graduated from Delta High School, Class of 1975. He attended Utah valley Technical College, majoring in Mechanics and Oxygen-Acetylene Welding. He...
Denny S. Mulford
Oct 21, 2008
Olathe, CO/Torrey, UT - Our kind and beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, Denny S. Mulford, age 80, died October 21, 2008 at his home in Olathe, after a valiant battle with cancer, surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 21, 1928 in Vermillion, Utah, a son of Clarence Leon and Marietta Staley Mulford. He graduated from...
Bennett A. Martin
Oct 18, 2008
Salina, Utah - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and uncle, Bennett A. Martin, age 86, of Salina, died October 18, 2008 in Richfield, Utah. He was born December 20, 1921 in Salina, Utah, a son of Arthur J. and Amelia Breinholt Martin. He married Gwen Elizabeth Robins, February 10, 1945 in Great Falls, Montana. Bennett was a Veteran of...
Ellis Shaheen
Oct 12, 2008
Salina, Utah - Our loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, business man, neighbor and friend, Ellis Anthony Shaheen, age 88, passed away peacefully at his home in Salina, in the company of his loving bride of 69 years and family on Sunday, October 12, 2008. He was born October 1, 1920 in White Castle, Louisiana, a son of Joseph...
Johnnie Jimmie Uptain
Oct 10, 2008
Torrey, Utah - Johnnie Jimmie Uptain, age 71, of Torrey, died October 10, 2008 at his home. He was born November 2, 1936 in Montezuma, Colorado, a son of Robert Alvin and Mary Netka Lettmann Uptain. He married Annetta Jane Alvey, March 7, 1964 in Farmington, New Mexico. They were later divorced. He was a Veteran of the US...
Lucille Austin
Oct 2, 2008
Sigurd, Utah - Lucille Austin, age 92, of Sigurd, died October 2, 2008 in Richfield, Utah. She was born March 6, 1916 in Cornish, Utah, a daughter of Andrew Nicol and Etta Arvella Pratt Austin. As a young child, Lucille was in an accident that left her legally blind and with some permanent brain damage. She was unable to...
Yvonne Edwards Harding
Sep 22, 2008
Bicknell, Utah - Yvonne Edwards “Bonnie” Harding, age 84 of Bicknell, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 22, 2008 at the home of her daughter in Hanksville, Utah. Bonnie was born April 20, 1924, in Wellington, Utah, a daughter of Glen D. and Alice Jean McNeill Edwards. She married her true love, Eldon W. Harding on July 3, 1943;...
Frances C. Jensen
Sep 17, 2008
Sterling/Salina, Utah - Our kind and beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, Frances Christensen Jensen, age 86, died September 17, 2008 in Gunnison, Utah. She was born September 6, 1922 in Redmond, Utah, a daughter of Eva Joy Christensen. She married Rex Jensen, February 16, 1945 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He died May 3, 2001. She graduated from...
Lapreal Mickelsen Cary
Sep 15, 2008
Oasis/Salina, Utah - LaPreal “Mickey” Mickelsen Cary, age 79, passed away September 15, 2008 in Delta, Utah, from complications following a stroke. She was born October 31, 1928 in Salina, a daughter of Fred and Bernice Rasmussen Mickelsen. She married Richard Irving Cary, March 12, 1954 in Salina, Utah. Their marriage was solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple, March...
Shirley Blake Willden
Sep 13, 2008
Mayfield, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, Shirley Laraine Blake Willden, age 68, passed away September 13, 2008. She will be remembered by family and friends as a loving and giving person. Shirley was born January 21, 1940 in McGill, Nevada, a daughter of Melvin Wade and Norma Laraine Cooper Blake. She married William Thomas Willden,...
Don L. Cook
Sep 12, 2008
Torrey, Utah - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, Don Lamont Cook, age 70, of Torrey, died September 12, 2008 in Salt Lake City, Utah after a valiant battle with leukemia. He was born April 11, 1938 in Salina, Utah, a son of Melvin Athus and Nelda Mott Cook. He graduated from Wayne High School, Class...
Ben A. Bell
Sep 11, 2008
Herriman, Utah - On September 11, 2008, our father, Ben Alvin Bell, age 84, passed through the veil and into the waiting arms of his loving wife, Annamary. He was born August 14, 1924 in Bingham, Utah, a son of Alma Chase and Lovina Pearl Moulton Bell. Ben was a Veteran of World War II, proudly serving in the...
