Local Obituaries for Families in Richfield, Salina, Sevier County and the surrounding areas
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...
Neva Crane
May 29, 2007
Salina, Utah - Our kind and beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister, Neva H. Waters Crane, age 87, of Salina, died May 29, 2007 in Richfield, after a lingering illness. She was born September 16, 1919 in Salina, Utah, a daughter of Gilbert and Hulda Hansen Waters. She graduated from North Sevier High School, Class of 1938. She married...
D.J. Henning
May 27, 2007
Salina, Utah - Sadly, David James Henning passed away at 6:23 A.M. on Sunday, May 27, 2007 in Orem, Utah. He was 22 years old. D.J. was born April 10, 1985 in Salt Lake City, Utah, a son of David and Diane Dastrup Henning. D.J. is survived by is father, David Henning and his siblings: Tiera, Britney, Colton, Dillon,...
Riley Aaron Rees
May 21, 2007
Loa, Utah - Riley Aaron Rees, the five month old son of Aaron and Dana Brinkerhoff Rees, died May 21, 2007 in Torrington, Wyoming. He was born December 28, 2006 in Denver, Colorado. He is survived by his loving parents, Aaron and Dana Rees of LaGrange, Wyoming; his two brothers, Dylan Heber Rees and Miles H. Rees, also of...
Roe G. Burgess
May 20, 2007
Loa/Redmond, Utah - Roe Goald Burgess, age 88, of Redmond and formerly of Loa, died May 20, 2007 in Richfield, Utah. He was born May 21, 1918 in Elmo, Utah, a son of William Arthur and Mary Elizabeth Gifford Burgess. He married LaRee Goff, April 27, 1939 in Loa, Utah. They were later divorced. He married Colleen Joy Simper...
Jack Shiner
May 15, 2007
Aurora, Utah - John L. “Jack” Shiner, age 88, of Aurora, died May 15, 2007 in Richfield, Utah. He was born June 22, 1918 in Delta, Utah, a son of Charles William and Sadie Jane Searle Shiner. Jack served his country during WWII and was discharged after serving 5+ years in the US Army. He married Maxine Andrews October...
Idonna F. Deuel
May 13, 2007
Hatch, Utah - Our kind and beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, Idonna Fallis Deuel, age 90, died May 13, 2007 in Panguitch, Utah, after a valiant battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born May 6, 1917 in Hatch, a daughter of Jacob Alonzo and Abigail Clove Fallis. She graduated from Panguitch High School, Class of 1935 and attended...
