Local Obituaries for Families in Richfield, Salina, Sevier County and the surrounding areas

Jan 10, 2024

Central Valley, Utah - Jeannine Beth Atkin Chisholm, age 81, of Central Valley, Utah, passed away in her home from complications of influenza A on January 10, 2024. Jeannine was born November 21, 1942, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Gene and Dolores Atkin. She spent her childhood in Cheyenne, Wyoming; Seattle, Washington; and Salt Lake City. She graduated...

Jan 8, 2024

Aurora, Utah - Mabel Spetsas Sorensen, age 85, of Aurora, passed away on Monday, January 8, 2024 in Richfield, Utah. Mickey, as she was known to family and friends, was born on April 2, 1938, in Copperton, Utah to George Spetsas and Pearl Gritton. As a young child she was placed in foster care with multiple families, spending the...

Jan 8, 2024

Annabella, Utah- Ricky Mack Gentry, beloved daddy, son, brother, uncle, cousin and friend passed away January 8, 2024, at his home in Annabella.

Ricky was born in Richfield, Utah on August 12, 1982, to Richard Mack and Kathy Barney Gentry. Ricky’s mother knew she held a special spirited little guy when she looked into his...

Jan 7, 2024

John Charles Harvey left this life at 9:00 A.M. on January 7, 2024. He was born November 27, 1938 in Bishop, California.

John leaves behind his wife, Anna Beth Harvey, his children: Anna Lisa (Thomas) Martinez, Chris Harvey, Terry Harvey, Raymond Charles (Xiuying Zhou (Anna)) Harvey, Danielle Harvey (Allan Hendrix) as well as numerous grandchildren...

Jan 7, 2024

Salina, Utah - Rex Armond Christensen, age 95, of Salina, passed away January 7, 2024, in Richfield, Utah.

He was born August 16, 1928 in Elsinore, Utah to Emeron and Kathleen Christensen. He married his sweetheart, JoAnn Sandberg, December 2, 1968 and was later sealed in the Manti LDS Temple on October 15, 1977. Together...

Jan 6, 2024

Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, Frank Anthony Adame, age 64, passed away at his home in Richfield on January 6, 2024. He was born February 6, 1959, to Fransico Manuel and Annie Sarah Lou Worthy Adame and grew up in Porterville, California, where he enjoyed singing, playing football, storytelling, reading poetry and history, playing army soldiers, Dungeons...

Jan 6, 2024

Richfield, Utah – Our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Patricia Lee McDonald, age 82, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2024 in Centerfield, Utah. She was born May 5, 1941, in Cortez, Colorado, a daughter of Charles and Nina Odom Hampton.

She graduated from Montezuma Cortez High School, Class of 1959 and then...

Jan 2, 2024

Dan Kirk Chavis, age 69, passed away January 2, 2024, at his home in Elsinore, Utah. He was born in Richfield, Utah to Budd Edward and Beverly Ann Ence Chavis on December 7, 1954. As a young boy while living in Sandy, Dan enjoyed riding horses, roping, and participating in Junior Rodeo. He also was involved in Boy Scouts...

Jan 2, 2024

Glen Dee Taft, age 74, of Bicknell, passed away January 2, 2024, in Provo, Utah of complications from an accident. He was born March 28, 1949, in Salina, a son of Kay Smith and Berta Taylor Taft.

He grew up on a farm in Bicknell, raising animals, riding horses and playing basketball at Wayne High...

Dec 30, 2023

Pete Thomas Merayo passed away Saturday December 30, 2023 in his home in Monroe after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

He was born July 6,1953 to Shirley Reynolds and Edward Augustine Merayo in Gallup, New Mexico. He has three younger siblings: Carol Reynolds, Effard Merayo, and Edward (Eddie) Merayo. Pete grew up in...

Dec 29, 2023

Jay Lee Olsen passed away December 29, 2023 at the age of 92 at the Mission Care Center in Centerfield, Utah.

Jay was born in Ephraim, Utah on July 27, 1931 to Joseph H. Olsen and Caroline Bailey Poulson.

He was one of God’s special children. His father passed away when...

Dec 19, 2023

Gunnison, Utah – Our beloved son, baby brother, and precious grandson, Maddox Von Thompson, left this life peacefully on December 19th, 2023 at Gunnison Valley Hospital.

Maddox was born in Salt Lake City on September 27, 2023 to Cameron Russell and Tierra Pratt Memmott Thompson, their second son and a sweet addition to their family....

Dec 16, 2023

Early on December 16, 2023, Clifford Olsen passed away as a result of TMB, too many birthdays, 101! In his own words he wrote:

“I was born April 30, 1922 in Monroe, Utah, to Ervin and Delma Hunt Olsen. I’m the fifth of six children: Allen Hunt (Bill), Maude Alice, Melvin Coy, Paul Thomas, Clifford,...

Dec 12, 2023

Bicknell, Utah - Renee Weber Albrecht passed away December 12, 2023, in Monroe, Utah, at the age of 87 years old. She was born July 6, 1936, in Bicknell, Utah, a daughter of Ford John and Ida Almira Mecham Weber.

On the 2nd of June, 1954, she married her soulmate, Sherwood LeRoy Albrecht, forever sealing...

Dec 8, 2023

Richfield, Utah – Emelie Payne Christensen, age 88, passed away December 8, 2023, in Richfield. She was born on April 7, 1935, in Monroe, Utah to Elwood Thomas and Myrle Hunt Payne. She had three sisters and five brothers and lived a life filled with love, compassion, and unwavering strength. Her warmth, kindness, and infectious smile, sometimes accompanied with...

Dec 8, 2023

Aurora, Utah - Mary Elizabeth Summarell Pettit, age 76, of Aurora, passed away December 8, 2023, at her home in Aurora, Utah. She was born January 5, 1947, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Samuel Harvey and Ouita Vonceil Henderson Summarell, and was the youngest of 7 children. She spent her childhood growing up in the “old” Park City,...

Dec 7, 2023

Salina, Utah – Dent G. "Smokey" Sorensen, age 93, of Salina, passed away December 7, 2023, in Monroe, Utah. He was born April 25, 1930, in Salina, Utah, a son of Max Dean and Hazel Berniece Okerlund Sorensen. He was a remarkable individual who left an indelible mark on the lives of those he encountered. It is with heavy...

Dec 5, 2023

Robert “Bobby” L Kirner, age 64, passed away December 5, 2023 at his home in Richfield, Utah. Bobby was born November 11, 1959 in Madison, Wisconsin to Robert Louis and Jean Carrier Kirner.

Growing up in Page, Arizona, Bobby loved hiking in the desert and living at the lake. He loved his friends and launching...

Nov 28, 2023

Gunnison, Utah – Our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Glena Childs Brady, age 95, passed away November 28, 2023, at the home of her daughter in St. George, Utah. She was born March 27, 1928, in Gunnison, a daughter of Newel S. and Wanda May Westenskow Childs.

She graduated from Gunnison High School, Class of...

Nov 28, 2023

Monroe, Utah - Ross Christensen, age 79, peacefully passed away November 28, 2023, at his home in Monroe. He was born December 24, 1943, in Redmond, Utah, a son of Raymond William and Lucille Jensen Christensen, and was welcomed home by an older brother, Ned and an older sister, Donna.

He proudly served our country...