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

Jul 17, 2023

Loa, Utah - Marelda LaRue Oyler Peterson, age 96, passed away peacefully in her sleep July 17, 2023 at her home in Loa, Utah.

LaRue was born July 13, 1927, a daughter of Annie Elizabeth Ernsten and Ammon Oyler Jr. in Loa, Utah. She was the 12th child of a family of 13 children. She...

Jul 15, 2023

Richfield, Utah- Stacey Ann Stewart Marshall, age 64, passed away in her home Saturday, July 15, 2023 in Richfield.

Stacey was born September 9, 1959 in Rigby, Idaho. A daughter of Kenneth E. and Dorthy Irene Beaumont Stewart. She grew up in Austin and attended school at South Sevier High.

Stacey...

Jul 13, 2023

At the age of 65, Tim Wallace Sterling, our beloved Dad, Grandpa, family member, and friend, passed away peacefully on July 13, 2023, in Murray, Utah. Tim was born on June 28, 1958, in Murray, Utah, to Delmar Clinton and Coral Blackburn Sterling.

He graduated from Granite High School in 1976, where he met and...

Jul 6, 2023

Richfield, Utah - Ted Vernal Christensen, age 94, of Richfield, died July 6 from natural causes. At the time he was living at the Legacy House in Spanish Fork with his wife of 74 years, Leila.

Ted was born June 26, 1929, to Vernal Albert and Lucinda Shepherd Christensen in Gunnison, Utah. His youth was...

Jul 4, 2023

Salina, Utah – Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, SueAnn Jensen Williams, age 64, passed away July 4, 2023, of complications from pancreatic cancer. She was born September 29, 1958, in Gunnison, a daughter of Rulon Dale and Carolyn June Nicholson Jensen.

SueAnn was a very independent person and left home at a...

Jul 4, 2023

Salina, Utah - Ruth Davis Garrick, age 96, passed peacefully in her sleep on July 4, 2023, at her home in Salina. She was born January 25, 1927, in Salt Lake City, a daughter of Joseph Egbert and Alberta Cram Davis. She grew up in Salt Lake City on a small farm on Redwood Road, where they also ran...

Jun 22, 2023

Lee Leonard Christensen passed away peacefully at his home in Salina,Utah, surrounded by his family on June 22, 2023. He and his identical twin brother Lyn were born on December 16,1949 to Leonard and Carol Dean Christensen. Lee was born and raised in Salina, and that was the only place he ever wanted to be. From a young age,...

Jun 21, 2023

Richfield, Utah – Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister, Judy Soleil Clift Garman, age 74, passed away June 21, 2023, in St. George, Utah. She was born March 3, 1949, in East Los Angeles, California, a daughter of Rolland Edward and Fontella West Clift. She grew up in Baldwin Park where she enjoyed skating, table tennis and playing...

Jun 20, 2023

Elsinore, Utah – Our beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend, Mary Lou Bowyer Gill, age 78, of Elsinore, passed away in the early morning hours of June 20, 2023, in Orem, Utah. She was born June 14, 1936, in Cordova, Alaska, a daughter of Eugene Perle and Alberta Catherine Mosser Bowyer. The family moved to Granite Falls, Washington when...

Jun 18, 2023

Hanksville, Utah – Dean Richard Sheffield passed away June 18, 2023, at his home in Hanksville. He was the first-born child of Dean and Betty Sheffield of Salt Lake City and began his journey on Mother’s Day May 13,1945. Adventurous to a fault, Richard graduated from Olympus High School, and instead of taking a graduation vacation, he jumped a...

Jun 15, 2023

Gunnison, Utah – Kirsten Jensen Olsen, age 93 of Gunnison, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Gunnison on June 15, 2023. She was born November 12, 1929, in Frederiksberg, Denmark, a daughter of Axel Ejnar and Ane Margrethe Martha Willadsen Jensen.

She married the love of her life Jorgen Olsen July...

Jun 12, 2023

Koosharem, Utah – Our loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, DeVon E. Anderson, age 72, passed away June 12, 2023, at his home in Koosharem. He was born July 5, 1950, in Salina, Utah, a son of Dee Franklin and Thelda Christensen Anderson. He grew up in Koosharem, riding horses on the Monroe Mountain, going trapping,...

Jun 5, 2023

Venice, Utah/Elko, Nevada – Our loving husband, father, grandfather. brother and uncle, Wayne David Muir, age 73, of Elko, Nevada and formerly of Venice, passed away June 5, 2023 in Ely, Nevada after a brave and valiant battle with colon cancer. He was born Jun 11, 1949, in Cedar City, a son of Leon David and Dora Hurdsman Muir....

Jun 2, 2023

Salina, Utah - On August 26, 2001, 8 pounds with a huge head (physically and mentally) with the brightest blue eyes, Terry Lee Neizer and Michelle Allen Conner welcomed their first baby boy into this world. They were the proudest parents and were so excited to show their daughter, Alexia, her forever best friend. Jordan Lee then became a...

Jun 2, 2023

Lee Wayne Mumford, son of Victor Wayne and Helen Hansen Mumford, was born on July 1, 1943 and passed away June 2, 2023 from acute complications related to a chronic GI condition. Many thanks to the EMS and medical staff for their care at the Sevier Valley Hospital in Richfield, Utah.

Lee was raised in...

May 31, 2023

Katie Lydia Hollingshead Herring, age 65, passed away peacefully on May 31, 2023 at her home in Elsinore, Utah. She was born February 22, 1958 in Milford City, Utah to Marshall and Nellie Hollingshead.

Katie was raised in Minersville, Utah with nine other siblings. She was number eight out of ten. She graduated from Beaver...

May 26, 2023

Richfield, Utah – William “Bill” Robert DeVore, age 77, of Richfield, passed away May 26, 2023, at his home in Richfield. He was born November 8, 1945, in Detroit, Michigan, a son of Forest and Dorothy Rosevelt DeVore. He remained a loyal fan of all things Michigan (especially sports teams) up to the day he died.

May 18, 2023

Annabella, Utah - Our loving and beautiful wife, sister, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, and friend, Gayle Millett Curtis, passed away on May 18, 2023, surrounded by her family.

Gayle was born in Murray Utah on January 22, 1942, to Donald Adams Millet and Norma Burns Millet.

Gayle loved dearly her...

May 9, 2023

Loa, Utah - Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Dawna Rae Brian, returned to her heavenly home on May 9. 2023 after a valiant battle with ALS.

Mom was born September 29, 1946, as the youngest child to Rotaseal and Ethel Heaps Durfey. Mom grew up in Bicknell, Utah and attended Wayne...

May 3, 2023

Hanksville, Utah - Randall Joe Mecham, age 80, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on May 3, 2023, at his home in Hanksville.

Randall Joe, fondly known as Randy or RJ was born April 20, 1943, in Salina, Utah, to Lloyd Burdell and Joy Forsyth Mecham of Hanksville, Utah. Randy attended high school in...