Local Obituaries for Families in Richfield, Salina, Sevier County and the surrounding areas
John E. Merchant
May 25, 2019
Salina, Utah - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and uncle, John Edward Merchant, age 75, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on May 25, 2019 in Richfield, Utah. He was born June 19, 1943 in Richfield, a son of John Charles and Winnie Marel Fullmer Merchant. He graduated from Richfield High School, Class of 1961. He served his...
Dan Stewart
May 22, 2019
Teasdale, Utah - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin, friend and neighbor Allan Dan Stewart "Cougar Dan" age 72, passed away on Wednesday May 22, 2019 at the Sevier Valley Hospital in Richfield, Utah. Dan was born August 21, 1946 in Cedar City, Utah, a son of Albert Deloy and Hazel Parks Stewart. He attended Wayne...
John Dolgae
May 20, 2019
John Eldan Dolgae, age 74, of Richfield, passed away May 20, 2019 in Richfield. He was born October 26, 1944 in Warren, Ohio, a son of John and Mary Sinea Dolgae. He graduated from High School in Warren, Ohio, Class of 1963. He married Linda Burnett in January of 1966 in Warren, Ohio. They were later divorced. John married...
Joseph William Gillis, Jr.
May 15, 2019
Joseph William Gillis, Jr. was born to Joseph William Gillis, Sr. and Suzanne Morgan on December 14, 1982. From the time he was born, he was alert, inquisitive and wanted to be a part of everything going on around him. He loved pulling all the tissues out of the Kleenex box and then waited for a reaction. Within the...
Lex C. Taylor
May 14, 2019
American Fork, Utah - Our loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother, Lex Clifford Taylor, age 70, passed away peacefully at his home in American Fork on May 14, 2019. He was born March 1, 1948 in Sevier County to Clifford O. and Madge E. Barney Taylor. He graduated from North Sevier High School in Salina, Utah. He grew...
Harold Charles Lumley
May 12, 2019
Harold Charles Lumley, age 70, passed away May 12, 2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah of cancer. He was born February 6, 1949 in Albany, New York, a son of William and Bernice Whitney. He was adopted at the age of 12 by his adoptive parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lumley. He married Shelley Eastmond. They later divorced. He served...
Lamont Banner
May 9, 2019
Hanksville, Utah - Lamont Banner passed away at home in Hanskville on May 9, 2019 surrounded by his loving family, at the age of 73. He was born in Rupert, Idaho on December 30, 1945, the first child of John Leslie and Nadine Parke Banner, coming into the world on his parent’s 1st wedding anniversary. Lamont and his family...
Richard Gordon Burgess
May 8, 2019
Richard Gordon Burgess, age 72, of Gunnison, UT passed away May 8, 2019 in Yakima Washington while traveling to see family and friends due to complications of COPD. He was born July 22, 1946 at St. Josephs Hospital in Aberdeen, Washington. On March 31st,1964; at 17, he joined the United States Marine Corp. going through boot camp at Marine...
Christopher Jon Mcclellan
May 4, 2019
Christopher Jon McClellan was a doggies man, a passionate player and watcher of golf, a NASCAR fan, and an unabashedly fervent homebody, loving nothing more than being at home with his Babe and his dogs. Boy Chris and Girl Chris made the move to Payson when they bought their first house this past winter. Chris was thrilled to be...
Darla S. Durfey
May 3, 2019
Emery, Utah - Our kind and beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter and sister, Darla Lynn Simon Durfey, age 61, of Emery, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on May 3, 2019 in Price, Utah of meningitis. She was born July 7, 1957 in Salt Lake City, a daughter of Robert Franklin and Judith Lorae Gordon Simon. She graduated from Jordan...
Judy Ann Russell
Apr 29, 2019
Monroe, Utah - Judy Ann Russell, age 64, passed away April 29, 2019 at her home in Monroe. She was born October 15, 1954 in Provo, Utah, a daughter of Frank and Rhoda Elizabeth Thompson Russell. She graduated from Springville High School, Class of 1972. She married Craig Ronald Schouten and they had two children. Judy was a member...
Kevin C. Rowe
Apr 29, 2019
Elsinore, Utah - Kevin Claude Rowe, age 60, was called home to join his significant other, Charlette Rowe, on April 29, 2019, just 6 short weeks after Charlotte died. He was born October 23, 1959 in Payson, Utah, the son of Claude and Verde Morrill Rowe. Kevin attended School in Spanish Fork, Utah. He married Charlotte Marie Sandbeck August...
Camille Blackburn Humphrey
Apr 25, 2019
Coy Camille Blackburn Humphrey passed away on April 25, 2019. Camille was born in Salina, Utah on January 7, 1929. She was the only child of Myrtle Jeffery and Wilford Ray Blackburn. When Camille was two-and-a-half years old, her father died. Her mother, Myrtle, married Wilford Rasmussen, giving her brothers, Lowell, Philo, Ellis, Rodney, Kay and a sister, LaRee....
Julia B. Sorenson
Apr 21, 2019
Axtell, Utah - Julia Brian Chappell Sorenson, our dear and beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, passed from this life and was welcomed into the next on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019, at Centerfield, Utah, from conditions related to aging. Born June 25, 1935, in Bicknell, Utah, Julia was the oldest of 11 children born to Reed Bastian...
Tola Peterson
Apr 19, 2019
St. George/Redmond, Utah - Our kind and beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, Tola Artamus Peterson, age 89, passed away April 19, 2019 in Gunnison, Utah. She was born April 25, 1929 in Salina, a daughter of Blix R. Jorgensen and Artamus Sylvia Andreason, but was raised by her grandparents, Peter and Semana Madsen Andreason in Redmond. She attended...
Sandra Jean Brown
Apr 16, 2019
Centerfield, Utah - Sandra Jean Johnston Nelson Welch Brown, age 81, of Centerfield, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2019 in Gunnison, Utah. She was born September 14, 1937 in Grand Island, Nebraska, a daughter of Harry Lee and Winifred Vesta Thiel Johnston. Her parents were later divorced. Sandy was raised by her step-father, Milford "Harley" Nelson. She grew up...
Bob Alan Sharp
Apr 15, 2019
Annabella, Utah - Our beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother, Bob Alan Sharp, age 70, passed away April 15, 2019 at his home in Annabella. He was born March 22, 1949 in Richfield, a son of Loyd Alan and Barbara Case Sharp. He graduated from Richfield High School, Class of 1968. Bob was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic...
Loralee Heaps Darden
Apr 13, 2019
Teague, TX/ Teasdale, UT - On Saturday, April 13, 2019, our beloved sister, Loralee Heaps Darden, age 50, of Teague, Texas, was suddenly taken from us. She passed away from complications of Diabetes and Liver disease while under the care of Baylor, Scott, & White Hospital in Waco, TX. Loralee was born March 7, 1969, in Richfield, Utah. She...
Luzenia M. Rees
Apr 12, 2019
Salem/Loa, Utah - Our kind and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, Luzenia Mayhew Rees, age 95, passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter in Holden, Utah on April 12, 2019. She was born August 27, 1923 in Maben, West Virginia, a daughter of Charles Baker and Rebecca Mosley Mayhew. She graduated from Portsmouth High School, Class...
Robert A. Pond
Apr 12, 2019
Venice, Utah - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, Robert Albion Pond, age 89, of Venice, left us suddenly and abruptly on April 12, 2019 in Richfield, Utah, of complications from a fall at his home in Venice. He was born March 1, 1930 in Island Pond, Vermont, a son of Levi Fisher and Mary Elizabeth Colby Pond....
