Local Obituaries for Families in Richfield, Salina, Sevier County and the surrounding areas
Ed Whitaker
Jun 21, 2018
Mayfield, Utah - Edwin Whitaker (Ed), Mayfield, passed away June 21 at his home surrounded by his loving family. We celebrate that he is free from the 26 plus years of Parkinson's Disease. He was the best example of working hard and never giving up. Ed was born on December 19, 1940, to Edwin and Maude Whitaker, in Havre,...
George W. Coombs
Jun 17, 2018
TEASDALE- George Wyllie Coombs was born January 6, 1948 in Richfield, Utah to Guy Lewis and Phyllis Wyllie Coombs and was a lifelong resident of Teasdale, Utah. George had a tenacious work ethic working the family farm/ranch his entire life as well as 30 years at the Egan Fish Hatchery. He was an up early in the morning tough...
Danny E. Woolsey
Jun 16, 2018
Salina, Utah - Danny Earl Woolsey, 71, passed away at his home in Salina, surrounded by his family on June 16, 2018 after a 15 year battle with cancer. Danny was born on April 22, 1947 in Richfield, Utah, a son of Hardy and Clella Spencer Woolsey. He lived in Escalante, Utah until he was five years old. Then...
Kathy Butcher
Jun 6, 2018
Marysvale, Utah – Kathleen Gifford Butcher was a wonderful, loving, and fun person. She was a mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, great grandmother, and a good friend to all. At age 70, she returned to her Heavenly Father on June 6, 2018 in Richfield, Utah. She was born on November 20, 1947 to June Lawrence and Lola Christensen Gifford in...
Wilmer Anderton
Jun 6, 2018
Richfield, Utah - John Wilmer Anderton, 91, of Richfield, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born on March 8, 1927 in Holden, the 4th of Cloyde and Gertrude Anderton’s 6 children. When he was six weeks old, the family moved to Richfield where Wilmer has lived ever since. He joined the...
Russell F. Forbush
Jun 5, 2018
Monroe, Utah - Our kind and beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, Russell Franklin Forbush, age 62, of Monroe, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 in Richfield, doing what he enjoyed doing, stucco work on a home. He was born January 19, 1956 in Salt Lake City, Utah, a son of Hart Verdon and Dorothy Lee Forbush. He...
Matthew M. Larsen
Jun 3, 2018
Salina, Utah - Matthew Max Larsen, age 46, of Salina, Utah, was born July 28, 1971 in Gunnison, Utah, a son of Max Leroy and Kathryn Johanson Larsen. He attended North Sevier High School and Sevier Valley Trade Tech. Matt married Hope Oryall August 28, 1999 in Salina, Utah. They had two wonderful children, Baylee Dawn and Beau Thunder....
Curtis R. Cook
Jun 2, 2018
Torrey, Utah - Curtis Rudolph Cook rejoined his heavenly father after celebrating life on Earth for a full and joyous eighty-eight years. Born the first son to Rudolph and Ivie Cook after seven girls, he was gifted the name of his mother’s maiden name, Curtis, after Ivie was bribed with a cow by her mother to name him after...
Cody B. Naser
Jun 2, 2018
I, Cody Bryan Naser, came into this world like a spit-fire and have spent my life showing others how to see the joy in life through lots of love and laughter! I was born on a beautiful, warm day on June 19, 1986 in Richfield, Utah to Chet and Shelley Barney Naser. I moved to Logan when I was...
Bonnie Rae Bell
Jun 1, 2018
Greenwich, Utah - Bonnie Rae Willden Bell passed away peacefully June 1, 2018, her 87th birthday, at the Milford Memorial Hospital. She was born June 1, 1931 in Salt Lake City, Utah, a daughter of Warren Holt and Marvel Isabelle Petro Willden. She was the fourth child in a family of eight children. Bonnie married Francis Renshaw and to...
Eloise Brinkerhoff Simkins
May 29, 2018
Our kind and beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Eloise Brinkerhoff Smith Forsythe Simkins, age 85, passed away May 29, 2018 in Orem, Utah. She was born October 14, 1932 in Glendale, Utah, a daughter of Delbert Cutler and Leola Chamberlain Brinkerhoff. She graduated from Piute High School, Class of 1950. Eloise married David (Buzz) Fullmer Smith September 28,...
Harold W. Duncan
May 27, 2018
Richfield, Utah - Our kind and beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, brother and uncle, Harold William Duncan, age 90, passed away on Sunday, May 27, 2018 in Richfield. He was born January 28, 1928 in Neola, Utah, a son of Ivan Henry and Mariah Keel Duncan. He grew up in Neola. He enlisted in the United States Army and...
Lloyd B. Mecham
May 24, 2018
Lloyd Byron Mecham, 63, of St. George Utah, passed away peacefully May 24, 2018 at Dixie Regional Medical Center, after a long struggle with challenging health issues. He was born on August 7, 1954 in St.George, Utah. His loving parents were the late Karl G. & Lavada Bell Johansen Mecham. He married the late Sue Southerland in the Manti...
Elton Lars Taylor
May 22, 2018
Elton Lars Taylor, 92, joined his childhood sweetheart and eternal companion, Marella, on May 22, 2018. He was born on October 5, 1925 in Salina, Utah to Owen Lars and Blanche Eureka Christopherson Taylor. He was the oldest of six children. Elton grew up in Salina. Upon graduating from High School in 1943 he enlisted in the Marines. He...
Debra Upchurch
May 19, 2018
Richfield, Utah - Debra Lynn Hunt Upchurch, age 55 of Richfield, died May 19, 2018 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born August 27, 1962 in Richfield, a daughter of Duane Rulon and Judy Ann Stewart Hunt. She graduated from Wayne High School, Class of 1980. She married Dan Chavis and they had three children, Jenny Dee, Jesse...
Rolland M. Bagley
May 16, 2018
Greenwich, Utah - Our beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother, Rolland McKay Bagley, age 89, passed away on May 16, 2018 at his home in Greenwich. He was born March 20, 1929 in Greenwich, a son of George Alma and Mary Elizabeth Winget Bagley. He graduated from Richfield High School, Class of 1947 and attended Snow College in Ephraim...
Benjamin Howard Dale
May 15, 2018
Koosharem, Utah - Our kind and beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, Benjamin Howard Dale, age 78, passed away May 15, 2018 in Richfield, Utah. He was born November 16, 1939 in Bakersfield, California, a son of Curtis Howard and Mattie Lou Terrell Dale. He graduated from Banning High School, Class of 1957 in Wilmington, California. He served his...
Allen Willardson
May 4, 2018
Gunnison, Utah - Our kind and beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Allen Ivan Willardson, age 84, of Gunnison, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on May 4, 2018 of a massive heart attack. He was born April 29, 1934 in Gunnison, a son of Marlin Earl and Lorraine Roper Pickett Willardson. He attended schools in Gunnison. Allen joined the...
Jaime Don Romero
May 4, 2018
Monroe, Utah - Our kind and beloved son, brother, uncle and friend, Jaime Don Romero, age 48, passed away May 4, 2018 at his home in Monroe, after a quick, but brave and valiant battle with cancer. He was born August 29, 1969 in Las Cruces, New Mexico, a son of Thomas George and Vee Daun Wilkinson Romero. Jaime...
Valerie Stermer
May 2, 2018
Richfield, Utah - Valerie Rae Stermer, 59, of Richfield, passed away May 2, 2018 in Utah Valley Hospital after an unexpected, but courageous, battle with various infections. She was surrounded by her family at the time of her passing. She was born February 19, 1959 in American Fork, Utah, to George Jefferson (Jeff) and Mamie Alena Calton Butterfield of...
