Local Obituaries for Families in Richfield, Salina, Sevier County and the surrounding areas
Lafon G. Warren
Sep 9, 2015
Richfield, Utah - Our kind and beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt, Afton LaFon Gilson Warren, age 82, of Richfield, died September 9, 2015 at her home in Richfield. She was born August 25, 1933 in Bear River City, Utah, a daughter of Vervin Raymond and Mary Afton Heiner Guild Gilson. She married Weston Melvin Warren, June 13,...
Joe Talmage Covington
Sep 8, 2015
Joe Talmage Covington, II passed away, September 8, 2015 at home. Joe lived life to the fullest during the 65 years he spent hanging out here on earth. He was known as Master Sifu, Joe, Little Joe, Joey, Jose & Talmage among other endearing names. Joe was born in Butte, Montana on June 21, 1950 to young parents Joe...
Shirley T. Oldroyd
Sep 8, 2015
Our beloved family matriarch, sister, aunt, neighbor, and friend, Shirley Oldroyd, age, 91, of Loa, passed away September 8, 2015, at the Monroe Canyon Assisted Living Home in Monroe, Utah. Shirley was born February 26, 1924, in Fremont, Utah. She was the seventh of twelve children (eleven girls) born to Myrtle Elizabeth and Robert Allen Taylor. Shirley enjoyed growing...
Frances T. Nielson
Sep 6, 2015
Centerfield, Utah - Our kind and beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, Frances Faye Taylor Nielson, age 82, passed away in Provo, Utah on Sunday September 6, 2015. after sustaining injuries from a fall in her home. She was born February 27, 1933 in Altha, Florida, a daughter of William Frank and Louie Vilante Stanford Taylor. She was the...
Pauline Davis Hardy
Sep 4, 2015
Salina, Utah - Our warm and loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and aunt, Pauline Davis Hardy, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 4, 2015 in Salina, Utah at her home with her family by her side. She was born July 25, 1929 in Layton, Utah. A daughter of Oliver Paul and May Davis. She married her sweetheart, Robert...
Melvin Glade Winget
Aug 29, 2015
Monroe, Utah - Melvin Glade Winget, age 90, of Monroe, Utah passed away August 29, 2015 in Richfield, Utah. Dad was born September 3, 1924 in Richfield, Utah to Melvin and Jenny Greenwood Winget. Everyone knew our Dad as Glade because his father’s name was also Melvin. Dad spent most of his life in Monroe, with brief absences during...
Colleen L. Dastrup
Aug 28, 2015
Salina, Utah - Our kind and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, Colleen Larsen Dastrup, age 80, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 28, 2015 in Richfield. She was born May 24, 1935 in Richfield, a daughter of Willis George and Edna Spafford Larsen. She married Newell D. Dastrup, June 28, 1952 in Richfield. Their marriage was solemnized in...
Jerold Gates Shields
Aug 22, 2015
Sandy, Utah - Our kind and beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, cousin, and friend Jerold Gates Shields returned home to our loving Heavenly Father on August 22, 2015, in Sandy, Utah. Jerold was born on December 1, 1935 in Salina, Utah the son of Ellaroy and Hilda Gates Shields. He grew up in Salina and graduated from North...
Robert E. Little
Aug 21, 2015
Robert Earl Little, age 66, passed away at his home in Glenwood, Utah on August 23, 2015. He was born November 20, 1948 in Montgomery, Alabama, a son of Charles E. and Fannie Mae Hawkins Little. When he as little, his family moved to Mesquite, Nevada and then to Caliente, Nevada. He graduated from Lincoln County High school in...
Calvin Lars Nelson
Aug 19, 2015
Loa, Utah - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather, Calvin Lars Nelson, age 89, passed away peacefully at his home on August 19, 2015, surrounded by his family. Lars was born April 26, 1926, in Fremont, a son of Lewis Peter and Della Amelia Taylor Nelson. He was the seventh of eight children. He graduated from Wayne...
Vauna C. Ashman
Aug 17, 2015
Richfield, Utah - Vauna Ashman, age 90, passed away peacefully at Logan Regional Hospital on August 17, 2015 due to complications suffered from a stroke. She was born on March 16,1925 in Richfield, Utah to Leonard and Beatrice Gray Christensen. The youngest of four children she grew up helping her parents with the family farm where she learned the...
Burke V. Bastian
Aug 15, 2015
Vermillion, Utah - Burke Vernal Bastian walked away from his Vermillion home toward Heaven early in the morning on August 15, 2015, at the age of 87. He was diagnosed with chronic leukemia in 1996, but lived his normal busy lifestyle on his farm until last November. Beginning in December, Burke began fighting his last battle, which became increasingly...
George Merrill Brown
Aug 14, 2015
Koosharem, Utah - George Merrill Brown, age 91, died August 14, 2015 in Ames, Iowa. He was born April 24, 1924, in Koosharem, Utah, to Rhoda Ann Anderson and Ebenezer Cornelius Brown. He was the youngest of seven children. George grew up in humble circumstances, living without indoor plumbing and electricity for the first twelve years of his life....
Don E. Chappell
Aug 14, 2015
Loa, Utah - Our beloved and devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, Don Elwood Chappell, age 72, of Loa, passed away August 14, 2015 in Provo with his loving wife of 53 years by his side. He led his family with quiet dignity and was an example of strength and dedication to all who knew him. Don...
Allen W. Milbury
Aug 11, 2015
Aurora, Utah - Allen Wendell Milbury, 84, died August 11, 2015 at his home in Aurora. He will be remembered as someone who filled his life with a passion for learning. He was born May 5, 1931 in Beverly, Maine, the oldest son of Arthur Rupert and Elinor Frances Hawes Milbury. As a New Englander, he valued self-reliance and...
Veronda S. Nichols
Aug 9, 2015
Austin, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, Veronda Llyn Stewart Nichols, age 64, passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2015 in Richfield, Utah. She was born July 26, 1951 in Tooele, Utah, a daughter of Kenneth E. and Dorothy Irene Beaumont Stewart. She graduated from South Sevier High School, Class of 1969. She married Lonnie Harvey...
Mitzi M. Snow
Aug 7, 2015
Our kind and loving mother, sister and aunt, Mitzi Mickelson Snow, age 63, of Richfield, passed peacefully away on Friday, August 7, 2015, after a brave and valiant battle with metastatic cancer. She was born July 5, 1952 in Richfield, Utah, a daughter of Garth Rulon and Lola Bertha Anderson Mickelson. She grew up in Richfield and graduated from...
Wendell H. Chappell
Aug 5, 2015
Lyman, Utah - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Wendell Holden Chappell, age 88, of Lyman, passed away August 5, 2015 in Centerfield, after a long, active life of hard work, love and service. He was the rock and foundation of our family and will be greatly missed. Wendell was born September 9, 1926 in Lyman, Utah, a...
Mike O'Neil
Aug 4, 2015
Redmond/Delta, Utah - Our loving and caring husband, father, son, brother and uncle, Michael Dean "Mike" O'Neil, age 26, passed from this earthly life on August 4, 2015 at Frog Flat in Sevier County on the West Mountain. He was born July 22, 1989 in Delta, Utah, a son of Danny Gene and Julie Ann Meacham O'Neil. He married...
Peggy Ellett
Aug 2, 2015
Bicknell, Utah - Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, Mary Anita "Peggy" Jones Ellett, age 82, died August 2, 2015 in Loa, Utah. She was born October 8, 1932 in Bicknell, Utah, a daughter of Stephen Otis and Vera Baker Jones. She graduated from Wayne High School, Class of 1950. She married her sweetheart, Lane R. Ellett, July...
