Our History
There being none in Sevier County at the time, it was a
great undertaking. In
1899 Peter Miller
sold the mortuary to R.W. Horne.
William Roy and J. L. Horne later joined the Mortuary and in 1912 Joseph
S. Horne sold his interest to William Roy Horne. Later William Roy Horne sold the Mortuary
to Lindquist and Erickson. In 1917 W.L. Warner Moved to Richfield and in
1918 he purchased the interest of W.O. Erickson and became the managing
partner of the business. In 1923 he purchased the interest of
Lindquist and became the sole owner. The business of the firm covered
Sevier, Piute, Wayne and Garfield Counties. The business was the largest and
best equipped of its kind in Central and Southern Utah. Neal S Magleby began as a funeral director in 1936
for Warner Mortuary. 
He spent two years in Panguitch with the
Panguitch Warner Mortuary. In 1939 he moved his family to Cedar City to
establish the Neal S. Magleby Mortuary. They
were in Cedar City until 1941
when W. L Warner was called to be Mission President over the
Texas-Louisiana LDS Mission and asked Neal to return to
Richfield to run his business. Neal agreed , he sold the Cedar City
Mortuary to LeGrand Spilsbury and and bought the Mortuary in
Richfield from Mr. Warner. There was a flower shop associated with the business. It was moved
from the Mortuary to Main Street and named it Richfield Floral. The Maglebys
owned and operated the Richfield Floral before selling it in 1970.
Over the years there have been other
people associated with the
Mortuary. Don Strang worked with both W.L. Warner and Neal for many
years. In the late 1950's Neal's sons MacNeal and Alma Joined the firm. MacNeal
died in 1970 . Today, the 
mortuary is still owed and operated by
the Magleby family, Alma Magleby and Kelly Magleby, Neal's son
and grandson. Working together, their goal is, to provide the
type of caring, personal and dignified service the families in the
surrounding communities have grown to appreciate. The Maglebys strive to
maintain their facilities in order to create a standard of excellence for
the families they serve. Their goal is to provide a more peaceful,
comfortable, and caring atmosphere, not only now, but for the future.©2004 Neal S Magleby & Sons Mortuary Inc.