Obituaries

Jul 4, 2017

Barton LaVell Barney, 77, passed away July 4, 2017 at his home south of Elsinore. He was born May 16,1940 in Brooklyn to Delbert and Lucille Synthelia Lewis Barney.

He married Evelyn Talbot, they later divorced. He married Debora Higgins, March 16, 1985 in Richfield. The marriage was solemnized in the Manti Utah Temple, March 14, 1987....

Jul 4, 2017

Kay Staples

Richfield, Utah

George Kay Staples, age 82, passed away at his home in Richfield, UT on July 4, 2017. Kay was born on August 25, 1934, the 10th of 13 children of Elva and Delilah Washburn Staples in Central Valley, UT. His father passed away when Kay was 9 years old. The family...

Jul 3, 2017

Danny Mullen

Panguitch, Utah

Otis Daniel Mullen, 59, passed away July 3, 2017 at his home in Panguitch. He was born October 15, 1957 in Cambridge, NY to Otis Henry and Beaulah Myrtle Glover Mullen.

Danny enjoyed fishing and going to rock & roll and country music concerts. He loved to volunteer at...

Jul 2, 2017

Alda Murphy

Bountiful, Utah

Alda Hinton Murphy, 96, passed away July 2, 2017 in Richfield, Utah. She was born March 25, 1921 in Hurricane, Utah to William Nutter and Mary Workman Hinton. She married James V. Murphy May 20, 1946 in Salt Lake. The marriage was solemnized June 2, 1948 in the Salt Lake Temple....

Jul 2, 2017

Kaye Siler

Circleville, Utah

Evelyn Kaye Blackwell Siler, 70, passed away July 2, 2017 in Richfield. She was born March 24, 1947 in Oakland, California to Henry Morgan "Dick" and Mary Irene Smith Blackwell. She married Richard Dale Evans, they later divorced. She married Calvin Siler, September 9, 2000. He preceded her in death, October...

Jul 1, 2017

Roy Snelson

Axtell, Utah

Roy John Snelson, 82, of Axtell, Utah passed away on July 1, 2017 at Sandy Health and Rehab in Sandy, Utah. Roy was born in Pataha, Washington on January 12, 1935 to Andrew Arthur Snelson and Edna May Cline.

Roy joined the United States Air Force just out of...

Jun 27, 2017

Rolaine Bagley Greenhalgh Blackham, 75, passed away June 27, 2017 at her home in Richfield from complications of a lingering illness.  She was born January 21, 1942 in Richfield to Owen Roosevelt and Irene Marie Brown Bagley. She married Roger E. Greenhalgh, March 25, 1961 in the Manti Utah Temple.  He preceded her in death December 3, 1994.  She...

Jun 26, 2017

Bruce A. Haycock

Tropic, Utah

Bruce A Haycock, 58, passed away June 26, 2017 at his home in Tropic. He was born October 14, 1958 in Panguitch to Garn and Shirley Mae Pollock Haycock.

Bruce worked for South Central Telephone, specializing with the fiber optics for the company.

He is survived...

Jun 26, 2017

Martin J. Nay

Panguitch, Utah

Our beloved dad, grandpa, uncle, and friend, Martin J Nay, passed away peacefully early Monday morning at his daughter’s home in Plain City, due to health complications. Martin was born on December 12, 1958 in Panguitch, Utah to William J Nay, Jr. and Karen Giles Worthen Nay.

Family...

Jun 23, 2017

Bud Sessions

1938 - 2017

Thomas Edward Sessions Jr, "Bud", 78, passed away June 23, 2017 in Monroe. He was born November 5, 1938 in Elsinore to Thomas Edward and Bernice Crosland Sessions. He married Cindy Christine Wilson on August 9, 1980.

Bud served in the US Navy, he loved gardening, hunting and...

Jun 22, 2017

Flora B. Burns

Salina, Utah

Flora Fay Branning Black Burns, 96 of Salina, passed away June 22, 2017 in Richfield.  She was born October 19, 1920 in Denver, MO to Harry and Alice Ada Pittsenberger Branning.  She married James C Black, he preceded her in death in 1973.  She married Don Burns, he preceded her...

Jun 21, 2017

Major Ralph Pomeroy

US Army, Retired

Ralph Jay Pomeroy, "Mr. P", Major Pomeroy, Coach Pomeroy, and "Pinky", 77, would like you to know he has completed his work here on earth, and has accepted a call to return to his Heavenly Father and begin a much greater work. His new assignment comes with sadness to...

Jun 17, 2017

Martha Henrie

Panguitch, Utah

Martha Melvina Jensen Henrie, 92, passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2017 in Panguitch. She was born in Leota, UT on May 29, 1925 and was one of six children born to Oscar Jensen & Erma Rose Jorgensen.

Martha was a beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She loved to...

Jun 17, 2017

Diane Gordon

Marysvale, Utah

Barbara "Diane " Jensen Gordon, 75, of Marysvale, Utah passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on June 17, 2017 in Ft. Worth, Texas. She was born October 2, 1941 in Marysvale, to Delone and Estelle Taylor Jensen. She was born the same day and just hours apart from her first cousin...

Jun 16, 2017

Jeannine Daniels

Richfield, Utah

Jeannine Peterson Daniels, passed from this life on June 16, 2017, at the age of 88 in Monroe, UT, and was greeted by her one love, Bob, and her daughter, Julie. She was born November 26, 1928, in Richfield, UT, to Lewis John and Vera Brewer Peterson.

Jeannine was...

Jun 15, 2017

Dr. Afton M. Hansen

1925 - 2017

Dr. Afton M Hansen passed away June 15, 2017 at his home in Mayfield, Utah. He was born September 25, 1925 in Mayfield to Melvin J and Enid Hansen.

Afton grew up in Mayfield, attending schools in there and in Manti. Upon graduation from high school,...

Jun 15, 2017

Cort Durfey

Escalante, Utah

Our son and brother, Cort Michael Durfey, 20, returned to his Heavenly Father, June 15, 2017 due to injuries sustained in a tragic accident near Silverthorn, Colorado. He was born December 22, 1996 in Panguitch, the youngest of 5 children of Dirk and Eva Crosby Durfey.

Cort graduated from...

Jun 13, 2017

Kim M. “Buckeroo” Sorensen, 60, passed away, quietly, on the morning of June 13, 2017 in Gunnison.  He was born September 8, 1956 in Gunnison to Neil H and Mary Louise Munk Sorensen. He married Elaine Bailey, they later divorced.  Kim then married Angie Beckstead, they later divorced. Kim loved to team rope and ride horses.  He made many...

Jun 12, 2017

Marie Sorensen

Manti, Utah

Marie Leonires Aragon Sorensen, age 76, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 12, 2017, in Gunnison, Utah. Marie was a light and inspiration for all who knew her. Her positive and optimistic nature will influence her family for generations to come.

Marie was born on August 13, 1940, in...

Jun 9, 2017

Paula Lane

Santaquin/Formerly of Monroe

Paula June Ririe Lane, 66, passed away June 9, 2017 at her home in Santaquin, Utah, from complications of Diabetes, surrounded by her family. She was born on June 25, 1950, in Ogden Utah to Robert Lamar and Norma June Saunders Ririe. She married Michael LaVon Lane, September 14, 1979...