Obituaries

Jul 12, 2017

Doug Jensen

Richfield, UT

Douglas Ray Jensen, peacefully left this life, surrounded by family, July 12, 2017 at the age of 78. Doug was born June 8, 1939 in Richfield, the son of Evan Ray and Devona Cowley Jensen.

He was the senior president for the RHS Class of 1957. He served an...

Jul 12, 2017

Thais Griffin

Escalante, Utah

Thais Roe Griffin, age 86 passed away peacefully on July 12, 2017 surrounded by her husband and loving family in Panguitch, Utah. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend to many. Thais was born September 1, 1930 to Wilford and Ruby Roe in Salina, Utah. She was...

Jul 9, 2017

Betty Lou Wiley

Antimony, Utah

"Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above Rubies." This was the kind of woman Betty Wiley was. Giving service and nurturing were the characteristics that everyone uses to describe her. She loved children and babies.

Betty Lou Coppinger Wiley, 94, passed away July...

Jul 8, 2017

Lena Rhoads

Formerly of Monroe

Lena Louise Heroux Rhoads, 95, passed away July 8, 2017 in Sun City, Arizona. She was born February 23, 1922 in Watertown, Massachusetts to Joseph Nopolean and Florance Doayer Heroux. She married Jack Cunningham, June 29, 1945 in Cleveland, Ohio. He preceded her in death July 7, 1987. She married...

Jul 5, 2017

Eugene Jensen

Centerfield, Utah

Allen Eugene Jensen, 91, of Centerfield, Utah, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on July 5, 2017. Eugene was born April 4, 1926 in the family farm home in Centerfield to Alexius and Christena Jensen, the sixth of eight children. He grew up in Centerfield, and he could...

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...