Obituaries
Danny Kay Ames
Nov 17, 2022
Dan AmesJoseph, Utah
Danny Kay Ames, 74, passed away at his home in Joseph on November 17, 2022. He was born January 1, 1948 in Richfield, Utah to Homer Clarence and Ruby Lodema Watters Ames. He married Brenda Fay Smith on July 29, 1966 in Monroe, Utah. Mark Twain says “the human race has only one really...
Sonia Peterson Aycock
Nov 16, 2022
Sonia AycockEphraim, UT Sonia Peterson Aycock, 84, passed away smiling, peacefully in her bed on November 16, 2022, in Washington, Utah. Sonia was born to C. Ray and Geneva Irons Peterson in Burley, Idaho November 5, 1938. Raised in a humble, traditional “Mormon” home, Sonia was the first of five children. Sonia attended Whitney Elementary and Boise High...
Roy Eugene Stidham
Nov 14, 2022
Roy StidhamElsinore, Utah
Roy Eugene Stidham, 87, passed away November 14, 2022 at his home in Elsinore. He was born September 13, 1935 in Salkum, Washington to Roy Edward and Clara Marie Moore Stidham. He married Beverly Luella Rollins, March 6, 1965 in the St. George Temple. Roy served in the Navy. He worked...
Katherine Ola Garner
Nov 11, 2022
Katherine GarnerEphraim, UT
Katherine Ola Garner, beloved grandmother and great grandmother, passed away peacefully in her home on November 11, 2022 at 81 years old. She was born on November 21, 1940 in Rock Springs Wyoming to Earl Vernon and Nettie Aliceson Anderson Scott. Katherine married the love of her life, John Garner, in Salt Lake...
Janis Rae Crompton Henrie
Nov 9, 2022
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Janis HenriePanguitch, Utah
Our hero: Janis Rae Crompton Henrie – “Grandma Purple” age 74, Panguitch, UT; returned to the loving arms of our Heavenly Father on November 9, 2022. Janis was born on December 30, 1947, to David Ellsworth and Norma Teudt Fernelilus Crompton in Reno, NV. As the youngest of three children,...
Ranae Torgersen Norman
Nov 9, 2022
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Ranae NormanKoosharem, Utah
Ranae Torgersen Norman, 71, of Koosharem, Utah, passed away November 9, 2022, in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her loving husband and five children. She was born in Salina, Utah, to Reuben Maynard and Opal Brindley Torgersen on September 28, 1951. She was the youngest...
Brian Ron Dalley
Nov 7, 2022
Brian DalleyGunnison, Utah
It is hard to put into words a life of someone you love in a few short paragraphs. I am not sure there are words descriptive enough or all-encompassing enough to capture all of who a person is and all that they are to those who love them, but I’m going to try. Our...
Gordon Hatch
Nov 7, 2022
Gordon HatchRichfield, Utah
Our beloved father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Jack Gordon Hatch, 94, passed away at his home in Richfield, UT on November 7, 2022 while being consoled by family. Gordon was born in Koosharem, Utah on September 01, 1928 to John Henry and Irma Durrett Johnson Hatch. Gordon graduated from Richfield High School, class of 1946 and was...
LaMar Jorgensen
Nov 7, 2022
LaMar JorgensenManti, Utah
LaMar James Jorgensen left this mortal realm on November 7, 2022, after a lengthy illness, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Ephraim, Utah, March 13, 1933, to Joseph Lyman Leonard and Emma Lydia Thompson Jorgensen. He was the seventh of eleven children. He grew up in Ephraim, attending school in Ephraim, graduating...
Emma Sofia Sorensen
Nov 6, 2022
Emma SorensenKaty, Texas
Emma Sofia Sorensen was born on March 22, 2012, in Katy, Texas, to Jeremiah J. and Soksopha Horn Sorensen. Emma was a competitive gymnast and also a talented swimmer and pianist. Emma is a special daughter of our Father in Heaven who has touched many lives. She was a member of The Church of Jesus...
Marjorie Forbush Egbert Burr
Nov 6, 2022
Marjorie BurrMonroe, Utah
Marjorie Forbush Egbert Burr, 90, passed away November 6, 2022, surrounded by her loved ones in Logan Utah. She was born April 15, 1932, at home in Richfield, Utah to Guy LaVor and LaVon Marble Forbush. She married Boyd Egbert on August 31, 1957, at the home of Uncle Irvin L. and Aunt Lexie Warnock...
Carol Joy Shirts
Nov 6, 2022
Carol ShirtsBakersfield, CA
Carol Joy Shirts completed the mortal part of her eternal life on November 6, 2022 in Bakersfield, California. She was born in Escalante, Utah on December 25, 1940 the youngest of four children born to LoNeta “Neta” Hall and Morris Shirts. Growing up in Escalante brought with it the many things that she...
Stephen Elmo Bradley
Nov 5, 2022
Stephen BradleyAnnabella, Utah
Stephen Elmo Bradley, 83, passed away November 5, 2022 at his home in Annabella, UT. He was born November 7, 1938 in Inglewood, CA to Raymond Guy and Martha Lantz Bradley. He married Jacoline Bushnell, May 8, 1960 in Westminister, CA. Stephen served his country in the Vietnam War. He participated in search and...
Thomas Knaphus
Nov 4, 2022
Thomas KnaphusGlenwood, Utah
Thomas Loyd Knaphus, passed away November 4, 2022 in Provo. He was born March 24, 1954 in Richfield to Loyd and Joyce Owens Knaphus. He married Charlotte Marie Anderson on September 21, 1974 in Glenwood. Survived by his wife, Charlotte; children: Misty (Barry) Ness, Monique (Derrick) Moore, John Knaphus, Trevor (Tesha) Knaphus; grandchildren:...
Garth Vest
Nov 2, 2022
Garth VestMayfield, Utah Our loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend, Garth H Vest, 91, of Mayfield, Utah, passed away on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 in Centerfield, Utah. He was born on July 15, 1931 in Salina, Utah to Edward and Edra Vest. Garth attended Snow College and later joined the Marine Corps during the Korean War....
Sandra Mae Miller
Oct 31, 2022
Sandra MillerEscalante, Utah
Our dear mother, Sandra Mae Lyman Leibenguth Miller, passed away, October 31, 2022, at her daughter’s home in Escalante after enduring many health issues for the past several years. She was the best wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. Sandra was born on April 9, 1947, in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Truman Snow Lyman...
McCall Cronin
Oct 31, 2022
McCall CroninEnoch, Utah
Our son Christopher McCall Cronin's short life ended in Cedar City, Utah on October 31, 2022. We will miss his kindness and compassion. We will miss his smile, and the music he played to make the world a better place, and so many other things. A memorial service to remember McCall's beautiful life...
Lynn R Whittaker
Oct 30, 2022
Lynn WhittakerSt. George, Utah
Lynn R. Whittaker, 75, passed away October 30, 2022. He was born January 13, 1947 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Moroni and Etta Morgan Whittaker. He married Katherine Anderson in the St George Temple on March 30, 1973. Lynn was raised in Midvale, Utah. He graduated in 1965 from Hill Crest High School....
Lora Dawn Stock
Oct 30, 2022
Lora Dawn StockCannonville, Utah
Lora Dawn Davis Stock, 76, passed away on October 30, 2022, in Panguitch, Utah. She was born in Panguitch on June 25, 1946, to Clarence LaVerl and Dorothy Smith Davis. Lora Dawn was the second of Verl and Dorothy’s three children. Dawn’s mother Dorothy used to tell her that Dawn was born on the...
Lalagene Calkin
Oct 29, 2022
Lalagene Calkin Manti, Utah
After a life dedicated to serving her family and the church that she loved, our sweet mother, Lalagene Harvey Calkin passed peacefully in her sleep early in the morning on October 29, 2022. She was the mother of six of her own children (and surrogate mother for three of her sweetheart, Jim’s children), grandmother to...


