OBITUARIES

Stephen Seely Morgan

Stephen Seely Morgan

Jun 26, 2026

Stephen Seely Morgan, 86, beloved son, brother, husband, father, and gramps passed away surrounded by his family in the early morning hours of June 26, 2026, after a short battle with acute myeloid leukemia. Born April 20, 1940, in Nephi, Utah, he was the second son of four boys of Frank Othello Morgan and Ina Margaret Seely Morgan. Steve grew...

Gayla Keller Dalton

Gayla Keller Dalton

Jul 10, 2026

Gayla Keller Dalton, just shy of her 85th birthday, passed away July 10, 2026 in Layton. She was born July 25, 1941 to her revered parents Hazel Johnson and Ralph Keller in Ogden. Gayla lived in Ogden, Provo, Salt Lake City, Honeyville, Layton, and Kaysville. Honeyville always held a special place in her heart, as it was where she spent...

Christian Brian Stewart

Christian Brian Stewart

Jul 10, 2026

On rare occasion, God sends a perfect soul to earth. Not someone without flaws, but someone with a perfect talent needed to bless the lives of others. Christian was one such soul.

Christian Brian Stewart passed away the morning of July 10, 2026. He died peacefully, which is also how he lived his life.

Christian was born in Virginia, a state he...

Grant Edward Salter

Grant Edward Salter

Jul 9, 2026

Today, we gather to honor a man whose life was defined by kindness, grit, loyalty, and love — Grant Edward Salter, known to many simply as Grunt or El Grunto. Grant passed away peacefully on July 9, 2026, in the home he built with his own hands, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 82 years old.

Grant was born...

Gordon Arthur Champneys

Gordon Arthur Champneys

Jul 8, 2026



Gordon Arthur Champneys, husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, son-in-law and friend passed away July 8, 2026. The oldest of two children, he was born on September 23, 1949 to Irle and Norma Sparks Champneys. 

Dad graduated from Bonneville High School in 1967. He went on to Weber State College and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. While competing with...

David Christopher Peterson

David Christopher Peterson

Jul 8, 2026

Heaven gained a truly incredible man. David Christopher Peterson, of Bountiful, Utah, passed away on July 8, 2026, at the age of 54 after a courageous battle with a rare and rapidly degenerative illness called Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. He spent his final moments surrounded by his devoted wife and children whose love and admiration for him knew no bounds.

Dave built a...

James Winslow Young

James Winslow Young

Jul 8, 2026

My name is James Winslow Young and I passed from this life on July 8, 2026, from advanced stage pancreatic cancer to continue my passage through the eternities as a faithful servant of my Savior, Jesus Christ, where I will be with my devoted wife Esther Marlene Clark.

I was born in Binghampton, Arizona, on 17 September 1936, the seventh child...

Diana Lee Paskett

Diana Lee Paskett

Jul 7, 2026

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Monday, July 27, 2026, at the Park Ward, 1135 North 400 West, Centerville, Utah. A viewing will be held Sunday evening from 6:00-8:00 p.m., at Russon Mortuary, 295 North Main, Bountiful, Utah, and Monday morning from 9:45-10:45 a.m., at the church prior to services. Interment- Bountiful City Cemetery.

Services will be streamed...

Shari LeAnn Sandberg

Shari LeAnn Sandberg

Jul 7, 2026

Shari LeAnn Sandberg was called home on July 7, 2026.

She was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served in various capacities one of which was serving the young women of the church which she loved and developed lasting relationships.

Shari is the second of five daughters born to Darla Rae Walker and Murry Grant...

Michael Henry Perkins

Michael Henry Perkins

Jul 6, 2026

Michael Henry Perkins passed away peacefully on July 6, 2026, at the age of 86. Michael was born on February 25, 1940, to Irvin Henry Perkins and Edna Gertrude Briscoe, in Pocatello, Idaho. He graduated from Bountiful High School in 1958. After graduation, he worked for the railroad and then later started his own successful appliance business.

He married Gayle Renee...

Sherry Davis

Sherry Davis

Jul 5, 2026

Sharon (Sherry) Davis declared her independence from this earthly state in the earliest moments of July 5, 2026, trailing clouds of glory as she flew. With the distant sound of Fourth of July fireworks lingering outside, her three youngest sisters sat at her bedside, joining others who kept vigil at her home in Farmington, UT. We celebrate her grace and...

Bruce Call Barber

Bruce Call Barber

Jul 5, 2026

Bruce Call Barber, 84, passed away on July 5, 2026. Bruce was reliable, genuine, and had love for all things outdoors.

Bruce was a rock for those around him—level-headed; you could set your watch by his routine. He loved his family and keeping them safe always came first to him, as well as making sure they always had what they needed.

Sharon...

Richard Morgart

Richard Morgart

Jul 4, 2026

Died from injuries from a motorcycle accident. Lightning struck twice, 1st deer 1984; this deer June 15 got him. Rich was born and lived his life in Wyoming. Born to Leah and Wayne Morgart, 4th of 5 children; Wayne (Charlotte), Mary, Melvin, Cherri (Keith).

Preceded in death by his parents, Melvin, and Mary, Nikki. Rich was a popular Uncle. Patti, Nikki,...

Karol Lynn Evans

Karol Lynn Evans

Jul 4, 2026

Karol Lynn Baxter Evans passed away peacefully on July 4, 2026, at the age of 88 in Cedar City, Utah. True to her love for a good party, she went out with a bang on our nation’s 250th birthday.

Karol was born October 30, 1937, in Ogden, Utah, at McKay-Dee Hospital to William McKinley Baxter and Mary Finis Wright. Her childhood...

Don William Manning

Don William Manning

Jul 3, 2026

Don William Manning was born on April 12, 1930, to Delles and Mabel Moon Manning in a small pioneer home in Farmington, Utah. He passed away peacefully at home on July 3, 2026, at the age of 96, surrounded by loved ones.

Don lived a long and fulfilling life.

In ninth grade, his family moved to Hermiston, Oregon, where he attended high...

Jack LeRoy Bailey Jr.

Jack LeRoy Bailey Jr.

Jul 2, 2026

Jack LeRoy Bailey Jr., born June 2, 1974, in Nephi, Utah, said “adios” on July 2, 2026 at 5:44 am, in Bountiful, Utah. Jack was a man of kindness, love, and laughter — funny as hell, as anyone who knew him would say. Raised in Moroni and Jerusalem, Utah, he is the beloved son of Jack and Enid (Jackson) Bailey,...

Jerry Michael Place

Jerry Michael Place

Jul 2, 2026

Jerry Michael Place, our beloved father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away in his sleep Thursday, July 2, 2026. Mike was born June 25, 1943, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the first child of Arthur Shell Place and Mary Virginia Heugly. At the time of Mike’s birth, his father Arthur was completing U.S. Army radio and communications training in...

Whitney J Walker

Whitney J Walker

Jul 1, 2026

With profound sadness and hearts full of love, we announce the passing of our beloved Whitney J Walker. She passed away on July 1, 2026, at the age of 34, surrounded by loved ones after a long journey with cancer.

Whitney faced her illness with remarkable strength, courage, and determination. She was willing to fight until the very end - not...

Cecelia Ann Marcroft Tibbitts

Cecelia Ann Marcroft Tibbitts

Jun 29, 2026

Cecelia Ann Marcroft Tibbitts, 85, beloved wife, mother, and friend, passed away June 29, 2026, surrounded by family, in her new home in Saratoga Springs, Utah, after a recent cancer diagnosis. Cec, a name she was known by throughout her life, was born on her mother’s birthday, February 9th in 1941, to Ernest Henry Marcroft and Eliane Douady Bean, the...

James Robert Bates

James Robert Bates

Jun 29, 2026

James Robert Bates, age 20, returned home to his Heavenly Parents on Monday, June 29, 2026 in Bountiful, Utah. Some people leave footprints on the earth. James left them upon people’s hearts.

To know James was to experience genuine goodness. He possessed a remarkable combination of strength and gentleness that is rarely found in one person. He was fearless enough to...