OBITUARIES
Richard Smedley Ford
Jan 1, 2024
Centerville - Richard Smedley Ford, age 86, beloved husband, father, son, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and dear friend, returned to the loving arms of his Heavenly Father on 1 January 2024. He was born on 30 May 1937, in Salt Lake City, the son of Keith Haight and Jassamine Smedley Ford.
Richard married his eternal sweetheart, Sharon Taylor, on 7 June...
Eula Pearl Sessions Price
Jan 1, 2024
Eula Pearl Sessions Price, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother passed away peacefully surrounded by family on January 1, 2024, returning home to her Heavenly Father and reunited with her loving husband Duane.
Eula was born in Whiterocks, Utah on January 17, 1929, to Alexander Sessions and Mary Erma (Moosman). She was the youngest of four children.
Eula grew...
William Cahoon Romney
Dec 31, 2023
William Cahoon Romney passed away on New Year's Eve surrounded by loved ones from complications of pneumonia. He was born February 18, 1934 to Annie D. Cahoon and Willliam C. Romney. He grew up in Salt Lake City with his 4 siblings up on Imperial Street in the Sugarhouse area. In his youth, he was very active and engaged in...
Marsha Nilson Case
Dec 30, 2023
Marsha Nilson Case, 69, passed away from heart failure in the early morning hours of December 30, 2023, at the IHC Hospital in Murray, Utah, surrounded by her loving husband and children.
On March 12, 1954, Bob and Marie Nilson of West Point, Utah, gave birth to a beautiful daughter named Marsha. The Nilsons lived in West Point until the...
Janet Van Fleet Pinto
Dec 29, 2023
Janet Van Fleet Pinto returned to her heavenly home on December 29th, after a difficult battle with Parkinson’s Disease & Dementia. We are so thankful she is now happy and free of pain and suffering.
On August 13, 1940, a darling baby girl came into this world and made it a much more beautiful place. Year after year, she shared...
Velora Farnes
Dec 29, 2023
Velora Farnes passed away peacefully on Friday December 29, 2023. Velora was born in Preston Idaho on March 21, 1934, to Wallace Comish and Eudora Jensen Holliday. The fourth of 5 children, Velora spoke often of her time growing up in Preston. She attended high school at Preston High School. She married DeMore Corbridge Farnes on October 17, 1952, in...
Joseph Clair Carling
Dec 28, 2023
Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, and friend Joseph Clair Carling passed away at age 85 on Thursday, December 28, 2023, surrounded by his loving family in Bountiful, Utah, following his courageous battle with cancer.
Clair was born December 27, 1938, in Logan, Utah the oldest son of Joseph Giles Carling and Gladys Elizabeth Gessel. He grew up on...
Dee Ann Knowles
Dec 28, 2023
Dee Ann Hancock was born on December 28, 1936, a cold day in Lake Shore, Utah. She was the oldest child of Ned William and Melva Huff Hancock. On June 14, 1957, Dee Ann married Eugene Arthur Knowles Jr. in the Salt Lake Temple, recently celebrating their 66th wedding anniversary. She passed away on December 28, 2023, on her 87th...
Florence Willis Farnsworth
Dec 27, 2023
Florence Willis Farnsworth passed away at home on December 27th, 2023.
Our beloved mother and grandma was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on April 4th, 1952 - the sixth of eight children of Bertram T. and Jean C. Willis. Florence grew up in the Salt Lake "Avenues" surrounded by immediate and extended family whom she loved dearly throughout her...
Don Wayne Carroll
Dec 26, 2023
Don Wayne Carroll was born March 4, 1937, in his grandparents’ home in Altonah, Utah. He died December 26, 2023, at home in Centerville, Utah. He was 86 years old.
He was a loving husband, a proud Dad, and an even prouder Grandpa (Pop) and Great Grandpa. His family was the most important thing to him. He...
Dorothy Stevens Merrill
Dec 26, 2023
Dorothy Stevens Merrill passed away on December 26, 2023 of causes incident to age. She was born May 18, 1931, to Lona Wiseman and Angus George Stevens in SLC, much anticipated as the first grandchild on both sides of the family. Eventually the eldest of five, the Stevens children all had their turns working hard at their Stevens Cannery in...
Richard Stuart Barton
Dec 26, 2023
In loving memory of Richard Stuart Barton, a cherished Son, Brother, Father, Grandpa, Uncle, and Friend, who gracefully rode off in his sleigh on December 26th, 2023, surrounded by the warmth of his family.
Richard's journey began with a love story that spanned a lifetime. As a devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he met...
Karen B. Chamberlain
Dec 24, 2023
Our loving Mother and Grandmother Karen B. Chamberlain passed away on the morning of December 24, 2023, at the age of 72. She was found by her youngest child Minda Taylor, who describes her as resembling someone who laid down peacefully to take a nap, despite her odd location on the floor. This is a testament to her humorous personality,...
Amber Lee Castillo
Dec 23, 2023
Our beautiful daughter Amber Lee Castillo passed away unexpectedly on December 23, 2023. She was born on October 31, 1977 in Pasadena, Texas to Dana Halverson and Henry Castillo. She graduated from Riverside High School in El Paso, Texas in 1995. She worked for Verizon Wireless in customer service for many years then went into insurance sales with Triple A.
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Olinda Leigh Hoehne Reynolds
Dec 22, 2023
Olinda Leigh Hoehne Reynolds, a woman of deep humility, kindness, and devotion to God, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, December 22 at age 76, with her three children at her bedside. Olinda was born in Long Beach, California on May 23, 1947 to Herbert Fred and Irene Hall Hoehne.
They moved to Bountiful, Utah in 1950 where...
Alvin Lynn Smith
Dec 21, 2023
Heaven got a little less reverent on December 21, 2023, with the passing of Alvin Lynn Smith. Heart attacks aren’t for wimps, and though he was as tough as nails, Lynn passed away from one at his Centerville home, where he and his wife, Gaylene, have lived for 30 years. He died a week short of his 70th birthday.
Lynn...
Christopher Lynn Ranker
Dec 21, 2023
Chris was born on April 23, 1953 in Indianola, Iowa. He joins his parents Geraldine C. Ranker and Joseph L Ranker. His parents-in-law Maria T. Chargualaf and Antonio S. Chargualaf. His siblings-in-law Ignacio Leon, John T. Chargualaf, Barbara P. Chargualaf and Richard T. Chargualaf.
He is survived by his wife, Teresita C Ranker. Step daughter, Lori Ann Chargualaf. Granddaughter, Jazmine...
Martin Stanley Evans
Dec 20, 2023
Martin left this world after a short and courageous battle with leukemia on December 20, 2023, surrounded by his family. Martin was the son of George Alfred Harry Evans and Gladys Ada Gent and was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. His family emigrated to the United States and settled in Utah upon the death of his father. He spent his...
Zada Jean Dotson
Dec 20, 2023
Zada Jean (Morley) Dotson was born November 25, 1943 to Lavar “Dutch” Morley and Illa Jean (Merriam) Morley in Manti, Sanpete, Utah. She was the oldest of three children. Her siblings are Pam Gonzales and Dave Morley. Zada grew up in Moroni, Utah, Meeker, Colorado and Dragerton (East Carbon City), Utah. She graduated from East Carbon High School. She attended...
Beth Hepworth Applegate
Dec 20, 2023
Beth Hepworth Applegate, 81, passed away on December 20, 2023, in Bountiful, UT. She was born on July 25, 1942, in Hinkley, UT, to Orlando and Fern Hepworth. She was the youngest of 10 children. She is preceded in death by her parents and siblings. Beth attended college in Cedar City at the College of Southern Utah, earning her Bachelor's...
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