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Sharon Taylor Ford

Sharon Taylor Ford

Sep 5, 2022

Centerville - Sharon Taylor Ford, age 84, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and dear friend, returned to the loving arms of her Heavenly Father, September 5, 2022. She was born March 15, 1938 in Ogden, Utah, a daughter of Gailord Lee and Afton Glenn Taylor.She married her eternal sweetheart, Richard Smedley Ford, June 7, 1957 in the Salt Lake...

Melvin "Mel" Guy Jewett

Melvin "Mel" Guy Jewett

Sep 5, 2022

Melvin (Mel) Guy Jewett, our beloved husband, father, grandpa, brother and uncle passed away peacefully on Monday September 5th, at the age of 75 in Bountiful, UT.  

He was born in Concord, NH on December 29, 1946 to parents Kenneth Harold Jewett and Bessie Harmon.  

Melvin married his sweetheart, Toni Ann Smith, on November 14th, 1980.  They were...

Michael Lee Tidwell

Michael Lee Tidwell

Sep 4, 2022

Michael Lee Tidwell, 77, went to his heavenly home on September 4, 2022.  

He was born September 22, 1944, in Payson Utah. He is the son of Frank Vernon and Letha Isabelle Sperry Tidwell.

He married Alana Johnson on November 6, 1971. Their marriage was later sealed in the Bountiful Temple. He is survived by his wife and his...

Dr. James (Jim) Gremillion

Dr. James (Jim) Gremillion

Sep 4, 2022

 

It is with grateful hearts and with love for our Savior that we share with everyone the sweet passing of our husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend to all.  He was a giant of a man in so many ways and indeed left his mark on the world.

Jim was born on Nov. 16, 1950, the son of...

Ann LaRee Powell Gale

Ann LaRee Powell Gale

Sep 4, 2022

Sunday morning on September 4, 2022, surrounded by her family, heaven gained an angel, Ann LaRee Powell Gale.  She was 85 at her passing.  Mom was born on May 20, 1937, the second of three children to Lawrence and Lorena Powell of Beaver, Utah. 

Mom grew up on a farm in Beaver, Utah working alongside her father.  She was taught...

Norman Curtiss Negus

Norman Curtiss Negus

Sep 3, 2022

Norman Curtiss Negus, born September 20, 1926, passed through the journey of life on September 3, 2022. He was predeceased in his death by his parents, Howard and Cleo, and his brother, Robert, and sister, Jane.

He was a remarkable man who had a wonderful life. He served his country in World War II in the Army Air Corp. After...

Kathryn "Katie" Jeannine Pedersen Winn

Kathryn "Katie" Jeannine Pedersen Winn

Sep 3, 2022

Kathryn J. Pedersen Winn was born August 8th, 1937, in Park City, Utah.  

She married Thomas Eden Winn on January 8th, 1957, and passed away peacefully on September 3rd.

Kathryn, known lovingly as Katie, was a mother to her four children:  David Lloyd Winn (Carol), Brian Winn (deceased) Janet Tolman (Dave) and Mark Winn (Ally).   She was also considered...

Emil Edwin Vargason

Emil Edwin Vargason

Sep 3, 2022

 

On Saturday September 3rd, 2022: We lost a father, brother, uncle, and grandpa. He was 63 years old. Emil was born on December 3, 1958, to Thayne Vargason and Karen Zweigart in Pocatello Idaho. He had two brothers and one sister: Michael Vargason, Eddie Vargason, and Vicky Vargason. Growing up he excelled at many sports, but his true passion...

Karen Fay Andre

Karen Fay Andre

Sep 3, 2022

Karen Fay Andre passed away peacefully and gracefully smiling, in her home with her family around her on September 3, 2022. Alzheimer’s took her life.  She was born in Evanston, Wyoming on May 27, 1949 to Carl and Lucille Stock. Karen was 73 years old.

Karen grew up on Park Street in Layton Utah, where she made lifelong friends and...

Tom Rough

Tom Rough

Sep 2, 2022

I chose not to write a traditional life sketch for Tom because it doesn’t matter when he was born or when he died, but about the life he lived. We each shared a different part of his life – him as a father, as a brother, friend, neighbor, co-worker, and part of a ward family.

I shared his life as...

Shauna Lee Johnston DeWaal

Shauna Lee Johnston DeWaal

Sep 1, 2022

Shauna Lee Johnston DeWaal returned to the loving arms of her father in heaven on September 1, 2022. Surrounded by her loving family. 

Shauna was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on April 3, 1948, to Gordon and Marie Johnston. 

She married and was sealed for time and all eternity to her sweetheart (Johnny) John Harold DeWaal on July 15,...

Jeanine Watts Perry

Jeanine Watts Perry

Sep 1, 2022

Jeanine Watts Perry, our loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on September 1, 2022 at the young age of 86 at her home in Centerville, UT.

Jeanine was born in Lynndyl, Utah to Don Walker Watts and Vera Ashby Watts on May 4, 1936.  She was the second child of six children. She attended school in her...

Ralph McQuiston

Ralph McQuiston

Sep 1, 2022

Surrounded by his wife and children, James Ralph McQuiston passed peacefully into the next life on September 1st, 2022.  Born January 14th, 1946, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Ralph grew up in Centerville, Utah, where he developed a love of animals and a renowned ability to throw hay bales while working at Smoot Dairy.  After graduating from Bountiful High School...

Philip Clive Despain

Philip Clive Despain

Aug 31, 2022

 

On August 31, 2022, Heaven gained another angel. Philip Clive Despain was born May 27, 1937, in Centerfield, Sanpete County, Utah, to Clive Russell and Wilma Morley Despain. He was raised in Centerfield and graduated from Gunnison High School. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the Eastern States where he spent...

Elva Rose Driggs Baxter

Elva Rose Driggs Baxter

Aug 31, 2022

With her customary grace and wonderful smile, an extraordinary woman left this world to take her place with the noble and great who have gone before, joining her husband, Reed N. Baxter. Rose was born June 19, 1930, in Driggs, Idaho. She died in St. George, Utah on August 31, 2022.

Early experiences instilled in her an understanding that honor...

LaNore Leavitt Barnes

LaNore Leavitt Barnes

Aug 31, 2022

LaNore Leavitt Barnes was born in Cardston, Alberta, Canada on the 18th of October, 1931. Her parents, Owen and Rosa Leavitt took her home to live on their farm in the prairie town of Glenwood. She was greeted there by an older brother, Owen Montayne Leavitt.  She was also preceded by two infant brothers, Garth and Jordan, who passed away...

Linda Lee Sumsion

Linda Lee Sumsion

Aug 30, 2022

Linda Sumsion loved you. You know this because you were her favorite student from all the many years she taught elementary school. Or she paid special attention to you in her church assignments. Or she sent you a beautifully handwritten letter. Or decorated a cake personalized to you. Or pulled your face close to hers for a photo. Or looked...

Ashley Elizabeth Foust

Ashley Elizabeth Foust

Aug 29, 2022

Ashley Elizabeth Coy Foust

 

Ashley was an inspiration for many who had the chance to meet and get to know her from the time she was born on March 10th, 1997. Despite her passing on August 29th, 2022, in her home in South Ogden, she still inspires many in the example she set as a daughter, sister, wife, and...

Norman "Alden" Caldwell

Norman "Alden" Caldwell

Aug 29, 2022

Norman “Alden” Caldwell, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on August 29, 2022. Alden was born June 27, 1952, in Salt Lake City, to Ned Alden Caldwell and Elva Lucile (Spilker). Alden was raised in Brigham City, where he graduated from Box Elder High School. He continued his education at Utah State University with a degree in microbiology. Alden...

Geraldine Gines Court

Geraldine Gines Court

Aug 29, 2022

 

Geraldine was the daughter of Parley Gines and Hazel Tonander Gines.   She spent her early years in Woodland, Utah surrounded by numerous extended family members.  Later the family moved to Jerome, Idaho because her father thought Woodland was getting too crowded. 

She left Idaho to attend her beloved Brigham Young University.  She became a lifelong Cougar fan.  She met...