OBITUARIES

Carolyn Margaret  Champion

Carolyn Margaret Champion

May 30, 2013

Our beloved wife and aunt returned to her Heavenly Father. Carolyn was born in Brigham City, Utah to Orville Andrew and Cleopha Gunell (Jensen) Jensen. Carolyn is preceded in death by her parents and siblings: Ivan O Jensen and Camille Jensen Larsen.

On September 27, 1947 she married her Alabama sweetheart Thomas Lewis Champion. They have been married 65...

Martha   Carlson

Martha Carlson

May 29, 2013

Biography Martha Svensson Carlson 1923 – 2013

Martha Svensson Carlson, age 89, passed away peacefully in her home on May 29, 2013, due to natural causes. She was born October 3, 1923 in Augerum, Sweden to Adolph and Helena Svensson Carlson. She lived an exemplary life. She served and cared for many loved ones. She taught her family by example...

LaVon   Nielsen

LaVon Nielsen

May 28, 2013

LaVon Bott Nielsen died May 28, 2013, at her home in Bountiful, Utah, surrounded by her children. She was born December 14, 1916, in Brigham City, Utah, daughter of Lorenzo J. Bott and Hazel Barker Bott. She grew up in Brigham City, Utah, and graduated from Box Elder High School. She attended and graduated from Utah State University in Logan,...

Ruth Hazel  Parrish

Ruth Hazel Parrish

May 28, 2013

Ruth Hazel Putnam Parrish, 94, passed away peacefully at home, May 28, 2013. She was born February 27, 1919 in Salt Lake City, Utah; the daughter of Edgar R. and Hazel Fitt Putnam. Ruth was the second of eight children. She married John D. Parrish in the Salt Lake Temple March 23, 1939. Ruth grew up during the depression with...

June   Crawford

June Crawford

May 27, 2013

Our beloved mother, sister, grandmother and friend, June Davis Crawford, 88, passed from mortality into the eternal realm to be with her husband, daughter, parents, and many other loved ones on Monday, May 27, 2013. June was born in Annabella, Utah on July 2, 1924, to Lorenzo Edwin and Vivian Ann Roberts Davis. During her childhood she lived in Annabella...

Dawna   Hobbs

Dawna Hobbs

May 23, 2013

Dawna Hobbs passed away May 23, 2013 in Bountiful Utah. She recently celebrated her 90th birthday at Heritage Place in Bountiful, where she was living. She was born March 4, 1923 in Trenton, Ut to Ben and Nora Poulsen. She was married to George E. Hobbs, of Franklin, Id, who passed away in 1986. She has a son Tad (Pam)...

Dorothy   Larsen

Dorothy Larsen

May 22, 2013

Our wonderful mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother, Dorothy Anderson Larsen passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 in Bountiful, Utah and returned to our Father in Heaven. She lived to see 98 years. Dorothy was born May 2, 1915 in Salt Lake City, Utah and was the fourth child of John Levi Anderson and Caroline Walker Anderson. She grew...

Sheri   Cole

Sheri Cole

May 21, 2013

Sheri Butters Cole (Sharolyn) passed away May 21, 2013. She forgot to breathe in. “I love life, life loves me!” she said. 2 years from her initial cancer diagnosis, she now says farewell. Sheri was born May 9, 1939 to Grant and Eulala Butters. She married the love of her life, her rock, her sweetheart, Lyle Cole on June 9,...

Donald   Gardner

Donald Gardner

May 20, 2013

Biography Donald Eldon Gardner, of Centerville, a kind and gentle son, brother, father, and grandfather passed away at home May 20, 2013 after a short, brave battle with cancer. He was born August 12, 1942 to Eldon J. and Helen Richards Gardner in Ogden, Utah, although his family was living in Salinas, California at the time. They moved to Salt...

Berton   Stephens

Berton Stephens

May 20, 2013

Biography Our dear sweet husband, father, son, brother, uncle, and grandfather returned home to his loving Heavenly Father on May 20, 2013. He was born to goodly parents Allen and Nora B. Stephens on March 24, 1959 in Paris, Idaho. Lee graduated from Clearfield High School in 1977 and served an LDS Mission to the California Oakland Mission. Lee married...

LaVance   Nelson

LaVance Nelson

May 19, 2013

Surrounded by his family, LaVance Page Nelson quietly slipped into the welcoming arms of those whom he loved and preceded him in death-Norma Arbuckle, his wife of 50 years, and his daughters Janet (Mike) and Diane (Lee). He is survived by his loving companion of 18 years, Norma Buehler Preece, his daughter Carolyn (Doug), his son Paul (Carolynn), his...

Kenneth   Hughes

Kenneth Hughes

May 19, 2013

Biography Kenneth Eugene Hughes, 57, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2013 in the home of his best friend and life partner, Bonnie Vaccaro, after a battle with cancer which began earlier this year. Ken was born on December 10, 1955 at St. Mark’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, to Charles Herman Hughes and Velma Jeppson Hughes. He was raised in...

Katie   Cunningham

Katie Cunningham

May 17, 2013

Katie Cunningham 1921~2013

Katie Elizabeth Simpson Cunningham, 91, passed away Friday, May 17, 2013 from Multiple Myoloma.

She was born June 7, 1921 in Baltimore, Maryland. She met a handsome Navy man, Carlos Cunningham, at church on Sunday in Virginia and they fell in love and married. They had 48 wonderful years together. He died April 5, 1985, on their...

Blaine   Wasden

Blaine Wasden

May 17, 2013

Blaine Johnson Wasden 1924-2013

Blaine Johnson Wasden was born Aug 30, 1924 in Scipio UT in his parents’ house, a beautiful red brick gothic pioneer home, the 8th of 10 children. He helped his father on the farm and his mother in the house. He learned frugality from his family’s experiences during the Great Depression. He also learned from his...

LouAnn   Brown

LouAnn Brown

May 16, 2013

LouAnn Lee Brown passed away on May 16, 2013 in Bountiful, Utah of Congestive Heart failure, surrounded by her children and her sister, Pauline. It had been only 8 months since her Sweetheart, our Dad, had passed away on September 1, 2012, shortly after their 53rd Wedding Anniversary. We know there was a great reunion that day with Dad and...

Matthew   Howard

Matthew Howard

May 15, 2013

Biography Matthew Douglas Howard peacefully returned home to his Heavenly Father on May 15, 2013 at his home in Indianapolis, Indiana. Born February 4, 1980 to Gina Adams Howard and Douglas Pack Howard in Bountiful, Utah, as the first child and grandchild his family eagerly awaited his arrival. He would soon be joined by four brothers and a sister; all...

Wesley   England

Wesley England

May 13, 2013

Biography Wesley Blake England

Wesley Blake England passed away suddenly in Salt Lake City, Utah on May 13, 2013 of a pulmonary embolism at the age of 50. He is predeceased by his parents Junior “Dutch” L. England and Grace Irene Noble and a brother Paul J. England. He is survived by his loving wife of 20 years Sheree Tolman....

Donald   Sterling

Donald Sterling

May 12, 2013

Biography Donald Bruce Sterling, loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle, passed away quickly on May 12, 2013, after ten years of difficult health challenges. He was born on June 18, 1938, in Denver, Colorado, and lived with his family in the barracks at the Buckley Field Airbase following WWII. His family moved to Salt Lake when he was 12,...

Brent   Marchant

Brent Marchant

May 11, 2013

Biography Brent Bennett Marchant was born on July 3, 1941 to Jay W. and Elizabeth Marchant. He slipped away peacefully surrounded by his family on May 11, 2013, from complications of a stroke. Brent grew up dry farming, and teasing the four sisters he loved dearly. He was an active member of the LDS church all of his life, and...

Lorraine   Naegle

Lorraine Naegle

May 11, 2013

Lorri, our precious angelic mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great great grandmother passed away peacefully at her home in Bountiful, Utah on Saturday, May 11, 2013. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah to Joseph Thomas Phillips and Myrtle Call Phillips on June 22, 1921. She was just shy of her 92nd birthday. She grew up in Salt Lake City with...