OBITUARIES

Lane K. Merritt

Lane K. Merritt

Apr 26, 2024

Lane K. Merritt passed away peacefully at his home in Centerville, Utah, the evening of April 26, 2024, following a ten-year battle with cancer. He was born September 7, 1963, in Indianapolis, Indiana. His parents are George K Merritt and Winifred Purcell Merritt. 

He grew up in Bountiful, Utah and graduated from Bountiful High School.  He married Kimberly Matts and later...

Vicki Ann "Sugarbear" Knighton

Vicki Ann "Sugarbear" Knighton

Apr 25, 2024

There is one more angel in Heaven. There is one more star in the sky. Vicki, your love is felt forever. You have always lit up our lives.

At the age of 49, Vicki Ann Knighton, Mama’s Sugarbear, passed away April 25, 2024, surrounded by family after battling breast cancer for 11 years.

She was born seven weeks premature on January 5,...

Paula Shiner Falvo

Paula Shiner Falvo

Apr 24, 2024

Paula Shiner Falvo passed away at the age of 78 on April 24, 2024, after suffering from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. She was born on August 9, 1945 in Price, Utah, to Orlo LaVell and Nina Grange Shiner.  “Always pretty Paula” liked to look her loveliest and to take good care of herself. It was the highlight of her day to...

Donald J. Youngblood

Donald J. Youngblood

Apr 24, 2024

Our superhero and legend, Donald J. Youngblood, age 78, from Farmington, Utah, gained his turbo-charged angel wings on 04/24/2024. He left peacefully while surrounded by his family. 

Don was born in Holbrook, Arizona, and then moved to Bountiful, Utah as a young child. He met his high school sweetheart, Sherry, at Bountiful High School, and they have been together ever since...

Olivia Ruth Gittins

Olivia Ruth Gittins

Apr 24, 2024

Our auntie, dear friend and an England West Country “darlin flower maiden”, passed quietly and peacefully into her new journey with awaiting loved ones.Olivia Ruth Gittins died Wednesday April 24, 2024, from natural causes incident to age.  Born April 14, 1924, she lived 10 days after her 100th birthday!Olivia was the daughter of William Lawrence and Esther Maria (Chance) Gittins,...

George Steven Bertram

George Steven Bertram

Apr 23, 2024

George S. Bertram passed away at his home in Centerville, Utah, age 70, of unknown cause. He was born November 28, 1953, in Bountiful, Utah, the only son of Elvira Maria Barrutia Bertram and Leendert (Len) Bertram. His surviving sister is Linda Marie Bertram, of Centerville.

George grew up in Bountiful, Utah and graduated from Viewmont High School class of 1972....

Robert Wayne Redding

Robert Wayne Redding

Apr 23, 2024

Robert Wayne Redding , a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, passed away April 23rd, 2024, in Saint George, Utah.Bob was born September 29, 1941, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Alfred Bart Redding and Elizabeth May Austin. Bob graduated from Marysville High School in 1959, and began working at Blackwelders Manufacturing. He then worked for Chevron for the next 36...

Quintin Richards Kofford

Quintin Richards Kofford

Apr 23, 2024

Quin was born on May 1, 1987 in Pasadena, California, to Brad and Rachelle Kofford. Those who know Quin know that he lived larger than life and that he lit up any room or situation just by walking in.  As a toddler he could bring a gathering of adults to a complete stop because of the funny things he would...

Deborah Ann Hickenbotham Bybee

Deborah Ann Hickenbotham Bybee

Apr 21, 2024

Deborah Ann Hickenbotham Bybee, born March 9, 1952 in Aberdeen, South Dakota passed away at her home in Bountiful, Utah on April 21, 2024 after a long battle with heart disease. She was continually surrounded by loved ones many weeks before her passing.She is survived by her husband Craig, whom she married in 1975, two sons Jason and Shawn, and...

Kenneth H. Delost

Kenneth H. Delost

Apr 20, 2024

Kenneth Delost passed away unexpectedly of a sudden illness while on vacation April 20, 2024, with his loving wife Heather by his side.

His arrival into the world was met with great joy and excitement by his parents Kort H. Delost and Sherrie Hamby Delost.

Kenny grew up in Bountiful where he participated in youth soccer and baseball. As a member of...

Gene Ashcroft Toolson

Gene Ashcroft Toolson

Apr 20, 2024

Gene Ashcroft Toolson was born on November 9, 1930, in Logan, Utah to Richard Harper and Gertrude Ashcroft Toolson. He was the seventh of eight children and enjoyed being the baby of the family for nearly ten years until his younger brother Brian came along.

Growing up in Smithfield, he was a proud Cache Valley boy. He attended North Cache High...

Larraine Edith Williams McNeely

Larraine Edith Williams McNeely

Apr 19, 2024

Our beautiful blue-eyed mom and grandma, Larraine McNeely, returned to her heavenly home April 19, 2024 in her home with lots of love and kisses.Larraine was born February 5, 1937 in Malad, Idaho to William R. (Bill) and Edith Waldron Williams. She has two brothers, Larry Williams (deceased) and Dee Williams (Maryn).  She loves them dearly.She married Sydney H. McNeely...

Brian Peterson Johns

Brian Peterson Johns

Apr 19, 2024

“There’s a grief that can’t be spoken, there’s a pain that goes on and on, empty chairs, and empty tables.” Les Miserables

With heavy hearts we said a temporary goodbye to our son, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend Brian Peterson Johns. “BJ” passed on Friday April 19, 2024. He fought exceptionally hard to overcome his recent bout of aspiration pneumonia, which...

Gary Craig Anderson

Gary Craig Anderson

Apr 18, 2024

Gary Craig Anderson, 68 passed away from natural causes on April 18, 2024, at this home in Bountiful, UT. He was born December 31, 1955, in Ogden, UT to Robert and Colleen Anderson. He graduated from Viewmont High School, Bountiful Utah in 1974. He worked at Pyke Manufacturing, as a machinist, where he met and eventually married DaLois Sapp in...

Brian Tingey Mann

Brian Tingey Mann

Apr 18, 2024

Brian T. Mann passed away April 18, 2024 at home surround by his family after enduring cancer for over a year. He was born in Salt Lake City to his parents, Keith Tovey and Bernice Tingey Mann as the fourth child in a family of 5 children.  Brian came from a happy family whom he supported, and where he loved...

Erma Helquist Redd

Erma Helquist Redd

Apr 18, 2024

Erma Helquist Redd passed away April 18, 2024, in Farmington, Utah. She was born July 4, 1932, in Blanding, Utah to Charles Kenneth Helquist and Kora Johnson Helquist. As a young child, she believed people were celebrating her birthday when July 4 patriotic festivities were held. A descendant of Joel H. Johnson, a pioneer settler of several Utah cities, and...

Janet Compton Hatch

Janet Compton Hatch

Apr 18, 2024

Our beloved mother and grandmother, Janet Compton Hatch, passed away on April 18, 2024. She was the oldest daughter of Lane Albert Compton and June Lucile Wheeler Compton.She lived most of her adult life with debilitating chronic pain, bedridden for the last 10 years of her life. While bedridden she wrote nine family history books with extensive histories of her...

Jeffrey Alton Griffin

Jeffrey Alton Griffin

Apr 17, 2024

Our dearest father, son and brother finished his earthly mission on Wednesday April 17, 2024, after a hard-fought battle with mental illness.  Jeffrey was born on August 29, 1982, in Bountiful Utah to his parents David & Joye Griffin.  He was the father of four beautiful children Lydia, Savannah, Parker, and Liam, whom he adored.

Jeff grew up in Farmington and...

Verna Dene Atkinson

Verna Dene Atkinson

Apr 17, 2024

Verna “Dene” Atkinson, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on April 17, 2024.  She was born on July 5th, 1931, in Stanton County, Kansas to Wayne Gaskill and Ary “Pearl” Williamson Gaskill.She was a beacon of love and strength, touching the lives of all who knew her. Her devotion to family, kindness, and gentle spirit will be...

Barry Martin Moore

Barry Martin Moore

Apr 17, 2024

Barry Martin Moore passed away on April 17, 2024, in Salt Lake City, Utah, after bravely fighting cancer. He was born on March 18, 1943, in New Britain, Connecticut, to Francis LeRoy Moore and Florence Gertrude Munson. When Barry was young, his family relocated to the Salt Lake Valley in Utah, where he spent his childhood. He graduated from Granger...