OBITUARIES
Craig C Wagstaff
Sep 3, 2025
Craig C Wagstaff passed away on September 3, 2025, at the age of 61. He was born in Murray, Utah, on January 9, 1964, to Nathan Moss Wagstaff and Marilyn Christensen Wagstaff, and was fortunate to be born into a wonderful family. He deeply cherished and loved his siblings, Vincent, Heather, and Karen.
Craig had a blessed childhood growing up in...
Alanis Lynn Smith
Sep 3, 2025
Alanis Lynn Smith, age 19, passed away on September 3, 2025. She was born on May 29, 2006, in Anchorage, Alaska, to Chris Smith and Bruna Smith.
Alanis lived life with energy, courage, and joy. In high school, she found passion for wrestling, painting, and playing the violin, but she was always drawn to anything that gave her an adrenaline rush....
Gerald Lyle Allred
Sep 3, 2025
Gerald Lyle Allred, 80, of Bountiful, Utah, passed away at home on September 3, 2025, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was born July 14, 1945, in Ogden, Utah, to Weston Israelsen Allred and June Marie Fife.
As a child, Gerald enjoyed fishing, hunting, and playing baseball. He would often describe his childhood as something out of The Little...
Charles Patrick Gilmore
Sep 2, 2025
Charles Patrick “Pat” Gilmore, our fun-loving husband, grandpa, “fatha”, brother, and friend to many, passed away peacefully in the presence of loved ones in Salt Lake City, Utah on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, after a long battle with cancer.
Pat was born on March 20, 1947, to Dorothy Mae Siemen and Melvin Gustave Gilmore in Rockford, Illinois. He was joined less...
Earl Ray Martin
Sep 1, 2025
Earl Ray Martin, fondly known as "Bud" was a beloved father, grandpa "Pops", brother, uncle, and friend. Born November 29, 1936, he passed away peacefully on September 1, 2025, at the age of 88, surrounded by his loving family.
Bud was the eldest child of Earl Ray Martin and Helen Miraldi Martin. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and as a...
Dixie Ann Nelson Morrell
Aug 31, 2025
Our dear Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother and Friend, Dixie Ann Nelson Morrell, passed away peacefully on a beautiful Sunday morning, August 31, 2025. Dixie was born on July 3, 1935, in Bountiful, Utah, to J. Enos and Marie Nelson.
Dixie was a life-long resident of Bountiful, Utah. She attended Stoker Elementary, So. Davis Jr. High and Davis High School. She was actively...
Joyce Holbrook Thomas
Aug 28, 2025
The early sun glinted through the freshly bottled peaches and pears neatly arrayed on the kitchen counter. After reviewing the previous day’s work, and inspecting the flowers from her beloved front porch, Joyce Holbrook Thomas passed away the morning of Thursday, August 28, 2025. Her sudden death at home was caused by an aortic aneurysm. Joyce left her devoted husband,...
William Wright Hughes
Aug 28, 2025
William Wright Hughes, 78, passed away surrounded by family on August 28th, 2025. Bill was born on January 5, 1947 to Mary Wright Hughes and William Francis Hughes. He was the youngest child with four older sisters who adored him. He had a wonderful childhood in Holladay, UT with many adventures. Bill graduated from Olympus High School in 1965. He...
Keith Robert Welch
Aug 28, 2025
Keith Robert Welch, 71, of South Weber, Utah, graduated this life on the morning of August 28, 2025. He was born May 19, 1954 in Salt Lake City to Caryol Johnson and Samuel Hughes Welch. He was the third of six children. He was raised in Farmington, Utah.
Keith graduated from Davis High School in 1972. He was very proud to...
William Joseph "Bill" McGowan
Aug 27, 2025
William Joseph “Bill” McGowan, Jr., 76, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, August 27th, surrounded by loving family and friends. After surviving lymphoma and a heart attack earlier in his life, Bill ultimately succumbed to the effects of bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma), which he was diagnosed with in May of this year.
Bill’s family would like to extend their deepest...
Randol Eugene Morris
Aug 27, 2025
Randol Eugene Morris, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away peacefully on August 27, 2025. He was born on August 30, 1957, in Lynwood, California, to his parents, Orvin Eugene "Gene" Morris and Norma Louise "Lou" Cummings.
Randol, known for his humor, mischief and perseverance, married the love of his life and high school sweetheart, Elizabeth Ann...
Jerry L. Vander Meyden
Aug 27, 2025
Our father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Jerry L Vander Meyden passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2025. Jerry was born to Henry “Hank” Vander Meyden and Margia Lawson on July 24, 1944. He met the love of his life, Lucile Trowbridge, in second grade, promising her the next year that he would marry her someday. Even though they ran around in different...
Donald Lynn Fernelius
Aug 26, 2025
Donald Lynn Fernelius, age 83, passed away in his home in West Bountiful, UT on August 26, 2025.
Lynn was born on March 22, 1942 in Salt Lake City, UT to Donald and Kathryn (Sorenson) Fernelius. He grew up in Salt Lake City, West Layton and Bountiful, UT where he graduated from Bountiful High School.
He immediately joined the military and served...
Earl Henry Nielsen
Aug 26, 2025
Earl Henry Nielsen was born March 17, 1935, in Brigham City, Utah, to Carl Henry Nielsen and Jennie Marble Nielsen. Earl was raised in Brigham City where during his early years he spent summers helping his grandfather on his fruit farm in Perry and Brigham City. His early education was in Brigham City. During those early years attending Box Elder...
James Eugene Russon
Aug 25, 2025
This obituary was written in its entirety (except for a few additions) by Jim, himself.
James E Russon DDS MPH left earth for his next stop on August 25, 2025, from complications of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. He was born James Eugene Russon to parents Joseph Eugene Russon and Ila May Maughan on May 17, 1949, in Oakland, California.
Jim’s father Gene was a...
Phillip Lloyd Kennington
Aug 24, 2025
Phillip Lloyd Kennington passed away peacefully on August 24, 2025, at the age of 95. He was born June 18, 1930, in Star Valley, Wyoming. He was the oldest child of six born to George Harvey Kennington and Virginia Rosina Beyeler. He spent most of his first 18 summers herding cattle with his father and two brothers between Star Valley...
Gary Lon Christensen
Aug 24, 2025
Gary Lon Christensen passed away on Sunday, August 24th, surrounded by his loving family after a recent illness.
He is survived by his loving wife, Julie, of 34 years, his children and daughter-in-law, Jake, Josh, Isaac (Elle), and his siblings Lona Lee (Rex) Estes, Gayla (Don) Bradshaw, Kris (Maxine), and Rex (Debra) Christensen, and many nieces and nephews.
He was welcomed into...
Stephen Dee Linge
Aug 23, 2025
Our beloved treasured Stephen Dee Linge, passed away at the age of 48 on August 23, 2025. Our loving father, brother, son, uncle and friend will be forever missed. Stephen was born on September 9, 1976, in Murray, UT to Dee Thomas Linge and Diann Fisher Linge. Stephen graduated in 1995 from Murray High School, and was an asset for...
Linda Kay Scott
Aug 23, 2025
Linda Kay Scott passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, August 23, 2025, at the age of 80.
Linda was born March 13, 1945, to Clifton Alfred May and Hazel Hammon May. She had five siblings: Sharon, LuDene, Ron, Bob and Dave.
Linda was raised in Heyburn, Idaho. She attended elementary school in Heyburn, where she made lifelong friends and where...
Veronica Eve Foster
Aug 23, 2025
Veronica Eve Foster, our beautiful and adored mother, grandmother, wife, and friend, passed peacefully into the loving arms of her Heavenly Father on Saturday, August 23, 2025, at the age of 73, after a courageous battle with leukemia.
She was born on July 22, 1952, in Sacramento, California, to Joseph Hickman and Ethel Croff. She married her sweetheart, John Foster, in...
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