Obituaries

Oct 5, 2013

Shirley Rae Taylor Johnson, 88, passed away early in the morning of Friday, October 5, 2013. She was the oldest of two children born to Virgil P. and Vera Johnson Taylor on August 3, 1925 in Santaquin, Utah. She Married Mark E. Johnson February 8, 1945 in Santaquin. She was a devoted mother focused on home and family, and...

Sep 21, 2013

Spencer M Peterson, age 85 of Wilsonville, Oregon and formerly of Santaquin, Utah passed away peacefully at the home of his daughter Lori Robinson (Fred) on September 21, 2013. He was preceded in death by his wife Eleonore in 2000. A graveside service will be held at the Santaquin, Utah City Cemetery, 100 East 400 South, at 11:00 am on...

Sep 20, 2013

Kay L. Peterson, age 82, passed away September 20, 2013 in Payson. He was born September 23,1930 in Payson to Evan LeRoy and Blanche Peterson.  After his father passed away his mother married Wilford (Whit) Daley.  Kay married Maxine Steele on October 2, 1948. She passed away in December 1988. He later married Holly Broadhead July 27, 1989. Kay worked as...

Sep 13, 2013

Hazel Marie Hensley Courtney, 90 of Payson, passed away at her home on September 12, 2013.  She was born on July 5, 1923 in Lexington, Illinois. On July 11, 1946, she married William Russell Courtney in a Methodist Church in St. Louis, Missouri. She was preceded in death by two sisters and one brother. She is survived by two children: David...

Sep 1, 2013

Our beautiful mother lost her best friend, her beloved husband, Kean Hunter Evans, who left this world on Sunday, September 1, 2013. Kean was born July 18, 1961 in American Fork to Dave and Joan Farley Evans.  He was married to our mother, Judy (Walker) Crawley Babb Evans for 32 years.  Though he never had children of his own, through marrying our...

Aug 22, 2013

Dianne Marie Bigler Elliott, our loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully in her sleep August 22, 2013 surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Dianne was born July 25, 1940 to John and Eloise Walgren and grew up in Sandy.  She enlisted in the United States Navy in 1958.  Dianne met the love of her life, Gary Mac Bigler,...

Aug 2, 2013

Kendal Robert Stokes passed away unexpectedly at the age of 31 on Friday, August 2, 2013 at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. He was born in Provo, Utah on March 15, 1982 to Robert Lynn and Kathryn Ivory Stokes. He graduated from Springville High in 2000.

Kendal will be remembered for his kind heart,...

Jul 22, 2013

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Thelma York West, 88, of Santaquin, Utah passed away Monday, July 22, 2013 in Provo, Utah. She was born December 19, 1924 in Genola, Utah to Aaron LeVon and Gladys Finch York.

Thelma loved life and her family with a passion and excelled at...

Jul 19, 2013

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Robert Allen Garbett, 75, passed away on Friday, July 19, 2013 at his home in Eureka, Utah. He returned to his Heavenly Father, surrounded by family members. Allen was born on June 23, 1938 in Eureka, Utah to Thomas Garbett and Clara Decker Snell Garbett Bates....

Jul 15, 2013

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“The world has been forever changed. Today we lost our hero, soldier, father, husband, son, best friend and little brother." Tommy Lee Kidman, aka Buckner, Little Bro, Reptile Man, Doc or Tommy Guns, left us July 15, 2013 from Schofield Barracks, Wahiawa, Hawaii at age 25. He was born...

Jul 7, 2013

Ronald Dale Drummond, 53 of Orem, passed away July 7, 2013. He was born August 14, 1959 to Darl Dale and Marion Davis Drummond. Ron married Lisa Moulton in 1989 and they later divorced.

Ron attended schools in Orem and graduated from High School in 1977. He went on to two years of college in Building Construction....

Jun 22, 2013

On June 22, 2013 another cowboy made his final ride. Elfawn Finch Wall passed away quietly at his home surrounded by his family. He was born March 19, 1927 to Edris Finch and Lionel Wall in Santaquin, Utah. On October 7, 1950 he married Ruth VanAusdal in Pioche, Nevada and together they raised three children instilling in them...

Jun 19, 2013

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Gloria Jean Cleveland died in Santaquin, Utah on June 19, 2013 of natural causes incident to age. Gloria was born July 1, 1934, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Edward James Albright and Wilhelmina Carolina Buehn. The youngest of three children, she graduated from Olney High School in Philadelphia....

Jun 13, 2013

Betty May Bell died peacefully in her sleep on June 13, 2013 from natural causes. She was born on July 22, 1922 to Peter and Edith Walker in Lowestoft, England.

Betty and her family immigrated to Quebec, Canada when she was two years old. She spent her childhood in Kenogami, Quebec with her parents and two siblings...

Jun 9, 2013

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Wesley Bryant Morgan, 80, father, grandfather, Scouter, church leader, musician, teacher and aerospace scientist, left earth's orbit without the aid of the Saturn V rocket on Sunday, June 9, 2013. Wes was born of goodly parents, Albert Irvin and Tella Manning Morgan July 15, 1932 in Tremonton,...

Jun 8, 2013

Michael Josey Kirk (aka Outlaw Josey Wales) was born on March 18, 1977 and passed away June 8, 2013 after a fatal car accident in Minot, North Dakota.

Josey spent most of his life in Santaquin, Utah. He spent the last 3-4 years in Parshall, North Dakota doing drywall. Josey's passion for drywall began early. His father,...

Jun 3, 2013

Norman James Kaufman, 33, passed away June 3, 2013 at his home in Santaquin losing his battle with drug addiction. He was born April 10, 1980 in Provo to Roger and Sheila Olsen Kaufman.

Jimmy was a great son, brother, uncle and friend is now with his best friend, his mother, Sheila, who passed away a day...

Jun 2, 2013

Sheila Ann Olsen Kaufman, age 58 of Santaquin, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, June 2, 2013. She was born December 6, 1954 in Provo to Marvin Junior and Kathleen Warren Olsen. She married Roger William Kaufman March 5, 1977 in Ely, Nevada.

Sheila was a dedicated wife, mother and homemaker, raising a husband and two sons, William (Billy)...

May 23, 2013

Faron Wesley Brandon of Santaquin, Utah departed this life May 23, 2013 at the age of 32. Faron started his life in Payson, Utah on September 3, 1980 to Debbie Harrington and Gary Stephen Brandon. After her marriage with Gary she married W. Dean Brook ll.

Faron loved to work at the farm in Santaquin with his...

May 12, 2013

Sherry Marie Davis, age 35 of Santaquin, returned to her loving Heavenly Father on May 12, 2013. She was born June 8, 1977 in Payson, Utah to Joseph Ray and Mary M. Castro Davis.

Sherry lived in Santaquin her entire life and graduated from Payson High School. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ...