Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Utah County, Utah

William Preston

William Preston

Jun 4, 2019

Dr. William Preston died June 4, 2019, of ALS. He was born in Denver, Colorado, on June 16, 1950, to William D. Preston and Vivian Scoville Preston. Bill grew up in Raymond, Alberta, Canada, and graduated from high school in 1968. He then attended the University of Lethbridge for three years and graduated from the University of Alberta in Edmonton...

Gaylen Tolman Harmon

Gaylen Tolman Harmon

Jun 3, 2019

Gaylen Tolman Harmon passed peacefully at the age of 92, on June 2, 2019. He was surrounded by his family and loved ones.  Gaylen was born on May 13, 1927 to Walter Sperry Harmon and Laprele Tolman in Afton, Wyoming, the sixth of 14 children. He married Nelda Jean Merrell on June 2, 1951 and they had nine children.  He...

Ralph Benson

Ralph Benson

Jun 2, 2019

Robert Ralph Benson passed away on June 2, 2019 at his home just a few hours shy of his 91 st birthday.  He was born on June 3, 1928 in Parowan, Utah to William Roy Benson Sr. and Klea Gunn, and was the fourth of seven children; Sheldon, Lynn, Chester, Ralph, Eugene, Mary, and Roy.  Ralph graduated from Parowan High...

Darlene Amott

Darlene Amott

May 29, 2019

Our dear aunt, Darlene Amott, 89, passed away peacefully on May 29, 2019.  She was born April 12, 1930 to Charles Ralph Amott and Edith Lyall Eddington. Her growing up years were spent in the mid-west; Indianapolis, Chicago, and Cleveland.  These years were filled with many good times with her three big brothers.  She especially enjoyed time spent with her...

Meredith Williams

Meredith Williams

May 28, 2019

Our delightful, loving, and loved Meredith Barbara Williams passed away May 28, 2019, age 46, after an unexpected cardiac arrest. She spent her last moments, both conscious and unconscious, with beloved family members, exactly as she would have wanted. Meredith was the sixth of seven children born to Glenn and Barbara Williams. They were her greatest friends and defenders. She...

Roland Shepherd

Roland Shepherd

May 27, 2019

Roland Gerry Shepherd, 76, of Orem, peacefully passed away May 27th, 2019 in his home in Orem. He married Marcella Jean Christiansen/Newman on February 17th, 1962 in Orem, they were later sealed on April 25th, 1964 in the Manti Temple. They shared 57 wonderful years together raising a family. Roland was born in the summer of July 5, 1942 in...

Patricia Eastman

Patricia Eastman

May 27, 2019

Patricia Culmer Eastman passed away on Monday May 27, 2019 in Provo, UT. Patricia was born in Lehi, UT on September 22, 1951 to Alfred Elmer Culmer and Essie Gaisford. She married Raymond Eastman on March 8, 1975 in Elko Nevada. She had a great talent and love for a variety of hobbies such as gardening, canning, sewing and fishing....

Mildred Stahle Asay

Mildred Stahle Asay

May 25, 2019

Beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother Mildred Stahle Asay passed away peacefully on May 25, 2019 in Provo, Utah at the age of 102.   Mildred was born in Parley's Park, Utah on June 13, 1916 to George J. Stahle and Bertha Hollenweger Stahle.The fourth of seven children, she was raised on a dairy farm and went to school in a two-room...

Karen Payne

Karen Payne

May 23, 2019

Karen Marie Cowley Payne, age 58, of Chandler, AZ, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and daughter passed away in her home surrounded by her loving family on May 23, 2019 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Provo, UT on October 19, 1960 to William "Bud" Cowley and Marilyn Brown Cowley as the youngest of four children...

Verona Ferguson

Verona Ferguson

May 19, 2019

Verona Williams Ferguson died peacefully on May 19, 2019 in Orem, Utah. Born December 3, 1936 to Leah Olson Williams and Clayton Orvill Williams in Nephi, Utah. She grew up in Mills, Utah and moved to Provo, Utah where she lived for many years. She married Raymond Ferguson on May 12, 1967 in Mills, Utah. He passed away June 2006....

Jordan Chilcote

Jordan Chilcote

May 19, 2019

The world lost an angel as our beloved Jordan Mary Marvin Chilcote passed away Sunday, May 19, 2019 surrounded by her loving friends and family.  Everyone whom Jordan met came away a better person for having met her. She spent her life helping all of those around her, from her husband David and daughter Olivia, to her friends and family,...

Esther Risenmay Johnson

Esther Risenmay Johnson

May 18, 2019

Esther Risenmay Johnson, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away on May 18, 2019 at the age of 90. She was born on April 4, 1929 in Woodville, Idaho to George H. and Gladys Jensen Risenmay. Her mother passed away a few hours after her birth and her father later married Jane Lufkin. She grew up...

Phyllis Young

Phyllis Young

May 17, 2019

Phyllis F. Young, age 89, of Payson, passed away May 17, 2019. Funeral services will be Thursday, May 23, 2019, Payson 16th Ward building, 650 West 800 South, Payson, Utah. Friends may visit with family prior to the services from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. that morning at the church.  Interment will be in Payson City Cemetery, 805 East 400 North,...

Cambell Gish

Cambell Gish

May 16, 2019

Cambell Lee Gish died on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at his home in Pleasant Grove, UT. He was 18 years old and chose to end his life just two months before his 19th birthday. Cambell was born on July 17, 2000 in American Fork, Utah, to Dan and Kelly Gish. As a child he was always making his three older...

Carole Alvaretta Swan Walker

Carole Alvaretta Swan Walker

May 15, 2019

With gratitude for her remarkable life of love and service, we announce the passing of our beautiful wife and mother, Carole Alvaretta Swan Walker, 86. Carole was born May 5, 1933 in South Gate, California to George Whitmer Swan and Leona Ramsey Swan. She attended Lincoln High School in Orem, Utah.  In 1950, Carole was crowned as the first "Miss...

Lynn Gray

Lynn Gray

May 14, 2019

Lynn Hyrum Gray, age 97 of Orem, passed away May 14, 2019. Funeral services will be Saturday, May 18, 2019, 11:00 a.m., Windsor 2nd Ward, 60 East 1600 North, Orem, Utah. Friends and family may visit Friday, May 17, 2019, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Walker Sanderson Funeral Home, 646 East 800 North, Orem and prior to services on Saturday, 9:45...

Patricia Davis

Patricia Davis

May 14, 2019

Patricia Ann Davis, 78, of Provo, passed away peacefully on May 14, 2019, after a short illness. She was surrounded by her children and grandchildren, all of whom loved her. Pat was born March 17, 1941, to Jesse (Jeff) Hayward and Barbara Hiatt Bean, in Prineville, Oregon. Pat graduated from Oregon City High School where she excelled in all her...

Joyce Potter Whipple

Joyce Potter Whipple

May 14, 2019

Joyce Eloise Potter Whipple, 88, of Orem, Utah peacefully passed away at Utah Valley Hospital on May 14, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was the middle child of 3 daughters born to Lewis George Potter and Selma Emma Potter on May 18, 1930, in Leavenworth, WA. Her dad was killed in an accident working at the Grand Coulee...

Mary Rosa Clavijo

Mary Rosa Clavijo

May 11, 2019

On Saturday, May 11, 2019, Mary Clavijo, loving wife, mother and sister, passed away at the age of 77 years. Mary will be forever remembered by her husband and their precious children, Raul, Ivan, Kattia and Tania, by her grandchildren Chris, Sergio, Sofia, Mariella, Cristian, Ricardo, Kattia, Anthony, Brianna, Hope and Kairo, and by her brothers Hernan, Juan Carlos, and...

Jack Sumner

Jack Sumner

May 10, 2019

Jack Clark Sumner, 81, passed away May 10, 2019.  Jack was born December 5, 1937, in Provo, Utah, at the Crane Maternity Home.  His parents are Harold Bean and Dona Clark Sumner. His first great love was his junior high sweetheart, Eris Christine Yergensen.  They were married August 19, 1955, in Orem, Utah. They were sealed in the Salt Lake...