Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Utah County, Utah

William Edward Barry Mayo

William Edward Barry Mayo

Aug 31, 2026

William Edward Barry Mayo passed away peacefully on August 31st. Barry was born April 1, 1930 to Verena Haney Mayo and Reginald Sydney Mayo in Ottawa Canada. He spent his childhood in Ottawa and his youth in Gatineau. 

Although Barry excelled in academics, he was an avid outdoor enthusiast. Almost all of the stories he told of his youth were of...

James Kevin Moore

James Kevin Moore

Sep 16, 2026

Dr. James Kevin Moore, 69, passed away peacefully at home in Springville, Utah on September 16th, 2026, surrounded by family and loved ones. Born on May 28th, 1957 in Seattle, Washington, Jim was the son of Leonard Maurice Moore and Elizabeth Hansen Moore. The youngest in the family, he grew up alongside his three sisters, Linda (Moore) Jardine, Kathleen (Moore)...

Deann Harris

Deann Harris

Sep 15, 2026

Deann Rowley Harris

Our loving mother, Lucy Deann Rowley Harris, age 79, of Santaquin, Utah, returned to her Heavenly Father on September 15th, 2026. Deann was born to Albert Marvin Rowley and Lucy Lavern Prestwich, on October 26th, 1946, in Provo, Utah. 

Deann was one of four children, having two older brothers, Albert and Vern, and one younger sister, Jeana. She was...

Philip James Heineman

Philip James Heineman

Sep 13, 2026

Philip James Heineman

July 5, 1951 — September 13, 2026

Philip James Heineman, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, September 13, after several years of declining health.

Phil was born on July 5, 1951, in Bluffton, Ohio, to Harry and Adelaide (McGinnis) Heineman. The fourth of ten children, he grew up in Port...

Cecelia Barbara Fairholm

Cecelia Barbara Fairholm

Sep 4, 2026

Cecelia Barbara Fairholm

December 10, 1933 ~ September 4, 2026

With great sadness, we share that Cecelia Barbara Faiholm passed away on September 4, 2026. Born on December 10, 1933, Barbara always dreamed of having a large, loving family. After she married the love of her life, Rulon Fairholm, on January 18 1952, they would eventually have five children and settle in...

Helen Rose Higginson Jeppson

Helen Rose Higginson Jeppson

Sep 3, 2026

Helen Rose Higginson Jeppson passed away on September 3rd, 2026 due to causes of age. She was 101 years and 6 months old when she returned to her home in heaven. Helen is at peace now, reunited with her family in the spirit world. She was born on February 25, 1925 in her paternal grandmother’s home in Logan, Utah to...

Shirley Faye Glines

Shirley Faye Glines

Sep 1, 2026

Shirley Faye Brown Glines, 91½ years old (she always included the half), passed away on September 1, 2026, in Provo, Utah, surrounded by her loving family. She experienced a joyful reunion with her sweetheart, Donald; her daughter, Cynthia; her son, Bradley; and many other beloved family members and friends who had gone before her.

Shirley was born on December 18, 1934,...

Jan Marie Hortman

Jan Marie Hortman

Aug 31, 2026

Jan Marie Hortman, 78, passed away August 31, 2026 at her home in St. George surrounded by her loving family. Jan was born September 23, 1947 to Bill Williams and Dorothy Krone Williams in Provo, Utah.

She attended St. Francis grade and high school, and then the University of Utah. She found a passion in her ownership of Ace Rents, where...

Berkeley Terry Compton

Berkeley Terry Compton

Aug 30, 2026

Berkeley Terry Compton was born on April 3, 1940, in Weiser, Idaho, to Mary Nola Chandler and Asa Berkeley Compton. The third of twelve children, Terry grew up moving throughout the country, carrying especially fond memories of his time in Yakima and Toppenish, Washington.

At fifteen, his family relocated to Columbia, South Carolina. There, Terry met his future wife, Lillie Deaton...

Parley Allan Petersen

Parley Allan Petersen

Aug 29, 2026

My wife firmly recommended that I write my obituary, so here goes.

I, Parley Allan Petersen, was born 17 January 1936 in South Gate, Los Angeles, California to Dr. Parley Alexander and Grace Trevithick Petersen. My parents were delighted with my arrival ten years after they had married, and two years later my sister Eleanor arrived. We grew up in the...

Claire Austin DeWitt

Claire Austin DeWitt

Aug 26, 2026

A webcast of the service will be available at www.walkersanderson.com.

Claire Austin was born on August 29th, 1945, to Lillian and Edwin. She felt blessed to have grown up in Laguna Beach, California, where she spent summer days climbing the tree out back to see if the flags in the surf would allow her to head down for a swim at...

Shizuka Okawa

Shizuka Okawa

Aug 26, 2026

Shizuka’s humble beginnings began in Aomori, Japan on January 16, 1948, born to Kametoshi and Tomi Sato. While attending Aomori Central High School, she was baptized into a Protestant Church. Upon graduating from high school, she attended Akenohoshi Junior College, a Catholic institution, where she graduated valedictorian and was granted a full scholarship to attend post graduate courses for one...

Max Glover Ivie

Max Glover Ivie

Aug 25, 2026

The well-beloved Max Glover Ivie, age 82, passed away on August 25th, 2026, at 12:07 in the morning, encircled by family and loved ones.

Max was born on March 3, 1944, to Virgil June Ivie and Delna Glover in Provo, Utah. He was the youngest of 5 sons, and was taught the gospel of Jesus Christ and the value of hard...

David Rulon Fairholm

David Rulon Fairholm

Aug 24, 2026

David Rulon Fairholm, born on June 19, 1956, passed away peacefully on August 24th at his childhood home in Orem, Utah, at the age of 70.

David is fondly remembered by his children, Kori Lowe, Kristin Cotant, and Kallie Vest. He is predeceased by his beloved son, Troy Fairholm. His mother, Barbra, survives him, while his father, Rulon, and siblings Susan...

Jan Squire

Jan Squire

Aug 23, 2026

Our much-loved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, Jan Thurgood Squire, age 76, passed away Sunday, August 23, 2026 in Provo, Utah. She was born in Provo, Utah, to Jack and LaGean Thurgood on September 28, 1949, and has resided in Orem, UT for the last 54 years.

Jan attended Orem High School. She was a ferocious member of the tennis team,...

Lola Sharon Richman

Lola Sharon Richman

Aug 22, 2026

Lola Sharon Richman, age 90, passed away at the Summerfield Retirement home in Orem, Utah on Aug 22nd at 5:08 pm, surrounded by family members.

Lola Sharon Holt was born on Dec. 19, 1935, to William Samuel Holt and Lona Littledike Holt in Trenton, Utah. Sam and Lona welcomed their 2nd child. Sharon’s older brother, Ralph was 2 ½ years old.

During...

George Joseph Woffinden

George Joseph Woffinden

Aug 21, 2026

IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE JOSEPH WOFFINDEN

George Joseph Woffinden died on the afternoon of Friday, 21 August, 2026 in Orem, Utah at the age of 96. He was born 15 May, 1930 in Cedar City, Utah and was the third child born to Franklin Bramwell Woffinden and Lexia Vaneese Harris within a blended family of 10 children. He is preceded...

David Lee Campbell

David Lee Campbell

Aug 20, 2026

David Lee Campbell, 66 years old, passed away on Thursday, the 20th of August, at his home in Provo, Utah, surrounded by his family and friends. He was preceded in death by his mother, Shirley Dawn, and father, Donald James Campbell. He was born in Joliet, Illinois, and moved with his family to Anaheim, California, at age two. David suffered...

Daniel Keith Christopherson

Daniel Keith Christopherson

Aug 19, 2026

Daniel Keith Christopherson

March 24, 1981 – August 19, 2026

Dan showed up in the world on March 24, 1981, right as spring was waking up the valley beneath the Wasatch Mountains—a much-anticipated baby boy for David and Terri Christopherson and a new little brother for Jodi. Nobody knew it yet, but those mountains were going to become his whole life.

He was...

Douglas John Pusey

Douglas John Pusey

Aug 18, 2026

Douglas “Dug” John Pusey, 71, passed away at his home in Provo on August 18, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Throughout his battle with colon cancer, he faced each day with faith, humor, and courage before returning to his heavenly home.

Doug was born on June 21, 1955, in American Fork to Earl Fisher Pusey and Blanche Gardner Pusey. The...