OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for St. George, & Washington County, UT.

Terry Brent Cluff

Terry Brent Cluff

Oct 25, 2026

Terry Brent Cluff, 84, passed away peacefully at home, on Sunday, October 25, 2026.

Terry was born on January 20, 1942, in Provo, Utah. As a child, Terry moved to Boise, Idaho where he had an adventurous childhood on his family's farm. He loved moving irrigation pipe and had the job of milking the cows each day after school. These jobs...

Alice Pauline "Polly" Hiner Righetti

Alice Pauline "Polly" Hiner Righetti

Oct 20, 2026

Alice Pauline “Polly” Righetti, 95, of St. George, Utah, passed away on October 20, 2026, at Snow Canyon Assisted Living. She was born on September 13, 1931, in Laverne, Oklahoma, to Charles Everett Hiner and Alice Shraeder Hiner. Pauline was one of eight children. The Hiner family had settled in the Oklahoma Territory in the late 1800s to work the...

Wesley W Powell

Wesley W Powell

Oct 12, 2026

Wesley W. Powell, 81, of Leeds, Utah, passed away on October 12, 2026, in St. George, UT. Born in Price, Utah on July 28, 1945 to David S. and Verla Wittwer Powell. Wes was the middle of seven children and learned early the value of hard work on the family farm in Wellington, UT.  His family later moved to Las...

Manuel Eduardo Araque

Manuel Eduardo Araque

Sep 29, 2026

Manuel Eduardo Araque León

March 31, 1941 – September 29, 2026

Manuel Eduardo Araque León, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend, passed away on September 29, 2026, in St. George, Utah, at the age of 85.

Eduardo was born on March 31, 1941, in Quito, Ecuador. He was a man of deep faith who loved his family, music, friendship, and the gospel...

Virginia Sue Black

Virginia Sue Black

Sep 26, 2026

Virginia Black, born on September 23, 1983, in Murray, Utah, passed away on September 26, 2026, in St. George, Utah. She was the daughter of George and Vickie Black, and mother of Madisyn and Trinity Black. Virginia lived with a strong determination and passion: whatever she set her mind to, she accomplished.

Her childhood in Utah was filled with outdoor adventures...

Stephen Bruce Peterson

Stephen Bruce Peterson

Sep 23, 2026

Stephen Bruce Peterson

December 1, 1945 – September 23, 2026

Stephen Bruce Peterson—husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, craftsman, mentor, outdoorsman, football fanatic, teaser, and perhaps the original “influencer”—passed peacefully from this life on September 23, 2026, at approximately 6:20 p.m., surrounded by his wife and children.

Steve was born December 1, 1945, in Phoenix, Arizona, to Robert Sreeve and Shirley Jane Peterson. From his...

M. Kent Christopherson

M. Kent Christopherson

Sep 22, 2026

M. Kent Christopherson was born April 9, 1937, at the Crane Maternity Hospital in Provo, Utah. He passed away peacefully on September 22, 2026, in St. George, Utah, surrounded by his loving family.

Kent grew up at the Provo Airport, where his parents, Lucile W. and Merrill D. Christopherson, founded and operated Provo Flying Service from 1940 to 1961. There, Kent...

Carol Ann Sherwood

Carol Ann Sherwood

Sep 18, 2026

Carol “Ann” Kahler Sherwood, age 83, died September 18, 2026 in Washington City, UT. Ann was born June 16, 1943 in Salt Lake City, UT to Leroy and Carol Seegmiller Young.

Ann spent most of her childhood and teenage years in Nevada before her family moved to Fairbanks, Alaska where she attended Lathrop High School for her senior year. There, she...

Marsha Gae Smith

Marsha Gae Smith

Sep 17, 2026

Marsha Gae Milne Smith

**September 21, 1950 – September 17, 2026**

Marsha Gae Milne Smith loved deeply, gave generously, stayed busy, and rarely met a quilt store she didn't want to visit. She passed away peacefully on September 17, 2026, just four days shy of her 76th birthday.

Marsha was born on September 21, 1950, in St. George, Utah, to Willard and Ruth...

Marsha Lou Morrow

Marsha Lou Morrow

Sep 13, 2026

Marsha Lou Woolf Morrow

November 12, 1947 – September 13, 2026

Marsha Lou Woolf Morrow passed away peacefully on September 13, 2026, at the age of 78. Marsha lived the majority of her adult life in Centerville and Bountiful, Utah, before spending the final 18 months of her life in St. George, Utah.

Family was at the heart of Marsha's life. Her greatest...

Michael Charles Leach, Sr.

Michael Charles Leach, Sr.

Sep 12, 2026

Michael Charles Leach Sr. passed away following complications related to Parkinson’s disease and dementia on Saturday, September 12, at the Southern Utah Veterans Home, with his son at his side.

Mike was preceded in death by his father, Teddy; his mother, Katie; his brother, Jim; and his sister, Judy.

He is survived by his son, Michael Jr.; his grandson, Brenden; his granddaughters,...

Blaine Norman Awerkamp

Blaine Norman Awerkamp

Sep 3, 2026

Blaine Norman Awerkamp was born April 18, 1938, to Edward P. Awerkamp and Esther L. Bingham in Bell, California.

Blaine grew up in Whittier, California, and met Charlene (GeeGee) Edmunds at church activities when they were teenagers. They both attended BYU, where their relationship began. They were married in 1960 and filled the next 59 years with love and laughter. He...

Vincent S Adams

Vincent S Adams

Sep 2, 2026

Vincent S Adams died peacefully surrounded by his family on September 2., 2026. He was born on February 1, 1951, in Cedar City Utah, to Sherwin and Patricia Vincent Adams. Vince was raised in Enterprise where he spent many hours farming with our dad. He graduated from Enterprise High School in 1969, where he enjoyed participating in high school sports....

Elaine Barton

Elaine Barton

Aug 28, 2026

Elaine Barton

July 8, 1953 – August 28, 2026

Elaine Barton, lovingly known for many years as “Andy Lane” and later as “Candy Lane” because she always had a treat to share, passed away peacefully in her home at the age of 73. Elaine came into this world with her own unique way of seeing things. She loved the Beatles and Elvis,...

Barbara Lee Raynes

Barbara Lee Raynes

Aug 26, 2026

Alice Barbara “Dede” Palo Lee Raynes, age 96, passed away peacefully in her Saint George home on August 26, 2026 from age related conditions. Barbara was born October 14, 1929 to Grace Irene Killorn and John Emil Palo in Great Falls, Montana. She joined the Palo family on the ranch near Fort Shaw, Montana where her older brother, John Allen...

Norma Angélica Silva de Santana

Norma Angélica Silva de Santana

Aug 24, 2026

Norma Angélica Silva de Santana

Abril 21,1971 - Agosto 24, 2026

Nuestra querida madre, Norma Angélica Silva de Santana, nació el 21 de abril de 1971, hija de José Juan Silva Pérez y Margarita Aguilar Gómez. Creció en Cuernavaca, Morelos, México, donde pasó su infancia y juventud, rodeada de su familia, sus raíces y la cultura que siempre formaría parte de ella.

A...

William John Seare, Jr. M.D.

William John Seare, Jr. M.D.

Aug 19, 2026

Bill Seare passed away on August 19, 2026, at home, with his family around him. He was 79.

He was born in Salt Lake City, UT. He graduated from Skyline High School in 1965 and from the University of Utah in 1969, following his grandfather, and joined over the years by his siblings, his son, his granddaughter, and his niece. Four...

Nancy Carrel Crane

Nancy Carrel Crane

Aug 13, 2026

Nancy Carrel Wendler Crane was born on June 3, 1942, in Newark, New Jersey, to William John Wendler and Eulalie Carrel Wendler. She grew up in Pittsfield, Illinois, where she attended East School, Higbee Jr. High, and Pittsfield High School.

From an early age, Nancy had a love for creating things and bringing people together. As a young woman, she was...

Alice Ann Yeargin

Alice Ann Yeargin

Aug 11, 2026

Washington, UT – Alice Ann (Pugh) Yeargin, age 89, passed away peacefully in her sleep on August 11, 2026 at Primrose Retirement Community in Washington, UT where she lived since July, 2024. Alice, fondly referred to as “Nana”, is survived by all five of her children: Harry Alvin Yeargin, Jr. (Holly), Donna Lynn Head (Koko), David William Yeargin, Michael Scott...

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