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Rosalind Wheeler Grotegut

Rosalind Wheeler Grotegut

Apr 27, 2021

Rosalind Wheeler Grotegut, 68, passed away on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Rosalind was born May 1, 1952, to LaVon and Lynette Livingston Wheeler, in Payson, Utah. She was the first of five children. She grew up in Springville, Provo, and Spanish Fork, graduating from Spanish Fork High School.

Rosalind married William Bryan Grotegut on January 25, 1971,...

Jess L. Stevens

Jess L. Stevens

Apr 25, 2021

Jessie Lamar Stevens, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and son, died April 25, 2021 at his home in Spanish Fork, Utah. Jess was happiest surrounded by family chaos, and in his last days on Earth, he was visited by dozens of friends and family members, sharing their love and joyful memories of his cheerful disposition and wonderful sense of humor....

Sharon Spencer Lamb

Sharon Spencer Lamb

Apr 24, 2021

Sharon Spencer Lamb, 76, passed away in Payson, UT on Saturday, April 24, 2021 after an unexpected illness from natural causes.  Sharon was born on August 18, 1944 in Payson, UT to Glen Milton and Ilene Wilson Spencer.  She was the fourth child; Janice, Glen Ray, Dick and Sharon.  She grew up in Payson and attended school at Peteetneet,...

Gerald Bert Pidcock

Gerald Bert Pidcock

Apr 23, 2021

On April 23, 2021, Gerald Bert Pidcock, husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, teacher, and friend passed away peacefully in his home from complications related to dementia. He was 86 years old, and to the very end his sense of humor, love for people – especially his family – and the gospel of Jesus Christ was evident.

Jerry...

Ned Humphrey Hansen

Ned Humphrey Hansen

Apr 23, 2021

If I, Ned Humphrey Hansen, were to make this announcement I would say that I was born April 16, 1930, in Mammoth, Utah, to a hard-working farmer, Edmund Hansen, and Della Humphrey Hansen who passed away when I was five years old. I had the dearest 11 brothers and sisters whom I’m excited to see. I would say our...

Shane Cameron Miller

Shane Cameron Miller

Apr 22, 2021

Our lives were forever changed on April 22, 2021, when Shane Cameron Miller aka “SMiller”, 54, passed away unexpectedly, while hunting. Shane was born on June 28, 1966, and was a beloved father, husband, son, brother, and friend to all of those who knew him well.

Shane grew up in many places, but called Draper home. He...

James Edward Shaw

James Edward Shaw

Apr 20, 2021

James Edward (Jerry) Shaw quietly left his mortal shell behind on April 20, 2021 surrounded by those he loved. Jerry was born March 18, 1931 to Benjamin and Lillian Shaw in Salt Lake City, Utah. One of his earliest memories was riding his small tricycle to the end of the block at Eagle Gate and watching the cars go...

John E. Simpson

John E. Simpson

Apr 18, 2021

Graveside Services will be live-streamed here

BYU has lost one of its biggest Earthly fans! Our beloved son, brother, husband, dad, grandpa and great grandpa returned to our Heavenly Father in the early morning hours of April 18, 2021, surrounded by his family, after a long courageous battle with health issues.

John was born June...

Lynn J Youd

Lynn J Youd

Apr 15, 2021

Our devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather passed away peacefully at his home on April 15, 2021, in Lake Shore, Utah, joining his eternal sweetheart, Beverly MacKay Youd.

He was born November 21, 1930, in Spanish Fork, Utah, to J Ivan and Mathilda Peterson Youd. He was the fifth of seven children born to his parents....

Nickole Stevenson

Nickole Stevenson

Apr 15, 2021

While the world is now a little darker, heaven is far brighter as the angels welcomed their biggest sweetheart Nickole back with open arms.

Nickole Hansen Stevenson was born on May 24, 1971 to Sharon and Gary Hansen. Due to a large dispute over what to name their fourth child, Nickole came home from the hospital as...

Virginia P. Carlson

Virginia P. Carlson

Apr 14, 2021

Our beloved mother, Virginia Palmer Carlson, passed away peacefully on April 14, 2021, at the age of 82. Virginia was born in Blanding, Utah, to Guy and Ruth Palmer on June 6, 1938. She attended and graduated from San Juan High School and went on to study and receive a license as a practical nurse (LPN).  She drove a...

Mercedes Samso Tucker

Mercedes Samso Tucker

Apr 14, 2021

Mercedes Samso Tucker, 80, passed away on April 14, 2021 in her home. She was born on November 11, 1940 in Barcelona, Spain to Ramon and Matilda Perez Samso. Mercedes was home schooled during the Spanish War.

On May 19, 1966, she married David Benjamin Tucker in Lucedale, Mississippi. Together they had 3 children. She was a...

Karen Matthews Lawrence

Karen Matthews Lawrence

Apr 14, 2021

Karen M. Lawrence, 86, of  Logan, Utah, passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in Logan, Utah, of natural causes.

Born Karen Blanche Matthews on March 23, 1935, in Evanston, Wyoming, Karen was the third of four children and only daughter born to Victor Washington Matthews and Helen Blanche Marsh.

For much of her childhood, her...

Harvey Henry Jolley

Harvey Henry Jolley

Apr 13, 2021

One of the Last Real Cowboys

Harvey Henry Jolley, 83, of Spanish Fork, Utah, returned to his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. He was being cared for at Mountain View Hospital in Payson, Utah, where he was finally relieved from the suffering and pain he endured for many years.

Harvey was born June...

David Tim Jensen

David Tim Jensen

Apr 12, 2021

David Tim Jensen, our beloved “Uncle Dave” has passed away on April 12, 2021 at the age of 72. He was born in Payson on April 21, 1948 to Tim Sterling Jensen and Hazel Miller Jensen. Dave lived in the same house in Payson all of his life.

He is “Uncle Dave” to Nieces TJ Wilcock Hull...

Jack Lee Beckstead

Jack Lee Beckstead

Apr 11, 2021

Jack Lee Beckstead, age 69, our dad and grandpa, passed away at the Veteran’s Home in Payson, Utah, on April 11, 2021.  He was born September 5, 1951, in Roosevelt, Utah, a son of Aaron Toal Beckstead and Edith Adelia Reid Beckstead. He married Deborah Tsosie and together they had two sons.  They later divorced.

He served...

Dennis Jerald Drussel

Dennis Jerald Drussel

Apr 11, 2021

Dennis Jerald Drussel passed away peacefully April 11, 2021 from an intracranial hemorrhage. He was born April 25, 1944, in Payson, Utah, to Jerald A. and Gail L. Drussel and was the oldest of three boys.

Dennis grew up in Eureka, Utah, graduating from Tintic High in 1962.  He attended the University of Utah on a baseball...

Joan Stewart Lewis

Joan Stewart Lewis

Apr 9, 2021

Joan Stewart Lewis, 90, left this existence peacefully surrounded by her family. She was born June 4, 1930, in Oakley, Idaho, to John Calvin and Thea Mae Butler Stewart.  She passed away in Spanish Fork, Utah, on April 9, 2021.

She grew up in Idaho and Oregon.  She had fond memories of learning to swim in the...

Don Lee Rosenbaum

Don Lee Rosenbaum

Apr 8, 2021

Our beloved husband, father, and grandfather Don Lee Rosenbaum passed away peacefully at his home on April 8, 2021 after a short battle with an aggressive cancer. He was born in Spanish Fork, Utah on February 12, 1958 to Neal W. and Nita Halversen Rosenbaum. His childhood was filled with love, laughter, and music. Don loved his siblings and...

Jeanne P. Christensen

Jeanne P. Christensen

Apr 8, 2021

Jeanne Peery Christensen was born May 21, 1950, in Payson, Utah, to Kenvin Whitten Peery and Dawn Olivia Johnson Peery.  She passed away April 8, 2021, unexpectedly, at her home in Salem, Utah. She grew up in Payson, Utah.

She married Bryan Russell Christensen and they lived in Salem.  Jeanne loved her family, plants and working in...

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