Shea Lyn Mecham
Feb 4, 2026
Shea Lyn Mecham, 53, passed away February 4, 2026, in Provo, Utah. Shea was born to Fred James Mecham (deceased) and Patricia Robertson Boyle on November 8, 1972, in Payson, Utah. She was raised in Payson and also lived in Orem and Genola.
Shea attended Oakridge school in Provo and graduated from Spanish Fork High School in...
Annie Kathleen Whitehead
Feb 3, 2026
Annie Kathleen was born April 17, 1930 in Spanish Fork, Utah. She was the daughter of James and Rebecca Amelia Pace Nielsen. Spanish Fork was her home for her entire life. She was the youngest of 16 children. She passed away comfortably in her sleep, on February 3, 2026, of natural causes, at 95 years of age.
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Winston Leon Hemingway
Feb 3, 2026
Winston Leon Hemingway, born December 22, 1950, in Conway, South Carolina, passed away leaving behind a legacy of service, family, and quiet strength. He was the beloved son of Winston Leon Hemingway Sr. and Mary Allen Hemingway, both of whom preceded him in death.
After graduating from high school, Winston answered the call of duty and joined...
Joel Keith Burningham
Feb 3, 2026
Joel Keith Burningham, 77, of Spanish Fork, Utah, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on February 3, 2026. He was born on October 26, 1948, in Orem, Utah, to Keith Pharon and Rita Florence Anderson Burningham.
Joel grew up in Orem, Utah, and graduated from Orem High School in 1967. He briefly attended...
Lynn Roy Thackeray
Feb 3, 2026
Our beloved husband, father, brother, cousin, uncle, and friend, Lynn Roy Thackeray, passed away after a fire destroyed his home and refuge. He was born on May 5, 1955, in Salt Lake City, Utah, and began life on a homestead family ranch in Croydon, Utah. He later moved to a ranch in Scott Valley on the California–Oregon border, where...
Ronnie Darrell Branagan
Jan 31, 2026
Ronnie Darrell Branagan, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, returned peacefully to his Heavenly Father on January 31, 2026, in Salem, Utah. He was 76 years old.
Ronnie was born on September 12, 1949, in Spanish Fork, Utah, to Ronald and Shirley Branagan. He was one of five children, with brothers Michael and Steven...
Frances Van Nosdol
Jan 30, 2026
Mary Frances Van Nosdol, better known as Frances to family and friends, passed away on January 30, 2026, in Spanish Fork, Utah. She was born in Payson, Utah on July 28, 1936. She was the second child of Noal (Bud) Barnett and Nevada Wiley Barnett.
After graduating from Payson High School in 1954, Frances worked at Bradshaw...
Frank Leach
Jan 29, 2026
Frank Leach was born on January 9, 1935 in Arena, North Dakota to Edgar Ralph Leach and Edna Muriel Josephson. He has one sister, Ruth and two brothers, Ralph and Irvin. As a young child he moved with his family to the San Francisco Bay Area. This is where Frank started his entrepreneurial endeavors. Frank had a paper route...
John M. Miller Sr.
Jan 26, 2026
John M. Miller Sr., born June 12, 1939, in Black Moshannon, Pennsylvania, passed away at the age of 86. He was the son of Frank and Mary Elenor Miller.
John spent his early years in Pennsylvania before moving to California, where he attended Nordoff High School in Ojai. It was in Ojai that he married Sherry on...
Thomas Leroy Raborn
Jan 26, 2026
Thomas LeRoy Raborn, 68, peacefully passed away on January 26, 2026, in Provo, Utah. Tom was born to Neal LeRoy Raborn and Paralee Stokes on July 30, 1957, in Hemet, California. He was one of six children and was raised in California. He graduated from Madison High School in San Diego.
Tom married Darla Carlson on July...
Max Leon Carter
Jan 26, 2026
Max Leon Carter, age 84, of Payson, Utah passed away peacefully at Mountain View Hospital, Monday, January 26, 2026. He was born in Payson on September 20, 1941 to Jesse Douglas and Amber Nellie Cannon Carter.
Max spent his whole life in Payson, attending school at Peteetneet Elementary, Payson Jr. High and graduating from Payson High School...
George Alan Cox
Jan 24, 2026
George Alan Cox, 85 passed away on January 24, 2026, at home in St. George, Utah.
He was born August 14, 1940, in Springville, Utah to Wilford Bill and Muriel (Jensen) Cox.
George graduated from Springville High School, class of 1958. Following graduation, he served in the US Army and was stationed in Munich, Germany....
Eileen Cloward Butler
Jan 24, 2026
Eileen Cloward Butler, 78, of Spanish Fork, Utah passed away Saturday, January 24, 2026 in Spanish Fork. She was born August 17, 1947 in Payson, Utah to James Russell Sr. and Joyce Wadsworth Cloward. Eileen attended schools in Santaquin and Payson.
She married her sweetheart, Larry Butler on June 2, 1967 and they are the parents of...
Roberta Lavonne Talbert
Jan 22, 2026
Roberta Lavonne Talbert better known as Bobbye to family and friends passed away on January 22, 2026 in Payson, Utah. Bobbye was born in Danville, Illinois on August 20, 1934. She was the second of three daughters born to Gladys and Archie Stewart.
As a young lady, Bobbye attended college at Illinois State Normal University to become...
Gerald Ezra Hawkes
Jan 21, 2026
Gerald Ezra Hawkes, known to many as Jerry, passed away at home on a sunny winter afternoon, January 21, 2026. He loved the snowy white mountains that graced the windows of his Spanish Fork home. Only two weeks prior he had walked the mile up Scenic Drive and even hoed his rose beds prepping the “too early” buds for...
Matthew Casey Strong
Jan 21, 2026
Our world stood still this past Monday the 19th, as we received the call no parents want to hear. That our cherished daughter, Charity, was being taken by helicopter to IMC in Murray due to severe pregnancy complications with preeclampsia.
Our dear Charity and Oliver faced the reality that, at 24 weeks gestation, it was time to meet...
Karla Ann White
Jan 21, 2026
Karla Ann White, 91, quietly returned home to be with her Savior, her sweetheart, and other family members who went before her on January 21, 2026. She fought the fight, kept her faith, and endured to the end. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
Karla was born on February 28, 1934,...
Ronald Stanley Trycinski
Jan 20, 2026
Ronald Stanley Trycinski, 88, of Payson, Utah peacefully passed away at home on January 20, 2026. Ron was born to Stanley Joseph and Marjorie Ruth Brown Trycinski on March 10, 1937, in Cleveland, Ohio. He served his Catholic church as an altar boy and graduated from Holy Name High School.
Ron married Stella Cecilia Vichosky on June...
Carrie Jacobsen
Jan 20, 2026
Carrie Dawn Sharp Jacobsen graduated from this Earth life on January 20, 2026, in Payson, Utah surrounded by family. She was greeted on the other side by her husband, Terry Lynn Jacobsen, and her parents and many other loved ones. She was welcomed to this Earth on February 13, 1948, in Salt Lake City Utah to Robert D. Sharp...
Eizaac Avalos
Jan 19, 2026
Eizaac Avalos, age 16, passed away on January 19, 2026, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Visitation will be held on Friday, January 23, 2026, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 482 West 1400 South, Payson, Utah. The celebration of life will start at 6:00 p.m. and be streamed live.
The Rosary be...
