Joyce Beckstrom Simmons
May 30, 2024
1939 – 2024
Joyce Beckstrom Simmons passed away peacefully from complications of Parkinson’s Disease, on Thursday, May 30, 2024. Joyce was born on November 5, 1939 as the oldest child of Fern Huntington and Jack Bradford Beckstrom, both of Spanish Fork, Utah. Her father died when she was only 5 years old and her brother...
Tim Green
May 29, 2024
Tim Palmer Green passed away on May 29, 2024, in Provo, Utah. What do you say about a man named just Tim?? He would always say “I am just Tim.” He was a Vietnam war hero serving with the United States Army, Cowboy, and Horse Trainer. He was born on March 7, 1947, to Duane and Ethel Green in...
Doyle Dean Shepherd
May 29, 2024
Our beloved father, brother, uncle and friend Doyle Dean Shepherd of Spanish Fork and Indianola passed away on May 29, 2024. He was born July 31, 1962 to Verl and Sherrie Shepherd.
Doyle is survived by his children Amy (Travis) Shepherd, Jermey (Ashley) Shepherd, Cash (Brittney) Shepherd. Seven grandchildren: Desirae, Kayzlee, Waylon, Ireland, Kayden, Emma, and Nathan....
Ronald Prestwich
May 29, 2024
Ronald “Ron” Prestwich, born on June 11, 1949, in Provo, Utah, passed away on May 29th, 2024, after a courageous battle with cancer. His unwavering determination and resilience throughout his illness serve as an inspiration to all who knew him.
Ron was the beloved son of Valeen Olsen Prestwich and Lowell Melvin Prestwich, both of Orem, Utah....
Paul Dean
May 28, 2024
William Paul Dean, age 84 passed away peacefully on May 28, 2024. He was born September 21, 1939, to William Asa and Verla Mae Dean in Payson.
Paul was born in a two-room log cabin on what was then called Dead Man Hill in Payson. Paul’s father and uncles had harvested Quaking Aspen from Payson Canyon and...
Esther Frances Durrence
May 27, 2024
It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of Frances Durrence, who left us on Monday, May 27 th , 2024 at the age of 82. Frances was born August 11, 1941 to Rufus Ivey and Ruth Mae Horton in Alma, Georgia. She was the 8th of 9 children. She loved all of her brothers and sisters...
Tyson D. Peterson
May 25, 2024
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Tyson D. Peterson, who left us far too soon on May 25, 2024, at the age of 37. Born in Payson, UT, on March 28, 1987, Tyson was an ambitious soul with a funny bone and an indomitable spirit of resilience.
Tyson was a man...
Trent Quackenbush
May 24, 2024
Trent Quackenbush passed away unexpectedly at age forty on May 24, 2024. He was born October 5, 1983, in Payson, Utah.
Trent was an Eagle Scout and earned a first-degree blackbelt in Taekwondo. He later graduated as Senior Class President from Payson High School. Trent studied molecular biology at Brigham Young University but ultimately pursued a career...
Merilyn Huff Devenish
May 24, 2024
Merilyn Huff Devenish passed away on Friday, May 24, 2024. Merilyn was the fifth daughter born to Joseph Lynn Huff and Mercy Eleanor Green on November 21, 1950 in Salina, Utah. Merilyn grew up in Springville with her six sisters. In her younger years she could be found tormenting her younger sisters or being teased by her older sisters–a...
Irene Whimpey Lamb
May 23, 2024
It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of Irene Whimpey Lamb, who left us on May 23, 2024, at the age of 86.
Irene was born on October 4, 1937, in Genola, UT, in a log cabin with a dirt floor to Blaine Lewis Whimpey and Lorena Smith. From an early age, she exhibited...
Norman Larry Ray
May 23, 2024
Norman Larry Ray, 78, of St. George, Utah passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on May 23, 2024. Larry was born on December 11, 1945, in Hamilton Montana to Norman Curtis Ray and Birdie Mae Langley.
Larry loved his Montana heritage, sharing many wonderful stories of his childhood. He lived in Montana until his late...
Carla Marie Milton
May 22, 2024
Carla Marie Clark, also known as Wicanpi’ Oyate’ Winyan’ or Star Nation Woman, transitioned from this earthly realm on May 22, 2024. Born on July 25, 1989, in Provo, Utah, Carla was a delightful spirit whose love for life was as vast as the cosmos she adored. Her fascination with celestial bodies, particularly Jupiter, reflected her unique and captivating...
Iley Wayne Copeland
May 21, 2024
Iley Wayne Copeland, 66, of Salem, Utah passed away at his home on May 21, 2024, with family by his side. Iley was born in Cortez, Colorado on May 10, 1958, to John Virgel Copeland and Patty Sue Paris. He married his sweetheart Carol Jo Blake on June 20, 1980, in the Manti Temple
Iley grew up...
Matthew Dudley King
May 21, 2024
Matthew Dudley King born February 27, 1999 to Gerard King and Christie (Brierley) King in Provo Utah. He peacefully passed away in his home town of Spanish Fork on May 21, 2024.
Matthew grew up in Spanish Fork with his two sisters; Maddison and Peyton and brother Garion. He enjoyed playing video games, especially Zelda, watching movies...
Trudella Diana Mull Walton
May 20, 2024
Trudella Diana Mull Walton
June 15, 1950 – May 20, 2024
Trudella Diana Mull Walton, “Trudy,” passed away suddenly on May 20, 2024, in Spanish Fork, Utah.
Trudy’s creative and compassionate soul came to Earth in Moscow, Idaho on June 15, 1950, thanks to the efforts of her parents, John and Gladys Mull....
Nita Thomsen
May 20, 2024
On May 20, 2024, Nita Thomsen peacefully left her earthly home to join her sweetheart and husband of nearly 64 years a short five weeks after Neal’s departure. Nita was born Juanita Laverne McBride on March 14, 1941, in Susanville, California. She was the first and only child of Chester (Chet) Laverne and Juanita Monte McBride. Much to Nita’s...
Betty Llewellyn
May 18, 2024
Betty Mae Llewellyn, beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on May 18, 2024, at the age of 93. She touched the lives of many with her warmth, kindness, and unwavering love.
Born on April 11th, 1931, in the quaint town of Nephi Utah, Betty was the oldest daughter of George Harrison Chambers and Lenora Chambers...
Robert James Rowley
May 17, 2024
Robert James Rowley, affectionately known as Bob or Bobby, passed away at his home in Downey, Idaho, on Friday, May 17, 2024, at the age of 64. Born on May 4, 1960, in Seattle, Washington, to JoeAnn (Brailsford) Green and James Edwin Rowley, Bobby was the second oldest of nine siblings and two half-siblings.
As a young...
Suzannah Clarke Bayles
May 16, 2024
Suzannah was born in the Gallup, New Mexico Indian Health Hospital at 3:45 a.m. on March 24, 1977, to Alva Byron Clarke III and Shirley Woody. She was born into the Tachíí’níí clan. Her grandparents are Alva Byron Clarke II and Helen Angela Haller Clarke and John Woody and Suzie Charley Woody. She was named Suzannah after her grandmother,...
Linda Beth Winget
May 16, 2024
Linda Beth Winget, age 79, peacefully passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Payson, Utah. Linda was born to Jason Valentine and Emma Beth Nordgren on November 30, 1944, in Salt Lake City, Utah and was one of six children.
Her family moved to Monroe, Utah where she attended school and graduated from South Sevier High...
