Obituaries

Mar 25, 2023

Rowan Lochlan Russell, born March 24th, 2023, passed away in the arms of his loving parents, Ethan and Abigail Russell, at the Utah Valley Intermountain Hospital on March 25th, 2023.  From the moment he entered the world, Rowan showed strength and determination. He fought bravely to overcome the challenges preceding and ensuing his birth, and worked hard with...

Mar 24, 2023

Max William Prince, 73, of Santaquin, Utah passed away on March 24, 2023. Max was born April 24, 1949 to his parents Vernon Prince Sr. and Rosley Madell in Santaquin, Utah. Max held various jobs throughout his life. He worked as a security guard, crossing guard and he went to school for welding at Utah Tech which is the...

Mar 24, 2023

Patricia Ann Swan, known to many as mom, Pat, or Grandma Pat was born on July 17, 1949 to Gordon Whitmer Swan and Barbara Ann Naylor Swan. She passed away March 24, 2023, after a short battle with illness, surrounded by her loving family.

Patricia (Pat) was the oldest of 5 children. Her family was always the...

Mar 24, 2023

Patricia Gardner Palmer died March 24, 2023 in Taylorville, Utah.  She was born September 6, 1943 in Payson, Utah to Frank and Hannah Mae Gardner.

Patricia is survived by ex-husband, James Palmer; three children: Rodney Palmer, Colleen Carrabine, and Pennykay Blevins; and four grandchildren: Ryan Palmer-Carrabine, William Carrabine, Cassidy Carrabine and  Amelia Blevins; as well as son-in-law...

Mar 23, 2023

Our beloved and exemplary 93-year-old mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother Belén Rozo passed away in the afternoon of March 23, 2023 at a hospital in Provo, Utah, United States. She was born on August 9, 1929 in Bogota, Colombia. Daughter of Maria de los Ángeles Rozo and Pedro Pablo Bautista Gaona.

Belén was preceded in death by her...

Mar 23, 2023

Kimberly Carmen Ramirez Luna Stockwell, age 19, peacefully passed away March 23, 2023, at home surrounded by her family. Kimberly was born to Maria Elena Ramirez and Carlos Luna on April 21, 2003, in Orem, Utah. She was later adopted by her parents Cary and Cassandra Stockwell. Her thirteen siblings from both families loved her tremendously.

She...

Mar 21, 2023

With great memories and much gratitude, the Children of Margaret Dawn McGary announce the passing of their beloved mother on March 21, 2023. Margaret was born on July 6, 1934 in Saint Anthony, Idaho to George Melvin Brinkerhoff and Nina Valeria Staker.

Margaret was raised in Utah where she met her husband, Dwain McGary. They were married...

Mar 21, 2023

The mortal journey of William Mark Metzelar (Billy) came to an end on March 21, 2023 too quickly at the age of 46. His love for the Savior never wavered as he courageously battled health challenges and it is with heavy hearts that we announced  the passing of passing of our Son, Brother, Father, friend, and cousin. Billy was...

Mar 20, 2023

Gaye Cordell Cook White, 87, passed away March 20, 2023, in Ogden, Utah.

Gaye was born in Ogden, Utah to Francis Henry and Catherine Lucretia Andersen Cook on July 13, 1935. She was the third of six children who were raised on a dairy farm in Willard, Utah. Gaye attended Willard Elementary School and graduated from Box...

Mar 20, 2023

Richard Thomas Lynch was born on June 27, 1935 in Indianapolis Indiana. He was the first child born to Mary Margaret May and Paul Daniel Lynch.  He was the oldest of nine, seven boys, and two girls. He spent those early years in Indiana and Illinois doing those things that most little boys do. All the fun things like...

Mar 20, 2023

Keith lived an extraordinary life. He was born on May 5th, 1936. His parents were Archie Frank Barben and Eddys Bennett Barben. He grew up in Delta, Utah with 3 siblings: Gordon, Colleen and Linda.

His years in Delta were full of adventure and hilarious antics, but Keith was always willing to serve our Savior and was...

Mar 19, 2023

Glen Ray Spencer passed away at the age of 84, on March 19, 2023, at his home in Payson, Utah.

Glen Ray was born on June 26, 1938, in Payson, Utah to his parents Glen Milton and Ilene Wilson Spencer.  He married Linda Lee Peery Spencer on May 10, 1957, whom he later divorced.  They have three...

Mar 18, 2023

Jay Myrven Woffinden, of Payson, Utah, passed away March 18, 2023.  He was born February 15, 1951, in American Fork, Utah, to Myrven Leo Woffinden and Donna La Lita Russon Woffinden.  He grew up in Pleasant Grove, Utah, with his siblings: Gail, Janet, Karalee, and Mark.

Jay graduated from Pleasant Grove High School, then attended Provo Tech...

Mar 17, 2023

Barbara Kay Muder, 79 years and 358 days old, passed away March 17, 2023, surrounded by her family, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on March 24, 1943, in Spanish Fork, Utah. The daughter of Elmo & Erma Kay, she was the 2nd of four children. She attended Spanish Fork High School. She married Barry Vincent,...

Mar 15, 2023

Susan Benac Stevens of Spanish Fork, Utah, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and daughter, died Wednesday, March 15, 2023, after an unexpected medical event while visiting family in Plano, Texas.

Sue was born January 11, 1955, in Elmhurst, Illinois, the fourth of six children born to William and Helen Wilson Benac; and sister to Bill, Liz, Ellen,...

Mar 14, 2023

Timothy Wendell Parker and Jeannie Lyn (Peterson) Parker

Tim Parker was born on January 27, 1965, in Spanish Fork, Utah to Carlton Samuel Parker and Carol (Taylor) Parker. Tim attended Spanish Fork High School and later earned his Associates of Applied Science degree in Electrical Automation and Robotics Technology from Utah Valley University....

Mar 10, 2023

Randall “John” Peterson, 63, of Salem, Utah passed away on March 10, 2023. John was born on August 15, 1959 in Fort Benton, Montana to his loving parents Margaret Eleanor St. Peter and Neal Delano Peterson. He attended and graduated from Dixie High school.

He married the love of his life, Melanie Landon in Spanish Fork, Utah...

Mar 9, 2023

Vernile Odell Gasser was born May 5, 1934, in Payson, UT, to Ernest Wayne Gasser and Verda Leona Huff.  He passed away in the home that he built, surrounded by his loving family, March 9, 2023, in Elk Ridge, Utah, of congestive heart failure.

He graduated from Payson High School with the class of 1952.  He then...

Mar 9, 2023

Janet Bellows Youd was born the youngest of eight to John Allen Bellows and Agnes Ferguson Bellows in Orem, Utah on September 4, 1936. She spent most of her married life in Lake Shore, Utah.

Janet grew up helping with the family fruit farm in the aftermath of the Great Depression and during World War II. She...

Mar 8, 2023

Leo “Chris” Hughes, age 66, passed away Wednesday evening, March 8, 2023, at home with his family by his side.

Chris was born in Payson, Utah on July 3, 1956, to Leo Carl Hughes and Louise Hughes. He was raised and graduated in Spanish Fork, Utah in 1974. He married his high school sweetheart Cindy Baum on...