obituaries

Lupita Gatewood Harrison

October 7, 1933 ~ February 8, 2020 Lupita Gatewood Harrison, age 86, passed away peacefully and returned to her Heavenly Father and her beloved children, Christopher Harrison, Harlin H. Harrison, Jr, and Pasqualita Harrison on February 8, 2020 in Cedar City, UT. Lupita is survived by her husband,...

Shirley Palmer

August 17, 1936 ~ January 25, 2020 Shirley Palmer passed away January 25, 2020 following a short illness at the age 83 in Blanding. Shirley was born August 17, 1936 in Cortez, CO to Alma and Lila Barton Palmer. She was the second of seven children. When she was just a baby, her Aunt Laverda...

Helen Cowley Williams

September 18, 1927 ~ January 27, 2020 Helen Venola Cowley Williams passed away on Monday, January 27, 2020 surrounded by those who called her Mom, Grandma, and Great-grandma. Helen was born on September 18, 1927 in Venice, UT to Venola Ohlwiler Cowley and Francis Charles Cowley. Helen grew up in a...

Joan Merry Hatch

September 12, 1945 ~ January 25, 2020 Joan Merry (Lehman) Hatch, loving mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on January 25, 2020 at the age of 74 due to a stroke. She was born September 12, 1945 in Upland, CA to Bernice and Arthur Lehman. She was one of four girls...

Lyle S Heinz

July 21, 1934 ~ January 17, 2020 Lyle S Heinz passed away Friday, January 17, 2020 in Santa Clara, UT at the age of 85. Born to William and Bernice Heinz in their Rexburg, ID home on July 21, 1934, Lyle quickly tried to keep up with his two older brothers, Don (Marsha) Heinz and Blair (Kay –...

Sharon Ann Sidwell

January 19, 1959 ~ December 21, 2019 Sharon Ann Sidwell, 60, lost her final battle with depression and took her own life on December 21, 2019. She was born January 19, 1959 to Oscar and Lydia Boughan in Price, UT. She met and married the love of her life, Lundy, at the age of 16 and the two have...

Juan Schwartz Hansen

February 7, 1931 – January 15, 2020 Juan Schwartz Hansen was born in Rupert, ID on February 7, 1931 to parents who had settled briefly near Monticello in 1919. When circumstances forced Reno Tanner Hansen and Margaret Schwartz Hansen to relocate for a time, they found themselves missing San Juan...

Steven Albert Spring

January 8, 1949 ~ January 11, 2020 Steven Albert Spring was born on January 8, 1949 with mining in his blood. He spent his childhood in the mining camps and towns of southeastern Nevada and Utah while his father worked for various mining companies. They eventually settled into the La Sal area. ...

Joseph Francis Barton

August 11, 1926 ~ January 8, 2020 Joseph Francis Barton, 93, a lifetime resident of San Juan County, passed away January 8, 2020, at the San Juan County Hospital in Monticello, of causes incident to age. He was born August 11, 1926 at Verdure, UT to Karl Stephen and Ella Jones Barton. He was the...

Fred (Red) Robert Salisbury

May 3, 1939 ~ January 5, 2020 Fred (Red) Robert Salisbury passed away peacefully while surrounded by his family, Sunday, January 5, 2020 at Dixie Regional Hospital in St. George, UT. Red sustained a traumatic brain injury the previous day, while stepping off an excavator. He was doing what he...