Obituaries
On February 26, 2025 our much loved brother, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather completed his earthly mission and returned home to his Heavenly Father and many loved ones.
John Edward Stevens was born November 16, 1940 in Moab, UT to Leonard Merrill and Evvie Elizabeth Stevens. He was the...
Funeral Services for Alma Jean Sutherland, 77, will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chapel in Monument Valley, UT. Interment will be at the Monument Valley Cemetery. A reception will be held following the services.
Alma was born on...
Callie Jo Beeson, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and devoted advocate for others, passed away peacefully on March 1, 2025. She was born on December 16, 1951 in Farmington, NM to Wanda May Foutz and Cal Woodruff Foutz.
Callie married the love of her life, Wayne Frank Beeson,...
Sandra Brown Skouson died March 1, 2025, 15 years plus one day after her beloved husband Garth.
She was born August 10, 1939 in St. Anthony, ID, the oldest of seven children born to George Smith Brown, a mechanic and farmer, and Ruth Ricks Brown, a nurse.
Sandra was a farm girl, growing up in...
Christopher McNeal Coder, 69, died in Flagstaff, AZ after a sudden illness on Saturday, February 22, 2025.
Chris was born October 27, 1955 in Moline, IL to Jack and Bev Coder. He attended United Township High School and Augustana College, where he studied geology, igniting a lifelong passion for...
On February 18, 2025, our beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather and husband breathed his last breath.
Tomas (Thomas, Tom) Belisario Garcia, our cherished cowboy, was born in Coyote, NM in 1936 to Jose Thomas Garcia and Suzana Lobato.
He made his first trip to La Sal in 1954, after his...
Troy James Eberling was born on June 12, 1977 in Colorado Springs, CO to Jim A. Eberling and Gloria Annette (Smith) Eberling. Troy passed away on January 28, 2025.
Troy was raised in Magna, UT. He received his early education at Magna Elementary School and graduated from Cyprus High School, where...
Lynn Henry Stevens, 88, died peacefully on February 5, 2025 at his home in Blanding, Utah after a year-long battle with cancer.
Lynn was born at home in Blanding on September 16, 1936. He is the son of Brigham and Afton Stevens and the youngest of six children.
Growing up he participated in sports...
Mark Ward Sheets, our beloved son, brother and uncle, passed away peacefully on the early morning of Saturday, February 1, 2025 at his home in La Sal, Utah.
Born on December 14, 1962 in Moab, Utah to Ervin Sheets and Ruth Sheets Thayn, he was the oldest of four children.
Mark beat the odds in many...
Dennis Duane Christensen was born to Ray and Olive Melissa Jarvis Christensen on June 12, 1939. He passed away in Snowflake, AZ on January 10, 2025.
His father died when he was six, leaving his mother with 9 children at home and a small government pension. He would say, “I was born in Monticello in...
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