OBITUARIES

Ruth Carol  McCloy

Ruth Carol McCloy

Sep 9, 2012

Our precious mother, Ruth Carol Brown McCloy, was born in Davisville, Idaho, on December 25, 1918. Her birth into eternity was September 9, 2012. She lived a joyful, happy life and made the path of others easier because she was there at the crossroads of their lives. She served so unselfishly. Family was important to mom. She loved being a...

Elaine   Fluhman

Elaine Fluhman

Sep 8, 2012

Elaine Gull Fluhman, 97, died Saturday, September 8, 2012, in Bountiful, of natural causes. She was born April 16, 1915 in Meadow, Millard County, Utah, to Charles Robert and Martha Martin Gull. She was one of ten children born to Charles and Martha. During her early childhood, the Gull family moved from Meadow to Willard, Utah, where Elaine grew to...

Alice   Hess

Alice Hess

Sep 8, 2012

Our dear, sweet mom, Alice, peacefully left us to join her eternal sweetheart, Vern, on Saturday, September 8, 2012. She was living with her daughter in West Point, Utah at the time of her passing. Mom was born in Bountiful, Utah on May 8th, 1922. She was the seventh of thirteen children born to Edward Emery Mitchell and Luella Willey....

Julia Billy  Rodgers

Julia Billy Rodgers

Sep 6, 2012

Julia Billy Thompson Rodgers, age 79, passed away Thursday night September 6, 2012 following a courageous battle with a long term illness. Born September 22, 1932 in Green River, Utah, the daughter of Rowland Pierce and Pearl Hanks Thompson. She married Merlyn Royce Rodgers on October 10, 1949. Julia was a member of the LDS Church and loved to serve....

Sharon   Keate

Sharon Keate

Sep 6, 2012

Sharon Keate was born December 16, 1941 and passed away September 6, 2012. She grew up in Garfield, Magna, and in Salt Lake City. She met Terrill Keate when she was 15 years old, and they were married on July 7, 1962 in Magna, Utah. Shortly after getting married they moved to Vacaville, California, where their first child, Steve, was...

Weymoutn   Anderson

Weymoutn Anderson

Sep 5, 2012

Biography Weymouth William (Andy) Anderson peacefully passed away on September 5, 2012. He was comfortable and alert to the last and was giving his best effort to recover from a fall. Weymouth was born in Swedetown, a small suburb in northern Salt Lake City on June 10, 1922 to Henry Carl Anderson and Lenora Newbold. He was a member of...

Wella   Fuchs

Wella Fuchs

Sep 4, 2012

Wella Johanne Fuchs (Oma)

Wella Johanne Schaarschmidt Fuchs, age 90, passed away September 4, 2012 in West Valley City. She was born December 3, 1921 in Geyersdorf, Germany, to Paul Edwald Schaarschmidt and Olga Rosa Richter. She married Guido Rinaldo Fuchs on April 8, 1950 in Geyersdorf, Germany. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Alberta LDS Temple. Oma loved...

Robert   Svoboda

Robert Svoboda

Sep 4, 2012

Biography Robert J. Svoboda of Bountiful passed away peacefully Tuesday morning with his family by his side. Bob was born in Denver in January of 1929, after high school he served in in the Navy as a Sea Bee. He was married to the late Louise Svoboda also of Denver for 58 years raising two sons. They moved to Bountiful...

Leola   Abston

Leola Abston

Sep 3, 2012

Leola returned to her Heavenly Father and the loving arms of her parents on September 3, 2012 after a long and courageous battle with many health problems. Leola was born March 5, 1939 in Mackay, Idaho to Charles Moreland and Artella Jensen Knighton. Leola loved the LDS Church and always had a strong testimony of the Gospel. Leola loved to...

Helen   Carlsen

Helen Carlsen

Sep 1, 2012

Helen Elizabeth Smith Carlsen, age 91, passed away on September1, 2012, in Kaysville, Utah. Born May 17, 1921 to Howard Smith and Eva Koska Smith in Salt Lake City, Utah. Helen married Clifford N. Carlsen on May 19, 1946 in Elko, Nevada. She loved being on the go, lunches with friends and family or a quick round of miniature golf....

Don   Brown

Don Brown

Sep 1, 2012

Don C Brown, 79, passed away at home Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012 after a long battle with Parkinson disease. Don was born Sept. 24, 1932 in South Bountiful, Utah, to Clyde Winegar Brown and Hazel Thelma Mathison. Don attended Stoker Elm, the old South Davis Jr. High and Davis High School. He was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army, where...

Denise   Hansen

Denise Hansen

Sep 1, 2012

Denise M. Hansen passed away peacefully Saturday, September 1, 2012 in Bountiful, Utah. She was born in the small town of Dayton, Idaho on September 13, 1928 to Ruth and Kenneth Mendenhall. She has lived in Bountiful for 33 years. She worked hard her whole life taking care of her home and family, even through all the trials due to...

Joyce   Hafen

Joyce Hafen

Aug 30, 2012

Joyce Rasmussen Hafen, age 85, passed away August 30, 2012 in Bountiful, Utah. She was born January 30, 1927 to Ivin Victor Rasmussen and Sarah Etta Crowther in Fountain Green, Utah. She married Mabin Melvin Hafen on September 29, 1948 in the Manti Utah Temple.

Joyce loved shining windows, the Lawrence Welk show, music, and dancing. She worked as...

Melvin   Thain

Melvin Thain

Aug 30, 2012

Biography Melvin Clair Thain peacefully departed from this life and returned to his Heavenly Home with his family gathered at his bedside on August 30, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer. Melvin was born November 1, 1936 in Benson Ward, Utah. He was the fourth child of seven children born to George William and Ann (Lemon) Thain. Dad loved...

Melba Annie  Buttars

Melba Annie Buttars

Aug 27, 2012

Beloved wife, mother and grandmother, Melba Annie Hancey Buttars joined her Eternal Companion, Clair DeVerl Buttars, August 27, 2012. Melba was born June 10, 1923. She and Clair were married July 21, 1940 and were sealed for Time and Eternity in the Salt Lake City Temple on May 2, 1955. Clair and Melba are the parents of 10 children, 36...

Yvonne   Jacox

Yvonne Jacox

Aug 26, 2012

Yvonne Young Jacox passed away peacefully August 26, 2012, surrounded by her eternal family. She was born May 2, 1933, in Richfield, Utah to Archibald Bryant Young and Rhoda Marie Andersen; she was the youngest of three daughters. Her happiest childhood memories were of the time her family spent in their humble two room home on their farm in Venice,...

Joseph   Benzon

Joseph Benzon

Aug 25, 2012

Biography Joseph Andrew Benzon (Grandpa Joe) passed away peacefully from natural causes in Davis Hospital, with his family by his side, on August 25, 2012 after only having to spend one night away from his home. Joe was the 5th of 14 children and 1st son born to Joseph W. Benzon and Birdie Williamsen on February 20, 1926 in Salt...

Madison   Urland

Madison Urland

Aug 25, 2012

Madison Grace Urland March 27, 2009 – August 25, 2012

Madison Grace Urland, 3 ½ years old died Saturday August 25th in Logan, Utah from injuries sustained in a car accident. Madison was born March 27th to James M. Urland Jr. and Monica Merrill in Bountiful, Utah. Little girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice and that...

Ray   Jones

Ray Jones

Aug 25, 2012

Ray Elwood Jones peacefully departed from this life and returned to his heavenly home on Aug. 25th at the age of 69 after his courageous battle with a brain tumor. When he received the diagnosis —months ago, he had a tear in his eye and said, “I’ve got my ticket to go home.” From that moment on he kept a...

Carma   Crosby

Carma Crosby

Aug 24, 2012

Carma Singley Crosby passed away peacefully on August 24, 2012 in Bountiful, Utah at the age of 82. She was born June 11, 1930 in Woods Cross, Utah to Charlotte V. Hammer and William Carson Singley. She married Melvin George Crosby, March 16, 1949 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. She lived 5 years on the Cumorah farm in Palmyra,...