Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Vernal, UT
Keith Eugene Davis
Jan 13, 2024
Keith Davis of Vernal, Utah passed away on Jan 13, 2024. His loved ones are composing his obituary, which you will be able to read here.
W. Jeane' Turner
Jan 12, 2024
Wilma "Jeane" Turner Brooks 65 years old left her earthly life on January 12, 2024 in Millcreek, Utah. Jeane was born on Dec 2, 1958 to Daniel W and Phylis Gale Turner. She was raised in Maeser and educated in local area schools. Jeane was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and...
Charles Ray Melancon
Jan 11, 2024
Charles Ray Melancon passed away on January 11, 2024 at the age of 92. Charles was born on January 11, 1932 to Mamie Kuebodeaux and Cyprian Buck Melancon in Crowley, Louisiana. Charles completed a Chemical Engineering Degree and a Biology Degree at Baylor University. While transferring to the University of Houston Pharmacy School, he was drafted into the Army, and...
Barbara Ann (Spears) Stewart
Jan 9, 2024
Barbara Stewart of Vernal, Utah passed away on Jan 9, 2024. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.
Adolfina "Fina" (Alvarez) Diaz-Ordaz
Jan 9, 2024
Adolfina "Fina" Diaz-Ordas of Citrus Hieghts, CA, passed away on January 9, 2024 in Vernal, Utah at the age of 85. Fina was born on April 10, 1928 to Analydia Hernandez and Reynaldo Alvarezin Mexico City, Mexico. Fina married Jose Luis Diaz-Ordaz in Tulancingo, Hidalgo Mexico. Fina enjoyed playing with her kids, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She loved the...
Noah David King
Jan 8, 2024
Noah David King, infant son of Tommy Faircloth & Nakota King, entered and left this world on January 8, 2024. Graveside services for Noah will be held January 12, 2024 at 3:00pm in the Dry Fork Cemetery. Services under the direction of the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home.
Magnolia Gagamoe Mauga Tivao
Jan 8, 2024
Magnolia Gagamoe Mauga Tivao, age 44 of Vernal, passed away on Monday January 8, 2024 at the George E. Wahlen VA Hospital in SLC. Funeral services for Magnolia will be held Saturday January 13, 2024 at 1:00pm at the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home. Visitation for family and friends will be held Friday from 6:00pm ~ 8:00pm and Saturday...
Anna Mae (Oviatt) Oldson
Jan 3, 2024
Anna Mae (Oviatt) Oldson passed away on January 3, 204 at the age of 86. Ann was born on January 9, 1937, to Sylvia (Arnold) Oviatt and Rex Oviatt in Elmo, Utah. Ann married Bert Hanson Sr., and together they had 6 children. They later divorced. Ann later met and married Robert "Bob" Oldson, the love of her life...
Cherylann Tower
Jan 2, 2024
Cherylann Tower passed away on January 2, 2024, at the age of 61. Cherylann was born on August 17, 1962, in Santa Cruz, California, to Helen Williams. Cherylann married David Marden on April 30, 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Cherylann found joy in simple pleasures. She had a passion for knitting and crocheting, creating beautiful pieces that brought...
Bernard "Buddy" Banks Myers
Jan 2, 2024
"Buddy" Bernard Banks Myers, 90, of Tuscola, MS, passed away from natural causes on January 2, 2024, in Vernal, UT. He was born on June 3, 1933, in Tuscola, MS. Buddy was known for his love of telling jokes and getting a laugh, always capturing the attention of those around him. He was the definition of a true southern gentleman....
Patricia Ann (Hassler) Bingham
Dec 31, 2023
Patricia Ann Bingham, age 72, of Vernal, was reunited with her loving husband George and her Heavenly Father on December 31, 2023. Pat was born January 12, 1951, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Frank and Marcella Hassler. She had two brothers, Michael (Helen) Hassler and Christopher Hassler. She was married and sealed to George Herman Bingham on April 4, 1972,...
Janet Anderson (Lindsay) Suddreth
Dec 31, 2023
Our beloved mother, Janet Anderson Lindsay Suddreth, age 91, passed away at her home in the Beehive House in Vernal, Utah on New Year's Eve, December 31, 2023. Janet was born on January 31, 1932 in Fort Duchesne, Utah and grew up on a homestead in Mountain Home. She graduated from Altamont High where she was a baton twirler....
Janel Renee (Martin) Kay
Dec 31, 2023
Loving Memory of Janel Renee Martin Kay We are deeply saddened by the sudden passing of our beloved mother, Janel Kay, on December 31, 2023. She died peacefully in her sleep, leaving behind a legacy of faith, love, compassion, and friendship. Janel was born on May 25, 1963 in Wichita, Kansas to Craig and Janet Martin. After her family...
Betty Ann Potter
Dec 30, 2023
Betty Ann Strickland Potter passed away peacefully December 30, 2023 at the age of 86, surrounded by her loving family. Betty was born in Sterling, Colorado on May 7, 1937 to Robert and Lucille Strickland. Her birth was a double blessing as she was the second born of a pair of twins. She attended schools in Haxtun, Colorado. While...
William Joy Smedley
Dec 26, 2023
William 'Joy' Smedley, age 73 of Vernal, Utah passed away on Tuesday December 26, 2023. A private family gathering will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be shared at www.AshleyValleyFuneralHome.com. Arrangements under the direction of the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home. A full obituary will be posted soon, please check back.
Olive Claire (Patrick) Douglas
Dec 19, 2023
Olive Claire Patrick Douglas passed away on December 19, 2023 at the age of 95. Olive was born on May 25, 1928 to Opal Leota Lozier Patrick and Ernest Ester Patrick in Texon, West Texas. Olive met Raymond Eugene Douglas at Corpus Christi Lake, then known as Lake MacAllen, near MacAllen, Texas. After a year of courtship, Olive and...
Sheila Jane Belcher
Dec 16, 2023
Sheila Jane Spruell Belcher, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away in Provo, Utah on December 16, 2023, after a brief illness. Sheila was born on October 2, 1946, in Los Angeles, California to Bernie and Thelma Spruell. She graduated from John Burroughs High School where she was a song leader. She lost her father...
Mary C. Karren
Dec 15, 2023
Mary C. Palleria Karren, 86, of Vernal, Utah passed away Friday, December 15, 2023. Mary was born at home in Blackfoot, Idaho on June 30, 1937 to Giovanni "John" Baptiste Palleria and Elisabetta Maria Panzarella Palleria. She was the fifth of four living children. As a child, Mary's family moved to Firth, Idaho where she grew up and attended...
Larry Jedd Knight
Dec 14, 2023
Larry J. Knight passed away on December 14, 2023 at the age of 90. Larry was born on January 9, 1933 to Sarah and LaVoy Knight in Salina, Utah. Larry married Lyle Massey on June 8, 1954 in Cedar City, Utah. Larry enjoyed horseback riding, farming, telling jokes, working in the temple, and helping others. He was a decorated...
Roland Dee Horrocks
Dec 8, 2023
Roland Dee Horrocks, age 60 of Roosevelt, Utah passed away on December 8, 2023 peacefully surrounded by his family at The Villa in Roosevelt. Roland was born September 20, 1963 at Fort Wolters in Mineral Wells, Texas, to Floyd A. and Maxine Porter Horrocks of Neola, Utah. Roland was blessed with a beautiful daughter, Emerald Rose. She meant the...
