Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Vernal, UT
Gillette Keith Ferguson
Oct 24, 2017
Gillette Keith Ferguson lived a life of service to his Lord, family, friends and community through his vocational abilities as a master mechanic and fabricator and his attitudes of love, stewardship and service. In the short 61 years of life on this earth his joy was clearly seen around family and friends while being outdoors, snowmobiling, camping and 4-wheeling. He...
Luanne Hall Searle
Oct 23, 2017
LuAnne was born June 29, 1937, to Norman and Alice Hall, loving parents who taught their three daughters the value of hard work and charity. She paid her way through college by selling her home grown cucumbers. She attended Ricks College for two years in Rexburg, Idaho and then moved to Logan, Utah where she met her lucky future husband...
John Truitt Wood Jr
Oct 23, 2017
John Truitt Wood Jr. passed away on October 24, 2017 at the age of 52 in Nevada. John was born December 16, 1964 in Odessa, Texas to Jean Peters and John T. Wood Sr. John loved hunting, fishing, family barbeques, horses, country music, trucking, and mountain man rendezvous. John was a co-owner of MQJ Farms and Logistics.John is survived by...
Nellie Loraine Harrison
Oct 18, 2017
Our dear mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and aunt, Nellie Loraine Harrison returned to her heavenly home, surrounded by her family, at the age of 85 on October 18, 2017 in Vernal, Utah.Nellie was born March 29, 1932 to Melvin Henry Roberts and Elmira Aurelia Allred in Cedar View, Utah. She was one of 10 children. She married the love of...
Minnie Phyllis Hunting Schulthes
Oct 16, 2017
Minnie Phyllis Hunting Schulthes, age 90, passed away peacefully October 16, 2017 at the Senior Villa in Roosevelt, Utah. She was born December 18, 1926 in Vernal, Utah to Earl Everett and Phyllis Pearl Williams Hunting. She was the third child and only girl in a family of eight. She married Mark Jay Schulthes on June 1, 1953. They had...
Dennis Dee Lamoreaux
Oct 15, 2017
Dennis Lamoreaux, 67, husband, father, grandfather, and dear friend to all, passed away peacefully on October 15, 2017 at home. He was diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer 40 days earlier on Sept 6th.Dennis grew up in Dugway, Utah where he met and married the love of his life, Debbie. In 1978 during the oil boom, Dennis and his family moved to...
Timothy Gene Frost
Oct 14, 2017
Graveside services for Timothy Gene Frost, age 61, will be held Thursday, October 19th at 11:00 A.M. at the Lapoint Cemetery. A viewing will be held Thursday morning 9:00-10:30 A.M. at the Ashley Valley Funeral Home (410 North 800 West). Services are under the care and direction of the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home.
Naomi Ruth Lay Anderson
Oct 11, 2017
Ruth was born on January 16, 1927, in Pleasant View, Arkansas to William Herbert and Etta J. Brown. Ruth passed away at her home in Vernal on Wednesday, October 11, 2017, after a short illness.Ruth Lived her childhood in Arkansas with her family until she met and later married Jack Lay on May 12, 1944. Ruth and Jack moved to...
Chuck Pope
Oct 8, 2017
Chuck Pope passed away on October 8, 2017 in Vernal, Utah at the age of 68. Chuck was born December 15, 1948 to Herald and O'Rita Oaks Pope in Vernal, Utah. He married Connie Jene Singleton on November 1, 1971 in Salt Lake City, Utah.Chuck's hobbies included fishing, hunting and wildlife photography. He loved laughing and spending time with his...
Tedi Allen
Sep 27, 2017
Graveside services for Tedi Allen, age 46, of Vernal, wife of Jeff Allen, will be held Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 12Noon at the Meeker Cemetery in Meeker, CO. Services are under the direction of the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home.
Clark Boy Abegglen
Sep 25, 2017
Clark Boy Abegglen age 91, returned home to his Heavenly Father on Sept. 25, 2017 at his home in Vernal, Utah. Clark was born on Jan. 16, 1926 to Lawrence and Edlean Abegglen in Vernal, Utah. Clark was a World War 2 Veteran, he served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. Clark married Arva Mary Atwood on...
Doug Yourdon
Sep 19, 2017
Marvin Douglas (Doug) Yourdon, 63, went to his heavenly home on September 19, 2017 in Vernal, Utah. Doug was born in Vernal, Utah on July 25, 1954 to Marvin H. and Ethel Yourdon. Doug grew up in Fruita, Colorado. He worked in the oil industry for many years as a Service Specialist before retiring a couple of years ago. Doug...
James "Jim" Gordon Montgomery
Sep 16, 2017
James "Jim" Gordon MontgomeryFebruary 24, 1930 ~ September 16, 2017James "Jim" Gordon Montgomery passed away peacefully Saturday, September 16, 2017 in Vernal, Utah. He was 87 years old.Jim was born to John Russell Montgomery and Edith LaVerne Anderson February 24, 1930 in Floriston, California.When Jim was young the family moved to Vernal, where Jim had lived off and on most...
Annette Smuin Smith
Sep 10, 2017
Ms. Annette Smuin / Smith passed to the other side peacefully on September 10th, 2017. Annette was born to Robert Lyle Smuin and Nora Jane MacKnight in Vernal Utah on December 14th 1957. She was preceded in death by her first born son Roy Clifford Morgan, Brother Gilbert (Gib) Smuin, Sister Janet Faye Stills (Smuin), Mother Nora Jane Redfield, Father...
Verna Gale Scott
Sep 5, 2017
Verna Gale Scott passed away September 5, 2017 after a valiant battle with cancer. She taught us that hope, faith and determination can work miracles. She was told her first treatment would more than likely kill her and the doctors did not expect her to make it to her next appointment three weeks later, but she did.Verna was born April...
Eva Reynolds York
Aug 31, 2017
Our beloved wife, mother, sister and grandmother, Eva Reynolds York passed away August 31, 2017 at her home in Vernal, Utah.Eva was born in Roosevelt, Utah on June 18, 1929, the youngest child of Crystal Beers and George Lynn Reynolds, and was a longtime resident of Vernal. Eva married her high school sweetheart, Jesse Raymond York, on May 15, 1948...
Alfred Pearl Marshall
Aug 29, 2017
Alfred Pearl Marshall, age 94, passed away on August 29, 2017 in Vernal, Utah. Al was born on September 10, 1922 in Yuma, Colorado to LR Marshall and Dora Petrie Marshall.He married the love of his life Bernis Wise on March 16, 1947. They started their lives together in Colorado. There the both completed their education getting their BS degrees....
Lila H. Redding
Aug 23, 2017
Lila Redding passed away August 23, 2017 at the age of 76. She was born July 26, 1941 to Lile Hunting and Vera Oaks Hunting. She married Keith Redding July 12, 1959. Lila worked for Uintah School District as an Aid and Secretary in the schools. She later moved to the District Office where she retired. She was happiest spending...
Joseph Weyerman
Aug 19, 2017
Joseph J. Weyerman was born in Manti, Utah on February 29, 1936 and diedAugust 19, 2017 at the age of 81 years young.On June 14, 1960 Joe married Glenda Patterson in the Logan Temple and there they began their life together. Joe loves his family and all his efforts were for the benefit of his family. He is a member...
Zola Marie Hanberg
Aug 16, 2017
On August 16, 2017 Zola Hanberg passed from this life and returned to her heavenly home. Zola was born in Upalco, Utah on November 4, 1927. She grew up in Upalco but lived her adult life in Vernal, Utah. Zola lived a good life and served well. She will be greatly missed by friends and family.She is survived in death...
