Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Vernal, UT
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...
Jeremy Kenneth Fountaine
Aug 15, 2017
Family, friends and all those who knew him mourn the loss of Jeremy Kenneth Fountaine, age 40, born August 20, 1976 in Provo, Utah. Known to some as "Jerms" and to others, mostly fellow truckers and coworkers as "Delmar", Jeremy died very unexpectedly in the early morning hours of Tuesday, August 15, 2017 in Vernal, Utah where he grew up,...
Doris Smith Fulkerson
Aug 13, 2017
Doris Smith Fulkerson passed away at the age of 88 on August 13, 2017 in Vernal, Utah. Doris was born June 23, 1929 to Jake and Martha Smith in Nickerson, Kansas. Doris married Clark D. Fulkerson on December 15, 1947 in Nickerson, Kansas.Doris had a spitfire personality. She was so witty even up to the end. Her little remarks had...
Linda Deans Bartel
Aug 13, 2017
Linda Rhae Deans Bartel , wife of Kim Bartel, of Vernal, Utah passed away August 13, 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born on February 20, 1958 to Rulon and Elva Mae Swett Deans. She was the youngest of five children. Her older siblings were David Allen Deans, Dallas R. Deans, Evelyn K. Deans Bergfeld, and Lauren Deans...
Leah Davies Einerson
Aug 11, 2017
Funeral services for Leah Davies Einerson, age 94, of Vernal, will be held Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. at the Glines 6th Ward Chapel (78 South Aggies BLVD). A viewing will be held Tuesday evening from 6-8P.M. at the Ashley Valley Funeral Home (410 North 800 West) and Wednesday 9:45-10:45 A.M. at the chapel. Interment will be in...
Arlene Thomson
Aug 9, 2017
Funeral services for Arlene Thomson, age 67, wife of Bill Thomson will be held Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at 11am at the Maeser 3rd Ward LDS Chapel (2575 North 1500 West). A viewing will be held Tuesday evening from 6-8pm at the Ashley Valley Funeral Home and Wed 9:45-10:45am at the chapel. Interment will be in the Maeser Fairview Cemetery...
Georgine Bond
Aug 5, 2017
Georgine Elizabeth Traber Bond was born in Kremmling Colorado, on October 29, 1924 to William J. and Dorothy E.Traber. She passed away in the Villa in Roosevelt, Utah, on August 5, 2017.During World War II, she worked at Stapleton Airbase retrofitting commercial airplanes for the war effort.In 1942 she married Jack Kier and moved to Artesia, Colorado. She and Jack,...
Joseph Don Slaugh
Aug 3, 2017
Joseph Don SlaughJanuary 8, 1930 ~ August 3, 2017Joseph Don Slaugh was born January 8, 1930 to Angus Joseph Slaugh and Mildred Annie Atwood in Vernal, Utah.Don enlisted on the U.S Army October 28, 1948 and served through October 29, 1951. On July 28, 1956 he married Chloe Givens, who was his lifelong partner, friend, and helper for 61 years.Don...
Carol Ruth Miller
Jul 28, 2017
Carol Ruth Griffin Miller passed away July 28, 2017 She was born on November 22 1937 in Plattsburgh, Missouri to Theron and Anna Russell Griffin. She was the 2nd of seven children. Her family moved to Utah when she was 9 years old. They lived in Escalante and at Ruby's Inn. She married Riley Miller in 1953. They raised their...
Mary Alice Watkins
Jul 27, 2017
Mary Alice Watkins passed away peacefully on July 27th, 2017 surrounded by loved ones. Mary Alice was born on June 18, 1930 in Duncan, Oklahoma to Mamie Ellen Pollock and Raymond Monreau Goldston. She was the youngest of three children. Her father worked in the oil refinery business and they moved many times, finally ending up in Scotts Bluff, Nebraska....
Leonard Marion Plummer
Jul 25, 2017
Leonard Marion Plummer of Rangely, Colorado joined his loving wife of 48 years in heaven on July 25, 2017, as he was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. Leonard was born March 8, 1938 to Marion and Emily Plummer in Loman, Minnesota. In 1956 at the age of 18, he joined the United States Air Force in which he served...
Misti Foley
Jul 23, 2017
Misti Dawn Foley, age 21, passed away on July 23, 2017 in Vernal, Utah. She was born on March 21, 1996 to John Allen (Jack) and Sandy Foley in Salt Lake City, Utah.Misti loved bowling, crafts, and Special Olympics. She also loved school, friends, and spending time with her nieces and nephews.Misti is survived by: her mother and father; brother...
Douglas "Doc" Warren Jensen
Jul 20, 2017
Douglas "Doc" Warren Jensen left this world on Wednesday, July 19th, 2017. His life was filled with service to others and daily kind deeds. He was one of the friendliest, most tender-hearted men who freely gave of his time and talents to anyone in need.He had the most incredible "gift of gab." If you knew him at all--and even if...
