Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Vernal, UT
Jake Anthony Moss
Dec 14, 2016
Jake Anthony Moss, 80, passed away peacefully on December 14, 2016. He was predeceased by his first wife of 27 years, Shanna Lee (Graham) and two stepchildren, Mike Brooke and Rhonda Cadez. He is survived by his loving wife of 28 years, Immojean (Mitchell) and his five children, Deborah Joan Delfin (Carlos), Lawrence Keith Moss (Colleen), Nancy Neumann (Ken) Darrel...
Gail Ann Montgomery
Dec 10, 2016
Gail Ann Montgomery, age 55, of Bountiful, Utah passed away on December 10, 2016. Gail was born June 26, 1961 in Vernal, Utah to John Thomas and Alice Louise Hall.Gail had a passion for cooking, her grandchildren, hiking, reading, swimming, and spending time with friends and family. Gail spent the last several years of her life in a care center...
Parker Jeffrey Stewart
Dec 4, 2016
Our beloved son, brother, husband, grandson, nephew, and friend, Parker Jeffrey Stewart, age 21, of Vernal, Utah passed away unexpectedly in his sleep on Dec. 4, 2016 due to complications after a tonsillectomy. He was born in La Habre, California on June 29, 1995.Parker enjoyed all aspects of life and was always happy. He was known for his continuous ear-to-ear...
Lynne Searle Gale
Dec 3, 2016
After a courageous battle with cancer, Lynne Gale passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2016, age 52.Lynne was born June 4, 1964 to Larry Raymond Searle and LuAnne Searle. She was married to her devoted husband Walter Gale in the Provo Temple on June 18, 1982.Lynne served others. She embraced opportunities to serve her second family-her ward family, in the...
Jennie "Jackie" Marie Preston
Nov 10, 2016
Jackie PrestonAKA KNOWN BY EVERYONE SHE MET"GRANDMA JACKIE"September 21, 1930 ~ November 10, 2016Jackie Preston, age 86, passed away peacefully in her sleep on November 10, 2016 at the Beehive Home in Naples, Utah.Jackie was born in Aladdin, Wyoming on September 21, 1930. She married Gayle Preston on January 4, 1948 in Shoshoni, Wyoming. She was the oldest child of...
Lola Simmons
Nov 3, 2016
Memorial Services for Lola Jean Simmons, age 56, will be held Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 7:00 P.M. at the World Vision Assembly of God Church. Online condolences may be shared at www.AshleyValleyFuneralHome.com .
Eleanor Lenora Hopkins Mckee
Oct 25, 2016
Eleanor Lenora Hopkins McKee, our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away on October 25, 2016 at the age of 92. She was born June 4, 1924 in Atlanta, Georgia, the second daughter of James Elmer Hopkins and Myrtle Faye Denton Hopkins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lynne Curtis McKee, her son, Matthew Scott, her parents and...
Karen Wilkerson
Oct 19, 2016
Graveside services for Karen Wilkerson, age 53, will be held on Monday, October 24, 2016 at 11AM at the Cortez Cemetery in Cortez, Colorado. Services are under the direction of the Ashley Valley Funeral Home.
Arva Mary Atwood Abegglen
Oct 18, 2016
Arva Mary Atwood Abegglen returned home to her heavenly father on October 18th, 2016 surrounded by family and her sweetheart of sixty nine years.She was born in Vernal Utah to Curtis and Leona Atwood on October 27th, 1930. At 4 years old her father passed away and Leona re-married Arch McConkie who raised Arva as his own. She later married...
Rod J Slaugh
Oct 8, 2016
Rod J. Slaugh of Lapoint, Utah passed away peacefully at the age of 41 on October 8th 2016 at the University of Utah Medical Center due to a brain aneurysm. Rod was born to John and Charlotte (Workman) Slaugh on March 12, 1975 in Vernal, Utah as the third of eight children. At the age of 11 Rod and his...
Mary Helen Bertram
Sep 30, 2016
Mary Helen BertramJuly 26, 1925 ~ September 30, 2016Mary Helen Bertram passed away on September 30, 2016 in Vernal, Utah at the age of 91. Services will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be shared at www.AshleyValleyFuneralHome.com
Kenny Calhoun
Sep 28, 2016
Kenneth LeRoy Calhoun was born May 23, 1969 in Twin Falls, Idaho to Howard Calhoun and Juanita (Ross) Wagner. Passed away on September 28, 2016 at 1:13am in University Hospital with his loving family at his side. He leaves behind 4 beautiful children, Mitch, Brant, Brook and little Connor. Preceded in death by his grandparents, Floyd and Hazel Ross, William...
William John Bruckner
Sep 16, 2016
William John Bruckner passed away on September 16, 2016. He was born on May 2, 1935 in Rifle, CO to Fredrick William Bruckner and Agnes Julia Bonis Bruckner. He did all of his schooling in Rifle and graduated from Rifle High School with the Class of 1953. In 1955 he married Helen Francis Staley. They divorced in 1979. They had...
Arvel James Allred
Sep 16, 2016
Arvel James Allred, age 100, passed away in Orem, UT, on Friday, September 16, 2016, of causes incident to age. Arvel was born to James and Edith Hunting Allred on their homestead in Bennett, Utah, on December 31, 1915. After his father died in the flu epidemic of 1918, Arvel's family continued on the homestead until moving to Vernal in...
James Thomas Maynard Sr
Sep 14, 2016
James Thomas Maynard Sr. age 54, of Vernal passed away on September 14, 2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born on July 23, 1962 to Thomas Glenn Maynard and Sharon R. Hall in Superior, Wisconsin. He married Deborah Ann Elkins on January 27, 1995 in Provo, Utah.James was owner of Alternative Surface. He served in the Air Force...
Stephen Thomas "Tom" Atwood
Sep 13, 2016
Stephen Thomas Atwood, 75, returned home to his Heavenly Father surrounded by his family after a long hard courageous battle with heart failure. He passed away at 1:30 AM on the early morning hours of September 13, 2016 at Utah Valley Medical Center.He was born December 31, 1940 in Vernal Utah to Fred Wallace and Mary Ann Kendell Atwood.Tommy grew...
James B. Simper
Sep 11, 2016
James B. Simper passed away on September 11, 2016 in Woodburn, Oregon. He was born on May 16, 1935 in Vernal, Utah to Norma Luella Wardle and Walter B. Simper. James married Maureen H. Simper on April 20, 1961 in Salt Lake City. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple.James enjoyed riding horses and crocheting Afghans. He...
Kemree Jade Chivers
Sep 8, 2016
Kemree Jade Chivers, daughter of Tyler and Kennedy Chivers came to this Earth and left too early on August 8, 2016.Kemree was survived by mother, Kennedy Jade Thompson and father, Garson Tyler Chivers.Kemree was proceeded in death by: Grandfather, Michael Shane Thompson; great-great grandmother, Virgina Granger Birch; great-great grandfather, Udell Birch;great-grandfather, Gilmer Chivers; and great-great grandfather, Ferris Timothy.Graveside services for...
Beverly Jean Hardy Mecham
Sep 3, 2016
Beverly Jean Hardy Mecham Born August 13, 1932 in Steamboat Springs, CO Passed September 3, 2016 in Vernal, UTBev lived a full life and passed peacefully in her sleep returning home to her lord on 9.3.16. She lived her early years traveling throughout Colorado and Wyoming in oilfield camps with her parents and siblings. At the age of 11 they...
