Obituaries

Apr 17, 2015

Apr 13, 2015

Apr 12, 2015

H. Dale Gowen, age 66, passed away on Sunday April 12, 2015 while working in North Dakota. Dale was born November 4, 1949 in Nocona Texas. He was the oldest of 3 children born to Henry Hampton and Elsie Leanna Dyess Gowen. He graduated from Uintah High School, class of 1967, where he was a state champion wrestler and on...

Apr 11, 2015

Apr 4, 2015

Mar 28, 2015

Virginia Dow Allred passed away on March 28, 2015 in Vernal, Utah. She was born on May 2, 1928 in Vernal, Utah. She was the daughter of Donnell C. Dow and Magdelena Jacobsen Dow. Virginia spent her early years in Rainbow, Utah, where her dad worked as a mechanic at the Gilsonite mines. They later moved to Vernal where she...

Mar 26, 2015

Jarrell M. Massey passed away in Rangely, Colorado on March 26, 2015. Jarrell was born in Vernal, Utah on July 30, 1928 to Ora A Pope and Sewell Massey. Jarrell married Opal Robbins on November 3, 1945. Their marriage was later solomized in the Salt Lake Temple on April 3, 1953. Together they had five children. Opal passed away on...

Mar 24, 2015

Grace passed away at the age of 91 on March 24, 2015 after suffering a stroke. Grace was born to Leo Little and Norma Elizabeth Young on January 12, 1924 in Dardanelle, Arkansas. She had two older brothers and one younger sister. They lost their mother when Grace was just 7 years old, her father remarried and she gained four...

Mar 21, 2015

Alma (Bunny) Lauretta Reynolds Holmes passed away on March 21, 2015 at her home in Vernal, Utah surrounded by her family. Bunny was born on August 6, 1931 to Hilda Merkley and Floy Otis Reynolds in Vernal, Utah. Bunny married Lyle (Whitey) Holmes on April 17, 1947 in Vernal, Utah. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Provo LDS Temple.

Bunny...

Mar 17, 2015

Feb 28, 2015

Miles was born in Vernal, Utah to Ivan Marquis Batty and Ella Leone McKee Batty, and was the second of five children. He spent his childhood growing up in Vernal, Utah, Wallsburg, Utah and Diamond Mountain. He attended school in both Vernal, Utah and in Heber, Utah and graduated with the class of 1946 at Uintah High.

He married his...

Feb 27, 2015

Feb 26, 2015

Marjorie S. Gagon, was born on January 15, 1926 to Alice Sutherland and Karl W. Scherer in Provo, Utah. Marge married the love of her life, Ira David Gagon on March 14, 1949. Together they had three children, David Ira, James Karl, and Teresa.



Marge was very active in the community. She was a member of the Christian Science...

Feb 22, 2015

Soledad T. Batoy, age 65, died Sunday, February 22, 2015 in Murray, Utah. Soledad was born June 19, 1949 in Tudela, Phillipines to Eusebio P. Tamparong and Enecita P. Lapat. She married Margarito M. Batoy in the Philippines on July 25, 1970.

Soledad liked to go to church on Sundays at the Roosevelt Christian Assembly. She liked yard sales and bought...

Feb 21, 2015

Fred (Buck) Frank Green, age 84, died Saturday, February 21, 2015. Fred was born February 18, 1931 in Maud, Oklahoma to Frank Green and Nancy Elizabeth Little. He was the youngest of seven children. He had three brothers, John, James and Dan, and three sisters, Willie Mae, Carmelita and Wanda.

Fred grew up in Pawhuska, Oklahoma graduating in 1949. After graduation,...

Feb 20, 2015

Date of birth 12/31/1934 Location: Crookston, Nebraska

Date of death 02/20/2015 Location: Vernal, Utah

Survived by: Husband-James D.Vencill and Daughter-Dee Dee (Jeff) Johnson, both of Vernal Utah. Son-Steve (Carrie) Vencill of Grand Junction, Colorado, grand children and great-grand children.

Preceded in death by: Parents-Fred and Hilda Kellner, Infant Daughter-Kristie Renee and Sister-Ella Larson.

Dottie was raised in Kimball, Nebraska where she met her lifelong...

Feb 18, 2015

William Jay Bowden retuned to his Heavenly Father's care February 18, 2015 after bravely struggling with liver cancer. Bill as he was known to his family or Jay as he was known by those who met him in Jr. High or later, was born September 24, 1949 to Emil Jay and Olive Vicena (Bancroft) Bowden in Vernal, Utah. Eleven months...

Feb 11, 2015

Dan Michael Jackson age 66 of Vernal Utah passed away surrounded by his loving family, on Wednesday, February 11, 2015. He was born in Craig, Colorado to Lavon and Barge Jackson.

Dan lived in Colorado for 30 years; then he met Jerol Dean, who later became his wife, and moved to Vernal. He was a ranch hand in Willow Creek for...

Feb 7, 2015

Betty Jean Carter Goodman Evanston passed away at the Uintah Care Center on February 7, 2015. She was born on September 22, 1949 to Marjorie Boseman and Wyatt Carter in Hamberg, Arkansas. She had two sons Shane Goodman and Jeremy Evanston.

She worked as a Paralegal for the majority of her career.

She was a member of the Ashley Valley Calvary Chapel....

Feb 6, 2015

Dean B Reynolds Age 91

Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on September 19, 1923.

Died February 6, 2015, at his home in Vernal, Utah surrounded by his loving family.

Chief has gone to be with Mer. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Donna Ray Lewis, parents Lynn and Crystal Beers, his brother Loran, and grandson Darin Helco. He is...