Obituaries
Melvin Lee Gaines was born to Buena Elizabeth Campbell (Gaines) and William Benjamin Columbus Gaines (Lum) on May 19, 1931, in Ramah, NM. He passed away on April 7, 2022, in Blanding, UT at the age of 90.
Melvin and his parents moved to Bluff, UT in 1933. He arrived in a horse drawn wagon when...
Dianna Carol Musselman, age 58, passed away April 3, 2022, after a long battle with lung disease.
Dianna was born September 10, 1963, in Monument Valley, UT to Andrew Robert Musselman and Thelma Kay (Katie) Musselman (Collard).
Dianna has three daughters and five grandchildren, all of whom she...
It was the dawning of a bright day on June 3, 1927 when Hazel Dawn Jensen, the fifth child of Della Adams and Hans Jensen, was born in Moab, UT.
After nearly 95 years of life, she passed away on April 5, 2022 in Herriman, UT.
She grew up in the tiny village of Monticello, where she stayed busy...
Gary Allen Long, loving husband and father, son and brother fought a courageous battle of Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS). Gary passed away on March 30, 2022, in Pueblo West, CO surrounded by family.
Gary was born on October 2, 1965, in Glenwood Springs, CO. Gary spent much of his life traveling...
Jack Randolph was born March 29, 1947 to Harmon Randolph and Juanita Castor. He returned home to his Heavenly Father on March 24, 2022 after a long, courageous battle with cancer.
Jack was blessed with older sister Judy (Louis) Schilichting, younger sister Carma (Steve) Young, younger brother Leon...
Robert Richard Howell, 74, of Oak City, UT passed away March 18, 2022 at home.
Robert was born July 20, 1947 to Robert Henry Howell and Opel Ann Chamberlain in Moab.
People knew him as either Rick or Bob, depending on where they met him. He spent most of his youth in Bluff and attended San Juan...
Charlene Faye Schafer Rogers was born April 29, 1938 in Higgins, TX. She passed away peacefully at her home in Eastland surrounded by her family on March 10, 2022 at the age of 83.
Charlene was born to Charles Ray Schafer and Esther Koch Schafer. The Schafer family moved to Monticello in 1948,...
Shela, “She” Jones, age 62, passed away Friday, February 25, 2022, in Las Vegas, NV.
She is survived by her beloved husband of 43 years Michael Jones, daughters Heather Jones, Amber Bame, Sage Black, and Jade Jones, parents Lawrence and Geraldene “Larry and Johnni” Bailey, and siblings Mitchell...
Arlea Walker Washburn passed away peacefully on February 24, 2022, from causes incident to age, surrounded by family.
Arlea was born on November 12, 1927, in Breen, CO to Jesse Lorenzo Walker and Annetta Eaton Walker. She was the fifth of ten children.
She loved her parents and siblings and...
Gerry was born August 22, 1933, in Cedar City, UT, the first child of William Bryant and Zola Smith Dover. Gerry was joined by sisters Joan Wendel, Ann Marie Hirschi and brother William Boyd Dover.
Gerry resided in Cedar City her entire youth. She graduated from Cedar City High School in 1951....
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