Obituaries

Eugene George Orr

May 21, 1938 ~ November 17, 2020 Eugene George Orr was born May 21, 1938 in Craig, CO to Harry Flavius and Ruba Lichtenhahn Orr. He passed away November 17, 2020 at his home in Blanding surrounded by family members. He was the youngest of five children. He spent his childhood living on a homestead...

Dale Price Shumway

May 11, 1936 ~ April 24, 2020 Dale Price Shumway was born May 11, 1936 in Malad, ID to Harris and Esther Price Shumway. He passed away April 24, 2020 in Blanding. Dale grew up in Blanding and graduated from San Juan High. He worked for a while mining uranium, then served a mission for the Church...

Rex Clifford Johnson

February 17, 1927 ~ December 5, 2020 Rex Clifford Johnson, loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully December 5, 2020. He was born February 17, 1927 on the Horsehead Homestead south of Eastland, UT. His heart and hands were tethered to the acreage in that part of the world...

Yancy Lee Dalton

May 12, 1942 ~ November 28, 2020 Yancy Lee Dalton passed away on November 28, 2020 in Arizona where he was living. Yancy was born May 12, 1942 in Moab. He was the first of five children of Max and Nell Dalton. Yancy spent his entire childhood in Monticello and graduated from Monticello High...

Max Keele Johnson

June 1, 1931 ~ November 19, 2020 Max Johnson returned home peacefully on Thursday, November 19 due to complications of the COVID-19 virus. His nurses remarked that he was “such a sweet man” and they all loved him. He passed with his dignity intact and was able to call his beloved wife, Charlene to...

Gladys Oliver

On October 30, 2020, we laid our mother, Gladys Oliver, to rest. She sustained injuries from a fall at the care facility where she resided. She just could not recover from the effects of the fall. She was a sister, a masani (grandmother), a nalii, and a friend to many. Rest in peace, Mom, ’til...

Richard Albert Walker

August 6, 1942 ~ November 17, 2020 Dickie, the youngest cast member of She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, is coming home. Richard Albert Walker was born August 6, 1942 in Blanding. He passed on from this life on Tuesday, November 17. Residing in Las Vegas, NV for 53 years, Richard, “Dick,” is survived by...

Gary Wayne Harlan

May 2, 1939 ~ November 6, 2020 Gary Wayne Harlan, 81 of Monticello, UT, passed away peacefully at home on November 6, 2020 after a battle with leukemia. The youngest of five children, Gary was born on May 2, 1939 in Grand Junction, CO to Westley J and wife Letha Barnhart Harlan. Gary worked much...

Steven Kirk Hansen

December 25, 1945 ~ October 28, 2020 Steven Kirk Hansen, age 74, passed away peacefully in his sleep on October 28 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, CO. Steven was born in Salt Lake City to Dan and Dorothy Kirk Hansen. He grew up in Bountiful, UT. He loved Scouting and earned his...

George Edward Barry

October 19, 1965 ~ November 11, 2020 George Edward “Eddie” Barry passed from this world on November 11, 2020 to go home to his Heavenly Father. He was a lifelong resident of Monticello. Eddie was born in Monticello October 19, 1965 to George Hugh Barry and Lorraine Alice (Priddy) Barry. He was...