Obituaries

Nancy Ann Palmer Cahoon August 17, 1937 ~ January 8, 2022

Nancy Ann Palmer Cahoon, aged 85, slipped away peacefully on January 8th. Nancy was born on Aug. 17, 1937 in Provo, Utah to George and Ann Palmer. She was their second child, joining her older brother Phillip to complete the family. Nancy’s childhood and teen years were spent in the outdoors in...

George Randall Bradford September 21, 1954 ~ January 9, 2023

George Randall (Randy) Bradford, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away on Monday, January 9, 2023 after a valiant life. Randy was born on July 20, 1948, in Monticello, Utah, to George Harvey Bradford and Jesse Mae Johnson Bradford. He was the oldest of eight children and grew up in...

Genneve Pauline Sage-Joslin October 13, 1933 ~ January 9, 2023

Genneve Pauline Sage-Joslin passed away on January 9, 2023 in her home in St George, Utah. She was born October 13, 1933 in Montrose Colorado to Eldon Dale Steele and Ruby Melissa Marie Steele (Miller). She Married Wayne Lawrence Sage August 5, 1951 in Nucla Colorado and they had 5 children, Eldon...

Amador Ernie Montano September 21, 1954 ~ December 24, 2022

Amador (Ernie) Montano 68, beloved brother, uncle and friend, passed away on December 24, 2022. He was born in Monticello Utah on September 21, 1954 to Ignacio Montano and Margaret Sanchez. He was the third oldest of ten kids. Ernie attended his school years in Blanding, wrestled in high school for...

Helen Marie Summers August 25, 1942 ~ December 23, 2022

Helen Marie Summers passed away at home in Bountiful, UT on December 23. 2022, surrounded by her family. Helen died from injuries sustained in a fall in Blanding, UT after taking gifts to several Indian reservations from the Utah Rotary district. Helen was born to Evan and Marguerite Pehrson on...

James Marvin “Pard” Slade March 29, 1942 ~ January 8, 2023

James Marvin “Pard” Slade was called back to his heavenly home on Sunday, January 8, 2023, at the age of 80. Pard was born on March 29, 1942, to James Burdwell and Freda Wiltbank Slade. He was born and raised in Eagar, AZ, along with his older sisters Mae and Kae, and his younger brothers Joe and...

Richard Ivan (Dick) Watkins February 19, 1937 ~ January 3, 2023

Richard Ivan (Dick) Watkins graduated from this life on January 3, 2023 after a short battle with cancer. He was the first of five children (followed by Bertha, Clyde, Marilyn, and Caroline) born to Ivan Rogers and Irene Harvey Watkins in Blanding, UT on February 19, 1937. He grew up in Blanding...

Merle Black Richardson August 3, 1940 ~ December 23, 2022

Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Merle Black Richardson, age 82, quietly completed her earthly mission on December 23, 2022. Merle was born August 3, 1940 in Blanding, UT to Melvin Aldro and Melva Hurst Black. She graduated from San Juan High School and LDS Business...

Thomas Bert Giles November 27, 1931 ~ December 25, 2022

Thomas Bert Giles, age 91, passed away peacefully in his home on Christmas Day, 2022 with his daughter Georgia by his side. He was surely greeted on the other side by his sweetheart Donna. He is survived by his brother Steve (Joan), daughter Georgia (Boyd), son Steve (Sue), eight grandchildren, and...

Kenneth Lindsey Shumway August 23, 1961 ~ December 7, 2022

Whenever I think of my brother, I remember his Scottish flushed cheeks, his big smile, his kind heart, beautiful blue eyes, and his chuckle. I can’t believe he’s gone. It just doesn’t seem real. As I look back and remember the life we had growing up, I hope he is smiling down at us knowing that we...