To one of my best friends Steven “Wink” Cloward: Wink was a man that did not like a lot of people around him as he liked his quiet time, but he loved being a part of a big picture that required hard work and integrity. Wink prided himself on his work ethic and…
Our dearly beloved friend, sister, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and companion, Betty Jean Abraham Watson, passed away peacefully at her home in Manti, Utah at 5:47 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 surrounded by her surviving children and one of her many loving sister-wives. She was 79 years old. Betty fought a long…
Evan Ulisses Pantoja was born Aug. 23, 2003 in Mt. Pleasant to Juan Ramon Pantoja and Alma Delia Jimenez Castillo. Evan was preparing to join the military after he graduated from Gunnison Valley High School and was so excited to protect this country. He was very patriotic and was a loyal son and…
Richard Earl Brown, 78, of Mt. Pleasant, Utah, passed away April 29, 2022 surrounded by his loving family. Richard was born Nov. 25, 1943 to Eugene Lester and Ruth Elva Braithwaite Brown in Manti, Utah. He married Marilyn Shepherd April 29, 1966 in the Manti Temple. They had two sons, Todd Brown and…
James W. Hatfield, 78, passed away April 20, 2022 in Mt. Pleasant, Utah. Jim was born June 16, 1943 in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada to Lavina and Elmo Hatfield. He grew up in a small town in Alberta, Canada and lived his life with small town values. He loved his family, his job, his…
One day on Jan. 25, 1938, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, a cute little baby boy was born. The name on his birth certificate was Thayne Garland Brower, a name he would go by after joining the Navy. In his early years, however, he was known as Thayne Wahl. Thayne was the son of…
Kaitlyn Cox, age 16, passed away peacefully with her loving parents by her side on April 20, 2022 at Utah Valley Hospital, due to illness. She was born on Nov. 17, 2005 in Provo, Utah, to Michael and Brittanie Cox of Manti. Known as their “miracle girl,” Kaitlyn had a rare genetic disorder…
Denise Lyle Dean Brown Bell, 84, of Manti, Utah, passed away April 9, 2022 in Mount Pleasant, Utah. She was born on Aug. 28, 1937 in Murray, Utah to Beryl Gouy and Lyle Eva Walker Dean. Denise married William Claude Brown on Nov. 2, 1955 in Elko, Nevada. He preceded her…
Sheldon Paul Willardson passed away from cancer at the age of 50 on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at his home in Mountain Home, Idaho, surrounded by loved ones. He was born on Oct. 10, 1971, in Gunnison, Utah, to Thomas and Kay Willardson. As a child, Sheldon lived in Ephraim, Utah, where…
Sunrise on Good Friday, April 15, 2022, found Nanalee Larsen Cook peacefully “walking the rainbow” to be embraced by a welcoming party of heavenly hosts celebrating her arrival. We look forward to a glorious family reunion ahead because because of Christ’s great Easter gift to all. Nanalee was born to Merrill and…
Bonnie Marlene Anderson Olson, 86, of Ephraim, Utah, passed away on April 16, 2022 in her home, surrounded by her children. She was the seventh of eight children born to Merrill J. and Anna Kirstine Anderson on Feb. 1, 1936, in Ephraim, Utah. She married Douglas H. Olson on Jan. 27, 1954, in…
Fenton John “Butch” DeMill, 76, of Manti, passed away peacefully at his home April 14, 2022, surrounded by his family. Butch was born Oct. 6, 1945 in Manti to Fenton and Melba Metcalf DeMill. He married Connie Jones DeMill on June 13, 1964 in Manti. Butch was a lifelong native of Manti, where…
Dixie Nielson, 86, of Moroni, Utah, passed away at her home on April 5, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of Bernard Edward and Enid Prestwich Nielson and was born in Moroni, Utah, on March 12, 1936. Dixie attended local schools in Fountain Green and graduated from Moroni High…
Thomas Elliot Anderson, 83, passed away on April 8, 2022, in Gunnison, Utah. Tom was born on a snowy spring day “at least 18 inches” on May 18, 1938, in a small cottage in Manti, Utah. He was the third son of L. Glen and Bernice Braithwaite Anderson. Tom’s childhood was spent…
Boaz Rudagon Lambson was delivered on March 15, 2022 at 11:48 a.m. in the Utah Valley Hospital. He was born into the arms of our Savior. He weighed 6 lbs., 11 oz. and was 19 inches long. Boaz is the son of Andrea and James Lambson of Spring City. He is loved not only…