Our beautiful, loving wife, Mother and Grandmother passed away from a lung disease she endured for over 40 years, while surrounded by her family on June 24, 2022. She was a longtime resident of Springville for over 60 years. She was born in Provo Utah on August 27, 1935 to Lorretta Maud Davis and Clarence Burrell Carroll. Shirley spent her childhood life in Orem Utah, graduating from Lincoln High School. She met her husband Max on a blind date, set up by his brother Earl and sister- in-law...

Geoffrey Scott Woodward, 41, of Springville, Utah, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. He was born August 8, 1980 in Canoga Park, CA. He moved to North Carolina as a young adult, then came to Utah in 2017 to be close to his son. Scott was also known as "Red" and "Scotty" to many friends and family. He loved his jobs in the restaurant industry for many years, and was a real people person. Scott enjoyed trips to Las Vegas and poker nights with his...

Hannah Jean Mendenhall Fry, 97, of Orem, passed away Monday, June 20th, 2022. Born December 30, 1924, as the last of eight children to Hannah Bird and Richard Lovell Mendenhall, Hannah found a best friend in her older sister Catherine. Together they caused trouble in their Mapleton neighborhood, throwing rocks at dead, bloated sheep and trying to run away with their baby carriages until the local hobo scared them into returning home.    Hannah married her high school sweetheart,...

It is with great sadness the O’Reilly family announces the passing of their beloved Son, Brother, Uncle and Husband, Roah Garrett O’Reilly. Born in Fresno, California on May 19, 1975, Roah passed away on June 5, 2022 at the age of 47 in Encinitas, California.   Roah will forever be known as a loyal defender of friend and family who exerted great strength when necessary yet was guided by a soft heart for the downtrodden and less fortunate. His smile lit up a room when he...

Celeste Vargas Toledo, infant daughter of Sergio Vargas-Torres and Edule Vargas, born and passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2022.  Graveside services will be held Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. in the Provo City Cemetery. Condolences for the family may be expressed on this page.   Send a Meaningful Gift or Donation      

Our hero, our rock of Gibraltar, our dad Edward Thomas Murdock passed on to the happy hunting ground on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at 11:10 PM to be reunited with his sweetheart who had passed on 11 year’s earlier. Dad was born on October 10, 1925 to Edward Teancum Murdock and Bertha Mayho Jeffs Murdock in Heber City, UT.   He was their first child but he had numerous older half brothers and sisters. Both of his parents had been widowed. When dad was 4 years old, he was joined by a...

Carmen “Kathleen” Holley McKell February 22, 1927 - June 15, 2022 Our beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, Kathleen Holley McKell, 95, of Springville, passed away on June 15, 2022. Kathleen’s children and grandchildren were the love and light of her life. She was so proud of them! She loved her ranch in Hobble Creek Canyon, her flower gardens, water turns, reading, learning new things, caring for her grandchildren and spending time with family. Kathleen...

On June 10, 2022, Fenton “The Old Man” Billings hung up his shop apron and passed peacefully from this mortal life.  Fenton was born on March 22, 1937 to Anna and Gerald Billings in Delta, Utah. He was the tenth of eleven children. He graduated from Utah State University in 1960, and shortly thereafter married his lifelong companion, Jackie Ewing. That fall he began teaching industrial arts at Springville High School where he shaped the lives of thousands of students as he...

Kelly D Hardman, age 79, left on a new adventure to join his heavenly family on June 8, 2022.  He was born to Maurice Chandler Hardman and Leota Kelley Hardman on January 8,1943 in Mackay, Idaho.   Kelly enjoyed growing up in a small town. He spent time fishing, hunting, and riding horses with his dad. From an early age, Kelly wanted to make his own way, so at the age of ten, he started his own shoeshine business. He worked outside the local taverns on Main Street shining the...

Joseph Edward Klobucar, 88 years of age, passed away on May 16, 2022 in San Jose, California.  He was born in San Francisco, California, on October 15, 1933, to Joseph M. and Alice Klobucar (nee Bacigalupi).  He was raised in the Excelsior District, graduated from Balboa High School and City College of San Francisco, and served in the U.S. Army. After his service in the Army, Joe began a 32 year career working for Pacific Bell Telephone, retiring in 1987.  It was there that...