Obituaries
Springville & Mapleton, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Springville, Mapleton & UT County
Rella Beatrice Carpenter
Jan 26, 2008
Rella Beatrice Hall Carpenter, age 87 of Spanish Fork, passed away Saturday, January 26, 2008 of complications due to heart disease. She was born March 19, 1920 in Removal, West Virginia to Levi Morgan Hall, Jr. and Rebecca Barbara Perrine. Rella married Harold Gordon Carpenter June 1, 1938 in Webster County, West Virginia. Rella served as a temple worker...
Elvin Gene Sumsion
Jan 26, 2008
Elvin Gene Sumsion passed away January 26, 2008 at his home in Springville after a long illness. He was born November 10, 1928 to Earnest and Belle Anthon Sumsion. Gene attended schools in Springville, was a member of the Veta Car Club and loved his fast, green Studebaker. He started work at the early age of 14 and married...
Mary Miner Marshall
Jan 20, 2008
Mary Miner Marshall, age 89 of Springville, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2008 of conditions incident to age. She was born January 22, 1918 in Springville, Utah to Thorn C. and Selina Kershaw Miner. She married Dr. John Taylor Marshall on March 25, 1942 in the Salt Lake Temple. He preceded her in death November 4, 2002. Mary had...
Koyle Hatfield
Jan 13, 2008
Koyle Hatfield, born June 1, 1922 in Salem, Utah to Lawrence and Mary Koyle Hatfield and passed away Sunday, January 13, 2008 in the Brigham City Nursing and Rehab of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Koyle married his sweetheart, Glenna Palfreyman February 20, 1943. Koyle was raised and spent his school years in Springville. He served in the Air Force during...
Richard Mendenhall Johnson Jr.
Jan 13, 2008
Richard M. Johnson Jr. our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend passed away surrounded by his loving wife and family January 13, 2008 at the age of 83. Dick was born to Richard M. Sr. and Vivien Houtz Johnson July 23, 1924 in Springville, Utah. He was a World War II veteran having served in the South Pacific...
Mary Jane Jeffs Underwood
Jan 11, 2008
Mary Jane Jeffs Underwood, of Springville, Utah passed away January 11, 2008 surrounded by her family and friends. She was born December 11, 1949 in American Fork, UT to William Earl and Deanese Chavis Jeffs. She married Marlin Eddie Underwood February 22, 1969 in Provo, UT. She enjoyed spending time with her grandkids, fishing, camping, everything else outdoors (especially...
David Von Reeves
Jan 10, 2008
David Von Reeves, 45 passed away Thursday January 10, 2008 at the U of U Hospital after a courageous battle with Heart Failure. Dave was born March 2, 1962 in Provo Utah to Gordon Reeves and Coleen Duffield Hamby. David grew up in Springville, Utah and graduated from Springville High School. During his high school years he excelled in...
V. Dean Hafen
Jan 5, 2008
V. Dean Hafen, age 83 of Springville, peacefully passed away in his home on January 5, 2008. He was born November 6, 1924 in Mt Emmons Utah. He married his sweetheart Barbara Petersen on November 17, 1950. The marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Dean...

June Hughes Haymond
Jan 5, 2008
June Hughes Haymond, 78, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, and devoted member of the LDS Church, passed away on January 5, 2008 in Santa Ana, California. She was born on May 14, 1929 in Spanish Fork, Utah to Frank L. Hughes and Emma Phillips Hughes. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Dr. Richard E. Haymond;...
W. Leon Vincent
Jan 2, 2008
Willard Leon Vincent died on 2 January 2008 in Olympia, Washington. Leon was a dedicated son, a caring husband and father, a patriot, and a deeply spiritual man. He is survived by his wife (Dawn), four children (Victoria Ann Vincent, Daniel Royce Vincent, Jeffrey Vance Vincent, and Richard Bernard Vincent), three step-children (Reynol E. Bowman, Raemarie Steele, and Myrle...
Gale Dean Jensen
Jan 1, 2008
Gale Dean Jensen, 50, passed away January 1st, 2008 at home following complications from surgery. Gale was born in Payson, UT to Zelona Lambson and Ellis Jensen on July 27, 1957. Nothing in Gale's life meant more to him than his family. He was a most devoted son to his mother who passed away a few years ago. Survived...
Francis Hilthon Chapman
Dec 31, 2007
Francis Hilthon Chapman passed away December 31, 2007 at his home in Springville with his family. He was born in Goshen, Utah on August 18, 1922 the third child of Hilthon Andrew and Violet Hansen Chapman. He went to school in Goshen and Payson, Utah. Francis was a veteran of the second world war. He served in the 84th...
Don Wesley Lamb
Dec 29, 2007
Don Wesley Lamb, 82, returned home to his Heavenly Father Saturday, December 29, 2007. He passed away peacefully at his home in Springville. He was born December 22, 1925 in Wales, Utah. The Son of Henry Benjamin and Tenna Ethel Nielson Lamb. He married Dora Jensen of Fountain Green, December 31, 1943 in Moroni, Utah. Dora preceded him in...
Daniel Rex Gull
Dec 28, 2007
Born Daniel Rex Gull October 10, 1943 to Daniel Rulon and Dorothy Swasey Gull in Provo, UT, he died Friday, December 28, 2007. His grandparents, Ellis and Leona Swasey and his Aunt Colleen (Jensen) raised him in Mapleton. His other grandparents were Rulon and Midge Gull of Spanish Fork. Rex was very intelligent, a jokester and street smart. He...
Robert Paul Cherrington
Dec 26, 2007
Robert Paul Cherrington, age 74 of Mapleton, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2007. He was born February 23, 1933 in Springville, Utah to James Upton and Thelma Lee Cherrington. He married Christie Ann Anderson July 23, 1954 in Lake Shore, Utah. Paul worked in the construction industry all his life. He was an estimator for Thorns, Walt Limb and...
Christeen Iva Gilman
Dec 26, 2007
Christeen was truly an angel who walked among us. She left her earthly existence December 26, 2007 to join her eternal family. Christeen was born May 3, 1915 to Charles William Whetten and Ivy Tietjen in Bluewater, New Mexico. She spent her childhood in Colonial Juarez, Mexico marrying Stanley Romney in 1934. They had two children. After the passing...
Otto Buck Collings
Dec 22, 2007
Otto B. (Buck) Collings, 83, from Springville, Utah passed away from the effects of cancer December 22, 2007. Buck was born in Monroe, Utah November 5, 1924 to Otto and Nora Bertelsen Collings. He was looking forward to celebrating his 60th wedding anniversary this year to his sweetheart Dorothy Ebenstein. They were married on September 1, 1948. Buck entered...
Jane Sophie Nielsen Strong
Dec 19, 2007
Jane Sophie Nielsen Strong passed away peacefully at her home in Springville, on December 19, 2007. Jane was born on June 30, 1919, to James and Rebecca Amelia Pace Nielsen at their family home in Spanish Fork. She was the eighth of fourteen children born into a remarkable, close family. She appreciated her heritage and shared with her children...
Frank "Frankie" Jamie Williams
Dec 19, 2007
Frank "Frankie" Williams, 31, went home to be with his Saviour on December 19, 2007. He knew without a doubt the Eternal Creator God as his personal Saviour and wanted his friends and family to know the same. Frank was the greatest uncle any niece and nephew could have. He was always wanting his family to be happy and...
Jeffery Brian Wing
Dec 17, 2007
Obituary for Jeffery Brian Wing Our beloved Son, Brother,Uncle, and Friend Jeffery Brian Wing passed away on December 17, 2007. He was born January 12, 1971 in Provo, Utah to Wayne and Inge Wing. He was the last child out of nine sisters and brothers, Diane (Drew) Allan, Lisa (Vince) Woods, Dieter Wing, Susan (Jeff) Weight, Fred Wing Jr.,...