Springville & Mapleton, UT Obituaries

Mar 12, 2018

Patricia Mae Thornhill Bradley, daughter of Charles Alfred ("Pete") Thornhill and Etta Mae Cline, passed peacefully from this world surrounded by loved ones at her home in Spanish Fork, Utah on March 12, 2018. Born in Roanoke, Virginia on February 10, 1945, Patricia, then "Patsy Mae," grew up a proud southern girl in Roanoke and later in Baltimore, Maryland. Patricia...

Mar 12, 2018

Rose Allie Lambertsen Rodeback (1945-2018) was born June 24, 1945 in Salina, Utah. She passed away on March 12, 2018 in Payson, Utah at the age of 72. She was the eighth child of Otto Christian Lambertsen and Lillian Day Lambertsen. Rosie grew up in Lost Creek and attended school in Salina, Utah. She then attended Stevens-Henager College. She married...

Mar 7, 2018

Steven Augustine Merritt, 33, died suddenly the morning of March 7, 2018 from injuries suffered when he was struck head on while driving in Provo, Utah. Born July 9, 1984, in Denver, Colorado, Steven graduated from Bonita High School in La Verne, California in 2002. After high school, Steven continued to pursue his passion for singing as a member of...

Mar 7, 2018

Our dear mother, grandmother and friend, Marla Frisby Wheeler passed away in the early hours Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at the age of 82. Marla was born on October 1, 1935 in Payson, Utah to Gerald and Camilla Frisby.  She married David Wheeler August 17, 1955.  Together they raised 6 children:  Larry (Pat) Wheeler, Spanish Fork; Karen (Cam) Brown, Provo;...

Mar 3, 2018

Clip J Taylor

Clip was born in Lyman, Utah, Wayne County. He was the fourth of nine children born to Floyd Pratt and Ethel Sorensen Taylor. He served as a Sergeant in the Army during the Korean War.

Clip was a skilled carpenter and built many beautiful custom homes. He also worked in construction at...

Mar 2, 2018

Bonnie Lou Allen was born on December 3, 1933, daughter of Edger and Leota Allen. She was the 3rd of 4 children and was raised in Huntsville, Utah.

She moved to Salt Lake after graduation, where she met her husband, Stanley Williams, at a dance and declared it was “love at first sight”. They married a year...

Feb 28, 2018

Douglas K. Miller, age 71 passed away peacefully at home the 28th of February 2018.  He was born June 2, 1946 in Payson, Utah to William and Anita Miller.  He attended Springville schools and graduated from Springville High School.  After high school, he attended college for a year and served in the Utah National Guard. Dad married his high school...

Feb 24, 2018

Dad passed away February 24th from influenza.  He was 88 years old and lived in Springville most of his life. Born October 24, 1929 to Charles Isaac Robbins and Bessie Little Brown Robbins in Santaquin, Utah. He was born 2 months early and to help him survive he was put in a shoe box near the oven. From a very...

Feb 24, 2018

Kevin Marvell Marett passed away on February 24, 2018 surrounded by his family after a valiant battle with cancer.  He was born in Tooele, Utah on September 20, 1955, the fourth child of William Randolph and Clara Weyland Marett.

He graduated from Tooele High School before attending BYU.   He went on to earn a master’s...

Feb 23, 2018

Some people are lucky to like their jobs. Daniel Lorenzo Decker loved his. To him, work equaled fun. Daniel was born in Provo, Utah, on September 22, 1929. He moved to Arizona six years later where he helped with the family farm and excavating business. During his childhood, he drove heavy equipment solo across the reservation, attended a Hopi snake...

Feb 17, 2018

Larry Jed Ashton passed away peacefully in his home on February 17, 2018. His strong spirit left his earthly body behind, but he took his creative and innovative mind with him. He was born on December 23, 1931 in Salt Lake City to Jed and Leone Ashton. He grew up in Salt Lake City and graduated from East High School...

Feb 17, 2018

The most wonderful wife, mother, sister and grandma great EVER. La Raye Johnson Gabbitas, 78, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on February 17, 2018 in Santaquin, UT.

Mom was born September 19, 1939 to Willis K. Johnson III and Madge Hales Johnson.  Mom grew up in Springville and was a mighty Red Devil.  Mom...

Feb 15, 2018

Kent Gordon Stephens, 79, of Mapleton, Utah, returned to his Heavenly Father on February 15, 2018. He was born on June 16, 1938 in Ogden, Utah to Wanda May Moore and Archie Vilan Hull.  He was later adopted by and sealed to his father, Allen O. Stephens. As a young child, he grew up on a ranch/bird refuge in...

Feb 13, 2018

Donald Paul Davies, 89 was born on March 22, 1928 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Paul ­and Veda Davies. He passed away peacefully on February 13, 2018 in Provo, Utah. Don married the love of his life Twila V Olsen on August 30, 1946 in the Salt Lake Temple. They celebrated over 71 years of marriage....

Feb 7, 2018

On February 7, 2018 Nancy Clara Broadhead Mellor, returned home to re-join her parents Wilford and Dessie along with her sister Jeanie who she missed terribly. Nancy was born April 25, 1943 in a little frame house on Buckley Avenue in Springville, UT. She is survived by her 2 children and their spouses, Max (Estella) Broadhead and Christina Hundley...

Feb 6, 2018

Michael John Miles was born December 28, 1976 to Jacqueline and Jamie Miles in San Francisco California. At a young age his family moved across the country to a small town in upstate New York. He often talked about growing up in New York and considered this his home town. He worked as a phlebotomist until his health no...

Feb 5, 2018

Betty Belle Matis Packard, 88, of Springville, Utah, died peacefully in sleep on Monday, February 5, 2018, surrounded by her family. She passed due to incidents of age. Betty was born December 28, 1929, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Vera McCabe Matis and Henry A. Matis. Being born to an Irish mother and a Finnish father, she was a stunning combination...

Feb 4, 2018

Patrizia Marta Holcomb was born on July 14, 1966 and passed away on February 4, 2018.  She was born in Treveglio, Italy.  She met John A. Holcomb and married him on May 7, 1987 in the Switzerland Temple. Patrizia always had a positive comment to say.  She was very giving and always found the opportunities to freely give to others. ...

Jan 23, 2018

Obituary for Betty Nadeen Nelson Betty Nadeen Nelson passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on January 23, 2018 in Springville, Utah. Our Aunt Betty was the youngest child and only daughter of Fred Theodore Nelson and Matilda Pauline Hoffman. She was born on November 9, 1928 in Ogden, Utah. Her early childhood was spent in Widtsoe, Utah and at...

Jan 22, 2018

Norley Hall passed away on January 22, 2018. He was born August 10, 1925 in Milford, Utah to Jasper Lanning Hall and Caroline Ferguson Hall. He attended school in Lake Shore, Spanish Fork and graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1943. Shortly after graduating, he enlisted in the military in 1943, during World War II, serving in the Merchant...