Springville & Mapleton, UT Obituaries

Jul 18, 2015

James Connell Matheson, 101, passed away peacefully in his home on Saturday, July 18, 2015 surrounded by family. Born in Parowan, Utah May 5, 1914 to William John and Margaret Mamie Connell Matheson. Moved with his family to Duncan, Arizona at the age of 6, and spent his formative years in the beautiful Gila Valley. He married Claris Cameron March...

Jul 16, 2015

Maurine Spratling Beardall passed away peacefully on July 16, 2015 in Price, Utah.  She was born on March 16, 1928 to Allan Benjamin and Agnes Meyers Spratling and was raised in South Jordan, Utah.  She married Keith E. Beardall on July 17, 1952 in the Manti LDS Temple.

Maurine graduated from Jordan High School and Brigham Young...

Jul 10, 2015

Our devoted & loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, & wife, Esther Rowena Houtz Parry, 90, passed away on July 10, 2015. She was born on June 23, 1925 in Mapleton, Utah to Austin & Martha Allan Houtz. She married William C. Parry on May 31, 1949 in the Idaho Falls Temple. Esther was a faithful member of the Church of...

Jul 10, 2015

Miriam Keith Sayer, 59, returned to her Father in Heaven on July 10, 2015 at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center after a brief struggle with aggressive cancer.

Miriam was born on September 7, 1955 in Provo, Utah to J. Allan and Maxine Davis Keith. She was the fifth of eight children and from the moment she was...

Jul 9, 2015

LaWona Helen Dix Charles, 78, passed peacefully from this life, after battling cancer for 16 years, July 9, 2015 at home with family members. LaWona was born in Hailey, Idaho March 3, 1937. She the first of two children born to Ross and Berniece Peck Dix. She lived the first 14 years in Carey, Idaho. At that time her father...

Jul 6, 2015

Kenneth E. Lowe of Springville, UT, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2015 at the age of 90.  He was born, February 15, 1925 in Springville to Glen Richard and Vila Underwood Lowe. He spent his entire life in Springville.  He served in the US Navy in WWII. After returning from overseas service he married the love of his life,...

Jul 6, 2015

Ray Hugh Wing made a valiant return to our Heavenly Father July 6, 2015 at his home in Springville, Utah at the age of 86. Ray was born April 20, 1929 in Mapleton, Utah to Ralph J. and Vonda Wing. He was the oldest of four children. He served in the US Army as a paratrooper in the 11th Airborne...

Jul 4, 2015

Heather “Ree-Ree” Marie Hall – A truly selfless, loving, compassionate, sincere, and giving woman, who was completely filled with the pure love of Christ, has taken a breath of fresh air after successfully combating the complications of Cystic Fibrosis for the past 30 years.  As a wife, she devoted her time to her number one love in life; her husband...

Jul 1, 2015

Our little cowboy, Cole Brooks Bench, returned to his Father in Heaven unexpectedly on July 1, 2015 at age 3 1/2 years old.

Cole was born on November 7, 2011 to Brock and Brooke Bench of Mapleton, Utah. He is loved by his siblings Alex "Addy" and Jack "Jackie Boo." His grandparents are Larry and Julie Bench...

Jun 28, 2015

Charles W. Hill, age 72 of Springville, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015 of AML.  He is survived by his wife, Janet; daughter, Kari; granddaughters, Cassidy and Echo; two brothers, Elmo and Fred; and one sister, Mary. There will be a viewing held Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at Wheeler Mortuary, 211 E. 200 S., Springville from 9 to 10 a.m....

Jun 26, 2015

Zachary Keith Eastman, age 29, passed away Friday June 26, 2015 in Salt Lake City, UT surrounded by his family.  Zac was born February 15, 1986 in Payson, UT, but soon after, his family moved to Moapa where he was raised.

Zac was a 2004 graduate of Moapa Valley High School where he was very active in...

Jun 25, 2015

Katie Arlene Lowe was born on June 9, 1946 in Vernal, UT. She passed away June 25, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family. She is survived by her sister, brother, 2 daughters, 5 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.  A viewing will be held on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. at Wheeler Mortuary, 211...

Jun 20, 2015

Russell James Walpole was born December 5, 1924 in Centerville, Utah to Ernest William and Ivy Wesson Walpole. His father lost the farm he was buying when the great depression hit, and the family moved into his father's horse barn. While very young, Russell milked a neighbor's cows before and after school in order to buy his own clothes and...

Jun 16, 2015

Bonnie Rae Perkins of Springville returned to her Heavenly Home Tuesday, June 16, 2015 in American Fork, Utah. She was born in Provo on March 12, 1945 to Elaine Ila Ewell while her father LaVar Edmund Ferris was overseas fighting in World War II. This Shirley Temple-esque baby aged beautifully, and without meaning to, grew into the very image of...

Jun 15, 2015

Janet Kay Howell Schriever passed away quietly on June 15, 2015.   She was surrounded by her husband and children after battling many issues with Chrons, Lupus, and other auto-immune diseases. She was born in Nephi, Utah October 9, 1954, to Jack E. and Ludene Howell. They later moved to Springville where Janet was raised and attended school graduating from Springville...

Jun 12, 2015

Fear no more the heat o’ the sun Nor the furious winter’s rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone, and ta’en thy wages. Following a long, courageous battle with a multitude of ailments, Janet Oaks Francis passed away on June 12, 2015, at the Holladay, UT Health Care Center. She was 82. Born in Provo on October...

Jun 9, 2015

In loving memory of Daniel Shane Disbrow. Dan was born on September 29, 1973 to Roy and Pauline Disbrow. He died on Jun 9th in his home in Springville. Dan graduated from Mountain View High in Orem, Utah. He met and married Sheri Ashmore and they had two sons Shane McKay and Derrick Scott. Later the two were divorced and...

Jun 3, 2015

Joseph Shaw Warner

July 27, 1930 – June 3, 2015 (age 84)

Joseph Shaw Warner (Joe) passed away peacefully in Mapleton, Utah, on Wednesday, June 3, 2015.

Joe was born in Phoenix, Arizona to Joseph Lowrey and Georgia Ruby (Shaw) Warner on July 27, 1930.  He and his younger brother, George, grew up...

Jun 1, 2015

James Howard Berry was born July 24, 1925 in St. Joseph. Missouri. He is the son of James Henry and Clara Mae (Noah) Berry and passed away June 1. 2015. He left his wife of 67 years, Genevieve Berry, a daughter, Donna Carter and a son. Russell Berry, eight grandsons and 16 great-grandchildren. He was active in the LDS church...

May 30, 2015

Ruth Eleanor Cooney, 101 years old, at Spanish Fork, UT, died on May 30, 2015.

Born on September 23, 1913 in New York City to Antonia Francen and Joseph Weins.  Ruth married John Bligh and had a son John Richard Bligh, and was widowed when her husband died in a train accident.   Ruth married William Phillip Cooney...