Obituaries
Springville & Mapleton, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Springville, Mapleton & UT County
Ellen (Webb) Shepherd
Apr 11, 2015
Ellen Webb Shepherd, 73, of Payson, Utah passed away on Saturday, April 11th, 2015 with her family by her side. Ellen was born December 22, 1941 in Los Angeles, CA to Perry Webb and Floreine Christensen. She married her high school sweetheart, Charles Morris Shepherd on December 26, 1958 in Heber, Utah. They were sealed on November, 16, 1966...
Connie Mae (Mower) Orr
Apr 8, 2015
Connie Mae Orr, beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend, was taken into the arms of her Father in Heaven on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 and was also anxiously welcomed by her loving husband and other loved ones who had gone before her. She was surrounded by family and friends at her home in Brookside as she made a final...
Renato Barbosa
Apr 1, 2015
Renato Barbosa, age 48 of Spanish Fork, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 3, 2015 at 2 p.m. in the Canyon Ridge Stake Center, 1911 E. 1850 S., Spanish Fork, UT. There will be a viewing held at the Stake Center from 1:00 to 1:45 prior to the funeral services. Burial will...
Carl Stephen Guthrie Sr.
Apr 1, 2015
Carl Stephen Guthrie Sr, our devoted son, husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and great great grandfather received his eternal reward on April 1, 2015. He was limited in his abilities the last year, but before that time you could find him in his garage pedaling his proud 5,000 plus miles on his stationary bike.
Carl was a...
Verl Lionel Averett
Mar 28, 2015
Verl Lionel Averett was born May 2, 1921. He would have been 94 years old in a month. His son Keith, daughters Karen and Kathleen, and daughter-in-law Beverly Averett were at his bedside as he returned to his family and savior. He had been experiencing the affects of age for some time and died of natural causes at his...
Bryan Lee Jensen
Mar 25, 2015
Bryan Lee Jensen, born on July 8th, 1977. Our beloved son and brother returned to his Heavenly Father on March 25, 2015 at his home. He has a big heart and loving spirit. He also looked out for others and was ready to help when needed. He is loved and will be missed.
He is survived by...
Gerda I (Reimer) Barrus
Mar 25, 2015
To My Loved Ones:
What a nice expression - My Loved Ones, because you all are my very Loved Ones. (Written by Gerda)
Husband: Walter E Barrus (Deceased)
Son: Walter R Barrus (Margaret), (June - Deceased), Daughter: Barbara Ahia (Deceased) (Don) Grandchildren: Rhonda Staskow (John), Pam Hunsaker (Art), John W Barrus (Laura),...
Helen Tanner Perkins
Mar 24, 2015
A Celebration of Her Life
September 18, 1921 – March 24, 2015
Helen Tanner Perkins was born on September 18, 1921 in Payson, Utah to Seth and Inger Marie Larsen Tanner. She spent her childhood on a farm in rural Utah and enjoyed all the pleasures of working and playing in the country. ...
Alexander Leonard Pugh
Mar 23, 2015
Alexander Leonard Pugh, aka Alex TutTut Jr. Schmoo, Schmodo, and Bud, born March 28th, 2001, returned to his loving Father in Heaven on March 23rd 2015… way too soon.
Alex had an immense love for music; Pink Floyd, Royal Bliss, Pierce the Veil, etc., etc., etc…. anything but country. He loved food of all kinds: eating it...

Thomas Walter Smith
Mar 21, 2015
Thomas Walter Smith, age 86 of Springville, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015. He was born August 6, 1928 in Bluntsville, Alabama to Hezekiah Smith and Della Mae Henson Smith. Thomas married Thelma Shurtz. He worked for the United States Airforce in Communications.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 11 a.m. in the...
Cynthia Ann (Hetzel) Stevens
Mar 15, 2015
Cindy Stevens, age 47, of Springville quietly passed away Sunday, March 15, 2015. She was born July 14 th , 1967 in San Diego California to her loving and devoted parents, George Franklin Hetzel II and Sandra Clair Green-Hetzel. On November 25 th , 1988 she married the love of her life John Lindsay Cooper Stevens in the Manti...
Emily Adele (Olsen) Lambert
Mar 12, 2015
Adele Olsen Lambert, most recently from Springville, Utah passed away peacefully at home Thursday, March 12, 2015 after being active, healthy and happy for 91 years.
Adele was born to David and Maud Olsen in Manti, Utah on July 4, 1923 as the Fourth of July band passed their house. She had two younger brothers, Richard Olsen...
Santos Omar Chavarria
Mar 4, 2015
Santos Omar Chavarria, age 30 of Goshen passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2015. He was born May 22, 1984 in Sesori, San Miguel, El Salvador to Noel Dimas Chavarria Ortez and Vilma Tellez. Omar married Christy LeAnne Bryan.
Rosary services will be held at the St. Francis Catholic Church at 65 East 500 North in Orem from...
Gary Stewart Baker
Mar 2, 2015
Gary Stewart Baker II, 44, passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 2, 2015 at his home in Springville, Utah. He was born on October 16, 1970 in Oxnard, California.
Gary was very active in the outdoors and always enjoyed riding his road bike and exploring Utah’s landscapes. He was a talented artist and painter and...
Donna Rowene Huff Bird
Feb 18, 2015
1929~2015 Rowene was born June 20, 1929 at home in Spanish Fork, Utah to Harvey Earl and Donna Jane Thomas Huff. She passed away peacefully February 12, 2015, surrounded by her family. She married the love of her life, Robert Grant Bird on March 18, 1948. They were later sealed in the Manti Temple as an eternal family on April...
Jane Cherrington Hinckley
Feb 17, 2015
April 30, 1929 - February 13, 2015 Loving wife, mother and grandmother, Jane Cherrington Hinckley, passed away February 13, 2015 in South Jordan, UT at the age of 85 after a brief illness. Jane was born in Provo, UT on April 30, 1929. She was the fifth and youngest child of Hilda Wheeler Cherrington and Amyot Willard Cherrington. She was...
Kenneth Atwood Dunn
Feb 16, 2015
1922~2015 Kenneth Atwood Dunn, age 92, returned home to his beloved wife and his Heavenly Father on February 16, 2015. Ken was born on July 19, 1922 in Tyhee, Idaho to Sam and Ethel Dunn. As a Marine in WWII, he was at Pearl Harbor and fought in the battles of Guadalcanal (where he was wounded and later awarded a...
Matthew Bonz Vern Morgan
Feb 15, 2015
Matthew (Bonz) Vern Morgan placed himself into the arms of our Savior in the early morning hours of February 15, 2015. Matt was born on June 15, 1969 to Kent Edward and Esther Rae Young, Morgan. Matt is a righteous member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints with a personal knowledge of the Love that his...
John Albert Pratt
Feb 14, 2015
1941~2015 John Albert Pratt passed away unexpectedly at home on February 14, 2015. He was born on August 15, 1941 in Cardston, Alberta, Canada. Many colorful experiences filled his youth - some he shared while others remain a mystery. He and his lovely bride of 49 years met hitchhiking while employed at Glacier National Park, Montana. As a young man...
Billy Casper
Feb 14, 2015
Surrounded by family members and his wife of 62 years, William Earl "Billy" Casper Jr., devoted family man, champion golfer, and friend to all, passed away at his home in Springville, Utah, on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015. He was born 83 years earlier in San Diego, California, on June 24, 1931, to William Earl and Isabel Casper. He lived a...