Obituaries
Springville & Mapleton, UT Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Springville, Mapleton & UT County
Erma Lee Beck Bills
May 19, 2013
1934 ~ 2013 Erma Lee Beck Bills, 78 of Mapleton, Utah passed away peacefully Sunday, May 19, 2013 surrounded by her family. She was born June 22, 1934 in Spanish Fork, Utah to Ross Forsyth and Erma Jane Brown Beck. She married Richard D. (Dick) Bills of Mapleton, in Spanish Fork on December 31, 1953. Their marriage was later solemnized...
Arleta Mae Hicks Duncan Moon
May 19, 2013
1922~2013 Arleta Mae Hicks Duncan Moon returned home to her Heavenly Father on May 19, 2013. Arleta was born in Sheffield, Illinois on November 3, 1922 to Roscoe (Ross) Moore Hicks and Alma Irene Viles. She was the second child of the two children. Her family moved from their home in Illinois to Kokomo Indiana where she grew up. Arleta...
Bonnie Jane Lawson Payson
May 14, 2013
1940 ~ 2013 Bonnie Payson, age 73, passed away May 14, 2013. She was born March 24, 1940 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Charles Scott Lawson and Sarah Lucille Davies. She had 2 sisters, Margie Ware and Ha Stewart and two brothers, James Lawson and John Lawson. Within a year her family relocated to West Hollywood where she grew...
Clyde Strong Averett
May 14, 2013
1926 ~ 2013 Clyde Strong Averett age 86 of Springville, passed away at home, on May 14, 2013. Clyde was born June 1, 1926 to Thomas and Bessie Averett of Springville. He married Lela Rutledge on September 30, 1946. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Manti Temple on September 28, 1963. Clyde attended school in Springville. He joined the...
Gisela Billie Johanna Pauline Fehringer Jacobsen
May 10, 2013
1916 ~ 2013 Our spunky sweet mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great-great grandmother Gisela (Billie) Johanna Pauline Fehringer Jacobsen, age 97, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013 from cause's incident to her age. She was born in San Francisco, California on March 13, 1916 to John Albert and Freida Fehringer. She married and was later sealed for time and all...
Faye Whitney Robinson Hales Austin
May 9, 2013
1931 ~ 2013 Faye Austin, 81, passed away May 8, 2013 at her home after a courageous 23 month battle with pancreatic cancer. Faye was born May 23, 1931 in Mapleton, Utah to Harvey Alonzo and Vida Thayne Whitney, Jr. She was a graduate of Springville High School. Faye married Joe Robinson in July 30, 1955 in Las Vegas, NV....
RaVae Allan
May 3, 2013
1935~2013 Our sweet and beautiful mother, grandmother and "gramma-great", RaVae Allan, passed away after a short but valiant battle against melanoma cancer. RaVae was born February 23, 1935 in Mapleton, UT to Ira and Genevieve Allan. She was the third of four children. On July 23, 1953, RaVae married Paul W. Allan. Mom and Dad were later sealed for time...
David James Gardner
Apr 30, 2013
1955 ~ 2013 David James Gardner, age 58, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2013. He was born in Fairbanks, Alaska on February 3, 1955 to DeLoy James and Leah Pearson Gardner. He was married to MarLynn James in the Logan Temple on September 12, 1975. He is survived by his six children: Kathryn (Shawn) Massengill, Carolyn (Kevan) Stewart, Lora (Mike)...
Mildred Sundblom Nielsen
Apr 23, 2013
1934 ~ 2013 Millie passed away on April 23, 2013. She is an amazing mother, wife, grandma, and friend who has touched and changed the lives of countless people forever. Millie was born in Springville on February 5, 1934. Her parents were Charles and Leora Sundblom. She married Paul Nielsen on October 10th, 1951. They loved each other dearly and...
Cathlene Annie Carter Caras
Apr 14, 2013
1937 ~ 2013 Cathlene Annie Carter Caras, 76, of Benjamin, Utah, peacefully left the cares of this world on April 14, 2013 surrounded by her loved ones on both sides of the veil. She was born February 24, 1937 to Reuben Eldridge Carter and Marinda Annie Menlove in Spring Lake, Utah. She married the man of her dreams, Col. Franklin...
Fay LaMar Perry
Apr 12, 2013
1927 ~ 2013 Fay LaMar Perry returned to his Heavenly Father on April 12, 2013 in Lehi, UT where he was a resident at the Beehive Home. He was born on November 20, 1927, in Salem, UT to Marquis Delbert Perry and Helen May Warren. He lived m Mapleton, UT with his Grandparents Marquis LaFayette Perry and Phoebe Jane Fullmer...
Phyllis Bird Johnson
Apr 12, 2013
1924 ~ 2013 Phyllis Bird Johnson, age 88, of Springville, Utah, passed away peacefully at her daughters home in Spanish Fork, Utah, on April 12, 2013, surrounded by her children. She was a beloved mother and grandmother. Phyllis was born at home in Mapleton, Utah, on May 19, 1924. She was the youngest of three children born to Richard Steele...
Robert Macfarlane Sebring
Apr 11, 2013
1944~2013 The world lost a ray of sunshine when Robert Macfarlane Sebring of Springville, UT died unexpectedly on Thurs afternoon, April 11, 2013. Born on January 27, 1944, in Deming, NM to Walter & Dorothy Haight Sebring, he was the 10 th and youngest child with 4 brothers and 5 sisters. Bob graduated from Fontana High School in California in...
John Kent Burt
Apr 5, 2013
1938 ~ 2013 Our beloved Husband, Father and Grandfather passed away Friday April 5 th with family by his side. He was born June 20th 1938 in Springville to Taylor C. and Harriett Lee Burt. He graduated from Springville H.S. and then attended BYU. He served his mission in the New England States Mission and fell in Love with the...
Elizabeth Goldthorpe Nance
Apr 1, 2013
1927~2013 Elizabeth Goldthorpe Nance, 86, passed away on 25 April 2013 in Provo, Utah. She will always be remembered for her selfless service, unfailing commitment to family, and numerous acts of charity. She was born on April 7, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois to Harold and Wanda Goldthorpe, the third child of four and the only girl. When she was a...
Eugene Menzies Johnson
Mar 26, 2013
Teacher, Patriot, Friend 1931-2013 Eugene Menzies Johnson of Springville, Utah passed away March 22, 2013, from the effects of Alzheimer's disease. He died in the arms of his wife and surrounded by his children. He was born March 29,1931, the seventh of seven children in Provo, Utah to Einar H. Johnson and Pearl May Menzies. He was raised in Provo...
Joan Parcell Ashton
Mar 25, 2013
1933 ~ 2013 On March 25, 2013, Joan Ashton passed peacefully to the place where her strong spirit once resided after a short struggle with cancer. Her strong will finally yielded to the beckoning of parents and other loved ones who eagerly awaited her arrival. Her earth life journey was full of exciting events and fond memories as we remember...
George Calvin Puckett
Mar 20, 2013
1924 ~ 2013 George Calvin Puckett was born April 3, 1924, to Edgar "D" Puckett and Georgianna Hardy Puckett in Twin Falls, Idaho. He passed away Sunday, March 17, 2013, at home of natural causes related to chronic illnesses and aging. He would have been 89 years old on April 3 of this year. He graduated from Oakley High School...
Jr Gilbert Gil V. White
Mar 20, 2013
1919-2013 "I always figured if I lived long enough, something like this would happen to me." and happen it did... finally passing away on March 20, 2013 at the age of 93. Gil was born Sept. 11, 1919 in Summerland, B.C. Canada (with a sense of humor and a love for life), the third of four children. His parents were...
Rex Fay Jensen
Mar 17, 2013
1938 ~ 2013 Rex Fay Jensen, 75, of Mapleton, Utah completed his journey on this earth peacefully at home on Sunday, March 17, 2013 from cancer. Rex was born at home in Mapleton on February 20, 1938 to Joseph Fay Jensen and Elizabeth Andersen Jensen. He grew up in the foothills surrounded by orchards and nature. He loved being outside...
