Obituaries
Delta, Utah Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Delta and Millard County, Utah area
Thayne Covert Maxfield
Aug 28, 2019
Thayne Covert Maxfield, age 81, died on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at his home in Delta, Utah surrounded by his family. Thayne was born in Delta on January 14, 1938 to Arch and Lella Stapley Maxfield. He was the youngest of five boys.
His father leased a ranch in Spring Valley, Nevada and then the Granite Ranch,...
Chad M Phillips
Aug 27, 2019
Chad M. Phillips of Wallsburg, Utah, age 53, graduated on to our Heavenly Father on August 27, 2019, in Hinckley, Utah. Chad resided in Wallsburg and surrounding areas most of his life. He moved to Hinckley in 2006 where he resided until he passed. Chad married Julie (Cieslak) Phillips in 1990, they had 6 children together. They later divorced...
Robert Matthew Clark
Aug 14, 2019
Robert Matthew Clark passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 in Delta, Utah as a result of a ruptured aortic aneurysm. He was 89 years old. Bob was born in Delta on October 23, 1929 and lived his entire life in the Sugarville farming area North of Delta. Bob loved Delta. Though he explored a few popular tourist stops...
Linda Lee Millar Peterson Phillips
Jul 30, 2019
Linda Lee Millar Peterson Phillips, age 67, passed away on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 in Delta, Utah. She was born on September 17, 1951 in American Fork, Utah to Clarence G and Katherine Onealia Scott Millar. She grew up in Lindon and said she was raised by the love of her life, her horse, Trooper. She participated in riding...
Elaine Sheriff Olson
Jul 22, 2019
Elaine Sheriff Olson, age 92, passed away on Monday, July 22, 2019 in Delta, Utah. She was born on November 14, 1926 in Oak City, Utah the oldest child of 5 born to Wilford Ivan and Bessie Lovell Sheriff. She grew up in Oak City and graduated from Delta High School.
She married Wilburn Olson on March...
Ed D Hills
Jun 17, 2019
Ed D Hills, age 83, died peacefully at home in Delta, Utah on Monday, June 17, 2019. He was born on September 27, 1935 at his home in Orem, Utah to West and Fern Rawlings Hills. He married Charlotte Nicol on November 17, 1953.
He lived and raised his family in Orem, Utah. He ran his own...
Gene Arnold Ekins
Jun 14, 2019
Gene Arnold Ekins, age 81, loving husband, father, grandfather and trusted friend passed from this life on Friday, June 14, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. Born February 9, 1938, in Hinckley, Utah, to George Arnold Ekins and Sebrina Cropper Ekins. He married Gwenlyn Jane Mace on September 7, 1961 in the Manti Temple. Gene graduated from Delta High...
Deroy "Pete" Bulloch
Jun 6, 2019
DeRoy C. “Pete” Bulloch, age 84, passed away on Thursday, June 6, 2019 in Delta, Utah from a tired heart. Pete was born on January 15, 1935 in Cedar City, Utah the eldest of the 5 children of Charles Cram and Grace Miller Bulloch. He worked for the Arizona Highway Patrol. Was the St. George Supervisor at the Arizona...
Jonel Henderson Nielson
Jun 1, 2019
Jonel Henderson Nielson passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2019, at her home in Delta,Utah. She was born to Warren Henderson and Artemisia Henrie Henderson in Sutherland, Utah on July 1, 1929. She moved to Delta as a young child and has lived in Delta her entire life. She fondly remembered her days as a young girl with her...
Ema Lee May
May 30, 2019
Ema Lee May, age 73, died Thursday, May 30, 2019, in Orem, Utah after a life-time struggle with diabetes. She passed away during a heart procedure at Timpanogas Hospital. She was born on March 28, 1946 in Delta, Utah to Morgan and Eunice Anderson May.
Ema grew up on a farm, where she loved to be with...
Emiliano Mendoza Sanchez
May 14, 2019
Emiliano Mendoza Sanchez, age, 65, passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 in Payson, Utah. He was born on August 8, 1953 in San Francisco del Oro, Chihuahua, Mexico, the third of 5 children to Pascual Mendoza and Luisa Sanchez Mendoza. He grew up in enjoying rodeos, riding horses, spending time fishing and entertaining people playing the accordian. He...
James Wallace Petersen
May 14, 2019
James Wallace Petersen, age 73, was called back to his heavenly home on May 14, 2019 in Hillsboro, Oregon. This cowboy, lovingly referred to as “Grandpa Horse” by his grandchildren, peacefully crossed the river to the other side. His beloved wife of 48 years and children were gathered around him physically and spiritually as he left his physical limitations...
Merlin C. Anderson
May 12, 2019
Merlin Clem Anderson, age 93, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at his home in St. George, Utah. He was born May 24, 1925 in Oak City, Utah, the youngest of five children to Soren Carlos and Hulda Amanda Petersen Anderson. He spent his life in Oak City until he enlisted in the US Army in 1942. He...
Dorothy Jeffery Bladen
May 3, 2019
Dorothy Jeffery Bladen, age 88, passed away peacefully on May 3, 2019 in Orem, Utah. She was born March 7, 1931 in Delta, Utah to Orvil F. and Donna Jane Petersen Jeffery, the 2nd of 7 children. Dorothy grew up in Delta and on the family farm on the outskirts of Delta. In addition to farming, her father owned...
Michael "Shayne" Spackman
Apr 28, 2019
Our loving husband, father, son and uncle, Michael “Shayne” Spackman, 45, of Spanish Fork, Utah passed away at home early on the morning of Sunday, April 28, 2019. Shayne had undergone surgery the previous Wednesday, April 24, hoping to receive relief from painful back injuries resulting from a June 2018 accident where the bicycle he was riding to work...
Kirt Craig Alldredge
Apr 22, 2019
Kirt Craig Alldredge, age 48, passed away on April 22, 2019 in Payson, Utah. He was born in Delta, Utah on December 21, 1970 to Dwight and Claire Alldredge. He attended Cyprus High School where he learned to love woodworking like his father. He enjoyed the outdoors, which included fishing, hunting, and camping. He loved to garden and was...
J Howard Johnson
Apr 17, 2019
Our beloved father, brother, and grandfather, J Howard Johnson, age 83, passed away peacefully April 17, 2019, in Delta, Utah. Howard was born February 7, 1936 in Cedar City, Utah, the second of six children to Bert and Nina Ahlstrom Johnson. He was raised in Sutherland, Utah and graduated from Delta High School. He attended BYU, then served an...
Lena Renee Tanner
Apr 17, 2019
Lena Renee Tanner, our beloved mother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend, returned to the loving arms of our Father in Heaven on April 17, 2019 along with her constant companion and soulmate, Kenneth Nielson.
Lena was born on September 12, 1979 in Payson, Utah to Lee and Becky Tanner. She spent most of her 39 years in...
Clark Burgess Cox
Apr 2, 2019
Dr. Clark Burgess Cox, DDS, PhD, age 90, passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 in Delta, Utah. He was born on February 23, 1929 in St. George Utah to Emerald Lane and Elsie Burgess Cox. He grew up farming, ranching, and mining alongside his family in the St. George area.
He graduated from Dixie High School...
Darlene Fullmer Bliss
Mar 29, 2019
Enduring with faith and love to the end, our sweet Darlene Fullmer Bliss passed away Friday, March 29, 2019 at her home in Delta, UT surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 8, 1939 in Delta UT, the youngest of 5 children to Joseph Smith Fullmer and Julia Mae Peterson Fullmer. She attended Delta High school where...