Obituaries
Delta, Utah Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Delta and Millard County, Utah area
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...
James "Jim" Lavar Porter
Mar 27, 2019
Celebrating a life well lived, James “Jim” LaVar Porter, passed away March 27, 2019, at the age of 84 on his farm, a place he often referred to as being “just like heaven.” He was born to Leslie and Romania Hansen Porter on September 9, 1934 in Sutherland, Utah, the youngest of 7 children. His fondest memories of childhood...
Christie Sue Smith
Mar 22, 2019
Christie Sue Smith, age 51, passed away Friday, March 22, 2019, in American Fork. She was born on January 17, 1968 in Salt Lake City to Harry and Coleen Smith. She graduated from Delta High School. She worked at many businesses in the Delta community, the Rancher Café, Jade Restaurant, Materion, Hogi Yogi, Quality Market and for the BLM....
Jacquelyn Marie Bassett Hardy Turner
Mar 12, 2019
Jacquelyn Marie Bassett Hardy Turner, age 78, died peacefully at her home in Hinckley, Utah on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 from complications associated with Lupus. Jacquie was born in the home of her Petersen grandparents in Hinckley, Utah on June 23, 1940. Her parents Ralph Henry “Bud” and Beulah Marie Petersen Bassett were thrilled to welcome the first of...
Thomas Karl Stanworth
Feb 25, 2019
Thomas Karl Stanworth, age 62, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 25, 2019 in Delta, Utah. He was born in Delta, Utah on February 4, 1957 to the oldest of the four children of Karl Thomas and Margaret June Peer Stanworth. He married his sweetheart, Esther M. Kahn, on February 12, 2010 in Delta, Utah. Together they ran “The...
Donald A Poulsen
Feb 20, 2019
Donald A Poulsen, age 89, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 in Delta, Utah, surrounded by his family. He was born in Tooele, Utah on July 26, 1929, to Archibald Christian and Norma Adamson Poulsen. He grew up in Delta and graduated from Delta High School. He was sealed to his sweetheart, Clara Jeffery, in the Manti...
Leslie Wayne Cole
Jan 28, 2019
Leslie Wayne Cole graduated from this life on Monday, January 28, 2019 at age 82. He was a leap year baby born February 29, 1936, the middle child of the three children of Leslie Lawrence Cole and Alene Pace Cole. He had an inquiring mind with a great desire to keep learning through out his life. He was an...
Marian Cruse Fletcher
Jan 23, 2019
Marian “Sadie” Cruse Fletcher known to many as “Granny”, was born in Shreveport, Louisiana on December 22, 1938 to Bessie and Zadie Cruse. Her father passed away when she was 2 weeks old. Her mother remarried William “Bill” Senseney, who was the father she came to know and love. After a brief illness, she passed peacefully to be reunited...
Elizabeth Julia Anderson
Jan 16, 2019
Elizabeth Julia Anderson passed peacefully in the arms of her parents on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. She was born at 1:07 a.m. and lived for just a few short hours.
Elizabeth is the daughter of Tyler & Julia Anderson; the granddaughter of Dean & Terilyn Anderson of Delta, Utah and Karl & Jennifer Stumpf of Fishers, Indiana;...
Merrill Gene Nielson
Jan 9, 2019
Merrill Gene Nielson, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at the Seasons of Santaquin care facility in Santaquin, Utah. He was born on November 19, 1934 in Lynndyl, Utah, the sixth child of his loving parents, LaClead and Eleanor Jane Ashby Nielson. He was raised in Lynndyl growing up working on the family farm. Merrill attended...
David Cropper Ekins
Dec 26, 2018
David Cropper Ekins, age 72, passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 in Provo, Utah. He was born on August 13, 1946 in Delta, Utah to George Arnold and Sebrina Cropper Ekins. David was a life-long resident of Hinckley, Utah. He graduated from Delta High School in 1964, and from Brigham Young University with a Bachelors Degree in Economics...
Veniece Lavonne Vent Lovell
Dec 20, 2018
Veniece LaVonne Vent Lovell, age 79, passed away on the sunny morning of Thursday, December 20, 2018. Vee was born on May 30, 1939 in Trinidad, Colorado to George Wilfred and Frances Olga Albertson Vent. She lived her early life in Santa Barbara, California. She was 18 when she joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in...
John Clark Bringard
Dec 17, 2018
John Clark Bringard, age 80, of Deseret, Utah, passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018, in Delta, Utah. He was born on July 9, 1938, in Panguitch, Utah, the youngest of 16 children of Frank and Weltha Clark Bringard. He grew up in Delta and graduated from Delta High School. He was a skilled wrestler and as was a...