Obituaries
Delta, Utah Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Delta and Millard County, Utah area
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...
Barbara Nell Scott Taylor
Dec 12, 2018
Barbara Nell Scott Taylor, age 76, of Hinckley, Utah, passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2018, in Delta, Utah. She was born on March 6, 1942, in LaLuz, New Mexico, the youngest of seven children of George Ira and Mary Onelia Rice Scott. As a young girl her family moved to many places throughout the western states as her father...
Jay Atkinson
Dec 5, 2018
Selton Jay Atkinson, age 81, passed away on Wednesday, December 5, 2018, at his home in Delta, Utah, after a long illness. He was born on December 27, 1936, in Preston, Idaho, to Vernon Sperry and Donna Marie Lewis Atkinson. Vernon, his father, was killed in a car accident prior to Jay’s birth. When Jay was a few months...
Wardell Stanworth
Dec 2, 2018
Wardell Stanworth, age 91, passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2018 at his home in Magna, Utah. He was born in Delta, Utah on September 7, 1927, to George Washington and Ethel Maxfield Stanworth. He graduated from Delta High School in 1946. He then left to serve his country, enlisting in the United States Navy, and serving as a...
Laura Marie Neilson Higley
Nov 30, 2018
Our beloved wife, sister, aunt, and friend, Laura Marie Neilson Higley, age 81, passed away on Friday, November 30, 2018 in Logan, Utah, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on April 28, 1937 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Vivian Washington and Gladys Leona Jensen Neilson. Laura being the middle of their three beautiful daughters.
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Don Richard Bird
Nov 11, 2018
Donald Richard Bird was brought into the world in Delta, Utah by his father, Dr. Myron E. Bird, on March 7, 1929. From Delta, Utah on Sunday, November 11, 2018, at age 89, he was welcomed into the loving arms of his loving father, Myron E. Bird; mother, Romania Westenskow Bird; son, Richard Don Bird; brother, Evan Bird; and...
Charles Bryce Ashby
Nov 8, 2018
Charles Bryce Ashby, age 89, passed away on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at his home in Delta, Utah. He was born in Crescent, Utah on August 14, 1929, the second of five children born to Charles Prosser and Lucille Jensen Ashby. He graduated from Jordon High School in 1947, and was always a proud Beet Digger. He then attended...
Catherine Gloria Ashby Cook
Nov 7, 2018
Cathy Cook, age 60, passed through the veil on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 in her home in Delta, Utah with her family by her side, after fighting a courageous battle with breast cancer. Cathy, at no surprise to those that know her, was an extremely outgoing and devoted Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Friend, and community member. She was born in...
Delores Petersen Stanworth
Nov 4, 2018
Delores Petersen Stanworth, age 62, of Delta, Utah, passed away Sunday, November 4, 2018, in Provo, Utah, surrounded by her family. She was born on June 19, 1956, in Delta, Utah, to Earl and Afton Talbot Petersen. She moved to Arizona when she was young and graduated from Wilcox High School. Attended the College of Eastern Arizona. After college...
Christina Tarin Spencer
Nov 2, 2018
Christina Tarin Spencer, our amazing wife, mother, sister, and friend, returned to her Father in Heaven and loved ones that passed before her on Friday, November 2, 2018 in Provo, Utah. Christina was a selflessly devoted mother and wife. She touched the lives of all of her family, hundreds of friends, coworkers, and many others she came into contact...
Nathan George Adams
Oct 22, 2018
Nathan George Adams, age 71, went home to his eternal rest on October 22, 2018 in Mesa, Arizona. Nathan was born on September 28, 1947 in Delta, Utah; the oldest of the five children of Nathan Cameron and Norma Perry Adams. He had a lifelong love of learning. He grew up in Delta and graduated from Delta High School....
José Julián Márquez
Oct 14, 2018
José Julián Márquez-Trillo passed away on Sunday, October 14, 2018 surrounded by loving family at his home in Delta, Utah after a long battle with cancer. He had just turned 16 years old. José was born on October 14, 2002 in Delta to Joaquín and Amanda Piedad Trillo Marquez. He was a very well behaved son who loved his...
Stanton Nielson Lovell
Oct 13, 2018
Stanton Nielson Lovell, age 66, passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2018 in Delta, Utah after a long battle with cancer. He was born on July 12, 1952, the second child of eight born to Owen Leoyd and Leila Nielson Lovell. Growing up in a big family, he always had someone to play with or battle. He loved participating...
Darleene Tischner Bogue Vanzyl
Sep 29, 2018
Darleene Tischner Bogue VanZyl, age 85, passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2018 in Delta, Utah. She was born on November 11, 1932 in Santaquin, Utah, the fifth of the eight children of Elorum Michael and Amanda Ruth Beckstead Tischner. She spent her early years growing up in Santaquin. At 14, her family moved to Salt Lake City, where...
Richard Gene Mecham
Aug 17, 2018
Richard Gene Mecham departed for his final adventure on Friday, August 17, 2018 in Delta, Utah. He will be remembered for his bright, sheepish grin when he was about to start some mischief, his endearing sense of humor, his gentle demeanor, a deep love for his family and his willingness to serve and give, unselfishly, when others were in...
Joyce Webb Spencer
Aug 13, 2018
Joyce Webb Spencer, age 98, passed away on Monday, August 13, 2018 in Delta, Utah. She was born on January 25, 1920 in Hinckley, Utah, the youngest of the six children of LeRoy Simon and Verna Lizette Alldredge Webb. She married Harold A. Spencer on April 14, 1938. They raised two beloved children, and shared 52 years together until...
Richard Dean Eatough
Aug 11, 2018
Richard Dean Eatough, age 86, passed away on Saturday, August 11, 2018 at his home in Lynndyl, Utah. He was born July 30, 1932 in Eureka, Utah, the seventh of the eight children of Melvin and Ellen Eliza Simmons Eatough. He grew up with an adventurous spirit with a family that worked mining the hills around Eureka. He attended...