Springville & Mapleton, UT Obituaries

Ridge M Phillips

May 12, 2020

Ridge M. Phillips, 86, of Springville, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2020.  He was born March 31, 1934 in Pocatello, ID, number seven of eight children, to Morgan and Mae Higgins Phillips. He married Bonnie Hall on June 18, 1954 in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. Ridge grew up on a farm in the Pocatello area and later moved to...

Stephen James Clark

May 10, 2020

MESA - Stephen J. Clark,85, passed away while enjoying a sip of root beer on May 10, 2020 in Mesa, Arizona. A Utah boy, he enjoyed hunting and fishing with his father and brother. Stephen was involved during high school in acting, singing and playing the cello. Attending BYU after graduation, he played and toured with the BYU Symphony Orchestra....

Randle Roland King

May 8, 2020

Randle Roland King passed away in his Mapleton Utah home May 8, 2020 surrounded by love ones. Randy was born August 21, 1933, in Levelland Texas. He loved his family and the gospel of Jesus Christ. He was completely committed to and faithfully loved and served both throughout his life. Randy fell forever in love with Wilda Arlene Penrod...

Freda Mae (Shurtliff) Eldon

May 6, 2020

Freda was born in Boise, Idaho November 12, 1935 to Fred Agren and Vella Briggs Shurtliff. She was the first of five children and a blessing in her parents lives. She was a happy child that brought much joy to her family. She was a bookworm and would cover herself under her blankets at night and read by flashlight....

Emily (Snedeger) Stallings

May 3, 2020

Our loving mom & grandma, Emily Snedeger Stallings, returned to our Heavenly Father on May 3, 2020. Emily was born on January 7, 1951 to Don Q and Emily Evert Snedeger in Murray, Utah. She grew up in Springville, Utah.  Graduated from Springville High School in 1969. Married Casey Livingston.  Together they had 3 children, later divorced.  She married Blaine...

Curtis LaVar Stewart

May 1, 2020

Curtis LaVar Stewart, age 72, passed away May 1, 2020 in St George, UT. Born August 18, 1947 to Floyd LaVar and Mary Curtis Stewart. He married Laura MacMillan on February 14, 1981 in Toronto Canada. Curtis graduated from Springville High School in 1965. Later, he went on to graduate from BYU with a degree in Accounting. He was a...

Phyllis Juanita (Moubray) Guthrie

Apr 29, 2020

Phyllis Juanita Guthrie passed away peacefully, surrounded by those that loved her on April 29, 2020, in Springville Utah.

Phyllis was born an only child to the late, William James and Mildred Marie Connery Moubray, her dad passing when she was very young.  The majority of her life she resided in Charleston and Summersville, West Virginia.  Phyllis...

Frederick Horace Clark

Apr 26, 2020

Frederick Horace Clark, 89, of Springville died peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, April 26, 2020. He was lovingly known by family and friends as Poppy.

Poppy was born June 7, 1930 to Horace and Tranquilia Clark in Springville, UT.

He grew up in Springville where he studied piano at...

Loretta (Giles) Blackett

Apr 23, 2020

IN LOVING MEMORY OF LORETTA GILES BACKETT Loretta Giles Blackett, 86, of Springville, Utah our Mother, Sister, Grandmother Cousin, Aunt, and Friend passed away Thursday April 23, 2020. Loretta was born to Edwin Tadd Giles and Mildred Barker Giles, February 2,1934. She is the oldest of 3 daughters, then came Ardith Giles Ruff, and bringing up the rear, Barbara Giles...

Joseph (Joey) Dolan Moore, Jr.

Apr 22, 2020

Joseph (Joey) Dolan Moore, Jr., age 14 of Springville, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2020.  A viewing for family and friends will be held on Monday, April 27, 2020 from 12-3:00 pm. Interment will be in Ft. Collins, Colorado.

Gary Dee Hjorth

Apr 22, 2020

Gary D. Hjorth of Payson and Springville, Utah passed away unexpectedly on 22nd April 2020 at the age of 69. His passing is likely related to chronic conditions Gary had been living with over the years. Gary was born on 20th October, 1950 to Paul Hjorth and Mamie McAllister. He grew up in Springville with his parents and five brothers,...

Dolores Anne (Smith) Bahr

Apr 20, 2020

Our dear mother, grandma, aunt and friend passed through the veil on April 20, 2020. Although we are saddened at her passing, we are comforted to know that she has been reunited with her beloved Mother and Father, husband, sister, brother in law, great granddaughter and many many others whom she loved. Dolores was born on August 22,1928 in Springville...

RaNae (Murdock) Allred Phillips

Apr 16, 2020

Lois RaNae Murdock Allred Phillips, 84 years young, from Springville, Utah, passed peacefully away on April 16, 2020, surrounded by her loving Children and Grandchildren She was born on March 10, 1936 in her Grandmother Hilda Gates home in Salina, Utah to Lois Elizabeth Murdock and Parley Eugene Murdock. RaNae was the oldest of eight children.  RaNae was raised...

Jane (Best) Thompson

Apr 15, 2020

Jane Best Thompson, 77, of Springville passed away April 15, 2020. Now, free from pain or restrictions; her strong, spicy personality will be missed. She was born on October 21,1942 to Ted and Luell Best of Springville, Utah and was one of three daughters. Jane graduated from Springville High School. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ...

Arthur Varney Gailey

Apr 11, 2020

Arthur Varney Gailey was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on October 22, 1933 to Arthur Strong Gailey and Virginia Blood Varney Gailey. He was the eldest of two children. Varr grew up with his mother and sister Nancie in Roy, Utah surrounded by grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. The first three years of his education took place near Austin,...

Donald Byron Tuttle

Apr 9, 2020

Beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather Donald Byron Tuttle returned home to his Heavenly Father on Thursday, April 9th, 2020.

Don was born in Springville, Utah on March 30, 1937 to Byron and Emily Strong Tuttle. He married his high school sweetheart Kathryn Groneman on May 21, 1959, and their union was later sealed for eternity in...

R Michael Bird

Apr 7, 2020

Robert Michael Bird was born on February 18, 1953 in Provo, Utah. He was the third child, and first son, of Robert F. and Larell F. Thurman Bird. He was a happy adorable child with curly brown hair, big brown eyes, and was much loved by his older sisters and parents. Another sister and brother later joined the family after...

Margaret "Peggy" Jean (O'Connor) Klauser

Apr 7, 2020

Margaret Jean O’Connor Klauser “Peggy”, 69, of Springville, Utah, passed away Tuesday, 7 April 2020. She was born 13, April 1950, in Evergreen Park, Illinois, to Peter Leo O’Connor and Mary Lorraine Kalb. She married Steven Edgar Klauser on 10, June 1983 in Twentynine Palms, California and they were sealed for eternity on 29, April 1989 in the Church...

Thomas Dean Manges

Mar 30, 2020

In Memory of Thomas Dean Manges

Thomas Dean Manges - 70, passed from this life Monday, March 30th, 2020, only five and a half short months after Janice Ellen (Berndt) Manges, his great love of time and eternity, October of last year to whom he was married for over 50 years.

Thomas was born April...

David Lee Dickinson

Mar 30, 2020

David Lee Dickinson, age 51 of Provo, passed away Monday, March 30, 2020.  He was born June 16, 1968 on Midway Island to Rodney Dickinson and Carol Palle.  Services are to be announced.