All Obituaries

Our beloved Mother, Wife, Sister, Aunt, Grandmother and Friend, Susan Litton, age 64, passed unexpectedly in her home, in Vernal, Utah, on December 8, 2019.   Susan was born on August 13,1955 in Roosevelt, Utah, to Erwin and Dorthy Rust.  She was their second born child and was the oldest sister in their family.  She had a fun childhood and many adventures while playing with her older brother, Kent, her close sister Cindy and two younger sister's, Diane and Janet. ...

     Blackburn & Sons Vernal Mortuary would like to invite you to attend an evening of Remembrance in celebration of your loved ones.    The families we have served this 2019 year will automatically be in our Remembrance slide show. If it was prior to this years and you would like to have your loves ones photo in the side show please send it by email to info@bvmortuary.com.  We will have a Christmas ornament available that you can write...

  Shirley Watkins age 88, of Vernal passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family.  He was born December 27, 1930 in Vernal to Lorenzo and Jenny Marie Kolb Watkins. He married Delma Buist August 26, 1950 in Vernal, Utah. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple Shirley was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints where he enjoyed and was dedicated to serving as a High Priest. He enjoyed the Basin Life; he...

Arthur Allred, 85, our loving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather passed away on November 26, 2019, after courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease.  He was born December 24, 1933, to Lindon Cloy Allred and Ila June Adams Allred, in Bennett, Utah.  He spent his youth growing up in the Uinta Basin, Ogden, and Salt Lake City, where he graduated from South High School in 1952.  He entered and served in the US Navy for two years.  He married...

Carol Starr Cromar Justesen died peacefully surrounded by her family on November 25, 2019.  She was born on January 19, 1932 in Salt Lake City, Utah to George Frank and Marcia Starr Cromar. She later moved to Magna where she graduated from Cyprus High School. She attended the University of Utah, studying journalism.  While there, she married her high school sweetheart, Donald Jay Justesen. They were later sealed in the Mesa Arizona Temple. They were blessed with four...

Funeral services will be Saturday, November 30, 2019 @ 2:00 PM AM at the Blackburn & Sons Vernal Mortuary. Burial will be in the Maeser Fairview Cemetery.

Gregory Marion Hackford February 24, 1960 ~ November 23, 2019   Gregory Marion Hackford was born February 24, 1960 to Marion and June Hackford. He married Sherrie Bullock October 31, 1981. They both were blessed with a baby boy Aaron Greg Hackford on December 8, 1987. Greg will be deeply missed by all of his family and many many friends that he acquired over his life. Greg was a hard worker, always on the go. He was very close to the Drollinger family. He and Jim had many many...

    Allen James Knutson September 10, 1935 ~ November 22, 2019   Allen James Knutson, age 84, of Vernal passed away in Vernal on November 22, 2019. He was born September 10, 1935 in Colgate, North Dakota to Oriville and Frances Young Knutson. He married Janice Powell January 2, 1972 in Elko, Nevada. They were sealed later in the Ogden LDS Temple. Allen was a proud member of the American Legion Post 11. He served his country form 1957-1960 in the Army and then served in...

Services are pending at this time

Kent LaMar Nielsen  69, formally of Duchesne Passed away November 19, 2019 in Lehi, Utah He was born December 20, 1949 to Mark Amos and Amy Potter Nielsen   Kent graduated from Duchesne High School,  Served as a missionary in the Southern California Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Kent was a cowboy through and through, who was taught to drive truck by his oldest brother Doug. He drove for over 25 years, when he retired from hearing...