All Obituaries

Esther Sturgeon passed away on June 16,2019 at the age of 105.  Esther was born in Munroe Nebraska on Dec. 21, 1913 to David and Bertha Mcquisten, one of 8 children.  Esther taught school in her younger years and then met and married George W. Sturgeon in 1936.  They had three children, David, Wesley (Pat) and Hellen.  They worked as ranchers for many years.  Esther was the President of the Colorado Woolgrowers Association, she also worked at...

  LaRae “Peggy” Chivers Goodrich age 81, passed away peacefully at the Beehive Home in Naples, Utah June 12, 2019   Peggy was born in Vernal, Utah to Clyde and Lovina Chivers on January 9, 1932. She worked for Mountain Bell as an operator for many years, a teachers aid at the Maeser Elementary School and at the Penny’s Department Store on main street in Vernal. Peggy was very active in the LDS Church and held numerous positions, Relief Society President,...

Jerry Macks Murray Passed away at his home in Roosevelt, Utah on June 8, 2019 surrounded by his family. Macks Murray was born October 25, 1929 in Vernal, Utah to Johnathen Moyes and Verlie Stewart Murray. He married Nila Weeks Murray and two  children, Keith Macks and Marlene Kay were born to this union. They later divorced and he married Geradine (Jerrie) Rich Murray on August 9, 1975. With this marriage he gained six additional children. Macks was a very hard worker and was known...

Corey Wade Murray, age 55, died peacefully on Thursday, June 6, 2019, in Vernal, UT. He was born in Grand Junction, CO on June 10, 1963, to Larry Lee Murray and Charlotte Mangrum.   Corey began his career in the drywall business working for his father and eventually ventured out on his own working in Heber, Moab and Vernal.   His passion for hunting began at an early age with Grandpa Murray on Blue Mountain and Dad in the Bookcliffs.  He hunted in many of the Western...

  Gene Edwin Watkins July 13 1940 ~ June 02 2019 Gene Edwin Watkins was born on July 13 1940 in Vernal to Edward Watkins Jr and Nancy Ella Peacock.  He grew up in the Davis area where he met and married his eternal sweetheart Barbara Ann Johnson on June 11 1959.  They were solemnized in the Salt Lake temple a year later.      Gene’s father was 58 when he was born and his mother was 43.  He had a nephew that was 15 years older and two more...

Helen Thelma Ingram Steven, age 93, was born July 27, 1926, and died peacefully at the care center June 1, 2019.  Our mom was born in Cisco, Texas and was raised by her grandmother and grandfather in Dalton, Georgia. She went to work at the age of thirteen in Chenille bedspread making plant, grapefruit canning plants and during the war helped make and inspect parachutes. She was going to work in an airplane factory but changed her mind. She married Carl Amon Steven, who had just come...

Lewis Roy “Bud” Massey, age 85, died surrounded by his family on May 27. Like always, Grandpa did it his way and waited for all of us to be together. Bud was born in Vernal, Utah on September 6, 1933 to Lewis LeRoy and Edna Sundquist Massey.  The ethic of hard work was learned early, Bud was working and building fence by the age of five. He loved his family very much and was always looking out for them.  Bud joined the United States Army in 1953 where he excelled. He...

Larry (Cords) Valenzuela passed away on May 27, 2019  just  9 days before her 70thbirthday in Rangley Colorado surrounded by her family.  She was born June 5th, 1949 in Oakland California to LaVelle (Counts) Cords and Robert Norman Cords.  Her parents had decided to name their second born child Larry (regardless if boy or girl) Therefore; she was uniquely named Larry after her maternal grandfather Larry Counts.   She attended grade...

Celebration of life will be held for Casey Alexander Monday, June 3, 2019 1:30 P.M. at Remember the Maine Park