Obituaries

Dec 8, 2017

John Emery Allen was born June 13, 1927 in Rockford, IL to Benjamin Harrison Allen and Elsie Estelle Emery Allen. He was the third child of four, and the only boy. His father died suddenly when John was 11, and his mother worked in a Fannie May Candies store to support the family. John dropped out of high school in...

Dec 6, 2017

Dec 5, 2017

Stacy Lee Nunley Allred age 46, died on December 5, 2017 in the Swedish Medical center in Denver Colorado. She was born on November 13, 1971, in Torrance California, to Donna Nunley and the late Cecil Nunley. Although she moved around a lot, her children always brought her back to Vernal. She loved her family and will be greatly missed....

Dec 3, 2017

Ronnie Paul Neal, age 71, died peacefully at home surrounded by those he loves on December 3, 2017. He was born on October 20, 1946 in Woodlake, California to Lester Paul and Violet Richens Neal. Ronnie spent most of his life in Ogden, Utah where he met his wife and friend Suzanne. Together they had 4 children for whom they...

Nov 28, 2017

Martin Warren passed away in Salt Lake City, Utah. no services at this time.

Nov 27, 2017

Amanda Marie Warburton Reed, 38 of North East MD. Formerly of Vernal Utah, passed away suddenly on Monday, November 27 2017. Amanda was born March 13 1979 in Vernal Utah to Nyle and April Warburton. A beloved wife and mother, Amanda loved taking care of her family. In her spare time she enjoyed quilting. She is survived by her loving...

Nov 27, 2017

Graveside services for Stanley Layne Steele, age 61 of Vernal will be Thursday, November 30, 2017 at 10:00 AM at the Maeser Fairview Cemetery.

Nov 23, 2017

Nelda Gray Cook, 92, passed away on November 23, 2017, at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Creg and JuNae Cook of Dry Fork, Utah. She was born on August 2, 1925 in Vernal, Utah to Samuel James and Jennie May Jones Gray. She was the fourth of six children. Nelda attended Maeser School and Uintah High School. On...

Nov 23, 2017

Earl F. Rasmussen, Born in the little community of Bennet Utah on June 30 1935 to Farrell and Verda Rasmussen then they moved to Ballard Utah . He attended grade school in the old Ballard 4 room school and then to Alterra Junior High then on to Union High . Before his senior year he was involved in a terrible...

Nov 17, 2017

On November 17, 2017, we lost our dearly devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend. Arloa was born on September 11, 1940, to Arlo and Stella Wooley in Vernal, Utah. After being raised in Rangley, Colorado, she married Charles (Chuck) White on December 21, 1957. She traveled all over the western US with Chuck's work, until settling in Duchesne, Utah in...

Nov 15, 2017

Funeral services for Steven John Stubbs, 48 of Vernal Husband of Robyn Briese Stubbs will be held Tuesday November 21, 2017 at 11 am at the Blackburn and Sons Vernal Mortuary. A Viewing will be held Monday 6-8 PM at The Blackburn Vernal Mortuary and Tuesday from 9:45-10:45 all at the Mortuary. Burial Will be in the Vernal Memorial Park...

Nov 13, 2017

Our devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend always putting others first, Joan Ellsworth Christensen, age 76, died November 13, 2017 at her home in Vernal, Utah. She was born December 14, 1940 in Vernal, Utah to Lester Arnold and Juanita Watkins Ellsworth. She married her sweetheart George D. Christensen in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on March 25, 1960. Joan...

Nov 12, 2017

Glenn J. Huber, 88, our beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, great grandfather and friend of Lapoint, UT passed away peacefully in his home with his family at his side on November 12, 2017. Glenn was born November 1, 1929 in Lapoint, UT, the 4th of 5 children, to Frank and Ardith Huber. He graduated from Altera High School in 1949....

Nov 6, 2017

Preston Graham, age 75 passed away November 6, 2017 in the Beehive home in Vernal, Utah. Preston was born in Bowman, North Dakota. He moved to the Uintah Basin in 1972. He worked in the oilfield for Dowell/Schlumberger for many years where he later retired in 1997. Preston loved to cowboy, he loved being on horseback working with cattle with...

Nov 6, 2017

Echo Merkley Allen May 24, 1932 ~ November 2, 2017 Echo Merkley Allen was born May 24, 1932 in Vernal, Utah to Joseph Nelson Merkley and Mary Luella Swensen Merkley. She passed away November 6, 2017 in Vernal, Utah. She attended school at Maeser Elementary and graduated from Uintah High School. Echo married Frank on December 27, 1950 in Salt...

Nov 4, 2017

Conner Scott Wall was born on December 5, 2001 to Lucky and VeraLyn Murray Wall. He is the second of four children. He has an older brother, Shon Wayne Wall, a younger brother, Chasen Danger Wall and a little sister, RyLee Lyn Wall. He had a passion for living life. An athletic and outgoing personality, which made him easy to...

Oct 31, 2017

Obituary for Judy RaNae Hatch Hutchings

Judy RaNae Hatch Hutchings was born December 29, 1949 in Ogden, Utah and died of metastatic breast cancer on October 31, 2017 at her home in Provo surrounded by her loving family. She was adopted at 18 months by Bill and Clela Chivers Hatch of Heber. Judy grew up in Heber until 1964 when...

Oct 28, 2017

Verla M Robbins passed away peacefully on October 28, 2017. She was born January 3, 1939 to John Despain and Mary Swett Arrowsmith. She was the third of six children. She loved to quilt and needle point. She also loved taking care of people. She is survived by her four children, Joseph Mecham, Russell (Lariata) Mecham, Terri Gray, Tonya (Aaron)...

Oct 24, 2017

After seven long weeks of living as a widow, Rena Fay Potter Pallesen joined her husband of 66 years, Allan Dale Pallesen, for their next journey together. Rena was born on July 18, 1934 in Rock Springs, Wyoming to Timothy and Bertha Nelson Potter of Linwood, Utah, the ninth of thirteen children. She attended schools in Washam, WY and Manila,...

Oct 23, 2017

Wenston Tolleson was born in Little Rock Arkansas in 1932 to Willie Fernander and Verna Ethel Dunkin-Tolleson. He had three sisters... Evelyn, Lucile and Tootsie. Wenston was a loving and energetic child with a love of animals, a desire to learn and a natural curiosity about how things work. When Wenston was 3 years old, the family moved to Grant,...