Obituaries
Joe B. (JODY) Murray Jr.
Oct 26, 2022
Our loving husband, father, and grandfather Joe B. “Jody” Murray Jr. passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, surrounded by his wife and family.
Jody was born in Vernal, Utah on August 14, 1950 to Joe B. and Glenna Oaks Murray.
He graduated from Uintah High School in 1968 where he lettered in baseball. Throughout his time on...
Darris Smuin
Oct 25, 2022
Darris Kent Smuin passed away on October 25th, 2022, at home surrounded by loved ones.
Darris was born October 23, 1939 to Hyrum and Idella Smuin of Vernal, UT and was the youngest of their 10 children. On January 20th, 1961, he married the love of his life, Billie Yvonne Draper and they were later sealed in the Salt Lake...
Mary Rudy McLean
Oct 18, 2022
Mary Rudy McLean was born in Roosevelt, Utah on August 24, 1939 to Czar Felix Rudy and Margeret Miles Rudy. She died October 18, 2022 surrounded by her family.
She grew up in Roosevelt, Utah and met her husband Max in Vernal at a dance. They were married July 9, 1971 in the Logan Utah LDS Temple.
They have five...
Merintha Ann Nelson
Oct 18, 2022
Merintha Ann Johnson Petrik-Nelson age 81 of Green River, UT passed away October 18, 2022 surrounded by family. Ann was born in Hanksville, UT on April 14, 1941, to Glen P and Merintha L Johnson. Ann was the 6th of eight children and spent her childhood growing up on the farm. She graduated from Green River High School in 1959...
Dixie B. Hacking
Oct 15, 2022
Dixie Blackburn Hacking, our beloved Matriarch left this world Oct 15, 2022. Her life was a testament to love, patience, kindness, mercy, honesty, strength, and grace. Thank you for serving our family as long as you could.
Dixie was born May 8, 1934, in a little log cabin located in Maeser Utah. Her parents were James Burnett Blackburn and Ida...
Alisa Burton Curtis
Oct 14, 2022
Alisa Burton Curtis of Jensen, Utah, passed away on Friday, October 14, 2022 due to complications with Type 1 Diabetes and Covid.
She was born on May 13, 1972 in Payson, Utah to Neal and Lynda Burton. After graduating from Wasatch High School in 1990, she received a degree in Early Childhood Education at Utah Valley University. She then developed...
Duane Gilbert Tucker
Oct 13, 2022
Duane Gilbert Tucker passed away peacefully at home on October 13th 2022 at the age of 85. Duane was born on January 13, 1937 in Portland, Oregon to Gilbert LaVon Tucker and Melva Laree Davis Tucker. Duane attended high school in Portland, Oregon and went on to attend Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon where he graduated with a degree...
Shaun Kelsey
Oct 3, 2022
***Funeral Services are being handled under the direction of Hullinger Mortuary.***
Shaun D Kelsey, age 24, of Vernal, died October 3, 2022, at the University of Utah Medical Center from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was born March 10, 1998, in Roosevelt, to Kenneth W. Kelsey and Mellisa Lou Morris. He married Madison Jones, and they...
Jesse Armitage
Oct 3, 2022
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Jesse Gay Armitage was born August 28, 1974 to Carolyn Gay Kissel and Gerald Wayne Armitage in San Diego, California. She was the youngest of 6 children, “Heidi, Carrie, Grant, Kaati, Amy, Jesse!”, as her parents called them to the dinner table. Being the “baby” of their family, Jesse was extremely loved and doted upon.
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Angela Stubbs Ledbetter
Oct 2, 2022
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Angela Dee Stubbs-Ledbetter a mother, daughter, sister, and aunt was born in Vernal, Utah on May 17th, 1978, and passed peacefully on October 2, 2022, at the age of 44 in her home in Vernal, Utah with family and friends around her.
Angela was born with adventure and the mountains in her sights at all times. We would tease...
WaNeta Lamb
Oct 2, 2022
WaNeta Biorn Lamb was born in Black Foot, Idaho, on April 25, 1931, to Lawrence Paul Biorn and Annie May Call. She died in Hurricane, Utah, on Oct. 2, 2022, at age 91. WaNeta grew up near Manila, Utah, where she married Duane “Buck” Lamb on Aug. 16, 1950. They had four children, Mike, Terrie, Gracie and Paul. She loved...
Charlotte Tomlinson Kynaston
Sep 27, 2022
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Charlotte Ann Tomlinson Kynaston was born on October 14, 1946 in Vernal Utah. She returned to her Heavenly Father on September 27, 2022 at the University of Utah Hospital after a long health battle.
Charlotte spent her early years on the family ranch in Willow Creek Utah. Her family later moved to Vernal Utah where she attended and graduated...
Jerald Kirkland
Sep 17, 2022
Jerald Marvin Kirkland
March 17, 1935 – September 17, 2022
Jerry was born in Santa Maria, California, on St. Patrick’s Day of 1935. He was preceded in death by both parents, Earl Kirkland and Pauline Sargent, two brothers, Alvin and Tom Kirkland, and a talented and devoted daughter Robyn Turner. He survived by his wife, traveling companion, fishing buddy, and...
Gwendoline Grace Davis Walker
Sep 17, 2022
Gwendoline Grace Davis Walker was reunited with the love of her life on September 17, 2022. She was born in London, England on October 28, 1934. In 1956, Gwendoline journey across the pond on the Queen Mary to American where she met and fell in love with Harold Walker, her beloved husband of 52 years. Together they built a wonderful...
Juliana Jorge
Sep 15, 2022
Burial will be Tuesday, September 20th at 2 pm in Riverside, California National Cemetery
A private Family Viewing will be Saturday at the Blackburn Vernal Mortuary.
Wayne Henderson
Sep 12, 2022
Billy Wayne Henderson passed away on September 12, 2022 at his home in Pleasant Valley. He was born November 14, 1944 in Price, Utah to Hazel Jorgensen and Frank Henderson. He married Moreen Anderson on August 24, 1966. Together they have 2 children, Lance and Tommy.
Wayne was involved in the Uintah Basin Irrigation Board for 29 years, and spent...
Juanita Ellsworth
Sep 10, 2022
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Juanita Adean Robinson Ellsworth, 87, died at the Uintah Care Center while residing there in Vernal, UT on September 10, 2022. She was born in Manila, Utah on January 12, 1935. Juanita lived in Manila the majority of her life, where she completed high school and graduated from Manila High School. She was a member of The Church of...
Edwin Carlyle Oaks
Sep 4, 2022
Edwin Carlyle Oaks age, 73 of Vernal passed away in his home September 4, 2022. He was born February 8, 1949. Edwin served in the Army.
He married Rosemary Oaks on June 10, 1983 together they have 4 children.
Edwin loved fishing, hunting, and hunting for arrowheads.
He is survived by his dear wife, Rosemary, children; Troy (Starlette) Oaks, of...
Marilyn Thacker
Sep 4, 2022
Marilyn Woodward Thacker (95) slipped through the veil peacefully, on Sunday the 4th of Sept. 2022. She was born, together with her twin sister, Roselyn, on July 13, 1927 in Salt Lake City, Ut Daughter of Robert Lewis and Loretta Thompson Woodward.
Marilyn spent most of her young life in Salt Lake City with her parents, her twin sister and...
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