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Otis Fleetwood

Otis Fleetwood

Apr 9, 2016

Otis G. Fleetwood, age 87, of Palisade Colorado, formally of Vernal passed away at his home in Palisade. He was born September 14 in Missoula, Montana to Maxwell and Mary Hames Fleetwood he graduated college in Chemical Engineering. He worked in the Oil and Gas Industry for many years he served as a Forest Service board member for 25 years...

Milton Scott Valora

Milton Scott Valora

Apr 7, 2016

Milton Scott Valora, 81, passed away on the evening of April 7, 2016 after a long battle with Alzheimers. Born February 7, 1935 in Fort Collins, Colorado to Preston and Mable Daubenspeck Valora, he was the sixth of eight children. Milton graduated from Rangely High School where he was active in wrestling and track. He and his brothers spent much...

George Smitman Jr

George Smitman Jr

Apr 6, 2016

George E. Smitman Jr., age 92, of Rangely Colorado, was born March 25, 1924 in Oakland, California to George and Viola A. Smitman. The life and experiences of one man who persevered through many disappointments, losses and successes! He was born and raised in Oakland, California. As an only child, he would build model airplanes after his school work and...

Jolyn Taylor

Jolyn Taylor

Apr 6, 2016

Jolyn Smith Taylor, age 66, died peacefully in her home surrounded by family, laughter and love. A daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, and friend to many people who love her dearly and miss her already. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah to Eugene Rex Smith, and Geraldine Timothy Smith Carroll. She graduated from Uintah High School in 1967. After...

Julius Dempsey Day

Julius Dempsey Day

Apr 4, 2016

Dempsey Day, loving husband, father, grandpa and friend was called home to his Heavenly Father Monday April 4, 2016 at his residency. Dempsey was born in Fletcher Oklahoma April 18, 1938 to Troy and Jewel Day. Dempsey served 4 years in the Navy and was honorably discharged. He met his sweet heart Janice Gilje in North Dakota and married his...

Mark E. Kuhlman

Mark E. Kuhlman

Apr 3, 2016

Mark Kuhlman passed away on 4/3/16 in his home due to natural causes. Mark was born in Rangely, CO and lived there until 1963 when his family moved to Soldotna, Alaska. Mark grew up in Alaska and loved the outdoors; he hunted moose and bear and fished for Salmon at the "Big Eddy" on the Kenai River. He had a...

Mossie Percifield

Mossie Percifield

Apr 1, 2016

Mossie Percifield (mom) of Rangely, CO passed away April 1, 2016 at the age of 101. She was born in Tennessee on August 8,1914 to William David and Hester Melinda Fortner. In 1919 they moved to Gillette, WY where her parents homesteaded south of Gillette. Mossie lived there her younger years attending school in a country school house. She was...

Don Eugene Gardiner

Don Eugene Gardiner

Mar 31, 2016

Don Eugene Gardiner, loving husband, sweetheart, best friend, father, and grandfather. Don Eugene Gardiner was called home to his Heavenly Father on Thursday, March 31st 2016. He was an active dedicated member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Father Day Saints, and amazing family man and husband. Don was born March 4th 1927 in Vernal, Utah, the third son...

Sophia S. Sargent

Sophia S. Sargent

Mar 31, 2016

Sophia Sargent 95, of Vernal passed away March 31, 2016 at her son J.J. Kerlins home. Sophia was born September 8, 1920 Bnadenurenlle, Pennsylvania to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Suhan. She was and accomplished welder being certified in many areas, she welded for American Locomotive building Locomotive and Sherman Tanks during WWII, and also General Electric building large motors and...

David Eaton

David Eaton

Mar 28, 2016

With heavy hearts, we mourn the loss of David Edgar Eaton. He was born on January 19, 1977 in Provo, Utah and was immediately welcomed into the loving arms of his father and mother, Nick and Rosa as their eldest son. He was later joined by two brothers and partners-in-crime, Garrett and Nicholas Jr. . Dave graduated from Uintah High...

Barbara Ann Watkins

Barbara Ann Watkins

Mar 20, 2016

Barbara Ann Johnson Watkins was born on August 31st 1941 in Vernal Utah. She was the 7th of 11 children born to Benjamin Franklin Johnson and Katie Merle Smuin. She grew up in the Davis area where she met and married her eternal sweetheart Gene Edwin Watkins on June 11th 1959. They were solemnized in the Salt Lake temple a...

Ila May Peterson

Ila May Peterson

Mar 20, 2016

Ila May Wilkins Peterson passed away at age 88, the morning of March 20, 2016 at Uintah Care Center surrounded by her loving family. She was born January 30, 1928 to George Andrew and Blanche Haslem Wilkins in Jensen, Utah. She was the oldest child and had 3 brothers. She grew up and lived most of her life in Jensen....

Luana Blackburn

Luana Blackburn

Mar 17, 2016

Luana Oalin Yee Blackburn, age 66, passed away at Ashley Regional Medical Center on March 17, 2016. She was born October 21, 1949 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Jack and Beth Larsen Yee. She married the love of her life William Budd Blackburn. She enjoyed fishing, crocheting, crafts and collecting "Ty" babies. Her cherished memories are watching her boy's...

Kenneth Jenkins

Kenneth Jenkins

Mar 15, 2016

Born May 1, 1946 in Vernal to Raymond and Alice Jenkins and passed away March 15, 2016 surrounded by his family. The father of 4, grandfather of 11, and great grandfather of 11, was his world and his joy, as well as, The kid's ball games, the fishing trips, being involved in years of construction work, running the printing press...

Anneliese "Anne" Eaton

Anneliese "Anne" Eaton

Mar 15, 2016

Anneliese Eaton (Anne) passed away March 15, 2016 in Vernal, Utah. She was born In Heidelberg, Germany on March 21, 1935 to Alfred and Berta Sigmann Becker. She married her sweetheart and love of her life Veldon F. Eaton on October 23, 1956. Anne enjoyed Crocheting, camping, fishing, hunting and spending time with her family. She is survived by her...

Clayton Curtis

Clayton Curtis

Mar 13, 2016

Clayton George Curtis was born at home in Maeser to Martin Weston and Marguerite Wardle Curtis on July 5, 1929. He grew up in Glines with his older sister, Betty, and younger sister, Rita, until the family moved to town in Vernal. For most of his time in high school, he was sick with rheumatic fever, so he was not...

Nellie Dobbs

Nellie Dobbs

Mar 13, 2016

Our Beautiful mother Nellie Alberta Dobbs, has gone to be with the angles on March 13, 2016 at her daughters home Betty Jean McCurdy in Tooele, Utah, where she had lived with for the last 10 years. She was born to Albert and Nellie Collier Jones on February 7, 1932 the oldest of her siblings. She was single and raised...

Rodney Blackburn

Rodney Blackburn

Mar 12, 2016

Rodney "Rod" Sean Blackburn, age 48, of Vernal, Utah left us on Saturday, March 12, 2016 in Vernal, Utah. Rod was born on October 13, 1967 in West Anaheim, California to Robert "Bob" and Sue Blackburn. He was second of five children. He spent most of his young life in Wellington, Utah and graduated from Carbon High School in Price,...

Norlene Maye Bates

Norlene Maye Bates

Mar 6, 2016

Funeral services will be Thursday, March 10, 2016 at 11:00 AM at the Blackburn Vernal Mortuary. A viewing for family and friends will be Wednesday from 6-8 PM at Blackburn Vernal Mortuary one one hour prior to the services. Burial will be in the Maeser Fairview Cemetery.

Kenneth Frank Finley

Kenneth Frank Finley

Mar 4, 2016

Kenneth Finley born September 30, 1930 in Amarillo, Texas, returned to the arms of his Lord and Savior March 4, 2016. After graduating from high school, Ken joined the United States Navy serving during the Korean War from 1951 to 1954. Ken met his first wife, Pacita, while stationed in the Phillippines. Following his discharge in 1955, Ken began working...

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