Obituaries
Learn about recent deaths of friends and family in our community. You can find information about funeral services & viewing times, get directions, leave your condolences, share a photo with the family, or even send flowers.
Ken Grant Bishop
(October 15, 1940 - January 3, 2021)
Ken Grant Bishop returned to our Father in Heaven on Sunday, January 3, 2021 surrounded by his loved ones at the age of 80. Ken was born in Delta, Utah on October 15, 1940 to Grant Hilton and Dail Stapley Bishop. He was raised in Sutherland where he attended elementary school. Ken was a natural athlete. Growing up he enjoyed…
Karla May Shields Wilkes
(August 17, 1945 - December 29, 2020)
Karla May Shields Wilkes, age 75, passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 in Delta, Utah. She was born on August 17, 1945, the youngest of the three children of L.A. “Buss” and Zada Louise Evans Shields. She grew up in Delta, attending Delta Elementary, Middle and High Schools. Following high school she moved with her parents to Salt Lake…
Blaine F Theobald
(January 18, 1926 - December 27, 2020)
Blaine F. Theobald, a longtime resident of Hinckley, Utah, passed away peacefully at the age of 94 on Sunday, December 27, 2020. Blaine was born in Hinckley, Utah on January 18, 1926 to Lafayette and Ethel Webb Theobald. Blaine was 4 pounds when he was born on a cold January morning. Since he was so small, to keep him warm,…
Scott Lyle Wilcken
(March 4, 1958 - December 23, 2020)
Scott Lyle Wilcken, age 62, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 in Delta, Utah. He was born on March 4, 1958 in Cedar City, Utah, the youngest of the five children of Dee Humphries and Cleone Wilcox Wilcken. Scott grew up in Enoch, Utah. He graduated from Cedar City High School. He served an LDS Mission in areas…
Harry LaVern Bell
(July 27, 1925 - December 24, 2020)
Harry LaVern Bell, age 95, passed away Thursday, December 24, 2020 at his home in Hinckley, Utah. He was born on July 27, 1925 in Ladysmith, Wisconsin to Henry Clay and Helen Borwig Bell. He was the oldest of four children. When Harry was a year old, the family moved to Chatham, Illinois and lived in the Bell family home,…
Sherril Waun Tolbert
(February 22, 1938 - December 23, 2020)
Sherril Waun Tolbert passed away at his home Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at age 82. Sherril was born February 22, 1938, in Delta, Utah, to Floyd and Margaret Cleone Wilcox Tolbert. He was the second of five children. He grew up in Abraham and developed an early love for the west desert, where he spent time with his dad, mining…
Toni Mary DeSorcy Beers Perez
(January 7, 1957 - December 10, 2020)
“Toni” Antoinette Mary DeSorcy Beers Perez, age 63, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2020 in Sutherland, Utah. Toni was born on January 7, 1957 in Oyen, Alberta, Canada to Arthur Joseph and Helen Sibulak DeSorcy. She was the middle of five children, siblings: sister, Darlene, and brothers, Rennie, Art and Bill. In 1959, Toni’s family moved to the United States…
Hayden Craig Smith
(May 15, 1994 - December 8, 2020)
Hayden Craig Smith, 26, of St. George, Utah, passed away on December 8, 2020. He was born in Delta, Utah, on May 15, 1994. Hayden was raised in Diamond Valley, Utah where he spent time finding and creating adventures in the surrounding hills with his siblings and friends. Hayden loved, and was fascinated by, all kinds of critters — bugs,…
Delano "Dee" Church
(March 11, 1933 - December 2, 2020)
Delano “Dee” Church, age 87, passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 in Delta, Utah. Dee was born on March 11, 1933, in Delta, Utah; the sixth of the eight children born to George David and Alice Lorraine Cahoon Church. After growing up in Delta, his job took him to Tooele, where he met the love of his life, Eathel…
Gladys Winn Banks
(May 29, 1929 - November 27, 2020)
Gladys Winn Banks, age 91, passed away peacefully on November 27, 2020 in South Jordan, Utah. Gladys was born on May 29, 1929, in Delta, Utah, to James Alma and Gladys DeLong Banks. Gladys grew up in Lynndyl, Utah and graduated from Delta High School. She continued her education at the BAC in Cedar City, Brigham Young University, and Columbia…