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.
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…
Connie Jeanne Ingram Best
(May 6, 1946 - November 24, 2020)
Connie Jeanne Ingram Best, age 74, passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 in Provo, Utah. She was born on May 6, 1946 in Payson, Utah to Blaine Mortensen and Iris Elizabeth Kay Ingram. Connie grew up in Nephi, until age 11 when she went to live with her grandparents on their farm in Mona. She graduated from Juab High…
Michael E Brown
(August 26, 1969 - November 23, 2020)
Michael E Brown passed away on Monday, November 23, 2020 at the Millard County Care Center in Delta, Utah at age 51. Mike is proof that miracles do happen. He was born on August 26, 1969 to Ray E. and Beth Maurine Moody Brown in Delta, Utah. Mike was born with a rare birth defect called Arthrogryposis (resulting in under…
Janet Sanford Stanworth
(August 3, 1930 - November 7, 2020)
Janet Sanford Stanworth, age 90, passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2020 in Fillmore, Utah. Janet was born on August 3, 1930 in Delta, Utah; the eldest of the 4 children born to Hyrum Elbert and Florice May Wixom Sanford. She grew up in Delta and graduated from Delta High School in1948, where she participated in the student government. She…
James "Jim" David Edwards
(December 17, 1940 - November 5, 2020)
James “Jim” David Edwards, our loving husband, dad, and grandpa, passed away peacefully at the age of 79 surrounded by his family, on Thursday, November 5, 2020 in his home in Delta, Utah. It was one day short of his 61st wedding anniversary to his sweetheart, Jeanne. His passing came after battling stomach cancer for 5 months. Dad fought a…
Helen Sibulak DeSorcy
(July 11, 1929 - October 29, 2020)
Helen Sibulak DeSorcy, age 91, passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2020 in Sutherland, Utah. Helen was born on July 11, 1929 in Evansburg, Alberta, Canada to Nicholas and Mary Karostyl Sibulak. She was the middle child, with two brothers. She grew up and went to school in the coal mining towns of Nacmine and Drumheller, Alberta. Her parents had…
James Dee Manis
(March 16, 1983 - October 20, 2020)
James Dee Manis, age 37, of Delta, died due to injuries suffered in an auto accident on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 near Leamington, Utah. Dee was born on March 16, 1983 in Delta, Utah the middle child of five born to Phillip Walter and Eathel Vickie Church Manis. He grew up in Delta and attended area schools. Growing up his…
Paul James Stephenson
(December 27, 1936 - October 19, 2020)
Paul James Stephenson, age 83, of Delta, died of natural causes on Monday, October 19, 2020, in Spanish Fork, Utah. Paul was born December 27, 1936 in Boise, Idaho, to Kenneth Bennett and Lillian Cutler Stephenson. The third of six children, he was raised primarily in Nampa, Idaho. He graduated from Nampa High School before serving as a missionary in…