All Obituaries

JoAn Rae Harris Hamson, 87, passed away peacefully and joined her celestial family on January 21, 2021. JoAn was born December 21, 1933 to Elmer Orval Harris and Lettie Elizabeth Buckley in Pleasant View, Utah. JoAn enjoyed a very happy childhood because of a wise and spiritually sweet mother. JoAn also had great relationships with her 5 siblings who were dear friends all of their lives. JoAn attended North Ogden Junior High School and Weber High School where she graduated with top...

SALLY ANNE (DARNELL) RICHARDS, died peacefully in Oakley, Utah on Monday, January 18, 2021 just 19 days shy of her 97th birthday.  She was born on February 6, 1924.  Sally was born to Clifton Elsworth and Lillie Ora (Roberds) Darnell in Douglas, AZ.  She grew up in Apache, AZ and attended school in Douglas.  Sally graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in elementary education and taught several grades in a one-room schoolhouse in Portal, AZ.  She...

Jonathan Dean Eddington, beloved father, son, nephew, cousin, and friend passed away at home on Monday January 11th 2021 of a prolonged illness. Jonathan was born March 4th 1984 St Ben's Hospital Ogden, Utah. He was 36 years of age. Survived by his children, daughter Autumn,  sons Bryson, and Rylan of Sidney Montana. Parents: father BerDean Roper Eddington of Morgan, mother Katie Cristine Eddington of Centerville Utah, one brother BerDean C. Eddington (Dean) and sister Shaylynne...

Jack LaMarr Palmer was born in Ruth, Nevada, on April 16, 1927, the third of six children of Arthur and Florence Palmer. His father was a miner and they moved frequently, in fact too many times to name all of them.   Jack’s early education was in Wyoming, where his family built a two-story log cabin in the Big Horn Mountains. The school teacher had to lodge with them for the entire winter because they were snowed in, until it melted in spring. He attended 6th through 9th...

Wayne Wilson, our loving father, grandfather and friend, returned to his Heavenly Father December 25, 2020 at Manor Care of South Ogden. He was born January 8, 1932 to parents Thornel Wilson and Verna Barker who lived in North Ogden Utah. He grew up in North Ogden, then, at the age of 16 his family moved to Anchorage, Alaska in December 1948. While he was in High school, he worked for the USGS on a surveying job, above the Arctic Circle. Because of the Korean War, He enlisted in the Navy...

Patricia Mortenson Olsen, 82, returned to the love of her life and her eternal companion, Alton, on December 24, 2020. She was born on March 8, 1938 to Wayne and Marjorie Luckey Mortenson. Pat grew up in Porterville as the oldest of nine girls and was the “boss” of them all. She graduated from Morgan High in 1956, where she was a cheerleader. She met her prince on a blind date, and they were married on August 26, 1955. Their marriage was late solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple...

Patricia M. Hyde Taylor, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, departed this world on December 22, 2020.  Patty Taylor was born on November 2, 1947 to Charles Winthrop Hyde, Jr. and Patricia Ann Hyde on a U.S. military base in Coco Solo, Panama. She was the youngest of three children.  At sixteen, Patty was the victim of a drunk driver, breaking her back and neck, leaving her in traction for several months, and was told by her doctor that she’d never...

James Edward Smith passed away Dec 20, 2020 in Mesa, Az of causes incident to Alzheimer's. Jim was born to Norman Seth Smith & Bawn Pauline McQuaid Smith on Oct 17,1931 in Los Angeles, CA.  Jim was born at a difficult time in our nation's history as well as his family's. His mother Bawn died at age 31 when Jim was only 6 months old. He had to fend for himself from a young age as his father worked hard to raise 4 children through the10 year great depression &...

Bonnie Rae (McGregor) Wright, age 75, of Mountain Green, UT, returned to her heavenly father on Saturday, December 19, 2020, at Ogden Regional Hospital due to complications from Covid-19. She was born December 22, 1944 and adopted by Francis and Hazel McGregor at the age of 3. She married the love of her life Douglas V Wright on February 28, 1964. She lived a happy life as an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a dedicated homemaker, making sure that...

Sunday, December 13, 2020 in Morgan, UT, Jerry Michael Bowers, age 75, proudly received an eternal mission call which joyfully includes serving with his beloved son, Peter, who was called home at age 7. Jerry entered this mortal probation November 27, 1945 in Elkhart, IN with an extra healthy set of lungs. His strong tenor could be heard weekly, from any seat in the chapel, singing on Sundays. Jerry served in the Coast Guard where he made one of the two greatest discoveries of his life. He...