On May 17, 2019 our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, mentor, best friend, Richard Arlin Watts, returned home to his Heavenly Father.  He passed peacefully away surrounded by his angel wife Jean, and his beautiful children and their spouses. He was a great warrior.  After a long fight battling heart, kidney and lung failure he was finally called home.  Richard was born November 17, 1937 in his parents’ home in Springville, Utah.  Son of Vera...

Bryson Craig Wellesley 18, of Pleasant Grove Utah, returned to his heavenly father on May 15 2019.  He was born on June 22, 2000 to Duncan and Jennie in Orem Utah. Bryson grew up in Pleasant Grove attending Grovecrest elementary and Pleasant Grove Junior High before graduation from American Fork High School in 2018. Throughout his childhood and as he grew into a young adult Bryson set himself apart as a deeply compassionate, affectionate and caring young man.  He brought joy...

Robert Mervyn McKay, 86, of Pleasant Grove passed away Saturday, May 11, 2019.  He was born in Duluth, Minnesota on June 30, 1932.  He and his twin were born the youngest of seven children to Claude and Mary Carlin McKay. At a young age his family moved to American Fork, Utah.  He attended American Fork High School and joined the United States Navy at the age of seventeen. He served on the DD785 Destroyer in the Korean conflict.  While he was in the service, he made an...

Merlin Clark Wager, 95, of Highland, Utah, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 9, 2019, of natural causes. Clark was born on June 30, 1923, in Los Angeles, California, the second child of Fred Augustus Wager, of Wager Mills, in Benton County, Arkansas, and Frances Lillie Olsen Wager of Ogden, Utah.  His brother Fred was two years of age. In his youth, Clark lived in and around Ogden, Utah, but returned to California when he was a teenager, where he began to develop his musical...

Paul Ronald Lund, 78, of Ft Duchesne passed away Thursday, May 9, 2019. He was born in Sandstone, Minnesota, January 9, 1941 to Albert and Ione Quigley Lund.  He was the oldest of seven children. He moved to Grand Rapids at the age of 10 and as a teenager attended an Agricultural High School.  After High School he moved to St. Paul where he worked several different jobs, travelling the southern United States working...

Our beautiful mother, Mona Irene Christensen Jardine, returned to the loving arms of her Heavenly Father on May 9, 2019 from causes incident to age. She was 84. Mona was born to Anne Saidia Sofie Pedersen Christensen and Jens Ove Christensen in Frederikshavn, Denmark on October 18, 1934.  Her young life was challenging as she grew up during World War II without her father who suffered a life-altering injury when she was just four. She ended her formal education at age 13 to care for her...

Our loving son Derik R. Woods, 22, returned home to his Heavenly Father, Wednesday, May 8, 2019.  He was born February 22, 1997 in Orem, Utah. He was living in Pecos, Texas pursuing his career with his father and uncle as an Electrician with the Willow Creek Company.  Derik enjoyed spending time with family, especially his grandpa Randy at the cabin.  He was an outgoing, loving kid and always brought love and laughter to everyone’s lives.  He enjoyed the time he...

Tania W. Williams, 34, of Pleasant Grove was sadly taken from us to soon and has returned to her place in the sky.  She was a friendly happy person who loved spending time with family and friends.  She will be greatly missed. She was born in Brazil and moved to Provo, Utah when she was an infant.  She attended schools in Provo and graduated from Provo High School. Tania loved to draw, scrap book, traveling and the smell of rain.  But her greatest love in life was her...

Gregory (Greg) Jonathan Garrett suffered a heart attack and returned home to our Heavenly Father on Saturday, May 4, 2019 and was reunited with loved ones who had previously passed away.   Greg was born on June 24, 1973 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Gordon B. and Claranne Nixon Garrett.  He married Jenalee Western (1999-2015). Their marriage was blessed with two children, Halle and Jack, who are the light of his eye.  Raised in Mesa, AZ & Pleasant Grove, UT, he graduated...

DaWayne Cordner, our loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother, passed peacefully from mortality on May 3, 2019. DaWayne was born in his grandmother’s home in Orem, Utah, on October 24, 1939, to David DaWayne and Alice Rebecca Mecham Cordner. He grew up in his family’s fruit orchards on the Orem Bench. His younger years were filled with the wonders of farm life. He worked hard and loved all of the farm animals, especially his beloved pony, Trigger. He served a mission for...