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Show .Vernal Express, Obituaries Darlene Ruth Thompson Caldwell Our wonderful loving Mother, Granny returned to the arms of her Father in Heaven and all her loved ones before her, She will be greatly missed by all who loved her. Darlene Ruth Thompson Caldwell, age 65, passed away Jan. 19, 2006 at Ashley Valley Medical Center. She was born March 20, 1940 in Chase, Kan. to Benjamin and Alice Campbell. Darlene married mar-ried Earl Thompson on August 16, 1957. They later divorced. She married Ted Caldwell, later divorced. Darlene is survived by her daughters, Rhonda (Fred) Roloff and Pamela Kenney; grandchildren, Jessica (Richard) Kooyman, Michael (Emily), Jeremy (Julie), Ben Roloff of Vernal, Ted Rivera O.S. (Bud) Harbison O.S. (Bud) Harbison, formerly for-merly of Vernal, died Jan. 15, 2006 in Tulsa, Okla., after a long battle with cancer. He was born on Sept. 25, 1925 in Spearman, Okla. Bud was a decorated Navy WWII veteran serving in Pearl Harbor. He went on to obtain a degree in geology from Oklahoma Oklaho-ma A&M, currently known as OU. After graduation he completed com-pleted a geographical survey of Yellowstone National Park. Bud married Eloise (Lois) W. Lee in 1949 in Norman, Okla. Bud and Lois shared many adventures together, seldom living in one location for more than two or three years. Many moves related to his career as a District Manager with Welex, now Halliburton Wireline Wire-line Services, which spanned 28 'years: They were active in many church and charitable organizations. Bud was especially espe-cially proud of his involvement in the Masonic Lodge, where he was a Past Master Mason, the Shriners, VFW, American Legion, Le-gion, and Society of Petroleum Engineers. They were also active ac-tive members of the Kingsbury Kings-bury Community Church. Lois preceded him in death after 34 years of marriage. Bud married Nita Roberts of Tallequah, Okla. in 1989. They made their home split between Port Charlotte and Cudjo Key, Fla. Nita passed away in October Oc-tober 2003. Bud spent his final years at the home of his daughter daugh-ter Kay in Tulsa, Okla., where she cared for him during his courageous battle with cancer. Bud's favorite pastimes were bird hunting and fishing. In his later years much of his time was spent in the Florida Keys in pursuit of barracuda and other salt water fish. He also enjoyed Evelyn lola Whitmer Parrott Our loving mother grandmother grand-mother and friend. She was born in Hemet, Calif, to Douglass Doug-lass Wright Parrott and Gladys Fern Pierce McNutt Parrott. She lived in Hemet for 4 years. Evelyn moved to Vernal in 1999. She loved spending time with her family, friends and animals. She loved being outdoors. She had a strong Christian faith. She attended Utah State University. Uni-versity. She attained her bachelor's bach-elor's degree in May 2005. She was a wonderful person with a big heart She will be greatly missed by her many friends and family. She is survived by her loving daughter, Tracy Lynn (Dave) Raven, Roosevelt; sons, Jacob Ja-cob (Christy) Whitmer, Justin Our heartfelt thanks to all those who helped during our recent loss. Many thanks to Bishop Martin, his counselors, Dan and Brenda Olsen, friends and neighbors of the Naples 1" Ward, those who participated in the services, the Uintah Care Center staff, Dr. Jon Hughes and staff. We appreciate the food, flowers and compassion shown by all. Vivian and the Dale Stewart family ; Darlene Ruth Thompson Caldwell of Bozeman, Mont., Steven and James Hardinger, Nicole (Jason) Hamburger; 10 greatgrandchildren; great-grandchildren; brother, James O. Campbell of Branson, Mo.; sister, Bernice Ivanhoe of Cleveland, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her parents, 4 brothers, 1 sister and 1 grandchild. Memorial services will be Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006 at 11 a.m. at Thomson-Blackburn Vernal Mortuary. Friends may greet the family one-hour prior to the services. 0.S. (Bud) Harbison spending time with friends and family. He was an accomplished dancer and would often entertain enter-tain people with his singing. He was preceded in death by wives Lois and Nita; his mother Ethel Franklin; father Starling Harbison, and sister Florene Heddin. Bud is survived by his , children, Mark (Lisa) Harbison of Maui, Hawaii, Kay (Katie) Burns of Tulsa, Okla., Scott (Tina) Harbison of Vernal; three grandsons, Gregg (Brandy) (Bran-dy) Harbison, Josh (Lyn) Harbison, Harbi-son, and Trevor Harbison. Bud had two great-granddaughters, McKenzie and Taylor. He is also survived by sisters Elsie Sten-nis Sten-nis of Amarillo, Texas and Jewel Jew-el Phipps of Bend, Ore. During his last days he wrote: "Don't mourn my death. I've served my country, traveled the world, loved and been loved. Don't take life too seriously and take the time to find happiness in something each and every day." A memorial service will be held in Vernal at a later date. In lieu of flowers please send donations to the American Cancer Can-cer Society, Disabled American Veterans or the Shriners Children's Chil-dren's Hospitals. Evelyn lola Whitmer Parrott (Chastity) Whitmer, both of Hemet, Calif.; and nine grandchildren grand-children that she loved very much. She was preceded in death by her father Douglass Wright Parrott, Par-rott, mother Gladys Fern Pierce McNutt Parrott, and son Douglass Doug-lass Edward Whitmer. Send condolences to: Tracy Raven, RL 2 Box 2167, Roosevelt, Utah, 84066. i - Norman R. Merrell Norman R. Merrell, born March 1937 to John Ross and Nelma Martinsen Merrell, returned to our Heavenly Father Jan. 19, 2006 after a long and valiant battle with rheumatoid rheu-matoid arthritis. Norman and Donna Joy Powell were married on the Salt Lake Temple on August 18, 1958. They raised a family of five daughters, two sons and two foster daughters. Their infant daughter, Annette, died shortly after birth. He loved his family and enjoyed spending time with them. He loved taking them on fishing and camping trips and sharing shar-ing his love of the mountains and all of God's beautiful creations. He made sure his children and grandchildren knew how to catch fish and they loved spending time with him. Norman lived all of his life in Vernal, Utah except for two years spent in Ft. Lewis, Wash., where he served in active duty with the National Guard. Norman is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and loved attending the Temple. As much as he loved the outdoors and fishing, he loved attending the temple even more. He made many good friends there who he said were always so good to him. He has been a tower of strength to us all and will be sorely missed. He is survived by his wife, Donna Joy Powell Merrell of Vernal; his children, Debbie (Paul) Wilson of Kenai, Alaska, Janet (David) Reber of St. George, Lois Stratton of St. Douglas M. Phillipps Feb. 25, 1942 Jan. 19, 2006 Douglas M. Phillipps, age 63, formerly of Vernal, died Jan. 19, 2006 in Casa Grande, Ariz. He was born Feb. 25, 1942, to Lawrence Law-rence E. Phillipps and Margaret Reed Phillipps. He married Clara Mae on June 21, 1996 in Casa Grande. Douglas was a past member of the Vernal and Casa Grande Elks' Lodges. He was a past member of the Vernal Rod and Gun Club. Doug is survived by his wife, Clara Mae, Casa Grande; brother Duane (Barbara) Phillipps, Phil-lipps, Casa Grande. Nephews Darrin (Wendy) Bailey, Devin (Suzanne) Bailey, Chance (Ja-nis) (Ja-nis) Bailey, all of Vernal; stepdaughters step-daughters Vickie and Jackie Matthews and kids of Texas; great-nieces and nephews. Derk Ray Eldredge Derk Ray Eldredge, age 45, will be laid to rest in Roosevelt, the place he always called home. He died Jan. 19, 2006, in an automobile accident in Las Vegas, Nev. He was born Dec. 19, 1960, in Roosevelt to John R. and Joyce Wills Eldredge. He attended school in Roosevelt, played Little League baseball and was active in football, basketball, basket-ball, and wrestling. As a teen his first real love was a horse named Brownie and a dog called Snip. Derk married Toni Rae Ross on March 12, 1980, in Roosevelt. They were married for 18 years and then divorced. Derk loved life and enjoyed people. He especially enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, and snowmobiling with friends. He worked construction and the oil field. He was a hard worker, welcomed a challenge and took pride in doing a job well done. His greatest love were his children. chil-dren. His greatest joy his grandchildren. He will be greatly great-ly missed by all. He is survived by a daughter, Tanya, and a son, Tyler; grandsons, grand-sons, Gabrial, Travin, and The family of Duane 'Dewey Caldwell would like to express then-appreciation then-appreciation to all of our family and friends that have helped out and have been there for us during the loss of our Father, Grandfather, Great-Grandfather, Great-Grandfather, Uncle & Brother. We appreciate all the flowers, plants, cards, food and other acts of kindness. We would like to give a special thank you to Dr. Hughes, the wonderful people at the Applegate Hospice and the very caring people at the Uintah Care Vernal 9th Ward Relief Society and to Dad under their angel wings and helped support him through his trials here on Earth. Dad will he hack with our Mom, June. God belss tti Norman R. Merrell George, Lynette (Jerry) Allred of Vernal, Cindy (Rian) Smith of South Weber, Kenneth (Mindy) Merrell of Vernal, George (Stephanie) Merrell of Vernal, foster daughters, Gina Peck of Texas and Helen Gaddy of Window Rock, Ariz.; 19 grandchildren and 3 greatgrandchildren; great-grandchildren; brothers, Dale J. (Joann) Merrell of Vernal and Bryon (Diane) Merrell of Vernal. He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Annette Merrell and his parents, John Ross and Nelma A. Martinsen Merrell. Compassionate services ser-vices were rendered by many friends, neighbors, and the Naples 1st Ward Relief Society. Funeral services were held Jan. 23, 2006 at 2 p.m. at the Naples IDS Ward Chapel (East Hwy 40). Friends and family fam-ily visited at the Mortuary, Sunday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. and at the Chapel one hour prior to the services. Burial was in the Maeser Fairview Cemetery with Military Honors provided by American Legion Post 11 & 124, Services provided by Thomson-Blackburn Thomson-Blackburn Vernal Mortuary. Douglas M. Phillipps Doug was preceded in death by both parents, Larry and Margaret; Mar-garet; grandparents, Charles and Louise Reed and Maude Phillips. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Derk Ray Eldredge Dominic; his parents, John and Joyce; brothers, Kary (Alawna) Eldredge, Ryan (Michele) Eldredge; special friend, Toni Ross Ames; many nieces, nephews, neph-ews, aunts, uncles, cousins, and many, many friends. He was preceded in death by his son, Tomy, a brother, John, and his grandparents. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2006, at the Hullinger Mortuary. Friends and family may call Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 10 to 10:45 a.m. at the Mortuary. Interment will be in the Roosevelt Memorial Park. Center. We are very grateful to the the members of that ward that took missed, hut at least he is you! If" F W Rae Collins Scholes Rae Collins Scholes, age 79, of Roosevelt, died Jan. 20, 2005 at the home of a daughter in Fillmore. He was born Nov. 8, 1926 in Wilson (now Ballard) to Arthur Leslie "Dick" and Chlorus Geneivea Collins Scholes. He married Erna Larsen Dec. 18, 1946 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Erna died Dec. 14, 2001. Rae worked 33 years as a Postal Worker for the Roosevelt Post Office. He was a Veteran of WWII, serving in the U.S. Army in the Philippines, and was a member of the Roosevelt American Legion. After his service ser-vice in the Army he and his dad started the first garbage pickup service in Roosevelt Scholes and Sons. He later owned and operated a backhoe and dump truck and did excavation work. He was a Roosevelt fireman and Fire Chief, and late in life participated par-ticipated in the grandparents reading program at the elementary elemen-tary school. He was an active member of the LDS Church. He served as a Scoutmaster, Elder's Quorum President, in the Bishopric with Bishops Curry and Hullinger, as a Bishop in the Roosevelt 1st ward and then the 6th ward when it was formed, was a High Counselor, an ordinance worker in the Provo Temple about 5 years and the Vernal Temple for two years. He and Erna served a mission to the Whiterocks Branch and to the Johannesburg South Africa Mission, and the last few years he had done a lot of genealogy and name extraction. He and Erna were avid square dancers, which took Nora Ann Long Rasmussen Nora Ann Long Rasmussen passed away Jan. 18, 2006 at the home of her son Bill and Donna Rasmussen, where she had been living since suffering from a heart condition on Feb. 14, 2005. Nora was born Jan. 13, 1909, in Bussy, Iowa to Porter Davis Long and Minnie Powell Long. She was the oldest of six children. chil-dren. At the age of seven, she and her mother and younger brother and sister traveled to Utah from Iowa by rail coming over the mountain from Mack, Colo, to Watson, Utah, by narrow nar-row gauge railroad, then on into Vernal by the stagecoach. Her father stayed in Iowa to take care of some business and joined them at a later date. The family went to Grandfather W.S. Powell's ranch in Ashley Ward, where she lived most of her life. For a short time after she married, mar-ried, they lived in Leota, Utah on a homestead and later on at Bonanza, Utah. For a short time they lived in Iowa and New Jersey Jer-sey during World War II. Nora worked hard all her life starting out as a young woman working at the local hotel as a housekeeper, and living with private families as a housekeeper housekeep-er and baby sitter. Later on after marriage she worked at several cafes in the Vernal area. Later on in life she did cleaning for the Vernal Chamber of Commerce Com-merce and the Uintah Water Conservancy District, retiring in 1999 at the age of 90. Wilma Sherrill Freeman Wilma Sherrill Freeman, age 88, passed away from natural causes on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2006 at the home of her son and daughter-in-law. Wilma was born June 24, 1917 in Crawford, Neb. to William and May Webber Sherrill. She married Harvey Freeman in Santa Monica, Calif. Wilma worked for the state of California Teachers Association as a Middle School A Special Thanh To relatives, neighbors, and friends, for all the help, food, phone calls and concern when Morris broke his leg. He is home and on the mend. Thanks again. Morris and Colleen Anderson Rae Collins Scholes them to a lot of places and gave them an opportunity to make many friends. He was an active bicycler he competed in the Senior Games in St. George, went on a long ride called "Pedal for Power" with his son, Terry, from Glen Canyon to the Utah State Capitol, and liked to ride with his grandkids. He is survived by three sons and a daughter, Terry (Melody) Scholes, Kendall (Theda) Scholes, both Roosevelt, Rae Ann (Dennis) Alldredge, Fillmore, and Benny (Beverly) Scholes, Taylorsville; 16 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and a sister-in law, Barbara Scholes of Roosevelt. Preceded in death by a brother broth-er Kent Scholes and sister, Bonnie Bryson. Funeral will be held Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006, 11 a.m. at the Neola LDS Church. Friends visited at the Hullinger Mortuary Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. and Wednesday at the church from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Burial in the Roosevelt Memorial Park with Military Honors by the American Legion Basin Post 64. Nora Ann Long Rasmussen On Dec. 29, 1928 she married mar-ried Willard H. Rasmussen and started their married life living liv-ing in a sheep camp on Green River near Jensen. In 1935 she and her husband hauled logs from the mountain and built the log house in which she was still living alone until her heart problem, including doing all her cooking on a wood burning kitchen range. She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, Willard H. Rasmussen, second husband Jack Brewer; brothers Eugene, Porter and Albert Long; and her sister Ruby Freestone. She is survived by her brother broth-er George Long; sons Bill (Donna) (Don-na) Rasmussen, David Ray Rasmussen; Ras-mussen; 10 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren; 18 great-great-grandchildren; and several sev-eral nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Monday, Jan. 23 at 11 a.m. at Thomson-Blackburn Vernal Mortuary. Friends and family called on Monday from 9:45 to 10:34 prior to the services. Burial Buri-al was in the Vernal Memorial Park. Teacher for 29 years. Upon her retirement, she moved to Vernal where she was a member mem-ber of the Methodist faith. Wilma was a member of the Vernal Archeology Club, Helen Mathison Club. She loved science, sci-ence, nature, her pets, and wildlife wild-life in the area. She was a UCLA Alumnus, CHWEST Alumni. Wilma also volunteered at the Vernal hospital as a Pink Lady. She enjoyed her friends and neighbors in Dry Fork Canyon. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey Freeman. Wilma is survived by her sons, Walter (Nancy) Freeman, David (Clair) Freeman and daughter, Barbara Freeman; brothers, William, Clyde and Martin Sherrill; 1 grandchild and 3 great-grandchildren. Obituaries continued on All r |