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Show A4 Wednesday, September 24, 2008 Vernal Express Obituaries Beatrice Johnson Beatrice Lorraine Johnson, 65, passed away Sept. 18, 2008, in Richfield. She was born Oct. 19, 1942, in Burney, Texas, to Ben and Erah Eleanor Whitaker Roberts. She married Joe Everett Johnson July 19, 1960, in the Manti LDS Temple. She was an adamant mother and servant of the Lord, raising a beautiful family. Bea was an active member of the LDS Church, serving in many capacities including her ward Young Women's Secretary and the Richfield Genealogy Library. She served on the Boy Scout Board of Review, was a Cub Scout leader, and had also been involved with the 4-H. She and her husband hus-band have been camp hosts at Fish Lake for several years. She taught English classes in college, was a member of the Globe High School marching band and was a drummer with the Southern Utah College marching band. She is survived by her hus- Patricia Dianne Baker Patricia Dianne Baker, age 68 of Vernal, passed away Sept. 20, 2008. She was born in Lowery, Arkansas August 15, 1940 to Herbert and Thelma Glover. She is from Missouri and has lived in Vernal for 32 years. She was a devout Baptist. She owned a pilot car business called Pat's Pilot Cars. A few more accomplishments accom-plishments in her life were graduate gradu-ate from Mudloggers School as valedictorian, an EMT, she also loved showing horses, gardening, boating, fishing, and she loved being with her grandchildren. She is survived by her daugh- Frank F. Jakab Frank F. Jakab, age 77 of Vernal Ver-nal Passed away September 17, 2008 at the Uintah Care Center. Frank was loved dearly by his wife Mary. Frank is originally from Budapest, Bu-dapest, Hungary he came to the United States as a teenager from a Concentration Camp. Frank loved cats and dogs, and one of his favorite hobbies was fishing. He also had a great Call j - -vwBvawviRtfVIW today, because we like September is Ashley Regional Medical Center is offering reduced price screening tests during the month of September. PSA's (Prostate Cancer Screening Test) - $20.00 Cardiac Profile (Lipids, triglycerides, cholesterol, HDL, LDL and Glucose) - $15.00 (12 hour fast required for this test.) You may come into Ashley Regional Medical Center's new main entrance & check in at the information desk. Monday through Friday from 8:00 to 5:00 during the month of September. - - J .. band, Everett, of Richfield; children, Kevin (Stacy) Johnson of Fredonia, Ariz., Lisa Johnson of Sigurd, Melinda Tolbert of Provo, Cristy (Jimmie) Banks of Roosevelt; fourteen grandchildren; grandchil-dren; and seven great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her son Brian; and her parents. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008, in the Richfield 15th Ward Chapel (10 S 200 E). Friends may call from 9:30 -10:30 a.m., Wednesday, at Magleby Mortuary. Mortu-ary. Burial will be in the Richfield City Cemetery. Funeral directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guestbook at www. maglebymortuary.com 'JO.9 ' ter Victoria Annette (David) Temples, Brother, Clarence Herbert Her-bert Glover Jr., Sister, Karen Sue (Larry) Van Sandt; 7 grandchildren, grandchil-dren, 18 great grandchildren, and 3 great-great grandchildren. Services were held Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. at the Blackburn Vernal Mortuary. collection ofbaseball and football cards, He loved a good piece of candy and was tidy, and loved a clean house. He is survived by his wife Mary and her family. Correction: Marine Corps Pfc. Daniel Gun-was Gun-was identified incorrectly in the photo that accompanied a story about his Sept. 5 graduation from Marine Corps basic training. train-ing. The Vernal Express regrets the error. Increasing loam or zo say Yts National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month Reva S. Workman Reva S. Workman, 91, our beloved wife, loving mother and grandmother passed away Sept. 21, 2008. Reva was born February 8, 1918 to Chancy Huse Shiner and Flossie Rose Shiner. She married Floyd E. Workman Work-man July 17, 1937. The marriage mar-riage was later solemnized in the Logan LDS Temple. Of this union were born four children, Boyd, Kay, Elaine and Gary. Reva was an active member of the LDS Church and the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. As a young woman she worked and lived with Bessie Swain at the Vernal Mortuary. She was employed by The Vernal Express for 15 years where she operated the Linotype machine and proofread. She and Floyd purchased the Commercial Grill Cafe and Motel, after three years they tore down the old business buildings and build a very successful restaurant with adjoiningmotel,TheSage. They ran it for 26 years. They enjoyed meeting people, making new friends and had many fond memories. Reva was known for her adventurous, fun loving and mischievous nature. Reva is survived by her husband hus-band of 71 years, Floyd E. Workman. Work-man. Children; Boyd (Elaine) of Vernal, UT; Kay (Barbara) of Clawson, UT and Elaine (Jim) Anderson of Grand Forks, North Dakota; Brother Jack (Darlene) Shirley Simper Shirley Simper passed away at her home on Sept. 22, 2008 surrounded by her loving family members. She was born in Vernal, Utah to Pearl Abplanalp and Roy Simper. Shirley served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Gulf States of Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. She also especially loved her calling in the Primary and as ward Librarian. Shirley retired for First Security Bank with 31 years of service. She loved to travelrcamp, shop and to-do needlework "" - . , - , She is survived by her brother, Ferron (Annie) Simper and sisters, sis-ters, Deon (Vard) Openshaw and Connie, twelve special nieces and nephews and many wonderful cousins. Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 26, 2008 USOMATA curriculum The Uintah School of Music and the Arts will begin its 2008-09 2008-09 school year on Oct. 6 in a new facility and with its expanded enrollment and curriculum. TheUSOMATAthemeforthis year is "You're Never Too Young or Never Too Old to Twinkle." Students ages preschool to adult are invited to join the USOMATA for Suzuki Method instruction in violin, viola, cello, bass, guitar, and piano taught by certified Suzuki instructors. Private lessons will be taught in each instrument category. Group lessons will be taught QAe wisd to evtcnd oui deatcit Idanfcs & oppteciation to owi eCatii!es. fucnds & neiglibofts Ion tdeu many acts kindness. tftanfo to cAslifeg 1st QAiaid Bisdoptic ion tde 5oie5y gwie side scwiec & tde many pjiaycits oeied in ou amifies beda. Ue wouCd ifce to afeo tdanfc tde lisdCey 1st faid lePief Soeietij on tde food buougdt to oui dome. specia? tdants to Qn. ugdes, Da. Daniefe and uUountain Diafysis. I Ashley Regional MEDICAL CENTER Quality Care 151 West 200 North Vemal. UT 435 r " Pace, Sister Etta (George) Scotter of Canada. Reva has 10 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by son, Gary; Granddaughters, Tina Justus and Christina Hayes. Grandson, David Calder. Sister Margery Rose Shiner Murray Paulson and Stepsister, Pearl Chivers; Brother, Ray Pace, daughter-in-law, Sharon Workman. Work-man. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 11a.m. at the Vernal 9th Ward LDS Chapel. Cha-pel. Friends and family may call Tuesday evening from 6-8 p.m. and at the chapel one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the Vernal Memorial Park, under the direction direc-tion of Blackburn Vernal Mortuary. Mortu-ary. at 11:00 am in the Glines Ward Chapel 1270 West 1500 South. Friends and family may call at Blackburn Vernal Mortuary Thursday evening from 6-8 and at the chapel one hour prior to the services. Burial will be in the Maeser Fairview Cemetery, under the direction of Blackburn Vernal Mortuary, vernalmortuary bresnan.net announces for '08-'09 throughout the year in fiddling, orchestrachamber, and theory sight reading, as well as master classes and lessons with out-of-area master teachers. Suzuki guitar instruction will be taught in age-based groups and in private lessons. For pre-registration or more information, call Ora Fay Oviatt at 789-6499 or visit the USOMATA USO-MATA Web" site at usomat.n usoniata.org. The Uintah School of Music and the Arts is a non-profit school. ft, tiiilll i DETECT. $ with a Personal Touch - 789 - 3342 www.ashleyregional.com A r V ' :.'v V - Yis: ......i::J.; 0 Carlos (CB) Benjamin Graham, and Lucille Angeline Graham Carlos (CB) Benjamin Graham Gra-ham and Lucille Angeline Graham Gra-ham passed away Tuesday Sept. 16,2008. Carlos was born in Taos, New Mexico on March 24, 1940 to Feliberto and Mary Graham, one of seven children. Lucille was born in Phoenix, Arizona on February 25, 1944 to Louis and Lucille Hernandez, one of 18 Children. Carlos and Lucille met in Farmington, New Mexico and married February 24, 1959. They had 6 children: Arnold, Michael, Joseph, Richard, Carlos, and Lewis. They settled in Rangely, Colorado in 1972. Carlos worked for Chevron, Lucille worked at the Rangely Hospital before retiring. They are survived by their sons: Carlos (Danette) Gra Lowe Family concert set for next Monday The excitement is mounting as the Uintah Basin prepares for The Lowe Family performance at Roosevelt Junior High School on the evening of Sept. 29. "I'm a little bit nervous," admitted Basin Arts Council President Korinne Hullinger. "I -hope people will support it and realize the value of it." The Lowes are bringing in , their world-famous showcase of , dancing, singing, and performing on musical instruments of every kind from Branson, Mo., to the Basin. "It's a high energy show," said Kami Lowe, one of the performers. perform-ers. "It's really fast-paced and something that's very entertaining." entertain-ing." The concert is a popular variety show, which performs regularly in Branson and tours the globe once or twice a year. Lowe said the show is always a huge success with energy pulsat ..... .. .. ... .rMe 4 &iT'timikmU' md' Kami Lowe, a member of the Branson, Missouri-based Lowe Family, performs on the violin, one of a dozen instruments she plays. Violent crime up in Utah, FBI says SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Dospite a decrease nationally, violent crime increased in Utah in 2007. According to n now report from the I- BI, the overall violent crime rate in the state was up by 8.5 percent. The number of rapes, robberies rob-beries and assaults also increased from 2000. Utah had 58 homicides reported to the FBI in 2007, 12 more than the 2000 total. The violent crimes included the Trolley Square massacre on Feb. 12, 2007, when 18-yoar-old Sulejman Talovic opened fire in the shopping cent er, killing live people and critically wounding four others before he was killed in a shootout with police. Six months later, the state had another high-profile shooting when a guard who was escorting n prisoner to a medical appointment appoint-ment was killed with his own during an escape. Salt Lake City Police ( 'hief ( 'lu is Hiu bank said the overall crime rate has been donviining for the past several years. I le said a single event like Trolley Square accounts lor part of the increase. "For the city, I'm very happy with the direction we're going," Burbank said. Two murdersuicides by parents also led to the statewide homicide homi-cide increase. The bodies of n M vear-old man and his two young children were found in n burned out Jeep at n gas station near Dugway Proving Ground in Tooele County. In Kearns, a woman killed three of her children and t hen herself. The FBI's Uniform Crime lieport, released Sept. 15, said the number of rapes in Utah lnrieawd by Ifi percent in 2007. Robbery increased 14 percent and ai!i;ravnted assault were up by about 7 percent, the FBI statist Ich showed. Statewide, the populal ion nluo iiu'i eased from 2.5 million in 2006 to 2.6 million. ' M Jirk - J,,Vl . . 71 ham, Lewis (Tiffany) Graham; brothers and sisters Sarah, Ida, Monica (Gene), Arnold (Marcia), Tony (Delia); Father Filiberto Graham; grandchildren Ashly, Adam, Ashleigh, Lori; and many nieces and nephews. They are preceded in death by Richard, "Arnold, Joseph, Michael, Mary Graham, Jenny Graham, and Louis and Lucille Hernandez. Services will be held Thursday, Thurs-day, Sept. 25, 2008 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Blackburn Vernal Mortuary (15 East 100 North). Please send donations to Wells Fargo Bank in Vernal or Rio Blanco Bank in Rangely. Donations payable to CB Graham Gra-ham Family, In care of Monica, Sandoval 819 South Lagoon Ave, Farming, NV 87401. ing from the performers to the audience members. "Kids even our age that don't think they'll enjoy it leave being surprised," Lowe said, noting that the performance is for anyone any-one from children to teenagers to adults. With family connections in Roosevelt, the Lowes are excited , to come back and share wha( they . have developed, with' the coi-T muiiity with which they share a history. "We're excited to come," Lowe said. "As long as the people watching are having a good time." Tickets for the show are on sale at Davis-Jubilee grocery stores, and will also be available at the door. Prices are $48 for a family, $13 for adults, and $8 for those 16 and younger. The show begins at 7 p.m. at Roosevelt Junior High School in the auditorium. xs |