OBITS: The Spectrum 23 Mar 2005; St. George, Washington co., Utah

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Ellen Glazier Jackson

KANAB - Ellen Glazier Jackson, age 83, returned to her Heavenly Father on
March 20, 2005 at her home in Kanab, Utah. She was born June 17, 1921 in Kanab
to Mary Ellen Laws and John William Glazier Jr. She married the love of her
life, Lewis Devon Jackson, on Dec. 24, 1938 in St. George, Utah, later
solemnized in the St. George Temple. He passed away August 19, 2001.

Ellen was an active member of the LDS Church and served faithfully. She
greatly enjoyed serving in the temple in her later years with her husband. She
loved the mountains of the Kanab area, and enjoyed the summer cabin in Bryce
Woodlands. Her dearly loved her children and grandchildren, and had been
looking forward to the birth of her first greatgreat-grandchild in six weeks.

Survivors include daughters Jacki (Jess) Mickelson of Murray, Utah and Jerri
Lyne Jackson of Kanab; brother Verdun (Shirley) Glazier of Cedar City, Utah;
eleven grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren. She was preceded in
death by her husband Devon, sons John R. Jackson and Lewis Devon "Eddy"
Jackson, and brothers Karl, Leslie, Udell, Melvin, Theodore and Claude
Glazier.

Funeral services will be held Friday, March 25, 2005 at 11:00 AM in the Kanab
Utah Stake Center. Viewings will be Thursday evening from 7:00-8:00 PM at
Mosdell Mortuary and Friday morning from 9:45-10:45 AM at the Stake Center.
Burial will be in the Kanab Cemetery under the direction of Mosdell Mortuary.

The family wishes to extend special thanks to the neighbors, friends and
hospice who have been so helpful and kind over the past few months.

Originally published March 23, 2005

Bill Slack

PANGUITCH - William E. "Bill" Slack, 80, of Panguitch, Utah, passed away March
18, 2005, in Panguitch. He was born May 27, 1924, in Highland, California, to
William E. and Matilda Witmer Slack. He married Helen Miller, January 20,
1946, in San Bernardino, California.

Bill served in the Marine Corps in the Pacific during WWII and was a Purple
Heart recipient. He worked for Southern California Edison before retiring and
moving to Panguitch.

He is survived by his wife, Helen, of Panguitch; children, Martin (Barbara)
Slack, Enumclaw, WA; Pamela (Walter) Mefford, Silverton, OR; Patricia (Jerry)
Hamilton, Lexington, SC; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.

Cremation services have taken place and an open house to celebrate Bill's life
will be held from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, 2005 at the family
home, 185 East 200 North in Panguitch.

In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations be made to Garfield Memorial
Hospital Extended Care Unit in Panguitch or the Panguitch American Legion Post
#25.

Online guest book:

www.maglebymortuary.com.

Originally published March 23, 2005

Joseph Phil Thornton

WASHINGTON - Joseph Phil Thornton, age 87, passed away Friday, March 18, 2005,
at his home in Washington, Utah. He was born July 17, 1918, in St. George,
Utah, a son of Edmund Taylor "Ted" and Jenny Sargent Thornton. On June 27,
1940, he and Clara Caroline Foote were married in the Manti LDS Temple. She
preceded him in death May 30, 1962. Phil later remarried and raised a family
of six children.

Phil grew up farming with his father in Newcastle, Pinto, and Sutherland, Utah
(Delta area). When Phil was two years old, he contracted spinal meningitis
that resulted in his being hearing impaired. At age eight, Phil began
attending Ogden School of the Deaf, where he met and married his sweetheart,
Caroline. He went on to graduate with high honors in mathematics from SUU in
Cedar City, Utah.

Caroline and Phil raised their children, Charlotte and Joseph, in Salt Lake
City, Utah. Phil worked in the State Capitol Building as Chief Engineer for
the Utah State Department of Transportation, retiring in 1983.

Those who knew Phil described him as an amazing man with many talents. He was
an excellent draftsman. His greatest loves were his family and the Gospel of
Jesus Christ. He expressed his testimony and feelings of his heart through
artist renderings. He enjoyed participating in many sports.

Phil is survived by his daughter, Charlotte A. Thornton, of Diamond Valley,
UT. He was preceded in death by his son, Joseph Phil Thornton, Jr.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 24, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at the
Spilsbury Mortuary Chapel. Friends and family may call on Wednesday, March 23,
from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., and again Thursday from 12:00 p.m. until time of
services, both at the Mortuary. Graveside services will be held Friday, March
25, at 1:00 p.m. at the Salt Lake City Cemetery. Arrangements are made under
the direction of Spilsbury Mortuary, 110 S. Bluff St., St. George, UT, (435)
6732454.

Friends and family are invited to offer their condolences at www.
spilsburymortuary.com. Click on the dove. Obituaries are also available at our
Web site. Click on the rose.

Originally published March 23, 2005