OBITS: The Spectrum 14 May 2005; St. George, Washington co., Utah

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V. Loraine Cox

ST. GEORGE - Vinal Loraine Cox, 97, passed away suddenly on May 12, 2005 at
his home in St. George, UT. On Feb. 25, 1908 Loraine was born in St. George,
UT to Mary Etta Lee and Warren Cox. He was the 7th of 11 children. He married
his childhood sweetheart Anna Carter on Sept. 12, 1929 in the St. George
Temple. Five children were born unto this union: Loretta, Joanna, Gerald,
Sylvia and James. Anna preceded him in death May 7, 1994 and his daughter
Joanna on Dec. 22, 1934. He married another childhood friend Lutie Lytle Lamb
on Nov. 14, 1996. She preceded him in death Feb. 19, 2003.

Loraine grew up in St. George and had six sisters and four brothers: Leona
Atkin, Lida Prince, Irene Brooks, Noma Bentley, Marie Meeks, Areta Church,
Warren "Lee", Melvin and Ken. Paul Raymond died at birth. Their father Warren
owned the old Arrowhead Hotel on Tabernacle Street and the children worked
there for their father.

Loraine graduated from Dixie High School where he played basketball and was
the last surviving member of the championship team Dixie Flyers. He received
the All-American award at the basketball finals in Chicago in 1928 and
All-Around track athlete award in nine events. He broke the high school high
jump record in 1928 and held the record for 28 years.

The University of Utah gave Loraine a four year basketball scholarship and he
received a degree in business. He won the All-Around athletic award from the
U. of U. for the four years he attended.

Loraine worked most of his life managing McCoard Oil Company at 500 N. Bluff.
He was the first to haul gas into southern Utah from L.A., CA for Warren Cox &
Sons' Super Station on Main and Tabernacle. He was the first to haul diesel
for the City of St. George Power plant and did this for many years. He and Wes
Nelson hauled all the first water pipe for the city waterline from Cottonwood
Springs to St. George. He owned a farm in Enterprise, UT, a 640 acre farm in
Milford, UT, a ranch in Central, UT and a dairy in St. George. In 1944 he went
to Arlington, AZ, to manage a cattle ranch during W.W.II. He helped start the
Dixie REA Power Company with Leon Bowler and was on the first board of
directors. He was president of the St. George Lion's Club in 1956.

Loraine was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints and worked sixty years in the St. George Temple starting as an
ordinance worker in the baptistry and ended his work as a sealer. He was still
working six mornings a week in the Temple until he died. He and his wife Anna
served a mission in Virginia and North Carolina.

He participated in many community activities, the Lion's Club, rodeos, Square
Dance Club, started the Dixie College Colonels Club fifty years ago with Sark
Arslanian, Leon Watson, and Charlie Pickett. He was honored with an award from
the Utah State Athletic Hall of Fame.

Loraine is survived by his children: Loretta Cox, St. George, UT, Gerald
Loraine Cox (Deanna) Central, UT, Sylvia Ann Ence (Quentin) Ivins, UT, and
James Carter Cox (Ramona), St. George, UT and niece, Camellia Carter Higgins
(Larry), St. George, UT. He leaves 22 grandchildren, 60 great grandchildren
and 21 great great grandchildren that were very much loved.

Funeral services will be held Monday, May 16, 2005, at 11:00 a.m. in the St.
George 19th Ward, 550 E. 700 S. Chapel. A visitation will be held Sunday, May
15, from 6-8 p.m., at the Metcalf Mortuary, 288 W. St. George Blvd. and
Monday, May 16, from 9:30-10:30 a.m., prior to services at the chapel.
Interment will be in the St. George City Cemetery under the direction of
Metcalf Mortuary (435) 673-4221. Condolences may be sent through Metcalf's Web
site at www.metcalfmortuary.com.

Originally published May 14, 2005

Cleve Israel Esplin

Being freed from earthly mental and physicalbonds, Cleve Israel Esplin, 69,
passed away on May 13, 2005at Dixie Regional Medical Center inSt. George,
Utah. He was born on June 28, 1930 in Orderville, Utah toRoland S. and Vilate
Sorensen Esplin.

Cleve was raised in Mt.Carmel and Orderville. He graduated from Valley High
School were he participated in FFA, basketball, and was twice elected
president of his class. Summers were filled ofherding sheep for his family on
Cedar Mountain and the Arizona Strip.

After Graduation, Cleve attended college in Cedar City, Utah where he took
classes in accounting.He was later drafted into the army as a cryptographerand
was based at Fort Sam Houston, Texasfrom 1958-60.It was while in Texas that he
met his lifelong sweetheart, Lorene Zigmond. They were married in St. Hedwig,
Texas on June 23, 1962. Their marriage was later solemnized (having all 6
childrensealed to them)in the St. George Temple on Dec. 17, 1976.

Cleve's nature was friendly and he could find a friend to talk to wherever he
went.People gave him great enjoyment. He loved to dance, joke, and farm. Many
of his memories lie in the dirt of farming and ranching with his family
members and sons in the soil around "The Muddy."Cleve enjoyed and had a great
knack for flood irrigating, but was later one of the first in Long Valley to
put a sprinkler system on theirhay. Cleve was recently honored as being one of
the great farmers and ranchers of the year for Utah; something he was very
proud of. Also, storytelling of experiences on the Arizona Strip was one of
his hobbies.

Cleve and Lorene hosted many travelers by being the owners of the Mt. Carmel
Motel and Trailer Park. He used this curiosity as he traveled to various
places and always had great sense of navigation.

Family was Cleve's greatest joy. He enjoyed working side by side his son's in
the ranching business and entire family in the motel business. He was pleased
that all his childrenknew how to work and were well grounded in the Gospel of
Jesus Christ. Of all his accomplishments, he was most pleased that he raised a
good family.

He had many responsibilities as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints. He was a financial clerk for many years and a High Priest
group leader.

He is preceded in death by his parents, his sister Gwenivere (L-Dean)
Anderson, his brother, Garn, (Rosalie) Esplin. He is survived by his wife
Lorene, 64, of Mt. Carmel; six children: Sonya (Kevin) Abraham, St George;
Eric (Lucy) Esplin, Mt.Carmel; Janeil (James) Jackson, St. George; Kline
(Cami) Esplin, Mt.Carmel; Ann (Allen) Wong. St. George; Lori (Corbin)
Partridge, Indianapolis,IN; and 18 grandchildren; his sister Shauna (Wynn)
Turek of Washington; brothers; Roe (Linda) of Burley, Id, and Max (Cheryl)
Esplin of Provo, Utah.

Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 at 11am in the
Orderville LDS chapel, under the direction of Mosdell Mortuary. Visitation
will be from 9am-10:30am on Tuesday. Burial will be in the Mt. Carmel
Cemetery.

Family wishes to express gratitude to the staff in the ICU of Dixie Regional
Medical Center for their thoughtfulness, care, and time in treating Cleve.In
lieu of flowers please donate to the Alzheimer's Research Society.

Originally published May 14, 2005

John M. Reid

ST. GEORGE - John M. Reid, a retired Garment Patternmaker, died May 2, 2005,
in Dixie Regional Medical Center, in St. George, Utah. Born in Bismarck, N.D.,
February 8, 1938, to Walter and Anna Reid.

Mr. Reid moved to Portland in 1942. He attended Benson Polytechnic High
School. Served in the Navy for 8 years. Married Ellen Barkley in 1961. Worked
at Dennis Uniform for 35 years upon retiring in 2000.

Survivors included his wife, Ellen; three children, two daughters-in-law, and
five grandchildren: Clint & Mindi Reid, Nichole and Alexis of Spokane, WA.,
Dennis & Lisa Reid, Katrina and Emily of St. George, UT., and Jeri Reid, Tyler
of St. George, UT. Siblings: seven sisters, and five brothers: Patricia
Bolinger, Della Ferguson, Darlene Greiner, Vernon Reid, Michael Reid,
Frederick Reid, Sheila Reid, Mary Reid-Holmes, Barbara Bleth, Carl Reid,
Thomas Reid, and Virginia Reid.

Memorial services were held Friday, May 6, 2005, at Metcalf Mortuary in St.
George, Utah.

Originally published May 14, 2005