OBITS: The Spectrum 5 Nov 2005; St. George, Washington co., Utah

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Diana Dalton Timmons

ST. GEORGE - Diana Dalton Timmons, age 80, passed away Thursday, November 3,
2005, at Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George. She was born June 5,
1925, in Princeton, West Virginia, a daughter of Julius Arthur and Lottie Alma
Dalton McGinley.

Diana was born, raised, and educated in Princeton. After her marriage to
Fletcher A. Showalter, they moved to Phoenix and started a family. They later
divorced and she moved to California where she met and married Charles
Timmons. Shortly after their marriage, they decided to move to Anacortes,
Washington, to run a deep sea fishing salmon charter boat business from 1973
until their retirement in 1985, at which time they moved to Cottage Grove,
Oregon.

A Registered Nurse, Diana worked in the medical profession her entire life.
She loved nursing and was always kind and gentle with those who were in her
care. She was a strong, independent woman who took great joy in her family.
One of her favorite hobbies was fishing, especially when she could take her
grandchildren along. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren were so very
precious to her.

Surviving family include her: two daughters, Sandra (Orville) Lucus, of St.
George, UT, and Melody Helenius, of Portland, OR; four grandchildren, Autumn,
Amanda, Andrew, and Alexander; two great-grandchildren, Zackary and Austin;
three sisters, Delores Plunkett and Josephine Dietsche, both of Eugene, OR,
and Susan Plunkett, of Phoenix, AZ. She was preceded in death by her: husband,
Charles Timmons, who died in 1997; and two brothers, Johnny and Bobby
Jennings.

Funeral services will be held Monday, November 7, 2005, at 12:00 noon at the
Spilsbury Mortuary Chapel. Interment will be at the Tonaquint Cemetery.
Arrangements are made under the direction of Spilsbury Mortuary, 110 S. Bluff
St., St. George, UT (435) 673-2454.

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

Originally published November 5, 2005

Connie L. Trousel

ST. GEORGE - Connie L. Trousel passed away in St. George, Utah on November 3,
2005. She was born on August 23, 1918 in Centerville, Iowa, the only child of
Frank and Tena Anderson Trousel.

She was employed by the Rock Island Arsenal in Rock Island, Illinois and
retired in 1984 after 27 years of service. Connie loved dogs and traveling in
the motor home.

She lived with her dear and loyal friend, Vivian A. Sheil for 21 years. Vivian
and Connie became friends in Illinois and that friendship continued for 40
years.

Interment will be in Centerville, Iowa.

Originally published November 5, 2005

Rachel W. Baker

BICKNELL - Rachel Wood Baker, 91, of Bicknell, died Sunday, surrounded by her
family in Bountiful. She was born Nov. 11, 1913, in Lyman.

Surviving family include her children: Byron K. Baker of Bicknell, Evelyn B.
and Grant Back of Cedar City, Elayne B. and Kjae Leslie of Murray, Judy B. and
Gary Evans of Salt Lake City, Ben J. and Kaye Baker of West Valley City,
LuCinda B. and Charles Wilson of Las Vegas, andDavid Kent Baker of Salt Lake
City; 24 grandchildren; 54 great-grandchildren; and four
great-great-grandchildren; brother: Ivan Wood of Lyman; and sister: Erma Alvey
of Payson.

Services will be Saturday, Nov. 5, 2005, at 1 p.m., at the Thurber Ward Chapel
in Bicknell. Friends may call Saturday from 11 to 12:30 p.m., prior to
services, at the Chapel.

Originally published November 5, 2005