OBITS: The Spectrum 6 Sep 2005; St. George, Washington co., Utah text-formatted by W. David Samuelsen for The USGenWeb Archives Project *********************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ut/utfiles.htm *********************************************************************** Source: St. George The Spectrum http://www.thespectrum.com George Carl Jankovsky PIOCHE, Nev. - George Carl Jankovsky 51, passed away on Sept 3, 2005 at his home in Pioche, Nevada. He was born on December 19, 1953 in Denver, Colorado to Kenneth Adolf & Mary Kathrine Axeness Jankovsky. He married his sweetheart Nancy Eileen Hirst on August 14, 1976 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Survivors include his wife Nancy of Pioche, Nevada 10 children Seth (Hannah) Jankovsky of Bloomington, Minnesota; Mary Katherine (Steven) Andersen of Jordon, Minnesota; Leah (David) Harder of Eden Minnesota; Amy Jankovsky of Wyoming; Caleb, Reuven, Isaiah, Paul, David & Petra Jankovsky all of Pioche, Nevada. Also surviving are 2 grandchildren; 3 brothers John Jankovsky of Bellingham, Washington; Chares (Cindy) Jankovsky of Lima, Ohio; Frank (Jerri) Jankovsky of Atlanta, Georgia; and 2 sisters Katherine Ann (Steve) Livingston of Sandy, Utah and Janet (Kevin) Woehr of Germany. He was preceded in death by 2 brothers Kenneth and Michael. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, September 8, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. at the Berean Baptist Church in Pioche Nevada. Originally published September 6, 2005 Jazmine Marie Oliphant ST. GEORGE - Jazmine Marie Oliphant, 4, was called home to Heavenly Father on September 3, 2005. She was born January 6, 2001 in St. George, UT to Steven Ray and Jennifer Lee Heath Oliphant. Jazmine went through a lot of trials in her short life on this earth. She was a very happy little girl with an angelic face. She won over people with her beautiful smile. She loved to help her mom and dad take care of her baby sister and loved to wrestle with her little brother. She even tried to fill her grandfather's shoes. She was learning sign language for her hearing impairment. Jazmine is survived by her parents, Steve and Jennifer; one brother, Alexander Jay; one sister, Abigail Ruth, all of St. George, UT; grandparents, Ray and Darleen Oliphant, Ivins, UT and Stephen and Florence Heath of St. George, UT; aunt, Marie Heath of St. George, UT; uncles, Joshua (Rachel) Oliphant, Richard Jay (Christy) Heath, David Oliphant, Chris (ReNae) Heath and Stephen Heath, Jr., all of St. George, UT; great-grandfather, Vird J. Heath; and numerous cousins, great aunts and uncles. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 7, 2005, 11 a.m., Bloomington Hills LDS 3rd Ward Chapel, 1222 E. Brigham Rd., St. George, UT. Visitations will be held on Tuesday, September 6, 6-8 p.m., Metcalf Mortuary, 288 W. St. George Blvd., St. George, UT and on Wednesday, 9:30-10:30 a.m., prior to the services at the Bloomington Hills 3rd Ward Chapel. Interment will be in the Tonaquint Cemetery under the direction of Metcalf Mortuary (435) 673- 4221. Condolences may be sent through the Metcalf website at www.metcalfmortuary.com. Originally published September 6, 2005 Norma Lee Graham Yardley BEAVER - Norma Lee Graham Yardley, our loving mother, grandmother, friend and teacher peacefully returned to her heavenly father September 4, 2005. She was born September 7, 1938 in Springdale, Arkansas to Carroll Welton & Irene Estelle Tillman Graham. Norma married George Boyd Yardley June 2, 1960 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Norma was an avid history buff, who enjoyed traveling to many foreign countries to enhance her knowledge of history. She thoroughly enjoyed passing her love of history to everyone she spoke with. She loved classical music and always attended the Shakespearean Festival. Norma taught school for 23 years in the Beaver County School District Norma is survived by her children, Wade (Susan) Yardley, Zane (Julie) Yardley, Brett (Markita) Yardley and Lisa (Rick) Vasquez, all of Beaver. She has 16 grandchildren and 10 great, grandchildren. She has one brother, Richard Larry Graham of California. She was preceded in death by her husband George Boyd Yardley, a grandson, Darrin Paul Stone her parents and 3 brothers. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 8, 2005 at the Beaver LDS 3rd Ward Chapel. Friends and family may pay their respects on Wednesday evening from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Southern Utah Mortuary and on Thursday from 9:30AM to 10:30AM at the Church. Interment will be in the Mountain View Cemetery under the direction of Southern Utah Mortuary. Online condolences can be sent to beaver@ southernutahmortuary.com. Originally published September 6, 2005