OBITS: The Spectrum 20 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 Virgil Ray Huber Santa Clara Ray Hu ber, 68, passed away in his home Friday, September 16, 2005, after a valiant battle against cancer. He was born August 11, 1937, in Laurel, Montana, to John and Anna Hahne Huber. He married Juanita Reynolds on September 4, 1965, in Carson City, Nevada. Ray was raised in Seattle, Washington, and attended school there. After graduation, Ray joined the United States Air Force in September, 1954, and proudly served his country for 10 years. He served various tours of duty in Greenland, Nova Scotia, The Azore Islands, England, New found land, Illinois, Texas, and California. After leaving the USAF, Ray had a successful career with Sears as Service Manager in San Rafael, San Francisco, and Santa Rosa, California. Ray and Juanita retired in 1992, to the beautiful red rock country of southern Utah. Ray loved the Southwest and traveled extensively in the 4-Corner states. He believed strongly in cultural preservation of the ancient Native American sites of this area. He was an important part of the Arizona Site Steward Program, monitoring and protecting these cultural sites on the Arizona Strip for the Bureau of Land Management and the North Kaibab National Forest for over eight years. During this time, Ray and Juanita received a Presidential Citation from President Bush for their services. Ray loved the West and the history of the West. Ray liked to be busy. He became employed at the Holiday Inn of St. George in August of 2004. He loved his maintenance job and the people he worked with. He was a kind and understanding man with a great sense of humor. Ray adored his wife, his family, and his many, many friends. He is survived by his: wife, Juanita; sisters, Kay Vega, of Oroville, CA, and Frances Schnie ber, of Billings, MT; brothers-in-law, Ron Reynolds, Sr., of Susanville, CA, and Richard Reynolds, Sr., of Citrus Heights, CA; and many loving nephews and nieces, including Bill and Denise Anderson, of Virgin, UT, Ron Reynolds, Jr., of Reno, NV, Greg Reynolds, of Susanville, CA, and Matt Reynolds, Mark Cullars, Rich Reynolds, Jr., Russell Reynolds, and Debby Schrader, all of Sacramento, CA. Funeral services will be held Thursday, September 22, 2005, at 11:00 a.m. at the Spilsbury Mortuary Chapel. Visitation with Ray's family will be from10:00 to 11:00 a.m., prior to services, at the Mortuary. 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. Originally published September 20, 2005 Muriel Alice Barteaux BOUNTIFUL Muriel Alice Barteaux, age 93, passed away peacefully in Bountiful Nur sing Home, Sep tember 17, 2005. She was born June 4, 1912 in Hudson, Massachusetts. Her and her husband, Merton would bring their trailer from Salt Lake City to St. George in the winter time to live at Cherokee Springs. They had many friends in St. George. She was a very good cook. Everybody loved her cooking. She was so nice and caring to everybody. Muriel is survived by her husband Merton Barteaux; children, Kenny Barteaux (Cindy) and Robert Barteaux of Salt Lake City; five grandchildren; two great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, brothers, sisters and son, Paul Joseph Barteaux. Muriel is being cremated. Her ashes are being taken to Hudson, Massachusetts. Originally published September 20, 2005 Karen Anderson Cason CEDAR CITY Karen Anderson Cason, age 64, passed away on September 17, 2005 in Cedar City, Utah. She was born on January 12, 1941 in Cedar City, Utah to Forrest L. and Rita Goddard Anderson. She married Paul R. Cason March 28, 1987 in Cedar City, Utah. Karen was a loving wife, stepmother, and step-grandmother. She is survived by her husband, step-daughters Cathy (Willard) Wood of Cedar City, Utah, Karen (Eddie) Erickson of Beaver, Utah, Denise (Keith) Workman of Cedar City, Utah, 13 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. at the Cedar City Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent through our website at www.sumfamily.com. Originally published September 20, 2005 Wilma Swapp Topham Wilma Swapp Topham September 8, 1918 September 15, 2005 Wilma Swapp Topham, 87, died peacefully in her sleep at home on September 15, 2005, of heart disease. She was born September 8, 1918 in Kanab, Utah, the seventh of ten children born to William Spencer and Lettie May Young Swapp. Wilma spent her girlhood in the red hills of Kanab, and was educated in public schools. In 1935, she met the love of her life, Earl Topham of Paragonah. They were married on September 9, 1935, and celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary before Earl's death in 1999. In 1941 they moved to Salt Lake, where Earl worked as a long-distance driver for PIE. In 1946, they bought a barren acre of ground in the East Millcreek area, and together worked for the next 50 years transforming it into a verdant landscape with a lovely home. Their marriage was blessed with five children. She was a devoted wife and mother, and spent her days performing tasks foreign to many modern mothers: darning socks, sewing clothing (including prom dresses!), cooking three meals a day, year in and year out, washing clothes and hanging them on the line to dry, ironing, planting, irrigating and harvesting a large garden (then canning the produce), and tending beautiful flower gardens. After Earl's death, Wilma's constant and muchloved companion was her cat, Lil Kit. She had an active mind to the end and was particularly interested in nature, history, and local, national and international events. She was an active member of the LDS church, and served in various positions in the Primary and Relief Society. Her marriage to Earl was solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple in 1964. Wilma is survived by her children (and their spouses): Kent (Janet), Jeralynn Winder (Dave), Barry (Trisha), Cheryl Sue Whiteside (Ron), and Shane (Becky). She also is survived by 20 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her siblings (Gerald, Lenore Judd, Valere, Barton, Royal, Ellsworth, Neola, Felice and Blaine), her husband Earl, and her granddaughter Susannah Topham. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 22, 2005, 12:00 noon at the Rosecrest First Ward, 3101 South 2300 East. Friends may visit with the family on Wednesday evening September 21, 2005 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at the Holbrook Mortuary, 3251 South 2300 East, and at the church on Thursday from 10:45am to 11:45am prior to services. Interment and graveside dedication will be held on Friday, September 23, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. at the Paragonah Cemetery, Parago nah, Utah. We love you, Mom. Take a welldeserved rest, reunited with your many loved ones, until we meet again. Originally published September 20, 2005