The following obituaries appeared in the March 14, 2018 edition of the Star Valley Independent.

Allen Keith Brown, 95, of Lakewood, Calif, died on Feb. 22, 2018 of natural causes incident of age, at his home surrounded by family. Keith was born on June 28, 1922 in Fairview to James Fredrick and Frances Elizabeth Pead Brown. He was the eighth of ten children. His early life was spent on the farm in Fairview. Farm life taught him to love hard work. He graduated from Star Valley High School where he played basketball, football and ran track. After high school he went to California to work at Douglas Aircraft. He was drafted into the US Army in 1944 and reached the rank of Platoon Sergeant of 52 men. His service took him to Saipan, Okinawa and Mindanao. He was honorably discharged in 1946 and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for “meritorious achievement in ground combat against the armed enemy.” On Jan. 1, 1947 in Salt Lake City, he married Ruth M. Walton of Thayne. They were sealed in the Mesa, Arizona LDS Temple on April 14, 1954. In search of work, they moved to southern California where his career with Sav-On Drugs began. He became a store manager and later a district manager of multiple stores. He worked for Sav-On Drugs until his retirement in 1984. Retirement gave him more time for the things he loved. He and his buddies formed “The Corporation” that gave service to widows and the needy. He enjoyed spending summers at his home in Thayne, where he introduced all of his grandchildren to horse riding. He loved sports and was an avid fan of the LA Dodgers and the Lakers.An active member of the LDS Church, he served as a Stake Missionary, Bishop, High Councilman, Counselor in the Stake Presidency and LDS Chaplin at the Veterans Hospital. With his wife he served three missions for the LDS Church; Florida, Tallahassee 1987-1988, New York, Rochester 1990-1991, and the England, London Temple Mission 1999-2001. He and Ruth served as workers in the Los Angeles Temple from 1992-2014. He is survived by his wife Ruth M. Walton Brown of Lakewood, Calif., daughter Joyce Mitchell of Sperry, Okla., son Allen A. (Paula) Brown of Cypress, Calif, son Brian K. (Sharon) Brown of Cedar City, grandchildren Vicki (Tim) Richardson of Sperry, Okla., Janae (John) Bradaric of Cypress, Calif., Amy (Aaron) Knowles of Logan, brother Blaine Brown of La Habra, Calif, sister Joyce Barrus of Fairview and 13 great grandchildren. A funeral was held in Long Beach, Calif. on Feb. 27, and in Thayne on March 10, 2018. Keith is interred in the Thayne Cemetery.

Ann Chadwick Sorenson, our beloved mother and nana passed away on March 5, 2018 at home surrounded by family. Born Dec. 8, 1927 in Etna to Henry Toles Clark and Lydia Adelia Peterson Clark. She grew up on a farm in Etna and graduated from Star Valley High School. At a Spring Hop Dance at Valleon she met and fell in love with Kaestle Chadwick. He was all she ever asked for – good looking, sparkling personality, well-mannered and just plain wonderful. They were married June 13, 1947 in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. He passed away March 16, 1957. Ann and Kaestle had three amazing sons who enriched her life and they always remained her number one priority. Later in life, Ann married Fred Sorenson on Sept. 25, 1974 in Salt Lake City, where she gained two step-daughters who have loved and treated her so well. She was an administrative assistant and retired from Kennecott Exploration. Ann was a member of the LDS Church. Her favorite calling was teaching Relief Society. After the passing of her beloved son Brent, she had an opportunity to be a grievance counselor. This gave her great joy to help others find the strength she acquired in dealing with loss. Ann spent her life with family and friends in both her home in St. George and in Bedford. She loved people and anyone that knew Ann loved her for her generosity, courageousness, and spunk. She was a woman of strength and loved her family immensely. Her grandchildren and great grandchildren were her greatest joy. There was never a time when saying goodbye that she wouldn’t say, “I love you the mostest”, now we want to say Mother, Nana, “We love you the mostest.” The lives you touched are better because you passed their way. She is survived by, sons, Kirk (Susi) Chadwick; Kim Chadwick; two-step daughters; Sherri (Jon) London; Shauna (Steve) Jackson and their family and four grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and four great-great grandchildren. Ann is preceded in death by husbands Kaestle and Fred, son Brent, and grandson Ron.

Kay Loa Stumpp Shurtliff was born on March 13, 1938 and returned to her Lord and Savior on March 6, 2018. Sister, Aunt, Momma, Grandma and friend. While she was with us she touched many lives. Sunday school teacher, camp cook, published author, public speaker and the “Queen Mum” or Matriarch of the local Red Hat chapter started in 2001, called the Frivolous Sals. What a great life! She was greeted by her husband Ray Shurtliff Jr., her mama and daddy, Jeanette and Bill Stumpp, her brothers and sisters; Leah, Creva, LaWana, Ida, Dick, Ruth, Dwain, Bob and Alma. She is survived by and watches over one brother, three sisters, seven children, 25 grandchildren, 53 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. We will celebrate this great woman on Saturday, March 17, 2018 from noon to 2 p.m. at the North Central Baptist Church, 5430 S. 1900 W. Roy, Utah 84067. Until we meet again, much love.

Shane Troy Moulton passed away on the evening of 2 March, 2018 in a tragic accident in Snake River Canyon, near Alpine. On April 15, 1984 Robert and Jolene hurried to church with three boys in hand. Friends kept on quizzing Jolene about the due date and the answer was the due date had come and gone. No signs that the event was going to take place anytime soon. Spring was there and cooking a roast on the barbeque was the task of the day. The roast was done and Shane decided his mom did not need to eat as he was late for the party. Because he was late for dinner, he believed the best bet is to keep the rest of the family waiting for his arrival home. He and his mom took a mini vacation spending several days at the hospital while he spent time under bilirubin lights to develop a nice sun tan. Growing up in a small three bedroom house created challenges as the children shared rooms until his older brothers one by one served a mission. Having a father who learned to work at a young age meant that his children also needed to develop a strong work ethic. Not being on a ranch meant alternative ways were used to teach him there is nothing wrong with working. News papers were the answer and Shane along with his brothers had routes with the Lander Journal and the Advertiser. This taught him responsibility that carried on throughout his life. Shane found it hard to sit in the chapel and would sneak away and find someone to play with. More than once his dad would catch him playing a game with a grownup. Not odd for him, except it was often with the stake president. The stake president would look up and smile and say “I like your boy.”
He did the typical boy stuff growing up. The boys invented a game called torpedo. A fun activity as one of the boys would stand high on the couch pretending to be a torpedo and the others would run by the couch like a battleship and then get sunk by the torpedo. End result was one of several broken arms.
Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts were some of his youth activities. Shane earned all the ranks in Cub Scouts and became an Eagle Scout. His Eagle project was removing a buck rail fence on public land, cutting it up for firewood and making it available through a pastoral organization for those who could not afford firewood. Shane in high school joined the wresting team and was on the golf club team, lettering in both sports. He enjoyed those activities and learned a lot. One of his favorite activities and high school courses was a videography class. He would shoot videos, edit them, and present them to the class. One of his favorite videos was shooting about snowmobile jumping. Shane loved doing mechanics and working with his hands. These skills started to develop in high school and continued throughout his life.
His love for the mountains was not only because he was raised by the mountains, but many of his jobs were in the mountains. One of his first summer jobs was working as a back country trail crew, leaving home with a backpack in hand and spending a week in the mountains coming home dirty with a big smile on his face. After high school Shane was chosen by his Heavenly Father to serve a full time mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Raleigh, North Carolina. Shane was well known for developing his own special way of teaching and spreading the gospel. He served his Heavenly Father with love, zest, and a very contagious smile. After Shane returned from his mission he moved to Jackson Hole where he first worked for Eddie Bauer and Avis Car Rentals. Shane’s love for cars continued to grow and he soon felt the need to make this a life time goal. He attended school at WYOTECH in Laramie, getting his Associates degree in business and auto / diesel mechanics. After graduation Shane moved to Salt Lake City where he had multiple jobs working on cars. During that time he found himself head over heels for two beautiful young ladies, Natalie Lin and her full of energy and hugs daughter Kayla. Natalie and Shane where married for time and all eternity on September 5, 2009 in the Draper LDS Temple. They moved back to Jackson. In August, 2011 Shane and Natalie Lin welcomed a daughter, Claire Lynette fondly known as “Claire Bear” to their family. Later they moved to Alpine and Star Valley Ranch. Shane held numerous jobs while in Wyoming, last working as a mechanic at Scenic Safari in Jackson.
Shane leaves behind the love of his life, Natalie Lin, his two daughters, Kayla Rosalie and Claire Lynette. Also left behind are Shane’s parents Robert Reed and Jolene Moulton of Lander, three brothers, Aaron (Mary) Moulton of Jackson, Ryan (Natalie) Moulton of Lakeland Florida and Travis (Ashley) Moulton Caldwell, Idaho and one sister, his best buddy Hayley Moulton of Lander, three nephews and eight nieces.
A family visitation was held Friday, March 9, 2018 at the Schwab Funeral Chapel in Thayne. Funeral services were held on Saturday March 10, 2018 at the Cedar Creek Ward Chapel in Freedom, Wyoming with Bishop Greg Casperson conducting. Burial was on Saturday March 10 at the Victor Cemetery in Victor Idaho. A Memorial Fund for Shane Moulton has been set up at the Bank of Star Valley PO Box 8007, Afton, Wyoming 83110.