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Scott Woolsey 1965-2026

By insiderutah.com · June 23, 2026 · 1 min read
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A symbolic scene of remembrance featuring a weathered wooden fence post and a worn hat in a rural Utah field at sunset, evoking themes of a life lived in the local landscape of Bicknell and surrounding Wayne County areas.
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Utah News spotted this story published June 23, 2026 at insiderutah.com. Full coverage may follow as more sources report.

BICKNELL – Scott Jerry Woolsey, age 61, passed away at his home on June 15, 2026. Scott was born June 3, 1965, in Gunnison, Utah, to Jerry Rulon and Katherine May Rees Woolsey. He grew up in Bicknell and graduated from Wayne High School, class of 1983. He married a hell of a woman, Heidi Miller, in Torrey, Utah, on …

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