Vernal Mortuary

It was April 1949 that J. Arben Jolley opened the Jolley Vernal Mortuary. He secured a five year lease on this house that was built by John and Cora McAndrews, but then was owned by American Gilsonite. Jolley remodeled the inside to accommodate the needs of a funeral home. In 1972, Jolley sold to Frank Thompson and began the Thompson Mortuary. On February 1, 2000, it was sold to Mitch and Tyanne Blackburn and became Blackburn Vernal Mortuary. For many years it was the only mortuary in Vernal, Utah.