Advisory Board

At Zion's Way we petition the wisdom and advice of seasoned professionals that are always helping us better the services and care we perform. We are commited to giving our patients the best possible experience while in our Hospice and Home Health Care.

Dr. Wesley Barney

Dr. Wesley Barney serves as Medical Director for Zion's Way Home Health and Hospice. Dr. Barney graduated from the University of Utah's School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1991.

His office, Heart of Dixie, is located at 1380 E. Medical Center Dr., Suite 4100, in St. George, Utah. Dr. Barney is also affiliated with both Intermountain Health Care campuses in St. George.

Mr. Mark Clayton

Zion's Way Home Health and Hospice is pleased to have Mr. Mark Clayton as a member of their Advisory Board.

Mr. Jim Coleman

Zion's Way Home Health and Hospice is pleased to have Mr. Jim Coleman as a member of their Advisory Board.

Commissioner Jim Eardley

Jim Eardley is a life-long citizen of Washington County. He graduated from Dixie High School in 1962 and attended Dixie College. Jim then co-founded a family business with his father known as Dixie Transport dba Dix-O-Gas. The business became most well known and the largest distributor of LP gas in the Intermountain West with locations throughout Utah, Southern Idaho, Northern Arizona, and Eastern Nevada. He was twice elected president of the Utah LP Gas Association. Jim served on the St. George City Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment from 1979 to 1983. The family business was sold in 1987. About that time Jim was elected to the Board of the St. George Area Chamber of Commerce. He became President of the Chamber of Commerce Board the following year. In 1984 Jim was the recipient of the Utah Total Citizen Award. From 1986 through 1988 he served as a member of the St. George City Water & Power Board. In 1988 he entered into the travel business. Jim was elected to the St. George City Council and served for three years from 1996 to 1998. During the latter part of the council term, Jim chose to run for Washington County Commissioner and took the oath of office in January of 1999. He is currently serving as the Commission Chairman.

Jim and his wife, Claudia, have raised seven children, four daughters and three sons, in Washington County. They now have twenty-four grandchildren, most of whom in live in Washington County. Jim's leisure activities include horses, competition cow cutting and service in his church.

Mr. Frank Martin

Zion's Way Home Health and Hospice is pleased to have Mr. Frank Martin as a member of their Advisory Board.

Mrs. Deanna Murray

Zion's Way Home Health and Hospice is pleased to have Mrs. Deanna Murray as a member of their Advisory Board.

Dr. David Pinkston

Dr David Pinkston of the Zion's Way advisory board

Dr. David Pinkston

David Pinkston was born in Los Angeles, California to Lyman Palmer Pinkston and Dorothea Beatrice Davis Pinkston. He was the second son and third child of six children.

David was raised in North Hollywood, California and graduated from North Hollywood High School in 1959. After graduation, he entered Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. From 1961 to 1963, he served an honorable mission for the LDS Church.

After his mission, David returned to Brigham Young University and while working in the Office of Student Relations, he met a cute, little cheerleader/song girl named Kay Hill.

They were married in 1965. David entered Los Angeles Chiropractic College in 1968. After graduation in 1971, they moved to Bishop, California and established a practice and raised their four children.

In 2005, David and Kay moved to St. George to be closer to Kay's parents, since all their children located to the south and the mid-west. Dr. David Pinkston is currently in full time practice doing allergy elimination.

Dr. Max Rose

Zion's Way Home Health and Hospice is pleased to have Dr. Max Rose as a member of their Advisory Board.

Mr. Ed Sappington

Zion's Way Home Health and Hospice is pleased to have Mr. Ed Sappington as a member of their Advisory Board.

Mr. and Mrs. Stan Shakespeare

Mr. and Mrs. Stan Shakespeare of the Zion's Way advisory board

Mr. and Mrs. Stan Shakespeare

Barbara and Stan Shakespeare are natives of St. George, Utah. For the past 48 years, they have resided in Cedar City where they both retired as educators in the Iron County Schools.

Following their retirement, they carried education to Mainland China, teaching at Qingdao University in Qingdao, China and at the China National Women's University in Beijing, China.

Barbara and Stan also served in the Bilboa Spain Mission. They have been active in community affairs and as members of the LDS Church. They are the parents of five children and grandparents to fourteen grandchildren.