Alphabetical Alumni

Pulver, Ellen

Ellen Pulver

Class of 1974. Ellen Pulver. Members of this class were in the BY elementary school's sixth grade in 1968. Had the school remained open, many would have graduated together in 1974.

Pulver, John R.
1041 West 450 South
Layton, Utah 84041 US

John and Becky Pulver
  • Work: (801) 544-7563

Centennial Class of 1976. John R. Pulver. BYU BS Electrical Engineering 1985. He married Becky Parcell.

Pulver, Mary Jean
658 West 920 North
Orem, Utah 84057-3048 US

Mary Mehew
  • Work: (801) 226-7717

Class of 1971. Mary Pulver. BYU AS Nursing 1974. Married ____ Mehew.

Purcell, Ivan

Purcell, Ivan

Ivan Purcell

Class of 1915. Ivan Purcell. Name and photo appear among Senior Class Graduates at Brigham Young High School in 1915. Source: 1915 BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section, pages 84-102.

Purcell, Roy

Purcell, Roy

Roy Purcell

Class of 1915. Roy Purcell. He graduated from BYH in College Hall on Thursday, June 3, 1915, in the Academic Department. Source 1: Program, 1915 High School Class, Thursday, June 3, 1915, College Hall. Class Colors: Red & Blue. Class Motto: "Duty is the Keynote of Success". ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1915. Roy Purcell. He received a High School Diploma in 1915. Source 2: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 7, page 200.

Purdy, Valerie
18540 Wild Horse Creek
Poway, California 92064 US

Valerie Sabin
  • Work: (858) 487-4377

Class of 1972. Valerie Purdy. BYU BA Elementary Education 1977. Valerie married _______ Sabin.

Pyle, June
1367 NE Drost Drive
Bend, Oregon 97701 US

June Slaugenhaupt
  • Work: (541) 385-8429

Class of 1938. June Pyle [female]. Student Body Vice President 1937-1938. Secretary-Treasurer, Fauvines. Notre Maison. Opera. Wildcat Yearbook staff. Drama. @2007

Pyle, Peggy

Peggy Pyle

Class of 1940. Peggy Pyle. Secretary-Treasurer of the Senior Class, 1939-1940. Fauvines. Notre Maison, Co-President. Tennis. Wildcat Yearbook Staff. Girls' Athletic Association. Opera.

Pyne, Herbert S., Jr.

Pyne, Herbert S., Jr.

Herbert Pyne

Class of 1913. Herbert S. Pyne. Graduated from Brigham Young High School, in the Academic Department. Source 1: 1913 BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section, pages 63-81. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1913. Herbert S. Pyne, Jr. He received a High School Diploma in 1913. Source 2: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 6, page 35.

Pyne, LuJean [Laurel LuJean]

Pyne, LuJean [Laurel LuJean]
Salt Lake City, Utah US

LuJean and Donald Christensen

Class of 1947. LuJean Pyne. Her parents: Clarence Pyne & Beatrice Rachel Mason Pyne of Springville, Utah. LuJean married Donald J. Christensen. His parents: Calvin Lewis Christensen and Evelyn Robinson Christensen of Provo, Utah. LuJean P. Christensen & Donald J. Christensen have the following children: Steven Christensen, Mark Pyne Christensen, Cheri Christensen, Linda Christensen, Lori Christensen and Lisa Sue Christensen (dec.). LuJean, Age 84. @2013 ~ ~ ~ ~ HER OBITUARY: Laurel LuJean Pyne Christensen, 88, died peacefully of natural causes November 6, 2017, at her son's home in Park City, Utah. LuJean was born on August 6, 1929 in Orem, Utah, the daughter of Clarence Ernest Pyne and Beatrice Rachel Mason. LuJean graduated from Brigham Young High School in the Class of 1947. She then received her associates degree from BYU. She married the love of her life, Donald Jay Christensen, on December 28, 1948 in the Manti Utah Temple. They are the parents of six children. She retired from First Security Bank as an Operations Assistant in 1994. LuJean spent her life in service to those in need, serving her family, friends and Church. She joyed in helping others. She was a perfectionist who believed that if you were going to do something, do it right. LuJean served faithfully in many capacities, most recently, as a temple worker in the youth center for the LDS Church. She is survived by her children, Sherri (David) Jones, Linda (Doug) Halbert, Steve (Sherie) Christensen, Mark (Michele) Christensen, Lori (Gary) Sorensen; her sister Kaylene Story; 28 grandchildren and 50 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, daughter, Lisa; and her parents. Friends may call at Holbrook Mortuary, 3251 South 2300 East, Salt Lake City on Friday, November 17, from 7-8:30 p.m. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, November 18 at 10:30 a.m. at the Valley View 3rd Ward, 1925 East Gundersen Lane (4140 So.) Holladay, Utah, where there will be a viewing from 9-10 am prior to the service. Interment, Provo City Cemetery at 2:30 pm. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Primary Children's Hospital, pcdonate@imail.org or PO Box 58249, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158. Guestbook to post messages and tributes for the family is available at: HolbrookMortuary.com [Salt Lake Tribune, November 12 to November 16, 2017]

Pyne, Mark H.

Pyne, Mark H.

Mark Pyne

Class of 1922. Mark H. Pyne. Source: 1922 BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section.

Pyne, Sterling

Pyne, Sterling

Sterling Pyne

Class of 1917. Sterling Pyne. Graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1917. Source 1: 1917 BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section, pages 82-88. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1917. Sterling Pyne. He received a High School Diploma in 1917. Source 2: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 8, page 26.

Pyne, Thomas M.

Pyne, Thomas M.

Thomas Pyne

Class of 1917. Thomas M. Pyne. He received a BYH Business Education Diploma in 1917. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 8, page 285.

Pyper, LeRoy

Pyper, LeRoy

LeRoy Pyper

Class of 1917. LeRoy Pyper. Graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1917. Source 1: 1917 BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section, pages 82-88. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1917. Leroy Pyper. He received a High School Diploma in 1917. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 9, page 441.

Quinn, LaRue

LaRue Quinn

Class of 1935. LaRue Quinn. ~ ~ ~ ~ Her BYH graduation date confirmed in graduating class list, Salt Lake Telegram, May 7, 1935, p. 14.

Quinn, Roy

Quinn, Roy
of Ephriam, Utah US

Roy Quinn

Class of 1911. Roy Quinn, of Ephriam, Utah. A fine hair clipper and face scrapper. A pugilist, singer, sport and church-goer. He has a hard time getting to school and is always forced to stop just before "Y" day. ~ ~ ~ ~ IS THIS? Roy Hamilton Quinn (of Moab, Utah) born about 1889. He married Eola Mildred Moore on August 2, 1920.

Rackele, Kristen Frances
12350 Westside Road
Forestville, California 95436-9732 US

Kristen and John Briody
  • Work: (707) 887-0117

Class of 1963. Kristen Rackele. Pep Club, Debate, Seminary Graduate. She married John Briody. Her parents: Rudolph R. Rackele and Frances Donna Potter Rackele, of Provo. Their children: Merrielee Rackele (Bill) Hatch of El Paso, TX; Kristen Frances Rackele [BYH Class of 1963] (John) Briody of Forestville, California; Rudene Rackele of Henderson, Nevada; and Kim Rackele (Scott) Fillmore of Provo, Utah.

Racker, William Emil

Racker, William Emil
Ogden, Utah US

William and Neola Racker

Class of 1933. William Racker. ~ ~ ~ ~ William Emil Racker was born on March 15, 1913 in Lehi, Utah. His parents were Leonard David Racker and Inger Adams. He married Neola Estella Madsen on November 22, 1939. He died on November 24, 1973 in Ogden, Utah. Interment, Lehi, Utah.

Radmall, Reuben Wilford

Radmall, Reuben Wilford
Killed in action, World War I.
Argonne Forest
Meuse-Marne, France US

Reuben Radmall

Class of 1916. Reuben Radmall. He received a BYH Normal Certicate in 1916. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 8, page 286. ~ ~ ~ ~ Reuben W. Radmall: Uncle Reuben was someone worth remembering. He was short, of medium build, with brown hair and attractive brown eyes, and was strikingly handsome, especially in his Army uniform. Everyone who knew him liked his kind, mild manner. Alma Radmall, Sr., and Larsine Christensen Larsen Radmall gave life to the fourth of their six sons on October 15, 1890, and named him Reuben Wilford. He occupied the center position of eleven children in the family. The hard-working farm family lived at the mouth of American Fork Canyon. Their land was a little to the west on the bench that overlooked American Fork. This area north of Pleasant Grove was known to the town's people as The North Fields, and in 1890 was organized into the Pleasant Grove Third LDS Ward. In 1898, just after our nation's victory over the Spanish in the Philippines' Manila Bay, a new chapel was dedicated on this north bench. One of the visiting authorities, Reed Smoot, renamed the newly organized ward "Manila". With patriotic enthusiasm the ward members approved. Eight-year-old Reuben was probably at that meeting, and felt with others in the community the surge of national superiority at the taste of victory. This feeling swept over the nation and continued into World War I. Reuben's first realization that he had the work of a man to do probably came in 1903 at age thirteen, when his father was called on a mission. He was now expected to help two of his unmarried older brothers to run the farm in the 2 1/2 years absence of their father. The European immigrant feeling prevailed in this family -- that of parental expectation that sons should contribute to the family income as soon as they were old enough to work. The fourth son was no exception, and he did his part. Manila had a one-room pink schoolhouse that must have provided an adequate education because Reuben progressed in his education. Soon he was attending Brigham Young High School, and Brigham Young University. He graduated with a BYH Normal Certificate in 1916. Transportation was a little slower in 1914 than today, so it was necessary to board and room in Provo during the school year. Reuben's sense of humor, love for his family, homesick feeling, and love of a good time is noted in the only bit of his writing that is left. At the end of the school year, he sent a picture post card of himself and a companion addressed to his younger sister Verda. In it he said: "And it came to pass that in the last days in the reign of George H. Brimhall that I Lan and I Reuben was glad to see the last days of school again. And it shall come to pass that Reuben and Lan shall return home after a long visit with the Provo Knights, and we shall preach to the people in the north of the good times we shall have this summer with our saints in Manila. This picture represents us just as the sun goes down at twilight when the end shall come." During the 1916-1917 school year after his graduation, he taught school in Tremonton, Utah. He found this to be an uncrowded Mormon farm community much like the area where he grew up. Back home in Manila, the Alma Radmall family had moved closer to Pleasant Grove to a smaller farm. Reuben and his married brother, Nephi, were farming the north family farm, and attempting to buy it from their father, but a couple of poor years and the burning of the old family home in 1916 ruined their dreams. Near the close of the summer vacation on August 4, 1917, Reuben volunteered for the Utah National Guard at Provo, in lieu of returning to Tremonton to teach. His draft card listed him "3A", exempt for teaching, but sentiments ran high among the young men to get involved and get the war over. He was twenty-six years old, unmarried, and full of adventure. The following day, August 5, 1917, his Utah Guard unit was accepted into the Federal Army as a light field artillery unit, and sent to Fort Douglas to train. Reuben's last sight of his hometown may have been of family members and town's people gathered at the Orem Line depot to wish him and others well as they boarded the Interurban car sometime shortly before October 11, 1917. On that day ceremonies were held in Salt Lake City to honor Utah's best hope for ending the War quickly, the 145th Field Artillery of the American Army. Four regiments with artillery paraded through Salt Lake City streets while citizens and 20,000 school children, dismissed from classes, watched the spectacular regalia of war never before seen in Utah. After the parade, speeches were given, and former Senator Thomas Kearns donated regimental colors. A citizen-contributed mess fund of $10,000 was presented to the unit with promise of more donations to sustain their needs. That same day Reuben was sent by train to Camp Kearney, San Diego, California, with his unit, for further training in large scale maneuvers and battlefront attack formations. It wasn't until June 1918 that the unit shipped out for France. The long-awaited ocean crossing had at last begun. Sailing the German submarine-infested Atlantic was feared as much as the battles of war, and yet not one troop transport was lost. Unfortunately, the unit's desire to fight together went unfulfilled. The 400 men of the 145th were split up to fill gaps in the Allied battle lines. Reuben was assigned to the battle-front trenches somewhere in the Argonne Forest in France with Battery D of his unit. This was in the final months of World War I. It was here, during the fiercely fought offensive drive on October 3, 1918, that Reuben was killed while carrying messages by motorcycle. A posthumous medal, the French Croex de Guerre with a silver star, was presented to his parents on February 8, 1919. This citation describes all we know of his actions in battle: "Reuben W. Radmall, Private. During the campaign offensive from October 2-12, 1918, while on duty as liaison agent at the regimental post of command, he executed a mission in perfect and courageous manner carrying all the messages rapidly and regardless of the violent enemy fire; he was killed in the course of action." Alma had a premonition in a dream of his son's death that was so real that he woke crying and trying to reach out to rescue Reuben. Reuben was wounded and bleeding to death. His father's dream-vision efforts could not save him. Alma tearfully recounted this realistic episode to the oldest son, Alma Jr., and his family. The family received word of Reuben's death the day before Armistice was signed. While others danced in the streets in jubilant celebration, the Radmall family mourned the loss of a son at age 27. Just when he had so much to live for, he was dead. It wasn't until August 1921 that his body was exhumed and sent home to a final resting place in the Pleasant Grove City Cemetery. On August 22nd, a war hero's military funeral was held. The Deseret News, August 23, 1921, gives this account: "The funeral of Reuben W. Radmall was held Sunday afternoon in the Pleasant Grove Tabernacle, which was filled by the people of the six wards of Pleasant Grove and many from other cities. "The American Legion was well represented and [they] were assigned a prominent place in the building. Six members of the Robison-Radmall post in uniform acted as pallbearers, and at the graveside, Prof. A. R. Overlade sounded taps. The tabernacle was decorated by a profusion of flowers and American flags. "The services were under the direction of Bishop H. B. Warnick of Manila Ward. The choir furnished the music with a solo by Mrs. Velma Rasmussen. Patriarch Warren B. Smith of American Fork offered opening prayer and the benediction pronounced by Bishop S. L. Swenson. C. L. Warnick read a biographical sketch. The following speakers paid a tribute to the departed hero: W. L. Hayes, Frank Meredith, C. P. Warnick, Majors Hamilton and Gardner represented the state, and Pres. S. L. Chipman the Alpine Stake. Bishop H. B. Warnick made closing remarks. Bishop James H. Walker dedicated the grave." The honors given to Reuben were befitting the war hero. Two of Reuben's younger brothers, Lawrence and Millen, also joined the Army toward the end of World War I. Nephi and Louise Radmall thought so highly of Reuben that they named their second son after him. The war that was to end all wars, in retrospect, was a beginning. Reuben's namesake, Vernon Reuben Radmall, lost his life in World War II, but that is another story." ~ ~ Written by Beth Olson.

Raile, Henry

Raile, Henry

Henry Raile

Brigham Young High School, Class of 1908. Henry Raile. He received a High School Diploma. Source 1: Students Record of Class Standings B.Y. Academy, Book 2, Page 260. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Henry Raile. 1908 BYH Commencement Program.

Raile, Samuel Keil

Raile, Samuel Keil
Los Angeles, California US

Samuel Raile

Class of 1910. Samuel Raile. Graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1910, in the High School Department. Source: 1910 BYU Banyan, BYH section, list on p. 83. ~ ~ ~ ~ Samuel Keil Raile was born on June 19, 1888 in Provo, Utah. His parents were Frederick Raile and Elizabeth Keil Raile. He married Georgia Callaway on January 1, 1912. She was born on February 13, 1889 in St. George, Utah. He died on July 19, 1927 in Los Angeles, California. Interment, Los Angeles, California.

Raile, Theodore (Tobe)

Raile, Theodore (Tobe)

Tobe Raile

Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1931. Theodore (Tobe) Raile. He received a BS Degree in 1931. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 7, page 201.

Ralphs, C. J. or H.

Ralphs, C. J. or H.
of Ferron, Utah US

C. J. or H. Ralphs

Class of 1911. C. J. Ralphs, of Ferron, Utah. Normal [Teacher Prep]. One who plugs away with honest intent. Not afraid of the girls, but is rather reserved and modest. He prefers the sunshine and beauties of the country to the confinement and routine of the city. Source: BYHS Yearbook 1911. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: H. (sic) Ralphs. He received a High School Diploma in 1911. Annual Record, B.Y. University (BYU Records Office), Book 4, page 252. ~ ~ ~ ~ IS THIS? Clifton Ralphs, a BYH/BYU students from Ferron, Utah. His comings and goings from Provo to Ferron were reported on in Emery County Progress newspaper often between 1908 and 1911. "Teachers' examinations were conducted by County Superintendent Williams at Castle Dale, Thursday. The persons who took the examinations are Lavern Tullis of Huntington, Clifton Ralphs and Guy A. Curtis of Ferron, and William Reid of Orangeville. All took the grammar grade examination. All except Miss Tullis are expecting to teach in Emery county." Source: Eastern Utah Advocate newspaper, August 3, 1911.

Ramey, Iris Helen
Ogden, Utah US

Iris and Edward Seyfried
  • Home: (801) 737-2332

Class of 1943. Iris Helen Ramey. ~ ~ ~ ~ Iris Helen Ramey was born on March 23, 1926 in Orofino, Idaho. Her family moved around the country, and she attended high school in New York and Idaho before transferring to BYH for her senior year. She turned 17 just before her graduation from BYH. Her parents were Lloyd Martin Ramey, born in 1895 in Springfield, Missouri. He married Amelia Ann Burbank in 1915 in Pocatello, Idaho. Her father died in 1947 in Brasil. Iris' mother, Amelia Ann Burbank, was born in 1895 in Montrose, Colorado. She died on September 25, 1951 in Los Angeles. Both parents are buried in Redondo Beach, California. She says she didn't do a lot of dating, because she had the goal in mind to become a nurse. High grades were necessary for college entrance. Her children couldn't believe she often studied from 7 pm until 11 pm. Often during high school she received Honorable Mention, and sometimes appeared on the Honor Roll. Iris married Edward Lee Seyfried in 1944, and he did not encourage her to continue in nursing. Iris and Edward had nine children, and raised seven: three boys and four girls. Edward was born on February 11, 1922 in Goff, Idaho. He died on September 20, 1982. His parents were Anton Jacob Seyfried and Elizabeth Lee Soards. "Four people in my family have teaching certificates. We are staunch church members of long standing, and patriotic. "Although it was a church school, Brigham Young High School did not give any different education than the public schools did -- even the one-room schools I sometimes attended -- it was as good as I had ever seen in the public schools. "Somebody must have done something right, because I passed the Civil Service exam with 96 out of a possible 100. "I never taught school, but did teach in Sunday School and Primary at all age levels, sang and taught singing, and taught my own children at home to believe in God, which is where we should start." Iris is an active genealogist, and she has held many other Church positions in a small branch at Riggins, Idaho, and in Odgen, Utah. Her BYH Class of 1943 will celebrate its 65th graduation anniversary in 2008. ~ ~ ~ ~ HER OBITUARY: Iris Helen (Ramey) Seyfried. On the morning of July 7, 2020, our father, Edward Lee Seyfried, came and collected our mother for a ride into Eternity. Waiting to greet her are her son, Edward Jr., her parents, all of her siblings, and many other loved ones who preceded her in death. Iris was born in Orofino, Idaho, to Lloyd Martin and Amelia Ann (Burbank) Ramey. She was the seventh of nine children. Her father was an engineer/machinist, moving the family around the United States to different construction jobs when she was growing up. This instilled in Iris a love of traveling. Highly intelligent and fiercely independent, she graduated from Brigham Young Academy when she was seventeen and went on to nurses training. In the late summer of 1944, Iris boarded a bus, with her wedding dress, and traveled cross country to Norfolk, Va., where her fianc’e, Ed, was serving in the Navy. They were married Sept. 9, 1944. After Ed’s release from the Navy, the family moved to a small family farm in Riggins, Idaho. Iris was a dedicated nurse, housewife and homemaker who liked to cook, bake, and can fruits and vegetables from the garden. She could make delicious meals from almost anything on the farm. Her wedding and birthday cakes were a work of art. She also spent many years teaching 4-H, helping children learn to raise animals, can foods, bake, sew, and do art work – many years submitting their projects to the Idaho County Fair. Iris had a talent for music and loved to sing. She loved her family, her country, and her Savior, Jesus Christ. She was a lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where she served in many capacities. Iris liked staying busy. Her favorite place to be was in the Genealogical Library in Salk Lake City, Utah. She had a strong testimony of the importance of finding our ancestors and she had a gift for telling family stories. Iris leaves behind six children: Bessie (Don) Huefner; Anton (Jennie) Seyfried; Aneita Seyfried; Leatha (Wayne) Adams; LaDeene Bedard; Willis (Juliann) Seyfried. She also leaves behind 30 grandchildren and step-grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren, and several great-greats on the way. We will forever remember and cherish our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, cousin, and friend. Her spirit will live on in the beautiful memories she left behind. The family would like to express their thanks to Dr. Duke, and the staff at Legacy House, for their care and compassion in assisting Iris over the past several years. Due to current circumstances, a graveside service will be held Oct. 3, 2020, in Riggins. Source.

Ramsey, George J.

Ramsey, George J.

George Ramsey

BY Academy High School Normal Class of 1891. George J. Ramsey. Received a Normal Diploma on May 21, 1891. Source: Graduation Program of the Normal Class of 1891. Confirmed: BYU Special Collections UA 1008.

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