Class of 1937. Ed* Snell. [*Note: This name is taken from a photocopy of the 1937 Wildcat Yearbook. Unfortunately, the edge is cut off -- leaving Snell's first name partially obscured. It could be "Ed" or perhaps "Al". If you know, please send us a note.]

Board of Trustees, Brigham Young Academy, 1891 to 1897. Author of "Root Hog, or Die". Of Spanish Fork. George Dixon Snell was born March 18, 1836 in Sackville, West Morland, New Brunswick, Canada. His parents were Cyrus Snell and Rhoda Barnes Snell. George D. Snell was married four times, as follows: First, to Linia Lucinda Dennis on January 1, 1862; Second, to Sina Lucinda Dennis on January 1, 1863; Third, to Alexandrina McLean or MacLean on October 24, 1868; Fourth, to Thorgerda Bjarnsson on May 1, 1879. He died on March 12, 1911, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Interment, Spanish Fork City Cemetery, Utah.

Brigham Young High School Graduate, Class of 1908. Heber C. Snell. Source: 1908 BYH Commencement Program. ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1912. Heber C. Snell. He received a B.A. Degree in English in 1912. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 3, page 389.

Class of 1955. Robert Morris Snell. Football, All State Honorable Mention, Basketball, Lettermen, Bookkeeping Team, Soph Class Social Chair. BYU BS Tools & Manufacturing 1966. Married Helen, and they have two children: Dana and Becky. ~ ~ ~ ~ HIS OBITUARY: Robert Morris Snell, 69, beloved husband, father, brother, uncle and friend, left this earthly world May 19, 2006. Bob was born August 7, 1936 in Provo, Utah to Morris and Pearl Snell. He graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1955. He attended Brigham Young University and graduated with a degree in Tool and Manufacturing Technology. After graduation, he accepted a position with Ingersoll Milling Machine in Rockford, Illinois where he met his wife, Helen, of 38 years. Bob worked as the Fabrication Manager for Varian Medical Systems, retiring after 27 years. He is survived by his wife, Helen; and two daughters, Dana (Jason) Myers, Becky Snell; two sisters, Sylvia Taylor and Carol (Jim) Sutherland; nieces, nephews, numerous four legged, furry friends and friends that have become family. His family and friends sent him on his way with all their love and memories. Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 23, 2006, at Mountain View Memorial Mortuary in Salt Lake City, Utah. Interment, Mountain View Memorial Park. [Salt Lake Tribune, May 21, 2006.

Class of 1916, and Faculty. William H. Snell. He received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1916. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 9, page 88. ~ ~ ~ ~ Faculty & Staff. William H. Snell, Legendary Mechanical Arts (Shop) teacher, 1915-1957 (at BYH at least 1915 through 1945-46). ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1918. William H. Snell. He received an AB Degree in Education in 1918. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 9, page 88. ~ ~ ~ ~ Hobby: woodworking. Self-admitted worst fault: grouchy. William Henry Snell born June 1, 1887 in Spanish Fork, Utah. His parents: Rufus Phillips Snell & Ellen Celestia Hillman. William married Iva Vernum Rasmussen October 9, 1907 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He died March 10, 1967 in Provo, Utah. Interment, Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah.

BY Academy High School Class of 1903. Alice Snow. She also received a Certificate in Elocution. Source: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 2, Page 58. ~ ~ ~ ~ Alice Snow was born on August 9, 1881 in Manti, Utah. [She would have been about 22 in 1903.] Her parents were Gardner Elisha Snow and Ester Phelena Cox Snow. Alice Snow married Dilworth Erastus Woolley [BYA Faculty 1902-03] on September 9, 1903 in Manti, Utah. Alice Snow Woolley of Manti, Utah, died on June 25, 1967 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Class of 1945. Alma Snow [Female.] Grand Marshals -- Juan and Alma Snow Whiting have been named as Grand Marshals for the Mapleton City 24th of July celebration parade, scheduled for Saturday, July 23, 2005. Alma Snow was born December 18, 1926 [?] in St. George, Utah to Karl Nelson Snow, Sr., and Wanda McGregor. Her father died when she was three and left her mother a widow with one daughter and five sons. The Snow family moved to Provo, where Alma attended school at Brigham Young High School, and then Brigham Young University, where she was involved in the symphony, White Key honorary and many leadership positions. She worked summers at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Juan was born March 13, 1922, the third child of Oscar and Mary Whiting. He attended school in Mapleton and Springville before enlisting in the Navy Air Corp in 1934. Three of his best friends were killed during the war. He served on the Air Craft Carrier USS Intrepid as a pilot of the Torpedo Bomber. Alma graduated from BYU as an English major and a music minor and has freely given service in the church and community with her violin. Juan attended the University of Utah on a basketball scholarship and later transferred to BYU where he graduated in education. He taught school in Springville for 23 years and farmed in Mapleton. Service has always been important to the Whitings. Alma has worked in Relief Society, Primary and Young Women in her ward and stake, been involved in political campaigns, DUP Captain and Vice President of the BYU Emeritis Club. Juan coached Little League baseball for 14 years, was scoutmaster and explorer leader for years and served on the Mapleton Planning Commission, in two Bishoprics and on the Mapleton High Council. Both have served missions to Africa for the LDS Church. Juan was first called following the war to serve in South Africa. While he was en route, the engine on the ship went out and he spent a few months in Recife, Brazil, while repairs were made. Later he and Alma served together in the Zimbabwe Mission and then another mission in Capetown, South Africa. Alma and Juan were married September 6, 1949 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They are the parents of seven children: David (deceased), Shelie, Mark, Mary, Kaye, Paul and Brent. They have 63 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Juan's roots come from the very beginning of Mapleton. His ancestors were among the first pioneers on Union Bench later known as Mapleton. [Springville Herald, July 21, 2005.] ~ ~ ~ ~ HER OBITUARY: Alma Snow Whiting, 1926 ~ 2017. Alma Snow Whiting, age 90, passed away peacefully in her hometown of Mapleton, Utah, on May 15, 2017. Born December 18, 1926 in St. George, Utah, she grew up with 5 brothers. Alma was loved dearly and known as the "Princess" of her father Karl Nelson Snow who died when she was just 3; Alma along with her 5 brothers were then raised single-handedly by her widowed mother, Wanda McGregor Snow. His mother raised five sons and one daughter: Tony, Ellsworth, Don [BYH Class of 1938], Shipley [BYH Class of 1939], Alma [BYH Class of 1945], and Karl Jr. [BYH Class of 1949]. The children later started a scholarship fund at BYU in memory of their mother. At age 10, Alma moved with her family to Provo, Utah, where she attended Dixon Junior High, Brigham Young High School graduating in the Class of 1945, and BYU - graduating with a BA in English. At BYU she served as White Key Honorary President, Associated Women's Vice President, and President of Nautilus Social Unit. Alma loved playing the violin in BYU's symphony orchestra. During these busy University years, she waited anxiously for the return of her special missionary, Oscar Juan Whiting, who was serving in South Africa. Alma married Juan Whiting in the Salt Lake Temple on September 6, 1949. From that moment on, her husband, family, and church became her top priority. Juan and Alma worked beside their children on their farm, always teaching and providing a strong gospel foundation. There was always room in her heart for every special grandchild, and at the time of her passing, she was the proud grandma of 63 grandchildren, and 113 great-grandchildren. Service in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day-Saints was a joy to her. She served faithfully in ward and stake callings. However, her greatest love was serving with her husband as missionaries in Cape Town, South Africa, and Harare, Zimbabwe. She used her musical talents to direct music and play the violin to promote the work of the Lord. Our dear mother Alma has always treasured her pioneer heritage. She spent long hours writing and compiling her own personal history, and the histories of her mother and grandmother. Just hours before her passing, she left her computer screen on a genealogical indexing record--having indexed over 69,000 records. Imagine her glorious reunion in heaven! Preceding Alma in death are her father and mother, Karl N. and Wanda M. Snow; 4 brothers, Don, Tony, Ellsworth, and Shipley; husband, Juan; sons, David and Mark; 3 grandchildren, Christopher, Julia, and Lynzy Whiting, and one great grandson, Carder Doman. Surviving is 1 brother, Karl Snow (Donna), Provo; 5 of her 7 children, Shelie Doman (Dee) - serving LDS an mission in Nova Scotia; Judy Richardson (David), Perry; Mary Judd (Robert), St. George; Kaye Romney (Ben), Rexburg; Paul Whiting (Sherri), Springville; Brent Whiting (Laurie), Mapleton. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Saturday, May 20, 2017 at the White Church, 31 West Maple Street, Mapleton, Utah with a viewing at the church Friday from 6 to 8 pm and Saturday prior to services from 9 to 10:45 am. Interment, Springville Evergreen Cemetery. Online condolences at www.premierfuneral.com [Salt Lake Tribune, May 18, 2017]

Brigham Young High School, Class of 1908. Ann Snow. She received a Normal Diploma. Source: Students Record of Class Standings B.Y. Academy, Book 2, Page 265. ~ ~ ~ ~ Ann Snow was born on November 5, 1885 in Panaca, Lincoln County, Nevada. Her parents were Jeter Snow and Mary Alice Gardner Snow. Ann Snow married David Webster Esplin (widower) on March 25, 1931 in St. George, Utah. David Webster Esplin was born on September 20, 1868 in Nephi, Utah. He died on May 18, 1960 in St. George. His interment, Orderville, Kane County, Utah. Ann Snow Esplin died on May 28, 1957 in St. George, Utah. Her interment, St. George, Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~ David Webster Esplin was a handsome young man with a good build, black wavy hair, and fair skin. On January 10, 1890 (when he was 22 years old) he married Mary Hannah Hopkins, a daughter of Leprelet Joseph Hopkins and Ann Victoria Spendlove Hopkins from Glendale, Utah. They were married in the Manti Temple. Mary Hopkins Esplin died on March 3, 1929. After David's daughter, Wanda Esplin, married Jeter Clinton Snow and they moved to St. George, David came and stayed with Jeter and Wanda Snow. Here David met Wanda's husband's eldest sister, Ann Snow, whom he married in March of 1931. They lived at Orderville for some time, then in 1941, they built a new home in St. George, where they lived for the rest of their lives. Source.

Class of 1917. Anne (Anna) Snow. Graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1917. Source: 1917 BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section, pages 82-88. ~ ~ ~ ~ Anna Ivins Snow was born April 29, 1895 in St. George, Utah. Her parents were Erastus Beman Snow and Elida Crosby. She married Thomas Earl Clements, who was born October 12, 1890 in Payson, Utah. They married on June 16, 1920 in Salt Lake City. She died on August 9, 1976 in Salt Lake City.

Class of 1928. Anne Snow. Graduated from Brigham Young High School on Thursday, May 24, 1928. Source: The Evening Herald, Provo, Utah, May 23, 1928.

Arletta Snow. She is included on a list of 59 names of the earliest students of Brigham Young Academy, taken from a file in the BYU Archives, made by an unknown contemporary student. ~ ~ ~ ~ Arletta Colista Snow was born June 30, 1857 in Provo, Utah. Her parents were James Chauncey Snow and Elizabeth (Eliza) Ann Carter. She died April 15, 1920 [or 1929] in Provo, Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~ [One or two records say Arletta married Caleb Willman [or William] Haws. He was born October 7 [or 27], 1838 [or 1837] in Green Township, Wayne County, Illinois; he died November 20, 1871 in England, interment at Darton, Near Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. His records show he had married Eliza Ann Snow, who was born August 25, 1843 in the Morley Settlement, Hancock County, Illinois, to James Chauncy Snow and Elizabeth Ann Carter. Caleb Haws and Eliza Ann Snow were married on July 24, 1862 in Provo, Utah. If Arletta Colista Snow married Haws, it would have been a plural marriage.]

Class of 1952. Arnolene Snow. Chorus, Band, Notre Maison Vice President, Fauvines, Y'ld Cat Newspaper, Junior Class Vice President, Representative. She married Norman D. Anderson. [Note: email sent to andersonnorman@comcast.com is being returned unopened.] @2007

Brigham Young High School, Class of 1908. Charles Snow, Jr. He received an Agriculture Diploma. Source: Students Record of Class Standings B.Y. Academy, Book 2, Page 265. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Charles Snow. 1908 BYH Commencement Program.

Class of 1953. Football, Baseball, Band, Chorus. @2001

Don Snow -- See E. Donald Snow (BYH Class of 1938 and BYH Faculty & Staff)

Class of 1938. Don Snow. (Edward Donald Snow) BYH Faculty & Staff. Basketball. Boys' Athletic Club. Don spent part of his high school years at Dixie H.S. in St. George, Utah. Don Snow, Sr. BYU BS Physical Education 1946. His brother, Shipley M. Snow, received a BS degree at the same Commencement in 1946. BYU MS Physical Education 1954. BYH Faculty & Staff, 1940s & 1950s, including 1949-58. Athletics (Basketball, Football, Tennis, Track), Boys Physical Education. ~ ~ ~ ~ HIS OBITUARY: Edward Donald Snow. Don Snow was deeply devoted to God, family, and country. He was a faithful member of the LDS Church; a loving and caring son, brother, husband, father, and grandfather; and a determined athlete, soldier, veteran, and patriot. Don was softhearted and strong as nails. His father, Karl Nelson Snow, died when he was ten years old. He could never talk about his dear dad without crying. He courageously faced death during World War II at the Normandy Invasion and at the Battle of the Bulge with his buddies of the 2nd Infantry (Indianhead) Division. Don met his sweetheart, Anne Greaves, at BYU, and they were married in the Salt Lake Temple on April 5, 1951. Don was 6'4" and loved basketball. He played at Dixie High, BY High, and BYU. For 27 years, he was a head basketball coach at Milford, North Summit, BY High, and Granger High Schools. He preferred "Coach" over any other title. He bled BYU blue, held BYU football and basketball season tickets since 1951, and was a dedicated and vocal fan. He graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1938. He received a bachelor's degree in Physical Education in 1946 and a master's degree in Physical Education in 1954, both from BYU. Don and his wife Anne served a mission in Greece where he was president of the Piraeus Branch. He was a high priest, Sunday School teacher, ward clerk, home teacher, and Young Men's basketball coach. Don was born and grew up in St. George and dearly loved his many relatives. He was named after his grandfathers, Edward Hunter Snow and Dr. Donald Alpine McGregor. Don was surrounded by his adoring family when he passed away. We are certain his spirit has had a glorious reunion with his father, Karl Nelson Snow; his mother, Wanda McGregor Snow; and his brothers Tony, Shipley, and Ellsworth Snow. Don was a mentor and father figure to many of his players, and particularly to his nephews and nieces whose fathers suffered untimely deaths. He is survived by his wife, Anne, his five children: Edward D. Snow, Jr. (Eileen), Cherie Snow (Colin) Campbell, Sarah Snow (Dennis) Trop, Randall G. (Ronda) Snow, Wanda Snow (Sean) Frost; 15 grandchildren, seven great- grandchildren; his sister, Alma Snow Whiting, and his brother, Karl Nelson Snow, Jr. Funeral services were held at the Pleasant View 1st Ward Chapel, 650 East Stadium Avenue (just north of the MTC), in Provo, Utah, Saturday, April 10, 2010. Interment, East Lawn Memorial Hills. The family suggested a donation to a scholarship honoring Don's mother at BYU, the Wanda McGregor Snow Scholarship, which may be sent to LDS Philanthropies, 1450 North University Avenue, Provo, Utah, 84604. [Deseret News, Wednesday, April 7, 2010]. ~ ~ ~ ~ HIS WIFE'S OB ITUARY: Angeline Anne Greaves Snow died peacefully in her Provo home surrounded by family on October 21, 2020, at the age of 96. Anne (with an "e") was born on March 10, 1924, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to loving parents Harry George Greaves (Theoharis Georgios Grivos) of Lafkos, Greece, and Sarah Smith of Snowflake, Arizona. Her father, a skilled carpenter, built their family home on Imperial Street where they raised their children, Anne being the third of six. Anne loved to run and play with her siblings and many friends. She had a brilliant mind and always made an effort to excel in school. She enjoyed music, dancing, playwriting, and acting. Growing up in the Great Depression, she felt keenly the value of the dollar, and she always expressed how blessed her family was to be able to grow their own food, raise goats, and never go hungry. After Anne graduated from Granite High School, she attended Brigham Young University and stayed in Amanda Knight Hall. She made many lifelong friends from all over the country. She had a great personality and was a caring and loving friend. Anne was resourceful and a hard worker. Her brothers served in World War II and told her that she could use their broken-down Model A Ford. She worked for the ration board and earned money and stamps for tires and gasoline. She got the car fixed up and this maroon roadster gave her added independence. Anne did her part to help the war effort by writing her two brothers, her cousins, and many friends who were servicemen. At one time she counted 47 servicemen she was writing, giving them all words of encouragement during this difficult time. After attending BYU for a few years, Anne moved back home to Salt Lake. She got a job at KSL Radio where she was able to attend the University of Utah in the morning and work at KSL in the afternoon. Anne was a skilled typist, a talented writer and gifted public speaker. She had her own radio show at KSL called "Lady of the House" where she interviewed prominent women. While working at KSL Radio, she tells of an experience on VJ Day, August 14, 1945. The war was officially over. Celebrations filled the streets of every town in America. Anne, Verda Mae Fuller, Maurine and Helen Lee, and some other girlfriends jumped into her cute maroon roadster and drove past the crowds on State Street in Salt Lake City. People everywhere were cheering with joy and thanksgiving. As Anne and her friends stopped at an intersection, one group of elated servicemen surrounded her car and lifted both the roadster and its attractive occupants right off the ground. It was such a joyous and yet poignant moment for Anne, a scene that you can almost picture on a movie screen. Afterwards, she went back to work at KSL, deeply impacted by the bittersweetness of it all. Some of her good friends who had fought in the war were injured or killed. Her biggest sorrow, mixed in with the happiness, was the contemplation of her brother George, who died when his P-51 fighter plane crashed. He would never return home. She couldn’t help herself as tears freely flowed. Her boss, C. Richard Evans, asked her what the matter was. An hour later a beautiful bouquet of roses arrived on her desk. She never forgot this kindness. In 1948 Anne served as student body secretary of BYU and was chosen Dream Girl by the Delta Phi fraternity. She received her bachelor’s degree in elementary education. She worked at KCSU Radio station in Provo, where she helped manage programming traffic. She also typed many students’ master’s theses, including that of her good friend, musician Crawford Gates. Two of Anne’s roommates, Mary Ellen Christensen and Helen Olpin, had married two brothers, Tony and Ellsworth Snow, and thus Anne met E. Donald, another Snow brother. It was in 1950 that they started dating and fell in love. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple on April 5, 1951. After the anxious experiences of the war, they were both very happy to be married and ready to start their family in their newly purchased Provo home. Don taught classes and coached sports at BY High School. Anne typed Don’s master’s thesis on the history of the LDS All-Church Basketball Tournament. She also, with her friends, organized the Tamiris Club, a literary group that has lasted for over sixty years. Ed, Cherie, and Sarah were born in Provo. In 1959 Don and Anne moved their family to Granger, Utah, where Don was offered the head coaching job at the newly constructed Granger High School. Randy and Wanda were born while the family lived in Granger. Anne was an inspiring elementary school teacher, teaching the 5th and 6th grades for 25 years. She loved her students and they loved her. She was a patient and creative teacher. Anne wrote a student production every year for students to perform. She wrote clever lyrics for familiar tunes and taught them to her students. On Halloween she wore a white wig and was “Miss Rain” instead of Mrs. Snow. She had a great interest in American history and used historical films and slide shows to bring history to life for her students. When she would encounter her students years later—in a store or public venue—she would greet them with love and enthusiasm. A former student, Harlan Bangerter said, “I always felt that she treated me like the Prince of Wales.” In 1976 she took a sabbatical from her teaching position, working to get her master’s degree from the University of Utah. She wrote "The Red Hill", a children’s book using the story of Don’s family growing up in St. George, as her thesis. She also received her media center coordinator certificate. Later, she wrote a history of Don’s World War II experiences and also "The Missing Link on Mary Lincoln", in which she adamantly defends the former First Lady. Anne has always been a devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1993 Anne and Don served an LDS mission in Athens, Greece. They touched many lives with their service, love and devotion to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Anne was very proud of her Greek heritage and of her devoted father, who was one of the first Greeks to be baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ. Anne’s tireless energy helped her raise her family of five active and talented children. Anne and Don provided their children with wonderful childhoods, giving them all tremendous educational, physical, and spiritual opportunities. Anne and Don considered their children’s successes to be their proudest moments. Anne and Don were amazing grandparents and enjoyed attending their grandchildren’s activities. Anne would always count grandchildren’s spouses as her own grandchildren. She loved visits from everyone. Anne loved her Savior, Jesus Christ, and followed His example of service and unconditional love throughout her life. Anne is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Don; her parents; and siblings Cleah, George, Lois, and Ted. She is survived by her younger brother Eldon (Ruth) and also by her children: Edward (Eileen), Cherie (Colin) Campbell, Sarah (Dennis) Trop, Randy (Ronda), Wanda (Sean) Frost. She will be greatly missed by her 15 grandchildren and, at the latest count, 25 great grandchildren. The family’s deepest gratitude goes out to compassionate and loving caregivers, hospice nurses, and home health providers. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, attendance at the services on Saturday, October 31, 2020, will be by invitation only. Please visit www.bergmortuary.com to submit condolences to the family. Source

Faculty & Staff. Edna Snow was a Science teacher (including Botany & Physiology) during the 1932-1936 school years. ~ ~ ~ ~ Edna Snow was born on October 12, 1899 in Pine Valley, Washington County, Utah. Her parents were Jeter Snow and Mary Alice Gardner Snow. Edna married Douglas Quentin Cannon on December 20, 1945 in Salt Lake City, Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~ Douglas Quentin Cannon was born on July 9, 1896 in Salt Lake City, Utah. His parents were Lewis Mousley Cannon and Mary Alice Hoagland Cannon. He died on July 13, 1973 in Kanab, Utah. Interment, Circleville, Utah. Douglas Q. Cannon first married Hazel Hanna Whittaker on June 30, 1926 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He second married Edna Snow on December 20, 1945 in Salt Lake City, Utah (div?). He third married Beverly Bean on March 12, 1952 in Salt Lake City. ~ ~ ~ ~ Edna Snow Cannon died on December 22, 1968 in Circleville, Piute County, Utah. Interment, Circleville, Utah.

BY Academy High School Class of 1883. Edward Snow of St. George, Utah. Graduated Friday, June 15, 1883, with a Bookkeeping certificate. Source: Territorial Enquirer, Friday, June 15, 1883. ~ ~ ~ ~ BY Academy Collegiate Class of 1884. Edward H. Snow. Graduated Friday, June 13, 1884, with a Normal diploma. Source: Territorial Enquirer, Friday, June 13, 1884. ~ ~ ~ ~ In 1884, he also received a "collegiate" diploma, one of only 3 awarded up to that time. It included proficiency in: General History, Political Science, Physical Geography, Higher Arithmetic, and Bookkeeping. Source: Territorial Enquirer, Friday, June 13, 1884. ~ ~ ~ ~ Edward Hunter Snow was born on June 23, 1865 in St. George, Utah. His parents were Erastus Fairbanks Snow and Julia Josephine Spencer. He married Sarah Hannah Nelson on September 24, 1885 in St. George, Utah. He died on July 18, 1932 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Interment, St. George, Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~ Edward Hunter Snow, son of Apostle Erastus Snow, graduated from Brigham Young Academy in 1884. His biographer, noted Utah Historian Thomas G Alexander, writes that in.... Completing his comprehensive examinations to graduate, he earned 100 percent in General History, Political Science, Physical Geography, and Higher Arithmetic, and 99 percent in Bookkeeping. Edward rated Karl G. Maeser as his most inspiring teacher, and also took classes from Joseph M. Tanner and James E. Talmage. After graduating in 1884, he taught at BYA for the 1884-85 academic year, replacing Benjamin Cluff who had contracted typhoid fever. ~ ~ ~ ~ Edward Hunter Snow: Second Generation Pioneer - By Elder Jeffrey R Holland. One who reads this compelling biography of Southern Utah’s most influential leader in “the second generation” will come away with at least two overarching impressions. First, that turning the little St. George settlement (which began as the heart of the LDS Church’s less-than-successful “Cotton Mission”) into a thriving community that would become the spiritual and civic anchor to the southernmost part of the state required a brand of vision, courage, talent and faith not often recognized by those looking back from the comfort of the 21st century. Second, that without knowing the singular life and truly remarkable contribution of Edward H. Snow, son of the city’s apostolic founding father, one could never recognize the full significance of what has come to be known as “Utah’s Dixie.” Regarding Dixie country, one of Edward’s cousins once wrote: “Of all the God-for-saken [sic] lands than any human beings were ever asked to carve a town out of, Dixie country was it. It was a hole bounded on the north by red sandstone cliffs, on the east and west by hills of black lava rock, and on the south by the muddiest, dirtiest river imaginable . . . The floor of the valley was red sand and alkali over which hot, dusty winds blew. The only plant life was cactus, mesquite, and sage brush. The animal life was rattlesnakes, lizards, gila monsters, and the coyote.” It was into such a harsh and unforgiving land that Elder Erastus Snow led early pioneers in 1861 and it was in that pioneer settlement that his son Edward was born just four years later. Such a setting could have repelled almost anyone, and some of the early settlers did leave. But not the Snows nor a courageous band of other first families. The very ruggedness of the land spoke to their souls and engendered a kind of love and loyalty that is still evident in their posterity nearly a century and a half later. Men like Edward H. Snow, who could have prospered and excelled anywhere he chose to live, chose to live in Dixie. As a result of the grit, talent and tenacity of this second generation of pioneers, St. George slowly “blossomed as the rose.” In that generation Edward H. Snow is by all reckoning the principal leader of those who stayed and soldiered on to bring educational, commercial, cultural and religious maturity to a setting that had seemed so hostile to all such hopes. Born in 1865 in the earliest years of Dixie’s settling, Edward died in 1932 having seen his home city develop in a way that was as remarkable as it was unexpected. Any student of history interested in Utah’s transition from its primitive condition in the mid-19th century to the developing, increasingly dynamic movement of the early-20th century could do no better than read the life of Edward H. Snow. His life not only spanned that period but significantly shaped it for good. Edward’s accomplishments are almost too numerous to mention, certainly too numerous to mention in an introduction. But I invite the reader to think upon so many contributions in so many fields of endeavor, all made when life in Dixie was still new and still challenging. As an educator, Edward taught school, became the superintendent of county schools, then chaired the county school board later on. He helped found both of what are now Dixie State College in St. George and Southern Utah University in Cedar City. In the world of business and commerce, Edward brought in the first telephone service to the area, founded a bank and a savings and loan association, started an ice business, established water companies with their bridges, canals and reclamation projects, and owned agricultural farms, mills and storage facilities. As a public servant he served in the Utah State Senate, chaired the State Tax Commission, and played a key role in modernizing Utah government as it made its transition into fully developed statehood. Most important to Edward and his posterity was his lifelong devotion to and service in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As the spiritual leader of the community he loved so much, he served as a youth leader, missionary (with interim service as mission president), stake president and temple president. President Heber J. Grant, personal friend and confidant, spoke at Edward’s funeral service held in the Assembly Hall on Temple Square in Salt Lake City. As was fitting and proper, however, Edward’s body was returned for burial in his beloved St. George. One of Dixie’s most distinguished sons would not have been peaceful being laid to rest anywhere else on earth. Jeffrey R. Holland, Salt Lake City, Utah ~ ~ ~ ~ Submitted by grandson Karl N. Snow, Jr. (BYH Class of 1949) 3638 N 100 East, Provo, Utah 84604-6504 - 801-805-6686 - 801-400-4710 - snow.karl@comcast.net @July2013 ~ ~ ~ ~ The Life of Edward Hunter Snow (1865–1932), a leader in second-generation Mormon Utah, closely paralleled the early-twentieth-century development of the West. Born in St. George, Utah, to Julia Spencer and Mormon apostle Erastus Snow, Edward Hunter Snow was instrumental both in the development of southern Utah and in the growth of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during a period of rapid change. In Edward Hunter Snow, the first biography of the man, noted western and Mormon historian Thomas G. Alexander presents Snow as a servant of family, church, state, and nation. Offering insights into the LDS Church around the turn of the twentieth century, Alexander narrates the events of Snow’s missions to the American South, including encounters with the Ku Klux Klan in the 1880s, and to New York. As president of the St. George Stake and church leader, Snow sought to reshape the LDS Church’s place in Utah—confining its influence to religious and cultural practices and avoiding politics. Although he was involved in numerous causes throughout his life, Snow was especially dedicated to education. A graduate of what is now Brigham Young University, he worked to ensure that the state’s children would have access to quality education. Snow founded what is now Dixie State College and, as a state senator, introduced legislation to establish what is now Southern Utah University. As the nineteenth century gave way to the twentieth, Snow helped St. George grow from an isolated cotton colony to an important stop on the main automobile route from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles. Alexander shows that rugged, southwestern Utah’s flowering into cultural and commercial maturity was due to the foresight and dedication of second-generation pioneers like Edward Hunter Snow. Source.

Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1928. Ella P. Snow. She received a BS Degree in 1928. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 198. Q: Could this be Ella Pearl Snow, who graduated from BYA High School in 1901?

B. Y. Academy High School Graduate, Class of 1901, Faculty. Pearl Snow. In Spring of 1901, she received a Teachers Certificate. Source: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 1, Page 63. ~ ~ ~ ~ Faculty & Staff. E. Pearl Snow [Smith?], Training School, 1911-1923. ~ ~ ~ ~ Ella Pearl Snow was born August 5, 1878 in Provo, Utah. Her parents were Richard Carter Snow and Mary Barbara Bay Snow. Her parents had six daughters, Mary Ann, Lucinda, Amelia, Ella Pearl, Eliza Barbara, and Myrtle Daun, born between 1871 and 1883. ~ ~ ~ ~ MARRIAGE? 1. A bride named Ella Snow of Provo, Utah, married Elmer Johnson on June 15, 1911 in Utah. 2. E. Pearl Snow may have married _____ Smith, but when she died on October 9, 1962 in Provo, Utah, she was buried as "Ella Pearl Snow" in the Provo City Cemetery.

Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1927. Emma Snow. She received an AB Degree in Dramatic Arts in 1927. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 300.

BY Academy High School Class of 1882. George A. Snow. Graduated June 16, 1882 with Mercantile Bookkeeping certificate. 21 members of the Class of 1882 are mentioned. Source 1: Deseret Evening News, June 19, 1882. Source 2: Territorial Enquirer, June 21, 1882. ~ ~ ~ ~ George Albert Snow was born October 31, 1863 in St. George, Utah. His parents were Erastus Fairbanks Snow and Artemesia Beeman [or Beaman]. He married Effie Luvera Stoddard on June 10, 1886 in Milford, Utah. He died on December 15, 1939, in Los Angeles, California. Interment, Los Angeles, California.

Class of 1934. Gordon W. Snow. He was Junior Class President during the 1932-1933 school year. ~ ~ ~ ~ Gordon Whittaker Snow was born March 18, 1916 in Provo, Utah. His parents were William James Snow, Sr., and Hattie M. Thornton. He married Elizabeth Todd on November 23, 1940 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He died on August 20, 1999. ~ ~ ~ ~ OBITUARY: Gordon Whittaker Snow, our valiant husband, father, grandfather and friend, passed away on August 20, 1999, after a continuing battle with cancer. Gordon was born on March 18, 1916, in Provo, Utah, to William James Snow, Sr., and Hattie Thornton Snow. Gordon's life was defined by his great love of tennis, soaking in the tub, cruising the oceans of the world, BYU athletics. He graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1934. His first and foremost his love for his wife Beth and their six children, 24 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. It took Gordon four years before his bride-to-be finally agreed that there would be no other man in her life but him. Gordon Snow and Beth Todd were married in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on November 23, 1940. World War II interrupted early married life in 1943 when Gordon joined the Army Air Corp, later becoming a pilot and flying throughout the Pacific regions of the war. After the war Gordon went to work for United Air Lines in San Francisco, but soon yielded to yearnings to return home. With an exuberant entrepreneurial spirit, Gordon bought a Spudnut Shop in Sugarhouse, built Snow's Drive Inn on West Temple and 21st South, entered the Chicken Broaster business and managed the concession stand at the George Q. Morris ball park during the entire period of its existence. Gordon concluded his business career as the manager of ZCMI's central warehouse. Gordon was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where he served in various capacities to include leadership positions within his High Priest Quorum, but his greatest love was that of the official ward greeter. This reflected his life-long love of people regardless of their rank in life. Gordon is survived by his wife, Beth; children, Grant (Arlene) Snow; Joanne Snow (John) Neumann; Greg (Barbara) Snow; Sherrie Snow (Jim) Jones; Annette Snow (Robert) Sperry; and Connie Snow (Steve) Gleason. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers Bill Snow; Thornton (Rosy) Snow; Claude Snow; and his sister Emma Snow; and his grandson Danny Sperry. Brother Bill's widow, Dixie, currently resides in Salt Lake City. Funeral services were held Wednesday, August 25, 1999 in Salt Lake City. Interment, Larkin Sunset Lawn, Salt Lake City, Utah. The family suggested donations to the William J. Snow Endowment #0-42860, c/o BYU Endowment, P.O. Box 7188 Provo, Utah 84602. [Deseret News, Monday, August 23, 1999.]

Class of 1915. Hazel Snow. 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. ~ ~ ~ ~ Hazel Snow was born February 7, 1895 in Salem, Utah. Her parents were Eben Snow and Sarah Powell. She married Heber Gould Bird and their children included: Gale Snow Bird [male] (married Helen Freudenberg), born 1924 in Price, Utah; Heber Reid Bird; and Lois Bird. Hazel Snow Bird died on December 15, 1986 in Centerville, Utah.

Class of 1949. Karl N. Snow, Jr. Track, Debate, Thespians, Chorus, Band. He graduated from BYH on May 26, 1949. Source: 1949 BYH Graduation Exercises Program. ~ ~ ~ ~ March 2005: My wife and I completed a two-year assignment in Southeast Africa -- our third excursion. We traveled a great deal to the six countries we are responsible for. I was pleased to learn about the website. Kent Broadhead has been great to keep our class updated and deserves a lot of thanks. (See photo of Karl on Class of 1949 reunions page.) ~ ~ ~ ~ His parents: Karl Nelson Snow, Sr., born 1894 in St. George, Utah, and Wanda McGregor -- they were married June 5, 1917 in St. George. ~ ~ ~ ~ Karl and Donna Snow were called on a mission to Swaziland, their fourth venture to the African continent. The Church donates funds to UN World Health to eradicate measles in Africa, and then sends in senior missionary couples to organize the local wards and branches to mobilize the community, and help with the immunizations. It serves to bring the Church members closer together, and gives them visibility in the community. They served in Swaziland for two months to work with four Church units there. Karl and his wife will return in early October 2013, on a short-term Missionary assignment to Botswana Southeast Africa. @2013