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Allen, LaRee [Janis LaRee]
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LaRee and Milton Minor |
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Class of 1952. LaRee Janis Allen. Thespians Vice President, Fauvines, Photography Club, Debate Club, Chorus, Shorthand Club, Roller Skating Club. ~ ~ ~ ~ HER OBITUARY: J. LaRee Allen Minor (September 5, 1934 - October 7, 2011) - Janis LaRee Allen Minor slipped peacefully from her mortal life in the comfort of her Orem home Friday, October 7. She’s now reunited with her husband & eternal companion Milton Minor; the couple met as students at BYU where both were entertainers in the Program Bureau. LaRee is survived by a brother and a sister, Dean & Barbara, and by sons Mikel (his wife Teresa) and Marc (his wife Brenda), as well as grandchildren Allen, Cory, Marissa, Madilyn, Mikaela, Chelsie, Alyssa, Braden, and Jaycie. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 11 a.m. at the Suncrest Ward Chapel at 150 North 400 West in Orem. A viewing for family & friends will be held at the same location Tuesday evening from 6-8 p.m., and again Wednesday morning 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. LaRee’s bountiful life is distinguished by devotion to family and church service, as well as generous assistance to anyone in need. Born September 5, 1934 in Provo, LaRee Allen attended B.Y. High graduated in the Class of 1952 before enrolling at BYU where she also served in secretarial roles including assistant to the Dean of Nursing. A talented dancer, LaRee performed in BYU shows where she met husband Milt – an MC & comedian. Married in the Logan Temple, the family moved to Southern California after graduation where son Mikel was born, then to Nampa, Idaho where son Marc was born. LaRee & Milt also lived in Vancouver, WA until Milt passed in 1993. LaRee then moved to her current home in Orem. LaRee maintained an active & energetic lifestyle -- traveling, playing golf, and dancing. She was a member & officer of the Hobble Creek Women’s Golf Association. And for many years she was a member of the popular Jean’s Golden Girls dance troop – traveling nationwide and performing at high-profile venues including NBA and college sports events. She also held membership positions in the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and was past president of Utah Sorosis – a literary society. Yet LaRee’s greatest pleasure was her unlimited devotion to family and to her faith. She served tirelessly in numerous LDS Church callings including temple worker. And she enjoyed nothing more than gathering with her family – particularly at holidays or special occasions when she would prepare and cook delicious meals & treats with remarkable culinary expertise. Though she has passed from earthly concerns of illness and discomfort, LaRee’s love & shining example will linger always to lift and inspire us all – her friends & family – until we are reunited again. LaRee is preceded in death by her father and mother, Edwin and Addie Allen, and by her siblings Jay, Lee, and Nora Beth. Source: Premier [October 2011] |
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Anderson, Jean B. (1952)
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Jean and Robert Moore
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Class of 1952. Jean B. Anderson. Y'ld Cat Newspaper Business Manager & Editor-in-Chief, Quill & Scroll President, Wildcat Yearbook, Shorthand Club, Debate, Band, Soph Cheerleader, Thespians, Fauvines. Married Robert Moore. ~ ~ ~ ~ "I have published a book for seniors and those who will be seniors: The Moore the Merrier. If you are over 50 and need a good laugh, this book is for you. It has humorous accounts of everyday things that happen in the lives of silver seniors. It is titled "The Moore the Merrier." @2011 |
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Anderson, Ruth
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Ruth Stephens
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Class of 1952. Ruth Anderson. Thespians, Skating Club, Beaux Arts Club, Chorus, Wildcat Yearbook, Fauvines, French Club, Soph Cheerleader. Married _____ Stephens. |
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Andrus, Roman Raphael
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Ray and MaryAnn Andrus
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Class of 1952. Roman Raphael "Ray" Andrus. Football, Band, Beaux Arts, Wildcat Yearbook Art Editor & Co-Editor, Chorus, Western All-Conference Chorus, All State Band, Y'ld Cat Newspaper Art Editor. ~ ~ ~ ~ Roman Raphael (Ray) Andrus married MaryAnn Olson, and they have ten children. His parents: James Roman Andrus (Dr. J. Roman Andrus, artist and BYU faculty member) and Irva Rose Pratt, married July 3, 1933. They had the following children: Roman Raphael (Ray) Andrus [BYH Class of 1952] and MaryAnn Olson Andrus; James Gregory Andrus [BYH Class of 1956] and Joan Morrison Andrus; Alec Veigh Andrus [BYH Class of 1961] and Linda McDonald Andrus; Aniene Andrus [BYH Class of 1957] (twin) Porter; and Aniece Andrus (twin, born on 24 Sep 1939, died on 6 Oct 1939.) |
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Ashcraft, Mahon
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Mahon and Boyd Smith
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Class of 1952. Mahon Ashcraft. Senior Class Social Chair, Chorus. Married Boyd Smith. IS THIS? Mahon Ladell Ashcroft, born October 3, 1933 in Bay City, Texas. If so, her parents were E. J. Ashcroft and Goldie Mahon Edgar Ashcroft. |
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Beck, Ronald Orin, Sr.
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Ronald Beck
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Class of 1952. Ronald O. Beck, Sr. Band, Chorus, Drummer for Fauvines. BYU 1956. [Note: Email sent to robi@wazoo.com is being returned unopened.] |
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Black, Beth
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Beth Holt
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Class of 1952. Beth Black. Chorus, Fauvines, Notre Maison, Shorthand Club. Married ____ Holt. |
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Blackham, Louise
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Louise Mondragon
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Class of 1952. Louise Blackham. Student Body Secretary. Fauvines, Notre Maison, Chorus, Thespians, Soph Class Secretary. Married Jon Katzenbach, BYH Class of 1950, div. Married ______ Mondragon. Currently lives with her son, J. Douglas Katzenbach, in Hurricane, Utah. @2007 |
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Boutwell, Ronald Brent
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Ronald and Patricia Boutwell |
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Class of 1952. Ronald B. Boutwell. Baseball. Born December 9, 1933. His mother's name was ____ Startup. Survivalist. Carbon County Attorney, 1977. American Survival Association was an Utah Corporation - Domestic - Non-Profit filed on March 11, 1981. The company's filing status is listed as Expired and its File Number is 764708-0140. The Registered Agent on file for this company was Ronald Brent Boutwell. He married Patricia E. Boutwell on February 2, 1986 in Clark County, Nevada. Ronald died on November 21, 1993 in Petaluma, Sonoma County, California. |
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Bown, Roger L.
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Roger and Marilyn Bown
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Class of 1952. Roger L. Bown. Senior Class Social Chair. Football, Baseball, Track, Lettermen, Chorus, Library Club, Thespians. He married Marilyn Ames. |
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Boyd, Betty Lou
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Betty Lou Carver
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Class of 1952. Betty Lou Boyd. Chorus, Debate, Representative Girl, Thespians, Skating Club, Fauvines, Cheerleader. She married _____ Carver. |
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Brooks, Gordon Earl
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Gordon Brooks |
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Class of 1952. Gordon Earl Brooks. Spanish Club. |
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Brown, Dallyne
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Dallyne and David Crowton
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Class of 1952. Dallyne Brown. Cheerleader, Chorus, Thespians, Fauvines, Shorthand Club. Married David H. Crowton, also BYH Class of 1952. Alternate address: 120 West 500 North, Torrey, Utah 84775. ~ ~ ~ ~ Her parents: Francis Dallas Brown, Jr. and Melba Louise Bailey. Her step-father's obituary: Pender LeRoy Jennings, Jr., age 91, passed away January 19, 2004, at the Veterans Hospital in Salt Lake. He was born November 7, 1912 in Saltillo, Texas to Pender LeRoy Jennings, Sr. and Maggie King. He married Melba Louise Bailey Brown in 1945. Pender entered the Navy as a Seaman Apprentice, and retired as a Commander. He was present at the signing of the treaty which ended World War II. He was a member of Retriever Club in the Great Salt Lake area and in the Northern Utah area. After his retirement, he sold real estate in Provo, and raised Field Trial Retrievers. Pender is survived by his step-daughter, Dallyne Brown (David) Crowton of Torrey, Utah; eight grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren; six great- great- grandchildren; and one sister, Elba Wilder of Mt. Vernon, Texas. He was preceded in death by his wife Melba; and a step-son, Richard A. Jennings-Brown [BYH Class of 1955]; two brothers and one sister. Funeral services were held Sat., January 24, 2004, at the Springville Evergreen Cemetery, Springville, Utah. [Deseret News, Thursday, January 22, 2004.] |
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Brown, Gary Fred
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Gary F. and Arlene Brown |
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Class of 1952. Gary F. Brown. Football, Basketball, Baseball, Lettermen, Ski Club, Library Club, Chorus, Band Vice President, Senator, Junior Class Social Chair. ~ ~ ~ ~ Gary Fred Brown, born May 17, 1934. His parents, Fred A. Brown and Louise Sumsion Brown [Clark]. Gary had one sister, Annette Brown Graham of Austin, Texas. Gary passed away on June 12, 2011 in Salt Lake City, Utah, at age 77. Source: Social Security Death Index. Gary Brown married Arlene Olsen in Salt Lake City, Utah on May 13, 1965. About Arlene Olsen: She lived in Tonga for 2 1/2 years. They have ten children -- nine still living. Husband, Gary worked as an accountant for LDS Church until he retired. Arlene now lives in Erda, Utah. @June 2017. |
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Brown, Viva
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Viva and Ronald Stanger |
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Class of 1952. Viva Brown. Concert Chorus Accompanist, Shorthand Club President, Quill & Scroll. Viva Brown Stanger, 63, of Provo died Monday, December 1, 1997 at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo. She was born January 10, 1934 in Colonia Chuichupe, Chichuahua Mexico (Mormon Colonies in Mexico), the daughter of Delbert Brigham and Irene Whetten Brown. She married Ronald Ray Stanger on October 4, 1955 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He died May 12, 1994. When she was ten years old her family moved to the United States, living in first Arizona, then in Colorado, and finally settling in Provo, Utah in 1947. She attended the Farrer Junior High School and graduated from BY High. She also attended Brigham Young University. She worked with her husband Ron in his law practice in Provo for some 30 years. Viva was a homemaker and mother of five children. Her hobbies included music, gardening, scrapbooking, family history, and devoting countless hours to her family and church. She was a member of the LDS Church and served in many capacities including ward music leader and primary president. Survivors include four sons and one daughter: Ronald Allen Stanger, David Craig Stanger, Michael Ray Stanger, Robert Brown Stanger, Diane S. Fowles; 12 grandchildren two brothers and three sisters: Mrs. Delbert (Irene) Hessler, Mrs. Don (Martha) Rasmussen, Mrs. Ted (Nila) Miller, Delbert B. Brown, Leslie Brown. Funeral services were held Thursday in Provo. Interment, Provo City Cemetery. [Provo Daily Herald, December 01, 1997] |
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Bullock, Joan
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Joan [and Pat] Richan
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Class of 1952. Joan Bullock. Chorus, Notre Maison Vice President, Fauvines, Cheerleader, Cabinet. ~ ~ ~ ~ Her parents: A. K. "Lynn" Bullock and Mary Phyllis Robinson Bullock. Lynn and Mary Bullock had two children: Joan Bullock Richan, BYH Class of 1952, and Gordon William Bullock, BYH Class of 1954. ~ ~ ~ ~ After graduation, Joan attended BYU for one year, and then married in 1953 in the Salt Lake Temple to F. P. (Pat) Richan, BYH Class of 1948. After Pat taught in Salt Lake City and received his Master's Degree in geography from the University of Utah, they moved to West Covina, California. After having five children, they moved to Greeley, Colorado, where Pat received his doctor's degree in geography. Two more children were added to their family, totaling seven children. They then settled in Provo, Utah, where Pat taught at Utah Valley Community College and Joan worked as Administrative Assistant to the Dean. Joan retired in 1998 and Pat retired in 2002. In 2002, Joan and Pat served a Humanitarian mission in Romania. Served another full-time mission in 2008 and 2009. Currently have 28 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. [Note: surname is not spelled Richans.] @2017 ~ ~ ~ ~ HER HUSBAND'S OBITUARY: Frederic Partridge Richan, October 7, 1929 ~ July 17, 2018. St. George, Utah – Frederic Partridge "Pat" Richan, age 88, passed away on July 17, 2018 following complications from hip surgery. He was born on October 7, 1929 to Raymond Buckley Richan and Ruth Louise Partridge in Provo, Utah. He met his eternal companion, Joan Bullock [BYH Class of 1952], in Provo, Utah, and was married on November 20, 1953 in the Salt Lake City Temple. Pat grew up in Provo, where he attended school at the Brigham Young University School from kindergarten through high school, graduating in the Class of 1948. He attended BYU, graduating in 1952 with a Bachelor’s Degree in History. He also received a Master’s Degree from the University of Utah in 1957 and a Doctorate of Arts Degree in Geography from University of Northern Colorado in 1976. Pat was active in the LDS Church where he served as a high councilor, bishopric counselor, stake missionary, and twice a full-time missionary in Romania and Santa Rosa, California. He served for nine years in the Utah National Guard, 13 years in the Kiwanis Club, and many years in the Sons of Utah Pioneers. Pat loved to teach and spent the early part of his career teaching elementary school in Salt Lake City and West Covina, California and night school at local community colleges. He worked in continuing education at BYU for many years and has been a life-long BYU football fan. Pat found his dream job at Utah Valley University as a Professor of History, Geography, and Geology. He retired in 2002. Pat loved to travel, camp, and visit national parks. He enjoyed movies, music, and locomotive trains. He loved to spend time with his large family. He is survived by: his wife, Joan of St. George, Utah; children, Edward Richan (Tiffany) Orem, Utah, Pamela Snow (Scott) Cedar City, Utah, Lynette Pratt (Ken) Cedar City, Utah, Bill Richan (Janette) Highland, Utah, Deane Richan (Ashley) San Jose, California, Ann Metler (Rob) Tualatin, Oregon, Brenda Lonergan (Nathan) Orem, Utah; 29 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren; sisters, Genie Hatch and Dorothy Wilhite. Pat was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Ruth Tremayne Mildenhall. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 28, 2018 at 11 am at the LDS Chapel located at 225 E. 200 N. in Orem, Utah. Viewings will be held on Friday, July 27, 2018, from 6 pm to 7 pm, and Saturday, July 28, from 9:30 am to 10:30 am at the location noted above. Interment, Provo City Cemetery. Source: Serenity Funeral Home of Southern Utah. |
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Bushnell, Darrell [Ted Darrell]
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Darrell & Marjorie Bushnell |
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Class of 1952. T. Darrell Bushnell. Basketball, Football, Tennis, Chorus, Junior Class President. Married Marjorie Killpack. Also: T. D. Bushnell, 2239 Santa Maria Ct., St. George, Utah 84790-8359 -- (435) 688-1172. Involved in real estate with Gordon Bullock, BYH Class of 1954. ~ ~ ~ ~ HIS OBITUARY: 1934–2017. Ted Darrell Bushnell, 83, St. George, Utah — husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather — passed away peacefully at his home while holding the hand of his sweetheart on April 6, 2017. Darrell was born in Meadow, Utah on March 7, 1934 to Daniel D. and Melba Stott Bushnell. Darrell spent his childhood in Provo, Utah. Darrell attended Brigham Young High School, graduating in the Class of 1952. He then attended and graduated from Brigham Young University. On August 19, 1953, he married Marjorie Killpack, BYH Class of 1953, in the Salt Lake City Temple. After they had been married less than a year, Darrell was called on a two-year mission for the LDS Church in Melbourne, Australia. Later, he and Marjorie served a mission in Baltimore, Maryland. Darrell spent his career as a real estate broker and developer from 1958 to 2016. He was a well-loved mentor and friend. He was Realtor of the Year in 1975. He was president of the Utah County Board of Realtors, and later president of the Utah State Association of Realtors. Darrell was a devout member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He loved teaching the Gospel and served in many callings including Bishop, High Counselor and member of a Stake Presidency. He was a wonderful home-teacher and never missed his monthly visits. Darrell was survived by his eternal sweetheart Marjorie K. Bushnell and children, Mike Bushnell (Holly), Debbie Morley (Craig), Sherri Peterson (Kelly) and Sandi Bushnell, 17 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Darrell was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers Dan S., J. Merrill, and J. Fred. There was a viewing in St. George, Utah on Sunday, April 9, 2017 at the LDS Chapel located at 750 Fort Pierce Drive. There will be a viewing in Orem, Utah at the LDS Chapel located at 670 E. 800 N. on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, from 10-10:45am. Funeral services will follow at 11 am at the same location. Interment will be at the Orem City Cemetery at 1520 North, 800 East. Source. |
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Carlson, Alfred Meredith
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Fred and Gay Carlson |
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Class of 1952. Alfred Meredith "Fred" Carlson. Track, Ski Club, Chorus, Skating Club. ~ ~ ~ ~ His parents: Oscar W. and Hazel A. Carlson. Fred is the younger brother of Elaine Carlson, BYH Class of 1947, and Robert M. "Bob" Carlson, BYH Class of 1941? Formerly of Denver, Colorado ~ ~ ~ ~ HIS OBITUARY: Alfred M. Carlson 1933 ~ 2018. Fred, the son of Oscar W. and Hazel M. (or A?) Carlson, died on April 27, 2018. Fred is survived by his wife of 62 years, Gay, their children Terry (Tiger), Angela (Shaun), Chris (Laura - divorced); and four grandchildren, Zachary, Meredith, Nate, and Makenzie. Fred was preceded in death by his son Richard, his parents, and siblings Bill, Beth, Bob (BYH Class of 1941?), and Elaine (BYH Class of 1947). Fred was raised in Provo, Utah, and graduated from Brigham Young High School in the Class of 1952. He worked at his father's store, Oscar Carlson's Sporting Goods, where he learned the business and later had a successful career running his own company. Fred enjoyed life, loved his family, friends, golf, and his business relationships that he built over many years. Fred was well loved and respected, he will be greatly missed. Arrangements entrusted by Starks Funeral Parlor. Online condolences to the family may be offered at www.starksfuneral.com Salt Lake Tribune, May 6, 2018 |
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Cassity, Joyce
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Joyce Weight |
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Class of 1952. Joyce Cassity. Chorus, Notre Maison, Shorthand Club. Married ______ Weight. @2007 |
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Clark, Mary Louise (1952)
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Mary Louise & Bob Perry
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Class of 1952. Mary Louise Clark. Cheerleader. Chorus, Notre Maison, Soph Cheerleader. Married Bob Perry. Mary Louise Clark Perry and her husband, Bob Perry, served in the Armenia Yerevan mission in 2005-2006. ~ ~ ~ ~ Her parents: Harold Glen Clark and Virginia Louise Driggs. Harold G. Clark was born June 11, 1902 in Mesa, Arizona. His parents were Joseph William Clark and Mary Adeline Noble Clark. He married Virginia Louise Driggs on June 26, 1929, in Mesa, Arizona. She was born on July 29, 1909 in Driggs, Idaho. She died on March 16, 1950, in Provo, Utah. Together they had six children: Carol Jean Clark, Harold Glen Clark (Jr), Mary Louise Clark (Bob) Perry, Donald Driggs Clark, Virginia Lynn Clark, and Joseph William Clark. Following the death of Virgina Louise Driggs Clark, he married Mary Deane Peterson Gilbert on December 20, 1950 in the Mesa, Arizona temple for time. Together they had one daughter: Rebecca Clark. ~ ~ ~ ~ |
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Cole, Sondra
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Sondra Pistone |
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Class of 1952. Sondra Cole. Assistant Librarian. Married Dr. Joseph V. Pistone. HER OBITUARY: North Ogden -- Sondra Cole Pistone, 68, died Tuesday, August 13, 2002 at Ogden Regional Medical Center. She was born February 7, 1934 in Provo, a daughter of Frank and Helen Cole. On June 1, 1956, Sondra married Dr. Joseph V. Pistone in Washington, D.C. They were later divorced. She was reared and educated in Provo, graduating from B.Y. U. High School. She also attended Brigham Young University. Sondra enjoyed snorkeling in the ocean, reading, and anything to do with nature. [Ogden Standard-Examiner, August 17, 2002.] |
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Collard, Cathryn
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Cathy Veltre
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Class of 1952. Cathryn "Cathy" Collard. Fauvines, Chorus, Shorthand Team, Y'ld Cat Newspaper, Senator, Thespians. ~ ~ ~ ~ Her parents: George Earl Collard and Annie Rozella (Rozella) Jensen Collard. They had eleven children, including: Rea Zell Collard [BYH Class of 1932 or 1933?] born 1915 in Fountain Green, Utah, died 1991 in Provo, Utah; George E. Collard, Jr. {BYH Class of 1947]; Kenneth Will Collard [BYH Class of 1949] (married Trilby); and Mary Cathryn "Cathy" Collard [BYH Class of 1952] Veltre. In addition, another daughter, Helen Collard, married James Rudolph "Dod" Boshard [BYH Class of 1938]. Helen was born in 1922 in Fountain Green, Utah, and died in 1978 in Denver, Colorado. ~ ~ ~ ~ She married ____ Veltre. @2007 ~ ~ ~ ~ Email sent to CathrynV@att.net bounced back. @2010 |
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Crowton, David H.
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David and Dallyne Crowton
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Class of 1952. David H. Crowton. Football, Baseball, Basketball, Chorus, Soph Class President. Married Dallyne Brown, BYH Class of 1952. Alternate address: 120 West 500 North, Torrey, Utah 84775. |
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Davidson, Richard Bohn
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Richard Davidson |
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Class of 1952. Richard Davidson. Chorus. [Deceased] ~ ~ ~ ~ Richard Bohn Davidson was born on June 18, 1934 in Huntington Park, California. His parents were Richard Warner Davidson and Bertha Rae Bohn. He died on June 8, 1999, in Mapleton, Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~ HIS OBITUARY: Richard Bohn Davidson of Mapleton passed on at 4 a.m. Tuesday, June 8, 1999, at his home surrounded by loved ones. Richard was born June 18, 1934, in Huntington Park, California, son of Bertha B. Davidson and Richard Warner Davidson. Richard graduated from Brigham Young High School in the Class of 1952. He received his B.A. in Math at UCLA. At Brigham Young University, he completed his masters in physics and his doctorate in organic chemistry. He worked for a time on research grants at Hiroshima, Japan, and Fort Collins, Colorado. He also assisted in research carried on at BYU. His interests included writing his own computer programs, composing beautiful classical music for piano and string quartet, vocal arranging, painting (mostly portrait art), bee keeping and throwing unique pottery. He became a licensed pilot and an extra classic Amateur Radio Operator (Ham Radio). He participated in folk dancing and performed with the UCLA Israeli Folk Dance Troupe. His interests in gardening was expressed in his maintaining and improving the family property. Richard studied a variety of languages over his lifetime including, Spanish, German, Indonesian, Japanese and Hebrew. With the passing of his father in 1987, he became caretaker of his aging mother, who was a teacher in the BYU Elementary Training School for many years. He continued taking care of his mother until the day of her passing in February of this year [1999] even when he himself became ill. Richard played the piano for priesthood meetings; was a beloved home teacher and a dedicated member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, having completed a mission for the Church to Texas and California, teaching Spanish-speaking people. He maintained a personal journal for many years and was an avid genealogist. He is survived by his sisters, Audrey Colleen Davidson and Joan LaRae Davidson Haskins and his brother, Warren Edwin Davidson, who will greatly miss their dear brother. Funeral services were held in the Mapleton Heritage Chapel on Saturday June 12, 1999. [Provo Daily Herald, June 09, 1999.] |
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Davis, Dix Bennett
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Dix and Marjorie Davis |
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Class of 1952. Dix Davis. Basketball, Football, Lettermen President, Band, Chorus. ~ ~ ~ ~ HIS OBITUARY: Dix Bennett Davis, 1934-2016. Dix Bennett Davis, 82, passed away on August 30, 2016 in Cedar Hills, Utah. Born on August 16, 1934 in Provo, Utah to Dewain LeRoy and Marcelene Bennett Davis. He graduated from Brigham Young High School in the Class of 1952. He married Marjorie Rae Hatfield in Springville, Utah. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Dix worked for Geneva Steel. He was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving in many callings, especially the 17 years as a temple worker at the Mount Timpanogos Temple. He had many hobbies including: gardening, bowler, archery, antique bottle hunting and was a great athlete. He is survived by his children: Kennyon Davis, Bryan (Amy) Davis, Denise Baird, Kyle (Karen) Davis, Danual (Cathy) Davis and Randall (Kati) Davis, 26 grandchildren, many great great grandchildren siblings: Brent Davis, Dennis Gauger, Pauline Davis, Linda Clark, Kerry Davis and Kevin Davis. Preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, parents and stepfather, a sister Julie, and a grandson. Funeral services were held Wednesday, September 7, 2016 in the American Fork 26th Ward, 975 North 60 East, American Fork, Utah. Interment, American Fork Cemetery. [Provo Daily Herald, September 4, 2016] ~ ~ ~ ~ HIS WIFE'S OBITUARY: Our sweet loving wife, mother, sister and friend Marjorie Rae Hatfield Davis passed away on June 8, 2007 with loved ones by her side. Marjorie was born on February 24, 1936 in Springville, Utah. She was the first of seven children born to Woodrow and Raynor Hatfield. Marjorie graduated from Springville High School in 1954. She married Dix B. Davis [BYH Class of 1952] on July 16, 1954 in Springville. They were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on June 5, 1964 and are the proud parents of six children. Marjorie's love for her family took precedence above all else and their comfort and well being was of the utmost importance to her. She always had a "twinkle" in her eye when she spoke of her children and her grandchildren. She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and had a strong testimony of the Gospel. She served in many callings in the Church including Primary, Relief Society President and Counselor. She served in the Mount Timpanogos Temple for many years with her husband and cherished that calling dearly. Marjorie was a talented and gifted artist and passed those talents on to her children and grandchildren. She enjoyed watercolors the most. She was an accomplished seamstress. She designed and created her own wedding dress while in high school. She was the costume designer and creator for the Utah Pageant of the Arts for 17 years. Marjorie worked for the LDS Church at the Church Office Building, evaluating film from all over the world. She had a great love of Genealogy and could always be found searching diligently for her ancestors. She enjoyed creative writing and poetry and wrote many poems. She was loved by all who knew her. Marjorie's sweet countenance and humble spirit will truly be missed. Marjorie is survived by her husband, Dix, of 52 years and her six children, Kennyon Davis, Bryan (Amy) Davis, Denise (Doug) Baird, Kyle Davis (Karen), Danual (Cathy) Davis, Randall (Kati) Davis, 25 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, 2 brothers Dennis Hatfield, Ron Hatfield, 3 sisters Joyce Hatfield Leamaster, Connie Hatfield Childs and Laurie Hatfield Crandall. She is preceded in death by her parents, a younger brother and a grandson. Funeral Services were held Wednesday on June 13, 2007 in the American Fork 26th Ward Chapel, 975 N. 60 E., American Fork, Utah. Interment and Grave Dedication will be at the American Fork Cemetery, 100 E. 600 N. Center Street, American Fork Utah. [Provo Daily Herald, June 12, 2007.] |
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