Class of 1930. Vivian Merrill. Graduated from Brigham Young High School on Thursday, May 29, 1930. Source: The Evening Herald, Provo, Utah, May 28, 1930. ~ ~ ~ ~ Vivian Merrill appears in the 1929 BYU Banyan, BY High School section. ~ ~ ~ ~ Vivian Merrill performed in a play, "Boomerang", during the 1929-1930 school year. She is shown as a cast member in the play, "Little Women" during the 1928-1929 school year, in the 1929 BYU Banyan, BY High School section.

Class of 1930? Honorary? Pearl Naegle. Her parents were John C. Naegle and Millicent Dorothy Jameson Naegle. Pearl was the sister of Annaley Naegle Redd. When her sister, Annaley, graduated from Ammon Idaho High School in 1928, she decided to enroll at BYU in the fall of 1928. Pearl accompanied her sister to Provo when they shared living quarters, and Pearl attended Brigham Young High School [but we do not know if she graduated from BYH]. She married Daryle Redd, and they resided in Monticello, Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~OBITUARY OF HER HUSBAND: Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Daryle Mickelson Redd, returned to his Heavenly Father Tuesday, February 18, 2003. He was the first of eleven children born to Lemuel Hardison Redd III, and Lovina Mickelson Redd. He was born on August 30, 1912 in Bluff, Utah. He grew up in his beloved San Juan County in the towns of Bluff, Blanding and Monticello. He graduated from Monticello High School and attended college at Utah State University and Brigham Young University. Daryle married his sweetheart, Pearl Naegle Redd on June 7, 1939 in the Salt Lake Temple and was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served in many positions including; Elders Quorum President, Stake Missionary, Bishop's counselor, Bishop, High Counselor, and Branch President. He and his wife served a mission at the Manti Temple. He served for many years in the Boy Scout program and earned the Silver Beaver Award. He served his community for many years as president and on the Board of Directors of the Blue Mt. Irrigation Company and on the San Juan County School Board. His life was one of service and hard work. He owned and operated his ranch and farm in and near Monticello, Utah, and made tremendous contributions to the stockman profession. Daryle and Pearl had five children; Tonya Redd (deceased); Dorothy Redd (deceased); Merlene Redd (Don) Lovejoy, Mapleton, Utah; Lemuel Hardison Redd IV (Julie), Monticello, Utah; and JoAnne Redd (Ed) Peterson, Salt Lake City, Utah. They have eleven living grandchildren and seven living great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, two children, two brothers, two sisters, and three grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday, February 22, 2003 in Monticello, Utah. Interment, Monticello City Cemetery. [Deseret News, Thursday, February 20, 2003.]

Class of 1930. Helen Newell. Graduated from Brigham Young High School on Thursday, May 29, 1930. Source: The Evening Herald, Provo, Utah, May 28, 1930. ~ ~ ~ ~ Helen Newell performed in a play, "Boomerang", during the 1929-1930 school year. ~ ~ ~ ~ Her parents: Myron Clark Newell, Jr. and Jane Alice Buckley Newell. The Newells had six children, two sons and four daughters: Florence Newell Nelson [born 1902] [BYU Class of 1920] (Lowry) Nelson; Clark Buckley Newell [born 1903] (Melba Christensen); [Erma] Maxine Newell [born 1907] (Sheldon) Smith; Helen Rose Newell [born 1913] [BYH Class of 1930] (Arthur) Zabriskie; William Lynn Newell [born 1915] (1. Yvonne Holt; 2. Pauline; 3. Edith R.); and Jane Alice Newell [born 1919] [BYH Class of 1936] (David) Vance. ~ ~ ~ ~ Helen Rose Newell was born on August 22, 1913 in Provo, Utah. Her parents were Myron Clark Newell, Jr., and Jane (Jennie) Alice Buckley. She married Arthur Irwin Zabriskie on September 3, 1932. She died on February 7, 1999.

Class of 1927 & Class of 1930. Drayton Nuttall [sometimes Nuttal]. Graduated from Brigham Young High School on Thursday, May 29, 1930. He sang in the double-mixed quartet during the ceremony. Source 1: The Evening Herald, Provo, Utah, May 28, 1930. ~ ~ ~ ~ Drayton Nuttal (male) -- his first name was not given in the BY High School section of the 1930 BYU Banyan, and he is shown as a cast member in the play, "Little Women" during the 1928-1929 school year with his full name, in the 1929 BYU Banyan, High School section. Shown as a member of the BYH Debate Team for 1928-1929, in the 1929 BYU Banyan, BY High School section. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Class of 1927. Drayton Nuttall is pictured with the BYH Class of 1927 in the BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section. ~ ~ ~ ~ Drayton Burns Nuttall was born on February 24, 1912 in Provo, Utah. His parents were Leonard John Nuttall and Rebecca Fanny Burns. Drayton married Hazel Mar Gardner. Drayton Nuttall died on December 13, 1962 in Provo, Utah. His interment, Provo City Cemetery, Utah.

Class of 1930. Niels A. Ogden. Graduated from Brigham Young High School on Thursday, May 29, 1930. Source: The Evening Herald, Provo, Utah, May 28, 1930.

Class of 1930. Minnie Payne. Graduated from Brigham Young High School on Thursday, May 29, 1930. Source: The Evening Herald, Provo, Utah, May 28, 1930. ~ ~ ~ ~ HER OBITUARY: Minnie Payne Ashby died Friday December 26, 2003 in Provo, Utah of causes incident to health and old age. She was born July 14, 1911 into a polygamous family in Dublan, Colonia Juarez, Mexico, to Edward William and Rosalia Tenney Payne. Minnie's grandfather, Ammon Tenney, was the noted Mormon scout and first president of the Mexican Mission. Her great-grandfather was Joel Hills Johnson, early Utah pioneer and lyricist of "High on a Mountain Top." In 1912 they left Mexico to make their home in Tucson, Arizona, and then Hurricane, Utah, and finally to Provo, where Minnie was educated at the Brigham Young Training School and BY High School. She later attended Brigham Young University where she met her husband, George Marion Ashby, who was from Leamington, Utah. They were married on September 3, 1934 in the Salt Lake Temple. They had four children (Marian, John Howard, Karolyn and Ray Lavon). They have 23 grandchildren, 52 great-grandchildren and three great- great- grandchildren. She was survived by a half-sister, Edith Payne Rowan of Provo, and two sisters-in-law, Sylvia Payne of Provo and Nina Ashby Rasmussen of Salt Lake City, and a brother-in-law, Maiben Ashby of St. George. Four brothers preceded her in death as well as four half sisters and four half brothers, and her husband George, who passed away on December 18, 1987. Funeral services were held Monday, January 5, 2004 in Orem, Utah. Interment was in the Evergreen Cemetery in Springville. [Deseret News, Saturday, January 3, 2004.]

Class of 1930. Louise Reynolds. Graduated from Brigham Young High School on Thursday, May 29, 1930. Source: The Evening Herald, Provo, Utah, May 28, 1930. ~ ~ ~ ~ Louise Reynolds was born on December 10, 1911 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her parents were John Leslie Reynolds and Belva L. Fisher Reynolds. Louise graduated from BY High School in 1930. She attended Brigham Young University, and graduated from the University of Utah, majoring in Social Work. Louise had a brother, Jack F. Reynolds, who graduated from BY High School in 1935. Louise married Carl Boyce Yanik on Nov. 15, 1941 in Bear River City, Utah. Louise Reynolds Yanik died December 16, 1994 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Interment, Salt Lake City Cemetery.

Class of 1930. Edith Slack. Graduated from Brigham Young High School on Thursday, May 29, 1930. Source: The Evening Herald, Provo, Utah, May 28, 1930.

Class of 1930. Alta Snell. Graduated from Brigham Young High School on Thursday, May 29, 1930. Source: The Evening Herald, Provo, Utah, May 28, 1930. She became a teacher at Morgan High School, and later in the Granite School District.

Class of 1930. Graduated from Brigham Young High School on Thursday, May 29, 1930. Source: The Evening Herald, Provo, Utah, May 28, 1930. ~ ~ ~ ~ Student Body Vice President. ~ ~ ~ ~ HER OBITUARY: LOGAN - Myrtle Ida Sowards DeHart, 87, passed away on Saturday, November 27, 1999, at Logan Regional Hospital after an extended illness. Myrtle is survived by her husband, William; sons, Steven Arthur (Gretchen) DeHart, Logan, and William Kent (Sharon) DeHart, Centerville; three grandchildren; sisters Josephine Sowards Strong, Sacramento, California; Beulah Sowards Bucher, Salt Lake City; Jewell Sowards Bybee, Salt Lake City; and brother, Clifford Sowards, Salt Lake City. She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Beatrice Sowards Skinner, Ethelyn Sowards Young; and brother, W. Anthony Sowards. Funeral services were held at 12 noon on Tuesday, November 30, 1999 in Logan, Utah. Interment, Eastlawn Memorial Hills Cemetery in Provo. The family suggested contributions to the Myrtle DeHart Scholarship Fund at Utah State University. [Deseret News, Sunday, November 28, 1999.] ~ ~ ~ ~ Her parents: Wilbur Sowards and Bertha Holtsclaw Sowards. Their children include: Beatrice Sowards [BYH Class of 1926] Skinner; Wilbur Anthony (Tony) Sowards; Josephine Sowards Strong, Sacramento; Calif.; Myrtle Sowards [BYH Class of 1930] DeHart, Logan, Utah; Beulah Sowards [BYH Class of 1933] Bucher, Salt Lake City; Ethelyn Mabel Sowards [BYH Class of 1937] (Vance Lynn) Young; Jewell Sowards [BYH Class of 1942] Bybee, Salt Lake City, Utah; Clifford Sowards, Salt Lake City.

Class of 1930. Wilma J. Swapp. Graduated from Brigham Young High School on Thursday, May 29, 1930. She sang in a double-mixed quartet during the ceremony. Source: The Evening Herald, Provo, Utah, May 28, 1930.

Class of 1930. Delenna Taylor. Delenna graduated from Brigham Young High School on Thursday, May 29, 1930. She sang in a double-mixed quartet during the ceremony. Source: The Evening Herald, Provo, Utah, May 28, 1930. ~ ~ ~ ~ Delenna Taylor appeared in the 1929 BYU Banyan, BY High School section. ~ ~ ~ ~ HER OBITUARY: Delenna Rogers Taylor Taylor, died Saturday December 8, 2001 in Payson, Utah. She was born December 28, 1911 in Provo, Utah to Thomas Nicholls Taylor [BYU/BYH Board of Trustees, 1921 to 1939] and Mary Maud Elon Rogers Taylor. She married H. Rex Taylor of Levan, Utah on January 3, 1934 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. H. Rex Taylor passed away October 24, 1989 in Provo. Delenna attended the B.Y.U. Elementary, Junior High, High School and graduated from the University. She and her husband were active in all forms of Brigham Young University alumni activities. She served on the Provo City Planning Commission for 9 years and was active in civic affairs such as the Red Cross, the American Association of University Women and the Fine Arts Club. She was active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving in the M.I.A., Primary, Sunday School and as President of the Relief Society. Mrs. Taylor was an avid genealogist, acting as the recorder of current family records for her family. Mrs. Taylor is survived by 6 children, Nicholls Victor Taylor [BYH Class of 1952] and wife Barbara, of Coeur d` Alene, Idaho; Adrianne Taylor [BYH Class of 1954] and husband Rodney Taylor, of Bedford, Texas; Larry H. Taylor [BYH Class of 1957] and wife Noreen, of Richland, Washington; Roy N. Taylor [BYH Class of 1961] and wife Cheryl Ann, of St. George, Utah; Kristi Taylor [BYH Class of 1964] Lawrence and husband Stephen, of Fresno, California, currently serving a full-time mission on Salt Lake Temple Square, and Natalie Taylor [BYH Class of 1968] Ralph and husband Murlin, of Payson, Utah; 22 grandchildren and 46 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Thursday, December 13, 2001 in the Provo Third Ward Chapel, 376 N. 700 West, Provo. Interment, Provo City Cemetery. [Provo Daily Herald, Monday, 10 December 2001.]

Class of 1930. J. Read [or Reed] Thornton. Graduated from Brigham Young High School on Thursday, May 29, 1930. He sang in a double-mixed quartet during the ceremony. Source: The Evening Herald, Provo, Utah, May 28, 1930. ~ ~ ~ ~ Reed Thornton served in the office of Debate Manager. He is shown as a cast member in the play, "Little Women" during the 1928-1929 school year, in the 1929 BYU Banyan, BY High School section. ~ ~ ~ ~ James Read Thornton was born on May 5, 1913 in Cedar City, Utah. His parents are James Whittaker Thornton and Nellie Schofield Thornton. He married Florence Victoria Andersen. J. Read Thornton was a veteran of World War II. He died on April 22, 1975 in Denver, Colorado. Interment, Provo City Cemetery, Utah.

Class of 1930. Clarence Tucker. Graduated from Brigham Young High School on Thursday, May 29, 1930. He sang in a double-mixed quartet during the ceremony. Source: The Evening Herald, Provo, Utah, May 28, 1930. ~ ~ ~ ~ HIS OBITUARY: Having completed his earthly mission on March 10, 2001, Clarence Tucker, age 90, left his companion of 40 years to join his parents and brothers and sisters on the other side of the veil in those beautiful and peaceful surroundings that Jesus Christ has prepared for us. Clarence was born September 15, 1910 to George Warren and Keziah Mower Tucker in Fairview, Utah, where he received his early education. At the early age of 11 he was given responsibilities of helping on the dry farm where sagebrush had to be grubbed before any planting was done. Later he operated old vintage tractors with cleats, plowed untold acres of ground and spent many hours from dawn to dusk helping with threshing huge stacks of sheaved wheat. He was ingenious with anything mechanical, repairing or even putting tractors together from various parts. After the family moved to Provo, Clarence graduated from BY High School in 1930 and continued his education at BYU where he played in the Y band. He enlisted in the Navy in 1942 and served for 3 years 8 months in the Pacific Theater on a mine sweeper and later a sub chaser. For 27 years Clarence worked at Geneva Steel in the Blast Furnace Department. After retirement he enjoyed working in their large garden and tinkering with machines on Sandhill Road. Clarence was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, having served as First Counselor to the Branch President at the Hidden Hollow Rest Home and as Sunday School President. He often quoted the scriptures, which he dearly loved and studied. For nine years he received deep satisfaction serving as an ordinance worker in the Provo Temple. He married his lovely bride, Herta Wilhelmine Folk August 29, 1960 in the Salt Lake Temple. Their marriage was later blessed with a baby daughter, Virginia. Clarence will be remembered for his love of music and his unique gift of a vocabulary consisting of seldom used words. He is survived by his lovely wife Herta, daughter Virginia (Kevin) Thueson, brother Webster Tucker, Sunset, Utah, sisters Maxine (Monte) Wight, Idaho Falls, ID, and Olive (Brady) Walker, Orem. Funeral services were held Wednesday, March 14, 2001, in Orem. Interment, Orem City Cemetery. [Provo Daily Herald, March 13, 2001]

Class of 1930. Virginia Weight. Graduated from Brigham Young High School on Thursday, May 29, 1930. Source: The Evening Herald, Provo, Utah, May 28, 1930. ~ ~ ~ ~ Virginia Weight was born on August 17, 1913 in Springville, Utah. Her parents were Claude Francis Weight and Bertha Irene Harmer Weight. Virginia married Jaynes Ferrin Gurney, on April 29, 1932 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was the son of John Roland Gurney and Mary Sophia Fredrickson Gurney. He was born on April 15, 1907 in Lehi, Utah, and died on February 26, 1990, in Provo, Utah. Virginia Weight Gurney died on January 17, 1977 in Lehi, Utah.

Class of 1930. Helen Worsley. Graduated from Brigham Young High School on Thursday, May 29, 1930. She sang in a double-mixed quartet during the ceremony. Source: The Evening Herald, Provo, Utah, May 28, 1930. ~ ~ ~ ~ Helen Bessie Worsley was born on December 5, 1911 in Provo, Utah. Her parents were Alfred Bruce Worsley and Sadie Preston Worsley. Helen married Grant Bezzant Buttle on December 13, 1941 in Provo, Utah. Helen Worsley Buttle died on August 6, 1990 in Provo, Utah. Interment, Provo City Cemetery, Utah.