Weber Co., Utah Obituaries
Flora Wadsworth King.
Hooper: Mrs Flora Belle Wadsworth King, died in Ogden (Weber
Co.) December 22 1977 at the age of 88.
She was born July 24 1889 in Cottonwood Canyon [Morgan County],
the daughter of William and Martha Ann Hardy Wadsworth. She married
Grover King Nov.23 1910.in the Salt Lake Temple. Grover passed
away Nov.21 1951.
They are the parents of 6 daughters, Twins Flora [Minor Jones]
and Nora [Bernard] Poulsen, Lucille [Gene] Finch, Vivian [Lewis
Field] Bertha [Elmer] Potokar, Hazel [Kenneth] Searcy. She had
24 Grandchildren, 63 Great grandchildren and 15 Great Great grandchildren.
Flo lived in Hooper most of her life. Her husband Grover ran
the Hooper Tomato factory and the Hooper Pea viners for many
years. She loved her home,and always had a beautiful flower garden.
Her front porch was her family and friends favorite gathering
spot for many many years.
She is buried in the Hooper Cemetery.
Iris Nola Wadsworth Sowell
Iris Nola Wadsworth Sowell
Iris Sowell of Hooper, Weber Co. Utah. passed away Friday Jan
10, 1997. She was born Aug. 25 1906 in Hooper. A daughter of
William and Martha Ann Hardy Wadsworth. She
married Carl Sowell Oct. 6 1927. He died may 31 1962.
Iris and Carl had two sons, Carl Wesley [Florence] Sowell,
Clyde [Ruby] Sowell, and a daughter Ilah Jean [Harvey] Holdeman.
11 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren.
Iris was last living child of Martha Ann and William Wadsworth's
family. After her husband Carl passed away, she moved back to
Hooper, and lived in the old Wadsworth home. Her father built
the home in 1897. It was built on the same foundation of the
first Hooper tomato factory. The factory was burned down after
a wage dispute and a suit was brought against Nephi Hardy, L.P.Johnson
& Co. for the Hooper canning co.
Joseph Howard Wadsworth
Magna - J. Howard Wadsworth, died April 21 1991, at the age
of 80. He was born November 2, 1910 in Hooper, Weber Co. Utah.
The son of William Myron and Martha Ann Hardy Wadsworth.
Howard married Sarah Evelyn Miller Oct. 22nd. 1929.
Survived by children, Clair and Norma Wadsworth, Leland and Dee
Wadsworth, Margo Wadsworth, all of Magna Utah. nine grandchildren
and eight great grandchildren, and sister Iris Sowell of Hooper.
He was preceded in death by his Sweetheart Evelyn, who died Nov.27
1980, and sons Russell and Loren.
He is buried at Valley View Memorial Park in Magna.
Mattie Cunnington
Matilda J. Cunnington, of Hooper, died Wednesday,December,20th,
1995. She was born August 12 1904, in West Weber, Utah, a daughter
of Thomas M and Matilda McFarland Jones. She married Joseph A
(Allie) Cunnington, on Aug. 17th 1924. He died May 27th. 1955.
She was raised in Hooper. Mattie lived in her pretty Brick home
in Hooper for many years.
Mattie and Allie had two sons and two daughters, Keith Robert,
and Chloy Cunnington, Shirley Koberna and Juana Anderson. 10
Grandchildren and 13 Great grandchildren
Surviving are the following brothers, Arch Jones, Robert Jones,
Bert Jones. She was preceded in death by her son Chloy, and three
sisters, and two brothers. She is buried in the Hooper Cemetery.
Bessie Widdison
Bessie Widdison
Hooper- Bessie Widdison 73, of 5517 S. 5900 W. Hooper, died Friday,
April 12 1985, at the McKay- Dee Hospital of Pneumonia.
She was born Nov. 28, 1911, in Hooper, a daughter of Willard
and Amanda Johnson Widdison. She was reared and educated in Hooper
. Surviving are three brothers and five sisters; Melvin, Francis,
and Merril, all of Hooper.
Mildred Folkman, Viola Folkman, Flora Neibaur, Jennie Stoddard,
Marlene Doxey.
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 11:00 am. in the
Hooper 1st. Ward Chapel. Interment in the Hooper Cemetery.
Laura (Coulter) Nelson Peasley d. Feb. 11, 1942
obit from the Ogden, UT paper, Feb. 12, 1942:
"Laura C.N. Peasley
Laura Coulter Nelson Peasley, 76, 2579 Monroe, died in a local
hospital Wednesday.
She was born Dec. 18, 1865, in Franklin county, Ohio. She was
a member of the Methodist church and had been an Ogden resident
for the past 25 years.
Surviving are a son, Elmer P. Nelson, Ogden; and a sister, Mrs.
W.L. Richardson of Gunnison, Colo.; five grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren.
She lived in Ohio until she was about 25, then moved to Colorado,
where she married James Nelson, who was killed in a mine accident.
In 1890 she married William Peasley in Denver, who died in 1914.
She later moved to Nevada to live with her son and then came
to Ogden in 1916.
Funeral rites will be held Friday at one p.m. in the Aultorest
chapel. Entombment will be in Aultorest mausoleum. The body may
be viewed this evening from seven-thirty until nine-thirty o'clock
at the Aultorest mortuary, and until time of services Friday."
Elizabeth Hart Manning
Posted by Beth
Hooper,Weber Utah, Sept 23 1937
Elizabeth Manning:
Services for Mrs. Elizabeth Hart Manning 81, widow of John
Manning who died Wednesday from a heart ailment, at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Eva Christensen, will be held Sunday at
2:30 p.m. in the Hooper Ward, with Bishop John Dee Hooper in
charge. Interment will be in the Hooper Cemetery. Mrs Manning
was born in Ogden Feb, 15 1856, daughter of John I and Sarah
Collins Hart, but has resided here since 1872.
Surviving sons and daughters are: Hyrum J. and Frank H. Manning.
Burley Idaho; Mrs David Neibaur, Emmett Idaho; George and Clarence
J Manning and Mrs. Eva Christensen, Hooper, Utah; Mrs. Oscar
H. Child, Price: William H Manning, Cedar City, and Mrs. David
Johnston, Clinton Utah: 69 grandchildren and 70 Great grandchildren;
Brothers and sisters, Walter Hart, West Weber; Mrs. James Stanger,
Hanson Idaho; Ed Hart, Midvale; Isaac Hart,Mrs, Sophie Nelson
and Mrs Earl Cook, Ogden; Heber Hart, Brigham City; Mrs John
Smout, Slaterville; Mrs Alice Linde and Fred Reidy, Pueblo Colo.
Isabella M Jones
Died at Kanesville--- Mrs Isabella M Jones, wife of the late
John Thomas Jones. died at the family residence at Kanesville,
yesterday morning,(March 31 1909) after a brief illines of apoplexy.
Born Feb 20 1822 in Lintrathen Angus Scotland, the daughter of
Margaret Downy and James Mckenzie.
Funeral services will be held at the Kansville meeting house
tomorrow forenoon at 11 0'clock.
The body will be buried in the Ogden cemetery.
Margaret Anderson Jones
Provo, May 10 1916-- Mrs Margaret Anderson Jones, who died
at Provo general hospitial, May 08 after an operation for appendicitis,
was born Dec 17 1848, daughter of Catherine Mckenzie and Alexander
Anderson, in Perth Scotland.
She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and
came to Utah in 1865. She made her homes in Salt Lake and Kanesville,
(Weber)Utah.
She had came to Prove for a visit with her only daughter Mrs.John
F Rawson, when she took ill.
Twenty five years ago her husband John Thomas Jones, died leaving
her with a family of eight children to raise. Five whom survived
as follows: Mrs J F Rawson (Catherine) of Provo. John Thomas
Jones of Pocatello. Thomas Rose Jones, Kanesville, Hyrum George
Jones of Metropolis. Robert Jones of Preston, and a number of
grandchildren.
For a number of years Mrs Jones, held the office of president
of Relief society of Kanesville and was well thought of by all
who knew her. She was in every respect a devoted Latter-day Saint.
Interment in the Ogden cemetery
Harold Minor Jones
Harold Minor Jones 39 , a lifetime resident of Hooper, Weber,
Utah, died at ten thirty a.m. July 3 1950, after a very short
illness. He had been operating a pea vinery in Hooper for the
California packing Corp, when fumes leaking from a gas motor,
over-came him.
He was born Feb.15 1911 in Hooper, a son of Hyrum G and Florence
Flinders Jones. He had always lived in Hooper.
On Aug 27,1930, he married Flora King, in Ogden, and later received
endowment at L.D.S. S.L.C. Temple.
He was a member of Hooper First ward and at the time of death
was president of his Ward Y.M.M.I.A. Minor was a elder and active
in Boy Scout work.
Surviving are his widow Flora, and the following Son and Daughters:
Harold Ray, Donna, Melba, Linda, and 3mo old Shirley Jones, Mrs
Orson (Beth) Christensen, all of Hooper.
His parents, Hooper, and the following brothers and sisters;
Don and Clyde Jones of Ogden; Alton and Edsel Jones of Hooper;
Mrs Eva Dawson Clearfield, Mrs Edna Thurgood and Mrs Elda Flint
of West Point. The body is at the mortuary, 3400 Washington,
Ogden
Grace M. Schell
In the Vallejo Times Herald October 22, 1956 Vallejo,
CA.
Grace M. Schell dies in hospital
Mrs. Grace M. Schell, 68, of 814 Carolina Street, Vallejo,
CA, died yesterday (10.21.1956) in a local hospital after a long
illness.
She was a native of Arkansas City, Kansas, and had been a
Vallejo resident for 32 years.
Mrs. Schell was a past president of the McKinley School PTA
and a member of the Vallejo Woman's Club. She was also a member
of the Ogden, Utah chapter of Eastern Star.
Surviving are her one son, Andrew G. Schell of Vallejo, CA,
a cousin, Mrs. Ruth Mathew of Berkeley and an aunt Mrs. Rose
Summers of Berkeley.
She was the widow of the late Andrew Schell of Vallejo, CA.
Funeral services are pending at Wiggins Funeral Home.
Clara Elizabeth Walker Traveller
Clara Elizabeth Walker - Traveller
b. 28 Feb 1905, Cache County, Logan, Utah
d. 24 Jun 1992, Weber County, Ogden, Utah
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Social Security# 529-32-4118
Parents: Albert WALKER and Elizabeth KING, UT
Brother: Eldon WALKER, UT
Widowed: (*Orval C. TRAVELLER, d. 1984, UT)
Son: (*Lee Warren WALKER, d. 1989, CA)
Myers Mortuary (#804), 5865 South 1900 West, Roy UT 84067
Burial: Richmond Cemetary, Richmond UT
Source: State of Utah, Certificate of Death# 005332
* Posted by: dkw, grandaughter... California
Earl Moss
Earl Moss, 64, was found dead in his room in the hotel at
186 Twenty-fifth, Saturday, following a brief illness. He had
been a resident of Ogden for about a year. He was born in McCammon,
Idaho, in 1880, a son of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Moss.
In 1905 he married Viola Monroe at Lava Hot Springs, Idaho.
She died 31 years ago. He worked in the livestock industry. Survivors
include the following sons and daughters: Elroy C. Moss, Red
Bluff, Calif.; Mrs. Thelma Stine, Nampa, Idaho; Mrs. Naomi Robinson
and Mrs., Kathleen Olson, Oakland Calif.: nine grandchildren
and several brothers and sisters residing in Idaho.
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at two p.m. in
the Lava Hot Springs L.D.S. ward chapel by J. R. Maughn bishop.
Burial will be in Lava Hot Springs cemetery. The Body is at the
mortuary, 836 Thirty-sixth, Ogden.
Ogden Standard Examiner November 1944
Hazel Elizabeth James Park
The Standard Examiner
Wednesday, October 22, 1986, Pg 3-D
COUNTY'S FIRST FEMALE DEPUTY DIES
CLINTON --- Hazel Elizabeth James Park, 80, of 933 W. 2300
North, formerly of Washington Terrace, died Monday, Oct. 20,
1986, at a local nursing home of heart failure.
She was born Dec. 3, 1905, in Rockport, Mo., a daughter of
David H. and Mellie E. Weston James. She married Ralph M. Bates.
He later died. She married Albert A. Smith Nov. 18, 1929 in Council
Bluffs, Iowa. They were later divorced. She married Russell L.
Park in 1947 in Omaha, Neb. He later died.
She had lived in the Ogden area since 1947. She was a high
school graduate and attended Weber State College for one year.
She worked as the first woman deputy sheriff in Weber County.
She was a teacher for Steven's Henager College and later organized
and worked as president of the Golden Spike Country-Western Music
Association.
She was a member of the LDS Church and was active in the Young
Women's organization donating numerous road shows. She also taught
drama.
"Hazel Park Day" was held in her honor on July 20,
1986.
During World War II she sold Series E War Bonds and later
provided gifts to the wounded at Clark Air Force Base Hospital
in the Philipines during the Vietnam War.
She pioneered programs for the handicapped in Utah, broadcasting
from KVOG in Ogden, raising funds for wheelchairs, mattresses,
braces, and other items to shut-ins. She arranged ambulance rides
up Ogden Canyon, held fishing parties, and picnics for the handicapped
for 23 years. Her efforts were acknowledged by an appearance
on the television program "About Faces".
She presented Utah talent at a concert for the president and
1,000 guests at the White House in 1977, and produced the annual
Pioneer Days Concert for 17 years.
Surviving are one son and three daughters, Albert D. Smith,
Orem; Mrs. Glen L. (June) Wilson, Clinton; Mrs. John J. (Janice)
Scarborough, Orlando, Fla.; Mrs. LeRoy C. (Mellie) Smith, Lake
Wales, Fla.; 32 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren.
Also surviving are three brothers and two sisters, Melford
James, Benjamin James, both of Nebraska City, Neb.; Raymond James,
Blair, Neb.; Mrs. Clay (Genevieve) Massey, McMinnville, Ore.;
and Mrs. Dale (Vera) Whaley, Omaha, Neb.
She was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters.
Services will be Friday at 11 a.m. in the Larkin and Sons
Mortuary where friends may call Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and
Friday from 10 to 10:45 a.m.
Interment will be in the Ogden City Cemetery.
David Russell Turner
The Standard Examiner
Monday, April 18th, 1988
NORTH OGDEN--- David Russell Turner, 53, of 321 E. 3100 N.,
died Saturday, April 16th, 1988 as the result of an automobile
accident.
He was born Aug. 7, 1934, in Ogden, a son of Percy William
and Frances R. Brooks Turner.
On Feb. 12, 1960, he married DaLone Jensen in Brigham City.
He was a member of the North Ogden LDS 7th Ward.
He served in the U.S. Marines during the Korean Conflict.
He was a member of the American Legion and former president
of Toastmasters.
Surviving are his widow of North Ogden, one son and three
daughters, Carl David Turner, North Ogden; Mrs. Lyle (Mechelle
"Cricket") Parry, Farmington; Mrs. Blake (Terri) Hancock,
Plain City; Cydney Turner, North Ogden, three grandchildren.
Also surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Clarence (Bertha) Johnson,
Shingle Springs, Calif.; Mrs. Edward J. (Lorraine) Dombrowski,
Sunset; Mrs. Maxine Smith, Ogden.
Services will be held on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Myers Mortuary
Chapel, 845 Washington Blvd., with Kenneth O. Dean of the North
Ogden 7th Ward bishopric officiating.
The family will meet friends at the mortuary on Tuesday from
6 to 8 p.m. and on Wednesday from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Interment, North Ogden Cemetery.
F. Rebecca Brooks Turner Stoker
The Standard Examiner
Frances R. Brooks Turner Stoker, 92, formerly of 560 Jefferson,
died Wednesday, February 4, 1987, at the St. Benedict's Hospital
of heart failure.
She was born Sept. 25, 1894, in Ogden, a daughter of William
and Harriett Whatman Brooks.
On Dec. 18, 1915, she married Percy Turner in Ogden. They
were later divorced. She later married Earl Stoker. He died in
1973.
She was a member of the 8th LDS Ward, and held many positions
in the church. She was active in the Relief Society, and was
a visiting teacher.
She had been a practical nurse in private homes in the area.
Surviving are one son and three daughters, David R. Turner;
Mrs. Maxine Smith, both of Ogden; Mrs. Clarence (Bertha) Johnson,
Shingle Springs, Calif.; Mrs. Edward (Lorraine) Dombrowski, Sunset;
24 grandchildren; 58 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by three sons, one daughter, and
four grandchildren.
Services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Myers Mortuary
Chapel in Ogden with Roger Forsberg officiating.
The family will meet friends at the mortuary on Friday from
6 to 8 p.m., and on Saturday from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Interment, Ogden City Cemetery.
Percy William Turner
The Standard Examiner
Percy William Turner, 55, of 2863 Harrison, yardmaster for
O.U.R. & D. died at three p.m. Sunday in a local hospital after
a heart ailment.
Mr. Turner was born Nov. 13, 1894, in Burmingzee, Eng., a
son of William and Bertha Crane Turner.
He was a member of the Ogden Elks club, Union Pacific Old
Timers club, the Railroad Yardmasters of America and the Order
of Railway Conductors.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Beatrice N. Turner, Ogden; a
daughter, Jodi Turner, Ogden and the following sons and daughters
by a former marriage: Mrs. Mike (Bertha) Christiaens, Clearfield;
Mrs. Martin (Alice) McFarland; Mrs. Bill (Maxine) Smith, Bud,
Carl, David and Ernest Lawrence, Ogden and Mrs. Edward (Lorraine)
Dombrowski, Reading, Pa.; 12 grandchildren; his mother, Mrs.
Ernest Lawrence, Ogden; also two sisters and a brother, Mrs.
William Alexander, Mrs. Leonard Cashmore, and Albert Turner,
Ogden.
The body is at the mortuary, 544 Twenty-sixth.
Lorenzo Earl Stoker
Roy --- Lorenzo Earl Stoker, 72, of 5329 S. 2300 W., died
Monday morning at the Dee Hospital.
Mr. Stoker was born Sept. 16, 1893, in Hooper, a son of Lorenzo
and Polly Adeline Hammon Stoker.
On June 30, 1915, he was married to Besie Lora Brown in the
Salt Lake LDS Temple.
He had been a resident of Roy most of his life. He was a farmer
and had been employed as a brake-man for the Southern Pacific
Co. and as an express clerk for the Railway Express Co.
He was a high priest in the Roy LDS Fifth Ward and had been
an instructor in the high priest group and a Sunday School teacher.
He served an LDS mission to England in 1913. He attended Weber
Academy.
Surviving are Mrs. Stoker of San Diego, one son, Rulon Stoker,
San Diego; four daughters, Mrs. Spencer (Armenta) Higley, Hooper;
Miss Eva Stoker, Mrs. Robert (Lois) Herring, Mrs. James (Joan)
Rinden, all of San Diego; nine grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren,
three brothers, Jesse Stoker, Ellis Stoker, both of Ogden; Wells
Stoker, Huntsville; four sisters, Mrs. Albert (Pearl) James,
Ogden; Mrs. Fuschia Stoker Jones, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Roger
(Goldie) Allison, Roy; Mrs. Jess (Betsy) Lillywhite, LaHabra,
Calif.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. in Lindquist
and Sons Colonial Chapel with Bishop Golden Olesen of the Roy
Fifth Ward conducting.
Friends may call at the mortuary Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.
and Friday prior to services. Burial in Roy Cemetery.
David Josiah Brooks
The Standard Examiner
October 5th, 1964, Pg 9B, Column 2
David J. Brooks, 78, of 2547 Jefferson, died Sunday evening
at the Dee Hospital.
Mr. Brooks was born March 14, 1886, in Ogden, a son of Frederick
and Harriet Whatman Brooks. In 1904 he was married to Elizabeth
Petersen in Ogden. They were later divorced.
He had been a miner in Nevada and had been employed by J.H.
Wheelright Co. in Ogden and Ogden Arsenal.
Surviving are five sons and one daughter, William H. Brooks,
Lawrence Brooks, Frank Brooks, Monte Brooks, all of Ogden; Charles
Brooks, Milwaukee, Wis.; Mrs. John (Mabel) Parcell, Ogden; 23grandchildren,
one brother, William J. Brooks, San Diego; two sisters, Mrs.
Frances Stoker, Ogden; Mrs. Alice Ross, Oakland, Calif.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 3 p.m. in
the Myers Mortuary with Rev. Roy E. Wiegand of the First Baptist
Church officiating. Friends may call at the mortuary Tuesday
from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday prior to services.
Burial is in Ogden City Cemetery.
Beatrice Edna Nagle Turner
The Standard Examiner
OGDEN--- Beatrice Edna Nagle Turner, 94, passed away Sunday,
August 13, 2000 at Aspen Care Center.
She was born May 17, 1906 in Ottawa, Illinois to William Henry
and Josephine Connolly Nagle. She married Percy W. Turner in
1944. He preceded her in death on Aug 26, 1950. She was a very
active member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. She worked very
closely with the Victory-Knoll Sisters in the 1950's and 60's
at St. Joseph's. Bea was known as the "Doll Lady" for
her knowledge of dolls at Lowes and Kiddie-Ville Department Stores.
After her retirement, she enjoyed needle-craft and was involved
in animal welfare organizations.
Surviving are one daughter, Jodi (Jeff) Crivello, Ogden; three
granddaughters, Megan, Christia and Devon; three step-daughters,
Maxine Smith, Ogden; Bertha Johnson, Calif.; and Lorraine Dumbrowsky,
Ogden. Also surviving are one sister, Josephine Nagle, Ogden;
and two nephews that she helped raise, Keith (Elizabeth) Nagle,
Charleston, SC; and David (Debi) Nagle, Waterloo, IA.
Funeral services will be held Friday, August 18, 2000 at 10
a.m. at Myers Mortuary Chapel in Ogden, 845 Washington Blvd.,
where friends may call on Thursday from 6-8 p.m. and Friday from
9:30-10 a.m.
Interment: Aultorest Memorial Park.
Albert "Alb" Alexander
The Standard Examiner
OGDEN---Alb Alexander, 82, died Friday, July 21, 2000 at his
home of causes incident to age.
He was born March 19th, 1918 in Copper Cliff, Ontario Canada,
a son of William S. and Mable G. Turner Alexander.
In 1938, Albert married Velma Smith (now Velma Stout) in Ogden.
They were later divorced. On February 14, 1970, he married Alice
Turner McFarland in Las Vegas, Nevada. Alice died August 18,
1983. Alb married Marian Jensen on July 23, 1985 in Carson City,
Nevada.
At the age of five, Alb moved to Ogden where he resided for
the remainder of his life.
He was a member of the Episcopalian Church.
Alb was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, serving
with the U.S. Navy.
He worked at Defense Depot Ogden as a mechanic, and retired
from Hill Air Force Base where he had been an item manager.
Alb enjoyed carpentry, wood-working, and fishing. He was member
of the Elks Lodge.
Surviving are his wife, Marian of Ogden; one son and one daughter,
Roy E. (Yvonne) Alexander, Ogden; Lorie (Ernie) Hanson, Layton;
eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Alb is also survived by one brother and two sisters, John
(Hazel) Alexander, Ogden; Shirley Alexander, San Fernando, Calif.;
Gladis Schwandeman, Salt Lake City.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Ray Albert
(twin brother of Roy); one sister, Bertha Duffin; and five brothers,
Ernie, Art, Bill, Robert, and Lenny Alexander.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11 p.m. at Lindquist's
Ogden Mortuary, 3408 Washington Blvd.
Friends may call at the mortuary on Monday from 6 to 8 p.m.
and Tuesday 10 to 10:45 a.m.
Interment, Ogden City Cemetery where Military Honors will
be accorded by the Combined Veterans Honor Guard.
Earl R Howard
Kaysville---Earl Raymond Howard, 82, of 270 N. 300 W., died
Friday, April 10th, 1987 at the Humana Hospital, Davis North
in Layton of emphysema.
He was born Jan. 21, 1905 in Oklahoma City, Okla., a son of
Levi Lawson and Annie Elizabeth Flanagan Howard.
He married Eva Mildred Tipton April 4, 1925 in Council Bluff,
Iowa.
He had been an Auto Mechanic.
He had lived and also farmed in Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Iowa.
He was baptized a member of the LDS Church in 1986.
He was a great humanitarian and was very inventive and mechanical.
He was a Veteran, serving in the U.S. Army.
Surviving are his widow of Kaysville; two sons and one daughter,
Larry Howard, Clearfield; Ran Dee Howard, Ogden; Mrs. Reed (Leola)
Van Wagoner, West Valley City; 19 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Also, surviving are one brother and three sisters, Ivan Howard,
Oklahoma; Faye Harris, Sioux City, Iowa; Pearl Owens, Sloan,
Iowa; Mildred Brodersen, Merrill, Iowa.
He was proceeded in death by one son.
Services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Lindquist's Kaysville
Mortuary, 400 N. Main, with Bishop Glen Taylor of the Kaysville
19th Ward officiating.
Friends may call at the mortuary, Monday from 6 to 8 p.m.
and on Tuesday one hour prior to service.
Interment, Lindquist's Washington Heights Memorial Park.
Eva Mildred Tipton Howard
The Standard Examiner
Ogden---Eva Mildred Tipton-Howard, 93, was called home Thursday,
April 26, 2001.
She was born July 28, 1908 in Macy, Nebraska, a daughter of
Charles Edward and Lottie Karns Tipton.
Eva married Earl Raymond Howard on April 4, 1925 in Council
Bluffs, Iowa. They moved to Utah in 1956.
She worked at Boeing Aircraft during World War II, and also
at Stephen's Cannery and Del Monte.
Surviving are two sons, Larry Howard and Ran Dee Howard, SR.,
both of Ogden; her caregivers as well as her granddaughters,
Van Dee Howard and Trini Tracy, both of Ogden; a niece, Lyla
Moore, Omaha, NEB., a sister-in-law, Mildred Brodersen of Le
Mars, Iowa; 17 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, and 6 great-great
grandchildren, all who loved her greatly.
She was proceeded in death by her parents, three brothers,
three sisters, her husband, Earl Howard, a son, Everett, and
a daughter, Leola.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at Lindquist's
Ogden Mortuary, 3408 Washington Blvd.
Friends may call the mortuary on Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. and
Monday 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Interment, Lindquist's Washington Heights Memorial Park, 4500
Washington Blvd., where she will be laid to rest next to her
husband.
We had you for many years, Grandma-you will be greatly missed!
Until we meet again, love your family.
Clovis John Turner
Wed, Apr 10, 2002
Taken From The Standard Examiner
Clovis John Turner, beloved husband, father, grandfather and
great grandfather, passed away April 6, 2002. He married Lucille
Jean Nyland on April 12, 1953.
John was born in Ogden, Utah August 14, 1924. He returned
with his parents to Canada during the Depression where he spent
his youth. John recalled his boyhood in Canada with fondness.
At the beginning of World War II he returned to the United
States to enlist in the U.S. Navy. John served with distinction
in the Pacific Theater and received the Purple Heart. He attended
Weber College, the Art Colony in Ogden and the Ray School of
Art in Chicago. John spent 36 years putting his artistic talents
to use at Hill Air Force Base. During his federal service at
H.A.F.B. he worked as a silk screen illustrator, technical illustrator
and a packaging specialist.
John had "magic hands". Using only a pair of scissors
he was able to create from paper any character, animal, or figure
requested. John "The Sizzer Man", assisted by Lucille,
used his special talent at schools, hospitals, and nursing homes
to entertain and thrill hundreds of people. John also had a special
sense of humor, which he was likely to share with anyone at anytime
or place.
John is survived by his wife Lucille and four children. Steven
Turner (Nanette), Debra Taylor (Ted), Kristy James (Brian), and
Scott Turner (Robin), 12 grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren.
Memorial Services will be held Thursday, April 11, 11 a.m.,
at the Church of the Good Shepard (Episcopal) at 2374 Grant Ave,
Ogden UT. Friends are encouraged to visit with the family at
the church Thursday morning from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. prior to
the services. Funeral directors, Leavitt"s Mortuary.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the American
Diabetes Association - Utah, 250 East Broadway, Salt Lake City,
Utah, 84111. (phone 801-363-3024)
John will be deeply missed by both his family and special
friend Toto.
Alice D. Turner Alexander
Taken From The Standard Examiner
Date Unknown
ALICE T. ALEXANDER
Mrs. Alice Turner Alexander, 63, of 445 Harrison, died Thursday,
Aug. 18, 1983, at her home. She was born Dec. 19, 1919, in Ogden,
a daughter of Percy W. and Frances Brooks Turner. She married
Martin C. McFarland on Sept. 1, 1937 in Ogden. They were later
divorced. She married Albert E. Alexander on Feb. 14, 1970 in
Las Vegas, Nev. She was a member of the LDS Church. She retired
as assistant treasurer of the Ogden Railway Employees Credit
Union. She was a member of the Does Lodge of Ogden and Lady Elks
of Roy. She was also a member of the Ladies Auxillary Trainmen.
Surviving are her husband of Ogden; two daughters, Mrs. Ronald
(Pat) Denes, Fountain Valley, Calif. and Ms. Vikki Bingham, Ogden;
one stepdaughter, Mrs. Ernie (Lori) Hansen, Ogden; 12 grandchildren.
Also surviving are her mother of Ogden, one brother and three
sisters, David R. Turner, Ogden; Mrs. Clarence (Bertha) Johnson,
Shingle Springs, Calif.; Mrs. Ed (Lorraine) Dombrowski, Sunset;
Mrs. Maxine Smith, Ogden.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, at 2 p.m. in the Myers
Mortuary Chapel in Ogden with Bishop Don Stephens officiating.
Friends may call at the mortuary Saturday from 12 noon until
services. Interment in the Ogden City Cemetery.
Bertha Lawrence
Taken from the Standard Examiner
Bertha Mary Crame Lawrence, 84 died at her home, 3200 Pacific
Ave., this morning of causes incident to age. Mrs. Lawrence was
a member of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd.
She was born Nov. 3, 1870, at Hungerford, England, a daughter
of Thomas and Mary Bunts Crame. She came to the United States
in 1918.
Survivors include her husband, one son by a former marriage,
Albert E. Turner of Ogden, and two daughters, Mrs. William S.
(Mabel) Alexander and Mrs. Leonard (Daisy) Cashmore of Ogden.
Also surviving are 23 grandchildren and 31 great grandchildren,
one brother, and one sister, Harry Crame and Mrs. Mary Smith
of England.
Funeral services will be announced later by Myers and Foulger
Mortuary, 533 36th St.
Richard H. Bott
Taken From The Standard Examiner
Date Unknown
Richard H. Bott
Sacramento, Calif. ---- Richard Holton Bott, 56, of 2154 54th,
formerly of Ogden and Brigham City, died Tuesday in a Sacramento
hospital.
Mr. Bott was born Jan. 6, 1915 in Brigham City, a son of Philip
Wise and Amy Holton Bott.
He was married to Mary Alice Cottew on March 15, 1938, in
Ogden.
He lived in Weber County for 30 years before moving to Sacramento.
He was a member of the LDS Church.
Surviving are his widow of Sacramento; one son, Richard Lee
Bott, Sacramento; two grandchildren; his father of Brigham City;
three brothers, Philip H. Bott, Mark H. Bott, both of Ogden;
John H. Bott, Corinne; three sisters, Mrs. Phyllis Baron, Brigham
City; Mrs. LaRue (Frewtrilla) Yates, Brigham City; Mrs. Loren
(Myla) Judd, Los Altos, Calif.
Funeral services and burial will be in Sacramento.
William N. Kennedy
Taken From The Standard Examiner
Date Unknown
William N. Kennedy, 68, of 2907 Orchard Circle, died Wednesday
at his home of heart failure.
Mr. Kennedy was born Nov. 1, 1903 in Decatur, Ill., a son
of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Oscar Kennedy.
He was married to Maud H. O'Brian in Decatur, Ill. She died
in 1965.
He came to Ogden in August 1968 to live with a son and was
a member of the Baptist Church.
He was a former employee of McDonnell Aircraft Corp. in St.
Louis, Mo.
Surviving are three sons and one daughter, William N. Kennedy,
Jr., Ogden; Paul E. Kennedy, James B. Kennedy, both St. Louis,
Mo.; Mrs. Steven (Sheila) Daniel, Marion, Ky.; five grandchildren;
two brothers, Lynn Kennedy, St. Louis; Robert Kennedy, Palm Beach,
Fla.
The body was shipped by the Chapel of Flowers Mortuary to
St. Louis for services and burial.
Wesley Osmond
Taken From The Standard Examiner
Date Unknown
Wesley Osmond
Perry----Wesley Osmond, 70, of Perry died this morning at
his home of a heart ailment.
Mr. Osmond was born March 31, 1901 in Afton, Wyo., a son of
George and Amelia Jacobsen Osmond.
He was married to Vera Dray. They were divorced. He was married
to Ruby Nelson on Sept. 16, 1934, in Bloomington, Idaho.
He came to Perry in 1935 and operated a fruit farm and milk
ranch. He was formerly employed at the Perry Cannery.
He was a member of the Perry LDS Ward and a former member
of the Perry Town Board.
Surviving are his widow of Perry; two sons and one daughter,
James Osmond, Los Angeles, Calif.; Rex Osmond, Riverdale; Mrs.
Roland (Leona) Stander, Bear River City; eight grandchildren
and one great grandchild; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Willis, Kaysville;
Mrs. Leona Umschied, Forest Grove, Ore.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Felt
Funeral Chapel in Brigham City.
Friends may call at the mortuary Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. and
Saturday prior to services.
Burial will be in the Bloomington, Idaho, Cemetery.
Mary T. Horne
Taken From The Standard Examiner Newspaper
June 1971
Mary T. Horne
Mrs. Mary Toolson Horne, 74, of 2888 Marilyn Drive, was dead
on arrival at the St. Benedict's Hospital Monday afternoon of
injuries suffered in an automobile accident.
Mrs. Horne was born June 14, 1897, in Smithfield, a daughter
of Andrew and Laura Buxton Toolson.
She was married to Aaron S. Horne. He died in 1964.
She graduated from the Utah State University and taught school
in Midvale and Ogden.
She had resided in Ogden the past 35 years and had been employed
as a clerk at Clearfield Naval Supply Depot and Hill Air Force
Base.
She had been a Relief Society teacher in the 43rd LDS Ward,
and was a member of the Child Culture Club, American Legion Auxillary,
Daughters of the American Revolution, International Relations
Club and Daughters of Utah Pioneers.
Surviving are two daughters; Mrs. Elaine H. Liddell, Mrs.
Russell (Helen) Farr, both of Ogden; eight grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren; one brother, Wayne Toolson, Clearfield.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. in the Larkin
Chapel of the Dawn with Bishop Robert A. Madsen of the 43rd Ward
officiating.
Friends may call at the mortuary Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.
and Thursday prior to services.
Burial will be in the Ogden City Cemetery.
John Lewis Thomas
Taken From The Standard Examiner Newspaper
Date Unknown
John Lewis Thomas, 82, of Kemmerer, Wyo., died Friday night
in an Ogden rest home of natural causes.
Mr. Thomas was born July 4, 1884.
He came to Ogden two years ago. He had been a sheepherder
in the Kemmerer, Wyo., area.
Graveside services were conducted this morning at 10 a.m.
in the Ogden City Cemetery with Bishop Larkin Patterson officiating.
Burial was directed by the Myers Mortuary.
Robert W. Stewart
Taken From The Standard Examiner Newspaper
June 1971
Washington Terrace---Robert William Stewart, 70, of 4595 S.
400 W., was dead on arrival at the St. Benedict's Hospital Monday
afternoon after a lingering illness.
Mr. Stewart was born June 9, 1901, in Kansas City, Mo., a
son of Robert W. and Ada May Smith Stewart.
On April 27, 1922, he was married to Florence Henderson in
Brigham City.
He had lived in the Ogden area since 1920 and had worked as
a mechanic for Fisher-Hess Co. for 32 years. He also worked two
years for J.W. Brewer Tire Co. before retiring.
He had been a member of the Washington Terrace Volunteer Fire
Department for the past 20 years.
Surviving are his widow and one daughter, Mrs. Pearl Blair,
both of Washington Terrace; one grandchild; one brother and two
sisters; Frank E. Stewart, Sacramento, Calif.; Mrs. Pearl Curney,
Soda Springs, Idaho; Mrs. Ethel Jones, Oxnard, Calif.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. in Lindquist
and Son's Colonial Chapel with Bishop Frank G. Garvis officiating.
Friends may call at the mortuary Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.
and Thursday prior to services.
Burial will be in the Washington Heights Memorial Park.
Floyd Tracy "Mac" McFarland, Sr.
Posted by Trini
Tracy
The Standard Examiner
Friday, February 12, 1993, Pg 9A
ROY---Floyd Tracy McFarland, 91, of Roy, passed away Wednesday,
Feb. 10, 1993.
He was born March 14, 1901 in Marriott, Utah, a son of James
B. and Zina Jane Tracy McFarland.
On April 1, 1920, he married Ruth E. Bair in the Salt Lake LDS
Temple. She died Dec. 31, 1940. On May 3, 1947, he married Christiana
Ross in Salt Lake City.
During his younger years he worked 28 years for the Western Auto
Retail Stores in Ogden as an assistnad manager and manager. Since
1952, he was engaged in home construction and remodeling.
Surviving are his widow of Roy; one son and four daughters: Floyd
T. McFarland, Jr., Mrs. James E. (Marjorie) Walker, Mrs. Earl
(LuJean) Stuart, all of Ogden; Mrs. Carl (Louise) Hodson of Marriott
and Mrs. Dee (Margaret) Bennett of North Salt Lake; 21 grandchildren,
63 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Also surviving are one brother, Russell McFarland of Liberty,
two sisters, Mrs. Florence Lewis and Mrs. Dorothy Stanger, both
of Ogden.
He was preceded in death by two brothers: Glen & Jimmy, one
sister Maude and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Leavitts
Chapel of Flowers Mortuary, 836 36th St., where family will greet
friends Saturday from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m.
Interment: Ogden City Cemetery.
Emma Maria Burdett
Posted by Trini
Tracy
The Standard Examiner
Thursday, June 8, 1933
Services for Mrs. Emma Tracy were held in the Marriott L.D.S.
ward Chapel Wednesday afternoon, with Bishop C. Lawrence Slater
presiding. Musical numbers were given by Gladys Van Drimmelen,
Erma Van Den Akker, Vernetta Naylor, Elijah Clawson, June Ballantyne,
and Harvey Butler. The invocation was given by Bishop Thomas
Powell and the benediction by Orson Allred. The speakers were
President Frank W. Stratford, Lawrence Ritchie, Mary M. Butler,
and President A.W. Tracy. Interment was made in the Ogden City
Cemetery and the grave dedicated by Washington Thompson. Grandsons
were pallbearers and granddaughters took charge of the flowers.
Eugene Fred Tracy
Posted by Trini
Tracy
Standard Examiner
WASHINGTON TERRACE - Eugene Fred Tracy, 76, died Friday, May
12, 2000 at a local care center following an extended illness
due to cancer.
He was born April 5, 1924 in Marriott, Utah, a son of Thomas
Alma and Ruth Hilton Tracy.
On June 27, 1947, Eugene married Joyce Bronson in Ogden. Their
marriage was solemnized in the Ogden LDS Temple on June 30, 1997.
He was reared and educated in Marriott, graduating from Weber
High School. He was a lifelong resident of the Ogden area.
Eugene was a member of the Washington Terrace 2nd LDS Ward where
he was a High Priest. He also served as a counselor in the Sunday
School.
He was a veteran of World War II serving with the U.S. Navy.
He worked for Pacific Fruit Express Railroad for 42 years. Eugene
also worked for Ace Ambulance, Mollerup Moving and Storage, and
for the U.S. Postal Service.
Surviving are his wife, Joyce, of Washington Terrace; two sons
and two daughters, Mark Dale (Trudy) Tracy, and Kevin Eugene
(Trini) Tracy, both of Ogden; Lynette Tracy (Hal) Staker, Clinton;
Janeen Tracy (Bob) Kirkman, Layton; 12 grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
Eugene was preceded in death by his parents and four brothers,
Bud, Walter, Orville, and LaVon Tracy.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Lindquist's
Ogden Mortuary, 3408 Washington Blvd.
Friends may call at the mortuary on Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m.
and Wednesday 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Interment, Lindquist's Washington Heights Memorial Park, 4500
Washington Blvd.
The family expresses special thanks to Ogden Regional Medical
Center, Hospice of Utah, Washington Terrace Nursing Center and
many dear friends for the loving care rendered to Eugene.
Dad, your sense of humor and brave positive attitude will be
greatly missed. You've fought a courageous battle - we love you
dearly and we'll miss you, until we meet again. Love, your family.
Thomas Alma Tracy
Posted by Trini
Tracy
Date Taken Unknown
Taken From The Standard Examiner Newspaper
WASHINGTON TERRACE --- Thomas Alma Tracy, 78, of 5240 S. 500
W. St., died last night
of a heart attack near Stoddard while on a fishing trip.
Mr. Tracy was a member of the LDS Terrace Fifth Ward. He was
formerly employed by
the Ogden City Cemetery and Ogden Union Railway and Depot Co.
During the Spanish-
American War he served with the Army.
He was born February 21, 1879 in Ogden, a son of Thomas and Mary
Jane Burdett Tracy.
He had lived in Ogden most of his life and for a short time in
Marriott.
Surviving are five sons, Burdett H., Orville T., and Eugene F.
Tracy, Washington Terrace;
Walter A. and LaVone L. Tracy, Cosmopolis, Wash.; 11 grandchildren,
two brothers and three
sisters, Aaron Tracy, Mrs. Laura T. Opheikens, Mrs. Charles (Elizabeth)
Raty, and Mrs. Howard
(Florence) Hall, Ogden; Wilford Tracy, Ucon, Idaho.
Funeral Services will be announced by Lindquist and Sons Mortuary.
Arch Valjean Bronson
Posted by Trini
Tracy
Date Taken Unknown
Taken From The Standard Examiner
WASHINGTON TERRACE --- Arch Valjean Bronson, 92, of Washington
Terrace, died
Wednesday, Nov. 24, 1982, in an Ogden nursing home.
He was born March 11, 1890, in Monticello, Utah, a son of Wilmer
W. and Marion
Frengler Bronson.
On April 12, 1922 he married Hyacinth Nielsen in the Salt Lake
LDS Temple. She
died June 2, 1942. On Dec. 26, 1947, he maried Mary Morgan in
the Logan LDS Temple.
She died Oct. 6, 1975.
He had been employed at Hill Air Force Base and had served in
the Army during World
War I.
He was a member of the Washington Terrace 1st Ward and had formerly
sung in the
Tabernacle Choir. He had also served as a ward choir leader and
was a member of the
Seventies Quorum.
He moved to Ogden in 1943, from Monticello, Utah.
Surviving are three sons, Boyd C. Bronson, Salt Lake City; Jack
S. Bronson, and David
E. Bronson, both of Ogden; two daughters, Mrs. Lewis (Betty)
Hampton, Tooele; and Mrs.
Eugene (Joyce) Tracy, Ogden; 25 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted Monday at 1 p.m. in the Myers
Mortuary Chapel in
Ogden with President Ernest B. Wheeler officiating.
Friends may call at the mortuary Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. and
Monday prior to services.
Interment in the Salt Lake City Cemetery.
Earnest Turner
Posted by Trini
Tracy
Taken From: The standard Examiner
Dated: November 28, 1967
Ernest Edward (Hap) Turner, 40, of 3121 Ogden, was dead on
arrival at the Dee Hospital Monday night.
He was born Dec. 13, 1926, in Ogden, a son of Percy William and
Frances Brooks Turner.
He was reared and educated in Ogden.
He was married to Venice Laughter March 3, 1945 at Ogden.
He had lived in Los Angeles, Calif., for a short period of time
and had worked for the W.R. White Co. as a machine operator for
many years.
He was a member of the local labor union and had served with
the US Navy in 1942 and the U.S. Air Force in 1943 also.
He was a member of the LDS 27th Ward.
Surviving are his widow, Ogden; three sons, Lynn Edward Turner,
Steve Turner, and Jeffrey R. Turner all of Ogden; two daughters,
Mrs. Robert (Pamela) Weston and Frances Diane Turner, both of
Ogden; two grandchildren; his mother, Mrs. Frances Turner Stoker,
Ogden.
Also surviving are two brothers, Percy (Bud) Turner, Ogden, and
David R. Turner, North Ogden; four sisters, Mrs. Clarence (Bertha)
Johnson, Sunnyvale, Calif.; Mrs. Martin (Alice) McFarland, Ogden;
Mrs. Edward (Lorraine) Dombrowski, Sunset; Mrs. Bill (Maxine)
Smith, Washington Terrace.
Funeral Services will be conducted Thursday at 3 p.m. in the
Chapel of Flowers Mortuary with Bishop Dee Hansen of the 27th
Ward officiating.
Friends may call at the Mortuary Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and
Thursday and from 2 p.m. until time of services. Interment will
be in Aultorest Memorial Park.
TURNER BAILEY DEAD
Posted by Trini
Tracy
Dated: Feb. 28, 1901
Taken From The Standard Examiner
Remains will be shipped to the East for Interment.
Turner Bailey, the dentist, died yesterday at his residence
2408 Grant Avenue, from dropsy and a complication of other diseases.
He had been a resident of Ogden for over twelve years.
The funeral will take place from the Congregational Church tomorrow,
February 28th, at 2 p.m. The remains will be shipped to Wiscasset,
Maine, his birthplace and boyhood home, for interment.
The remains can be viewed at anytime tomorrow morning at Richey's
undertaking parlor.
Ada Bowman Toone
The Standard Examiner
Dated: Feb. 26, 1901
Services for Mrs. Ada Bowman Toone were held Wednesday afternoon
in the Morgan L.D.S. tabernacle, with Bishop C.C. Toone presiding.
The singers were E. Anderson, Charles Francis, Bertha Porter
and May Heiner. The invocation was given by Dean Toone and the
benediction by David Eskelson. Speakers were Alonzo Hopkins,
Reed Wild, President W.H. Randall and Bishop C.C. Toone. Interment
was made in the Croyden Cemetery and Bishop Melvin Toone dedicated
the grave.
Lyda Gardner Clapier
The Standard Examiner
Dated: Feb. 26, 1901
Services for Mrs. Lyda Gardner Clapier were held Wednesday
afternoon in the L.D.S. Fifteenth ward chapel, with Bishop Earl
E. Lee presiding. The music was furnished by
Mrs. Mathel Ridges, Clara Southwick, and Phyllis Wilson. The
invocation was given by
Bishop W.C. Hunter, and the benediction by Vernon F. Gibbs. The
speakers were Bishop Arthur M. Ferrin, C.W. Wimmer, John Q. Blaylock,
Bishop E. E. Lee. Interment was made in the Liberty Cemetery
and Bishop P.J. Clark dedicated the grave.
Mrs. J.S. Noble
The Standard Examiner
Dated: Nov. 23, 1901
MRS. NOBLE DEAD
WIFE OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC
SUPERINTENDANT DIES
Superintendant J.S. Noble of the Southern Pacific, received a
telegram this forenoon from Los Angeles announcing the death
of Mrs. Noble, which occurred this morning.
Mr. Noble left for the coast at noon today.
Mrs. Noble was one of the most popular of Ogden's society ladies,
being generous, talented and winning friends in all circles.
Her health has been poor for some time and she has been on the
coast in hopes that the genial climate of Southern California
might in a measure restore her health.
Last Spring she made a trip to Europe and on her return she went
directly to Los Angeles. For the last week her condition has
been such as to inspire no hope of recovery.
Her remains will be cremated at Pasadena, Calif.
Charles G Smith
Posted by Virginia
Stitzer
Ogden Standard Examiner
Feb 20,1969
Ogden - Charles G Smith, 53, died Feb 19, of natural causes.
Born Feb 28, 1915, Ogden to George E and Laura Belle Martin Smith.
Divorced from first wife Marie, who he married 1934.
Married Hazel Clough; divorced.
Member LDS Church. Veteran WWII. Former employee Ogden Arsenal
and Hill Air Force Base.
Survivors; son, daughter, John, U.S. Army; Mrs. Leonard (Jerry)
Stitzer, Washington Terrace, Weber County;
Brother, sisters, Wilford, Mrs. Fred (Thelma) Pewtress,
both Ogden; Mrs. James (Wanda) Bailey, Oregon; Mrs. Ila Adams,
Los Angeles CA. Graveside services were held Friday at Aultorest
Memorial Park.
Cyril J Clough
Posted by Virginia
Stitzer
Ogden Standard Examiner
Far West - Cyril "Cy" Jessop Clough, 82, of Far
West, Utah, died Wednesday, Feb 22, 1989, as St Benedict's Hospital
following surgery.
He was born Feb 27, 1906, in Yorkshire, England, A son of
James R and Matilda Jessop Clough.
The family came to Rock Springs, Wyo., when he was a young
child and he later lived with friends in Wellsville where he
attended school.
He married LaRue Archibald on May 2, 1927, in Farmington and
their marriage was later solemnized in the Logan LDS Temple.
She died in 1976. He married Patricia Munro on pril 28, 1977
in the Ogden. They were sealed in the Ogden LDS Temple on Sept
28, 1978.
A member of the LDS church, he was a high priest in the Far
West 1st ward.
From 1927 to 1973 he was employed by the railroad. Including
the UIC and the OUR&D (Union Pacific).
He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, and
Union Pacific Old Timers and Southern Pacific Old Timers. He
was also a member of Golden Hour's Senior Citizens Center.
He is survived by his widow, Patricia Clough, of Farr West:
By four children, Mrs. Lorraine Wheat, Brigham City ; C Blaine
Clough, Red Bluff, Calif.; Mrs. Shirley Mikkelsen, Syracuse;
Kenneth R Clough, Clearfield; 14 grandchildren, 16 Great Grandchildren,
1 great-great grandson, and three stepsons, James W. Munro, Salt
Lake City; Richard D Munro, North Ogden; Thomas R Munro, Seattle,
Wash.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, and
three sisters.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Leavitt's
Chapel of Flowers Mortuary, 836 36th St, Ogden,
Friends may call at the mortuary Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. and
Saturday one hour prior to services.
Internment. Leavitt's Aultorest Memorial Park, 836
36th St., Ogden.
Dorothy L Stitzer
Posted by Virginia
Stitzer
Ogden Standard Examiner
Dorothy Leone Stitzer, 74, of 913 E 1120 S. died Saturday.
Oct. 11, 1986 at her home of congestive heart failure.
She was born on July 2, 1912 in Ogden, a daughter of Leonard
George and Sarah Saunders Stitzer.
She had served in the Army Nurse Corps. And was a Veteran
of World War II.
She graduated from Ogden High School in 1930. She attended
the Dee Hospital school of nursing and graduated in 1933. and
received a bachelor of Science degree in nursing education from
the University of Utah in 1954.
She had been employed at the KcKay-Dee Hospital as a registered
nurse, a clinical director, and a nursing supervisor. She retired
in 1977 after many years of service.
She was a member of the Ogden LDS 21st ward.
Surviving are two sister-in-law, Mrs. Dessie D Stitzer and
Mrs. Jess (Vilda) Norman, both of Ogden; one step-sister, Mrs.
Delle Chrisman, Ogden; one nephew and three nieces.
Graveside services will be held on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at
the Ogden City Cemetery with Bishop Richard Skeen of the Ogden
21st ward officiating;
Friends may call at the Myers Mortuary in Ogden Wednesday
from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m.
Military honors will be accorded at the graveside by the Veterans
of Foreign Wars Color Guard.
In lieu of flowers, family suggest that contributions be made
to Hospice of Northern Utah.
Leland Carl London
Posted by Virginia
Stitzer
Ogden Standard Examiner
South Ogden - Leland Carl London, 88, died Wednesday, September
1, 1993 of causes incident to age.
He was born August 1, 1905 in Croydon, Utah, a son of Oliver
Charles and Katie Bell Blackwell London.
He married Elizabeth Jessop Clough on June 12, 1929 in the
Salt Lake LDS Temple. She died Sept. 17, 1985.
He was raised and educated in Croydon and had lived in the
Ogden area for the past 60 years.
He was an active member of the Ogden 19th and the South Ogden
14th LDS wards, and was currently a member of the South Ogden
38th ward where he had been a high priest.
Mr. London had worked at the American Can Company. He owned
his own plumbing business and he also worked for the Weber County
treatment plant until his retirement.
Surviving are one son and one daughter, Wayne C and Eva Lynn
London, Roy; Mrs. Dean R (Sharlene) Mayberry, Ogden; nine grandchildren,
and 11 great grandchildren.
Also surviving is one brother, Harold C London. Pennsylvania.
He was proceeded in death by two brothers. Nello London, and
Darold London and two sisters, Nona Reese and Verna Dallinga.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Lindquist
Ogden Mortuary, 3408 Washington Blvd.
Friends may call at the mortuary on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m.
and Saturday noon to 12:45 p.m.
Internment, Lindquist's Washington Heights Memorial Park.
Marie J Kemp
Posted by Virginia
Stitzer
Ogden Standard Examiner
Washington Terrace - Marie Jessop Clough Kemp, 72, of 5260
S. 500 W. , died Sunday, June 21, 1987 at the St. Benedict's
Hospital of an Aneurysm.
She was born Nov. 8 1914, in Rock Sprongs, Wyo., a daughter
of James Richard and Matilda Jessop Clough.
She married Charles Galeen Smith in 1933 in Ogden. They were
later divorced. She married Walter T. Anderson in 1947. They
were later divorced. She married William H Kemp in 1955. They
were also divorced.
She was a member of the LDS Washington Terrace 8th ward.
She was reared and educated in Ogden.
She began working at the Ogden Arsenal and then was transferred
to Hill Air Force Base as a key punch operator, and later became
a supervisor over key punch. She then moved to San Diego and
began working for Ryan's Aeronautics for four years. She then
moved back to Ogden and returned to Hill Air Force Base in Data
Services and retired in 1976 as a supervisor.
She enjoyed computers, games, and was an avid bird watcher.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Leonard (Geraldine) Stitzer,
Washington Terrace; Three Grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
Also surviving are two brothers, Edward J Clough, Layton,
and C. J. Clough, Far West.
She was preceded in death by one son, one brother and two
sisters.
Services will be held Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at Leavitt's
Chapel of Flower's Mortuary with Bishop Robert J Rich of the
Washington Terrace 8th ward officiating.
Friends may call at the mortuary Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m.
and Wednesday one hour prior to services.
Internment will be in the Aultorest Memorial Park.
William Craig Thompson
Posted by Virginia
Stitzer
Ogden Standard Examiner
Ogden _ William Craig Thompson, 32, of Ogden, died Sunday,
July 8, 1990, at Porcupine Reservoir of drowning.
He was born Nov. 8, 1957, in Slanton, Tex., a son of George
William and Dorothy Stitzer Thompson.
He was reared and educated in Ogden; attending Ben Lomand
High School.
He married Ruth Martin on April 12, 1984, in Ogden.
He worked as a taper in the drywall industry for 16 years.
He was instrumental in starting up channel 30 in Ogden. He was
a loving father and husband.
Mr. Thompson was a member of the LDS Ogden 48th ward.
He enjoyed water skiing, snow skiing, fishing, motor cycling,
and cooking.
Surviving are his wife of Ogden; one son and two daughters,
Brandon Thompson, Aubrey Baird Martin, and Auttumn Sprring Thompson,
all of Ogden.
Also surviving are his mother, Dorothy Wilson of Ogden;, grandparents,
Mr. And Mrs. Jess Norman of Ogden, and Vivian Thompson of Slanton
Tex.; one brother, Mitchell Gibson of Ogden; one sister, Mrs.
Randy (Debbie) Shupe of Ogden.
He was preceded in death by his father.
Services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at the Leavitt's Chapel
of Flowers Mortuary, 836 36th St
Friends may call at the mortuary Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m.
and Friday from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m.
Internment, Ogden City Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Ruth Thompson,
1120 Vitt, Ogden Utah, 84404.
Riverside County, CA, The Press Enterprise, July 02, 2003
DOROTHY MAY DOOLITTLE (TAYLOR)
Dorothy Doolittle passed away on June 26, 2003 at 2:45 P.M. in Fairfax, Virginia. She was 88 years old and suffered from Alzheimer's disease.
Born in Ogden, Utah on June 9, 1915, to John Rich Taylor and Mary Alice Siddoway Taylor, Dorothy moved with her family to Southern California in 1930.
On July 08, 1939, she married Merrill Taylor Doolittle, who passed away at the age of 86 in Fairfax, Virginia, on April 19, 2000. Merrill had retired from Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. in 1974, where he had worked at their Sunnyvale and Van Nuys, California installations.
Dorothy and Merrill were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. They enjoyed square dancing during much of their married life together. Dorothy was a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. She was the great-granddaughter of John Taylor, 3rd president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Dorothy and Merrill lived in Rocklin, California from 1989-1997. In 1997, they returned to Hemet, California, where they have lived previously from 1976-1989.
Prior to Hemet, they resided in San Jose, California, from 1964-1976 and prior to that in Southern California including over 20 years in North Hollywood.
In 2000, Dorothy and Merrill moved to Fairfax, Virginia, to be near their son and daughter-in-law, Rep. John Doolittle (R-Rocklin) and Julia Harlow Doolittle, and to be able to receive better care for Dorothy's Alzheimer's disease.
Dorothy is survived by her brother, Jack S. Taylor of Newport Beach, California and her sister, Mary Lou Maloy, of Toluca Lake, California; by her sister-in-law Jeanne Aytes of Reno, Nevada; and by her daughter, Sharon Bauer of Apache Junction, Arizona and her son, John T. Doolittle of Rocklin, Calif; and by her grandchildren, J. T. Doolittle and Courtney Anne Doolittle.
Funeral services will be private. Interment will be at Fairfax Memorial Park.
Lillian Madden
Posted by Donna Beus
Ogden Standard Examiner at Weber Co. Library, box 3 ( Dec 1930 - # 123 - 166.)
Lillian Howell Baird madden - aged 72, wife of John Madden, died Wednesday
afternoon at 2' o clock at the home, 258 Twenty-first Street, following a three
week illness. She was born on Sep. 7, 1858 in St. Louis, MO, and came to Ogden
in 1885.
Surviving are the husband John Madden, two daughters; Mrs. Francis Starkey,
Roy, and Mrs. William Christensen, Ogden; a sister Mrs. J. H. Weller, Ogden,
a brother David Howell of Los Angeles; seven grandchildren and 13 great
grandchildren.
Services will be held Saturday afternoon a 1 o' clock in the Lindquist and
Sons Chapel with Bishop M.B. Richardson presiding. The body may be viewed at
the home Friday and Saturday morning at 11 o' clock. It may then be viewed at
the Lindquist Chapel until hour of services. Interment will be made in the
Hooper Cemetery.
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