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Show THE OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Page 6 Volume IX Issue VII January 15, 2004 Announcements Weddings Obituaries Halvor R. Bailey Halvor R. Bailey Mr. & Mrs. Peter Rona Palayar – Rona Sarah Palayar and Peter Rona were joined in marriage and sealed in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on January 2, 2004. The bride is from Camarines Sur, Philippines. The groom is from Ogden Valley. They will make their home is Liberty, Utah. The bride has been working at a high school, and also as an institute teacher in the evenings. She also has worked on Sundays as her ward’s chorister, young adult advisor, and primary president. The groom is employed by the Constable’s office in Salt Lake City. HUNTSVILLE - Halvor Roosevelt Bailey passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at his home in Huntsville with his family at his side, of complications from Parkinson’s Disease. He was born January 27, 1920 in Huntsville, to Jens Hansen and Olga Petersen Bailey, the tenth of eleven children. He was educated in Weber County Schools and attended Weber State College on the G.I. Bill. He served four years during World War II in the Aleutian Islands, Ft. Bliss, Texas, and as an M.P. Sgt. at the Prisoner of War Camp in Lordsburg, New Mexico. He met his future wife, Lucille Bradberry, in Lordsburg and they were married December 22, 1944. Following his discharge from military service, they returned to Huntsville where he was self-employed in the trucking business, operating a trout farm, and later serving as Huntsville Town Marshal and Weber County Deputy Sheriff. He was called upon many times for search and rescue and was always willing to help those in need. Halvor was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He loved the mountains and all of nature, horseback riding, pack trips to wilderness areas, hunting and camping. He will be deeply missed by his family and many friends. Halvor was a member of the Weber County Deputy Sheriff’s Association and the Weber County Mounted Posse. Surviving are his wife, Lucille, Huntsville; sons, Bradley (Dixie) Bailey, Glendale, Arizona; Lyle (Lisa) Bailey, South Ogden; daughters, Judy (Danny) Walton and Leta Bailey, both of Huntsville; daughter-inlaw, Valee Bailey, Ogden; 16 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are his sisters, Veda Madole, Reno, Nevada; and Verna Gauchat, Huntsville. He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Von “Duck” Bailey; brothers, James, Harold, LeRoy, Gideon, Elmer, and Arne; and sisters, Eleda Thomsen and Flora Nielsen. The family expresses thanks to Dr. Frank Haglund, Hospice, and especially April and Margery, for the excellent care given to Halvor. Funeral services were held Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Lindquist’s Ogden Mortuary, 3408 Washington Blvd. Interment, Huntsville Cemetery where Military Honors will be accorded the V.F.W. of Huntsville. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Ogden Valley Branch Library. Email condolences to the family at: lom@lindquistmortuary.com In Honor of Those Who Serve The OGDEN VALLEY NEWS would like to highlight and honor a local serviceman or woman in each edition of the paper. Please send information of family members who are serving in the Armed Forces or National Guard, and photo if possible, to: OGDEN VALLEY NEWS PO BOX 130 EDEN UT 84310 Or email information to: slfrancis@att.net or crwendell@att.net DELI AND MARKETPLACE NOW OPEN Breakfast and lunch from 8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Boutique shopping featuring local art, gifts, and golf merchandise. 3900 N. Wolf Creek Drive Eden, UT (801) 745-3737 WWII Memorial Web Site Registry Honors Vets (NAPSI)-At a time when fewer than one in ten adults recognizes that 16 million Americans served in uniform during the Second World War, the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) has introduced a World War II registry online to document the names of those who participated in history’s largest and most devastating war. The registry is accessible on the Web site of the National World War II Memorial (www.WWII memorial.com). Any American that served in the armed forces or contributed to the war effort on the home front, whether in factories and shipyards or farms and neighborhoods, is eligible. The registry contains more than one million records, most submitted by the public. The database also includes National Archives and Records Administration lists of those killed in service during the war, and names of those buried in ABMC overseas cemeteries or listed on its Tablets of the Missing. “We’ve been compiling names for several years,” ABMC spokesman Mike Conley said. “We’ve made the registry available now, prior to the memorial’s dedication, to encourage more enrollments. We’ve only scratched the surface of the database potential.” There is no charge to place a name in the registry. Individuals can enroll through the Web site or by calling the memorial’s tollfree number at 1-800-639-4WW2. The registry will be accessible at the memorial site on the National Mall when the memorial is opened to the public. The World War II Memorial is under construction and on schedule for the official dedication ceremony set for Saturday, May 29, 2004. The Memorial Day weekend celebration will culminate an 11-year effort to honor America’s World War II generation. Congress authorized the memorial in 1993. The Smithsonian Institution, the Washington National Cathedral and Armed Forces ceremonial and musical units will participate in the four-day Tribute to a Generation dedication celebration that will run from May 27-30, 2004. Dedication details are available through the memorial Web site and toll-free number. Along with the World War II Memorial in Washington, there’s now an online database of those who served in uniform and at home during that conflict. Please send your announcements & photos to: OGDEN VALLEY NEWS P O BOX 130 EDEN UT 84310 Announcements are placed free of charge. Your Home Sold in Under 90 Days or I Pay You $1,000 GUARANTEED! Call NOW 940-4040 Dick Payne FIND OUT WHAT YOUR HOME IS WORTH FREE Market Analysis Certain restrictions apply. Call for details. |