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Show Hanksville News Notes... By Barbara Ekker Ethel Sophia Wells Noyes, 85, one of Hanksville's senior citizens and its oldest former resident, passed away Sunday in the Sevier Valley Hospital in Richfield following a stroke at the home of her sister, Irene, in Manti. She has been residing in Richfield with a niece whom she had raised from childhood, Mrs. Laura Johns, and three children since selling her property in Hanksville a few years ago. Ethel was born in 1892 in Desert Lake, Emery County, Utah to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wells. She was from a family of 12 children. In October of 1911 she married William Frank Noyes and they worked together for the Frank and Ellis Crystal Sheep Company. Later Frank mined coal at Spring Canyon and Kenil-worth, Kenil-worth, eventually returning to his love for the outdoors when he worked for the J.A. Austin Ranch. The Noyes' lived in Victor, Utah until 1938 when they moved to Hanksville where they joined Frank's brother, Hyrum and Ethel's sister, Nettie, who had moved here earlier and were raising a family. Frank had the U.S. Government mail contract from Hanksville to Torrey shortly after his arrival and continued in this position for four years. Then he began work for Hugh King on his Cat Ranch in the Henry Mountains. Ethel was always at his side as help-mate. Ethel and Frank were both active LDS members. She served 15 years as president of the Relief Society-eleven years in the Hanksville Ward and four years in Victor. She served many years also in other church auxiliary offices. She also served the community commun-ity as a judge during elections and as a registration agent. Ethel fell and broke her pelvis in June, 1959 and was bedfast for several months, but this didn't slow down her active pace as she made quilts, crocheted lace, and did other fancy work from her bed. She and Frank were never blessed with children of their own, but raised numerous nieces and nephews, Indian children and supported missionaries mis-sionaries in the field. Ethel and Frank celebrated their 50th anniversary in 1961 and he passed away in 1968. Frank was so proud to show off a watch fob she'd given him when they were wed. It had been braided from her own hair. Ethel also baked her own wedding cake and made her own gown, which she still owned. Funeral services were held Thursday at the Hanksville Chapel for her and were conducted by her nephew. Elder Kenneth Noyes. Others participating in the services were: family prayer, Thomas Noyes (brother); prelude pre-lude and postlude music by Viola Sanderson (niece); Nathan Na-than Noyes (nephew), invocation; invoca-tion; "Lord's Prayer" by the Hanksville Relief Society Chorus; Cho-rus; Ethel's life history given by Val Sanderson; former Bishop La Naie AJbrecht, speaker; musical selection of piano medleys, Jerry Wells (nephew); Bishop William W. Wells (nephew), speaker: musical mu-sical selection, Naloni Noyes (grand niece); remarks by Elder El-der Kenneth Noyes; "Abide With Me" by Relief Society Chorus; Del win Wells, benediction; bene-diction; dedication of the grave by Ira Wells, brother. Pallbearers were Ernest and Franklin John, Ronnie, Garth, and Neldon Noyes; and Dick Wells. Honorary Pallbearers were Don, Maurice, Daniel, Nephi. and Bryan Noyes; Dale and Clinton Sanderson. Burial was in the Hanksville ceme-tary ceme-tary under the direction of Nral Magleby and Sons Mortuary, Mor-tuary, Rictifield. Mrs. Noyes Is survived by sisters. Annetta Noyes, Salt Lake City: and Mrs. Irene Sanderson. Manti; and brothers, broth-ers, Ira Wells of Salt Lake City and Thomas Wells of Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Thurston, Thurs-ton, Janie and Shawn Ekker, attended the 80th birthday celebration given Saturday in Delta. Colorado to honor Arthur's Ar-thur's 80 year old grandmother, grand-mother, Eva Every. They visited with Gaye's parents, the Arthur Ekkers in Grand Junction before returning to their home. The Hanksville Sportsmen's Sports-men's Club held a Shoot on Saturday morning with prir.es awarded to the best marksmen. marks-men. Steak dinner was served at noon under the direction of torn Martin, Kerry Bruce Ekker, Ray Lyman, and Steven Stev-en Hatch, officers. The Hanksville Boy Scout Troop 588 will host the Court of Honor Tuesday, Oct. 11. at 7:30 in the Ward Recreation Hall. Refreshments will be served by Scout mothers and everyone is invited to attend. Hanksville Scouts receive points for all adults present. Troop Leader is Tomas Campbell, Camp-bell, and Scouts include Todd and Douglas Stewart, George Jackson, John and Kyle Johnson, John-son, Craig Campbell, Justin Ekker. Darwin & Gaye Pace Brown are the parents of a 9 lb. 12 oz. son who arrived Oct. 3rd at the Richfield Hospital. He will be named Jody. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Barlow Pace, Mr. and Mrs. Antone Brown, Loa; great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Vera Ernsten, and Mrs. Maude Pace. Mrs. Maude Baker El-dredge, El-dredge, Craig, Colo., is recuperating recup-erating from cateract surgery in the Boulder Memorial Hospital Hos-pital in Boulder, Colorado. Maude is 93 years old and the owner of the Townee Motel in Craig, but her soon-to-be-released book on her parents homesteading of that portion of Colorado contains a chapter about Butch Cassidy. Cassidy was a "ranch hand" for her father, Charles Baker, and taught Maude at the age of eight how to ride a horse. Maude and Lula Parker Bet-enson, Bet-enson, Butch's 93-year-old sister sis-ter are close friends. Mr. and Mrs. Darys Ekker and Mr. and Mrs. Wels Mul-ford Mul-ford spent last week in Las Vegas visiting Iva Mae and Sherrill Hickman, former area residents. They enjoyed an Eddy Arnold show at the Sahara Club. Mrs. Bessie Stewart and son, Bret, are visiting this week in Salt Lake with her sister, Mrs. Darwin (Dorothy) Turner where her husband is recuperating from a heart attack. The Turners make their home in Venice and Darwin was rushed to Richfield Rich-field and flown to Salt Lake for emergency treatment. Bessie's mother, Mrs. Rulan (Martha) Hunt, and sister, Lois Brinkerhoff, also are in Salt Lake and staying with another daughter, Bonnie Parsons. ed home from the Hospital after a serious with his horse during tK. ' H hunt in Sheep VaUe - suffered broken ribs and niT c erous lacerations and bruis ';-He Mrs. Neva Fay Brenda Albrecht hosted "turquoise party" Wew' night at the Pace home wW . Barbara Potter from BlandC v ' showed her "wares" and nu4 numerous sales. f Mr. and Mrs. Horace Ekie, will celebrate their forty-se,. 0 ond wedding anniversary rw :lN is. 7 Si Sybil Ekker and Mrs. Dtb-bie Dtb-bie Peterson attended the ;' Pace turqoise party from Hit Marina, where they are em- '.,-ployed. '.,-ployed. ' ; X Clem and Clara Johnson here this week from thtir home in Provo visiting hi, -sisters, Mrs. Merintha John- ' son and family and Mrs. Niru Robison and family as well u many of the Ekkers. CUra', mother was the late Marthi Ekker McDougalL Ms. Phyllis Blackburn ud'fc three children are spendiig 5 the UEA holiday with her parents, the Riter Ekkerj " from her home in Salt Liie. a Don Ekker is also here from if Granger and is mining with his brother and father. ' , |