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Show H. M. Wallace Sr. Honored On 82nd Birthday Anniversary By His Family TOQUERVILLE, Utah. A family dinner was given in honor of H. M. Wallace Sr., Sunday, March 2, at his home in Toquerville, the occasion being his eighty-second birthday anniversary. Those giving giv-ing the dinner were his daughters Mrs. Jennie Dean and Mrs. Pearl Glazier and his daughters-in-law Mrs. H. M. Wallace Jr., and Mrs. John L. Wallace. Beside these giving the dinner there were present Mrs. C. C. Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. Emerald Stout, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mc-Arthur Mc-Arthur and a number of younger grand children, his son from St. George. Two daughters were not able to be present, Mrs. LaPrele Perkins of Spanish Fork and Mrs. Carrie Liming of Reno. It was a turkey dinner with ice cream and cake as dessert. Mr. Wallace is the oldest living man of Toquerville and is highly esteemed by his family and his many friends. He was born February Feb-ruary 27, 1859, at Spanish Fork. Grandfather John L. Butler was the first bishop of Spanish Fork and he was also a body guard of the Prophet Joseph Smith. Together To-gether with his mother and stepfather, step-father, Amos Thornton he moved to Pinto, Utah, where he lived until 1882. Mr. Wallace was married to Miss Jane Stapley, one of the early telegraph operators in 1882. They were married in the St. George Temple. After his marriage mar-riage he moved to Toquerville where he has since resided, with the exception of five years spent in San Bernardino, California. Mrs. Wallace died in 1913 and he has lived with his children since. Mr. Wallace was a farmer and stock grower and was active in a number of the early pioneering projects in this part of the state. !He still loves to be on the farm or range with his boys. He can read without the use of glasses and enjoys good health. He has seven children living, also 27 grand children and 17 great grandchildren. |