Show 1 Melvin Richens celebrates birthday Melvina Melvin Richens a former Vernal resident was honored at an open house home and dinner to celebrate her birthday birthday birthday bir bir- January 25 in Roy noy A large number of relatives and friends attended attended at at- attended tended the celebration Mrs lichens was born Jan 25 1898 In Heber City a daughter r of George and Elizabeth Brady Drady Thom Thompson on In 1915 she married Vern and the marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake take Temple They resl resided P. P in Vernal Mr Richens died InVernal in inVernal inVernal Vernal in 1946 in a trench cave In Mrs Richens moved to Salt Lake City in 1959 so she could do Temple work When the Ogden Temple was completed completed com she moved to Ogden where part of oC her family resides She has been active in the Church where she served as a Sunday School teacher and anda a Relief Society visiting teacher for 60 years ears a position she still holds OK OF TIER 15 children she has six sons and six daughters living They are Bud Melvin Clifton Harold Grant Merlin Mrs Nephi Hazel maze Atwood Mrs Lynn Barbara Darbara Jenkins all of Vernal Mrs Delbert Nila Geddes Carol Ebling Mrs Ira Stella Searle and Mrs Paul Violet Neal of Ogden Mrs Richens has 47 grandchildren 60 great grandchildren and six great great- i t JV k e 4 4 y I w MELVINA RICH RICHENS ENS great grandchildren Attending the celebration from Crom Vernal were Mr and Mrs Grant Richens and children Kristi Krist and Lance Mr and Mrs Nephi Atwood and her brother Walter Thompson |