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Show " - -L r ' i r, i " 1 ! ' j- : - : j Nancy Ella Watkins Open house for 86th birthday Nancy Ella Watkins will celebrate her 86th birthday at an open house to be held in the Davis Ward Chapel Relief Society room Friday, April 29 from 5 to 8 p.m. Ella was born May 4, 1897 in Marian-na, Marian-na, Fla., to Charles Hinsan and Martha Jane Ayers Peacock. She was raised in Florida. On March 10, 1934 she married Edward Watkins Jr. and came to Vernal where she has made her home in the Davis area. Her husband died Aug. 3, 1965. Mrs. Watkins has one son, Gene Edwin Watkins, who has six children. She has three great-grandchildren, one step-son and seven step-grandchildren. Ella is an active member of the LDS Church and has held many positions in it. She keeps busy making quilt tops, specializing in the Texas Star. |