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Show 'Aunt Ella' to note 89th birthday soon "Now I'm nearing 89, I'll try to laugh and sing anytime. I've never known anything near or far, that could give old age such a helpful jar." This is what Mrs. Ella Reyolds came back with when asked how she was going to celebrate her 89th birthday next Wednesday, January Jan-uary 20. And listening to the things she had to do and the places she must go and had been to give programs, one wondered how she would have time to celebrate her birthday. Just Sunday evening, she was guest speaker at a program pro-gram honoring a long-time friend, Mrs. Margaret Gardner, in a Spanish Fork Ward. Her appropriate verse and philiso-phical philiso-phical comment no doubt gave her the standing invitation to return as in the case wherever she appears. Only a short time ago, she gave the program at an M. Men and Gleaner gathering and they made a request that she return next winter. "This week," she said, "I have already al-ready found some real nice things for that fine group," showing her interest and love of young people. She has been the speaker at funerals and weddings and recently entertained enter-tained at a BYU ward. Her listeners old and young never forget her. "Always look for the best in people and try to make ther happy," is advice which sh seems to follow as she goe from place to place through out the county and state, enter taining all ages. Mrs. Reynolds has alway been active in civic, church an club work. She was born i: Springville, a daughter of Wal ter and Ellen Marie Chit Wheeler and has lived here a her life. Her husband, J. C Reynolds, whom she marrie June 23, 1897, passed away i: 1946. Two of their five sons an daughters are living, Mr; John Y. (Birdella) Bearnsor Springville, and Mrs. V. C (Bess) Mendenhall, Las Vegai There are eight grandchidre and 27 great grandchildren. NiiM mnTrri rernrrB ii wim |
