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Show f k A i trViiiuf' ' w vVtf i The Centerville Historical Society has identified many of the children in this picture of the Centerville i Second LDS Ward but are still trying to identify others who were perhaps boys from the Lund Boys Home. Some of these children are still living in Centerville. Centerville Second LDS Ward remembered by history buffs By CHERIEHUBER CENTERVILLE The March Centerville Historical Society meeting attracted a large crowd eager to remember life in the original Centerville Second Ward. On display were many drawings of old Centerville Second Ward members by Vestil Harrison and other interesting articles from the past. Guest speakers at the Centerville Second Ward reunion were Becky and Seymour Rigby. Becky Rigby pointed out that the Centerville Se- or "uncle," whether they were related or not. She told the group that she remembered re-membered that Mr. Streeper had a store with caskets and a hearse. After school the girls would stop at the store and, if no one was around, one would lie in a casket while the others filed past. "It was great fun until Mr. Streeper found out," she said. Aunt Alice Cheney was remembered re-membered for her cookies with pink frosting which she served with hot chocolate after sleigh rides. At ward reunions Lee Cheney and Sgt. minutes were all written by Aunt Kate Chase. Seymour Rigby told an interesting inter-esting story about his grandfather, William Rigby. His grandfather was sent back to Nebraska. On the return trip, he missed his cache of food. The Indians fed him. In gratitude, he planted an orchard, and every year the Indians came and gathered and dried the fruit for their winter use. Speaking of the old ward members, Rigby said, "They lived for one another and helped one another. an-other. Let's all do that today." Vestil Harrison recalled that when the first ward chapel was built, people were not enthusiastic, so Nathan Cheney got his , own equipment and workers and started hauling rock for the chapel. When the others saw that he was going to do it with or without their aid, they pitched in too. He also told the story of the basketball season rivalry between Sterling Rollins and his father Joe. During the season they screamed at each other from both sides of the court as the First and Second Wards played. At the end of the season the lather and son would make up with each other. This meeting, as all Centerville Historical Society meetings, has been recorded on video and is available for research. On April 3, Alice Moncur of Bountiful will present material on Joel Ricks, Centerville pioneer. |
