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Show 7 Page 4 XTi WfJ T..1.. 1 A lOQO limes JNeWSpaper wcuucauaji.juiy n, 177 I t V . ' V- .vfvI:C'' ' i HOMER LEE (DUKE) ADAMS Homer Lee (Duke) Adams, born May 21, 1924 in Riverside, Idaho died July 10, 1999 at East Lake Care Center Cen-ter to Provo, Utah. His battle with Parkinsons Disease was a many year endurance. He was the son of Ellen Melissa Homer and Maurice Willard Adams. He married Beverly Powell September 25, 1947 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He grew up on a farm in southwestern southwest-ern Idaho. He joined the Navy and became a Radio Operator serving in the South Pacific. When World War II ended he finished his schooling at Brigham Young University receiving his Bachelor of Science degree. He taught high school for two years before be-fore going to Washington D.C. to become be-come an FBI Agent. After solving many a case in Iowa and Michigan he decided to become a Ford Executive. He worked in Pennsylvania and California Cali-fornia before retiring on disability. His survivors include his wife Beverly Powell, three sons; Michael (Carol) of Bountiful, Jeffrey (Linda Ann) of California, Gregory (Janice) of Provo, and two daughters; Rebecca (Tom) of California, Kim Leila of California, Cali-fornia, 9 grandsons, 7 granddaughters and five great-grandchildren. Sisters; Loa Lamson (West Valley), Thelma Wolfley (Riverside, Idaho), Ellen Mae McClellan (Ohio), Vesa Cozzens Powell (Wyoming), and DeAnn Hammond (Florida). Brothers: Duane, Bill, Bob all of (Black Foot, Idaho), and Bruce (Idaho Falls, Idaho). A big thank you to Vicki at East Lake and her excellent staff: and to Val and her staff, they are great. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 14, 1999, at 12:00 noon in the Edgemont Ward Chapel, 3500 North 180 East, Provo, Utah. A viewing will be held Tuesday evening July 13, 1999 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary, 495 South State St. Orem, Utah and also Wednesday Wednes-day from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. at the . ward chapel. Interment will be in the Eastlawn Memorial Hills Cemetery. Military rites performed by VFW District Dis-trict 4. PkhMeUp Taking a wheelchair or bed-bound patient or family member to a medical destination can be next to impossible. v- We can help!! Now PickMeUp is a perfect alternative for everybody's transportation needs. PickMeUp, a medical transport service, is now available to answer all of your tstsn n Ain : transportation questions and ZSSJ" I l-vJ provide the help you need. We Accept Medicaid Patrons MARION MITCHELL KIRBY Beloved wife, mother and grandmother grand-mother Marion Mitchell Kirby, 72, of Orem, Utah returned to her Heavenly Father Sunday, July 11, 1999 of causes incidental to age. She passed away peacefully in the arms of those who loved her dearly in this life and entrust en-trust her sweet spirit to those who have waited to embrace her in the next. Born November 15, 1926 in Spanish Span-ish Fork, Utah, to Elsie and Clyde Mitchell, she graduated from Provo High and LDS Business College. She was employed at KSL for several years as the Radio Broadcast Script Typist. She married Andrew Johnston Kirby on July 25, 1952 in Provo, Utah, they were later sealed in the Los Angeles An-geles Temple. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and actively served, in many callings throughout her life including; Primary President, Den Leader, Relief Society President, and Spiritual Living Teacher. She served an LDS Mission with her husband from 1982-83 in the Denver Colorado Mission, working with the Vietnamese. The calling she loved most was that of being wife and mother. She adored her husband -and worked along side him, while he likewise cherished and served her tenderly throughout their life together. She loved being with her children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren, great-grandchildren, and took great joy in laboring to see that they walked in righteousness, that not one of hers should be lost. . She is survived by her husband Andrew; children: Andy (Sabrina) Kirby of West Jordan; Laurie Leue'; Launi Anderson both of Orem; and Mayre Anderson of Wisconsin; grandchildren: grand-children: Steve, Shannon, Alyssa, Jared, Jesse (Amy), Emily, Tracy, Phillip, Molly Ann, Tim, April, Lyndi, Jillian, Dane, Rhen, and Molly; 2 great-grandchildren Ian and Eli. She was preceded in death by her parents and only brother. Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 15, 1999 at 11:00 a.m. in the Windsor Stake Chapel, 60 East 1600 North Orem. Friends may call at Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary, 495 South State St. Orem, Wednesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m., and from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. at the church building. build-ing. Interment will be in the Orem City Cemetery. ' TIPS WewaritHiftscooDDon whafs happening m CallAi News Hps: 225-1340 spor JOSEPH ALAN NELSON jt Our beloved husband, father and 7 grandfather, Joseph Alan Nelson, age 67, passed away July 8 after a coura-j geous illness with lymphoma. He was , born November 20, 1931 in Tooele, " Utah to George E. and Alice Smith . Nelson. Married Marjorie Allen Sep- ' tember 9, 1953 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He grew up in Tooele where he attended at-tended Tooele High School. He was active in numerous school activities including basketball and tennis. He graduated with a Bachelors Degree from Brigham Young University and a Masters Degree in Business Administration Admin-istration from New York University. In 1956, he began his career with J.C. Penny Company working in Salt Lake City and later in Grand Junction, Junc-tion, Colorado Springs, Kansas City, and Topeka, Kansas. He received his first store as manager in Manhattan, Kansas. He became District Manager in Kansas City and later transferred to Salt Lake City. He retired as Manager Man-ager of the Orem University Mall store in 1990. He was active in the LDS Church and was an example to all on how to give Christ-like service. He had a great love for the missionary program. His love began while serving as a missionary mission-ary in the Southern States Mission and continued when he served as Branch and District President at the Provo Missionary Training Center. He served as Mission President in the California Santa Rosa Mission. He also devoted his time as a Bishop, High ; Councilor, Stake President and temple worker in the Mount Timpanogos Temple. He had a great desire to be active in community development He served as a board member of the Central Utah Intermountain Health Care Foundation and the Orem City Eco- nomic Development Council. He was president of the Provo-Orem Cham-, Cham-, ber of Commerce, Board Chairman of the Central Utah United Way and was currently Mayor of Orem City, where he will be greatly missed. His family brought great happiness into his life and he enjoyed watching their accomplishments. He developed lasting friendships with everyone he came in contact with and changed the course of life for many. He is survived by his loving wife, Marjorie; children Joseph Allen (Janet) Nelson, Orem, Utah; Robert (Kathy) Nelson, Washington, D.C; David (Becky) Nelson, fbrmington, Utah; LuJean (Craig) Christensen, Kaysville, Utah; Shauna (Dan) Davis, , Cedar Hills, Utah; 22 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren, and Stepmother Step-mother Marine Nelson, Tooele, Utah; brother and sister George Ed (Sandra) Nelson, Lindon, Utah and Lynda' (MeMn) Mills, Bountiful, Utah. Pre ceded in death by his parents and his brother Jaren Nelson. Funeral services were held Monday, Mon-day, July 12, 1999 in the Canyon View Stake Center, 575 East 800 North, Orem. Friends called at the Walker Sanderson Funeral Home, 646 East 800 North, Sunday evening and at the Stake Center on Monday prior to service. ser-vice. Burial was in the Orem City Cemetery. Wtbtter't Dictionary was . Marvin Stratton did an excellent named for Noah Webster, an job of organizing the day's activi-American activi-American lexicographer, author (ties, which included socializing and teacher. He published his. oyer lunch at the Chuck-A-Rama first dictionary In 1806, and the y fcuffet in Orem and a visit to the two volume American DMtaury t0niiL Historical Museum at the otttwEngllMhlMnguagtlnmB. SCERA Theatre. The Troth AM nearing Aids And Hearine Loss. Don't Be Fooled. fttt Jlrsrt apcsss with you rang vd. Secrets est toe hearing iMustrydoesaiwantyouto b Ikw to svxjid paying $6,000 for your hearing aids. To have ex m report caiea to you at no cost, tin icu-roee -71M537. ?i- 24 Hr Reconlgd Message NORVEL M. ; ANDERSON , Norvel M. Anderson was born on November 27, 1914, in Oak City, Utah. He was the tenth child of seven boys and four girls, son to Jens C. Anderson Ander-son and Caddie Nielsen. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 1940 then taught high school in the Richfield area. He married Merl Rassmussen Rolfe in the Salt Lake Temple June 11, 1941. They had five children: Val Rolfe Anderson (Ontario, California), Vance Norvel Anderson (Pleasanton, California, married Carta), Tonja Lee Anderson Billings (Gallatin, Missouri, married Roger), , Charles Jens Anderson (Orem, Utah, married Tamara), and Shawn Chadrick Anderson (Provo, Utah, , married Linda), who gave them 23 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. grandchil-dren. He is also survived by three brothers; broth-ers; Elbert H. Anderson (SLC), Christian Chris-tian J. Anderson (Oak City), and H. Doyle Anderson (Provo). He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He has held many positions, including Bishopric, Seventy Group Leader, High Priest Group Leader, for his church. Norvel retired from working as an electrician at the Geneva Steel Plant in 1979, he had worked there for over thirty-seven years. He went on a mission with his wife to Papua New Guinea for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He was also an ordinance worker with his wife at the Provo Temple for ten years. Funeral services were Saturday July 10, 1999 at 11:00 a.m. in the Grandview 11th Ward Chapel, 950 West 2150 North, Provo. Friends called Friday at the Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary, 495 South State St in Orem and also Saturday at the Grandview Chapel. Interment was in the Provo City Cemetery. 1 mH W. V iM'.' V i ' . " H Jul I I ;iVv' hjs" sJVv , ;l .-: v-di V .tf Front row (L-R): Mae Adams Peterson, Hortense Clinger Earl, Anna Duffin Millet, Ruby McCarthy Roberts, Lapriel Kochherhans Louder, Ruth Hanfeen Watkins, Yvonne Holt Brockbank. Second row: Marvin Stratton, Milo Madsen, Maurene Nesbit Burningham, Donna Davis Erikpatrick, Kleva Fountin, Ruth Ekins Elliott. Back Row: Spencer Hunn, Glenn Healy, Audra Day Hooley, Lowell Christensen, Arden Rowley, Lynn Brereton, .Marvin Michie, Grant Elliott, Joe Blake. ' f. N ' " " . . off D 0 T ? :0n Wednesday, July 7, 1999, graduates of the 1937 senior ' class of Lincoln High School met for its 62nd High School Reunion. need to know before you buy a World War II triggered the construction of the Geneva Steel Plant on the shores of Utah Lake, which in turn, stimulated the population influx and economic development in the City of Orem that continues to the present day. ; During the war, the Orem City Park became a trailer park for construction workers on the plant, which produced its first steel plates in March, 1944. Sagebrush to a City of the Third-Class, upon petition of the Orem Town Board. This action made B.M. Jolley Orem's first mayor, and the Trustees became City Council members. Meanwhile, the construction of the SCERA Theater and community auditorium was underway.. It was to be used, not only for showing motion pictures, but for church gatherings, conventions, lyceums and civic meetings. In less than 18 months the SCERA celebrated its completion on Labor Day, September 1, 1941, with the showing of The Shepherd of the Hills, starring John Wayne. In less than four months America was at war, and the SCERA Theater became Orem's community center for the next four years. Some time In the early Thirties representatives of the United States Government visited Utah with the object of identifying a prime location for a steel manufacturing plant. Central Utah was setin as the prime1 location, and the selection " Was filed awayin Washington, D.C. for future reference. gattEuGirG ffoir ffGnnnafioini The first class at Lincoln High ' School had eight students. By' 1937, that number had grown to 87 students. It was the 16th class to graduate from Lincoln High. Karl Banks was the principal in 1937 and the senior class offic- ers were Stanley Farley, President, Presi-dent, Kleva Fountin, Vice President Presi-dent and Phyllis Farley, Secretary. Secre-tary. , -: ;.-." Thirty-four total classes graduated gradu-ated from Lincoln High School, the last one coming in 1955. The school building is no longer standing, but it was located on 800 South, where Lincoln Square is now. v V When asked about a significant signifi-cant memory of their senior year, Marvin Stratton said they were -ljust an average class, doing av steel (frontpage) With the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese on December 7, 1941, and the entry of the United States into World War II, the construction of the Utah steel plant immediately became a top priority with the government. By March, 1942, construction was underway on the new steel plant on the shores of Utah Lake, just west of the Orem City limits. The Orem City Park became a trailer park for construction workers, and by March, 1944, steel plates were being produced by the Columbia-Geneva Steel Division of U.S. Steel. The surge in Orem's population, brought about by the construction and operation of the new steel plant, provided a dramatic economic stimulus for Orem, which has been sustained until the present day. Although the Geneva Steel Plant has experienced some rocky times, over the years, it remains an significant player in the rise of Orem to its contemr&rary state of progress and . development. ' ' '7 t Next Week: Geneva Steel to Silicon City erage things." . That may possibly be an understatement under-statement when you stop to remember re-member that, at that time the nation was just emerging from the depths of the Depression under un-der the leadership of President Roosevelt. : Hortense (Tense) Clinger Earl, who came in from Las Vegas, Nevada, was recognized as having hav-ing traveled the furthest to come to the reunion. On behalf of the Class of 1937, Arden Rowley donated an original origi-nal framed photograph of the graduating class to the Museum for permanent display. Afterwards, Class Valedictorian Valedicto-rian Ruth Watkins, read the speech and poem that she gave at the graduation ceremony. i poor CO |