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Show I Home 4th Generation Restores Home and moved it to a secluded part of the property. There they paneled the By SUSAN TANNER HOLMES R.viaw Correspondent walls, added a miniature stove, fridge, it is a playhouse for sink and table the youngest Wilcox children. Not far away is a Tom Sawyer tree fort and tire swing for the boy who will live his fathers fantasies, said Mrs. Wilcox. We will keep as much of the original home that we can, said Mrs. Wilcox. Even the new wing will be of the same style and period as the rest of the home. The original home had two rooms and a pantry. The pantry floor was laid on the ground and was rotting so Wilcox must excavate a crawl space before he can lay a new floor.The plumbing in the one bathreoom began to crumble. Trying to put pipes through was impossible, since they found that the walls were two feet thick and laid with rock. So the pipes will be brought through a new outside wall. Under the home, accessible only through a trap door and at the end of a We got rock tunnel is the dungeon. the Halloween house cleaned out and usable. Spiders can be controlled, said Mrs. Wilcox. The past is hidden in the dungeon grape drying nails are hammered into ceiling beams, and horseshoes FARMINGTON When J. Harlow and Earlene Wilcox purchased his grandfathers 1883 adobe and rock home at 1149 S. 200 E., they knew they would have to do some restoration work. Later on, however, they found they were going to have to rebuild the home from the inside out. Wilcox was the third generation to grow up in the home and for years told his 11 children about the fun he had growing up on the two and a half acre property, He has helped to create the same atmosphere for his children, the fourth generation, and grandchildren, the fifth generation. came The outside grounds fix-ufirst to give refreshment for the soul. You can listen to the birds and enjoy the place, said Mrs. Wilcox. The family has enjoyed the peaceful outside, while putting on a new roof, rebuilding many of the crumbling adobe walls, rewiring the home and putting in a new furnace. One wing of the home will be torn down and rebuilt from the ground up because it is structurally unstable, said Mrs. Wilcox. The Wilcoxs took the old pioneer cook house from the back of the home - p ENJOYING COOL, shady spot parents, grandparents and great-grandpare- said. Mrs. Wilcoxs memory box is filled with treasures found in and around the home. Sometime Ill paint one of the horseshoes and give each child or grandchild one, she said. The family was going to keep track of the cost of doing the restoration work and then decided we didnt want to know," said Mrs. Wilcox. I set time goals. like were going to accomplish this on my anniversary. The fireplace was finished on my, birthday. One of the major problems is knowing how many people will be served for dinner. The Wilcoxs have eight children at home, but with grandchildren and other helpers, it is easy for the family to serve 20 for dinner. The lattice work on the outside of the home was missing some pieces, so Mrs. Wilcox told her son who was a senior in high school that he couldnt graduate until he finished making the have sons-in-la- replacements. He finished, and graduated. The rebuilding of the pioneer home is truly a family project, said Mrs. Wilcox. My ideas need their help to Instructors To Lecture Couple Wed in ROY The Roy Recreation' create a change that will remain with the individual permanently. Complex staff of Slim and Trim Contact the complex at instructors is now available for Ceremony monstrationsto and to make an appointment for a de- -- mini-clas- s 825-976- womens social or resentations ligious groups. These presentations are offered free of charge or obligation to the group and will be scheduled at the came the bride of groups convenience at the comGerald Glade Spaeth plex or any other facility. Consultation on specific diet and nutritional on Thursday. The bridegroom is aspects of weight loss will be adthe son of Mrs. Kay dressed in full. A demonstration of physical acSpaeth and George tivities and programs for toning, Paxton. The ceremony and strength, flexibility and cardioreception were held vascular fitness will be offered. Printed material and one free' Aug. 20, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clint admission to the Slim and Trim program at the complex will be : Spaeth. The maid of honor given to each of the ladies at the was Trina Nuttle and presentation. The Slim and Trim program the matron of honor was Myma Palmer. includes learning to alter eating Scott Frew was the habits, physical activity individualized to suit the student, and best man. The bride is a lots of serious motivation. The goal of the program is to graduate of Clearfield LDS School and High Seminary. She is employed by Globe Sea. The groom is a graduate of Pleasant Grove High School and LDS Seminary. He is in the U.S. Air Force. The newlyweds took a wedding trip to Idaho. Births August 29, 1981 : Girl to Robert and Cheri Reed, 2117 N. Clinton, Utah. Boy to Craig and Lisa Webster, 549 S. Angel St., Kaysville, Utah. Boy to Gordon and Joan Sleeman, 2280 S. 100 W., Clearfield, Utah. Girl to Robert and Joyce Stevenson, 271 W. 2650 N., Layton, Utah. August 31, 1981: Girl to Jay and Kristi Johnson, 1313 Crest-woo- d Drive 1, South Ogden, Utah. 3000 W., September 2, 1981: Boy to Lowell and Pamela Larsen, 3900 S. 2275 W., Roy, Utah. s i home is being restored remodeled by members of the same THIS HISTORIC family that Has lived in it for four tions. genera-an- d Multivitamin and Iron Supplement 4 de- pre- SUNSET The former Miss Debra Lynn Jerue, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eldon P. Jerue of Sunset be- food. . lived in are (from left) Brandon Strong, Anjel Wilcox, Kevin Wilcox, Lynae Strong and Andrea Wilcox. at the home their nts were found when the room was cleaned. From family horses," she Marie Day is in charge of the program and can monstration. answer any questions. The Slim and Trim staff is also available to help groups set up their own fitness program. 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