| Show Choir Concert Beckons Sanpete Residents The Ensign Ward Choir will willbe willbe be featured In a benefit concert concert concert con con- cert to be t- t held ld on Saturday December in the MantI South SouthWard Ward according to the South Sanpete Stake Presidency The concert a a benefit forthe for forthe forthe the Mormon Miracle pageant pageant pageant will wUl feature Macksene Rux of Salt Lake City who will narrate narrate narrate nar nar- rate a Christmas Cantata en entitled entitled entitled en- en titled The Light of the World which was written by Mrs Rux flux The first part of the program will wUl offer a variety of music Filling the assignments of director and soloist is Dr Merrill Merrill Mer Mer- rill L L. L Wilson Salt Lake City surgeon and cancer specialist He was born and raised on ona ona ona a Wyoming farm and was number number number num num- ber 15 in a family of 16 chil chil- dren After three years of pre- pre medical studies at the University University University sity of Utah he filled an mission to Germany He then graduated from the University of Wyoming He studied at the University of Colorado Medical School where he obtained his MD M.D. de de- de gree He Interned at the Salt Lake Hospital followed by three years of surgical residency residency residency resi resi- dency at that Institution He continued continued continued con con- his surgical training at atthe atthe atthe the Memorial Slown-Kettering Slown Cancer r Institute In New York City for 3 31 2 2 1 years He Is presently president of the Utah Division of the American American American Am Am- Cancer Society chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the Tumor Committee at the Hospital of the American Board of Surgery Surgery Surgery Sur Sur- gery Fellow of the International College of Surgeons and member member member mem mem- ber of the Salt Lake Surgical Society He a and his wife who is also a soloist with the choir are both members of the Tabernacle Tabernacle Taber Taber- nacle Choir and the parents of six children LaRae Egbert Wilson wife of Dr Wilson a soloist with the choir was born In Rexburg Rexburg Rexburg Rex- Rex burg Idaho and grew up in Teton Valley Idaho She graduated graduated graduated grad grad- from Ricks College in Rexburg with a BS degree in music aiu an elementary ting tion t b piano and or or or- gan at Ricks with Mrs Ruth Barrus Mrs Wilson taught second grade In Denver public schools to put her husband Dr Merrill Wilson through his senior year in medical school at the Colo rado The Wilsons have one year old son and five daugh daughters ranging in age from 20 months to 11 years A former student of Dr Alexander Alexander Alex Alex- ander Schreiner Mrs Wilson is assistant organist to the Ensign Ward Choir and Is presently presently presently pres pres- a member of the Tab Tab- Choir and a student of Richard P P. P Condie Condle She has taught piano piano lessons and foi fo 12 years was an officer and teacher of music in the Primary Primary Primary mary Association The role of guest soloist has been assigned to Wallace L L. L McCloy a native of Rupert Idaho He attended Utah State University and Brigham Young University He received a aBA BA degree in music from the BYU In 1965 During his college years he was soloist In a number number number num num- ber of concerts Including such works as Messiah Elijah Elijah Elijah Eli jah Requiem of Dvorak and Mozart along with many others He sang Messiah in Price in performances of two years Including last year He Is currently currently currently cur cur- a member of the Tabernacle Tabernacle Tabernacle Tab Tab- Choir and is employed In the accounting department of Management Systems Inc in Salt Lake City Another soloist with the choir Wilma Smith Livsey was raised In Idaho She was the sixth child in a family of eight having three brothers and four sisters She attended Ricks College College College Col Col- lege where she studied music as well as other activities She also enjoys sports Upon graduation from Ricks College in nursing she came to Salt Lake City to seek employment employment em em- at the Hospital where she has been the past 7 71 2 2 1 years She is also a member member mem mem- ber her of the Tabernacle Choir in Salt Lake She sang with the Madrigals at the University University University sity of Utah where she graduated graduated graduated grad grad- and received her bach bach- elors in nursing She Is married to Herbert Carl Livsey and they are the parents of one daughter Rowe Hill Hlll spent most of her younger years as a aresi- aresi resident resident resi resi- dent of Manti While a student at the high school she won many honors for her and musical talents She Is a daughter of Glen and Maggie Rowe Her father was an English teacher at the MantI High School Mrs Hill now teaches school In Logan I I r rr t r I ti t- t p- p w. I 4 4 6 j DR MERRILL L. L WILSON LA RAE E E. E WITS WILSON ON WALLACE L L. L McCLOY WILMA SMITH ROWE ROWE HILL J |
