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Show THE SAN road job. Her next pregnancy was difficult and ended in a late-termiscarriage, after which an teenage parties where the ovarian tumor wa3 discovered girls made baking powder bisand removed. It seemed that cuits and fried chickens that she would have no more chilhad been stolen by the boys. dren, then when her two oldThey played Rook or Old est children were ages 14 and Lady Pitch. Inez concedes 12, she was blessed with a son, that she had good luck with followed three the cards, a skill she may have Clay. Johnny later. During this time, inherited from her father. It years the family moved from Bluff was one of the highlights of to Blanding so Robert and my childhood when Dad could attend high would play Clyda Jl'AN RECORD Wednesday, October 25. 2000 - Page 16 Still selling Avon after 95 years (continued from page 8) River, playing at the swimming hole, candy pulls, watermelon busts, and town picnics and celebrations. She says there was always a patriotic program on Independence Day wherein the children gave orations, carried flags, and sang songs. Inez smiles as she recalls the town Christmas party, held in the hall above the Coop store. Santa bringing a sack of orarges and candy for the children. Afler would take presents from off the decorated tree, calling out An early photo of in Bluff girl, Inez felt Santa cared for her cousin more than herself, because her cousin always received the nicer doll. She remembers what history now refers to as the Bluff Indian War of 1915, and what family notes refer to as some kind of Indian trouble". An arrest warrant for a Jte renegade had been received with bullets and two people died in the process. Until the fugitive and his protectors were apprehended, sol- Inezs marriage ended in divorce in 1957, and she entered home a box of another phase in her life, trycandy as his to support a household winnings," ing three sons. She had a and she recalls. room added onto her home and a commercial dryer ingraduated stalled so that she could do from 8th for her sisters motel. in laundry grade She also began selling Avon Bluff, then beauty products. spent one is a good Stickety-tuity- " homesick word to describe this little school year woman with frugal habits but in Salt Lake a generous spirit. She taught City, boardJunior Sunday School for 27 Inez Conway ing at Beewas the Blanding hive House years and Ward librarian for many First and attendyears. She has enjoyed gar LDS High School. era, Inez worked in the home of relatives, helping out with children and chores. When she was 21, she was working as a cooks helper at a wildcat oil site, where she met and fell in love with Cecil (Connie) Conway, a member of the drilling crew. After their marriage Inez began her symbolic trek across the plains of life. Connie was Inez. L V. Villi good, she reports. My doctor says, You've got the best heart in town - you could live to be 120! I told him, No, thank you. I worry what Ill do when my kids are too old to take care of me." That time may never come - her children are also well He Jens Nielsen would undoubtedly be proud. Stickety-tuity- ". What creature can fly straight up like a helicopter? Hmmm..a hummingbird. mm HRS (Ml ZSlJTi ac- her to church occasionally, but was more likely to be found social- izing with friends. Inez relied a great mother's deal on her table. family as her She also babies began to arrive. Her first son, Rob- snap-- t o Connie & ert, was premature and, as a result, has suffered physical and Inez Conway standing in the doorway one day, confronting the fierce winds and dust laden skies that herald spring in San Juan and murmuring, What is this country coming to?" Still, when the violent wind- storms had passed, and her mother lamented the gritty sand that had found its way through every crack and lay thickly throughout the house, Inez recalls her father mildly commenting, Oh, thats clean dirt". Inez was a shy girl. She once received a new school dress and when she arrived at school she circled the building several times before daring to enter, not willing to draw attention to herself. She didnt care for rowdy boys and would only go to parties if the boys werent invited. Nevertheless (and even now it is not without some guilt), she confesses to having attended ZI0NS MORTGAGE LOAN CUSTOMERS DEAN AND ZI0NS AUTO LOAN CUSTOMER STEVE TRILINGER WITH HIS NEW BIKE HELMET. MARCIA BURKE WITH THEIR NEW CHAIR. $500 $150 REBATE ON MORTGAGE REBATE ON AUTO LOAN' mental problems all of his life. Her second child, Clyda, was born two years later. The next year Inez contracted typhoid fever and while sick, lost her third baby, Jens, prematurely. 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She knows each of her descendants full names and remembers their birthdays with gifts. And its usually a gift from Avon, because Inez is still a representative. Ive really enjoyed Avon," she says. "Its been fun. It's made me lots of friends and helped me make a living." When Inez first began with Avon, about 41 years ago, she was the only representative in Blanding. She had an excellent memory for what her customers liked, and pointed out sales and new products to them. She had all their telephone numbers memorized - twice, as the town went to a new system in the 1970's. She still knows nearly 100 telephone numbers: those of family, friends and customers. Her memory has served her well as progressive macular degeneration has robbed her of her eyesight. She stopped driving at age 90, after which she w alked to her closest customers homes. For the past five years she has had to depend on others to deliver most of the Avon brochures and deliveries. 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