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Show Volume XV Issue II The Ogden Valley news Page January 1, 2008 Announcements Obituaries BURTON cont. from page 6 and together they raised five children. They were later divorced. In 1999 Gene married LuDean Morrison. They had a great marriage—dances with many special friends; winters in Yuma, Arizona; and many trips—from Canada to Mexico, Joseph Burton from the Pacific to the Atlantic, Hawaii and Alaska. When Gene was two years old his father died so he started working at a very young age to help support their family. He was an insurance agent with Prudential Insurance for many years and was also employed with Big D Construction. He enjoyed snowmobiling and spent many good times hunting and fishing with his sons. He served in the United States Navy, was an active member of the LDS Church, and also a member of NARFE. He is survived by his wife, LuDean; his children Cathy Juroshek, Ogden; Richard (Jan) Burton, Ogden; Michael (Kari) Burton, Paradise; Deborah (Kraig) Drake, Ogden; Nancy Burton, Ogden; LuDean’s daughters, Annette Andonian, Fresno, CA; Jody (Steve) Sniggs, Ogden; Sharon Seifert, West Point; eight grandchildren, ten greatgrandchildren; and one half-brother, A.W. Burton, Sugar City, ID. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, and sisters. Funeral services were held Tuesday, December 18 at Lindquist’s Ogden Mortuary, 3408 Washington Blvd., Ogden. Interment, Huntsville Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Alzheimer’s Association, 855 E. 4800 S., Ste. 100, SLC, UT 84107; Huntsman Cancer Center, 2000 Circle of Hope, SLC, UT 84112; or the charity of your choice. Email condolences to the family at <www.lindquistmortuary.com> Virginia M. Rounkles Family History Library Offers Free Classes on FamilySearch Indexing FamilySearch Indexing is an exciting and easy to use online program for indexing genealogical records and making them available to the public at no charge. Anyone with a computer and access to the Internet can index records. The Family History Library offers classes on how to do indexing. The next classes will be held on two Fridays, January 18 and January 25, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. In addition, a series of classes will be taught on Saturday, January 12, 2008. The series includes: • How to Do Indexing • Arbitrating FamilySearch Indexing Batches • Indexing Administration The series of classes run from 9:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. All classes are hands-on and are held in the library’s main floor computer lab. To view the class schedules online, go to <www.familysearch.org> The library is located to the west of Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City. Parking is available for a fee at the northwest corner of West Temple and North Temple streets. To register for these free classes, send an email to FHLClassReg@ldschurch.org or call 801-240-4950. incident to age. She was born January 11, 1923 in Ogden, a daughter of Sias William and Mayme Gregg Parsons. Virginia married Wendell D. Rounkles on April 29, 1945 in Bremerton, Family History Library and Major Regional Family History Washington. Their Center Patrons to Receive Free Ancestry.com Access vows were later solVirginia Rounkles emnized in the Salt Salt Lake City—FamilySearch and The other family history centers in the future. FamilySearch patrons at the designated Lake LDS Temple. Generations Network, Inc., parent company Wendell preceded her in death on October of Ancestry.com, announced in December facilities will have access to Ancestry.com’s 2007 an agreement that provides free access completely indexed U.S. Federal Census 7, 2006. She was raised and educated in Ogden of Ancestry.com to patrons of the Family Collection, 1790-1930, and more than 100 History Library in Salt Lake City and the million names in passenger lists from 1820graduating from Ogden High School. Virginia was a member of The Church 13 largest regional family history centers. 1960, among other U.S. and international With this new agreement, full access will record collections. Throughout the past year, of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where she served in the Relief Society. She also be provided to more than 24,000 Ancestry. Ancestry.com has added indexes to Scotland served as President of the Union Pacific com databases and titles, and 5 billion names censuses from 1841-1901, created the largin family history records. In addition to the est online collection of military and African Railroad Ladies’ Auxiliary. She enjoyed golfing and bowling. Family History Library, the following 13 American records, and reached more than 4 Virginia loved knitting and crocheting regional family history centers have been million user-submitted family trees. Free access is also available at Brigham afghans and sweaters for her family. She licensed to receive access to Ancestry.com: Young University Provo, Idaho, and Hawaii • Mesa, Arizona was an avid oil painter and won many Blue campuses, and LDS Business College • Los Angeles, California Ribbons at county fairs. patrons through a separate agreement with • Oakland, California Surviving are five sons: Dee (Ellen), The Generations Network. • Orange, California Larry (Sue), Keith (Belinda), Kent “FamilySearch’s Family History Library • Sacramento, California (Jeannette), and Dale (Celeste); 12 grandin Salt Lake City is one of the most • San Diego, California children and 14 great-grandchildren. Also important physical centers for family his• Idaho Falls, Idaho surviving is her brother Gary Parsons. tory research in the world, and we are • Pocatello, Idaho Virginia was preceded in death by her happy that patrons to the Library and • Las Vegas, Nevada parents; one son, Gregg Rounkles; one these major regional centers will have • Logan, Utah brother, Bill Parsons; and one great-grandaccess to Ancestry.com,” said Tim Sullivan, • Ogden, Utah child, Samuel Dean May. President and CEO of The Generations • St. George, Utah The family would like to thank Virginia’s Network, Inc., parent company of Ancestry. • Hyde Park, London, England many friends and caregivers from Harrison Regent Retirement Residence, Emeritus “We’re excited for our patrons to receive com. “We’ve enjoyed a ten-year working Estates, and Legacy Health Care. In the online access to an expanded collection relationship with FamilySearch, and we spirit of giving, the family requests that in of family history records on Ancestry. look forward to continued collaboration on lieu of flowers, donations be made to the com,” said Don Anderson, director of a number of family history projects.” charity of your choice. FamilySearch Support. “Ancestry.com’s About Ancestry.com (visit www.ancestry.com) With 24,000 searchable databases and Funeral services were held Saturday, indexes and digital images of census, immiDecember 22 at Lindquist’s Ogden gration, vital, military and other records, titles and more than 2.5 million active Mortuary, 3408 Washington Blvd., Ogden, combined with the excellent resources of users, Ancestry.com is the number one Utah. FamilySearch, will increase the likelihood online source for family history informaInterment, Ogden City Cemetery. of success for patrons researching their tion. Since its launch in 1997, Ancestry. Email condolences to the family at family history.” The Generations Network com has been the premier resource for fam<www.lindquistmortuary.com> ANCESTRY cont. on page 10 and FamilySearch hope to expand access to Deceased Virginia May Rounkles, 84, died Sunday, LeNetha B. Pierce, 85, died December 6, December 16, 2007 in Ogden of causes 2007. |