| Show Celebrates Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary Mr and Mrs Leigh R. R Cropper o of Hinckley will celebrate their fIttie- fIttie tie tie- th anniversary of their marriage on Sunda Sunday Nov 28 from 4 to 1 10 pm p.m. at their home in Hinckley Three hundred invitations have hav been sent out to friends and rela rela- tives Mr and Mrs Cropper were married married mar mar- ried ned fifty years ago in the ManU Mant MantL L L. D. D S. S temple on Nov 23 1893 Mr and Mrs Cropper have both bot been prominent in civic and church affairs all their lives Mrs Cropper was born in Deseret Deseret Des Des- eret near the historic old mud foron fort for fortI forton I on Aug 22 1876 She is the daughter daugh daugh- ter of the late Mary A. A Gibbs and Mahonri M. M Bishop Besides being a mother and housewife she ran a millinery business for fifteen years in Hinckley She worked in the church as president of the Y L.M. L.M. L L. M. M I. I A. A organization and In the Relief Society presidency for seven i years Mr Cropper Is the oldest resident living in inVest West Vest Millard county He was born In Fillmore Oct 18 1871 the son of Fannie Powell and Leigh R. R Cropper When but two years old he moved to Deseret with his parents He was the first licensed barber barberIn In West Millard county and practiced practiced practiced barbering for 27 years He was manager of the Deseret Roller Mill for 20 years and was head wa- wa of the Deseret Irrigation company for 27 years He fulfilled a year two-year mission in the Western Vestern States mission In 1907 He holds the position of High Priest in the church Mr Cropper is still actively engaged engaged engaged en en- in farming and each year makes his annual deer hunt In the mountains Mr and Mrs Cropper have eight children Mrs Mary Pratt Mrs Fannie Lee Hilton Mr Ladd Cropper Cropper Cropper Crop Crop- per Mr Mahonri Cropper Mrs Sebrina Se- Se brina Ekins of Hinckley Mr Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence Law Law- rence Cropper of Oasis Mrs Florence Florence Florence Flor Flor- ence Robins of Delta and Mrs Melba Melba Melba Mel- Mel ba of Corpus Christi Christ Texas Twenty-six Twenty grandchildren and three great grandchildren Three grandsons are arc serving in the armed services |
