Show Great-Grandmother Great May Look Back and Ahead to Great Life FRANCIS FRANCIS- I A Kamas Valley great great grand I mother who took her driver test 1 about five years ago celebrated ted I I her sixth seventy-sixth birthday re recently recently re-I re re- re marking another milestone in a life Ufe filled with steady courage courage cour cour- age and everyday accomplish accomplish- ment Mrs Pearl Merinda Workman Atkinson daughter daughter- of of H Hyrum Parley and Sophia Magdeline Anderson Workman celebrated her natal date June 22 at her home in Fra Francis in which son I Wendell lives She was born at I and she married George Alvin Atkinson Nov 1 1905 in the Salt Lake Tem Tem- pie He died in November 1932 Her IIer mother Mrs Workman Is still living at Heber at 94 Seven Children The Atkinson Atkinsons were the parents parents parents par par- of seven children all living Jiving George LaVere Casper Wyo Virgil Marysville Calif Delmo and Elmo twins Kamas Theron and Francis Francis and Melba Meiba Thomas of Kamas There are 26 grandchildren and 46 48 great great- grandchildren Mrs Atkinson has served in every every ev ev- ev ery auxiliary of her church his hiS has been captain of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers She has made unknown c quan uan- uan titles of clothing handkerchiefs and quilts This winter winter winter-ahe she hand hand- pieced five or six quilts donating two to Francis Francis' Wards Ward's chapel building project This is is remarkable remark remark- remarkable able because in her life she has I 1 I I I 1 itiN i. i tiN sJ it t ff I. I i f g T MRS nUtS PEARL ATKINSON had a cataract removed from from each eye Family History She has done an unusual amount amount amount am am- am- am of genealogical research collaborating col collaborating ol with a Salt Lake City relative to bring out out a f family voI voh W ply copies of or which she lie has present presented tS t each aoh child and grandchild She run runs tuns tb the Francis Fran Fran- pis cis is store does her her own bom homework work and gardens With her husbands husband's death she learned nursing giving particular attention to to maternity cases Her own health has been cause for concern a number of times for tor she underwent a go goiter ter operation oper opera operation and suffered tw two separate clots in her heart Wendell her son owns a Buick Bulck and she de decided she needed to be Vile le to get about Independently And so about a ut five e years ago she studied for her driving test and 1 by y golly sh passed U. U |