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Show Dulcie Francom reaches century 6 t i i many other Church callings. She was MIA President at the time of her husband's death in 1951. She always did a lot of handwork and her children and grandchildren all have afghans she has crocheted. Phyllis tells that their family lived on a farm and as her mother went about doing her work, especially outside chores, she would whistle. If any of the children came home and their mother was not in the house, they would go out in the yard and listen for her whistling to locate her. After Dulcie's husband died she traveled a lot. She never sat around feeling sorry for herself . Prior to coming to Alpine Valley' Care Center, Dulcie lived alone in her home in Levan. She fell and i broke her jaws and then her general health began to deteriorate. ' Dulcie has lived at Alpine Valley Care Center since 1981. she is ; confined to a wheel chair, but a shy smile greets those who take time to speak to her. The family held an open house for her on May 4 in Nephi. Dulcie Francom, a resident at the Alpine Valley Care Center, celebrated her 100th birthday last week. Dulcie was born May 9, 1885 in Lehi As a girl she completed high school and attended BYU for three years. While there, she took voice lessons from Dr. Lund and she had a beautiful trained solo voice. Her daughters report she sang a solo for almost every funeral held in Levan, Utah while she lived there. She married John Leonard Francom- and they had five children: Phyllis Christensen, Nephi;. Paul Francom, Salt Lake City; Beth, now deceased; Martha, Layton and Allen of Antioch, Calif. They also have 18 grandchildren, 58 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren. As a young woman, Dulcie filled an LDS mission in the Southern States. She has also filled two stake missions. Dulcie taught kindergarten in Sugar City, Idaho. She led the ward choir for many years in Levan, worked in the Primary and filled Dulce Francom |