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Show Preston L. Atwood to celebrate his 82nd birthday at family dinner, party The family of Preston L. Atwood will celebrate his 82nd birthday with a dinner and party at the home of his daughter, Naon Smith, on Saturday, Nov. 4, 1989. All family members are expected to attend with the exception of two granddaughter, Angela Atwood who is attending Reeds College in Portland, Port-land, Oregon and Shannon Smith who is away at work in Olds Field, New York. Preston was born Oct. 31, 1907 in Vernal, Uintah Co., Utah to Edson LeRoy and Ida Mae Dingman Atwood. His father bought a homestead home-stead right, on an eighty acre piece of land situated in the north section sec-tion of the center dell, of what is now Tridell. He moved his family here March 1, 1911 when Preston was but 3-12 years old. He attended school in Tridell and Vernal. He married C. Leida Wolley on Sept. 12, 1928 in the Salt Lake Temple. His early married life was spent in ranching and farming in Uintah Basin. In 1951 he sold his farm of eight acres on Whiterock Bench and bought a small fruit and farming acreage in North Orem. Along with farming he attended. Salt Lake Barber College in 1951-52, 1951-52, graduating in 1952. For nine years he barbered in Payson, Orem, and Provo. In 1953 he sold the farm to the LDS Church for a welfare farm and purchased property in Lindon, Utah. He built his own barber shop there by his home and in 1962 he opened for business, and is still bartering at the age of 82. He loves the gospel and has been active in the church most of his life. In 1941-42 they served a mission mis-sion together in the Southern States, which mission then comprised of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and South Carolina. In 1948 he was ordained a bishop by Elder Harold B. Lee, to preside over the newly organized Whiterock Ward in Roosevelt Stake. Other callings have been counselor in Mutual presidency, Stake Era Director, Di-rector, Stake High Councilman, first counselor in bishopric, High Priest group leader, home teacher for many years, and various other callings in the church. He loves going to the temple every week, usually on Wednesday on his day off. His health is good and he attributes attrib-utes this to his early daily hour of exercising every morning. He en-'-joys friends arid family. The joy of his life are his 12 grandchildren, all well and active in sports, school, and church. Preston L. Atwood His children and their spouses are: Cloyd P. Atwood and Marda Walker, Orem; Naon and Danny F. Smith, Pleasant Grove; and Layne L. Atwood and Sherrie Dawn Walker, Pleasant Grove. His family all express their love and wish him a happy birthday. |
