Show Ashley Valley natives make plans to observe Golden Wedding on June 29 at Roosevelt residence and Mra Byron O. Colton will celebrate their wedding anniversary June Colton was horn Feb son of Byron Oliver Colton and Sarah Maria Smith The family moved to Ashley Valley in and made their home near what la now Helen Merkley Colton was born in Vernal April to Nelson and Katurah who were some of the original pioneers of the Ashley Valley She attended public school at Vernal and was graduated from the Uintah Stake Academy She also jit-tended the or Ladies Tailoring School in Salt Lake Mr Colton received His schooling at the Elementary School Uintah Stake and Young in his senior year served as chairman of the Committee that secured 25 acres on Temple the first unit of the present upper The couple was married in the Salt Lake Temple of the Church of Christ of Latter-day Saint-s on June Their first home was in They later moved to the where Mr Colton was active in settlement work and irrigation development He has been employed through the years by several of the larger irrigation companies as engineer in location and construction of canals and reservoirs located in the central and eastern part of the reservation Both and Colton have served many years in positions of responsibility in their ward and stake as bishop of bishop of the Ward and as President of Roosevelt Stake He is now Stake Patriarch for the Roosevelt Stake and an active ward teacher Among other achievements is also a Jong list of public sixteen years in Uintah School District in elected was a member of the Utah Water Storage and at is a member of the Utah Water and Power Irving been appointed by Herbert B Maw in 1947 Mr Colton has also served as Water Commissioner for the United Stales Uintah Indian Irrigation Project and the Associated Water Users of the Uintah and Rivers since and including the Duchesne and Strawberry Rivers since To these parents have been born nine seven of whom are They are Mrs Harold Dudley of Merrell B. Colton of Mrs Glen Wyler of Calif Elmo S. Colton of Miles M. Colton of Pleasant Mis Calvin Sarah and Mrs Vein of The couple desires to greet all friends and relatives at an open house at their home in Roosevelt on June 29 from 1 00 to and 6 to p.m. It is requested that presents be |