Show Oscar Nelson is honored at Birthday party The Oscar Nelson family reunion was held at Vernal July The occasion also commemorated the birthday anniversary of Nelson who was born in April since the family was unable to get together at that Nelson came to this country at the age of 21 and settled on a homestead in the Upalco area at the opening of the reservation In There were sixty-five people present to help which included all of his eight living forty grandchildren and three Those present were his Lois Naomi to whom he has been married 52 years celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in May the following children and their and Elmo Miles and Pamela of Salt Lake and Kenneth Michie and children Mary and Leslie of Mr and Oscar N. Nelson and and Mrs Robert Anita and Jea-nene of and Mrs James F. Lemon and and Milton Ricks and Arvin and and Glade Nelson and family from Neola Other relatives attending were Mr and Clarence Mrs Dennis Miss Ilene Michie of Mr and Vance Smith and son of and Neil G. White and son of Crescent James and son and Miss Linda Four grandchildren unable to attend were Paul Nelson who is serving on an mission in James N. Lemon who is employed at Jacobs Dennis Brown and Richard Wright of New who recently presented and Nelson with their ninth The group assembled at the Arvin Nelson residence in Vernal where a delicious chicken dinner was served on the lawn at 2 p.m. followed by the serving of a beautiful birthday cake made for the occasion by Arvin The afternoon was spent in playing lawn picture visiting and a program A highlight of the program was a report on the Hill Cumorah Pageant by Dennis Patterson which she has attended the past two summers as an Instructor of the costume department for the She is the first grandchild born to and The afternoon was concluded with a business meeting to plan for another enjoyable family gathering next |