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Show y T, f ' 1 r - 7' " - ; : .- r " - . ' ' 6. . t - I , I"V " ' -' - "BSCS', U -A- - T L, t ! ' ,-,,.. N COUPLE' HONORED Mr. and Mrs, Orrin Gardner observed their fiftieth' wedding anniversary Wednesday, Jan. 14, at their home in Hayden. Approximately 100 guests called during the open house celebration. Couple Observes Golden ; Wedding Event Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Gardner observed their Golden Wedding anniversary with an open house celebration - at their : . home in Hayden, Wednesday, January 14 from seven ' uritil ten o'clock p. m., . when approximately one hundred guests called to offer congratulations to the. .couple,, who t had been wed fifty years. Pink and white chrysanthemums chrysanthe-mums formed the centerpiece on the iace-covere'd 'talble, with pastel pas-tel green tapers in crystal holders hold-ers at either, end. Dainty refreshments re-freshments in' corresponding colors col-ors were served. During the calling, hours the . following program was presented: present-ed: two vooal solos, Mrs. Garth Gardner, accomp'anjed by Mrs.' Tal Wardle; v6cal duet, Mr".' and Mrs- Dwaln "Buchanari, accompanied accom-panied by Mrs. Gardner; dance and '. song, Sally Oberhansly, -accompanied by Mrs. Mark Oberhansly.;. Ober-hansly.;. .and... piano . solos, .. Laura Ann Leavitt. Charles Orrin Gardner was born in Payson, Utah, on Sept. 12. 1880, the son of Henry and Mary Patterson Gardner, and Laura Oberhansly Gardner was born in Payson June 25, 1883, the daughter of Herman and Amelia Smith Oberhansly. The couple exchanged marriage vows 'n - Payson Jan. 14, 1903, and were sealed in the Salt Lake LOS -Temple Feb. 25. 1909. They moved to Clinton. Utah, where they purchased a ranch and cattle. Here Mr. Gardner became road supervisor, supervising super-vising road construction in Utah County for several - years. During Dur-ing this time he was a school trustee on the Board of Education Edu-cation .in the Nebo district. He was also active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, serving as Sunday School superintendent. Mrs. . Gardner was also active in church work. Mr. Gardner served as constable for several years. They were also al-so engaged in the grocery business busi-ness in Clinton for some time. In October, 1913, they sold their ranch and with, their four children moved to Hayden, Utah, in the Uintah Basin, and lived on a ranch purchased ;two years' previously by Mr." Gardner. Gard-ner. He immediately began building their present home. Mr. Gardner again served as constable in Uintah County until un-til 1926. Besides cattle raising, he again engaged in the mercantile mer-cantile business. In Hayden their other three, children were born. Although the Gardners did not sell their property in 1926, they moved back to Payson with their seven children to afford them educational advantages. In the spring of 1933 they moved back to their family home in Hayden where they restocked re-stocked their ranch with cattle and where they have since resided. re-sided. Mr. Gardner again supervised road construction in Uintah County for several years. Mrs. Gardner continued her church activity, being in turn, president of the Hayden T.ns Primary. Sunday School teach er, president of the . Relief Society So-ciety and also president of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. She ias been the postmistress at Hayden for the past 20 years. The Gardners have six living children, including the following: follow-ing: four daughters, Mrs. Paul fBernice) Nelson, Salt Lake City: Mrs. Les'(Melba) Swain. Roosevelt; Roose-velt; Mrs. Emerson (Beryl) Root. Salt Lake City, and Mrs. Theron (Fawn) Leavitt, Roosevelt: two sons, Ford and Bert Gardner, both of Roosevelt. Another son, Val, passed away in 1942 from wounds received in a gun accident. acci-dent. The Gardners also have fourteen grandchildren. |