Home of Wilford Woodruff Brandon and his wife Margretta Wilcox~~~Researched, Compiled and updated by Tudy Barentsen Standlee

 

Duane Allen Shelley Has Passed On

 

Duane Allen Shelley


10/14/1935 ~ 6/16/2023


Duane Allen Shelley passed away peacefully on June 16, 2023. Allen was born on October 14, 1935, to David A. Shelley and Geneva McArthur Shelley. Allen graduated from North Sanpete High School and then attended Snow College, where he played football. He also attended Utah Trade Tech studying heating, air, and welding. Allen married Phyllis Coates on June 19, 1965, in Mt. Pleasant, Utah. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Manti Temple on March 2, 1974.

Allen worked in heating and air until he took over the family sheep farm. He spent many hours on the farm baling hay, moving water lines, and taking care of the sheep herd. Each summer he herded the sheep to the mountain for the summer where he would spend time with his children riding horses and cooking dutch oven meals. Allen loved his horses. He had several quarter horses, palominos, and appaloosas. One of his favorite things to do was go fishing. He bought a boat that he loved to take family and friends on to fish.

Allen served on the Mt. Pleasant City council for years where he developed many relationships with those in the community. He briefly served in the army. He was active in the LDS church serving in many capacities such as a counselor in the Bishopric.

Allen is survived by his children Abbigail C. Shelley, Mt. Pleasant, UT, Amanda S. Nelson(Skyler), Saratoga Springs, UT, and Chet A. Shelley(Nicole), Pleasant Grove, UT. He is also survived by his grandchildren; Boston, London, Graham, Jacoby, and Paisley. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, and sisters; David, Blain, Dale, Darwin, Melvin, Ned, Margaret, Marion, and Betty.

Hans Peter Olsen Family Group Sheet

Home of Justus Moore Boyden and his Wife Elenora Jorgensen ~~~ Researched, Compiled and Updated by Tudy Barentsen Standlee

 

Mountainville Recipes ~~~ Taken From History of Mountainville by Melba Hill

 

Home of Christian Jensen Andersen and his wife Birgeta Sophia Peterson ~~~Researched and Compiled by Tudy Barentsen Standlee

 

Home of Andrew Peterson Bramstead and his wife Dorthea Torgensen ~~~ Researched, compiled and updated by Tudy Barentsen Standlee

 

CARRIE HAFEN AND FRIENDS (circa 1960)

 

GROWING OLDER ~~~ Shared by Larry Staker

 

BIG WRESTLING MATCH (from our archives)

 

Lynn Poulsen shared a copy of this poster,  his father-in-law, John Frank Pritchett (upper left) matched up against Phill Jordan (lower right). Terrific find, thanks to Lynn.

RANDOM PHOTOS FROM THE MT. PLEASANT PYRAMID

 When the Mt. Pleasant Pyramid Office was moved

to Springville these photos were given to us to

share at the Relic Home.  Some do not have names 

or descriptions.  Let us know if you can add

any details. 

Students  Snow College 2001
Shakespeare Competition 

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Unknown Event ~~~ Unknown where?
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Someone's Misbehavin 
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Two unknown Men
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Ephraim Elementary School Students
received reflective trick-or-treat bags
from Snow College Students.
"Be Safe at Halloween"
Unknown Year
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Unknown Ladies ~~~Unknown Year

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STARCH CAKE ~~~ Saga of the Sanpitch ~~~ Anna Gunderson~~~ Mt. Pleasant, Utah Senior Division First Place Honorable Mention, Anecdote

Starch cake, made by my mother-in-law, Cecilia Gunderson, was as traditional for mothers with new babies in Mt. Pleasant as turkey is for Thanksgiving. As soon as she heard of a new baby in town or someone being sick, she popped a cake in the oven and walked miles to deliver it. 

Making a cake in those days was work; especially a starch cake, for which you had to make your own potato starch and supply your own eggs. The day of cake-making started out by building a good hot fire in the kitchen range with wood and coal. The ingredients consisting of 8 eggs, 1 ½ cups of sugar, and ¾ cups of potato starch were carefully measured out on the big round table in the center of her kitchen.

 First, she would separate the egg whites and beat them with a hand beater until they were stiff. Next, she beat the egg yolks with a wire spoon until light and fluffy. Then the sugar was added very slowly and beaten until the granules were dissolved. The potato starch was also sprinkled in slowly, and last of all the egg whites folded in gently. The thick fluffy batter was poured into a 16-inch dripper and placed in the hot oven for 10 minutes or more. As the heat had to be reduced gradually, she would use a small fire shovel and lift the hot coals out of the firebox until it was the temperature she wanted. In about an hour, the golden brown cake was removed from the oven with a tender crust that took the place of good frosting. 

Her cakes, which she sold for $1.00 each, were also in great demand for parties, weddings, birthdays, clubs, and banquets. As I watched and helped her make hundreds of cakes, I learned the art of making starch cakes, which has become a tradition in our family as well. Whenever I have club or the family comes home, they expect to have “starch cake”, just like my mother-in-law used to make. Although I bake it in an electric oven with a glass window and can regulate the heat with a little knob, I have never improved on the texture and beauty of her cakes.

Happy Father's Day

 

Father’s Day celebrates and honors the men who have embraced the essential role of fatherhood. On this day, we also thank fathers and father figures (uncles, grandfathers) for the sacrifices they make, for embracing the responsibility of nurturing and raising children, and for their devotion to their families. 

My Father
 Neldon Rigby

Charles Martin Rigby

My Grandfather who I never knew.

Born July 20, 1878

Died October 31, 1920

James Rigby Jr. Family
Back Row: L to R
Mary Edna, Charles Martin, Leroy, James Leonard
Front Row: L to R
Fannie Jordan Rigby, James Rigby

Charles Martin Rigby was the 4th child of a family of 10- 8 boys and 2 girls. He was raised on a farm in Fairview, where they raised cattle, horses, and sheep. He married at the age of 27. He and his wife moved into a one-room log house on a small tract of ground. After a short time, he moved to Caldwell, Canada where he worked on a farm and herded sheep. After working there for around 1 1/2 years he moved back to Fairview, where he and Mother lived in the one-room log home where they lived until 1920. He went to Clear Creek and worked in the coal mine. He moved his family over to Clear Creek in July 1920 where he worked until October 20, 1920, when he got injured (he was crushed between two coal cars) and was taken to the LDS Hospital where he died October 30, 1920, leaving Mother with 6 children, the oldest was 17, the youngest was 6 months.

TRUSTEES AND TEACHERS OF MT. PLEASANT PUBLIC SCHOOL APRIL 1896

 

MT. PLEASANT PYRAMID AD 1925

 

Reed Gunderson's Summer "Out on the Mountain" ~~~ from our archives by David Gunderson,

 

Percy Clifford Jensen (from our archives) One of our most popular posts...

 

Percy Clifford Jensen

Born 20 Feb 1891 in Mt. Pleasant, Utah and Died 14 Feb 1981 in Gunnison, Utah

Percy “Perc” or “PC” Clifford Jensen was the second son of Hans Peter Jensen (1858 – 1937)and Hilda (Jensen) Jensen (maiden name was the same as her married name - 1862 – 1954). Perc was born 20 February 1891 in Mt. Pleasant, Utah. 

Perc had one brother, Alvin Peter Jensen (1884 – 1940) and five sisters, Aldeva Hilda Jensen (1886 – 1957); Hazel Theora (Jensen) Anderson Lundberg (1889 – 1985); Chrystal Anna “Annie” Jensen Phillips (1892 – 1974); Alta Lavon Jensen Turner (1894 - 1977); and Nora Jensen Newton (1897 – 1992).

Perc completed high school and grew to manhood in Mt. Pleasant, Utah. At the age of 19 years, he was listed as living with his parents in Mt. Pleasant, Utah in the 1910 Census.

Perc went to Salt Lake City, Utah to work as a bookkeeper/cashier for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RG). He is listed as a lodger in the William Smith establishment in Salt Lake City in the 1920 Census at the age of 28 years. Pictured below is the Denver and Rio Grande Western Ticket Office in Salt Lake City, Utah 1922 or 1923 from the Utah State Historical Society.

Below is an interior photo of the Salt Lake City, Utah Denver and Rio Grande Western Ticket Office in 1940. It may not have looked like this when Percy Jensen worked.

Here is a photo of Perc in 1917. Perc was very tall, slender, and had brown eyes. He had a easy smile!

Prior to 1917, Perc served in the Utah National Guard out of Mt. Pleasant, Utah for three years. He entered as a Private 3^rd Class and was promoted to Private 2^nd Class and finally, Private 1^st Class.

Perc registered for the World War I Draft on 5 June 1917 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Perc served in World War I aboard the USS Martha Washington Troop Transport Ship (shown here as it was inbound to Hampton Roads, Virginia, from Brest, France in1918). Perc’s World War I military service record reveals that he was inducted in to the Navy on 23 November 1917. He was discharged from service on 17 November 1919.

Perc’s Navy training occurred at Brewerton, Washington and Norfolk, Virgina.

After WWI, Perc managed the D&R G Café and Drug Store in Salt Lake City, Utah. In addition, he managed the bowling alley at the Ambassador Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was believed that Perc never married. However, a marriage record does exist for a Percy Clifford Jensen in1929 to Ivy Maye Frazier in Davis, Utah.

Perc was an avid bowler, winning many competitions. Perc was inducted in the Hall of Fame in the Utah State USBC Bowling Association in 2011 (some 30 years after his death) for Superior Service. 

P. C. Was the bookkeeper for the D&RG Railroad for over 30 Years. He was the manager of the Ambassador Club where he had bowled. P. C. started bowling at the age of 9 and he continued to bowl until the age of 89. In 1979 P. C. was inducted as a charter member of the Salt Lake Men’s Bowling Association Hall of Fame, he was also the first bowler inducted into the Utah sports Hall of Fame. From 1938 through 1941 P. C. was President of the Utah State Men’s Bowling Association and Past President from 1942 through 1945. P. C. Served as president of the Salt City Men’s Bowling Association From 1939 to 1942.

State of Utah Accomplishments:

• 1930 Team Champion

• 1931 Team Champion

• 1932 Team Champion

• 1933 Team Champion

• 1934 Team Champion

• 1935 Team Champion

• 1931 Doubles Champion

• 1939 Doubles Champion

• 1931 All Events Champion

• 1939 All Events Champion

• 2011 Inducted into the Utah State Men’s Bowling Association

Hall of Fame

Salt Lake City Bowling Association Accomplishments:

• 1955 Team Champion

• 1979 Inducted as a Charter Member of the Salt Lake Men’s Bowling

Association Hall of Fame

From http://www.utahbowling.com/USBA/HOF2011_090711_LQ.pdf)

Perc also served as President of the Salt Lake City Bowling Association and President of the Utah Bowling Association.  He was the Captain of the Western Optical Bowling Team for 26 years. A number of articles were published regarding Perc’s bowling accomplishments.

Perc traveled the country, driving his own car. His trunk always had a bowling ball and golf clubs in it. I remember my Great-Uncle Perc well. He frequently stopped at our house (Judy Malkiewicz, granddaughter to Percy's birth sister, Hazel Theora (Jensen) Anderson Lundberg when out on his travels.

Perc spent his last days with his sister, Nora Jensen Newton and her husband, Leon, in Salina, Utah. He died at the age of 90 years at the Gunnison Valley Hospital in Gunnison, Utah on 14 February 1981. Perc was buried at the Mt. Pleasant City Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant, Utah in plot A_18_2_4.