ALTA JENSEN'S 3rd GRADE 1955

 

SHIRLEEN ALLRED CLOWARD ~~~ A Childhood Friend

 

Shirleen Cloward 

Shirleen Allred Cloward, 78, of American Fork, Utah passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, July 12, 2025 due to health complications from battling cancer for 15 years. She left this earth surrounded by all of her family that loved her. Shirleen was born on January 29, 1947 in Mount Pleasant, Utah to Bruce and Shirley Allred. She married LaMar Cloward on May 15, 1968.

Shirleen graduated from North Sanpete High School in May 1965. She went to beauty school after graduation and worked in salons and nursing homes throughout her career, always caring for others and making them feel beautiful. This love for creativity and beauty in all things shaped those around her, including her daughter, Gina, granddaughter KyLee and grandson Chandler who followed in her footsteps in their lives as well. Shirleen was a talented seamstress which also highlighted her creativity. She was always making some type of quillow, blanket, pillow or craft for her friends and family.

Shirleen grew up in Mount Pleasant, Utah and this is where her love of animals began. Throughout her life she was always taking care of and loving the animals around her. Shirleen always had a well-fed and healthy Siamese cat throughout her life. She frequently reminisced and loved telling cat stories about Kitten Little, Casper, Rambo and Bandit. She loved quarter horses and grew up riding. Her beloved horse, Soxy, whom she broke herself with the help of LaMar was a huge part of her life. She continued to tell stories of Soxy throughout her life and up until her final hours here on this earth Soxy was a beloved topic of conversation. Throughout her childhood, Shirleen developed a deep love of dolls and became an avid doll collector. Her beautiful house was filled with dolls that reminded her of loved ones. She had an extensive Madame Alexander Doll collection and acquired every doll from the movie ‘Gone with the Wind,’ which was her favorite movie.

Shirleen and LaMar had a great love for the outdoors and camping. She was often found in the mountains in her fifth wheel taking long rides in the side by side looking at the beautiful scenery. Her happy place was on the mountain where she found peace and comfort being in nature and with loved ones. She spent numerous weekends camping with friends and family which created so many wonderful memories and lasting friendships. She was able to spend some of her final days on the mountain that she loved for one last hurrah.

Shirleen loved her family fiercely as they were the most important aspect of her life. If Shirleen was telling a story, it was most often about her kids and grandkids who she loved more than anything else. She lived for them and was so proud of each and every one of them.

Shirleen is survived by her husband, LaMar Cloward, American Fork, Utah; daughter, Gina Tooley, Mesquite, Nevada; son, Wyatt (Jodi) Cloward, Lindon, Utah; grandchildren KyLee (Brandon) Barrows, Chandler Tooley, Davi Cloward and Gunner Cloward; and great grandson Rowan Barrows. She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister Barbara Ann (Bobbie) Cox; and her brother Bruce Gail Allred.

A Graveside service will be held on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at 10:30am in the American Fork City Cemetery, 100 East 650 North, American Fork, UT.

 

NORTH SANPETE HIGH ~~~ NINTH GRADE~~~ CLASS OF 1962

 

Axtel J. Bjelke

In Loving Memory of Carolyn Larsen Hafen

 

Mt. Pleasant Historical Association Board of Directors 1984

 

HAMILTON 5TH GRADE 1957-1958

 

L to R:

Top row

Sammy Madsen, Juanita Hill, David Strop, Anita Simons, Ron Jackson, Jerry Lee Sorensen, David Lee Unopolus 

Second row: 

Paul Squire,  Shauna Willcox, John Ross Seely, Alice Lynn Christensen, Vernadine Daniels, Richard Brotherson, Barbara Kay Stansfield, Tom Larsen

Third row

Linda Zabriskie, Marsden Allred, Ernest Brunger, Georgia Norman

Fourth row

Chris Madsen, Glenadene Daniels, Tyler Tuttle, Kathrene Rigby, Dennis Cloward, Michael Porter, Pearl Johnson, Bruce Larsen, Linda Mary Christensen, David Ream

Fifth row

Patricia Shelley, Alan Syndergaard, Ted Poulsen, Jennie Lynn Swensen, Dennis Terry, Gail Hansen, Chris Swensen, Larry Staker, Lena Marie Carr. 

Sixth row

Kathryn Shelley, Rex Christensen, Marilyn Shepherd, Paul Lund, Shirlene Allred, Arthur Candland, Sandra Seely

Memories of Past Mt. Pleasant Pioneer Historical Association

 

MORONI FEED COMPANY

 Saga of the Sanpitch

Ida O. Donaldson

Professional Honorable Mention Historical Essay

Moroni Feed Company, Sanpete's largest employer, in 1998

celebrates the 60th anniversary of its incorporation. Gross sales of

the company are in excess of $125 million. In addition to the

independent growers and their employees, Moroni Feed has 850

employees, with an annual payroll of over $13 million.

Moroni Feed is a fully-integrated co-operative, including a

feed mill, hatchery, processing plant, breeder farms, propane gas, a

service station and convenience store, a further-processing plant, a

Nutrimulch plant, and a hardware store. The feed mill mixes and

delivers over 150,000 tons of feed per year. The hatchery hatches

over 5 million turkey eggs annually. The processing plant

processes 75 million pounds of Norbest turkey products annually.

The breeder division includes six breeder farms located in Sanpete,

Juab, Sevier, and Washington Counties, as well as in Orosi,

California.

A service station was added in 1940. An all-new service

station and convenience store were opened last October. Included is

the propane business which provides propane to the growers. 

The Nutrimulch division produces and sells over 45,000 yards per year

of nutrient-rich soil conditioner made from recycled turkey litter.

Jolley, Joseph Prestwich, Ray Seely, Jake Anderson, George Faux,

Leo Morley, Dan L. Olsen, John M. Olsen, Wilford B. Olson, and

William Prestwich. These men formed the association and worked

out an agreement with Bent Monson, a Moroni flour miller, for the

grinding and mixing of their turkey mash on a cooperative basis.

The first mill was located in the Pioneer Opera House, which still

stands on Moroni's Main Street. Later, the abandoned People's

Sugar Company plant, located two miles south of town was

purchased and the feed division was moved there in 1940.

Moroni Feed Company was officially incorporated under

the cooperative statutes of Utah on January 20, 1938.

The first officers and directors were Leo Morley, president;

Ray Seely, vice president; and Marion Jolley, secretary-treasurer.

W.L. Morley was the buyer, a position he held for twenty years.

Sherman Christensen was hired as a bookkeeper. Marlin Cloward

was hired to take his equipment to the hay fields in Leamington and

Lyndell to chop hay. Albert Cloward worked with Marlin. As

more men were interested in becoming members, they were charged

a $1 membership fee.

Royce Johnson, daughter of W.L. Morley remembers as a

young child, that her father raised twenty to twenty-five turkeys.

About the middle of November, the turkeys were killed, dry-picked

and hung in an empty house next door. The heads and feet were

washed and left on the bird. 

The weather was cold this time of year, so they were preserved

 till they could be sold. 

Independent buyers would go around to the growers and buy their birds.

After incorporation, W.L. Morley was able to raise 500

turkeys. "This became a family affair," Royce said. "All feeding

and watering were done by hand. When the night began to fall, the

entire family would go in to the coop and get the turkeys to bed

Sitting on their roosts, we put turkeys beside us so as to encourage

other turkeys to jump up and take a place. When it was dark and all

the roosts were full, we would tip-toe out of the coop!"

Don Prestwich, son of Joseph Prestwich, also remembers

the early days. "We put a rack on a wagon and, with a shovel,

tossed grain from one side to the other as a way of mixing it. Each

poult was taken by hand and its beak was dipped into water or milk

to help it learn to drink. Now, the poults are just dumped out in the

coop. We used to feed the turkeys twice a day. Now, everything is

automated and feeders are filled once or twice a week according to

the age of the turkeys. At noon we used to pour water on the

mash and feed the turkeys wet mash thinking it would help them eat

more. We used to slip in barrels of buttermilk and feed the turkeys,

as well as ship in blocks of whey from the dairy processing

places. We used to run our turkeys alongside the river and they

waded and drank in the river. I remember dipping water out of the

river in fifty-gallon drums and hauling it to the turkeys in an old

Model T which held three or four barrels."  

 

Danish Potato Dumplings ~~~ Mary Bjelke Cloward

 

Peel and boil potatoes (6 medium sizes for a large kettle of soup). Salt and cook until tender, drain, and mash.  Beat in 1 egg and a small amount of cream, add flour until mixture leaves the pan, and add to boiling soup 5 minutes before serving.

Planning For 1948 Pioneer Day Event ~~~ Taken from Louise Johansen Scrapbook

L to R:
Ella Candland, Johanna Hafen, Mina Bjelke, Berti Etinger, Tina Nelson 

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Home of Rasmus Frandsen and his first Wife Annie Margrethe Madsen and second wife Jacobine Berthe Madsen ~~~ Researched and Compiled by Tudy Barentsen Standlee

Mt. Pleasant Post Office Dedication 1960

 

Hans and Caroline Peel Simpson ~~~ Pioneers of the Month ~~~ August 2022

 

 

SOMEBODY'S BIRTHDAY ~~~ GUESS WHO ???

 

History of William McKee Fausett ~~~ 1807-1896

Even though Wiliam Fausett never lived in Mt. Pleasant, some of his family did including his sisters Amanda Fausett Sanders and Eliza Fausett  Ivie.

The following was found on Family Search

Sorry about the crookedness of the history.

 

Fountain Green Classmates Reunion

 

Hamilton School 1958-59

 

Home of Rasmus Frandsen and his first wife Annie Margrethe Madsen ... and second wife Jacobine Berthe Madsen ~~ Researche and Compiled by Tudy Barentsen Standlee