MUSIC IMPORTANT TO HISTORY ~~~TAKEN FROM LOUISE JOHANSON' SCRAPBOOK

 

MT. PLEASANT BASKETBALL ~~~ School Class 1909

 

REIVA ELIZABETH ANDERSON ROSENLOF

 

Will's Joke ~~~ Mary Louise Seamons

Mary Seamons

April 11, 1930 — August 9, 2016

Mary Louise Madsen Seamons

11 April 1930 – 9 August 2016

Mary Louise Madsen was born to Willis Neil (1903-1934) and Louise Dolorus Frandsen Madsen (1907-2002) in Mt. Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, on 11 April 1930.

Mary Louise’s father died when she was 4 ½ years old.  Her mother remarried when she was 6 years old.  Justus Olson Seely (1895-1981) and her mother presented her with a brother Justus Frandsen Seely (1941-2002).

Mary Louise married Oleen Seamons 2 September 1950 in her childhood home in Mt. Pleasant, Utah.  Mary Louise and Oleen were blessed with four children: Debra Anne, Randall M, Sherri Lou, and Jerry Oleen.  The marriage was later solemnized and the children were sealed to their parents in the Idaho Falls Idaho Temple.  Oleen and Mary Louise later divorced.

Mary Louise attended Hamilton Elementary School where she was the twirler for the band from second through sixth grades.  She continued twirling during her junior and senior high school years.  Mary Louise graduated from North Sanpete High School where she served on the yearbook staff.  She earned her associate degree in business from Utah State University (USU).  She returned to school later in life to earn her bachelor’s degree in history from Brigham Young University (BYU).

Mary Louise was Mt. Pleasant’s Centennial queen in 1947 and was a participant at the first Utah Girls’ State that same year in Logan, Cache, Utah.

Mary Louise’s first job while a high school student was at the turkey plant in Moroni, Sanpete, Utah.  During her early married life, she worked as secretary for Vera C. O’Leary at Twin Falls Junior High (later O’Leary Junior High) until the birth of her first daughter.  She also worked as a secretary at the Beneficial Life Insurance Company office in Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho.  After moving to Orem, Utah, Utah, she accepted a job as production secretary at the BYU Motion Picture Studio.  She later transferred to the Education Department at BYU where she worked as the department secretary and completed her career as an advisor to the elementary education students.

Mary Louise was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints serving as organist in her seminary class and the Primary and Jr. Sunday School organizations and ward librarian in Twin Falls.  She used her secretarial skills to type the ward bulletins for her ward there and served as secretary to one of her bishops in Orem.  She was an avid genealogist.  Her family stories regularly appeared in the “Saga of the Sanpitch”, a writing contest in Sanpete County, Utah, from 1969-1998 and she wrote and published a book about her maternal grandparents (It Takes a Heap o’ Livin’).

Mary Louise belonged to book clubs in Idaho and was active in the PTA program when her children were in school.  She was a member of several vocational organizations, a past president of Utah Valley Historical Society, and a lifelong member of Daughters of Utah Pioneers and the Mt. Pleasant Historical Society.  During her retirement, she served as a volunteer at the BYU Museum of Art and as a poll worker.  She traveled the world with her mother and later with close friends.  Her children remember family trips closer to home.

Mary Louise passed away in the early morning hours of 9 August 2016.  We appreciate the staff and administrators of Cascades of Orchard Park (formerly Orchard Park Post-Acute Rehab) who treated her with kindness and compassion and helped her to be comfortable during the last year and a half of her life.

Preceded in death by her parents and step-father, brother, a grandson, and two great grandsons.  She is survived by her children: Debra Seamons (Orem, Utah), Randy/Cyndee Seamons(Glendale, Arizona), Sherri/Greg Kielsmeier (Draper, Utah), and Jerry/Lori Seamons (Eagle Mountain, Utah), fifteen grandchildren and thirty great grandchildren as well as her sister-in-law Averil Seely and many extended family members.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to all who came to visit our mother/grandmother while she was recovering at Orchard Park.  She loved people and enjoyed having them come spend time with her.

High School Class 1909 ~~~ From the Betty Gunderson Woodbury Collection

 

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

 

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

 

Class of 1924 "They're Comin' Back to NSH

Salt Lake Tribune  May 10, 1974

 

In Honor of Veteran's Day Last Week

 

Home of Watson Christian Houtz ~~~ Researched and Compiled by Tudy Barentsen Standlee

 W

ENN ESS AITCH 1960

 

FaNon Watson Cook (Grandma Non) Has Passed Away

FaNon Watson Cook (Grandma Non) passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early morning hours on February 22, 2020. Grandma Non spent her last several months in the care of her family, on whom she has imparted so much wisdom, good humor and unfailing, compassionate love.

FaNon was born to James and Lola Watson on November 15, 1929 in Spring City, Utah where she attended elementary school. She graduated from North Sanpete High School and married the love of her life, Douglas George Cook on December 16, 1949 in the Manti LDS Temple. They shared their life together, surrounded by their four children; Meredith (Gerald), Steve (Marie), Paula and Cindy, eight grandchildren and seventeen great grandchildren.

You’d never have known it by her small frame and constant anxiety, but Grandma was one of the fiercest, most determined people you ever met. She endured a life which, at times, served her some excruciating heartbreak and many difficult experiences. However, she endured it all with grace and humility and often directed her emotions into productive pursuits, primarily tending to the needs of others. 

When she was young, she would ride on horseback to take lunch up to her father and brother who were tending sheep on the mountain. Serving her fellow men often came in the form of her LDS church callings, a few of which included Primary President, Young Women’s Leader, Relief Society President and her particular favorite, Compassionate Service Leader. She recognized the blessings that surrounded her and appreciated what makes one happy and peaceful. 

Grandma Non also knew the value of hard work (working into her eighties) and loved her jobs, including managing Maverick, working at Terrel’s, Country Squire and JCPenney. She adored her friends, particularly her “club” (the Laicos Club), her canasta group and her neighbors. She was a vehement defender of her close family ties and adored the Watson reunions every year. In the end, my Grandma Non’s life seems to have been a testament to the extraordinary beauty of a life lived simply, devoted to her family, friends and her Father in Heaven.

Grandma Non was welcomed home on the other side by her husband Douglas, her daughter Paula, her parents (James and Lola), and her siblings Wanda Cahoon (Clare), Jack Watson (Cecile), Karma Startup (Harry), Gwen Christensen (Eslie), Grant Watson (Stella) and Dawn Watson. Funeral services will be held Saturday February 29, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. in the Mt. Pleasant North Stake Center (461 N. 300 W) with a viewing from 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. prior to service at the church. Interment in the Mt. Pleasant City Cemetery. Our family wishes to extend special thanks to Cindy Cook and Shannon Felts for their selfless, tender care of FaNon; as well as Hannah with Envision Hospice and Rasmussen Mortuary for their kind and gentle service. We will always be grateful. Online condolences at rasmussenmortuary.com

Queen City Ballroom

November 14, 1947

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Mt. Pleasant Pyramid
December 12, 1947

Mt. Pleasant Pyramid
March 26, 1948
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Mt. Pleasant Pyramid
November 26, 1948

Queen City Ballroom Fire 
February 1990

THE FIRST SUNDAY SCHOOL IN MT. PLEASANT

Peter found this wonderful document among his mother's (Alice Peel Hafen) things.

We believe it to have been written by Peter's grandmother, Maggie Ericksen Peel

as she was listed as one of the last secretaries as noted.

You will find many of your ancestors busily working in the Sunday School.

It reads:  The first S.S. in Mt. Pleasant was organized in the fall of 1859 with Bro. George Farnsworth as Supt. and Bro. L.B. Reynolds and James Wilson assts.

This organization continued until the Spring of 1861 and was discontinued on account of Indian troubles.  It was reorganized in 1864 and again discontinued until 1869; after which Hans P. Miller was Supt. for some time.  He was followed by Hans J. Shultz.  The officers in 1879 were Lauritz Larsen Sr. as Supt and John Tidwell, Asst. Supt.  In 1881 the ward was divided.  E.A. Day appointed Supt. of the North Ward S.S. with S.B. Reynolds and Christian Jensen, Assts.; Olof Sorensen, Sect and Rasmus Mickelson, Asst. Sect.

In 1881 C.N. Lund Sr. was made Supt. of the South Ward S.S., C.J. Anderson, Asst. and Soren N. Christensen, Sect.  In December 1887 the S.S. was reorganized.  George Christensen, Supt., C.J. Anderson and F. Clark, Asst. Supts., Lauritz Larsen Jr. Sect., Olaf Anderson, Acct. Sect. and Treas., Louisa Anderson, Librarian and Lydia Hasler, Asst. Librarian.  A change was made in the north ward in 1890.  Abram Johnson was chosen Supt., E. Kofford, Asst. Supt. and  W.E. Watson, Sect.  In the south ward C.W. Sorensen was chosen Supt., Lauritz Larsen Jr., Asst. Supt, A. Merz, Sect.

In the fall of 1892 another change was made when both wards were united again with George Christensen, Supt. and Abram Johnson and Ferd. Clark, Assts., A Merz, Sect, John Hansen, Asst. Sect.

In 1894 D.C. Jensen was appointed Supt. with A. Johnson and F. Clark, Assts., A Merz, Ethel Seely, Assts.

In 1898, C.J. Jensen was made Supt., R.W. Livingston and S.C. Rasmussen, Assts.

The present officers are Supt. C.J. Jensen, L. C. Rasmussen and Henry Hasler, Assts.  Maggie Ericksen, Secty and Winnie Candland Asst., Mina Hasler, Librarian and Charley DeGraff, Asst.

North Sanpete Basketball 1909

North Sanpete Middle School ~~~ 1982= 83 ~~~Faculty and Staff

UTAH'S FIRST NATIONAL GUARD 1884-85

Honoring Those In The Sheep Industry ~ McIntosh

Life History of William Edward Watson and Julia Frandsen Watson~~~~ Pioneers of the Month September 2018