Mendon, Utah— On Friday, April 28th, 2000, Emma Radford passed away after a short illness. Emma died at the age of 92. She was born in Switzerland in 1907 and migrated to this country in 1917. She lived most of her life in New Jersey, and was the widow of Frank Radford. In 1991, she moved to Cache Valley and resided with her daughter and son-in-law in Mendon. Emma is survived by her sister, Lily, who lives in Switzerland; her daughter, Rosalind Wood, Mendon; three grandchildren, Charles and Darren Wood, Mendon and Deborah, Colorado Springs, Colorado; and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday at noon in the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. Friends may call at Allen-Hall Mortuary on Sunday from six to eight p.m. ~The Herald Journal, April 30th, 2000, page 4.
Mendon Woman Dies in Logan— Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Forster Reid of Mendon died in a local hospital late Tuesday following an operation last week. Funeral services will be held Sunday at two p.m. in the Mendon ward chapel. The body is at the Richards-Woodland Mortuary. Mrs. Reid was born in Mendon April 13th, 1863, the daughter of Ralph and Margaret Foster. Educated in the district school of Mendon, Mrs. Reid moved to Salt Lake City five years before her marriage on September 9th, 1913, to George Reid. He died in 1924. Mrs. Reid had lived in Mendon since 1917. Surviving are the following brothers and sisters: Robert, Margaret, Jemima and Isabelle Foster, Mendon; Mathew Foster, Salt Lake City. ~The Herald Journal, August 23rd, 1933, page 8.
Mendon, Utah— Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Foster Reid were held Sunday in the ward chapel at two p.m. The house was filled to overflowing with friends and relatives who came from far and near to pay loving tribute to her memory. Bishop Henry C. Sorensen was in charge. Prayers were by Joseph T. Wood and Joseph N. Sorensen. The choir, directed by Joseph C. Sorensen and organist, Mrs. Charles Ladle, sang "Softly Beams the Sacred Dawning" and "Shall We Meet." The speakers were Jens Jensen, Noah Larsen of Logan and Bishop Sorensen. Special musical numbers were: vocal duet, Dr. Worley of Salt Lake and Margaret Worley of Logan, accompanist, Mrs. Charles Ladle; vocal solo, Cyril Nelson, accompanist, Miss Mozelle Barrett. The grave was dedicated by Adam Glenn of Wellsville. The pallbearers were Charles Ladle, John O. Hughes, L.K. Wood, Verlin Shelton, John Taylor and Lavell Jones. The floral offerings were profuse and beautiful and were carried by members of the Relief Society under direction of President Mary A. Bird. ~Newspaper Not Listed.
Former Mendon Woman is Called— Mrs. Elizabeth Ervine Reid, 69 widow of William Reid of Mendon died at the home of her son, John Reid, in Salt Lake City, Sunday morning. Born June 13th, 1868 at Edinburgh, Scotland, she was the daughter of John and Elizabeth McClement Ervine. In 1884 she married William Reid in Scotland. Two years later they settled in Rock Springs, Wyoming and came to Mendon in 1897, where she lived until two years ago when she moved to California. Last June she returned to Salt Lake City. Surviving her are the following sons and daughters: Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson, Monte Bello, California; Mrs. Agness Yeagley, Los Angeles; Mrs. Mary Anderson, Granger, Wyoming; Mrs. Margaret Johnson, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Grace Bragger, Willard; William Reid, Ogden; John and Robert Reid of Salt Lake City and Andrew Reid of Sandy. Funeral services will be held in the Mendon Ward chapel Wednesday at one p.m. Friends may call at the ward chapel between twelve and one p.m. ~The Herald Journal, November 22nd, 1937, page 3.
Mendon Woman is Laid at Rest— Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Ervine Reid who passed away at the home of her son, John, in Salt Lake City, where held Wednesday in the Mendon ward chapel. Bishop Henry C. Sorensen, presided. The ward choir under direction of Kay Sorensen and Organist Mrs. Ellen Ladle, sang two numbers. Prayers were by Elmer Heninger and Peter Larsen, Jr. The speakers who eulogized the wonderful traits of motherhood, spiritual mindedness and patience in her suffering were Rev. Donald Moser of Ogden, Joseph N. Sorensen and Bishop Sorensen. The special musical numbers were "The World Is Not My Own," Mrs. Reid's, favorite song, by John O. Hughes, accompanist, Mrs. Ellen Ladle, and a violin solo, "Forgotten" by Lon Wood accompanied at the piano by Miss Lea Wood. The flowers were beautiful and were carried by relatives and friends. Dedicatory prayer at the cemetery was by M.W. Lindquist of Logan. the pall bearers were Magnus Andersen, Henry Jensen, Andrew Lamont, William L. Kidman, Floyd Hardman and Orval J. Larsen. ~The Herald Journal, November 30th, 1937, page 3.
Mendon Farmer Called at Home, Mendon— William Reid, 69 a resident of Mendon since 1897, died at the family home Tuesday evening following an illness of more than a year's duration. Funeral services have not yet been announced. The body is at the Lindquist mortuary in Logan. Mr. Reid was born in Ayrshear, Scotland, February 12th, 1864, the son of William and Mary Parker Reid. He married Elizabeth Ervin June 16th, 1885, the couple coming to Mendon in 1897. He had since lived here, being a successful farmer of this district. Surviving are his widow and the following children; Mrs. Oliver Anderson and Mrs. Ed Yeagly, Los Angeles, California, Mrs. Alma Anderson, Montpelier, Idaho; Mrs. A.M. Johnson, Salt Lake; Mrs. David Broger, Willard; William Reid, Ogden; Andrew Reid, Bingham; and John and Robert Reid, Mendon. Surviving also are twenty-five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and the following brothers and sisters: James Reid, Petaluma, California; Mrs. Mary Lamont, Mendon; Mrs. Grace Davis and Mrs. Agnes Shearer, Ogden. ~The Herald Journal, October 18th, 1933, page 1.
Mendon, Utah— Funeral services for Alexander Willard Richards, 84 who died Wednesday following a long illness, will be held Saturday at one p.m. in the Mendon Ward chapel with Bishop Rulen C. Ladle in charge. Friends may call at the Hall Mortuary in Logan tonight from seven to nine p.m. and at the home of his son Joseph in Mendon Saturday from ten a.m. until time of services. Burial will be in the family plot in the Mendon City cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, October 6th, 1961, page 3.
Mendon, Utah— Arva Baker Richards, 75 of Mendon, died November 10th, 1980, at Logan Hospital after a long illness. She was born December 2nd, 1904, in Mendon a daughter of Charles Henry and Charlotte Jane Ladle Baker. She married Mahonri M. Richards, November 11th, 1925 in the Logan L.D.S .Temple. Surviving are her husband, Mendon; six daughters, Mrs. Charles (Leola) Thompson; Mrs. Joseph (Cleon) Parkinson; Mrs. Earl (DeVon) Chambers, all of Ogden; Mrs. Robert (LaRee) Brown, Wellsville; Mrs. George (Adele) Salisbury, Othello, Washington, and Mrs. Merrill (Vonda) Pickett, Menan, Idaho; twenty-four grandchildren and twenty-three great-grandchildren; two brothers, Horace Baker, Mendon, and Melvin Baker, Bath Pennsylvania; two sisters, Mrs. Marvin (Delone) Cooper, Wellsville, and Mrs. Elwood (Olive) Thompson, Ogden. Funeral services will be held Thursday at noon in the Mendon Ward Chapel with Bishop Stanley T. Buxton conducting. Friends may call at Hall Mortuary Wednesday from seven to nine p.m. and Thursday at the chapel one hour prior to services. Burial will be in the Mendon Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, November 11th, 1980, page 4.
Funeral services for Arva Baker Richards— 75 of Mendon, will be held Thursday at noon in the Mendon L.D.S. Ward Chapel with Bishop Stanley T. Buxton conducting. Friends may call at Hall Mortuary Wednesday from seven to nine p.m. and Thursday at the chapel one hour prior to services. Burial will be in the Mendon Cemetery. She was an active member of the L.D.S. Church, serving as Sunday School, Primary and visiting teacher for seventeen years. She was a director and performer in school and church plays. ~Newspaper Not Listed.
Mendon, Utah— Charlotte B. Richards, 94 of Mendon, died August 14th, 1980, at Logan Hospital. She was born December 28th, 1885, in Mendon, the daughter of William and Elizabeth Matilda Wennergren Barrett. She married LaRoy Baker, December 11th, 1907. He died August 24th, 1908. She then married Willard A. Richards. July 5th, 1917. He died October 4th, 1961. She was an active member of the L.D.S. Church and had served eight years as a temple worker. In 1914 she served a mission to the Central States Mission. She was an active member of the Relief Society and served as historian and secretary for twenty-nine years. She had been a teacher in M.I.A. and secretary of Primary and Sunday school. Surviving are one son and one daughter, Joseph B. Richards, Mendon; Mrs. Leora Valdez, Ogden; one foster son, Daniel C. Richards, Mendon; twelve grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren and a sister, Algie Brown, Woods Cross. Funeral services will be held Monday at noon in the Mendon Ward Chapel with Bishop Stanton S. Barrett officiating. Friends may call at the Hall Mortuary Sunday from seven to nine p.m. and at the ward one hour prior to services Burial will be in the Mendon Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, August 15th, 1980, page 4.
Service for Attorney Set— Final tribute will be paid Dr. Daniel Brigham Hill Richards, 85 prominent Utah lawyer, who died Wednesday in a Provo hospital, at funeral service in Mendon, Cache County at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Interment will be in the family plot in the Mendon Cemetery. Dr. Richards held degrees in law from the University of Michigan and the University of Geneva in Switzerland. He served a mission for the church in Europe during which time he translated the church hymns into French. Although, he retired from active practice in Salt Lake in 1924, he served with a Paris law firm in 1932 on League of Nations research work. Survivors are a son, Daniel C. Richards; a daughter, Mrs. Fred F. Decker, and one grandchild all of Salt Lake City. ~Newspaper Not Listed.
Prominent Salt Lake Lawyer Dies in Provo. Earned Honors in Practice, L.D.S. Service— Dr. Daniel Brigham Hill Richards, for many years one of Utah's foremost lawyers, died Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at a Provo hospital after a long illness. He was 85 years old. Dr. Richards who resided at 410 Center street in Salt Lake City, was a native Utahn, having been born in Mill Creek, November 14, 1853, a son of John Kenny and Agnes Hill Richards. He attended the private school of Hester Telle Cannon in Mill Creek, public schools of Mendon in Cache County, the Cache county seminary at Logan, Brigham Young College at Logan, and in 1884 was graduated from the University of Deseret in Salt Lake City. Received Various Degrees. He received his LLB degree from the University of Michigan law school in 1890 and his LLM degree a year later. He attended the University of Paris France in 1892 and in 1894 received his LLD degree from the University of Geneva, Switzerland. He practiced law in Salt Lake City from 1895 to 1898, when he went to England and France as a missionary for the L.D.S. church. From Paris he went to Neuchatel, Switzerland, where engaged in translating L.D.S. gyms into the French language and setting them to music. He then went as an L.D.S. missionary to Turin, Italy, and to Valley, Vodoise, Italy, where he remained until 1900, when he went to Berlin. In the fall of 1900 Dr. Richards returned to Salt Lake City and resumed the practice of law. On December 1, 1902, he formed a law partnership with then Attorney General M.A. Breeden and W.R. White, under the firm name of Breeden, White and Richards. Retired fifteen Years Ago. The partnership continued for two years during which time Dr, Richards served as clerk of the Utah State Board of Pardons. Then he resumed the general practice of law by himself. He retired from active practice here fifteen years ago, but in 1932 moved to Paris where he was affiliated with a law firm. He spent much of his time there and in Geneva conducting a study of the League of Nations conferences, and returned to Salt Lake City a year later. He was a past president of the John Kenny Richards Family association. Surviving are a son, Daniel C. Richards; a daughter, Mrs. F.F. Decker of Salt Lake City and one grand child. ~Salt Lake Tribune, July 27th, 1939.
Mendon, Utah— Daniel S. Richards, ninety, died June 1, 2001 at the Sunshine Terrace. He was born April 5th, 1911 in Salt Lake City, Utah, a son of Daniel B. and Hester Cannon Richards. He had never marred. He worked as a nurseryman and a farmer. He is survived by a sister, LeOra Rchards Valdez of Ogden, Utah and several nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be held Tuesday, June 5th, 2001 in the Mendon, Utah Cemetery at 1:00 p.m. Friends may call at the Allen-Hall Mortuary in Logan Tuesday, 11:30-12:30 p.m. ~The Herald Journal, June 4th, 2001, page 4.
Jennie Richards, Teacher for Fifty-two Years, Dies in Mendon— Jennie Richards, 77 died yesterday. She was born December 27th, 1884 in Mendon, a daughter of Hyrum Thomas and Agnes Muir Richards. She attended Utah State University and was a graduate of Brigham Young College and had done graduate work at the University of Utah and USU. She started teaching school in 1900 in Smithfield and in the next forty-two years taught in most of the counties of Utah. Throughout her lifetime she was active in the L.D.S. Church. For ten years she was president of the Mendon Primary and had taught in all of the auxiliaries. Her adult class in M.I.A. was particularly noteworthy. She had served on the Stake Boards for both the Sunday School and Y.L.M.I.A. of Logan Stake. In Mendon she was historian for the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. Surviving are the following brothers and sisters, Mrs. Joseph (Agnes) Hancock, Centerville; Mrs. George B. (Jane) Hughes, Garland; Mrs. William (Marilla) Buist, Mendon; Hyrum J. Richards, Salt Lake City; Mahonri M. Richards, Mendon. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at two p.m. in the Mendon L.D.S. Ward chapel, with Bishop Fred W. Sorensen in charge. Friends may call at Hall Mortuary in Logan Friday from seven to nine p.m. and at the home of her sister, Mrs. Marilla Buist in Mendon, Saturday from ten a.m. until the time of services. Burial will be in Mendon City Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, October 24th, 1962, page 6.
Smithfield, Utah— Hyrum Jay Richards, 60 our beloved husband, father, and brother, passed away on May 24th, 1990. He was born November 11th, 1929, in Logan, to Hyrum J. and Geneva Laub Richards. He married Lila Rawlings on June 26th, 1947, in the Logan L.D.S. Temple. He lived most of his life in Mendon where he farmed and worked at many different vocations before retiring. He enjoyed collecting antique guns and working with wood. He is survived by his wife, Lila, of Smithfield; two sons, Robert J. Richards; Bruce J. and Kaye Lynn Richards, both of Mendon; two daughters; Mrs. Steve (Jan) McBride, Smithfield; Mrs. Dennis (Lana) Anella, Price; one sister, Mrs. Merlin (Cleo) Copen, Denver, Colorado; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at noon in the Mendon Ward chapel with Bishop Richard B. Watkins conducting. Friends may call Monday evening from seven to nine at the Allen-Hall Mortuary in Logan and at the church one hour before services on Tuesday. Burial will be in the Mendon City Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, May 27th, 1990, page 4.
Funeral Service at Mendon— Ireta Richards Laid to Rest. Mendon, December 28th, 1906. Funeral services over the remains of Miss Ireta Richards were held in the meeting house at noon Thursday. Services were opened by the choir singing "Shall we Meet Beyond the River?" Prayer was offered by Christian Sorensen which was followed by "I Know That my Redeemer Liveth." The speakers were Alfred Gardner, Andrew Sorensen, Andrew Andersen, Jacob Sorensen, Jens Jensen, Joseph Sorensen, John Willey, William I. Sorensen and Bishop Mormon D. Bird. The choir sang "There is a Beautiful Land over there" and benediction was offered by Peter Larsen. The floral offerings were most beautiful. The death of this young lady cast a gloom over the entire town, for she was lovely in disposition and the taking away of one who seemed to have so much before her ever brings a shock to more than the immediate friends and relations. The family has the tender sympathy of all. ~Logan Republican, January 2nd, 1907.
John Hill Richards (unmarried)— born June 2nd, 1839 at Tosoronto, Home District, Upper Canada; died September 27th, 1861, on the banks of the Weber River near Ogden, Weber County, and was buried at Mendon City, Utah. [Dr. Daniel B. Hill Richards, Hill Family History, (1927) page 37] ~John H. Richards, a stripping of 18 years, shouldered his gun and carrying his big load of quilts, started out with a few hundred other volunteers to meet the advancing army and to intercept them in Echo Canyon. Later he procured a mule and riding outfit from Robert Sweeten, a neighbor of seventeen years, who had intended to go to the front also; but by reason of his mother's sickness was not able to leave home. He was taken sick, and came to Salt Lake City, in summer of 1861, placed himself under the care and treatment of Dr. Hughes, and recovered his strength to some extent. On his return trip to Cache Valley with his sister Agnes and her husband, George W. Baker, he died eating a peach while camped for lunch on the banks of the Weber River, near Ogden, September 27th, 1861. He was a blonde, stood six feet one or two inches in height, and there seemed to be no bounds to his strength. He was courteous, genial, generous to a fault, honorable, and was loved by all those having the pleasure of making his acquaintance. He was the first to be lain to rest in the Mendon cemetery. His father inscribed on his tombstone: "Here lies a dutiful son." ~Dr. Daniel B. Hill Richards, Hill Family History, (Magazine Printing Company, 1927) page 68, 70.
Deaths, Richards— At his residence in Mendon, Cache County, Utah, November 15th 1889 of old age, John Richards. Deceased was born in Quebec, Canada, May 16th, 1806. He became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 12th 1840, in Canada. In 1842 he gathered with the Saints to Nauvoo and there shared in their many hardships, privations and persecutions. He was the father of eleven children (eight of whom are still living), sixty-three grandchildren and twenty-three great-grandchildren. The deceased was honest and upright in all his dealings and a true Latter-day Saint. ~Deseret Evening News, November 11th, 1889.
Mendon, Utah— Joseph Barrett Richards, 72 passed away Saturday, December 3rd, 1994, at McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden, Utah. He was born September 27th, 1922, in Mendon, a son of Alexander Willard and Charlotte Barrett Richards. He married Joyce Baker in the Logan L.D.S. Temple on September 14th, 1950. He was a member of the Mendon Second Ward. He attended Cache County schools and graduated from South Cache High School and L.D.S. Seminary. He was a World War II veteran. He retired from Hill Air Force Base in September 1983. He loved his grandchildren. They were his pride and joy. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Richards, Mendon; three children: Gloria and Ronald Hofler, Mendon; Lynn Howard and Peggy Richards, Farmington, Utah; Deanne and Arthur Flandro, Spanish Fork, Utah; seven grandchildren and a sister, LeOra Valdez, Ogden. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, William Richards. Funeral services will be at noon Tuesday, December 6th, in the Mendon Ward Chapel. Friends may call from six to eight p.m. Monday at the Allen-Hall Mortuary, 34 East Center, Logan, and from 10:30–11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in the Mendon Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, December 4th, 1994, page 4.
Mendon, Utah— Joyce Baker Richards, 66 our loving mother, sister and grandmother, returned home to her Heavenly Father on March 28th, 1996. She passed away suddenly at her home in Mendon of a heart attack. Joyce was born November 26th, 1929 in Mendon to Howard and Una Mozelle McCombs Baker. She married Joseph Barrett Richards on September 14th, 1950 in the Logan L.D.S. Temple. They were the parents of three children, Gloria, Lynn and Deanne. Her husband, Joe, passed away December 3, 1994. Joyce was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, having served various organizations including the Primary, Relief Society and the Mutual Improvement Association. She was a faithful and dedicated visiting teacher. She was educated in the Cache County School District and later attended Utah State Agricultural College. Joyce was appointed postmaster at Mendon in November 1971. She enjoyed her association both with the public and her many friends at the Postal Service during her twenty years of employment. Sewing, crocheting, embroidering, playing the piano and reading were several of her favorite pastimes.The most important thing to Joyce was her children and grandchildren. Joyce is survived by three children: Gloria (Ron) Hofler, Mendon, Lynn (Peggy) Richards, Farmington and Deanne (Art) Flandro, Sandy; seven grandchildren; one brother, Max (Carolyn) Baker; and one sister, Norma (Lynn) Myers, both of Mendon. She was preceded in death by her husband and her parents. Funeral services will be held at eleven a.m. Monday, April 1st in the Mendon Second Ward Chapel, with Bishop Gaylen Chandler conducting. Friends may call from six to eight p.m. Sunday at the Allen Hall Mortuary, 34 East Center Street and from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church. Burial will be in the Mendon City Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, Logan Utah, March 31st, 1996, page 4.
Joyce Baker Richards— first child of Howard Baker and Mozelle McCombs, was born 26th November, 1929, at Mendon. She attended school at Mendon and graduated from Sough Cache High School at Hyrum. She attended U.S.A.C. in Logan for two years, majoring in Secretarial Science, and worked as a secretary for several years. On 14th September, 1950, she married Joseph B. Richards in the Logan Temple. They have three Children, Gloria, Lynn Howard and Deanne. Joseph is the son of Alexander Willard Richards and Charlotte Barrett (Baker), born in Mendon 27th September, 1922. Joyce has worked as organist, teacher and secretary in the Primary and M.I.A. and at present is editor of the Ward Bulletin. ~Emma Baker Sorensen, compiler and Frederick Chester Sorensen, editor, Simon Baker and His Descendants (Utah Printing Company, 1964) page 617–618.
Mendon, Utah— Mahonri M. Richards, 89 of Mendon, died April 26th, in a Salt Lake City hospital of burns suffered earlier this month. He was born May 16th, 1896, in Mendon, a son of Hyrum Thomas and Agnes Muir Richards. He married Arva Baker November 11th, 1925, in the Logan L.D.S. Temple. She died November 10th, 1980. He was raised and educated in Mendon and Cache County schools. He was a high priest in the Mendon L.D.S. Ward, serving in various church organizations including home teacher. He owned and operated a farm in Mendon and worked as a carpenter and construction worker for many years. He was an athlete, skilled in running, baseball and basketball. He won state tournaments, receiving ribbons and pennants. He also played basketball in leagues outside Utah. Surviving are six daughters, Mrs. Leslie (Leola) Thompson, Ogden; Mrs. Robert (LaRae) Brown, Wellsville; Mrs. Joseph (Cleon) Parkinson, Ogden; Mrs. George (Adele) Salisbury, Othello, Washington; Mrs. Earl (DeVon) Chambers, Eden; Mrs. Jerry (Vonda) Pickett, Menan, Idaho; twenty-four grandchildren; thirty-four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday at one p.m. in the Mendon L.D.S. Ward Chapel with Bishop Stanley T. Buxton conducting. Friends may call at Allen-Hall Mortuary today from seven to eight p.m. and Monday at the ward one hour prior to services. Burial will be in the Mendon Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, April 28th, 1985, page 6.
Marie Sorensen Richards— 91 of 128 West 7th South, died Thursday at 4:25 p.m. in a Salt Lake hospital of causes incident to age. Born Mendon, Cache County, daughter of Peter and Rikke Andersen Sorensen. Married to Daniel Richards about 1885 in Salt Lake Endowment House, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Lived in Salt Lake City fifty years. Surviving: sister, Anna Sorensen, Salt Lake City; a grandson; three great-grandchildren. Member of Church. Believed to be first trained nurse at Groves Hospital, Logan. Funeral Saturday, ten a.m., 260 East South Temple. Friends call Friday, five to seven p.m., Saturday prior. Graveside services at Mendon Saturday afternoon. ~Newspaper Not Listed.
Former Resident of Mendon Dies in Salt Lake— Graveside services for Mrs. Marie Sorensen Richards, 92 will be conducted Saturday, one p.m., in the Mendon cemetery, by Bishop John O. Hughes. Prior to this, funeral services will be held Saturday, ten a.m. in the Larkin mortuary, Salt Lake City. Mrs. Richard was born in Mendon October 18th, 1863, a daughter of Peter and Rikke Sorensen. She married Daniel Richards in the Logan Temple in 1884; he died about eighteen years ago. Mrs. Richards had spent her early years in Mendon, but for the last fifty years had made her residence in Salt Lake City. Surviving is a grandson, Clyde Decker; a sister, Anna Sorensen, Salt Lake City. Mrs. Richards was recognized as one of the first nurses in Cache Valley, having worked with Dr. Ormsby, Dr. Parkinson and Dr. David C. Budge. ~The Herald Journal, April 1st, 1955, page 10.
Dr. Budge— remembers these local midwives of Cache Valley with special appreciation ~ Mrs. Maria Richards of Mendon ~ ~Ira N. Hayward, Dr. David Clare Budge, A Pioneer of Western Medicine (Stevens and Wallis, Salt Lake City, 1941) page 105.
Logan, Utah— Robert Jay Richards, 52 of Logan, passed away Tuesday, February 13th, 2001 after a motor-vehicle accident. He was born June 28th, 1948 in Logan, Utah to H. Jay and Lila Rawlings Richards. He married Judy Miller in 1965. They were later divorced. Robert was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is survived by two daughters; Toni Lynn Peacock of Nibley, Kim Ann Moyes of Riverton and nine grandchildren. He is also survived by his mother, Lila; and stepfather, Robert L. Stevenson; and three siblings, Jan (Steven) McBride, Denver, Bruce (Kaye Lynn) Richards, Mendon, and Lana (Dennis) Anella, Price. He was preceded in death by his father, H. Jay Richards. Graveside services will be held at eleven a.m. Saturday at the Mendon Cemetery. Friends and family may call from 6:30 to eight p.m. Friday, at the Nelson Funeral Home, 162 East 400 North, Logan. ~The Herald Journal, February 15th, 2001, page 4.
Ex-Mendon Resident Dies, Mendon—` q William Richards, 46 of Farr West, a former resident of Mendon, died this morning at an Ogden hospital following surgery. He was born in Mendon November 25th, 1920, to Alexander W. and Charlotte Barrett Richards. He attended Cache Valley schools and graduated from South Cache High. During World War II he served six years in the Army and Air Corps. June 17th, 1949, he married Shirley East in the Logan L.D.S. Temple. Surviving are his widow, two sons and a daughter, Blaine Ray, Steven Dee and Trudy Ann, all of Farr West; his mother and a brother, Joseph B. Richards, Mendon; a sister, Mrs. Leora Valdez, Ogden. Funeral services will be held Saturday at one p.m. in Mendon Ward Chapel. Friends may call Friday evening from seven to nine at the Lindquist and Sons Mortuary in Ogden at the Chapel in Mendon Saturday after eleven a.m. Burial will be in Mendon Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, September 15th, 1966, page 2.
Salt Lake City, Utah— Dorothy Mae Wood Richeson passed away October 29th, 1998, at her home in Salt Lake City. She was born September 8th, 1923, in Mendon, Utah, to Alonzo and Florence Wood. She married Thomas S. Thompson in the Logan L.D.S. Temple on February 16th, 1951. He died November 17th, 1962. She married William Leland Richeson August 30th, 1968. He died June 1st, 1996. Dorothy attended elementary school in Mendon and graduated from South Cache High School in Hyrum, Utah. She attended Utah State University in the school of secretarial science. She worked as a secretary at the Quartermaster Depot, Ogden, Utah, during World War II. She worked at American Cyamide in Azusa, California. She was a secretary for the Utah Department of Social Services, Salt Lake City, until her retirement. She served an L.D.S. mission to the Central States (Missouri). She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Callene and Michael Hatch, Salt Lake City; two granddaughters; three sisters, Lea Sorenson, Logan, Utah, Lorraine Muir, Brigham City, Utah, Juanita Larsen, Morgan, Utah; and a brother, Alenzo Gilbert Wood, Newport, Rhode Island. Funeral services will be at ten a.m., Tuesday, November 3rd, at the Wasatch Lawn Mortuary Chapel, 3401 Highland Drive, Salt Lake City. Burial will be in the Mendon City Cemetery at two p.m. on Tuesday. ~The Herald Journal, November 1st, 1998, page 4.
Our Beloved Husband— father, grandfather and brother passed away June 1st, 1996. Born in Lost River, Idaho October 5, 1925 to Travy Green and Anna Matilda Anderson Richeson. He grew up on a farm in Idaho. He is a veteran of World War II, having served in Germany. Served an L.D.S .mission to Sweden from 1954 to 1956. Married Dorothy Mae Wood on August 30th, 1968. He was a member of the L.D.S. Church fulfilling many assignments. Survived by his wife; daughter, Callene Hatch; two granddaughters; brothers, Roy Richeson, Melvin Richeson; sister, Florence Asay, of Montana. Preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters. Funeral services will be held ten a.m., Wednesday, June 5th, 1996 at Wasatch Lawn Mortuary Chapel, 3401 Highland Drive. Friends may call prior to services from 8:45 to 9:45 a.m. Interment at the Mendon, Utah Cemetery. ~Newspaper Not Listed.
Hyrum, Utah— Auriona Ricks, infant daughter of Heidi and Kurt Ricks, went back to her Heavenly Father on January 12th, 1992, at the Phoenix Children's Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. She was born January 11th, 1992 at the Logan Regional Hospital. In her short stay she brought a great amount of love and joy to her family. She is survived by her parents of Hyrum; grandparents, Earl and Vicky Doolittle of Mendon and Gene and Vera Ricks of Benson; great-grandmothers, Hazel Sorensen of Mendon and Delores Kader of Tahoe, Nevada; great-great-grandmother, Martha Dawson of Tacoma, Washington; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral services will be held at two p.m. Tuesday, January 14th, 1992, at the Mendon Second Ward Chapel with Bishop Jan Lindbloom conducting. Friends may call at the Mendon Second Ward on Tuesday from one to 1:45 p.m. Burial will be in the Mendon City Cemetery under the direction of the Allen-Hall Mortuary. ~The Herald Journal, January 13th, 1992, page 4.
Winter Park, Florida— Karen Murray Rose, 65 of Maitland, Florida, died Monday April 17th, 1989, in Winter Park, Florida. She was born in Logan, January 30th, 1924, a daughter of Seymour B. and Olive Jensen Murray. She attended elementary school in Afton, Wyoming and high school in Torrington and Lander, Wyoming. She married Albert E. Rose on September 11th, 1943, in Spokane, Washington. The marriage was later solemnized in the L.D.S. Temple in Salt Lake City. She served in leadership positions in Relief Society, Y.W.M.I.A., and Primary in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints throughout her life. At the time of her death, she was personnel manager for Sears Roebuck and Co., in Orlando, Florida. She had lived in Spokane, Washington; Wildes-Barre, Pennsylvania; Ocala, Florida; and Maitland, Florida. Survivors include her mother, Olive J. Murray, Salt Lake City; four sons, John A. Rose, Goddlettsville, Tennessee; Paul E. Rose, Chicago, Illinois; Thomas A. Rose, Hermosa Beach, California; and Philip M. Rose, Gainsville, Florida; two sisters, Helen M. Dastrup, Corona, California; and Joyce M. Clark, Salt Lake City; one brother, Seymour J. Murray, Meridian, Idaho; and twelve grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father, Seymour B. Murray, and her husband, Albert E. Rose. Funeral services were Friday in the L.D.S. Stake Center in Lake Mary, Florida. A memorial service will be at one p.m. Saturday at Allen-Hall Mortuary, 34 East Center, Logan. Burial will be in the Mendon cemetery. ~Newspaper Not Listed.
Logan, Utah— Floyd Roundy, 87 our loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away February 18th, 2000, of complications from heart surgery. He was born March 19th, 1912, to Wallace N. and Ella Mae Roundy in Escalante, Utah. As a young boy, he loved all sports and was the star player on his high school basketball team. He joined the C.C.C. Camp after he graduated from high school and moved to Cedar City, Utah, where he met and married his sweetheart, Myla K. Vest. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Logan Temple. They were married for sixty-three wonderful years. He worked on the Union Pacific Railroad for twenty-seven years until he retired. He enjoyed being outdoors, camping, rifle and archery hunting, rock hunting, cutting and polishing rocks and making jewelry. He loved his flowers, and loved to work to make his yard beautiful. He had many church callings and was a home teacher for twenty -five years. He is survived by his wife of Mendon; a son, Rodney Roundy, Salt Lake City; a daughter, Florene (Darwin) Jensen, Providence, Utah; six grandchildren; nineteen great-grandchildren; brothers, Jerry (Sheree) Roundy, Escalante, and Vivian Roundy, Salt Lake City; sisters, Betty Alvey, Escalante, Wavie (Ralph) Siple, Idaho Falls, and Edna (Jim) Smith, Moses Lake, Wash. His parents and two brothers preceded him in death. Funeral services will be Wednesday February 23rd, at noon in the Mendon chapel. There will be a viewing Tuesday evening from six to eight p.m. at Allen-Hall Mortuary and on Wednesday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Mendon chapel. Burial will be in the Mendon Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, February 21st, 2000, page 4.
Dallas, Texas— Enid Ellen Bird Rousseau, 60 of Dallas Texas died Friday, August 11th, 1995, at Utah Valley Medical Center in Provo. She was born November 30th, 1934, in Mendon, a daughter of Orval G. and Rhoberta Jones Bird. She married Elry Wayne Rousseau on September 2nd, 1960, in the Salt Lake City L.D.S. Temple. She graduated from South Cache High School and Utah State University. She taught school in Utah and served an L.D.S. mission in the Texas Louisiana Mission. She was a artist and enjoyed painting. She spent many years in church and community service with the youth and elderly. She has worked at the Dallas L.D.S. Temple as a seamstress since the temple was built. She was an avid gardener. Survivors include her husband of Dallas, Texas; five children, Joseph H. Rousseau of Tridell, Jonathan W. Rousseau of Decatur, Arkansas, Christina Rousseau of Orem, Rebecca Rousseau of Orem and Nathan B. Rousseau of Fayetteville, Arkansas. She is also survived by three grandchildren; one brother, Mark J. Bird of Auburn, Washington and one sister, Marilyn Conger of Agoura Hills, California. She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister Livina Garfield. Funeral services will be held at eleven a.m. Monday, August 14th, 1995 in the Mendon Ward chapel. Friends may call one hour prior to services at the church. Burial will be in the Mendon Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Nelson Funeral Home. ~The Herald Journal, August 13th, 1995, page 4.
David M. Rowe— Impressive funeral services were held over the remains of David M. Rowe Thursday at one o'clock in the meeting house. The house was filled with friends and relatives of the deceased. Consoling remarks were made to the bereaved family by Peter Larsen, William I. Sorensen, John Baker, Jerry Baker, Sandy Spence of Wellsville and Bishop M.D. Bird. A solo "One Sweetly Solemn Thought" by Joseph Sorensen; a violin solo "The Flower Song" by Lonnie Wood. David Rowe was fifty-five years old and died Monday afternoon of pneumonia. He leaves a wife and five children, three girls and two boys. The floral offerings were most beautiful. ~The Logan Republican, March 8th, 1913, page 1.
Mrs. Elizabeth Rowe— formerly of Mendon, died at Blackfoot, Idaho, on Sunday. Funeral services will be held in Mendon Tuesday afternoon at one o'clock. ~The Journal, January 3rd, 1927, page 4.
Utah Pioneer Woman is Dead— Perils and Hardships Fill Life Story of Mrs. Rowe. Mrs. Elizabeth Rowe aged 91 died Sunday in Blackfoot, Idaho. She is survived by a sister, Mrs. George W. Baker of Long Beach, and a brother, D.B. Richards of Salt Lake. Three daughters also survive: Mrs. Agnes Pettit of Blackfoot, Mrs. Rachel Bassett of Weston, Idaho and Mrs. Ruth Lund of Ogden. Funeral services will be held at one o'clock Tuesday in the Mendon ward, Cache Valley. Interment will be made there. Mrs. Rowe was born in Ontario, Canada, July 22nd, 1835, a daughter of John and Agnes Hill Richards. In 1840 her parents became Latter-day Saints. The following year she left Canada with her parents and started for Nauvoo, Illinois. At Detroit a railroad was being built, the first she had ever seen. Wooden rails (ties) were laid later to be covered with iron. Chicago, Illinois at the time was only a trading post. Mob Dangers— They arrived in Nauvoo in the early spring and built a home on Young Street, where they lived during their stay in Nauvoo, Mrs. Rowe was baptized on her eighth birthday in the Mississippi River by William Smith, a brother of Joseph Smith the prophet. It was in Nauvoo that the Latter-day Saints suffered severely. Mobs composed of anti-Mormons, threatened them continually, whippings and flogging were common and not a few of the Saints were shot. Mrs. Rowe was a witness to the talking of Joseph Smith to Carthage jail where he was killed. She and her father were riding on horses home from the fields. The mob taking Joseph Smith and his brother, passed by them. Her father wanted her to take the horses and return home alone, while he followed with the other Mormons to Carthage. She was frightened by the sight however and refused. The Mormons were driven out of Nauvoo in 1846. They crossed the Mississippi River and soon after started for Winter Quarters. They started out with horse teams but were soon forced to trade them for ox teams. They were in Winter Quarters for over a year due to the fact that scurvy broke out in the company and once five-hundred lives were taken. They then crossed the Missouri River to a place called Honey Creek. It was so called because of the abundance of honey found there, It was a beautiful place with an extravagant growth of wild flowers and fruits. Here they built temporary homes and also make an effort to hold school at the various homes. It was here that Mrs. Rowe received her schooling. They were in Honey Creek until they got the teams and supplies necessary for the long journey to Utah. They started from Honey Creek in the spring of 1851, traveling in companies. The company that included Mrs. Rowe was composed of fifty people and was lead by Captain Wadswortrh. Mrs. Rowe left with her uncle William Swapp, her parents following a month later. The river was so high at that time they were forced to travel three-hundred miles out of their way before crossing. Many of the company in their attempts to cross, lost both supplies and teams. The driver of one of the wagons suffered a broken leg and Mrs. Rowe was chosen to replace him. Although little more than a child, she managed the clumsy ox team over the rough plains, She reached Great Salt Lake City in October, 1851, her parents arriving in November. Works in Fields— They made their home in Great Salt Lake City and in July, 1854, she was married to Manning Rowe. Mr. and Mrs. Rowe moved to Santaquin where they made their home for two years. It was during this stay in Santaquin that Johnston's Army threatened Salt Lake and Mr. Rowe was called to assist in guarding the pass in Echo Canyon, They were forced to leave before the crops were in and Mrs. Rowe with her baby in arms went to the fields and harvested the crops without help, excepting in hauling them to the house. The following spring they concluded to move and started by ox team, going a distance of one-hundred thirty miles, arriving in Mendon, Cache Valley. As the valley was at that time practically unsettled, they lived in their wagon until they could clear a space and then haul logs to build a home. They very slowly acquired a few sheep and chickens and settled down to farming. The farm products were taken to Salt Lake Citybto be traded for other necessities. The journey was wearisome, the oxen sometimes having to be coaxed along with ears of corn. Mrs. Rowe carded wool and spun yarn for all of their clothes and blankets for many years. Mrs. Rowe was a resident of Mendon for sixty-three years and was the mother of seven children, She also had forty grandchildren, sixty-four great-grandchildren and ten great-great-grandchildren. Mr. Rowe died in 1904. ~Ogden Standard Examiner, January 3rd, 1927.
Mrs. Rowe— was of a retiring nature, a good housewife, indulgent mother, and devoted wife. She endured many hardships in her younger days; and sustained uncomplainingly many trials and tribulations during her later life. Two of her little sons, William Albert and John Franklin, were scalded about May 1st, 1865, and both died within a few days. Shortly thereafter her husband was taken sick, and she cared for and waited upon him for about thirty-nine years, and till the time of his death. She has the distinction of owning and using the first cook stove ever brought to Mendon (Prior to 1864). It was a Charter Oak, and used in her home for about sixty years. With memory somewhat impaired and body more or less enfeebled, she is otherwise enjoying moderate health on the 22nd of July, 1926, her 91st birthday. ~ Dr. Daniel B. Hill Richards, Hill Family History, (Magazine Printing Company, 1927) page 74.
Blanche Cloward Rudy— Beloved mother, grandmother, great and great-great-grandmother passed away peacefully in her home Wednesday, October 8th, 1997, at the age of 95. She was born October 24th, 1901, in Preston, Nevada, to Albert Oliver and Almira Jane Bradley Cloward. During her early years she lived in Nevada, Idaho, California and Utah, where she enjoyed farm life with her family. On January 10th, 1921, she married Phillip Owen Rudy in Vernal, Utah. This marriage was later solemnized in the Ogden L.D.S. Temple on January 10th, 1978. They became parents of Eugene, Lloyd, Gordon, Al, Jay, LaRue and LaWana. The family moved to San Jose, California, in 1937, where they lived until 1969, when they returned to Utah and settled in Lewiston. Blanche remained there for several years after the death of her husband before moving to Logan. During her younger years, she was active in church activities in various positions. She especially loved visiting teaching. She has left a wonderful legacy for her posterity. She endured well. Wherever she lived she beautified it with flowers and shrubs in her yard and with her handiwork in her home. Her home was always neat and a comfortable place to be. A home where everyone was welcome. She is survived by a sister, Marjorie Akelund of Vernal, Utah; five children, Gene Rudy, Boulder Creek, California; Al and Joyce Rudy, Ben Lomand, California; Lloyd Rudy, Logan; LaWana and Dell Hall, Logan, and LaRue and Doyle Lewis, Wellsville; twenty-two grandchildren; forty-five great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Bradley; a sister, Viola; her husband; two sons; two daughters-in-law; and one grandson. Funeral services will be at eleven a.m. Saturday, October 11, 1997, in the Nelson Funeral Home Chapel, 162 East 400 North, Logan, with Bishop Keith Checketts conducting. Friends may call one hour prior to services. Burial will be in the Mendon Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, October 9th, 1997, page 4.
Lewiston, Utah— Phillip Owen Rudy, 77 of 150 West Third South, Lewiston died Monday at Logan Hospital. He was born March 26th, 1899, in Vernal, the son of Josiah Phillip and Martha Timothy Rudy. He married Blanche Cloward January 19th, 1922 in Vernal. Mr. Rudy received his education in Vernal, and had lived in San Jose, California, for thirty-one years where he was a machine operator for the Continental Can Company until his retirement. He moved to Lewiston in 1968. He was a member of the Lewiston First L.D.S. Ward, and an Army veteran of World War I. Surviving are his widow, Blanch Cloward Rudy, and the following sons and daughters, Eugene C. Rudy, Boulder Creek, California; Lloyd B Rudy, Santa Clara, California; Albert G. Rudy, Ben Lomond, California; Jay P. Rudy, Pittsburg, California; Mrs. Doyle (LaRue) Lewis, Mendon, and Mrs. Del (LaWana) Hall, Logan. One son preceded him in death. Also surviving are twenty-two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. Janette Larson, Oaklnd, California; Mrs. Cornelia Nebeker, Springville; Mrs. Paul (Olive) Isaacson, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Lawrence (Thelma) Young, Orem, and Mrs. Delma Long, Roosevelt. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday noon in the Nelson Funeral Chapel in Logan, under direction of Bishop R. Sid Karren. Friends may call Wednesday after 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in the Mendon Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, December 14th, 1976, page 4.