Mendon, Utah Obituaries: Bird ~ Index
Afton Bird
Mendon, Utah— Afton Bird, 66 died at a Logan hospital Monday of a heart ailment. He was born June 6th, 1901 in Mendon, the son of Mormon and Emerine Bird. He married Pearl Hill December 18th, 1923 in the Logan L.D.S. Temple. She is presently the postmistress for Mendon. He spent his life as a resident of Mendon where he was a farmer and had been employed by the Utah-Idaho Central and Union Pacific Railroads. He retired in 1965 and the following year was caretaker for the Mendon Cemetery. He was an active member of the L.D.S. Church as a High Priest in the Logan Stake and a worker in the Mendon Ward. He is well known throughout the valley for his athletic ability and love of sports. Surviving are his wife, Mendon, sons and daughters, Mrs. Harold (Darlene) Richins, Henefer, Utah; Dale Bird, Roy; Mrs. Dee (Renee) Crockett, Smithfield; Mrs. Daniel (Laura Lee) Leatham, Mrs. Travis (Linda) Johnson, both of Logan; Mrs. Lee (Deon Carroll), J. Karl Bird, both of Salt Lake City; twenty-three grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Clarence Bird, Mendon; Earl Bird, Cyril Bird, both of Brigham City; Mrs. Hazel Heath, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Omar (Erma) Brewington, Downey, California; Mrs. Truman (Lucile) Hillyard, Logan. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 1:00 p.m. in the Mendon chapel with Bishop Zeno Andersen officiating. Friends may call at Hall Mortuary in Logan Wednesday evening from seven to nine and at the Relief Society room in the Mendon Church House Thursday from 11:30 a.m. until time of rites. Burial will be in the Mendon Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, September 5th, 1967, page 6.
Albertine Ruth Schiess Bird
Albertine (Ruth) Schiess Bird— 71 died at her Tooele home of a heart ailment, November 20th, 1978. Mrs. Bird was born November 21st, 1906 in Manti, Utah to Joseph E. and Albertine Wyess Schiess, and married Irvin D. Bird, Sr., August 18th, 1926 in the Salt Lake Temple. She was an active member of the L.D.S. Church having served as Ward Primary Organist, member of the Stake Primary Board, Counselor in Stake Relief Society and Stake, and was the scribe for the stake patriarch. She had been employed by the Tooele Army Depot, was secretary for Tooele City and the Utah Employment Security and worked as secretary for the Transcript-Bulletin. Mrs. Bird is survived by her husband, a son, Irvin D. Bird, Jr., two daughters: Marilyn White and LeeAnn McMullen, Salt Lake City; eight grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; a sister, Bertha Ward, San Leandro, California; and two brothers, Joseph W. and Kenneth Schiess of Salt Lake City and San Leandro, California. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 25th at 11:00 a.m. in the Tooele 5-8th Ward. Friends may call at the Tate Mortuary Friday, November 24th, from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. and one hour prior to the services at the mortuary. Burial will be in the Mendon, Utah Cemetery. ~Newspaper Not Listed.
Artice Cedella Bird
Artice Cedella Bird— 90 of Mendon, died February 17th, 1999, at the Sunshine Terrace. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, February 19th, 1999, at the Mendon L.D.S. chapel. A viewing will be held one hour prior to services. A complete obituary will follow in a later edition of the Herald Journal. Arrangements are by Allen-Hall Mortuary, Logan. ~The Herald Journal, February 17th, 1999, page 4.
Artice Cedella Bird— 90 passed away at Sunshine Terrace Wednesday, February 17th, 1999, from pneumonia. She was born July 4th, 1908, to Mormon Delbert and Mary Ann Hughes Bird and was a lifelong resident of Mendon. Artice was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has been active throughout her life as a primary and M.I.A. teacher, as well as a nursery leader for many years for the Relief Society. She was also a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. Many of the children of Mendon were lovingly cared for by Artice and later, as they grew up and married, their children. She made numerous quilts and also many beautiful embroidered and crocheted linens, which she gave to family and friends. Her home was always neat and tidy, and you were always offered treats and refreshment. She loved her garden and enjoyed growing her own food and beautiful flowers, sharing them with all who came to visit. Her life was a life of service. She was always ready to help out when needed. She helped her sisters and brothers with their families and devoted her life to care for her parents until they passed away. She loved each of her nieces and nephews and was always interested in them and what they were doing. She worked for a few years for Dr. and Mrs. Omar Budge caring for their children. Artice is survived by one sister, Orlie Jenson, Ogden; nieces and nephews; cousins; and special cousin Dale Bird who made it possible for Artice to live independently until two years ago when it was necessary for her to become a resident of Sunshine Terrace. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers Irvin D. and Marcelle Bird; and sister Violet Alexander. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the Mendon ward church with Bishop Richard Gordon conducting. Friends may call one hour prior to services. Burial will be in the Mendon Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, February 18th, 1999, page 4.
Arzella Bird
Miss Arzella Bird— 68 of 460 23rd, died this morning in a local nursing home of natural causes. Miss Bird was born March 17th, 1901, in Mendon, Utah, a daughter of Deloss P. and Ellen Grant Bird. She had resided in Mendon, Logan and Brigham City, and came to Ogden twenty years ago. She had been employed as a dental nurse. She was a member of the 57th L.D.S. Ward and Daughters of Utah Pioneers and was active in genealogy and temple work. Surviving are one brother and three sisters, Orval G. Bird, Mendon; Mrs. F.W. (Adele) Nelson, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Elmer (Zelda) Heninger, Logan; Mrs. Vernal (Dorothy) Willie, Brigham City. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in the Larkin Chapel of the Dawn with Bishop Glen J. Smith of the 57th Ward officiating. Friends may call at the mortuary Thursday from seven to nine p.m. and Friday prior to services. Burial in the Mendon Cemetery. ~The Ogden Standard Examiner, July 22nd, 1969, page 8B.
Mendon, Utah— Arzella Bird, 68 died of natural causes at a Salt Lake nursing home on Tuesday. She was born March 17th, 1901, in Mendon to Deloss and Ellen Grant Bird. For twenty years she was resident of Ogden and was a dental nurse. She was a member of the L.D.S. Church and of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. Surviving are a brother and three sisters, Orval G. Bird, Mendon; Mrs. F.W. (Adlel) Nelsen, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Elmer (Zelda) Heninger, Logan; Mrs. Vernal (Dorothy) Willie, Brigham City. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at the Larkin Mortuary in Ogden where friends may call Thursday from seven to nine p.m. and Friday prior to services. Burial will be in Mendon Cemetery. ~Newspaper Not Listed.
Bartell Carlyle Bird ~ Veteran Korea
Brigham City, Utah— Bartell Carlyle Bird, 64 passed away March 9th, 2003, at McKay-Dee Hospital. He was born March 5th, 1939, in Mendon, Utah, a son of Carlyle Earl and Edna Muir Bird. Bartell served in the Korean Conflict in the Army. He enjoyed hunting, scouting, fishing, tinkering and daily drives. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers. Surviving are his wife, Eva; children, Shane and P.J. Bird, Mantua, Utah; Steven and Lanae Bird, Mendon; Scott and Shelle, Ben, Bethany Bird, Tooele, Utah; sisters, Yvonne and Joe Young, Nibley; Carlene and Robert Sharp, Centerville; brother, Nolan and Barbara Bird, Mendon; Gary Bird, Logan. Services will be Wednesday, March 12th, at 11 a.m. at the Brigham City 23rd Ward, 620 North 300 East, Brigham. Friends may call on Tuesday, March 11th, from six to eight p.m. at Myers Mortuary, 205 South 100 East, Brigham, and on Wednesday from ten to 10:40 a.m. at the church. Interment will be in the Mendon Cemetery. Send condolences to the family at www.myers-mortuary.com. ~The Herald Journal, March 12th, 2003.
Carlyle Earl Bird
Carlyle Earl (Corky) Bird— 77 of Mendon died Thursday, March 8th, 1990, at Logan Regional Hospital. He was born November 4th, 1912, in Mendon, son of Earl and Melvina Baker Bird. He married Edna Muir on November 22nd, 1934, in Ogden. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Logan L.D.S. Temple, she died July 28th, 1980. He married Helen Grene on May 6th, 1981. They were later divorced. He attended elementary school in Mendon and South Cache High School in Hyrum. He was employed as a farmer and for several years with the Forest Service, Ogden Defense Depot and Garland Sugar Factory. He was an Elder in the L.D.S. Church. He loved working with his animals and doing farm work. He enjoyed riding with the Skyline Riding Club and the Cache Canter Club in Logan. He owned many horses and won many trophies and ribbons. Survivors include three sons and two daughters, Bartell Carlyle Bird, Brigham City; Nolan George Bird, Mendon; Gary Lynn Bird, Logan; Mrs. Edwin Joseph (Ynonne) Young, Nibley, and Mrs. Robert (Carlene) Sharp, Centerville; fifteen grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Also surviving is one sister, Mrs. Areil (Marjorie) Batt, West Jordan; stepsister, Mrs. Milton (Marcia) Anderson, Tremonton; Half-sisters, Mrs. Lamar (Bonnie) Hoskins, Layton, and Mrs. Frank (Marjean) Therin, Valencia, California. He was preceded in death by a son, Dennis; grandson, Casey Young, and stepson, George Earl Muir. Services were Monday, March 12, 1990, in the Mendon Ward Chapel with Bishop Richard B. Watkins conducting. Burial was in the Mendon City Cemetery. Allen-Hall Mortuary handled arrangements. ~The Herald Journal, March 12th, 1990, page 4.
Charles F. Bird ~ Veteran WW I
Mendon, Utah— Charles Bird, 88 Mendon, died Thursday, August 27th, 1987, at Logan Regional Hospital. He was born September 15th, 1898, in Mendon, a son of Lewis Richard and Ellen Orrelia Bird. He was a member of the L.D.S. Church, Mendon First Ward. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I and later served a mission for the L.D.S. Church. He was an avid gardener and horticulturist. He was preceded in death by twelve brothers and sisters. He is survived by nephews and nieces. Funeral services will be Monday at one p.m. in the Allen-Hall Mortuary Chapel. Friends may call Sunday from seven to nine p.m. and Monday one hour prior to services. Burial will be in the Mendon Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, August 28th, 1987, page 4.
Clarence Lee Bird ~ Veteran Korea
Cache Man Killed in Car Mishap— Clarence Lee Bird, 36 of Route 1, Preston, was found dead in his overturned car Sunday two miles west of Logan, at approximately 11 a.m. Utah Highway Patrol Trooper John Cartwright said the car was found upside down in a canal by a passing motorist, Burt Johnson, of Logan. The driver had apparently left the road, running south of U.S. 69, and the car landed on its top in a drainage canal. Trooper Cartwright recovered the body which was wedged between the seats in the front of the car. There is a possibility that the victim drowned, he said, because when the officer arrived water was up to the overturned car's floorboard. Trooper Cartwright felt the accident may have occurred late Saturday night. Mendon Native: Clarence Lee Bird was born February 12th, 1933 in Mendon, a son of Clarence P. Bird and Ruth Leatham Bird. He married Colleen Rice April 12th, 1968. Until 1968 he had resided in Mendon but moved to Preston where he was a construction worker with Valley Paving Company. He had served two terms in the U.S. Navy and was a petty officer. He attended school in Mendon and at South Cache High School. Survivors include his wife, Route 1, Preston; three step-children, Kirk Rice, Lee Hermoine Rice and Earl Rice, all of Preston; His mother, Mrs. Ruth Leatham Bird, Mendon; the following brothers and sisters, Mildred Bird, Logan; William P. Humphrey, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Arch (Delores) Geddes, Preston; Mrs. Orlando (Ann) Rasmusen, Clinton, Utah. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Mendon L.D.S. chapel with Bishop Zeno Andersen officiating. The family will meet friends at Hall Mortuary Tuesday from seven to nine p.m. Burial will be in the Mendon Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, February 9th, 1970, page 1.
Clarence Perly Bird
Mendon, Utah— Clarence P. Bird, 81 died Wednesday, apparently of a heart attack. He was born March 8th, 1887, a son of Mormon and Elizabeth Gardner Bird, in Mendon. He married Ina Sorensen on March 8th, 1916, in the Logan L.D.S. Temple. She died in March of 1929. He later married Ruth L. Humphrey, August 6th, 1930. He was a retired farmer. For seven years he had worked at Second Street. He was a member of Mendon Ward. In his earlier life he had been a home missionary. Surviving are his widow of Mendon; a daughter Mildred Bird, Logan; William P. Humphrey, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Arch (Delores) Geddes and Clarence Lee Bird, Preston; Mrs. Orlando (Ann) Rasmussen, Clinton; eleven grandchildren. The following brothers and sisters survive, Earl and Cyril Bird, both of Brigham City; Mrs. Hazel Heath, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Erma Brewington, Long Beach, California; Mrs. Lucille Hillyard, Logan. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 12 noon in the Mendon L.D.S. Ward Chapel by Bishop Zeno Andersen. Friends may call at Hall Mortuary in Logan Friday from seven to nine p.m. and on Saturday at the Mendon Chapel one hour prior to service. Burial will be in Mendon Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, August 22nd, 1968, page 2.
Funeral Services— for Clarence P. Bird will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Mendon L.D.S. Ward Chapel with Bishop Zeno Andersen in charge. Friends may call at Hall Mortuary this evening from seven to nine p.m. and on Saturday at the Mendon Chapel after 11. a.m. Burial will be in Mendon Cemetery. ~Newspaper Not Listed.
Earl Bird
Earl Bird— 77 died Tuesday in a Brigham City hospital after a long illness. He was born February 4th, 1892, in Mendon, to Norman and Emerine E. Gardner Bird. On April 4th, 1912, he married Melvina Baker. She died in 1924. He married Marjory Olsen Daley November 3rd, 1926, in the Logan L.D.S. Temple. Mr. Bird had farmed in Mendon before moving to Brigham City in 1945. He was a former construction worker and an employee of the Box Elder Packing Co. While living in Mendon he served as a city councilman. Surviving are his widow and the following sons and daughters, Carlyle Bird, Mendon; Vernon Bird, Riverdale; Mrs. Ariel (Marjorie) Batt, Salt Lake City; Mrs. LaMar (Bonnie) Hoskins, Layton; Mrs. Henry (Jean) hoesli, Sagus, California; a step daughter, Mrs. Milton (Marcia) Anderson, Thatcher; eighteen grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren; a brother and sisters, Cyril Bird, Brigham City; Mrs. Hazel Health, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Omer L. (Erma) Brewington, Downey, California; Mrs. Truman (Lucille) Hillyard, Logan. Funeral services will be held Saturday at one p.m. in the Mendon L.D.S. Ward chapel. Friends may call at the Peterson Funeral home in Brigham City Friday from seven to nine p.m. and at the chapel in Mendon after 12 noon. Burial will be in Mendon Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, May 22nd, 1969, page 2.
Edna Muir Bird
Mendon, Utah— Edna Muir Bird, 69 Mendon, died July 28th, 1980, at Logan Hospital. She was born March 30th, 1911, at Mendon, the daughter of George and Rose Ellen Ladle Muir. She married Carlyle Earl Bird on November 22nd, 1934, at Ogden. The marriage was later solemnized in the Logan L.D.S. Temple. She attended school in Mendon, was employed at the Logan Hospital for eighteen years and was a member of the Happy Hour Club. She was an active member of the L.D.S. Church and enjoyed working on quilts for the Relief Society. Surviving are her husband of Mendon; three sons and two daughters, Bartell Bird, Brigham City; Nolan Bird, Mendon; Gary Bird, Logan; Mrs. Edwin Joe (Yvonne) Young, Nibley; Mrs. Robert (Carlene) Sharp, Centerville; fourteen grandchildren; two sisters and one brother, Myrtle Quinney, Ogden; Mrs. Fred (Hazel) Sorensen, Mendon, and Eddis Muir, Brigham City. She was preceded in death by a sister, Ada Norton, and two brothers, Russel Muir and Preston Muir. Funeral services will be held Thursday at one p.m. in the Mendon Ward Chapel with Bishop Stanton Barrett officiating. 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, July 29th, 1980, page ?
Edna Susanna Ladle Bird
Mendon, Utah— Edna Susanna Ladle Bird, 80 of Mendon, died Tuesday at her home following a long illness. She was born April 28th, 1895, in Mendon, a daughter of John and Susanna Trappett Ladle. She married Reeves Bird, November 17th, 1917, in the Logan L.D.S. Temple. He is a former ward bishop in Mendon. Mrs. Bird was an active member of the L.D.S. church throughout her life, having served a teacher in the Primary and Sunday school organizations. Also, she was a Relief Society visiting teacher, had been active in the Mendon P.T.A., and in the American Legion Auxiliary. Surviving are her husband, Mendon; three sons and two daughters, Verna Bird and Alton Lavor Bird, both of Mendon; Leland Reeves Bird, Salt Lake City; Seth J. Bird, River Heights; Mrs. Lou Jean Lindley, Meridian, Idaho. A son Lavell Orvin, preceded her in death. Also surviving are fourteen grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a brother and a sister, William Charles Ladle and Clella Ladle, both of Mendon. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday noon in the Mendon Ward chapel. Friends may call at the Hall Mortuary in Logan Friday from seven to nine p.m., and at the ward chapel one hour prior to services. Burial will be in the Mendon Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, February 12th, 1976, page 4.
Ellen Grant Bird
Pioneer of Mendon Dies, Age 91; Rites Are Saturday— Ellen Grant Bird, 91 resident of Mendon all her life, and pioneer of Cache Valley, died last night at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Elmer Heninger, 192, East 3rd North, of infirmities incident to age. A daughter of Thomas and Margaret Adamson Grant, she was born August 23rd, 1862, in Gunnison, Utah. Her father was an interpreter for the Indians. Handwork Artistry— When Ellen was six weeks old, the Grant family moved to Wellsville where they lived a short time, then moving to Mendon. The family endured the traditional rigors of pioneer life, fighting grasshoppers, drouth and often fearing the Indians. On January 10th, 1884 in the Salt Lake Endowment House, Ellen was married to DeLoss P. Bird. He died October 1st, 1934. For fifteen years Mrs. Bird was in the presidency of Mendon ward Relief Society, for thirty years a visiting teacher. Her hobby was handwork, and she had made numerous quilts, rugs, knitted and crocheted articles. Nine Children. ~Newspaper Not Listed, and is missing the balance of the article.
Ellen Orrelia Fifield Bird
Esteemed Mendon Woman is Taken— Having never fully recovered from automobile accident injuries received December 11th, Mrs. Ellen Orrelia Fifield Bird, 87 of Mendon, died Thursday afternoon in a Logan hospital. She had been confined to the hospital for the past two weeks; causes incident to age were described as contributing to the death. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Kenneth Lindquist mortuary of Logan. Mrs. Bird had been a Relief Society worker for years. The injuries December 11th came when the automobile in which she was riding collided with another vehicle on the Mendon road, near the Cache County fairgrounds. She was born in Richmond, April 7th, 1856, a daughter of Matthew P. and Amy Almira Gibson Fifield. She was married to Lewis Richard Bird in the old Salt Lake Endowment house May 13th, 1876. Mr. Bird died eleven years ago. Survivors include six sons and three daughters; Roy Bird, Sugar City, Idaho; Matthew Bird, Logan; Henry and Charles Bird, Mendon; Albert Bird, with the United States armed forces in California; Mrs. Annett Benson, Weiser Idaho; Mrs. Amy Thompson, Ogden, and Mrs. Ruby Riggs, Wellsville; thirty grandchildren, eighteen great-grandchildren and four brothers and sisters: Jesse Fifield, Ogden; Thomas and Albert Fifield of California, and Mrs. Naomi Heninger, River Heights. ~The Herald Journal, February 4th, 1944, page 1.
Rites Are Monday for Ellen O. Bird— Last rites for Mrs. Ellen O. Bird of Mendon who died Thursday will be conducted Monday at one p.m. in the Mendon ward chapel with Bishop Edgar S. Hancock conducting. Friends may call at the home of a son, Matthew Bird, 303 South First West, Logan, Monday from ten a.m. until twelve noon and at Mendon ward chapel from 12:30 until service time. Interment will be in Mendon cemetery under direction of Kenneth Lindquist mortuary of Logan. ~The Herald Journal, February 5th, 1944, page 1.
Emerine Elizabeth Gardner Bird
Pioneer Cache Valley Matron Dies at Mendon— December 21st, Mrs. Emerine Bird, 70, wife of Mormon Bird of Mendon, died at her home Friday after a long illness. Mrs. Bird was born in Mill Creek November 5th, 1855 but had resided in Cache Valley fifty years. Mrs. Bird's father, John Gardner, in 1856 was frozen to death while attempting to reach the Cache Valley from Brigham City, where pioneers were spending their winter in the valley. Her mother, Elizabeth B. Hill Gardner, later married Bishop W. Maughan of Wellsville. Mrs. Bird leaves nine children; Mormon D.; Clarence; Earl; Cyril; Afton and Erma Bird; and Mrs. Lucile Hardman, Mendon; Mrs. Oscar W. Cooley, Logan. Funeral services will be held Tuesday December 22nd, at 1:00 p.m. in the Mendon Chapel. ~Newspaper Not Listed.
Last Respects Paid to Matron of Mendon— Logan, December 24th, Funeral services were held in the Mendon ward chapel on Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. for Mrs. Emerine Bird, wife of Mormon Bird. Bishop Henry C. Sorensen was in charge of the services. Patriarch O.M. Wilson offered the opening prayer and the following musical numbers were rendered: Two numbers by the choir, instrumental music by C.C. Sweeten and Alice Sorensen; vocal solo, Mrs. Cecil Cooley, Logan; vocal duet, Mattie Daley and Vernon Maughan; vocal solo, John O. Hughes. The speakers were Jens Jensen, William H. Maughan, D.M. Bickmore of Paradise and Bishop Sorensen. Benediction was offered by Bishop C.N. Maughan of Wellsville. ~Newspaper Not Listed.
Ina Sorensen Bird
Mrs. Ina Bird Passes Away, Mendon (Special)— Mrs. Ina Sorensen Bird, 40 wife of Clarence P. Bird, died Monday at her home here. Funeral services will be held in the Mendon ward chapel Friday at 2 p.m. Mrs. Bird was born in Mendon May 22nd, 1888, the daughter of Isaac and Mary (Jacobsen) Poulsen Sorensen. She was educated in the Mendon public schools and spent her early life here. She was married to Clarence P. Bird of Mendon and shortly after, the couple moved to a farm near Pocatello, where they lived for three years. Then they returned to Mendon, where they have since resided. Mrs. Bird has been an active church worker in Mendon since her marriage. Mrs. Bird is survived by her husband, one daughter, Mildred, ten, her mother and the following brothers and sisters: William I. Sorensen, Joseph C. Sorensen, Bishop Henry C. Sorensen, Mrs. Hannah Whitney, Mrs. Olive Hughes, all of Mendon; Professor A.N. Sorensen, Logan; Bertha Sorensen Buist, Wellsville; Mrs. Malina Hill, Murray; Mrs. Eulalia Welch, Boise. ~Newspaper Not Listed.
Mendon Matron is Laid at Final Rest, Mendon, Utah— Impressive funeral services for Mrs. Clarence Bird, were held in the ward chapel Friday at two p.m. under the direction of Counselor Oliver Taylor. The house was filled. Floral offerings were profuse and beautiful, showing the love and esteem in which the deceased was held. The choir furnished music under the direction of Mrs. Lizzie Barrett with Mrs. Ellen Ladle at the organ. Prayers were by Vance D. Walker of Salt Lake City and Counselor Elmer J. Hancock. The speakers were Patriarch William H. Maughan of Wellsville, former Bishop Mormon D. Bird, Joseph N. Sorensen, John Gardner of Ogden and Counselor Taylor. All spoke of the faithfulness of Mrs. Bird. Special music was vocal solo, Mrs. Mattie Darley with Mrs. Howard Jones as accompanist, of Wellsville; vocal solo, John O. Hughes, Violet Bird accompanist; instrumental duet, G.G. Sweeten and Lon Wood, with Miss Orpha Sweeten of U.A.C. accompanist. A large cortege followed the body to the cemetery where the grave was dedicated by Andrew Sorensen. Mrs. Bird will be missed at Sunday school, Sacrament meeting, Relief Society, being a faithful Relief Society teacher for years. Her beautiful alto voice will be greatly missed in the choir. Out of town visitors attending the funeral include Mr. and Mrs. A.N. Sorensen, Logan; Mrs. Jack Welch, Boise Idaho; Mrs. Malena Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Vance D. Walker, Mrs. Hazel Bird and Mrs. Phil Sorensen, Salt Lake City; Mr. and Mrs. Fern Bird Teton, Idaho. ~Newspaper Not Listed.
Irene Bird
Resident of Mendon Dies— Irene Bird, 69 passed away at the home of her sister, Mrs. Zelda Heninger in Logan, this morning following a brief illness. She was born October 16th, 1895, in Mendon, the daughter of Deloss P. and Ellen Grant Bird. Survivors include four sisters, Mrs. Adele Nelson, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Zelda Heninger, Logan; Mrs. Dorothy Willie, Brigham City and Arzella Bird, Ogden; one brother, Orval G. Bird, Mendon. Funeral services will be held Monday at twelve noon at the Nelson Memorial Funeral Chapel with Bishop Fred W. Sorensen of the Mendon Ward officiating. Friends may call Sunday evening from seven to nine at the place of service and Monday morning after ten o'clock. Burial will be in the Mendon Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, July 23rd, 1965, page 3.
Funeral Services— for Irene Bird, 69 will be held Monday at twelve noon at the Nelson Memorial Funeral Chapel with Bishop Fred W. Sorensen of the Mendon Ward officiating. Friends may call this evening from seven to nine at the place of service and Monday morning after ten o'clock. Burial will be in the Mendon City cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, July 25th, 1965, page 8.
Irvin Delbert Bird, Sr.
Irvin Delbert Bird— 93, died Tuesday in Tooele, graveside services will be at 2:15 p.m. Friday in the Mendon Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, February 12th, 1998, page 4.
Irvin Delbert Bird, Sr.— loving husband, father, grandfather, 94 passed away February 10th, 1998. He was born August 1st 1903, in Mendon, Utah, to Mormon D. Bird and Mary Hughes Bird. He married Ruth Albertine Schiess in the Salt Lake L.D.S. Temple August 18th, 1926. She passed away November 21st, 1978. He married Holean Bryan in the Salt Lake L.D.S. Temple February 12th, 1980. He went to school in Mendon, Utah and later to the L.D.S. Business College in Salt Lake City. Irvin Delbert retired from the International Smelter and Refining Company, where he worked for forty-six years. He was a lifetime member of the L.D.S. Church and he served a Western States mission, served as Sunday school superintendent and M.I.A. superintendent of the Tooele Stake, counselor to the Stockton Branch bishopric and the Tooele Second Ward Bishopric. He served on the council of the North Tooele Stake, bishop of the Tooele Tenth Ward, choir director of the Tooele Second and Tenth Wards, and district supervisor for the general music committee of the L.D.S. Church. He took three groups of singers to the Salt Lake Tabernacle and at one time conducted the largest group choir that sang in the Salt Lake Tabernacle for the L.D.S. semiannual conference. He also organized and directed the North Tooele Stake Orchestra for six years. He traveled and performed as a singer on the vaudeville circuit and then traveled with his own dance band for many years playing the saxophone, clarinet, and trumpet. His twelve-piece orchestra provided music for many L.D.S. Church stake dances. He was also well known for his annual celebration July 24th, by conducting his military band at six a.m. that was seated on a hayrack and pulled by horses through the streets of Tooele. He was an avid baseball, football, basketball and golf fan. For many years he traveled with his family to Phoenix for the Major League Baseball winter season games. He spent many hours in his yard among his fruit trees, raspberry vines, vegetable gardens and various beautiful flowers, which he generously shared with his family and friends. He is survived by his wife; a son Irvin D. Bird, Jr.; two daughters, Marilyn White Payne Overton, Lee Ann (George "Mac") McMullen; stepchildren, Donald Bryan, M.D., Ogden, Glen Bryan, West Valley, Renee Gibson, Salt Lake City; seventeen grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Artice Bird, Logan, Orlie Jensen, Ogden. He is preceded in death by a brother, Marcelle Bird; sister, Violet Alexander; and a grandson, David White. Funeral services were today at the Tooele Tenth Ward. Burial in Mendon Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, February 13th, 1998, page 4.
James Dunsdon Bird
In Mendon, Cache Valley, January 28th 1869— James, son of Charles and Sarah Bird, aged fifteen years and twenty-three days. ~Deseret News, March 3rd, 1869. Note: This obituary as printed in the Deseret News has many typographical problems.
James Hoopes Bird
James Henry Bird— of Mendon, died suddenly of heart failure at an early hour this morning. He was the son of John and Sarah Hoops Bird and was born in Mendon July 28th, 1872. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made. ~The Journal, May 21st, 1925, page 3.
James Roy Bird
Native of Mendon Taken by Death— James Roy Bird, 62 native of Mendon, died yesterday at the home of a brother, Henry E. Bird, in Brigham City, of a heart ailment. He was born at Mendon, December 7th, 1884, a son of Lewis R. and Ellen O. Fifield Bird, and was educated in Mendon schools. Mr. Bird was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He operated a farm at Sugar City, Idaho, for seventeen years, and had retired because of ill health. Surviving are the following brothers and sisters: Mathew F. Bird, Logan; Henry E. Bird, Ogden; Mrs. Annetta Benson, Weiser, Idaho; Mrs. Amy Thompson, Riverdale; Albert O. Bird, Denver; Charles Bird, Mendon, and Mrs. Ruby Riggs, Wellsville. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at one p.m. in the Mendon L.D.S. Ward. Friends may call at the chapel in Mendon from noon Saturday until time of service. Burial will be in the Mendon cemetery under direction of Harold B. Felt mortuary. ~The Herald Journal, March 20th, 1947, page 1.
John Pratt Kennedy Bird
Suicide at Mendon— The following is the result of an inquisition holden upon the body of John Bird, who committed suicide in Mendon on Wednesday morning: Territory of Utah, County of Cache, Mendon Precinct. An inquisition holden in Mendon precinct, Cache county, this tenth day of March, 1886, before me, Christian Sorensen, a justice of the peace in said precinct in said county, upon the body of John P.K. Bird, now lying dead before us jurors whose names are hereunto subscribed, the said jurors upon their oaths, so say that the said John P.K. Bird came to his death by premeditated suicide, by a gun shot administered by his own hand. In testimony whereof the said jurors have hereunto set their hands the day and year aforesaid. Joseph Baker, Jens Jensen, Jeremiah Baker, In testimony whereof I have this day set my hand and affixed my signature, Christian Sorensen. Justice of the Peace in and for the precinct of Mendon. Mendon, March 10th, 1880. ~The Journal, March 13th, 1886, page 3.
Mendon has Hardly— recovered from the shock caused by the suicide of John Bird. The deceased was fifty-nine years old instead of fifty-five, as stated by telegram. He was an honest and hard working man and although a number of accounts have stated there was no known cause for his rash act, yet here in town the whole story is generally known and commented upon, and if the facts are such as is spoken of and brought out by the inquest, it would seem that remorse, regret, aching hearts and sleepless nights must be the lot of some of those nearest to him. Family trouble or domestic infelicity was the cause of the fearful deed. He told many that he saw no other way out of his difficulty than suicide and took a solemn oath that he would do it inside of one week if things did not change, the day before he slew himself. His affairs were all straight, all his debts paid. He borrowed a Spencer rifle from one of his brothers, and some cartridges of another, under the pretense of shooting some dogs that had been worrying his sheep. His trouble, as near as known, is some year and a half or two years old. The writer of this heard him a year ago say that he was a broken hearted man and had lost his grip on account of domestic trouble, and tears filled the old man's eyes as he, in a calm voice, spoke partly of the course of affairs. ~The Journal, March 17th, 1886, page 3.
Determined Suicide at Mendon, Utah— Special to the Democrat. Mendon, Utah, March 10th. John Bird, aged fifty-five, suicided about 6:30 this morning, in his stock-yard, by shooting himself in the left breast with a rifle. He was dead when found. The particular cause of the act is not known. He leaves a wife and thirteen children. ~Salt Lake Evening Democrat, March 10th, 1886.
John William Bird
Mr. John W. Bird— of Mendon, following a brief illness passed away at a Logan hospital. Mr. Bird was a lifelong resident of Mendon and a bachelor who, since the death of his mother, lived alone on the old family homestead. He was seventy-two years of age. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at one o'clock, in the Mendon chapel. ~The Journal, March 11th, 1922, page 4.
Lewis Richard Bird, Sr.
Aged Resident of Mendon Dies, Mendon, Utah— Lewis Bird, 82 died Thursday at his home here following a paralytic stroke suffered ten days before. Another stroke was suffered several years ago from which Mr. Bird never fully recovered. Funeral services will be held in the Mendon chapel Sunday at two p.m. Burial will be in Mendon cemetery. Mr. Bird was born November 3rd, 1850, in Little Cottonwood canyon as his parents neared Salt Lake on the overland journey from the east. After living in Salt Lake and Provo for a short time, they moved to Mendon. At first living in the fort of the pioneer settlement, they later moved out onto farming land. Mr. Bird had since been an efficient farmer of this district. He was noted as a wheat threshing expert, particularly in the early days of the hand fed thresher. He married Arelia Fifield of Logan in the old endowment house in 1876 and she, together with eleven of thirteen children who were born to the couple, survive. The children are: Mrs. Ella Jensen, Mrs. Sadie Hansen, and Mrs. Amy Thompson, Ogden; Mrs. Nettie Benson, Weiser, Idaho; Mrs. Ruby Van Hoesen, Chicago; Mathew S. and Henry Elliot Bird, Buist, Idaho; James Roy Bird, Sugar City, Idaho; Albert Bird, Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Loren and Charlie Bird, Mendon. Twenty-nine grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and the following sisters also survive: Mrs. Reba Furniss and Mrs. Eliza F. Gardner, Teton; Mrs. Mary Ann English and Mrs. Mariana Riggs, Logan. ~The Herald Journal, June 24th, 1932, page 1.
Marcell Walker Bird
Kaysville, Utah— Marcell W. Bird, 79 died of natural causes Sunday, September 19th, 1993, at his home in Kaysville. He was born January 15th, 1914, in Mendon, to Mormon D. and Mary Hughes Bird. He was the youngest of five children. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 1936. He taught music in Idaho and Utah schools. He founded and directed the Idaho Falls Symphony. He was an executive in the Teton Peaks Council of the Boys Scouts of America and executive secretary for the Idaho Education Association. He appeared in Who' Who in America for his music and educational contributions. He married Roberta Wilde on September 12th, 1934, in the Logan L.D.S. Temple. They were later divorced. They had two children, Lloyd, who died in 1992, and Marcia Coburn, living in Idaho Falls, Idaho. On August 4th, 1959, he married Roxie Dabel in the Idaho Falls L.D.S. Temple. They have four children, Ray, Russell, Alan and Jan Bird. He has ten grandchildren and one great-granddaughter, He is also survived by his sisters Artice Bird of Mendon; Orlie Jensen of Ogden; and an older brother, Irvin Bird of Tooele. Funeral services will be at eleven a.m. Friday, September 24th, 1993 at Lindquist's Mortuary in Kaysville. Family will meet from six to eight tonight and before the service Friday. Burial will be in the Mendon Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, September 23rd, 1993, page 4.
Mary Ann Hughes Bird
Mendon, Utah— Mary Ann Hughes Bird, 84 widow of Mormon Delbert Bird, died late Saturday night at the family home following a lingering illness. She was born December 14th, 1879 in Mendon, a daughter of Charles and Sarah Walker Hughes and married Mr. Bird on December 18th, 1901 in the Logan L.D.S. Temple. He died in April of 1963. An active member of the L.D.S. church, she had served as ward organist and as organist for other organizations for many years. She was a Relied Society Visiting Teacher for twenty years and had also served as president and counselor in that organization. A charter member of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, she was also a charter member of the American Legion Auxiliary. She is survived by two sons and three daughters: Irvin D. Bird, Tooele; Marcell W. Bird, Idaho Falls, Idaho; Mrs. Glen (Violet) Alexander and Mrs. Leo (Orlie) Jensen, both of Ogden; and Artice Bird, Mendon; sixteen grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a brother, John O. Hughes, Mendon; two sisters, Mrs. Edith H. Winn, Centerville; and Mrs. Gladys N. Nelson, College Ward. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at one p.m. at the Nelson Memorial Funeral Chapel in Logan under the direction of Bishop Fred W. Sorensen of the Mendon Ward. Friends may call at the place of service Tuesday evening from seven to nine p.m. and Wednesday after eleven a.m. Burial will be in the Mendon Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, May 11th, 1964, page 2.
Mary Ellen Baugh Lear Bird
Called by Death— Mrs. Mary Baugh Bird, 67 died Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Eldon Thornton of Logan, after a lengthy illness caused by a heart ailment. Mrs. Bird had made her home in Logan for the past three years, coming here from Mendon. She was a resident of the Sixth ward and was the widow of the late James Bird. She was born in Wellsville, November 4th, 1872, a daughter of Briar and Mary Anderson Baugh. Before moving to Logan she had lived in Mendon for thirty-eight years. Surviving her are two sons and three daughters. Elmer Lear and Mrs. Eldon Thornton of Logan; William D. Bird of Magna; Mrs. Sarah Parker of Wellsville, and Mrs. Mary Schippman of Providence; two brothers and one sister, James Baugh, Mrs. Martha Stranger, both of Burley, Idaho, and Peter Baugh of Hyrum. Funeral services will be held Monday at two p.m. in the Mendon L.D.S. ward chapel with Bishop Henry C. Sorensen conducting. Burial will be in the Mendon cemetery under direction of the W. Loyal Hall Mortuary. Friends may call at the home of Mrs. Leva Thornton, 160 West Fourth South, Sunday evening and Monday until 11 a.m. and at the home of Henry Stauffer in Mendon Monday from twelve noon until time for the services. ~The Herald Journal, June 28th, 1940, page 6.
Melvina Estell Baker Bird
Mrs. Melvina E. Bird— of Mendon passed away last evening at a local hospital. The lady was the daughter of Jeremiah and Laura Lemon and was born in Mendon December 7th, 1895. She is survived by her husband. Earl Bird and two children. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made. ~The Journal, October 2nd, 1924, page 3.
Funeral Services— for the late Mrs. Melvina E. Bird of Mendon, who died at a local hospital, will be held in the Mendon chapel at two p.m. tomorrow, Saturday. An error occurred in yesterday's Journal in the report of her parentage. She was the daughter of Jeremiah and Mary T. Lemon Baker. ~The Journal, October 3rd, 1924, page 4.
Mildred Bird
Longtime Resident— of Logan, Utah, Mildred Bird, 80 died Wednesday, December 2nd, 1998, at the Sunshine Terrace in Logan, Utah, from an extended illness. Mildred, often called Millie, was born September 29th, 1918, at home in Mendon, Utah, to Clarence Perley and Ina Sorensen Bird. Her mother died March 4th, 1929. After the death of her mother, Mildred was raised by her stepmother, Ruth Leatham Humphrey Bird. Later a sister, Dolores, was born, then a brother, Clarence Lee, and sister, Margaret Ann, were born. Mildred graduated from South Cache High School and L.D.S. Seminary in 1936. She was a member of the L.D.S. Church. She was an avid sports fan and enjoyed following the Utah State Aggies and the Utah Jazz. She also enjoyed local sports events. Mildred was an independent lady who earned her living cleaning apartments and homes for over fifty years. Mildred volunteered her time and energy helping wherever she could. She received an award honoring her unselfish contributions during National History Week from Utah State University's Women's Advisory Board in 1986. Mildred has received awards as volunteer of the week for her consistent efforts and dependability in helping at the Senior Citizens Center on several occasions. She also did volunteer work at the Sunshine Terrace for several years. We will dearly miss our sister and friend. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence and Ina; stepmother, Ruth; and brother, Lee Bird. She is survived by her siblings, Phillip Humphrey, Logan, Dolores Geddes, Preston, Idaho, and Ann Rasmussen, Clinton, Utah and their spouses; and numerous nieces and nephews; also a special friend, Becky Blanchard, whom Mildred cared for as a child. Funeral services will be at noon, Monday, December 7th, in the Allen-Hall Mortuary Chapel, 34 East Center St., Logan, where friends may call from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Monday prior to services. Burial will be in the Mendon Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, December 4th, 1998, page 4.
Mormon D. Bird
Rites Arranged for Mendon Postmaster, Mendon— Funeral services for Mormon D. Bird, Mendon postmaster, who died after a prolonged illness at his home Saturday morning, will be held Tuesday at two p.m. in the Mendon L.D.S. chapel. Burial will be in the Mendon cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, May 30th, 1932, page 1.
Mendon, Utah— Mormon Delbert Bird, 85 former Mendon Bishop and Stake Patriarch, died late Wednesday night in a Logan hospital following a three day illness. He was born September 2nd, 1877 in Wellsville, a son of Mormon and Emeline Elizabeth Gardner Bird. He received his education in the county schools and had been a farmer in the Mendon area all of his life. He had served for many years as postmaster there. Active throughout his life in the L.D.S. Church, he fulfilled a mission to the Northwestern States. He was ordained bishop of Mendon Ward in 1903 and served for seventeen years. He was a high councilman in Hyrum Stake and was Logan Stake patriarch. He married Mary Ann Hughes on December 18th, 1910 in the Logan L.D.S. Temple. Surviving are his widow of Mendon, two sons and three daughters, Irvin D., Tooele; Marcell W., Idaho Falls; Mrs. Glen (Violet) Alexander and Mrs. Leo (Orlie) Jensen, both of Ogden; and Artice Bird, Mendon; sixteen grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The following brothers and sisters survive, Clair and Afton Bird, Mendon; Earl and Cyril Bird, Brigham City; Mrs. Hazel Health, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Erma Bruington, Long Beach, Calif.; Mrs. Lucille Hillyard, Logan. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at two p.m. in the Mendon Ward Chapel with Bishop Fred W. Sorensen in charge. Friends may call at the Nelson Memorial Funeral Chapel in Logan, Friday from seven to nine p.m. and Saturday from twelve noon until 1:30 p.m. Interment will be in the Mendon City Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, Logan, Utah, Thursday, April 25th, 1963, page 1.
Patriarch Bird is Eulogized— Impressive funeral services for Patriarch Mormon Delbert Bird were held Saturday in the Mendon Ward Chapel which was filled with relatives and friends who had come to pay their respects to a man who had served the community for more than sixty years. Bishop Fred W. Sorensen was in charge. Prayer at the mortuary was offered by Truman Hillyard. Beth Muir played prelude and postlude music. Invocation was given by John O. Hughes. The Madrigal chorus from Bonneville High School at Idaho Falls sang "God So Loved the World" and "The Lord's Prayer," directed by Marcel W. Bird, Patriarch Bird's son. Irvin Bird Jr., a grandson, played an organ solo his own arrangement of "Come, Come Ye Saitts" and "O, My Father." Vernon Cooley spoke lovingly of his Uncle Dell and his Aunt Maime who was too ill to attend the services. President Lloyd Hunsaker of Logan Stake and Bishop Sorensen paid tribute to Patriarch Bird. Evan Darley offered the closing prayer. The grave in Mendon Cemetery was dedicated by Oliver Taylor. Pallbearers were Irvin Bird Jr., Melvin C. Alexander, Verl Jensen, DeLoy Jensen, all grandsons, Dale and Carl Bird, nephews. The beautiful floral offerings were cared for by the Relief Society. ~Newspaper Not Listed. April, 1963.
Orval Grant Bird
Mendon, Utah— Orval Grant Bird, 80 died August 7th, 1983, at Logan Regional Hospital. He was born April 20th, 1903, in Mendon, a son of Delos Perley and Ellen Grant Bird. He married Rhoberta Jones August 24th, 1927, in the Salt Lake City L.D.S. Temple. He had lived in Los Angeles and Alaska before moving to Mendon, where he lived for over seventy-eight years. He received his schooling in Mendon and graduated from South Cache High school. He worked as an airplane mechanic at Hill Air Force Base. He was sexton for Mendon and had served as secretary for the Mendon Canal Company. He was a member of the Mendon L.D.S. Ward, where he had served as elder quorum secretary, home teacher and high priest. Surviving are his wife of Mendon; one son and two daughters, Mark Jones Bird, Auburn, Washington; Mrs. Dee (Marilyn) Conger, Placentia, California; Mrs. Wayne (Enid) Rousseau, Dallas; nineteen grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. One daughter, Mrs. Reed (Livina) Garfield, preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:30 p.m. in the Mendon 2nd L.D.S. Ward chapel with Counselor Douglas Larsen conducting. Friends may call at the chapel two hours prior to services. Burial will be in the Mendon Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, August 9th, 1983, page 4.
Orvin Lavell Bird
Mendon Boy Dies of Heart Ailment— Following a long illness from a heart ailment, Orvin Lavell Bird, fourteen, died at his home in Mendon Thursday evening. He was a son of Reeves and Edna Ladle Bird, and was born in Mendon on January 20th, 1927. He had been a student of the Mendon school. Besides his parents, he is survived by the following brothers and sisters: Leland, Seth, Alton, Verna and Lou Jean Bird, all of Mendon. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at one p.m. in the Mendon ward chapel with Bishop Edgar S. Hancock in charge. Interment in the Mendon cemetery will be under direction of the Lindquist and Sons mortuary. Friends may call at the home Saturday evening and Sunday prior to the funeral. ~The Herald Journal, November 28th, 1941, page 1.
Services Are Set for Mendon Boy— Orvin Lavell Bird, fourteen-year-old Mendon youth who died Thursday evening, will be eulogized at funeral rites to be held Sunday at one p.m. in Mendon ward. Bishop Edgar S. Hancock will be in charge. Friends may call at the home of his parents, Reeves and Edna Ladle Bird of Mendon, this evening and Sunday prior to services. Burial will be in Mendon cemetery, with Lindquist and Sons directing. ~The Herald Journal, November 29th, 1941, page 1.
Phineas Reeves Bird, Jr. ~ Veteran WW I
Mendon, Utah— Phineas Reeves Bird Jr., 88 of Mendon, died Sunday, November 25th, 1984, at the Logan Regional Hospital. He was born March 5th, 1896, in Mendon, a son of Phineas Reeves and Sarah Ann Lallis Bird. He married Edna Sussanna Ladle, November 7th, 1917, in the Logan L.D.S. Temple. She died February 10th, 1976. He was a farmer and railroad worker by occupation. He attended Cache Valley schools and was a veteran of WW I, a member of the American Legion, and served on the Mendon City council for eighteen years as a city recorder. He was an active member of the L.D.S. Church having served as bishop of the Mendon Ward, Sunday school superintendent, president of the M.I.A., counselor in the Hyrum stake Sunday school, counselor of the elders quorum, assistant secretary of the seventies quorum, secretary of the elders quorum, Logan Stake High Councilman, Logan Stake Sunday school superintendent and served two stake missions and was a high priest until the time of his death. He is survived by four sons and two daughters, Verna Bird, Mendon; Alton Lavor Bird, Mendon; Leland Reeves Bird, Salt Lake City; Seth J. Bird, River Heights; Lou Jean B. Lindley Meridian, Idaho; fourteen grandchildren, twenty-five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mona Affleck, San Leandro, California; Iola Garrett, Wellsville. Funeral services will be Wednesday at noon in the Mendon Ward Chapel with Bishop Stan Buxton conducting. Friends may call Hall Mortuary Tuesday 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, November 26th, 1984, page 4.
Phineas Reeves Bird, Sr.
Mendon Pioneer is Called by Death— Funeral services for Phineas R. Bird, 82 lifelong resident of Mendon and last survivor of a family of twenty-two children, will be conducted Tuesday at one p.m. in Mendon ward chapel with Bishop Edgar S. Hancock officiating. Friends may call at the Reeves Bird home Monday evening and Tuesday until time of services. Burial will be in Mendon cemetery under direction of W. Loyal Hall mortuary. Mr. Bird died Friday at three p.m. at the home of a son, Reeves Bird of Mendon after a lingering illness. He was born September 1st, 1862 in Mendon a son of Charles and Sarah Dunsdon Bird. A member of the L.D.S. church he was a high priest in Hyrum stake, had served as chairman of the Mendon Old Folks committee for seventeen years, was road supervisor there for many years and was Cache County and Mendon pound keeper for several years. He married Sarah Ann Lallis in the Logan temple. She died January 31st, 1916. Survivors include two sons, Reeves Bird, Mendon and J. Dewey Bird, Ogden; two daughters, Mrs. Iola B. Garrett, Wellsville, and Mrs. Mona Affleck, Oakland, California; twenty-one grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. ~The Herald Journal, April 21st, 1945, page 1.
Printha Pear Gunnelll Hill Bird
Mendon, Utah— Pearl Hill Bird, 84 Mendon, died Wednesday, July 2nd, 1986, at Logan Regional Hospital of heart failure. She was born December 10th, 1901 in Driggs, Idaho, a daughter of Daniel LeRoy and Printha Ellen Gunnell Hill. She married Afton Bird on December 19th, 1923 in the Logan L.D.S. Temple. He died September 4th, 1967. She was raised by her mother's sister, Mrs. John T. (Polly Ann) Darley, in Wellsville after the early death of her mother. She was postmaster in Mendon for twenty years. She was an active member of the L.D.S. Church having served in many positions. She lived in Mendon most of her life and enjoyed serving her community. She is survived by two sons and five daughters, Mrs. Harold (Darlene) Richens, Henifer; Dale Bird, Mendon; Mrs. Dee Crockett, Smithfield; Laura Lee Leatham, Logan; Mrs. Leon (Deon) Carroll, Salt Lake; Mrs. Travis (Linda) Johnson, Logan; J. Karl Bird, Mendon; one sister, Mrs. Myron (Evelyn Brenchley, Wellsville; twenty-five grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by four brothers and three sisters. Funeral services will be Saturday at one p.m. in the Mendon Ward Chapel with Bishop Richard B. Watkins conducting. Friends may call at Allen-Hall Mortuary Friday from seven to nine p.m. and at the church one hour prior to services. Burial will be in the Mendon Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, July 3rd, 1986, page 4.
Rhoberta Jones Bird
Mendon, Utah— Rhoberta Jones Bird, 88 of Mendon died Friday, January 5th, 1990, at Charlton Methodist Hospital in Dallas, Texas. She was born April 11th, 1901, in Fairview Idaho, a daughter of Mark Vary and Livina Ann Talbot Jones. She married Orval Grant Bird on August 24th, 1927, in the Salt Lake L.D.S. Temple. She began working as a mother's helper at age thirteen, and later trained as a nurse at Budge Hospital in Logan. She had been living with her children since the death of her husband in 1983. Survivors include one son, Mark Jones Bird, Auburn, Washington; two daughters, Mrs. Dee (Marilyn) Conger, Placentia, California; and Mrs. E.W. (Enid) Rousseau, Dallas Texas; nineteen grandchildren and nineteen great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Mrs. Reed (Levina) Garfield. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at two p.m. at the Mendon 2nd Ward Chapel with Bishop Richard B. Watkins conducting. Friends may call on Wednesday at the church one hour prior to services. Burial will be in the Mendon Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Nelson Funeral Home. ~The Herald Journal, January 8th, 1990, page 4.
Ruth Painter Leatham Humphrey Bird
Ruth Painter Leatham Bird— 86 died Sunday September 1st, 1985 at the Sunshine Terrace. She was born May 23rd, 1899 in Wellsville, a daughter of John Alexander and Martha Painter Leatham. She married William P. "Bill" Humphrey April 8th, 1924. They were later divorced. She then married Clarence P. Bird August 6th, 1930. The marriage was later solemnized in the Logan L.D.S. Temple. She lived her entire life in Cache Valley, mostly in Wellsville and Mendon. She attended local schools at Wellsville and was a member of Mendon Camp, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and the Mendon First Ward. She is survived by a son, William Phillip Humphrey, of Mendon; two daughters, Mrs. Arch (Dolores) Geddes, Preston, Idaho and Mrs. Orlando (Margaret Ann) Rasmussen, Clinton, Utah; one step daughter, Mildred Bird, Logan; nine grandchildren; eighteen great grandchildren; and three sisters, Mrs. Robert (Virginia) Faucett, Mrs. Stanley (Ruby) Pitcher, and Mrs. Lew (Edith) Petersen, all of Los Angeles, California. She was preceded in death by her husband, one son, Clarence Lee, seven sisters, and four brothers. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at one p.m. in the Mendon Ward Chapel with Bishop Richard Cheney conducting. Friends may call at the Allen-Hall Mortuary Tuesday from seven to nine p.m. and Wednesday at the Mendon Ward one hour prior to services. Burial will be in the Mendon Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, September 2nd, 1985, page 4.
Sarah Ann Lallis Bird
Funeral Services—for Mrs. Phineas Reeves Bird. Mendon, February 3rd. Funeral services were held over the remains of Sarah Lallis Bird, wife of Phineas R. Bird, were held in the ward chapel at one o'clock on Wednesday. The ward choir furnished the music during the services. Joseph C. Sorensen and John A. Gardner sang, "Thy Will Be Done." A duet, "Sometime We'll Understand," was rendered by the Misses Gladys and Louie Hughes. The first speaker was Hans P. Larsen an old neighbor who spoke of the good character of Sister Bird and said that he had known her ever since she came to Mendon and what a good mother and wife she had always been. Jeremiah Baker also spoke of the beautiful character of Sister Bird and of her great faith. He had visited her many times during her long illness and told of the great faith she manifested each time they called to administer to her. Mr. A.P. Reese of Benson ward said he had known Sister Bird for a great many years and what great friends the Reese and Lallis families had always been. Mr. Thomas of Logan spoke very impressively on the principles of the gospel. Isaac Sorensen was the next speaker. He told of what a good and peaceable neighbor Sister Bird had always been, how she had loved her religion and her family and told of what a good influence she had over her family and how each one had loved and respected her. John A. Gardner and Bishop Mormon D. Bird also spoke of the good character of Sister Bird. The services closed by the choir singing, "Come Unto Me." ~Logan Republican, February 5th 1916.
Sarah Constance Bird
Sarah Constance Bird— Mystery in Girl's Death— Connie Bird of Mendon, died suddenly Wednesday morning at the family home in Mendon. Circumstances surrounding the case point to death by poisoning. She was alone in the house at the time of death. According to Dr. E.L. Hanson, the contents of a cup found near the body are being sent to the state chemist for analysis. Dr. Hanson was called on the case late this morning. The girl, the daughter of Phineas R. Bird, has been in ill health for sometime and is reported to have been subject to fits of despondency. Her mother is dead. She was about twenty-three years old. In addition to her father, she is survived by several brothers and sisters. No report of the death had been made to the sheriff's office late in the afternoon. ~The Herald Journal, August 26th, 1931, page 1.
Funeral for Mendon Girl, Mendon, Utah— Funeral services for Sarah Constance Bird, thirty daughter of Phineas R. Bird of Mendon will be held Friday at two p.m. in the Mendon ward chapel. Interment will be in the Mendon cemetery. The woman died at the Bird home in Mendon Wednesday after swallowing poison. A note explained her actions. Miss Bird was born in Mendon, December 28th, 1900, the daughter of Phineas R. and Sarah Ann Lallis Bird. Her mother died about fifteen years ago and since that time she had been the housekeeper in her father's home. She was a leading member of the Mendon ward choir and also worked in the Mendon primary for some time. She is survived by her father and the following brothers and sister: Mrs. Therese Wyatt, Mrs. Iola Poppleton, Wellsville; P. Reeves Bird, Mendon; Mrs. Mona Afflect, Oakland; Dewey Bird, Salt Lake. ~The Herald Journal, August 27th, 1931, page 1.
Seth John Bird ~ Veteran WW II
Seth John Bird— 78 passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 6th, 2004, at the Utah State Veterans Nursing Home in Salt Lake City. He was born April 13th, 1925, in Mendon, to Phineas Reeves and Edna Susanna Ladle Bird. Seth attended elementary school in Mendon, junior high in Wellsville and graduated from South Cache High in Hyrum. He participated in many sports and activities and was secretary of the F.F.A. He enjoyed being raised on a small farm and raising a garden. He served in the armed services during World War II as sergeant in the 336th Complement Squadron, being sent to the Marianna Islands, Guam and Saipan. He was honorably discharged in 1946. On April 8th, 1948, he married his sweetheart Barbara Rigby in the Logan L.D.S. Temple. Together they raised a family of four children. Seth worked for Cache County for forty years. He was the Cache County road superintendent, overseeing eight-hundred miles of roads and had a nickname for every road. He participated in community activities and was a member of the local Lions Organization. He served two terms on the River Heights town council. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Along with his wife, Barbara, he served as dance director in Mendon and River Heights wards. He has served in various callings throughout the years, including the elders quorum presidency, Sunday school presidency, deacons quorum advisor, executive secretary and counselor in the River Heights First Ward bishopric. He and Barbara served a church service mission at the Family History Center in Logan. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; four children, Douglas (MaRee) of Newton, Diane (Paul) Mower of Kearns, Christine (Kent) Oviatt of Vernal and Patricia (Bruce) Lyman of Blanding; fourteen grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He is also survived by a brother, Alton (Trenna) Bird of Mendon. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and two sisters. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, January 12th, 2004, at the River Heights First Ward (Providence Stake Center), 800 South 600 East. Friends and family may call from six to eight p.m. on Sunday, January 11th, 2004, at Nelson Funeral Home, 162 East 400 North, Logan, and prior to services from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Monday at the church. Interment will be in the Mendon City Cemetery. Condolences may be extended to the family online at www.nelsonfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 845 East 4800 South, Suite 120, Salt Lake City, UT 84107. ~The Herald Journal, January 9th, 2004.
Verna Bird
Mendon, Utah— Verna Bird, 66 Mendon, died Wednesday, October 29th, 1986 at her home. She was born December 29th, 1919, in Mendon, a daughter of Phineas Reeves and Edna Susanna Ladle Bird, Jr. She graduated from South Cache High School and attended Utah State University. She graduated from South Cache L.D.S. Seminary and attended U.S.U. Institute of Religion. She was an active member of the L.D.S. church, having served as a teacher in the Primary and Sunday school organizations. She was a visiting teacher and she also assisted in the ward library. She was employed for twenty-five years by the Utah General Depot in Ogden and retired in 1972. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Merle (Lou Jean B.) Lindley, Meridian, Idaho; three brothers, Leland Reeves Bird, Salt Lake City; Seth J. Bird, River Heights; Alton Lavor Bird, Mendon. She was preceded in death by one brother, Orvin Lavell Bird. Funeral services will be Saturday in the Mendon L.D.S. Ward Chapel with Bishop Richard B. Watkins conducting. Friends may call at Allen-Hall Mortuary in Logan on Friday from seven to nine p.m. and at the church Saturday from 10:45–11:45 a.m. Burial will be in the Mendon Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, October 30th, 1986, page 4.
William Delbert Bird
Ex-Resident of Mendon Dies— William Delbert Bird, 63 1404, 24th Street, Ogden, a former resident of Mendon, died Saturday morning in a Roy hospital after a lingering illness. He was born June 10th, 1902, in Mendon, to James H. and Mary Baugh Bird. He married Mae Madill on July 1, 1926, in Logan. They were later divorced. He was employed as a boiler maker for Kennecott Copper Corp. He was a member of the L.D.S. church and of the Woodmen of the World. Surviving are a son and daughter, Kenneth Bird, Massachusetts, and Mrs. William (Geraldine) Taylor, Anchorage, Alaska, ten grandchildren; a half brother, Elmer Lear, Logan; three sisters, Mrs. Sarah Parker, Wellsville; Mrs. Albert (Mary) Schiffman, Logan; Mrs. Leva Thornton, Ogden. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. in the Larkin Chapel of the Dawn in Ogden. Friends may call at the Chapel this evening from seven to nine and Monday prior to services. Interment will be in the Mendon Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, August 29th, 1965, page 6.