GRAVE LOCATION - Block G Lot 11 Grave 5
On same stone as Afton Jones
STONE SAYS married 1907, Our Family, Merle, Fern, Zula, Afton, Irvin, Edna, Kenneth, RonaldBorn 2 Jan 1890, Morgan - LaJara, Coneos, Colorado
Parents Seth Jones & Savilla Lyman
Md Afton Sessions, 9 Oct 1907, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Died 6 Jan 1981, Cody, Park, Wyoming
Buried 9 Jan, FridayEugene Jones
Eugene Jones, 91, retired Byron farmer, died Tuesday evening, Jan. 6, 1981, at the Hospital in Cody.
He was born Jan. 2, 1890 in Morgan, Colo., the son of Seth and Sevilla Lyman Jones. He married Afton Sessions on Oct. 9, 1907, in Salt Lake City. Mrs. Jones died in July, 1977. The couple moved to Cody about 17 years ago.
Mr. Jones was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Survivors include a son, Kenneth, in Powell; five daughters, Mrs. Merle Farmer of Ralston, Mrs. Fern Wolz, Mrs. Afton Steck and Mrs. Zula Lynn of Cody, and Mrs. Edna Morgan of Declo, Idaho; 20 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; and 20 great-great-granchildren.
Funeral services were held in the Cody ward of the LDS Church Friday, Jan. 9, at 10 a.m. Burial was in the Byron Cemetery beside his wife. Ballard Funeral Home of Cody was in charge of arrangements.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block G Lot 11 Grave 6
On same stone as Eugene Jones
STONE SAYS married 1907, Our Family, Merle, Fern, Zula, Afton, Irvin, Edna, Kenneth, RonaldAfton Sessions Jones
Born 13 Jan 1891, Woodruff, Rich, Utah
Parents Byron Sessions & Ida Twombly
Md Eugene Jones, 9 Oct 1907, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Died 29 July 1977, Cody, Park, Wyoming
Buried 1 Aug 1977, MondayMrs. Afton Jones
Mrs. Afton S. Jones, 86, died in West Park County Nursing Home, Cody, July 29.
She was the sister of Mrs. Helen Wilcox, Lovell.
Mrs. Jones was born in Woodruff, Utah, the daughter of Byron and Ida Sessions, and married Gene Jones. They had lived in Cody for 14 years.
Survivors include the widower; a son, Kenneth, Powell; five daughters, Mrs. Fern Wolz, Mrs. Zula Lynn and Mrs. Afton Steck all of Cody, and Mrs. Edna Morgan of Delco, Idaho, her sister Mrs. Wilcox; 24 grandchilddren; 36 great-grandchildren and 15 great-great-grandchildren.
Services were held Monday in the LDS Chapel. Burial was in Byron Cemetery with Ballard Funeral home of Cody in charge.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block G Lot 9 Grave 19
On the same stone as Lavina J. Jones, in the same cement as Jones Twins and Raymond Charles Jones
Charles Ermie Jones
Born 29 Sep 1879, Beaverville, Iroquois, Illinois
Parents Seth W. Jones & Sovilla Lyman
Md Lavina Jane Jones, 11 Oct 1905, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah (wifes maiden name is Jones)
Died 9 Feb 1968, Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming
Buried Tuesday******************
Services Held for Charles E. Jones
Funeral services for Charles E. Jones, 88, retired Lovell area farmer who died at his Lovell home Thursday night, were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Big Horn Stake Cultural Center with Bishop Clarence Morrison officiating.
Calvin Jones offered the opening prayer at the mortuary.
The Byron Ward Singing Mothers sang "I Need Thee Every Hour," conducted by Mrs. Louis Wolz and accompanied by Mrs. Charles Hessenthaler. The invocation was offered by Wilford Jones and Fern Wolz of Cody read the obituary. Dr. Scott Welch sang a solo and Dr. Thatcher C. Jones delivered the sermon. The closing song, "Thou Deepening Trials," was sung by Charles Wolz, Louis and Doran Moore and Marshall Jones, accompanied by LuJean Verosky, all of Cody.
The benediction was offered by Oren D. Jones.
Pall bearers were Lamar Lynn,and Kenneth, David, Ralph, Ronald and Eugene Jones.
Interment was in the Byron cemetery under the direction of Haskell Funeral Home. David F. Jones dedicated the grave.
Mr. Jones was born Sept. 29, 1879 in Beaver, Ill. He married Lavina Jane Jones in Salt Lake City, Utah Oct. 11, 1905. They moved to Byron from Siguard, Utah, and to Lovell in 1964.
Surviving are the widow and a brother, Eugene of Cody.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block G Lot 9 Grave 20
On the same stone as Charles E. Jones, in the same cement as Jones Twins and Raymond Charles Jones
Lavina Jane Jones Jones (maiden name was Jones)
Born 16 Sep 1883, Lehi, Maricopa, Arizona
Parents Edward Evan Jones & Letitia Wheatley
Md Charles Erma Jones, 11 Oct 1905, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Died 12 Apr 1968, Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming
Buried MondayServices held for Lavina J. Jones
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Lavina Jane Jones, 85, Monday morning at the LDS Church in Lovell under the direction of Bishop Clarence Morrison.
Mrs. Jones died Apr. 12 at North Big Horn Hospital after a three-month illness. Her husband, Charles E. Jones, died Feb. 9, 1968. They had been Lovell residents about three years.
Bishop Morrison offered the opening remarks at the funeral. The Lovell Ward Singing Mothers, directed by Kathleen Welch and accompanied by Karma Allred, sang "I Need Thee Every Hour" and the invocation was offered by Bishop Max Jones. The Welch Brothers Quartet, accompanied by Kathleen Welch, sang "Jesus, My Savior True" and Marilyn Jones read the obituary. Scott M. Welch sang "Sometime We'll Understnd" and Dr. Thatcher C. Jones delivered the sermon. The closing remarks were by Bishop Morrison, the closing hymn was "Peace, I Leave With Thee" and David F. Jones offered the benediction.
Pall bearers were nephews of Mrs. Jones, James, David F., Edward Evans and Edward Jones and Scott Paris.
Interment was in the Byron cemetery under the direction of Haskell Funeral Home. Orin T. Jones dedicated the grave.
Mrs. Jones was born Sept. 16, 1883, at Lehi, Ariz., a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Evan Jones. She married Charles E. Jones Oct. 11, 1905 at Salt Lake City, Utah.
She is survived by three brothers, Thatcher B. Jones of San Francisco, Calif. and Oren D. and Wilford Jones of Lovell.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block L Lot 8 Grave 5
WAR RECORD - WWII Marine Corps Veteran
On the same stone as Phebe A. Jones
David Floyd Jones
Born 7 Oct 1902, Lehi, Maricopa, Arizona
Son of David Herbert Jones & Mae Webb
Md Phebe Annette Alexander, 20 Jul 1925, Cody, Park, Wyoming
Died 24 Mar 1978, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana
Buried 27 Mar 1978, Monday
David Jones
David Floyd Jones, 75, retired pumper for Marathon Oil Co., died Friday in Deaconess Hospital, Billings, Mont., of an apparent heart attack.
Born in Lehi, Ariz., a son of David and Mae Jones, he moved to Byron in 1915 and in 1925 married Phebe Alexander. He was a Marine Corps veteran.
Survivors include the widow; two sons, Wayne of Byron and David of Casper; a duaghter, Mrs. Elaine Lemoine of Powell; two brothers, Sterling of West Covina, Calif., and Olin of Rowland Heights, Calif.; 12 grandchildren; and 18 great grandchildren.
Services were at 10 a.m. Monday in Byron LDS Chapel. Burial was in Byron Cemetery under the direction of Haskell Funeral home.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block L Lot 8 Grave 6
On the same stone as David F. Jones
Phebe Annette Alexander Jones
Born 25 Mar 1907, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Daughter of Adelbert Alexander & Viola Epperson
Md David Floyd Jones, 20 Jul 1925, Cody, Park, Wyoming
Died 7 Jan 1996, Powell, Park, Wyoming
Buried 11 Jan 1996, ThursdayPhebe A. Jones
Phebe A. Jones, 88, died Sunday evening, Jan. 7, 1996, at the Powell Nursing Home.
She was born March 25, 1907, at Byron, Wyo., the daughter of Adelbert and Viola Epperson Alexander. She attended high school at the Big Horn Academy in Cowley, Wyo.
Phebe married David Jones, July 20, 1925, at Cody, Wyo.
She was an avid quilter and belonged to the Byron Homemaking Club. She was active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and held positions in the Relief Society for many years, as well as the Primary, M.I.A. and as librarian.
Survivors include two sons, Wayne of Powell and Daivd of Denver, Colo.; one daughter Elaine Lemoine of Powell; 12 grandchldren; 46 great-grandchidren; 10 geat-great-grandchildren; and one sister Ida Havig of the New Horizons Care Center at Lovell. Preceding her in death were her husand, her parents, four brothers and four sisters.
Funeal services will be held Thursday, Jan. 11, 1996, at 10 a.m. in the Byron LDS Chapel with burial in the Byron Cemetery.
Haskell funeal Home of Lovell is in charge of arrangements.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block G Lot 9 Grave 5
On the same stone as Estella J. Jones
Oscar Seth Jones
Born 22 Aug 1886, Whitepost, Pulaski, Indiana
Parents Seth Jones & Sovilla Lyman
Md Estella Johnson, 9 Oct 1907, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Died 10 Feb 1944, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Buried Monday
Oscar Jones Rites At Byron Monday
(Byron Correspondent)
The Byron community was saddened by the passing of Oscar Jones, on Thursday, Feb. 9th, at his home. He had been bedfast for the past month. His wife and all of his children were at his bedside except Marion, Cal, and Ted. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Smith arrived Friday morning. Cal and Ted came Sunday evening.
Funeral services were held in the Byron Ward chapel on Monday, Feb. 14. Bishop Walter Stevens presided. The Byron choir, under the direction of Mrs. Louis Wolz, sang the opening and closing number, 'Tho Deepening Trails' and 'O My Father." The invocation was given by Oren Jones of Lovell. Tribute and obituary were given by Violet Mangus. The speakers were two long time acquaintances of the family, John Jensen and Fritz Winzenreid. Merrill B. Tew sang, "O Dry Those Tears.' Invocation was given by Frank Griffin.
The floral offerings were many and beautiful. A lovely spray of Blue Irises and Yellow Daffodils blanketed the casket. On it were the words, "Dad".
Burial was made in the Byron cemetery.
Oscar Jones was born in Francisville, Indiana, on Dec. 22, 1886, the son of Seth and Sevilla Jones; the 7th child in a family of 8. When he was nine months old the family moved to Sanford, Colorado, whre they lived until the boys were young men. Hearing of the possibilities of the Big Horn Basin and desiring a better place for the boys to establish themselves, the Jones family moved and settled in Byron in 1904. Oscar was married to Estella Johnson, in the Salt Lake temple on Oct. 7, 1907. To ths union were born 9 children, all of whom are living and were present at the service; six daughters, Mrs. Dale Smith of Sanford, Colorado, Mrs. Loa Murphy of Greybul, Mrs. Bernice Steck of Powell, Mrs. Zelda Moore of Cody, Mrs Marion Winterholler ot Tacoma , Washington, and Miss Estella Jones of Byron, and three sons, Marshall of Byron, Ted and Cal of the U. S. Army. He is also survived by three brothers, Chas. E. of Sigrud, Utah, Frank L. and Eugene of Byron. There are 14 grandchildren.
There is a feeling of real sadness over the passing of Oscar Jones. He was a good husband and father, and a friend to everyone. He was always cheerful and happy; ready to assit anyone in need. No program was considered complete without Oscar, and his music, his play acting, and his jovial songs. His home was a home of hospitality. His life was an example of practical religion, for what he believed he lived.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block G Lot 9 Grave 6
On the same stone as Oscar Seth
Estella Johnson Jones
Born 25 Dec 1887, Lee's Ferry, Coconino, Arizona
Parents Warren Marshall Johnson & Samantha Nelson
Md Oscar Seth Jones, 9 Oct 1907, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Died 1 Jan 1974, Logan, Cache, Utah
Buried 7 Jan 1974, Monday
Estella Jones
Estella Johnson Jons, 86, died at her home, 245 East 5th North, Logan, of natural causes.
She was born Dec. 25, 1887, in Lees Ferry, Ariz., a daughter of Warren Marshall and Samantha Nelson Johnson. She married Oscar Seth Jones Oct. 9, 1907, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He died Feb. 10, 1944
A member of the Logan LDS 9th Ward, Mrs. Jones had been secretary of the Relief Society for 18 years in Byron, Wyo., before moving to Logan. She filled a mission in the Eastern States from 1950 to 1952, had been a temple worker, and in 1955 was called to be an ordinance worker.
She is survived by the following sons and daughters; Oscar M. Jones, Cody, Wyo.; Calvin E. Jones, Logan; Doral Ted Jones, Bakersfield, Calif.; Mrs. Ellen Smith and Mrs. Al (Marion) Winterholler, Logan; Mrs. J.J. (Loa) Murphy, Palm Dessert, Calif.; Mrs. Bernice Steck, Logan; Mrs. Louis (Zelda) Moore, Cody, Wyo.; Mrs. William (Estella) Poppleton, Gardena, Calif.; the following brothers and sister, Jody Johnson, Kanab; Roy Johnson and Elmer Johnson Colorado City, Ariz.; Price Johnson, Fredonia, Ariz., and Mrs. Lydia Spencer, St. George; 29 grandchildren, and 50 great grandchldren.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, 11 a.m., at the Nelson Memorial Funeral Chapel in Logan, under direction of Bishop George Allen of Logan 9th Ward. Friends may call Friday from 7 to 9 p.m., and Saturday one hour prior to services. Additional services will be held Monday in the Byron, Wyo., Ward chapel. Burial will be in the Byron Cemetery.
News from Byron
by Velma Esterholt
Funeral services were held Monday Jan. 7, in the Byron Ward LDS Chapel for Mrs. Estella Johnson Jones. The services were conducted by Bishop Waldo Jensen. The family prayer was given by Marshall Jones; Organ Prelude and Postlude by Doran Moore. The Invocation was given by Wilford Jones. The obituary was read and remarks were made by George M. Abraham. The choral number "In the Garden" was sung by the Byron Relief Society Chorus and Bishop Clifford Powelson gave the sermon. "O My Father" was sung by the Relief Society Chorus and the Benediction was given by David F. Jones. Dediction of the Grave by Ernest Jensen. Pallbeareres were Marshall Jones, Calvin Jones, Louis Moore, John Abraham, Walter Hibberb and Tim Harris. Honorary pallbearers were Ted Jones, James Murphy, Alfred Winterholler, Eugene Jones and Bill Poppleton. A carry-in dinner was served to the family at the John Abraham home.
Mrs. Jones was born Dec. 25 1887 at Lee's Ferry, Ariz. a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Johnson. She came to the Big Horn Basin in 1902 with her parents. On Oct. 9, 1907 she was married to Oscar Seth Jones. After Mr. Jones' death in 1944 Mrs. Jones moved to Logan, Utah, where she has lived until her death, Jan. 1, 1974. Survivors are Ellen Smith, Bernice Steck, Calvin D. jones, Marian Winterholler, of Logan, Utah; Lola Murphy of Palm Desert, Calif; Zelda Moore, O.N. Jones of Cody, Ted Jones of Bakersfield, Calif., and Hazel Estelle Poppleton of Gardena, Calif. Thirty one grandchildren and thirty five great grandchildren, one sister and four brothers.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block G Lot 9 Grave 23
On the same stone as Isabel J. Jones
STONE SAYS married 3 Jan 1916, Our Children Donna C., Anna, Arlene, EnidFrank Lyman Jones
Born 22 Mar 1885, Whitepost, Pulaski, Indiana
Parents Seth W. Jones & Savilla Lyman
Md 1) Edith Loraine Pearson, 21 Sep 1884, Provo, Provo, Utah (divorced)
Md 2) Lydia Isabel Jenkins, 5 Jan 1916, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Died 7 Sep 1960, Powell, Park, Wyoming
Resident Passes
Frank Lyman Jones, 75, long time resident and farmer of Byron died Wednesday, Sept. 7 in the Memorial hospital in Powell. He was born March 22, 1885 in White Post, Ind., and came to Wyoming in 1904 when he settled in Byron. He was married in Salt Lake City Jan. 5, 1916 to Isabel Jenkins.
He is survived by his widow and four daughters, Mrs. Donna Dale of Taft, Calif., Mrs. Arlene Root of Whittier, Calif., Mrs. Anna Caspar of Formosa and Mrs. Enid Bassett of San Diego; two brothers, Charles of Utah and Eugene of Lovell and 11 grandchildren. Three brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block G Lot 9 Grave 24
On the same stone as Frank L. Jones
STONE SAYS married 3 Jan 1916, Our Children Donna C., Anna, Arlene, EnidLydia Isabel Jenkins Jones
Born 28 Jun 1888, Koosharem, Sevier, Utah
Parents John J. Jenkins & Annie Maria Sorenson
Md Frank Lyman Jones, 5 Jan 1916, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Died 29 Jan 1982, Parawan, Iron, Utah
Buried 7 Apr 1982 (due to bad weather she was not buried for some time after death, she was kept on ice)
Isabel Jones
Isabel L. Jones, 93, former Byron resident, died Jan. 29, 1982.
She is survived by four daughters, Donna Dale of Tehachapi, Cal., Arlene Roat of Newport Beach, Cal., Anna Kaspar of Prescott, Ariz., and Enid Bassett of San Diego, Cal.; one brother, Wilford Jenkins of Murray, Utah; one half-sister, Hatti Meads of Soda Springs, Ida.; 12 grandchildren; and 12 geat-grandchildren.
Bishop Frank L. Jones preceeded his wife in death in September 1960. She moved to California in 1972. Memorial services will be held in the Byron LDS Chapel April 7 at 2 p.m.
Burial will follow at the Byron Cemetery.
Belle Jenkins Jones, --- a good name is rather to be chosen than great riches.
written for Relief Society by Eva J. Jensen
I think Belle has always chosen a good name. She was born to a good name. Her father and mother being people of highly respected and honored names.
The first I really remember Belle was as a girl in my school. I remember very distinctly when she sang a song for our Friday Afternnoon program, and many times since I have been delighted with her singing.
Edetha T. Smith said, "It was worth going to our Primary Stake meeting to hear Belle sing and lead the singing.
Belle was also a member of my S.S. Class when we were both girls in Goshen. She has always been active in church affairs. At one time I expected Belle to be my sister-in-law but fate decreed it to be otherwise.
She came to Wyoming when I was a young mother and came a few times to my home. It was while working at Rose Bud that she met her husband, Fank Jones. She has been a model wife and mother. Industrious, clean, saving and ambition. Her home is a haven for her loved ones and their friends.
The mother of four fine daughters that can well be proud to call her Mohter. I think they would say - God made a wonderful mother, a mother who never grows old. He made her smile fo the sunshine. He molded her heart of pure gold. God made a wonderful mother, and he gave that mother to me.
She has beeen a stalwart support and encouragment to a God-Fearing husband. Together they served the ward for many years and won the love and respect of people of this ward and of the stake.
They have lived up to the sayings of our master - If any man would be great amoung you let him serve. "The greatest of all is servant to all."
GRAVE LOCATION - Block G Lot 9 Grave 16
On the same stone as Sovilla L. Jones, large cement enclosure over graves
WAR RECORD - CIVIL WAR VETERAN
Illinois 113th Company B, enlisted 9 Jul 1862 for a 3 year term, lied about his age in order to enlist.Seth William Jones
Born 20 Aug 1845, Watseka, Iroquois, Illinois
Parents Stephen Chapman Jones & Mariah Louise Mabee
Md Savilla Lyman, 4 Nov 1869, Watseka, Iroquois, Illinois (died 1920)
Md Mrs. Nancy Ann Crawford Hedgepeth Wainwright, 13 May 1921, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Died 13 Apr 1939, Sigurd, Sevier, Utah
Buried 17 Apr 1939, Monday
Obituary of Grandpa Seth Jones
Seth W. Jones was born August 20, 1845 in Illinois just South of where Chicago now stands. His early memories of that metropolis are of a straggling city of wooden buildings scattered over a considerable area. He remembered the Chicago fire, seeing it from a distance, where he was visiting at the time.
Mr. Jones' father went to Illinois when the Indians were still there. The pioneering blood was bred into him and although he returned to his Illinois farm home at the close of the war, in the eighties he started west. he had joined the army before he became 17 and served during the duration of the war, unwounded. He was in action in the battle of Vicksburg where his division was a part of Gen. Grant's army. The crucial battle, one of the major engagements upon which the final outcome of the war was hinged, was the most important in which he took part. The old soldier never saw Lincoln, but he rememberd Grant and Sherman well.
On November 4, 1869 he married Savilla Lyman at Watseka, Ill. The following June with team and wagon they migrated to the South of Missouri where the two girls, Dora and Ellen were born. At this place times were very hard and he was glad to receive $1.50 for three days of hard labor. After three years in Missouri they went back to Illinois where the three boys, Calvin, Edwin and Charles were born. In 1882 they moved to Indiana whre Frank and Oscar were born. About his time two Mormon elders came to their home and they were happy to learn of this new religion and soon joined the church. Then they were anxious to be with the Saints so they left Indiana and went to Sanford, Colo., where Eugene was born in 1890.
They stayed there until 1904 when they moved to Byron, where he again took up farming. In 1920 Mr. Jones and his wife went back to Illinois to visit at the place where they were married. While there his wife was killed in an automobile accident. Since that time he has traveled widely.
He passed away April 13, 1939 at the home of his son Charles, in Sigurd, Utah, at the age of 93. He leaves four sons, Charles of Utah, Frank, Oscar and Eugene of Byron, 41 grandchldren and over 20 great-grandchldren and two brothers, Hugh, age 88 and Charles, age 86, both of California.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jones accompanied the body to Byron and the funeral was held on Monday, April 17 in the church. The speakers were Leo Neville and John C. Houston. The music was furnished by the high school girls quartet and a solo by Grace Stevens and Fannie Wolz. He was buried in the Byron cemetery beside his wife.
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Civil War veterans remembered
Mustang Days ?97, page 3
by Jenny Bendixen
......Seth Jones was with Union Forces at Vicksburg. The Siege of Vicksburg was crucial to General Ulysses S. Grant in his endeavors to dominate the South. After two failed attempts, General Grant's infantry combined with the Union navy to blockade the city's ports, cutting off food, ammunition, and supplies.
Seth Jones recorded seeing many soldiers resort to eating their own dogs and horses out of starvation.
After 66 days, 30,000 Condederate prisoners surrendered and were taken out of Vicksburg on the 4th of July. Among the Union forces was sharpshooter Seth Jones, who is now buried in the Byron cemetery.
Jones, eager to serve his country at the age of 16, lied about his age in order to enlist early. Jones was a soldier in the Illinois 113th Company B.
He enlisted on July 9, 1862 and served a three- year term. Both Seth Jones and Harlow Bassett fought predominantly across enemy lines for the duration of their terms, which added to the danger and risk involved in their military experience.
Jones was born August 20, 1845, and raised in Wygant, Ill. After the Civil War he married Sovilla Lyman on the 3rd of September, 1867, and migrated from Illinois to Indiana. Together, the couple had eight children; Dora May, Mary Ellen, Calvin, Edwin, Charles E., Frank Lyman, Oscar Seth and Eugene.
In Indiana the couple developed a successful farming industry and were converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Jones than sold his farm and became a pioneer to follow his beliefs in the Mormon effort to colonize Colorado. He once again pursued farming, and prospered with it.
In 1904, the Jones family made their final move, along with numerous other Mormon settlers, to the Big Horn Basin. They resided in Byron on the Shoshone river bottom and raised typical crops such as hay, grain, and corn.
Only 27 soldiers in the Illinois Company B survived the war, and Jones was the last surviving member of his company. He died on the 13th of April 1939, of natural causes in Siguart, Utah, and he is buried in the Byron, Cemetery. Seth Jones lived to the age of 93........***********************
Seth W. Jones
Seth W. Jones, 93, a veteran of the Civil war, died early thursday morning at the home of his son, Charles E. Jones of Sigurd. Mr. Jones had appeared to be as well as usual when he retired Wednesday evening, but was found dead, apparently of a heart attack, when his son went to his room Thursday morning.
The body was taken to Byron, Wyoming. Friday and funeral services and burial took place there Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Jones accompanied the body to Wyoming.
Seth W. Jones was born August 20, 1845 at Wygant, Illinois, a son of Stephen C. and Maria L. Mabee Jones, He married Sovilla Lyman, who preceded him in death 19 years ago. Since his wifes's death he had resided with his children most of the time. Four of his eight children survive, Charles E. Jones of Sigurd. Frank L. and Eugene Jones of Byron, Wyoming, and Oscar S. Jones of Colorado. There are several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Mr. Jones was an active member of the L.D.S. church
(taken from Richfield Reaper (Utah) 1939-04-20)
GRAVE LOCATION - Block G Lot 9 Grave 15
On the same stone as Seth Jones, large cement enclosure over graves
Sovilla Lyman Jones
Born 3 Sep 1847, Middleport, Iroquois, Illinois
Parents Jonathan Lyman & Sarah Baum
Md Seth W. Jones, 4 Nov 1869, Watseka, Iroquois, Illinois
Died 23 Oct 1920
Killed in a automobile accident while visiting in Illinois.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block L Lot 16 Grave 5
WAR RECORD - INDIANA PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR I
In the same cement as Bessie M. Lee, but different stones
Merle Forest Lee
Born 4 Apr 1896, Mendon, Union Township, Mercer, Ohio
Son of Forest Lee & Anna Long
Md Bessie May Wright, 8 Feb 1921, Lima, Allen, Ohio
Died 5 Aug 1970, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Buried Saturday
Merle Lee Services Held
Merle Forest Lee, 74, retired oil worker of Byron, died Wednesday, Aug 5, at his home of an apparent heart attack.
Funeral services were held Saturday in Haskell Funeral home with the Rev. Ray Nott officiating. He offered the opening prayer and the Welch brothers sang "Sometime We'll Understand," Rev. Nott read the obituary and the Welch brothers sang "Beyond the Sunset," accompanied by Kathleen Welch. Rev. Nott gave the sermon and Dr. Scott Welch sang "The Lord's Prayer," Rev. Nott said the closing prayer.
Interment was in the Byron cemetery with Rev. Nott dedicating the grave. Pall bearers were Robert, Don, Leslie and Carrol Bovee.
Mr. Lee was born Apr. 4, 1896, in Mendon, Ohio, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Forest Lee. He married Besse May Wright Feb. 8, 1921, in Lima, Ohio.
He had lived in Byron 17 years. He was a member of the Lovell Masonic Lodge.
Survivors include the widow; a daugther, Mrs. Bette Bovee of Powell; a sister, Mrs. Imogene Campbell of San Antonio, Tex. and four grandchildren.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block L Lot 16 Grave 6
In the same cement as Merle F. Lee, but different stones
Bessie May Wright Lee
Born 23 Feb 1897, Buckland, Ohio
Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. George Wright
Md Merle F. Lee, 8 Feb 1921, Lima, Ohio
Died 9 Feb 1985, Powell, Park, Wyoming
Buried 13 Feb 1985, WednesdayBessie M. Lee
Bessie M. Lee moved to Powell in 1970 to live with her daughter. She enjoyed gardening and teaching Sunday school.
Mrs. Lee, age 87, died Saturday morning, Feb 10 1985, in a Powell nursing home.
Born in Buckland, Ohio, a daughhter of Mr. and Mrs. George Wright, she graduated from high school in Geneva, Ind. On Feb. 8, 1921, she married Merle F. Lee in Lima, Ohio. They movd to Wyoming, where he worked in oil fields and worked 32 years for Marathon Oil, 20 in Byron. He did in 1970.
Survivors include a daugher, Betty Bovee of Powell; a sister, Doris Hudson of Lima, Ohio; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Services were Wednesday at Easton Funeral Home with burial in the Byron Cemetery.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block F Lot 3 Grave 5
On the same stone as Charlotte Lindsay
STONE SAYS FatherDavid Ephraim Lindsay
Born 20 Nov 1845, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
Parents Ephraim Myers Lindsay & Jane Parrish
Md Charlotte Ann Dunn, 7 Sep 1874, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Died 28 Dec 1907, Kerwin, Park, Wyoming (note year difference, stone death date of 1908 is incorrect))
Buried 5 Jan 1908
David E. Lindsay Leaves Large Family
Cowley, Big Horn Co., Wyoming, Jan. 7. - On Sunday last the funeral over the remains of David E. Lindsey was held in the Byron meetinghouse. He was buried in a snow slide at Kirwin, this county, and it was several days before his body was found. He was about 62 years of age and leaves a wife and nine children to mourn his departure. He has been a member of the high council of this stake since its organization. All of the leading men in the stake were present at the funeral and six of his fellow members of the high council acted as pall bearers.
(taken from Deseret News, 1908-01-09)
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Big Horn County, News, Jan 4, 1908
David Lindsay’s Body Recovered
Victim of Kirwin Snow Slide Died in Sight of His BrotherDavid E. Lindsay was instantly killed by a snow slide on Meadow creek in Kirwin, at 4:15, Saturday evening. December 28th, and although everything possible was done, his body was not recovered till Tuesday morning. It having been found quite a distance from where it was supposed to be by his brother, who saw him stricken down.
Mr. Lindsay and his brother, J.H. Lindsay, had passed over the same trail about an hour before together in going to look at some work that had been done about a half of a mile from their cabin, and in returning they separated, J. H. having given his brother the choice of trails going back, who took the lower trail. J. H. Lindsay was on the ridge but about 100 feet above where David was on the lower trail: they had stopped and were talking concerning some work where David was when the slide started from near where J. H. stood, and he warned his brother who attempted to get the opposite bank, but the snow was so deep he only made one leap and in a second’s time was crushed and buried before his brother’s eyes. Strange to relate, it was not long ago that J. H. Lindsay was blown up by a premature blast of giant powder and supposed to have been instantly killed while David was looking at him, but was more fortunate, getting out with no very serious injury.
The brothers were about half a mile from their cabin when David was killed and they had no shovels with them., and as soon as J. H. saw that he could not get his brother out he went to the cabin of Mr. A.J. Nelson for shovels and Mr. Felson and J.W. Wright who were coming from their work and were the only other persons in that part of the mountains immediately responded to the call for help; and remained doing all they could till the body was found and taken down the mountain.
Failing to find the body Saturday night word was sent to Kirwin and Daniel Whyte, Roy Gallinger, Erick Newgard and Ed Sanderson volunteered to go to the rescue while others made all necessary arrangements their coming down, and remained until they helped bring the body out. The place where the accident occurred was about 2 ½ miles from the main road and there were many …. dangerous places to be crossed going up and down the trail and the men deserve great credit for their response to the appeal for help.
Mr. Lindsay was working for C. L. Tewksbury, for whom he had been working mostly .. years and by whom he was greatly respected. The rescue party not returning Monday and no word from them thought that they had been over taken by an avalanche and killed began to be considered and Mr. Tewksbury after having done everything necessary for the reception of the body, and knowing the danger they had gone through early Tuesday morning started up the trail, after leaving word if he were caught also to try and get enough men to get them some way, met the men about half way from camp coming out.
David E. Lindsay in four more days would have been 62 years old, he has a family in Byron, Wyo., where his wife and several children await his coming with sad hearts. Mr. Furnst very kindly contributed a team for transporting the men to and from the foot of the trail. While there is at present not as much snow at Kirwin as the average for the past ten years, yet the strong west wind has filled the ravines and made many dangerous places.
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Victim of Snow SlideDavid E. Lindsay was instantly killed by a snow slide on Meadow creek in Kirwin, at 4:15, Saturday evening. December 28th, and although everything possible was done, his body was not recovered till Tuesday morning. It having been found quite a distance from where it was supposed to be by his brother, who saw him stricken down.
Mr. Lindsay and his brother, J.H. Lindsay, had passed over the same trail about an hour before together in going to look at some work that had been done about a half of a mile from their cabin, and in returning they separated, J. H. having given his brother the choice of trails going back, who took the lower trail. J. H. Lindsay was on the ridge but about 100 feet above where David was on the lower trail: they had stopped and were talking concerning some work where David was when the slide started from near where J. H. stood, and he warned his brother who attempted to get the opposite bank, but the snow was so deep he only made one leap and in a second’s time was crushed and buried before his brother’s eyes. Strange to relate, it was not long ago that J. H. Lindsay was blown up by a premature blast of giant powder and supposed to have been instantly killed while David was looking at him, but was more fortunate, getting out with no very serious injury.
The brothers were about half a mile from their cabin when David was killed and they had no shovels with them., and as soon as J. H. saw that he could not get his brother out he went to the cabin of Mr. A.J. Nelson for shovels and Mr. Felson and J.W. Wright who were coming from their work and were the only other persons in that part of the mountains immediately responded to the call for help; and remained doing all they could till the body was found and taken down the mountain. - Meeteetse News.
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GRAVE LOCATION - Block F Lot 3 Grave 6
On the same stone as David E. Lindsay
STONE SAYS MotherCharlotte Ann Dunn Lindsay
Born 4 Apr 1856, North Odgen, Weber, Utah
Parents John Barker Dunn & Julia Ann McGuire
Md David Ephraim Lindsay, 7 Sep 1874, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Died 9 Dec 1948, Powell, Park, WyomingObituary and Tribute to Charlotte Ann Dunn Lindsay
Given December 12, 1948, By Violet B. Mangus
You have no idea how much I feel this responsibility today; how inadaquate my powers of expression seem in trying to summarize the life of another of our great pioneers whom we all loved and admired so much. I know in your heart and mind you are each paying a tribute far greater than words of mine.
It seems appropriate to me and typical of her life that the sun should came up brightly this morning and that a storm should came this afteernoon!
If your religion means anything at all to you today, then you believe that this will be one of the happiest Christmases - in Heaven! A year ago when Grandma Lindsay first became seriously ill she was ready and willing to go and she didn't see why "Pa" didn't came for her; Lottie satisfied her with the beautiful explanation that perhaps "Pa" didn't have her house finished, there needed to be a few more shingles on the roof.
Now Pa has finished the hosue and came for his bride - and what a mansion he must have builded fore her!
Charlotte Ann Dunn Lindsay was born April 4, 1856, the daughter of John and Julia McQuire Dunn. Her earliest history is recorded thus: "The 10th of April, 1864, two families, Mrs. Meranda Campbell and her two sons, and Mr. and Mrs. John Dun and their daughters, Charlotte Ann, Harriet Amelia, and Permelia and their nephew James Dunn started from Providence, Utah with one wagon and two yoke of oxen each and a few stock cattle." At the end of the trek John Dunn built the first house in Bloomington, Utah.
When she was 16 she met the man who was to become her husband and when she was 18 they were married and she records: "We moved into a small room and kept house. You would have laughed to see us in our one room and homemade furniture it was not much but we were happy."
Eleven children came to bless this union.
Tragedy first entered their home in Deweyville; the oldest child Julia, and the third child, a baby of nine months, died during a diptheria epidemic and were buried 19 days apart, leaving only the second child David.
They then moved to Bear Lake, Idaho where they lived for twenty-years and eight children were born. They had not pospered the last three years of that time, the squirrels stripped the fields and left them bare, and so they decided to come to the Big Horn Basin in 1900 - a famly with nine children to settle down in a barren spot and with courage and the skill of their hands to build a home and a new way of life for themselves. The way was not easy and she helped to water the blooming rose with her tears, but not for long!
She watched the last shovel of dirt being taken from the canal before the water came thru; she saw her home take form and shape; they helped to build the church and take part in the pleasures and duties of a pioneer community. With our cars and conveniences and our families of two or three we often don't have the time accept responsibility in the church but she had time with her family duties, soap making , lye making, cording of wool and making of clothes, to give devoted attention to the duties of the Relief Society, caring for the sick, burying the dead, and cheering the living.
On Dec. 28, 1907 tragedy struck again; her husband was killed in a snow slide at Kerwin, Wyoming at 4:15 on a Saturday evening. Time and time again in the years that followed death came to her home; her daughter Katie died in Omaha leaving a husband and a 4 - year old boy and they brought her home to be buried. Her son Charles, at the height of his young career, was drowned just a short way over the hill from her home; Lavon, who was her baby girl of 8 - years at the time the father was taken, passed away in 1924 leaving her hausbnd and two children. She comforted her daugther Lottie when her husband died during the flu epidemic and she gathered her and her two fatherless children to her heart and to her home. Early this year Charlie's only son died an accidental death in Japan, and always she grieved when her children must bury their dead.
Tragedy and trouble yes -- and she didn't always see the justice of God in his acts but she could raise her head, forget herself in service to others, and laugh to cover her tears! The more rugged the slope the more effort the climber must make, and Charlotte Lindsay was a climber!
We understand the lessons of life only after we have passed thru them and so Charlotte Lindsay had an understanding heart; she who had known the thirll of marriage knew widowhood for 40 years, but she could laugh, and dance, and be merry; her tears and smiles' philosphy endeared her to everyone and gave courage in time of need, Dr. Coulston called on her one evening and said "I know you don't need me but I need you. Talk to me a while and say your poem "I'm getting old and Gray." She could get a laugh when no one else could at the same time dealing out homey bits of philosophy with her keen mind and ready wit.
She taught her family patience, fortitude, industry, honesty, and faith in God; she was well pleased with her children and rewarded thruout her life with their love and devotion. She never had any in-laws; they became her chldren and she loved them.
She was an artist, skilled in the art of homemaking; neat and clean, her stove glistening with polish, braided rugs on the floor, and her beautiful handwork every where; her home, a place where love abounds.
Her religion was a vital force in her everyday life. To her testimony meeting wasn't a place to sit and wait for time to pass but a place to garner her couarage, rise to her feet and with head held high and tears in her voice "Praise God from who all blessings flow."
It isn't how old you are but how you are old and Grandma Lindsay was never old. Last Summer, 92 years old, she gave a mellon bust for the neighborhhood children and chuckled and shared all their fun. Queen and common full of charm and grace, she mixed with all ages and all peoples with equal enjoyment; devoid of all pretense, only wanting to be a human being.
Laughter and service was the Key to her Happiness -- she came a long way from the trek with the oxen to the airplane ride on her 90th birthday.
She passed away on Dec. 10 at the home of Eldon and Lottie Walker; she leaves to cherish her memory. her daughters, Janie Hauck of Montpelier, Idaho. Fanny Wolz of Byron, Millie Robison of Vaughn, Montana and Lottie Walker of Powell, and John D. of Rivera, California, all of whom were at her bedside; three brothers, Wm. and Jesse Dunn of Montipelier and Brady Dunn of Lotus, Utah; 37 grandchildren and 7- great -grandchldren.
With you I say goodbye to one of the sweetest friends I every had and leave with you a bit of her philosophy -
Lord I've had a sight of trouble,
I ain't said I ain't:
I've had reason and double
for complaints.
Life ain't been no bed of roses
Sun and shadder all the way,
But say "Ain't it fine, today?"
GRAVE LOCATION - Block C Lot 2 Grave 13
On the same stone as Sarah Bradshaw Lindsay
David Dunn Lindsay
Born 21 Dec 1876, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah
Parents David Ephraim Lindsay & Charlotte Ann Dunn
Md Sarah Bradshaw, 10 Oct 1906, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Died 19 Feb 1952, Powell, Park, WyomingDavid D. Lindsay Byron Pioneer Dies
David D. Lindsay, long-time settler of the Shoshone valley, coming to Byron from Bear Lake county, Idaho, in June, 1900, passed from this life Tuesday, February 19, in his Powell home at the age of 75 years. He suffered from the past ten years with a heart ailment and hardening of the arteries.
His body was taken to Lovell and from there to Byron where the remains laid in state at the home of Mrs. Louis Wolz, from 12 to 1:30. The funeral was heald Friday at 2 o'clock at the Byron LDS chapel. Lindsay was a life member of the LDS Church.
David Lindsay is survived by his widow, three sons and four daughters, namely, DeLyle Lindsay, a farmer of Byron; a daughter , Mrs. George Jensen of Cowley; a son, David W., of Provo, Utah, serving in the navy as a recruiting officer; a daughter, Mrs. Herman Lynn of Miles City, Mont.; a son, Wilson Lindsay, a mechanic of Powell and daughter, Mrs. George Bloomfield who lives at Powell, a daughter, Mrs. Ernest Schnable, whose husband is stationed with th navy at Norfolk, Va. There are 19 grandchildren.
He has one living brother, John Lindsay of Reveria, Calif. There are four sisters, namely, Mrs. Charles Hauck of Montpelier, Idaho; Mrs. John Robison of Vaughn, Mont. Mrs. Louis Wolz of Byron and Mrs. Eldon Walker of Powell.
Mr. Lindsay resided at Byron for many years, where the family of seven children, all now living, grew to manhoood and womanhood. Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay moved from Byron to Powell seven years ago to reside in a cottage at 334 North Douglas St.
Bishop Ivan Lynn of Powell took charge of the funeral services at Byron on Friday. Pallbearers were old-times Byron neighbors, namely, Fritz Winzenried, Ellis Powleson, Frank Jones, Roy Willey, George Abraham and Eugene Jones. Burial was in the Byron cemetery.
David Lindsay and Sharah Bradshaw were married in theSalt Lake City LDS Temple on October 10, 1906. Mrs. Lindsay had come with her parents to the Byron locality in the spring of 1901. Mr. Lindsay's residence in the valley dates back for 52 years. ]
Out of town people attending, the services were Mrs. Emma Tvedtness and Glen of Denver, Colo., Mrs. Caroline Asay and Sophia of Salt Lake City, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Wolz, Mr. and Mr. Russell Wolz, Mr. and Mrs. Daivd Lindsay of Provo, Utah, David Henderson, Reonous and Helen, DeVerl Asay of Burlington, Mr. and Mrs. John Robison, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Robison of Vaughn, Mont., Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Carroll of Thermopolis. Also attending were friends and neighbors from Powell, Lovelll, Cowley and Garland.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block C Lot 2 Grave 14
On the same stone as David D. Lindsay
Sarah Bradshaw Lindsay
Born 3 Oct 1887, Millward, Uintah, Utah, United States
Parents William Henry Bradshaw & Caroline Murray
Md David Dunn Lindsay, 10 Oct 1906, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Died 5 Aug 1969, Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming
Buried FridaySarah Lindsay Rites Friday
Mrs. Sarah Bradshaw Lindsay, 81, died in North Big Horn hospital Tuesday after being hospitalized for three years.
She was born Oct. 3, 1887, at Millard county, Utah, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Bradshaw. She had lived in the Big Horn Basin since 1901.
She married David Dunn Lindsay at Salt Lake City Oct. 10, 1906. She was a member of the LDS church.
Survivors include four sons, DeLyle of Powell, Lamar of Cowley, David of Provo, Utah, and Wilson of Powell; three daughters, Mrs. Theda Lynn, Springville, Utah, Mrs. Julia Ann Bloomfield, Clearfield, Utah and Mrs. Barbara Schnable, Carnation, Utah; two siters, Mars. Martha Ann Mickey, Portlad, Ore., and Mrs. Caroliine B. Asay of Salt Lake City; a borther, John Bradshaw of Kearns, Utah; 21 grandchildren and 37 great-grandchildrn.
Funeral services will be held Friday morning in the Powell LDS chapel with Bishop Jay Partridge officiating. Interment will be in the Byron cemetery with Haskell Funeral Home, Lovell , in charge.
GRAVE LOCATION - Block A Lot 13 Grave 15
On the same stone as Irene L. Lindsay
STONE SAYS "Lee", Our Family, Lois, Parley, Florence, Lucy, Joel, Edith, James, Clarence, Rachel, Hazel, AdaJames Harvey Lindsay
Born 7 Apr 1862, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah
Parents Ephraim Myers Lindsay & Jane Parrish
Md Irene Larona Godfrey, 9 Nov 1892, Logan, Cache, Utah
Died 4 Jan 1947, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Buried Tuesday
James H. Lindsay Dies At Eighty-four
Funeral services for James Harvey Lindsay, who passed away at his home last Saturday at the advanced age of 84 were held in the Byron LDS church on Tuesday at 2:00 p.m.
The funeral was under the direction of the bishopric with David Jones conducting. The opening song was "Oh, My Father" by a mixed quartet, Bishop Walter Stevens, Supt. Simmons, Mrs. Fannie Wolz and Mrs. Fern Wolz. Invocation was by Charles Anderson. The obituary was given by Frank Jones. Mrs. Thora Rollins and Mrs. Frank Brown sang a duet, "Face to Face," wth Mrs. Louise Johnson accompanist.
The sermon was given by Frank Brown, who paid high tribute to Mr. Lindsay and his family. Closing song was a quartet singing "Jesus Lover of My Soul" by the same group as before with Mrs. Grave Stevens organist. Benediction was by Maurice Jensen.
The Olson Mortuary was in charge of the burial which was made in the Byron cemetery with the dedication of the grave by Leonard Cowley. Pallbearers were Parley and James Lindsay, Ray Anderson, Charles Wolz, DeLyle Lindsay and William Stapp.
James Harvey Lindsay was the son of Ephriam Myers and Jane Parish Lindsay who helped to build Nauvoo and were among the LDS who left their home and suffered the hardships and tribulations with other pioneers who made the trip west. He was born at Brigham City, Utah on April 1862. He was the 7th in a family of eight children,, but only 3 boys and one girl reached maturity. He grew to manhood there, worked around the courthouse, acted as city policeman and worked on the building of the railroad.
He later became interested in prospecting and while at Swan Creek, Utah he met Irene L. Lee, and they were married in the Logan Temple Nov. 9, 1892. After making their home at Bennington where he farmed and raised livestock, three chldren were born to them. They moved to the Big Horn basin with the colonization movement reorganized by the LDS church in 1900, arrivng in Byron.
Here he worked on railroads and helped build the Sidon canal. Much of his work was with powder and blasting, and while working on the Yellowstone road he suffered injuries in an accident which incapacitated him for two years and nearly cost him his life.
After mining at Kirwin and doing various road jobs, he started carrying the mail from Cowley to Byron in 1911. After it was changed to Lovell he continued on this job for nearly 30 years.
After coming to Wyoming they had eight more children born to them after a long illness he passed away at his home on Jan. 4 at 8:15 p.m.
He is survived by his wife, and the following daughters and sons; Mrs. Lois Anderson and Parley of Byron, Mrs. Florence Wardell of Ogden, Utah; Mrs. Edith Fearn, Randolph, Utah; J. W. of Byron; Mrs. Rachel Herget of Portland, Ore; Mrs. Hazel West of Coronado, Calif.; and 21 grandchidren and 5 great grandchildren.
Mr. Lindsay was highly esteemed by all who knew him and he will long be remembered.
Mrs. Wardell has been here for several months helping to care for his father, but the other sisters were unable to come for the funeral.For more information on James H. Lindsay go to this web site.
http://www.wardell.org/gen/history_of_james_harvey_lindsay.htm
GRAVE LOCATION - Block A Lot 13 Grave 14
On the same stone as James Harvey Lindsay
STONE SAYS "Lee", Our Family, Lois, Parley, Florence, Lucy, Joel, Edith, James, Clarence, Rachel, Hazel, AdaIrene Larona Godfrey Lindsay
Born 27 Sep 1874, Batesville, Tooele, Utah
Parents Joseph Godfrey & Larona Bates
Md James Harvey Lindsay, 9 Nov 1892, Logan, Cache, Utah
Died 11 Jun 1954, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming
Buried 14 June 1954Irene Lindsay Dies
Mrs. Irene Lindsay, 79, a pioneer resident of the Big Horn basin, died at her home in Byron, Friday morning, June 11. She moved to Byron from Utah 54 years ago.
She was born in Urda, Utah September 27, 1874. She married James Harvey Lindsay in Logan Nov. 9, 1892. Her husband preceded her in death in 1947.
She is survived by two sons, Parley Lindsay of Byron and James W. Lindsay of Hysham, Mont.; three daughters, Mrs. Florence Wardell of Byron, Mrs Edith Fearn of Burley, Ida. and Mrs. Hazel West of La Mesa, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. G. R. Wooley and Mrs. Ada Clark both of Salt Lake; one brother, Henry Lee of Toole, Utah; 26 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
The funeral was held Monday at 2 p.m. The opening song was a duet, "Prayer Perfect" sung by Delilah Brown and Thora Watson accompanied by Helen Thomas. Wilford Mower gave the opening prayer and Nellie Gail gave the obituary. Ralph Johnson song "The Lords Prayer" accompanied by his mother Louise Johnson. The sermon was given by F. H. Brown. The mother and daughter chorus sang "I Shall Not Pass This Way Again." accompanied by Grace Stevens. The closing prayer was given by Wilder Hatch. Interment was in the Byron cemetery.