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BURIAL: Larkin Sunset Gardens, Sandy, Utah 801-571-2771
BURIAL: Larkin Sunset Gardens, Sandy, Utah 801-571-2771
BURIAL: Larkin Sunset Gardens, Sandy, Utah 801-571-2771
BIOGRAPHY: "Jo", beloved companion, sister, aunt, friend and mother. She was born on 26 April 1910 just at the precise time Halley's Comet was "sweeping" the earth. And the spot where the comet dropped "Jo" was in Mapleton, Utah.
Although she had no children of her own, she was prized as a mother by many devoted neices, nephews and step children who all loved her dearly.In her early life she was married to George Frost. There were little children given to her, but they, for some reason known only to God, were not permitted to stay. She is enjoying those children now. Later she married Aaron Carl Jacobson with whom she has been eternally sealed in the Salt Lake Temple.
She has been an active member in the LDS Church all her life. She has served as a teacher, as an organist in many organizations, and for years thoroughly enjoyed singing with the Singing Mothers. Her greatest joy was having the privilege to serve in the Haven Ward Choir before poor health interfered. She was a faithful member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers for many years.
She is survived by a sister, LaVerne (Russell) Mecham, step-daughter, Delone[0] Esther (Don) Shupe[0], and step sons, Gerald Emery and Aaron Carl Jacobson, and step grandsons, Steven Perry, Rodney Carl Jacobson, Jodee (Russ) Fields, Pam (Ken) Cole, Danny Shupe[0], Peggie (Gary) Rawson, Douglas Shupe[0], and Donna (Brett) Beagley. David Jacobson and sisters Cindy and Laurie. Great and Great Great Grandchildren: 26-probably a few more that haven't been accounted for in this list.
Friends may call Friday evening From 6-8 p.m. at Memorial Estates Mortuary 5850 So 900 E. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday at the Haven Ward/South Salt Lake Stake Center 2280 So 300 E. There will be a viewing from 11:40 am to 12:40 pm at the ward. Interment Larkin Sunset Gardens 10600 South 1700 East, Sandy.
We miss thy small step on the stair,
We miss thee at the dinner prayer,
All the day long we miss thee, everywhere.
Comments: Dau/o John Redman Emery & Sophronia Braithwaite
OBIT: Tribune, The (San Luis Obispo, CA) - Tuesday, April 29, 2003, pgB2
Reba "Grace" Parson
Reba Grace Parson, 95, passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2003.
A committal service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at San Luis Obispo Cemetery and Mausoleum, 2 Higuera St.Known to family as "Grace," she was the beloved wife of the late Clifford Parson for 43 years. She was born Feb. 5, 1908, in Salt Lake City, to Frona Braithwaite and John Redman Emery. She moved to San Luis Obispo in the 1930s, where she lived until the '50s. In the late '50s she and Cliff moved to Santa Rosa for 20 years, returning to Arroyo Grande in the 1970s.
She was a devout Mormon whose passions included painting, gardening and taming feral cats.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Shelley Smith, and son Sheldon Dallas Smith.
She leaves behind family members Cliff Abramson, Ronald Abramson, Dorothy Miekosz, Ted Smith and Jennifer Smith.
Arrangements are under the direction of Oak Hills Park Chapel of Walnut Creek.
Comments: Son/o Sheldon Brown Smith & Reba Grace Emery
NOTE: I have him married 3 times: 1st Karen Delamont abt. 1916; 2nd Janice M. Snyder Crane 15 SEP 1966; 3rd Linda McCormick.
Do you know which wife was the mother of his two children: Jennifer Smith & Kenneth Smith?
California Birth Index, 1905-1995
Name: Sheldon Dallas Smith
Birth Date: 26 Nov 1938
Gender: Male
Mother's Maiden Name: Emery
Birth County: San Luis ObispoCalifornia Marriage Index, 1960-1985
Name: Sheldon D Smith
Age: 27
Est. Birth: abt 1939
Spouse Name: Janice M Snyder Crane
Spouse Age: 23
Date: 15 Sep 1966
Location: San Francisco CityDeath: SSDI
Name: Sheldon D. Smith
SSN: 570-50-8056
Born: 26 Nov 1938
Died: 23 Jul 1999
State (Year) SSN issued: California (1955)Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2010
Name: Sheldon D Smith
Obituary Date: 4 Aug 1999
Death Date: 23 JUL 1999
Death Place: Berkeley CAOBIT: San Francisco Chronicle (CA) - Thursday, July 29, 1999 pgC4
Piano Tuner Sheldon D. Smith -- Bay Area Leader in His Craft
Sheldon D. Smith, a master concert piano tuner and rebuilder renowned for his musical expertise and technical craftsmanship, took his own life Friday at his home in Berkeley. He was 60.
A member of the Piano Technicians Guild for 35 years, Mr. Smith taught classes in soundboard construction and piano plate repair in San Francisco and Berkeley and at national conventions.
For the past 13 years he tuned for the San Francisco Symphony, was also the concert tuner for Zellerbach and Hertz halls at UC Berkeley and Yoshi's World Class Jazz House in Oakland.
He also had numerous individual musicians as clients, including Garrick Ohlsson, Robin Sutherland and Peter Mintun.
"In 1975," said Mintun. "when I bought my 1915 Steinway concert grand from composer Dana Suesse, all my professional musician and technician friends insisted that the best technician for rebuilding the instrument was Sheldon D. Smith.
"He subsequently rebuilt the vintage Steinway 'B' that entertained thousands of music lovers for a decade at L'Etoile on Nob Hill. I came to realize that calling him a technician was not accurate. He was a piano maker, and he knew every single part of the instrument. Indeed, a continuing project in his Berkeley workshop was his own custom-made grand piano.
"In 1981," Mintun recalled, "I chose his piano workshop for a special recording session. The piano of choice was a turn-of-the century Chickering that Sheldon had rebuilt at least twice.
"He was a perfectionist and kept working on it until he got it right. The evening was a huge success, and we completed the entire album in one session, a rare occurrence in this business. The piano performed in a way of which musicians only dream, with magical, intangible and highly responsive qualities. The album was a issued as 'Deep Purple,' and critic Philip Elwood called it 'one of the finest solo piano albums ever made.'
"Smith takes to the grave a lifetime of knowledge, skill and talent that cannot be overestimated."
A pianist himself, Mr. Smith focused on Steinway grands, although he tuned and rebuilt other, primarily European, instruments.
Born and educated in San Luis Obispo, he entered the Navy right out of high school. After military service, he learned piano tuning under the tutelage of Robert Burton of Redwood City, then continued to perfect his skills on his own.
He had several piano rebuilding shops in San Bruno and San Francisco before settling permanently in Berkeley in the mid-1970s. During those years he built an impressive clientele of professional as well as amateur pianists.
"In the end," said Robin Sutherland, the San Francisco Symphony's principal pianist, 'there are only players of the piano. But prior to that end, there are builders of the same; and among these there shines a particularly bright light -- Sheldon Smith."The audience always seems to want something, and the performer similarly. But Sheldon Smith seemed forever to know the ultimate: what the piano itself wanted.
"He among few had the wherewithal to make that happen. Trusting his 'immaculate conception' of what a piano should sound like, there were no limits to which he would not go. Irritating? Sometimes. And fussy, yes even that. God help one if anything were occurring while Sheldon was busy tuning. But one had to get that sound, and Sheldon was there to see that it happened. He knew what he wanted, but he also knew what it wanted."
During the last year of his life, Mr. Smith was an avid fund-raiser and participant in the nonprofit organization, Fix Our Ferals, holding monthly clinics to spay and neuter feral cats.He built equipment for the clinic and used his skill, developed as a dental technician in the Navy, to sterilize surgical instruments.
He is survived by his wife and business partner, Linda McCormick of Berkeley; his mother, Grace Parson of Arroyo Grande; his daughter, Jennifer Smith of Mountain View; his son, Kenneth Smith of South San Francisco; and two grandchildren.
Friends, colleagues and fellow musicians are invited to attend a "piano party" in memory of Mr. Smith on August 22, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., at his Berkeley workshop, 2220 McGee Avenue.
"Many musicians who loved him will play in his honor on Sheldon's Chickering grand piano," said Ms. McCormick.
Marriage Notes for William Terry Hall and Elise Dagmar Christine Poulsen-13040
Comments: 60th Wedding Anniversary: The Manti Messenger, 11 JUN 1959
Halls To Note 60 Years Of Married Life Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hall will note 60 years of married life Sunday. Recent illness prevents them from planning any special affiar for the anniversary, but they expect some family members to be home for the occasion.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hall will note their 60th wedding anniversary Sunday, but plan no special affair for the occasion. They were married in the Manti LDS Temple June 14, 1899, by John D. McAllister and have always made their home in Manti.
William Terry Hall was born in Manti to John and Almira Tuttle Hall May 18, 1878. He was active in the sheep business for many years and later served as custodian for the Manti Center Ward. He has suffered several spells of ill health in past years, but seems to have remarkable recovery powers. He is just now getting back to normal from a serious illness of alsmost two months duration.
Mrs. Dagmar Poulsen Hall was born in Manti September 22, 1877 to N. C. and Christina Lund Pouslon. It is interesting to note that she was born in the house the Halls still live in.
The Halls have three living children, Burton T. Hall of Murray; Mrs. Blanche Thomas of Castle Garte; Mrs. Linore Lowry; 21 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Halls To Hold Open House On Golden Wedding Date
Friends and relatives are invited to attend an open house Sunday, June 12, 1949, being given in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Will T. Hall on their Golden Wedding anniversary. The open house will be held at the Hall home at 90 South 1st East between the hours of three and seven.
The Halls were borth born and raised in Manti and have lived here all of their lives. Mr. Hall was born May 18, 1878, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hall. His mother was the daughter of John H. Tuttle. Mrs. Hall was born September 22, 1877 in the house the Halls now live in. She was the daughter of N. C. and Christine C. Poulson.
The Halls are the parents of six children, three of whom are now living. They are Burton T. Hall of Murray, Blanch Hall Thomas of Castlegate and Mrs. Lenore Hall Lowry of Tooele. The Halls also have 11 grandsons and one granddaughter. Four of their grandsons served in World War II.
Mrs. Hall served as a telegraph operator for the old Deseret telegraph company, and as a Relief Society teacher. Mr. Hall has followed the occupation of sheep raiser and farmer. He has served a two-year local mission and is now a High Priest in the Manti Center Ward. He is at present serving as custodian of the Center Ward Chapel.
OBIT: Salt Lake Tribune, The (UT) - Wednesday, November 24, 2010
William Cleve Christiansen 1931 ~ 2010
William "Bill" Cleve Christiansen, age 79, left this world doing one of the things he loved the most. Bill was killed in a snowmobille accident November 18th east of Heber City; He was with his sweetheart Nina.
Bill was born in Mayfield, Utah to Cleve and Dora Christiansen on August 1, 1931.
Bill attended grade school in Mayfield, and high school in Manti. This is where he met his eternal companion Nina. Bill loved and competed in many sports at Manti High School.
Bill and Nina were married August 15, 1951 and later solomized in the Manti Temple.
Bill served in the U.S Air Force for four years during the Korean War as a jet mechanic. Bill was deeply patriotic and loved his country. After serving in the Air Force, he pursued his education starting at Snow College then graduating from Utah State. He then went to Iowa State University where he received his Phd in animal nutrition. From there he took his family to South America where he took a position at the University of Uruguay where he helped to reform their agricultural program. Coming back to the states he took a teaching position at Snow College then went onto the University of Florida where he was the head of the South American Agricultural research. Bill then returned to Utah and worked with a large ranching operation. He also returned to Mayfield and bought the old family ranch which he restored and expanded. Bill also worked with the LDS Church Welfare system. He helped them buy a large ranch in Argentina. He finished his professional career with the Department of Defense at Dugway Proving Grounds as the Director of Research and Testing.
He was the author of many scientific papers during his professional life, and listed in the who's who - Men of Science. Bill was a faithful member of the LDS Church serving in many callings. He spent the last 15 years working in the Provo Temple as the ordinance worker. He was devoted to his children, grandchildren , and great- grandchildren attending every soccer, baseball, football game, swim meet, cheer, dance, piano recital, boy scout court of honor, mission farewell, wedding, baby blessing and birthday party he could.
Bill was an avid and accomplished snowmobiler and watered skier; he also loved camping, traveling, ATVs, and hunting. For over 50 years he raised Arabian horses. He was never without a horse or a faithful Labrador companion. Bill loved and lived life to the fullest.
Bill is survived by his sweetheart Nina, two sons Earl (Cindy), Dale (Jana), daughter Lori (Mike), brother Kenley (Pauline), sister Marva (Orr), 12 grandchildren, 8 1/2 great- grandchildren. He is preceded in death by parents Cleve and Dora, two sisters Beverly and Norma, two brothers Keith and Sam, two daughters Linda and Jodi.
Services will be held Saturday November 27th, at the Valley Hills 2nd Ward, 521 East 500 North Heber City, at 10:00 a.m. Viewings will be held Friday, November 26th at the Valley Hills 2nd Ward from 5-8:00 p.m., and on the 27th from 8:30-9:30 a.m. prior to services.
Internment will follow the services in the Manti cemetery in Manti, Utah, approximately 3:00 p.m. The family would like to thank all those involved in the search and rescue process.
In lieu of flowers please make a donation to the LDS Perpetual Education Fund. He always followed his own trail in life, as long as it wasn't groomed!