Senior Citizen Spotlight Mrs. Sarah Rawle Hopkin is one of our senior citizens over 90 years of age. She is 97 and the second oldest lady in Morgan. She has lived alone up until a few months ago when her son, Jay, decided to sleep in the house so she wouldn't be alone at night. She has good health and does many things for herself, but she says she can't remem¬ber things very well. Sarah was always a wonderful homemaker and her home has many lovely things she has made or chosen. She never complains about changes in her life, just accepts them and is happy just to live in her home and visit with friends and family. Her daughter LaVez lives next door and sees to her every need and fixing her meals. Sarah Ann Rawle was born November 17, 1881 in Morgan. Her parents were James Richard and Margaret Mary Simmons Rawle. When Sarah was 8 years old she was baptised in the Weber River in Nov. 1889. Ice had to be broken so this event could take place. She grew up in a happy home where young people gathered on Sunday evenings to sing and have a good time. She had a good voice and as she was always interested in music, she sang in the church choir. She was very popular and loved by both boys and girls. She learned the art of homemaking and cook¬ing from her mother and she practiced this all her life. Sarah was married to John P. Hopkin Nov. 27, 1901 in the Salt Lake Temple. Soon after their marriage, they moved to Devil's Slide where Mr. Hop¬kin was employed at the cement plant. Five children wre born to them, two dying when they were very small. Sarah and Jack took over the management and operation of the Slide Hotel and contin¬ued this until they built a home and moved to Morgan about 1940. This was lots of hard work for Sarah because in those days all baking was done in the home. Also all the washings, no laundromats. Many plant em¬ployees lived at the hotel and lunches had to be put up besides all the meals. Sarah was an excel¬lent cook and her baked bread and pies became famous for miles around. At one time because of the urging of the residents, she baked and sold bread. She had to discontinue this because the de¬mand became too great. With all her hotel work she still had time for helping others. Many sick or needy were recipients of her goodies. She was also president of the Relief Society for years. Sarah was one of the happiest and most hospitable women I have known. Always cheerful, good natured, was never heard to complain about being too busy or awful tired. The family lived in the front part of the hotel and young people gathered there for parties and fun. Mr. Hopkin used to give surprise birthday parties for Sarah. During the flu epedemic of 1918-1919 they went through the heartbreak of losing a 16 year old son, Ellis. All the family was sick with the flu, so the funeral was held at the hote. This was a sad time for the family but Sarah kept busy help¬ing others. The Devil's Slide village at that time was just like one big family sharing joys and sor¬rows. Everyone decided to have a big party for Doctor Dorland on his birthday so of course Sarah and Jack said have it here in the hotel. It was a festive event and Sarah had the dining room and tables beautiful and did far more than her share of baked bread and pies. When Union Pacific railroad put double tracks through the can¬yon, the hotel was overcrowded with men, beds were even in hallways. Sarah took all this in her stride, never letting down on her baked goods and pies. She did all the cooking leaving other work to hired girls. They built a beautiful home in Morgan where Sarah still lives. Mr. Hopkn died in 1955 which was very hard for Sarah to take but she has a loving, wonderful family and they are great help in her declining years. She has a son Jay and a daughter LaNez, 10 grandchildren, 33 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchild¬ren. They all love her and visit her often. Yes, Sarah Hopkin is a wonderful lady. She will be 98 years of age in November and still has her happy cheerful ways.