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Show to these two families they spent some holidays and New Years Eves together and had lots of fun visiting at the Brown house. They had a farm out in Far West. One night they drove out to the Maxwells which the Everetts owned. And driving home it started to snow. They had quite a time getting back home. But always in the winter time Sister Brown always had molasses candy and popcorn balls. And in the summer families with it was plenty watermelon of good and homemade they always sargum supplied both (molasses). Then they moved to 3268 Adams Avenue. During this time Ernest's half brother, John, brought his three children to Ogden as his wife had died. And these children (Louise, Patricia and Calvin) were placed in the Martha Society to be boarded. Almost every Sunday Venetia and Ernest would take the streetcar to the edge of town to visit these children and take them 4 bag of candy. On holidays, the two older ones came to spend it with the Winkler family. After moving to Ogden, Venetia was active in the church for 46 years. Has been 4 Relief Society Visiting Teacher almost 30 years, She sang in the Sixth Ward Choir ten years and the Singing Mothers for almost 15 years. She served in the first Girl Scout Council of Ogden. Life member of the Historical Society of Mt. Pleasant. She was region of Golden Spike Chapter of DAR. Captain of Camp Y Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, First president and organizer of the Pine Tree (the forest service nobel grand of Rebecca Lodge of Mt. Pleasant. She and cross for work in the world Ward II. She helped received a certificate for aiding the fund drive. death, she build a duplex and she was an inspiration and family. Her 11 grandchildren came to see her. many with her talents. club). Past received a cap at the USO and After Ernest's to her friends She blessed Now their family: ry2t. ernest was born in Mount Pleasant and was loved by his dad and mother. As he grew older his two loves were hunting and fishing. He was ten when he'd take his gun and go out into dunes and await for the ducks to fly over. The family had duck often, Too, he'd bring home 4 supply of trout to eat. When he went to college, he won the extemporaneous speaking contest. He served a mission to Germany when he was 18. He returned home and married Georgia children: Betty, Ernest and in Italy and in Argentina . Eliason. They had Dean. Orville and Georgia spent He died of a heart attack. three time GIFFORD JOSEPH: was the second son and a delightful boy to have. In his adult years he worked for the Bureau of Public Roads. At his funeral, his boss, Preston Winford, paid tribute to Gifford and this is the quote: "During all 11 years he loved his work. And always gave his best. Giff had a fine faculty for maintaining harmony among those with whom he associated. And he had a capacity for work that was seldom equaled. We shall not only remember Giff as 4 good workman and a good engineer, but as one with a kindly smile, a pleasant personality and one we are proud to have known. He was honest and upright. Always dependable, 3 a sterling character |