Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
FamilySearch Website Update
New version of familysearch.org. Cool!
Future of FamilySearch.org Explained at Seminar
http://new.lds.org/church/news/future-of-familysearchorg-explained-at-seminar/future-of-familysearchorg-explained-at-seminar?lang=eng
Future of FamilySearch.org Explained at Seminar
http://new.lds.org/church/news/future-of-familysearchorg-explained-at-seminar/future-of-familysearchorg-explained-at-seminar?lang=eng
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Obituary - Dorothy Devey McClure
Dorothy Devey McClure
1941 ~ 2010
"There's no place like home."
Our loving mother and devoted wife, Dorothy Devey McClure, returned home to her Heavenly Father on October 16, 2010. She spent the last several weeks being tenderly cared for by her eternal sweetheart, Ken and loving daughter, Lesa, at her life-long home in Alpine, Utah.
Dorothy was born on July 15,1941 in Alpine, Utah to Ranald and Rose Devey. She graduated from American Fork High School and attended Utah State University before marrying the love of her life, Kenneth E. McClure on January 22, 1960 in the Salt Lake Temple.
Dorothy was a dedicated wife and mother who truly taught by example as she lived each day with charity, service, compassion and love. She was an extraordinary grandmother, sister, aunt and friend who cherished every minute spent with her loved ones.
Dorothy was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and had a deep love for the Young Women's program, serving as the President for several years, in addition to many other callings with-in the church.
Dorothy loved spending time with family, quilting, shopping and traveling. She treasured her annual Bear Lake and "Sister" trips. She was a member of the LaKapaton Club, Lion's Club, Jeepettes and Utah Salt Flats Racing Association.
She was a valued employee at Kencraft, American Fork Hospital, Enable Industries and Meader Distributing.
Dorothy is survived by her husband, Kenneth E. McClure; her children: Layne (Shanna) McClure of Eagle Mountain, Clay (Kristie) McClure of Vernal, Cameron (Mary) McClure of Murray and Lesa (Paul) Pennie of Alpine; Her siblings: Richard (Marilyn) Devey, Larry (Kathy) Devey, Sherry (Gary) Boren, Cindy (Scott) Marlin and LaraLee (Steven) Conran; and 14 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and grandchildren, Alexa and Jared McClure.
Our family would like to thank the Mountainville 2nd Ward, the staff at the Huntsman Cancer Institute, the staff of Alpine Hospice and numerous neighbors and friends for their kindness and support.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 21, 2010 at 11:00 am at the Mountainville 2nd Ward Chapel (Red Brick Church), 165 North 100 East, Alpine, Utah. A viewing will be held Wednesday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Warenski Funeral Home, 1776 North 900 East, American Fork, Utah and an additional viewing at the church on Thursday morning from 10:00 to 10:45 am prior to services. Burial will be in the Alpine City Cemetery.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.warenski.com.
Learn more about Dorothy on the Pence Family History website:
https://sites.google.com/site/pencefamilyhistory/families/devey/ranald-healey-devey.
https://sites.google.com/site/pencefamilyhistory/families/devey/ranald-healey-devey.
Friday, September 17, 2010
Know Your Ancestors
"...names are important in genealogical research. Knowledge of the historic context in which our ancestors lived, the details of their lives, and the experiences that shaped their personalities are essential to our understanding of ourselves."
"The plan of salvation and the Atonement of Jesus Christ are the very backbone of genealogical research. What about our ancestors who lived and loved and filled their lives with good things to the extent of the knowledge they may have had? Is there any hope for them? Each individual must have the right and privvilege of accepting or rejecting the saving ordinances and principles. The identification of our ancestors and the performance of sacred ordinances on their behalf provide a way for them to make this very decision."
"By the third or fourth generation our ancestors live in obscurity. They are lost from memory. But the obscurity of which Malachi speaks is much more. It is a spiritual obscurity, a spiritual wasteland in which one stands alone, disconnected from ancestors and posterity alike. Family history is the saving of one's ancestors from the spiritual obscurity in which they reside."
"Does not family history reach as easily to future generations as to past ones? The quality of life is affected by knowledge of one's ancestors because it gives one a sense of identity and personal responsibility that, really, can come only in that way. If this is true, is it not also true that our posterity will be so influenced by our lives?"
**** "If we do not create records that document our lives, or that of our families, knowledge of who we are is lost within a generation or two, and we become those who are lost in obscurity. Without that knowledge, our posterity becomes disconnected from their roots and from the nourishment those roots provide."
Elder Neuenschwander
July 27, 2010
Conference on Family History and Genealogy at BYU
"The plan of salvation and the Atonement of Jesus Christ are the very backbone of genealogical research. What about our ancestors who lived and loved and filled their lives with good things to the extent of the knowledge they may have had? Is there any hope for them? Each individual must have the right and privvilege of accepting or rejecting the saving ordinances and principles. The identification of our ancestors and the performance of sacred ordinances on their behalf provide a way for them to make this very decision."
"By the third or fourth generation our ancestors live in obscurity. They are lost from memory. But the obscurity of which Malachi speaks is much more. It is a spiritual obscurity, a spiritual wasteland in which one stands alone, disconnected from ancestors and posterity alike. Family history is the saving of one's ancestors from the spiritual obscurity in which they reside."
"Does not family history reach as easily to future generations as to past ones? The quality of life is affected by knowledge of one's ancestors because it gives one a sense of identity and personal responsibility that, really, can come only in that way. If this is true, is it not also true that our posterity will be so influenced by our lives?"
**** "If we do not create records that document our lives, or that of our families, knowledge of who we are is lost within a generation or two, and we become those who are lost in obscurity. Without that knowledge, our posterity becomes disconnected from their roots and from the nourishment those roots provide."
Elder Neuenschwander
July 27, 2010
Conference on Family History and Genealogy at BYU
Thursday, September 9, 2010
John A. and Susie C. Cockreham 1910 U.S. Census
1910 U.S. Census Record
John A. Cockreham and Susie C.
Susie Clee Greene was the daughter of James and Victoria Greene.
Victoria Anne Pence Greene was the daughter of Noah and Nancy Pence.
