Thursday, November 14, 2013

Fern Emma Larsen 1901-1999




Father:
Bent Rolfsen Larsen (1845-1926)
Mother:
Lorena Eugenia Washburn (1860-1945)








Birth
25 Apr 1901
Monroe, Sevier, Utah
Birth
25 Apr 1901
Monroe, Sevier, Utah, USA
Patr. Bless
11 Sep 1906 (age 5)
by W. M. Black; Monroe, Sevier, UT
LDS Bapt
4 Jul 1909 (age 8)
Monroe, Sevier, Utah
LDS Conf
4 Jul 1909 (age 8)
Monroe, Sevier, Utah
Residence
1910 (about age 9)
Monroe, Sevier, Utah
LDS Init
15 Dec 1920 (age 19)
MANTI - Manti Utah
LDS Endow
15 Dec 1920 (age 19)
MANTI - Manti Utah
Residence
1930 (about age 29)
Fayette, Sanpete, Utah
Death
17 Jun 1999 (age 98)
Fayette, Sanpete, Utah
Death
17 Jun 1999 (age 98)
Fayette, Sanpete, Utah, United States
Burial
22 Jun 1999 (age 98)
loc 4-16-02 N39deg 13.386min W 111deg 50.769min, Fayette, Sanpete, Utah



1. Guy Mellor (1899-1964)
Marriage
15 Dec 1920 (age 19)

Marriage
15 Dec 1920 (age 19)
Manti, Sanpete, Utah
LDS SealSp
15 Dec 1920 (age 19)
MANTI - Manti Utah
Children
Fae Mellor (1921-    )

Melvin Guy Mellor (1926-1989)

Carl Joseph Mellor (1929-    )

Lorena Fern Mellor (1932-1988)

Elinor Pearl Mellor (1935-    )




General: Written Histories:
DJM files: personal facts written by Fae Mellor
DJM files: Fern Mellor book 1988
copy of obituary from Deseret News Jun 19, 1999
 
Personal Facts:
Had a stroke at age 10 from complications due to chicken pox
Contracted the 1919/1920 Spanish flu - weakened her heart which later healed
Had a difficult delivery during 2nd childbirth- received a priesthood blessing and also made a promise to not cut her hair if she could live
Was a primary teacher for years, taught her future son-in-law, Lynn Mellor
Storyteller
Made aprons and was asked to sew them for local J.C. Penney store and Utah's Best Aprons
Apron varieties included: Cobbler Aprons, Front Aprons, Waist Aprons, Fancy Aprons (for wedding serving girls) and Men's Aprons
Also made tote bags, dish bags, and tricot pillowcases
Personally, I remember her having the best dried fruit: plums, bananas, cherries, apricots



Online Sources:
Obituary:  http://www.deseretnews.com/article/703225/Obituary-Fern-Emma-Larsen-Mellor.html

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