Alumni

Alphabetical Alumni

Colton, Warren Alfred
Ossining, New York US

Warren and Merle Colton

BY Academy High School Class of 1903, and BYU Class of 1905, Faculty. Warren A. Colton. He received a High School Diploma. Source: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 2, Page 14. ~ ~ ~ ~ Second source confirming high school graduation of W. A. Colton: Deseret News, May 16, 1903. ~ ~ ~ ~ Brigham Young University, Class of 1905. Warren A. Colton. He was elected the first Student Body President of BYU in 1903-1904. When Warren Colton was a BYU junior in the [future] Class of 1905, the new leaders of BYU granted their university students the privilege of organizing the first BYU student body government. This was during the fall of 1903. Warren's class elected him the junior candidate to stand for election as the first president of the BYU Student Body. Warren Colton had the edge because he was a part-time teacher and therefore a member of the BYU faculty. ~ ~ Faculty & Staff. Warren A. Colton, Physical Education teacher, 1902-1906. ~ ~ ~ ~ Warren Alfred Colton was born on March 29, 1883 in Ashley [later Vernal], Utah. His parents were Sterling Driggs Colton and Nancy Adeline Wilkins Colton. He married Merle Elizabeth Crandall, of Springville, Utah, on October 25, 1906. Merle was born on March 27, 1883 in Springville, Utah. Her parents were Lucian Delancy Crandall and Elizabeth Cook Crandall. She died on December 13, 1962 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her interment, Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Warren A. Colton died on October 8, 1963 in Ossining, Westchester County, New York. His interment, Salt Lake City, Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~ BYH Class of 1903. Warren A. Colton, Normal & High School Class of 1903 (seniors). Source: Brigham Young Academy & Normal Training School, Catalogue & Announcements, for 27th Academic Year, 1902-1903, Listing of Normal & High School Students, Class of 1903, including Students with 108-144 Hours Credit at the Close of the 1st Semester, 1901-1902, p. 136. ~ ~ ~ ~ BYH Class of 1903. Warren A. Colton of Vernal, Utah, an academic High School student, BYA [& BYH] Class of 1903 Listing of Fourth Year Students (seniors). Source: Brigham Young Academy & Normal Training School, Catalogues & Announcements, for 28th Academic Year, 1903-1904, pp. 171-172.

Colton, Zora
Of Vernal, Utah US

Zora Colton

Class of 1912. Zora Colton, of Vernal, Utah. Graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1912. Source 1: 1912 BYU Mizpah, BYH section, photos and names on pp. 1 - 105. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1912. Zora Colton. She received a BYH Normal Diploma in 1912. Source 2: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 6, page 189.

Coltrin, Elizabeth [Adamson,]
Provo, Utah US

Beth & Lynden Adamson

Faculty & Staff. Mrs. Elizabeth Adamson. According to her students at the BYU Laboratory School, she was a wonderful Fourth Grade Teacher. She taught the Fourth Grade in 1967-1968, and if her students had been able to graduate from BYH, they would have been the Centennial class, 1876 to 1976. ~ ~ ~ ~ HER OBITUARY: Elizabeth Coltrin Adamson, age 78, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, returned to her Heavenly Father, May 26, 1995 due to heart failure after a short stay at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, Provo. She was born March 18, 1917 in Burley, Idaho to Ira and Ocea C. Lewis Coltrin. She married Lynden Stanford Adamson, January 22, 1938. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Logan LDS Temple on April 1, 1938. Beth, as she was known to family and friends, grew up in Burley and attended the Burley schools. She received her teaching certificate from Albion Normal College, in Albion, Idaho. Her teaching career began in 1937 at Carey, Idaho. She also taught at the BYU Lab School and Franklin Elementary. Beth received her Bachelor and Master degrees from Idaho State, Pocatello, Idaho and her Doctorate degree in Education in 1972 from the University of Utah. She was offered teaching positions in other schools and other states. She chose to remain in Provo. She taught several of her own children, grandchildren and one son-in-law. She wrote several reading programs. Her materials have been published and used nationally. She has had articles published in church magazines and educational publications, as well as children's books and cross word puzzles. While living in Carey, Idaho, she was a newspaper reporter and photographer for the Hailey Times and Times News. Beth loved to ride horses, reading, gardening, working in the fields during hay harvest, walking, sewing and cross word puzzles. Beth is survived by her husband, of Provo; seven children: Karen Adamson (Bill) Dellos, Orangeville, Utah; Lyn (Patti) Adamson, Provo; June Adamson (Leonard) Beckman, Santaquin; Phillip (Jane) Adamson, American Fork; Jeanne Adamson (Billy) Matherne, Phoenix, Arizona; Joanne Adamson (Gary) Lancaster, Orem; Jim (Nina) Adamson, Vancouver, Washington; 43 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Ira Coltrin, Burley, Idaho; Lewis Coltrin, Reno, Nevada; Joan Jones, Idaho Falls, Idaho; Merla Bell, Albion, Idaho; Horace Coltrin, Declo, Idaho; Gene Coltrin, Pocatello, Idaho. She was preceded in death by her parents, and one brother, Graham Coltrin. Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 30, 1995 in Provo. Interment, Provo City Cemetery. [Deseret News, May 1995.]

Coltrin, Rebecca

Rebecca Coltrin

Class of 1922. Rebecca Coltrin. She received a BYH Normal Diploma in 1922. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 316.

Colvin, Curtis A.
153 Camarillo Drive
Camarillo, California 93010-1114 US

Curtis Colvin

Class of 1946. Curtis A. Colvin. He graduated from BYH on May 23, 1946. Source: 1946 BYH Graduation Exercises Program.

Combs, Isaiah M. Jr. [Coombs,]
Provo, Utah US

Isaiah Combs or Coombs

BY Academy High School Class of 1882. Isaiah M. Coombs, Jr. (sometimes Combs). Graduated June 16, 1882. 21 members of the Class of 1882 are mentioned. Source 1: Deseret Evening News, June 19, 1882. Source 2: Territorial Enquirer, June 21, 1882. ~ ~ ~ ~ Mentioned as a continuing Normal student in the 1881 Principal's Report of Karl G. Maeser, The Territorial Enquirer, Provo, Utah June 22, 1881. ~ ~ ~ ~ Faculty & Staff. Isaiah Combs, Jr., Training School and Drawing teacher, 1883-1884.

Comer, Dan

Dan Comer

Class of 1970. Dan Comer.

Compton, Janet
3531 South 900 East
Bountiful, Utah 84010 US

Janet Hatch

Work: (801) 292-6530

Class of 1964. Janet Compton. Wildcat Yearbook Administration and Class Editor, Dramatics, Chorus, Band, Seminary Graduate, Seminary 4 years, F.H.A. Vice President, Thespians, Miss Autumn Attendant. Her parents: Lane A. Compton [BYH Faculty 1953 to 1956] and June Wheeler Compton, married on September 8, 1943 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The children of Lane and June Compton included: Janet Compton [BYH Class of 1964] Hatch of Bountiful, Utah; Sandra Compton [BYH Class of 1967] Glade (Tom) of San Antonio, Texas and Wichita, Kansas; Kent Compton [BYH Class of 1970] (Susie) of Woodland Hills, Utah; Bruce Compton of Provo, Utah; and Christine Compton Porter (Michael) of Alpine, Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~ Janet: BYU BS Teacher Education 1970. She married ___ Hatch. ~ ~ ~ ~ "Lane Compton, a retired Brigham Young University professor, has volunteered for nearly eight years and currently donates around 20 hours a week to two elementary schools in Davis District. Among other honors, he is a former Science Educator of the Year and former chairman of the Rocky Mountain Science Council, but to everyone in Stewart Elementary � from teachers to secretaries to students � Compton is known simply as "Grandpa." He has become an integral part of first-grade teacher Janet [Compton] Hatch's curriculum." [Deseret News, Tuesday, October 14, 2003.] ~ ~ ~ ~ [Note: email sent to jchatch@deseretonline.com has been returned as incorrect.] @Feb 2009

Compton, Kent
190 E Mountain Vale Way
Woodland Hills, Utah 84653-2025 US

Kent and Susie Compton

Work: (801) 423-1981

Class of 1970. Kent Compton. His parents: Lane A. Compton [BYH Faculty 1953 to 1956] and June Wheeler Compton, married on September 8, 1943 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The children of Lane and June Compton included: Janet Compton [BYH Class of 1964] Hatch of Bountiful, Utah; Sandra Compton [BYH Class of 1967] Glade (Tom) of San Antonio, Texas and Wichita, Kansas; Kent Compton [BYH Class of 1970] (Susie) of Woodland Hills, Utah; Bruce Compton of Provo, Utah; and Christine Compton Porter (Michael) of Alpine, Utah. Kent married Susie. @2007

Compton, Lane A.
Provo, Utah US

Lane and June Compton

Faculty & Staff, including 1953-54, 1954-55 and 1955-56. Lane A. Compton. Algebra, Chemistry, Physics. ~ ~ ~ ~ "I was born in Ogden, Utah. I was born on April ll, 1920. I grew up in Ogden. I went on a mission in 1941. I graduated from Weber College before that when it was a junior college. I came back and went to the University of Utah, and got married in 1943. I struggled along and finally got my doctorate in 1955, and after getting most of my graduate work in I came to BYU as a faculty member. I�ve lived in Provo ever since. My father was a politician and so I was very interested in politics. ~ ~ ~ ~ My name is Lane A. Compton. I came to BYU as a teacher both at the High School and at the University, and was in the BY Academy building from 1953 to 1956. When I entered the classroom to meet my first class as a teacher at the school, I was met at the door by two students. One of them asked, "Are you our new chemistry teacher?" I replied, "Yes, I am." The student said, "The last two chemistry teachers lasted only one year each." Then he asked, "How long do you think you'll last?" It didn't take long to be tested. When the bell rang ending the class, all the boys jumped up in unison onto the laboratory desks located underneath the open windows on two sides of the room. They had the obvious intention of exiting through the windows. There wasn't time for me to think -- two more seconds and they would be through the windows, and I would be well on my way to becoming another one-year teacher. I reacted instantly and shouted, "Anybody who goes through that window, will never again come through that door!" It worked. They all got down from the lab desks and went out the door. Fortunately, I was not another one-year teacher, and I learned that they were just a bunch of fun-loving teenagers!
My office was in the basement. It was located next to the main entrance and stairs. Adjacent to my office was an unfinished area complete with spider webs in which I stored a few things. When I first entered the area I looked around in awe. The timbers were not of finished lumber -- they were large unfinished logs, with finished ends that could be bolted or nailed to other logs. The logs were of such large diameter that I thought they would support the entrance and stairs forever. With the remodeling of the building it looks as though those logs are well on their way to 'forever'." By Lane A. Compton, Provo. [Provo Daily Herald, September 7, 2001.] ~ ~ ~ ~ HIS OBITUARY: Lane A. Compton ~ 1920 - 2013. Our precious father, grandfather, and great-grandfather passed away on April 27, 2013. He was known for his optimism, his constant efforts to enrich and bless all his contacts, his unwavering faith in his Savior Jesus Christ, and for his love of his family. He was always a great support to all of his children. He was the 2nd son of George Albert Compton and Margaret Estelle Mattson Compton. His sweetheart, June Wheeler, was his wife of 64 years. He is survived by his children: Janet Compton Hatch; Sandra Compton (Thomas Scott) Glade; Kent Lane (Susie Stringham) Compton; Bruce A. Compton; and Christine Compton (Michael William) Porter, and by sixteen grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. He was born April 11, 1920 in Ogden Utah , and served an LDS mission in New York State and Pennsylvania . He served in the Army as a Medical Specialist during World War II. He married June Wheeler on September 8, 1943. She was the love of his life. He was very active in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints, serving twice as bishop, on the high council, and in numerous other positions. From his youth he always had callings in the church. He worked as a math/chemistry teacher for the Granite School District and at BYU High School. He earned his doctorate at the University of Utah. At BYU he was a physics, chemistry, and math professor, acting Director of Research, and Chairman of Cooperative Education. He was president of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters and chairman of the Rocky Mountain Science Council. After retiring he volunteered to teach in the elementary schools for nearly a decade. While in his 80's he drove 114 miles twice a week, volunteering more than 80 hours per month. During this time he received the Davis School District Volunteer of the Year award and the Channel 4 TV Pride for Utah Award for his volunteer work. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 4, 2013 at the Edgemont 5th Ward Chapel, 350 East 2950 North, Provo, Utah. Friends may call at the Berg Mortuary of Provo, 185 East Center Street , Friday from 6:30-8 p.m. and at the church Saturday from 9-9:45 a.m. prior to services. Interment, Provo City Cemetery. Condolences may be emailed to info@bergmortuary.com [The Davis Clipper, Tuesday, April 30, 2013] ~ ~ ~ ~ HIS WIFE'S OBITUARY: June Wheeler Compton, born February 20, 1922, died March 28, 2007 of complications from a stroke. She was born and lived her early life in Ogden, Utah. There she met and married her beloved husband, Lane A. Compton, in the Salt Lake Temple on September 8, 1943. Their lives were a legacy of love and devotion to each other and to their children. June enjoyed success as a teacher of young women and children in the organizations of the LDS church. She was an accomplished and productive seamstress. Her sewing was praised by professional seamstresses. She lovingly sewed beautiful clothing for her children and grandchildren. Her greatest joy came from serving her family. She loved cooking and entertaining for large family events until the time of her death. She was adored by all of her children and grandchildren. She lived a life of honesty, integrity, and devotion to her Savior. She was active in the LDS Church all her life. June was a woman of dignity and refinement. Her friends describe her as a gracious lady with a quiet, reserved charm. She was a woman of great determination and exercised and walked even in the last month of her life when it was difficult. She is survived by her husband, Lane A. Compton, and her children: Janet Hatch of Bountiful, Utah; Sandra Glade (Tom) of San Antonio, Texas and Wichita, Kansas; Kent Compton (Susie) of Woodland Hills, Utah; Bruce Compton of Provo, Utah; and Christine Porter (Michael) of Alpine, Utah; 16 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. ~ ~ Funeral Services will be held Monday, April 2, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. in the Edgemont 5th Ward Chapel, 350 East 2950 North, Provo. A viewing will be held Sunday, April 1, 2007 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Berg Mortuary, 185 East Center Street, Provo, and Monday one hour prior to services at the church. Interment will follow at the Provo City Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to info@bergmortuary.com [Provo Daily Herald, March 31, 2007.]

Compton, Sandra
2018 N. Red Oaks Street
Wichita, Kansas 67206 US

Sandy and Tom Glade

Home: 316-630-0054

Class of 1967. Sandra Compton. Student Body Secretary. Spanish Club, Pep Club, F.H.A., Honor Society, Chorus, 4th Year Seminary, Harvest Ball Queen, Class Secretary. BYU BS Child Development & Family Relations 1971. Married Tom Glade. Her parents: Lane A. Compton [BYH Faculty 1953 to 1956] and June Wheeler Compton, married on September 8, 1943 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The children of Lane and June Compton included: Janet Compton [BYH Class of 1964] Hatch of Bountiful, Utah; Sandra Compton [BYH Class of 1967] Glade (Tom) of San Antonio, Texas and Wichita, Kansas; Kent Compton [BYH Class of 1970] (Susie) of Woodland Hills, Utah; Bruce Compton of Provo, Utah; and Christine Compton Porter (Michael) of Alpine, Utah. @2007

Conant, Dean
5181 N. Canyon Rd.
Provo, Utah 84604-5433

Dean Conant

Work: (801) 221-9455

Class of 1960 ~ Honorary. [Name, photo do not appear with senior class in 1960 Wildcat yearbook.] @2001

Conant, Lee

Lee Conant

Class of 1960 ~ Honorary. [Male] ?1 Conant, Lee, E. Bethel Road, Randolph, Vermont 05060 - (802) 728-5481 ? ?2 Conant, Lee, 1018 Lucia Drive, Punta Gorda, Florida 33950-6645 - (941) 505-2404 ?

Conder, Bee

Bee Conder

Class of 1940. Bee Conder. Notre Maison. Fauvines. Girls' Athletic Association. Opera. She served as Secretary-Treasurer of her Junior class in 1938-1939. ~ ~ ~ ~ [Need more information. Is "Bee" her full name or a nickname? Who are her parents?]

Conder, Vera Hannah
Orem, Utah US

Vera Conder

Faculty & Staff. Vera Conder was a Physical Education teacher during the 1932-1933 school year. ~ ~ ~ ~ Her parents: Claude Carlisle Conder and Hilda Christabell Strong Conder. Their children included: John Carlisle "Jack" Conder, Shirley Conder, Donna Conder Banks, Maxine Conder Waldberg, Julia Mary Conder Edwards, C. Philip Conder, Vera Conder [BYH Faculty, 1932-1933] (Pleasant Grove), and Jean Conder Allen (Salt Lake City). She was preceded in death by her husband, January 28, 1980; and sister, Maxeen Conder Waldburg. @1998 ~ ~ ~ ~ Vera Hannah Conder was born on November 14, 1911 in American Fork, Utah, to Claude Conder and Hilda Strong Conder. Vera Conder died on October 10, 2000 in Orem, Utah.

Condie, Hannah

Hannah Condie

BYH Class of 1908. Hannah Condie, a Normal graduate. BYU [& BYH] Class of 1908 Listing of BYH Normal, High School, Commercial, Music, Agriculture, and Arts & Trades graduates. Source: Brigham Young University & Normal Training School, Catalogue & Announcements, for 33rd Academic Year, 1908-1909, pp. 128-130.

Condie, Melba

Melba Condie

Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1925. Melba Condie. She received an AB Degree in Dramatic Arts in 1925. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 302 [402?].

Condie, Richard P.

Richard Condie

Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1924. Richard P. Condie. He received an AB Degree in Music in 1924. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 350.

Condie, Vernon

Vernon Condie

Class of 1931. Vernon Condie. Graduated from Brigham Young High School on Thursday, May 28, 1931. Source: The Evening Herald, Provo, Utah, Tuesday, May 26, 1931.

Connell, William

William Connell

Class of 1914. William Connell. He received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1914. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 7, page 299. ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1934. William Connell. He received a BS Degree in English in 1934. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 7, page 299.

Conover, Abram Wilson
Salt Lake City, Utah US

Wilson and Nelda Conover

Class of 1921. A. Wilson Conover. Source: 1921 BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section. ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1927. Abram Wilson Conover. He received a BS Degree in Accounting & Business in 1927. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 146. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ OBITUARY OF HIS WIFE: Nelda Alice Parkes Conover gently passed away at home on December 28, 1989. Born April 11, 1910 at Nephi, Utah to T.H.G. Parkes and G. Itha Bigler Parkes. Nelda married A. Wilson Conover on June 25, 1931 in the Manti LDS Temple. He died January 25, 1952. A loving wife, mother, grandmother, great- grandmother and companion, Nelda was a woman of keen intellect, high standards and strong loyalties for herself and her family. She demonstrated unique sensitivities to people around her and formed especially deep bonds. As a graduate in education at BYU, she taught school prior to her marriage and pursued learning with enthusiasm throughout her life. She stressed advanced education with her children which is reflected in their professions and interests. Nelda was a private, quiet person, who managed her affairs with determination, taste and skill. She enjoyed both the serious and the playful sides of life and her varied interests ranged across art, travel, gardening, current events and extensive reading. She served in many civic and church organizations and was a member of the Salt Lake Country Club and the Ladies Literary Club. Her loving spirit, enthusiasm for life and inquisitive intellect will be missed by all. Survived by: daughters, Marilyn Barker (husband, Desmond J., Jr.) and Rosemary Conover; son, David W. Conover (wife, Barbara); sisters, Itha Gadd, Nephi; Vera Deane Blackburn, St. George; Margarett Madsen, Lake Oswego, Oregon; brother, George, Riverside, California; grandchildren, Melinda Barker Hixson, Rosanne Barker Winder and Desmond C. Barker; three great-grandchildren. A second son, Stephen Parkes Conover, preceded her in death. Other deceased brothers and sisters; Mattie P. Bond, Ida P. Belliston, Rulon Parkes and William Parkes. Funeral services were held Wednesday, January 3rd, 1990, at Larkin Mortuary, 260 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah. Interment, Salt Lake City Cemetery. [Deseret News, Tuesday, January 2, 1990.]

Cook, Alan J.
9 Parsippany Court
North Potomac, Maryland 20878 US

Alan Cook

Work: (301) 838-0321

Centennial Class of 1976. Alan J. Cook. BYU BS Finance 1983.

Cook, Charles
182 Cherrywood Lane
Louisville, Colorado 80027 US

Charles Cook

Work: (303) 666-0155

Class of 1979. Charles Cook. ~ ~ ~ ~ Charles I. Cook, BYU BS Electrical Engineering 1986.

Cook, Kristin
2093 Elderberry Way
Sandy, Utah 84092-6203 US

Kristin Cook

Work: (801) 576-9509

Class of 1975. Kristin Cook. BYU BS Finance 1980. Kristin married Steven L. Lambert.

Cook, Roger
5605 W Lydia Lane
Phoenix, Arizona 85001 US

Roger Cook

Work: (602) 237-2813

Faculty & Staff. Roger Cook. Early 1960s, including 1964-1968 - Seminary Teacher.