Class of 1922 ~ Honorary. J. Leon White. Source: 1922 BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section. ~ ~ ~ ~ Joseph Leon White married Lula Elsworth. ~ ~ ~ ~ HIS BIOGRAPHY: Leon's parents were Joseph William White and Lucy Oakley. Both parents had been married previously. Joseph William White was first married and sealed to Lucy's sister Margaret, who died about two weeks after giving birth to her second child. Lucy was first married and sealed to Orson Ellsworth, who died from typhoid fever. Leon was the first of four sons born to Joseph William and Lucy White. Leon’s brothers were: Harold Leroy White, Richard Dovell White, and William Merlin White (who lived only three hours). Leon was showered with love and care by his older sisters, Mary Ellsworth, Nellie Ellsworth, and Thurza Ellsborth, who were the children from his mother's first marriage. Leon was born in Woodruff, Arizona on November 25, 1902 and was active and intelligent as a baby. According to his sisters, he started talking at about nine months. At a young age, he could tell the longest stories. For an example, he wore Buster Brown suits and one day he came home all muddy from head to toe. The first thing he said was “I got in the bogs.” Then he proceeded telling a story how he had to save his dog’s life. When Leon was about one year old, he had an attack of scarlet fever and diphtheria. He was sick and close to death. Late in the evening a prayer circle was called in his behalf. He showed no signs of improvement, and it was thought he would pass on. They laid him on the dining room table, and people were sitting in the dining room chairs which were pushed back against the walls. Early the following morning Leon turned his little head towards the window and saw his sister's lamb on the porch. When he said "Baaaa" at the sight of the lamb, it caused quite a stir among the people sitting in the room! Due to his illnesses and asthma (which he had all his life) he was a frail boy, and therefore helped his mother with household chores more than he helped his father and brothers with the harder labor and chores on the farm. He was teased by his brothers and friends, being called him "sickie" and "skinny." However, he was very good-natured and very seldom became ruffled from the teasing, perhaps taking solace in the extra attention and privileges from his mother. Leon’s family moved to Chandler, Arizona about 1913. There they had a dairy and also farmed. Leon wanted a pony so bad that he would pray for a pony all the time. Finally he would say “Please send me a pony, even a scrub one will do.” So his parents bought him a scrawny ugly looking pony. When Leon first saw it, his first words were “The Lord sure heard my prayers, cause he sure is a scrub”. At the time Leon received his pony there was a bounty on coyotes. When stock died they would drag the carcass out into the desert and leave it there. Leon would put traps around the carcass to trap coyotes. Leon was given a 22 rifle. He would shoot the trapped coyote and bring it in for the bounty. One time he did this and put what he thought was a “dead” coyote over the back of his pony behind him. When Leon arrived home, the wounded coyote was gaining consciousness and was about to bite Leon’s bottom, his mother saw this and hollered out “You little fool, get down off the pony”. Leon jump off and the coyote jumped off on the other side and ran away. At the age of 11 or 12, Leon was again taken by a serious illness, this time typhoid fever, and his kidneys were decomposing and passing off in his urine. The attending physician, Dr. Mason told his parents Leon was dying. The parents quickly had Owen Stewart and Collin Hakes to come and administer to him. Immediately following the blessing, Leon was well. This was such a spiritual experience for Brother Stewart and Brother Hakes, it left them so physically weak that they were not able to work that day. Leon accomplished many things in his youth. He was very gifted as a public speaker and orator. At age 13 he accompanied his mother to Los Angeles and addressed a packed house in Hamburger's theater. He was advocating national prohibition. In 1920 Leon's parents separated. Lucy left and went first to Provo then to Salt Lake City. Her sons went with her, therefore Leon attended Brigham Young University High School as a junior during the 1920-1921 school year. He finished the 1920-1921 school year living with his sister Thurza and her husband in Provo, Utah. He then attended the University of Wyoming High School at Laramie, Wyoming, graduating in 1922. All of his college years were at the University of Utah. He graduated from University of Utah 1929 with a B.A. degree in education and a High School Teaching Diploma. In 1922 Leon was called on a mission to the Eastern States Mission. Early in his mission he was called to be a Presiding Elder. The towns he was placed in charge of were: Hartford, Connecticut; Fairmont, West Virginia; Newark, New Jersey; and in the latter part of his mission, New York City. Leon loved working with his mission president, B. H. Roberts. Roberts wrote thirty-five church books and many Church pamphlets. One of Roberts’ virtues as a Church leader and researcher was his determination to raise the intellectual level of the LDS people. Leon was very much inspired by his mission president, as he exemplified throughout his life by his love and zeal for knowledge, books, and current events. Leon was active in the Church all his life. On June 2, 1925, in the Salt Lake Temple, Leon married Inez Buttcane. They divorced on 14 May 1927. They had no children. The sealing cancellation was 20 Apr 1928. Leon was asked by his mother to represent her in the selling of the last property owned by her and Joseph William White in Buckeye, Arizona. While there Leon went to a dance in Mesa, Arizona at the Mezona Ballroom. (The Mezona was owned by the LDS Church. It opened in 1908 and ended in 1971. Every Friday night there was a dance with an orchestra till the 50's. Afterwards it was phonograph records. People came from all over the Salt River Valley to attend.) Here he met Lula Ellsworth. After a short courtship, they were married on March 1, 1928 in the Mesa Temple. They had four children; Ellsworth Dovell, born November 13, 1929; Beverly, born October 20, 1931; Bettie Sherie, born August 2, 1934; Gary Leon, born January 2, 1940. Leon always loved to sell. It was said of him that he could sell water to a drowning man. Most of his life he earned his income by selling. For over twenty years he sold insurance, being a broker of general insurance. During his college years he traveled during the summers in Wyoming and Idaho, selling for the Utah Woolen Mills. During this time he also sold bat manure. The only exception to his chosen career in sales was the school year 1930-31, when he taught English at Chandler High School. The pay was $125.00 a month. He only taught this one year and then in the last years of his life he did some substitute teaching. At the time of his death he was in the process of again being certified to teach full time. Leon was very successful as a salesman, but not successful at managing his personal and business finances. His finances were like a roller coaster, always changing and unpredictable. However, through it all Leon lived well. He always dressed in expensive clothes, drove nice cars, and enjoyed life on his terms. The talents of Leon were many. He was a very good dancer. He and a girl from Provo took first prize in a competition at Salt Lake City's Saltair, at the time the world's largest dance floor. Leon loved to act; receiving four winters of training in theater under Minnie Margots, daughter of Phil Margots (who was a prominent actor by profession in the old Salt Lake Theater). Leon was in many plays. He was in a play for the Chandler Ward and it won first place in Maricopa Stake. He had to play it again on his wedding night in the Chandler High School auditorium! Leon enjoyed life very much. His hobbies included hunting and fishing, which he did all of his life. He learned to fly an airplane and owned one for twenty years. Except for his college and mission years, Leon lived his life between Arizona and California, mainly in Woodruff, Chandler, Mesa, and Phoenix Arizona; and Hayward, and Oakland California. Leon was living in Oakland California at the time of his death, December 17, 1966 caused by a heart attack. Source.

Class of 1958. Judy White. Debate, Spanish Club, Quill & Scroll, Pep Club, Notre Maison, Y'ld Cat Newspaper Reporter, Retold Story, Chorus, Dance Review, Senior Hop Assembly Committee, Senior Sluff Day Committee. Judy White married ____ Adams.

Class of 1927 & Class of 1928. Leona White. She graduated from Brigham Young High School on Thursday, May 24, 1928. Source 1: The Evening Herald, Provo, Utah, May 23, 1928. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Class of 1927. Leona White is pictured with the BYH Class of 1927 in the BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section. ~ ~ ~ ~ HER OBITUARY: Spanish Fork - ­ Leona Baxendale White Bradford, 90, of Spanish Fork, passed away Sunday, October 29, 2000, at her home. She was born March 6, 1910, in Duchesne County. She attended Brigham Young High School, graduating in 1928, and received her teaching certificate from the University of Utah and later graduated from BYU. She married Wendell H. Bradford August 28, 1933, in Logan. The marriage was later solemnized August 28, 1945, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Leona was an exceptional mother, teacher, and an active member of the LDS Church. She is survived by her three children, Jane Ann Bradford (Paul R.) Olsen of Salem, Utah, William (Joyce) Bradford of Smithfield, Utah, Leon (JoAnne) Bradford of Santaquin, Utah; 16 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; one sister and three brothers, Nora Hennings, Melvin White, Elmer White and Evan White. Leona was preceded in death by her husband on May 31, 1956. Funeral services were held on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2000, in Spanish Fork. Interment, Spanish Fork City Cemetery. [The Herald Journal, Logan, Utah.]

Brigham Young High School, Class of 1906. Lola B. White. She received a Normal Diploma. Source: Students Record of Class Standings B.Y. Academy, Book 2, Page 270. ~ ~ ~ ~ BYH Class of 1906. Lola B. White, a Normal graduate. BYU [& BYH] Class of 1906 Listing of BYH Normal, High School, Commercial, and Music School graduates. Source: Brigham Young Academy & Normal Training School, Catalogues & Announcements, for 31st Academic Year, 1906-1907, p. 140.

BY Academy High School Class of 1884. Mary Bell White. Graduated Friday, June 13, 1884, with a Normal diploma. Source: Territorial Enquirer, Friday, June 13, 1884.

Brigham Young High School Graduate, Class of 1905. Nell White graduated from the BY High School Normal Department on Wednesday, May 31, 1905, in College Hall. She delivered a Report to Education, Training, on that occasion. Source 1: Program, Normal & High School Graduating Exercises, Wednesday, May 31, 1905, College Hall. ~ ~ ~ ~ Brigham Young High School Class of 1905. Nell White. She received a Normal Diploma. Source 2: Students Record of Class Standings B.Y. Academy, Book 2, Page 219. ~ ~ ~ ~ BYH Class of 1905. Nell White, a Normal graduate. BYU [& BYH] Class of 1905 Listing of BYH Normal, High School, Commercial, Music & Arts and Industries Graduates, Catalogues & Announcements, for 30th Academic Year, 1905-1906, p. 176.

Class of 1950. Richard (Dick) White. Football Captain, Track, Wildcat Yearbook, Sophomore Class President, Chorus. Spent summers in Pleasant Grove, Utah. Wintered in Mesquite, Nevada. After graduation from BYH in 1950, he attended Brigham Young University for one year. In 1951 he received principal appointment to United States Military Academy, West Point. Served in the U.S. Air Force for four years and after military service, spent 35 years working for the Federal Aviation Agency. Thirty years in San Diego. Fifteen years at Lindbergh Field and fifteen years at Miramar NAS. Retired and moved back to Utah in 1990. Worked for a short time at Morris Motors in Provo, waiting for his wife to retire. His wife, Marlene Taylor from Springville, retired in 1999. She was a Nurse Manager at IHC regional hospital in Provo. They spent most of the summer on the golf course at the Alpine Country Club and the winter months on golf courses in Mesquite and St George. (See Dick and Marlene's photo on Class of 1949 reunion page for 2003.) ~ ~ ~ ~ HIS OBITUARY: Richard “Dick” Nielsen White, 77, passed away at his home in Pleasant Grove, Utah on Monday, November 2nd, 2009, after a valiant fight with cancer. He was cared for by his loving wife and surrounded by loving family members. Dick was born on January 4, 1932, in Ogden, Utah, to Francis Richard and Olean Nielsen White. Most of his childhood years and schooling were spent in Provo, Utah. He graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1950, where he served as class president as a sophomore, and captain of the football team. He was attending BYU when he joined the Air Force in 1953 and served four years in Munich, Germany. He had a love of aviation and had a long, successful career with the FAA as an Air Traffic Controller and Supervisor in the San Diego, California area. After his retirement from the FAA in 1985, he owned and operated two retail lighting businesses in San Diego. He divorced and moved to Lehi in 1990, where he resided with his brother until he met the love of his life. He married Marlene Taylor Bott on December 22, 1990, in Provo, Utah. While waiting for his wife to retire from her nursing career at Utah Valley Medical Center, he worked at Morris Motors as a used car salesman where he enjoyed meeting and helping people. They lived in Pleasant Grove in the summers and Mesquite, Nevada in the winters for 10 years so they could golf practically year-round. He was a member of the Alpine Country Club and enjoyed golfing as often as he could with his wife, friends and step-daughters Donna and Jo Lynn. He always tried to improve his skills, but he was not as strong as Tiger Woods nor did he start golfing as early in life. BUT. . . he still loved to play. His passion in life was golf, and he also liked reading, studying history and World War II, and to debate politics and religion. He loved to travel and took many vacations with his wife to Mexico, the Panama Canal and the Caribbean. He loved talking to people, and enjoyed engaging others in heated political debates. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Michelle, and his mother and father. He is survived by his wife Marlene, and daughter Lori (Kim) Candillora, of Murray, Utah. Stepchildren: Donna Lee Bott, Salt Lake City, Utah, Jo Lynn Lee, Salt Lake City, Utah, Thomas Anthony Bott (Joni), Woodland Hills, brother Dennis K. White (Evelyn) Lehi, sister Jone Sanzo, Mesquite, Nevada, and seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be under the direction of Olpin Family Mortuary; 300 East 494 South, Pleasant Grove, on Saturday, November 7th at 11 a.m. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. At his request, he will be cremated. After the services, interment will be in the American Fork City Cemetery, 600 North Center Street, American Fork. Marlene would like to thank her sister, Evelyn Mitani, for her continued love and support during this difficult time. The family would like to thank Dr. Brian Tudor, his staff and Vista Hospice Care, especially his nurse Nancy Trapnell, for their kind and compassionate care. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.olpinmortuary.com [Desert Valley Times - Spectrum - November 6, 2009.] [Provo Daily Herald, November 5, 2009]

BY Academy High School Class of 1882. William S. White. Graduated June 16, 1882 with Mercantile Bookkeeping certificate. 21 members of the Class of 1882 are mentioned. Source 1: Deseret Evening News, June 19, 1882. Source 2: Territorial Enquirer, June 21, 1882.

BYH Faculty & Staff. June Whiteford. Curriculum Writer & English Teacher, 1950s & 1960s, including 1955-1964. Possible source.

Class of 1962. Neal Whiteford [Clifford Neal Whiteford.] Football, Wrestling, Y Club, Dramatics, Forensics, Band, Seminary Graduate, Poetry Festival, Ski Club, Thespians, Model U.N. ~ ~ ~ ~ Clifford Neal Whiteford was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 4, 1944. US Merchant Marine Academy Nominee. Neal married Joan Roylance. ~ ~ ~ ~ C. Neal Whiteford, Senior Technical Writer & Instructional Designer, 18651 110th Pl SE, Renton, Washington 98055 ~ 425-204-0719. ~ ~ ~ ~ Education: Bachelor of Arts with a dual major in Education & Psychology at the University of California at San Jose. Post Graduate School in Education & School Psychology – Teaching and Counseling certifications in California and Washington. Experience: Instructional Designer, Boeing, 9/07 to 6/08, designing and publishing an on-line course of instruction for new engineers starting their careers with Boeing. Documented command migration for three-dimensional drafting program (CATIA) from Unix to Windows operating system. Edited existing FAA process control documentation to facilitate transition to new Boeing enterprise-wide system (MES). ~ ~ ~ ~ Senior Loan Officer: - Countrywide Home Loans 4/03 to 06/07 I was working as Senior Loan Officer for Countrywide Home Loans in Bellevue. I function as an originator and consultant/trainer for the less experienced loan officers in the company. Technical Writer: - Washington Mutual Bank – 1/03 to 4/03 Providing documentation for Federal banking regulations & legal compliance. I was updating bank documentation and re-writing bank policy and procedural manuals related to loan servicing practices. Mortgage Loan Officer: - Abacus Mortgage – Tukwila Washington 2/02 to 1/03 I returned to the mortgage business when technical employment in the Puget Sound area took a severe downturn in conjunction with the dot.com economic constriction. Technical Writer - Boeing Phantom Works Project – Seattle, WA. - 4/01 to 9/01 Infiniband Software Development Project: Infiniband software and hardware program development documentation on the cutting edge of IT development. Worked closely with developers and engineering staff to translate technical material into well organized, easily understood presentations. Technical Writer - Boeing REDARS / BOLD Program – Seattle, WA. - 12/99 to 01/01Software Configuration / Database Librarian: Provided documentation & account configuration for Boeing’s airline & parts suppliers in a Unix server environment . Documented, the software development process for the new REDARS/BOLD system. Tools: Sun Unix servers, Frame Maker (UNIX), MSWord, Dream Weaver, Visio Professional, & Adobe's Distiller, Rational – Rose. Technical Writer - Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle - Seattle, WA. - 09/99 to 12/99 Instructional Design: A proposal for which I prepared text and developed presentation graphics for a formal presentation to the FHLB board of directors. Tools: Visio, PowerPoint & MSWord. I was responsible for designing and preparing text, graphics and staff instructional materials for this management feasibility study. Technical Writer - Countrywide Home Lending - Simi Valley, CA. - 6/99 to 9/99Software Documentation / Instructional Design: Wrote functional specifications & technical requirements to convert an American loan processing program & deploy it within the European Common Market financial institutions. Developed "large document" presentations and operations training material. Technical Writer - Phoenix Software Development Company - Silverdale, WA. - 12/98 to 4/99 Instructional Design / Procedure Manual: Wrote an instructional procedures manual that allowed aretail mortgage firm to test and certify their loan origination software and hardware for Y2K compliance. Technical Writer - Weyerhaeuser Corporation - Federal Way, WA. - 3/98 to 6/98 Help Desk Software Documentation: Wrote documentation and diagnostic templates for the technical support help desk. Worked with SE's & HTML developers to post help documents on the corporate web. Tools: Info-Mapping writing system, RoboHelp skills. Technical Writer / Instructional Designer - Olympia Mortgage - Bremerton, WA. – 1/1993 – 3/1998 Franchise owner of Olympia Mortgage. I created instructional material for training loan officers. Created advertising, and marketing materials for the retail mortgage business. Re-designed Hallmarks loan processing system and wrote procedural and compliance manuals for training loan officers. I became Branch Manager for Hallmark Mortgage, Pacific Northwest Mortgage. and owner of Olympia Mortgage. Technical Writer - Boeing Marine Services - Renton, WA. - 1/91 to 7/92 Procedure Manuals: Wrote and edited marine repair and maintenance engineering manuals to reflect modifications made to the Boeing PHM Guided Missile Hydrofoil fleet. Required knowledge of several military specifications and AS-100 Airframe specifications. Technical Writer - Quadtek Engineering Inc. - Redmond, WA. - 4/90 to 10/90 Hardware Documentation: Developed technical users manuals for infrared-scanning system. Required close interaction with the engineering staff, and a full range of graphic arts, desktop publication and AutoCAD skills to produce camera-ready marketing material. Technical Writer / Editor - CDI Marine - Bremerton, WA. - 7/89 to 04/90 Marine Repair Manuals: Wrote and edited technical manuals for the U.S. Navy, to reflect modifications and repairs on both the surface and submarine fleets. Required military specifications, (Mil-Specs 38784-B and Mil-Spec 15071-H) Technical Writer / Engineering Liaison - National Semiconductor - Palo Alto, CA. - 4/85 to 4/87Research Documentation: Gathered research data and published engineering test results to document performance standards for an underwater sonar detection project. Technical Writer - Fluor Alaska Pipeline Services Co. - Anchorage, AK. - 7/85 to 4/87 Maintenance Manuals: Translated manufacturer's specifications and construction blueprints into maintenance manuals and "as-built" transparencies for the pump stations on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. Certified Boilermaker Field Mechanic - Boilermaker Local #498 - Anchorage, AK. - 9/81 to 4/83 Technical Writer - Gracy Petroleum Services Co. - Dallas, TX. - 7/80 to 6/81 Training Manuals: Wrote safety and training manuals for Gracy Petroleum who specialized in oil spill recovery procedures for off shore drilling platforms. Wrote equipment documentation and safety manuals in compliance with Federal safety standards, EPA regulations and insurance requirements. Technical Writer - Rockwell International - Cape Kennedy, FL. - 6/78 to 6/80 Presentation Documentation: Wrote public relations documents and informational material for the Space Shuttle Program. I also taught orientation classes, delivered VIP briefings, and wrote status reports gathered from the engineering staff and the confusing array of contractors. @2009 ~ ~ ~ ~ HIS DEATH: Clifford Neal Whiteford, BYH Class of 1962, passed away on February 26, 2011. He served for many years as ward clerk and had served a welfare mission with his wife Joan. At the time of his death the two were serving as stake temple preparation instructors. They resided in Renton, Washington. His funeral service was held on Saturday, March 5, 2011. His interment, Hillcrest Burial Park, Kent, Washington. @2011

BYH Class of 1924 ~ Honorary. Elial Whitehead. Elial is listed as a 3rd Year (junior) student in Brigham Young High School in 1924. He is not listed as a student in 1925. Other students similarly listed were actually 4th Year (senior) students. Background sources: BYU/BYH Annual Catalogues for the School Years 1923-24, 1924-25, and 1925-26.

Class of 1936. Grace Whitehead. Source: 1936 BYH Wildcat yearbook. Grace Whitehead married _____ Martin. -- @2001

Class of 1924. Jessco Whitehead. ~ ~ ~ ~ Jessco Whitehead received a Normal Diploma, BYH Class of 1924. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, Page 418. [Research by Scott Cowley.] ~ ~ ~ ~ Background sources: BYU/BYH Annual Catalogues for the School Years 1923-24, 1924-25, and 1925-26. ~ ~ ~ ~ HER OBITUARY: Jessco Whitehead Jones Smith, 80, died May 28, 1985 in Orem, Utah. She was born June 20, 1904 in St. George, Utah, to Erastus G. Whitehead and Josephine Nixon. She married Byron Daniel Jones in Oakland, California. He was born on October 27, 1897, of Park City, Utah. They later divorced. She married John Benjamin Smith in May 1934 in the St. George Temple. He died in October 1979. She received her education in St. George and Provo schools. She received a teaching certificate from BYH in 1924, and a bachelor's degree from BYU when she was 50. She taught school in California and Utah for over 20 years. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was an active temple worker. She lived in St. George, Utah, Provo, Utah, Beaver, Utah, and Compton, California [1951>], and in Park City, Utah. Her remaining years were spent in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her main interest was her church. Survivors include one son, Robert B. Jones (born 1926), Salt Lake City, three grandsons, one granddaughter, one brother and one sister: LeRoy Whitehead, Spanish Fork, Utah, and Fern Whitehead Hall, Seal Beach, California, and many nieces and nephews. Her funeral was held Saturday [June 1, 1985] in the Berg Drawing Room Chapel, Provo. Her interment, Beaver City Cemetery, Beaver, Utah. [Deseret News, May 31, 1985, p. 2U] Obituary

Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1926. LeRoy Whitehead. He received a BS Degree in Business & Accounting in 1926. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 396.

Class of 1920. Father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Walter Farrer Whitehead, 87, of Salt Lake City, died May 8, 1990, at his home. He was born October 17, 1902, in Provo, to Walter P. and Mary Ettie Farrer Whitehead. He married Bessie Williams on October 28, 1926, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. She died Aug. 18, 1989. He spent his early years in Provo and graduated from Brigham Young High School. He worked Farmers Insurance Co., having opened many areas in the upper midwest states. He was a member of the LDS Church. He served a mission to England, then with his wife served a mission in Ontario, Canada. He served diligently in many capacities in the Church. He is survived by three daughters, Gwendolyn C. Brewer and late husband (Everett), Thousand Oaks, Calif.; Patricia Sorensen and husband, Richard, Salt Lake City; Mary Jean Wagner and husband, John D., Provo; a son, Don R. Whitehead and wife, D'Ann, Englewood, Colorado; 16 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Edith Bush and husband, Ray and Mary Duke, and husband, Melvin, all of Springville, Utah. Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by a son, Walter W. Whitehead. Funeral services were held Friday, May 11, 1990, in Salt Lake City. Burial was in the Provo City Cemetery. [Published in the Deseret News, Wednesday, May 9, 1990.]

Class of 1931? Alicebeth Whiteley Ashby died on November 26th, 2004 in Salt Lake City, Utah at age 90. The third child of Joseph Earl Whiteley and Amanda Elizabeth Beck, Alicebeth was born July 10, 1914, in the rock house at her parents' homestead at the base of Middle Mountain, near the Warm Springs at Oakley, Cassia, Idaho. She was named for her grandmothers, Alice Mariah Adams Whiteley and Elizabeth Healey Beck. During her childhood, five more children were added to the family. Alicebeth worked hard on the farm, milking cows night and morning and riding the derrick horse. She often said that she truly learned the value of work in her younger years--not only how to work, but how to enjoy it. The depression of the 1930s caused the family of eight children, with a ninth expected, to give up their town home in Oakley and move to a one-room frame home at their farm west of Oakley. At that time, Alicebeth joined her sister Helen in Provo, Utah to attend Brigham Young High School [Class of 1931?]. Alicebeth always loved music. She played the French horn in the Oakley High School Band and at Brigham Young University. She studied voice and sang the lead role in the operetta "Hansel and Gretel." She sang in choirs throughout her life, and it brought her much joy. Alicebeth had four life goals: to graduate from college, to serve a mission, to sing in the Tabernacle Choir and to marry in the temple and have a family. With optimism, enthusiasm and hard work, she achieved everything she set her mind to do. Alicebeth graduated with honors from Brigham Young University, working at three jobs to pay for tuition, housing and voice lessons. She majored in secondary education and English at BYU and also studied at the University of Idaho at Moscow and the University of California at Berkeley. She taught school for ten years, at high schools in Iona, Oakley, and Burley, Idaho, and at the LDS Business College. She sang in the Tabernacle Choir and was a member of the General Board of the Mutual Improvement Association. She served in the Eastern States Mission for two summers and had fond memories of participating in the Hill Cumorah Pageant. Returning often to her home and family in Oakley, Alicebeth was greeted with eager anticipation, as she related the latest events of her life, which were, according to Alicebeth, always extraordinary. In 1946 Alicebeth married distinguished scientist Robert Morrell Ashby (from American Fork, Utah) in the Salt Lake Temple. His work took them to Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he was a physicist for the Radiation Laboratory at M.I.T. and then to Pasadena, California, where he was a vice-president at North American Rockwell. In Pasadena, Alicebeth served as president of the stake Mutual Improvement Association for 11 years (under Stake President Howard W. Hunter) and as president of the ward and stake Relief Society. She valued the gifts and talents of those she served with, and they became her dearest friends. In 1988, she was honored with the Emeritus Club Recognition Award from B.Y.U. Alicebeth was well-loved by family and friends. She was a magnet to many because of the warmth and beauty of her home (filled with beautiful antiques, artistically arranged) and because of how her guests were made to feel about themselves when in her company. Countless friends enjoyed breakfast in her sunny kitchen--always with china, crystal, silver, fresh-squeezed orange juice, homemade granola, and sparkling conversation. She was a real leader, with an extraordinary ability to put together a choir or program with style and excellence and have all the participants feel lucky to be involved. Many people came to her for advice and comfort, and she was a popular speaker at meetings and conferences. Her sisters always said that she was the one everyone wanted to be with, and wherever she was, it was a party. At her departure here, Alicebeth has been reunited with her husband Robert, her parents, her brother and sister-in-law Dorothy Smith and Winslow Beck Whiteley, brother Osburn Earl Whiteley, and brother-in-law Loftis Jolley Sheffield. Surviving her and remembering her with awe and appreciation are sisters Helen Amanda Whiteley Taylor (George), Blanche Whiteley Sheffield, Mary Whiteley Salisbury (Joseph), and Joyce Whiteley Jacobsen (Owen); brothers John M Whiteley (Barbara), and Joseph Reed Whiteley (Jane). She is survived by her children Marilyn Ashby McPhie (Craig), David Whiteley Ashby, and Janet Elizabeth Ashby Cramer (Joseph); ten grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. Services were held Saturday, December 4 in Salt Lake City. Interment, American Fork Cemetery. [Deseret News, Wednesday, December 1, 2004.]

Faculty & Staff. Joseph Whitely, Literature & Ancient Languages teacher, 1893-1894.

Class of 1946. Marilyn Whitesides. She graduated from BYH on May 23, 1946. Source: 1946 BYH Graduation Exercises Program. She performed a piano solo, "Polonaise," by Chopin, at the conclusion of graduation exercises.

BY Academy High School Class of 1894. Edward A. [most likely Edward D.] Whiting. Edward received a Diploma in Bookkeeping. Source: Students Record of Class Standings B. Y. Academy, Book 1, page 201. ~ ~ ~ ~ Edward Daniel Whiting was born on June 17, 1875 in Springville, Utah. His parents were Edward Lucian Whiting and Martha Elizabeth Alleman Whiting. He married Mary Emelia Olsen. He married Mary Olsen on February 10, 1904 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born on October 7, 1877 in Logan, Utah. She died on September 19, 1970 in Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon. Her interment, La Grande, Oregon. Edward D. Whiting died on October 31, 1964 in La Grande, Union County, Oregon. His interment, La Grande, Oregon.

Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1920. Fern Whiting. She received an AB Degree in Home Economics in 1920. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 134.

Class of 1911. John Martin Whiting, of Mapleton, Utah. Normal [Teacher Prep]. "Born on Easter morning, 1873, 15 miles west of Tucker. Herded cows during his younger days and later made a young fortune killing grasshoppers for bounty. A member of the University baseball team and physical director of W.B.S.E. (Whiting Brothers Surplus Energy) at Mapleton." Source: BYHS Yearbook 1911. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: John Martin Whiting. He earned a BYH Normal Diploma in 1911. Annual Record, B.Y. University (BYU Records Office), Book 3, page 424. ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1919. John Martin Whiting. He received an AB Degree in History & Sociology in 1918. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 3, page 424. ~ ~ ~ ~ John Martin Whiting was born on February 1, 1890 in Mapleton, Utah. His parents were Albert Milton Whiting and Harriet Susannah Perry. He married Annie Irene (Irene) Cox of Bunkerville, Nevada, on November 29, 1912 in St. George, Utah. He died on August 17, 1967 in Los Angeles, California.
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By 1910, gas stations began building bigger structures that included offices. The earliest companies, such as Shell and Standard Oil, began to take advantage of the space on the side of the buildings, painting their logos and names across the side. The Whiting Brothers. In 1917 Art and Earnest Whiting began selling gasoline out of 55 gallon barrel drums. From Saint John, Arizona, the brothers expanded fulfilling the needs of motorists with gas stations and motels across the Southwest from Shamrock, Texas to Barstow, California. By the 1920s, gas station buildings often included canopies, added to protect their customers from the heat or rain. After Route 66 began to channel traffic through the eight states, gas stations started offering repairs and other services and the structures were enlarged again as service bays were added to the buildings. These structures continued to evolve over the years to the place that they are today, sometimes no bigger than those first early structures. It was during the same year that Route 66 began to be built that the Whiting Brothers discovered that with just a little lumber from their father’s mill, they could easily construct a profitable gas station. Originally founded in Saint John, Arizona in 1926, Whiting Brothers Station soon became a familiar sight all along Route 66, as well as other areas in the Southwest. Extremely profitable, the brothers continued to expand their empire, adding souvenir shops, cafes, and Whiting Brothers Motor Inns to many of their stations. For years and years, the Whiting Brothers businesses were a staple along the Mother Road, along with Stuckey’s, Burma-Shave signs, and Indian Joe’s Trading Posts. The Whiting stations suffered the same fate as Route 66. As Interstate 40 began to replace Route 66 section by section, the Whiting stations fell into decline. Along with so many other profitable businesses along Route 66, the Whiting Brothers ended in the 1990s. Today, with the exception of one remaining Whiting Brothers Station in Moriarty, Arizona , and a few buildings that have been utilized for other businesses purposes, all that’s left of the Whiting empire are its fading yellow and orange signs and crumbling buildings. Soon, these too will most likely disappear, ending another chapter of Route 66 history.

Class of 1917. Katheryn Whiting [Strate, Richards]. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1917. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 8, page 335. ~ ~ ~ ~ Kathryn (or Catherine) Whiting was born on August 24, 1897, in Mapleton, Utah. Her parents were Albert Milton Whiting and Harriet Susanna Perry Whiting. ~ ~ She married twice: first, to Renton Richards on July 5, 1919. Born February 21, 1895 in Sterling, Utah, Renton was an auto mechanic. His parents were Edward R. Richards and Goldie L. Snow Richards. Renton and Katheryn were divorced, and Renton died on September 30, 1933 in Eureka, Utah. His interment, Manti, Utah. Katheryn second married Abram C. Strate [or Abraham] on November 11, 1933. Abram was born May 6, 1886 in Spring City, Utah. His parents were Henry Strate of Denmark, and Mary Acord, of Iowa. Abram died on November 1, 1955 in Columbia, Carbon County, Utah, a retired maintenance superintendant. His interment, Price City Cemetery, Utah. ~ ~ Katheryn Whiting Strate died on December 12, 1989 in Ogden, Utah. Her interment, Price City Cemetery, Utah.

Class of 1923. Lorna Whiting. She received a BYH Normal Diploma in 1923. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 466.

Brigham Young High School, Class of 1908. Margaret Whiting. She received a Normal Diploma. Source: Students Record of Class Standings B.Y. Academy, Book 2, Page 68. ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1922. Margaret Whiting. She received an AB Degree in Art in 1922. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 100.

Class of 1943 ~ Honorary. Peggy Lee Whiting. ~ ~ ~ ~ HER OBITUARY: Peggy Lee Whiting Hill. On October 12, 2000, Peggy returned joyfully to her Heavenly Father. After years of vibrant health, she battled cancer and suffered a stroke. She was born in Provo, Utah on October 19, 1925 to Ralph and Ada Mellor. After her father’s early death and Ada’s remarriage to Vernon Whiting, Peggy was known as Peggy Lee Whiting. Blessed with a remarkable voice, she studied and performed in New York City and Los Angeles, California. She had leading roles with major opera companies, was a guest soloist with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, but most loved singing lullabies to her five children. She used her God given creative talents of serving, gardening, cooking, interior design and teaching music to bless and brighten the lives of those around her. As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, she found great joy in serving as choir director, Relief Society teacher, Young Women’s President, and in writing and directing many musicals and roadshows. With her vivacious and cheerful spirit, she would light up a room. Because of her endearing qualities, Peggy made friends wherever she went. She is survived by her husband, Chris Hill, married for 52 years; her children: C. Greg (Shawn) Hill of Tacoma; Charlotte Hill Pacheco of Wyoming; Linda Hill Gustafson of Carlsbad, California; Steven (Brenda) Hill of Puyallup, Washington; Christine Hill (Brad) Moore of Puyallup, Washington; 18 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, brother John R. Whiting of Palm Springs, California, and sister Ann Timothy of Salt Lake City, Utah. Grandmother Peggy will be greatly missed by all her family and friends. Those whom we have loved never really leave us. They live on forever in our hearts, and cast their radiant light onto our every shadow. [Tacoma News Tribune, November 28, 2000.]