BYH Class of 1908. Horace E. Day, 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.

BYH Class of 1905. J. Frank Day, a Commercial student. 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.

Brigham Young High School, Class of 1907. Orville C. Day. He received a Normal Diploma. Source: Students Record of Class Standings B.Y. Academy, Book 2, Page 17. ~ ~ ~ ~ BYH Class of 1907. Orville C. Day, a Normal graduate. BYU [& BYH] Class of 1907 Listing of BYH Normal, High School, Commercial, Music, Agriculture, and Arts & Trades graduates. Source: Brigham Young University & Normal Training School, Catalogue & Announcements, for 32nd Academic Year, 1907-1908, p. 136. ~ ~ ~ ~ Orville Cox Day was born on June 1, 1885 in Fairview, Sanpete County, Utah. His parents were Eli Azariah Day and Elvira Euphrasia Cox Day. Orville C. Day married Otes Clysta Strasburg on September 29, 1909 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Orville Day died on January 5, 1969 in Highland, Utah County, Utah. His interment, American Fork, Utah.

Class of 1915. Roena Day [or Rowena Merle Day]. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1915. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 8, page 381. ~ ~ ~ ~ Rowena [or Roena] Merl Day was born on November 2, 1895 in Fairview, Sanpete County, Utah. Her parents were Eli Azariah Day and Eliza Jane Staker Day. Rowena Day married Wilford John Clifton Anderson on February 7, 1917 in Manti, Utah. Rowena Day Anderson died on October 18, 1989 in Green River, Sweetwater County, Wyoming.

Class of 1950. Ruth Shirleen "Shirleen" Day. Fauvines, Notre Maison. She married Louis Gappmayer. Her parents: Cecil Day and Luetta Petersen Day, married July 23, 1924 in Manti, Utah. Their children included one son and two daughters: Hal Day, Orem; Betty Day Hale, Elizabeth, Colorado; and Shirleen Day [BYH Class of 1950](Louis) Gappmayer. @1991 ~ ~ ~ ~ HER OBITUARY: Ruth Shirleen Day Gappmayer, 81, passed away Monday, March 17, 2014. She was born September 3, 1932 in Ephraim, Utah to Cecil Day and Luetta Peterson Day. She married Louis Bartl Gappmayer on June 18, 1952 in the Salt Lake City Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years who passed on December 18, 2013. The end of their brief separation is a welcome blessing. Shirleen spent her childhood in Kenilworth, Utah and moved with her family to Provo, Utah when she was in the sixth grade. She was a graduate of Brigham Young University High School in Provo, Utah, a member of the Class of 1950. Shirleen and Lou spent the first third of their married life in Fremont, California. There Shirleen became a licensed foster mother and welcomed over 100 babies into her home and heart. In 1971 they moved to Bozeman, where they spent the second third of their married life and Shirleen became known for her organizational skills; served in several Relief Society presidencies; and worked for many of these years as the office manager for medical practices in Bozeman. Lou and Shirleen retired to St. George in 1995, four years after a devastating automobile accident left Shirleen with multiple injuries. She was cared for by her loving and devoted husband for the past 22 years. Shirleen is survived by her brother, Hal Day of Orem, Utah and her sister, Betty Day Hale of Johnson, Kansas. Lou and Shirleen have four living children: Linda Gappmayer Reed of Bakersfield, California; Mark Samuel Gappmayer of Peoria, Illinois; Paul Cecil Gappmayer of Bakersfield, California; and Charles Roy Gappmayer of Bozeman, Montana. Her posterity also includes 15 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at Spilsbury Mortuary, 110 S. Bluff Street, St. George, Utah on Saturday, March 22, at 10 a.m. There will be a viewing at Spilsbury Mortuary on Saturday morning from 9 to 9:45 a.m. The family wishes to express deep gratitude to the staff of Dixie Hospice and Seasons Health and Rehabilitation for outstanding care and kindness. Arrangements are made under the direction of Spilsbury Mortuary, 435-673-2454. Friends and family are invited to sign Shirleen's guestbook at www.spilsburymortuary.com. [Bozeman Daily Chronicle, March 20 to March 21, 2014]

Class of 1956. Ted Day. Football, Wrestling, Lettermen, Band, Seminary Play. He married Karen Peterson. His parents were Simpson Day and Myrl Rowley Day. Their children: Three sons: Simpson (Tunney) Day (Evelyn), Clearfield; Thell (Ted) Day [BYH Class of 1956] (Karen), Layton; Arthur C. Day (Joan Hurst-dec.) (dec.); and two daughters: Divina Day Snow, Clearfield; and Shirley (John) Butler, Clearfield. ~ ~ ~ ~ "After graduation from high school, I moved to Layton, Utah near Hill Field AFB. I met my wife, Karen Peterson, in the spring of 1960, and we were married in November of that year. We have five children and fourteen grandchildren, with two more on the way. We lived in Casper, Wyoming for about two years where our second child was born. We moved back to Layton, Utah and have lived there most of our married life. In 1981, I was in a serious car accident and spent two months in the hospital and nearly a year in a body cast. After several years and a lot of hard work I have recovered well. Through that experience I have learned how fragile life can be, and Karen and I try to treat each day as special. We have been more places than we ever dreamed possible. We have been to Jerusalem, Gaza, Egypt, Turkey, Japan, Germany, Austria, Hawaii, Bahamas, Mexico, Canada, Alaska, and through the Panama Canal and the surrounding countries as well as most of the mainland United States. We had the privilege of being volunteers for the 2002 Olympics at the Olympic Park in Park City, Utah. Note: As an independent insurance agent, one of the companies I represented in 2003 asked for my education history. Of course, I listed my graduation from BY High and, when they tried to verify the information, the administrative employees at Brigham Young University were not aware that BYU ever had a high school. I had to send them a copy of my diploma for verification. Apparently, BYU does not even remember us. @2006

Brigham Young High School, Class of 1907. William Parley Day. He received two diplomas in 1907: a Normal Diploma, and a Diploma in Agriculture. Source: Students Record of Class Standings B.Y. Academy, Book 2, Page 78. ~ ~ ~ ~ BYH Class of 1907. W. Parley Day, a Normal graduate. BYU [& BYH] Class of 1907 Listing of BYH Normal, High School, Commercial, Music, Agriculture, and Arts & Trades graduates. Source: Brigham Young University & Normal Training School, Catalogue & Announcements, for 32nd Academic Year, 1907-1908, p. 136.

Class of 1922. Inez Daybell. Source: 1922 BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section.

Class of 1936. Belle de Jong. Source: 1936 BYH Wildcat yearbook. ~ ~ ~ ~ She married Dean E. Van Wagenen. He was born May 8, 1914 in Provo, Utah, and died March 26, 1997, in Provo. Interment, Provo City Cemetery, Block 19 Lot 13B. His parents: Birdie Gray & Alma Van Wagenen. Belle's parents: Gerrit de Jong, Jr., and Thelma Bonham de Jong, married in 1951 in Salt Lake City. They had three daughters: Belle de Jong Van Wagenen [BYH Class of 1936], Nola de Jong Sullivan [BYH Class of 1942], Carma de Jong Anderson [BYH Class of 1948], all of Provo, Utah. @1995 Children of Dean and Belle Van Wagenen: Julie Belle Van Wagenen Aidukaitis, BYH Class of 1961, and Paul Gerrit Van Wagenen, BYH Class of 1963. ~ ~ ~ ~ HER DEATH NOTICE: Belle Felice deJong VanWagenen, 90, of Provo, passed away November 24, 2009. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Berg Mortuary of Provo, 185 E. Center. 801-373-1841 [Provo Daily Herald, November 27, 2009.] ~ ~ ~ ~ HER OBITUARY: Belle Felice deJong Van Wagenen died after a short battle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma on Tuesday, November 24, at home, surrounded by family. She will be missed for her sympathetic heart, ready smile, and happy quick wit. Belle was born on January 17, 1919, in Salt Lake City, to Gerrit deJong, Jr. and Rosabelle Winegar deJong. Her only brother passed away as an infant six years before Belle's birth. In 1925 the deJong family moved to Provo where her father organized the College of Fine Arts at B.Y.U. Belle received her education from first grade through college on one block in Provo, now called Academy Square. She graduated from B.Y. High School with high honors and spoke as valedictorian. She entered college at 17 and was voted one of the Freshman Queens. Later she was chosen Representative Home Coming Queen. She posed as a photographic model for B.Y.U. Studios during her college years. In 1939 she was married to her college sweetheart, Dean Van Wagenen, in the Salt Lake Temple by Apostle David O. McKay. Soon after Belle's marriage, her mother died and for the next two years Belle and Dean helped her father care for her two little sisters. In her 58 years of marriage, Belle devoted her best efforts to bettering the lives of her husband and four children. She made their home comfortable and artistically unique. The mountainside yard surrounding her home received personal hard work and exacting care to reflect her love of nature. In early childhood she developed a love of literature and it was furthered by excellent teachers at B.Y.U. In her 50's, Belle began to write poetry, essays, and stories. She was a member and officer in League of Utah Writers, Utah State Poetry Society and the National League of American Pen Women. She has won over 100 awards in contests. She won 1st and 2nd place prizes from B.Y.U. in essay contests in her later years. She was Sweepstakes winner for State of Utah for several years. She has presented countless programs for church groups, clubs, and civic organizations - usually using her own poetry and light verse to amuse and also to teach. Her writing has been published in newspapers, magazines, and anthologies nationwide. Her poetry has been included in the official volumes of "Utah Sings" and featured in dramatic programs by the S.L.C. Babcock Reading Arts Society. It has often been read on the air in the Sunday "Sound of Music" programs on KSL Radio. She has gathered her light verse together in a volume to be entitled "Life Could Be Verse - But Not Much." Her serious poems, stories, and essays will be called "On Wings of Written Words." She loved humor and wrote that it "provided stepping stones to lift us above the rapids of despair." She has always served in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where she ably filled stake and ward administrative and teaching positions. Her favorite calling was as a teacher of Relief Society for 27 years. As Chairman of Volunteers for Utah County Chapter of American Red Cross, she supervised blood drives, volunteered in nursing homes, and worked with troubled girls. She always cared about "equal rights" for everyone - academically, politically and religiously. She enjoyed lecturing on literature in the local schools, and for many years she helped judge the writing section of the "Reflections" contests. During 58 years of marriage, Belle and Dean enjoyed traveling and learning about other cultures together. She treasured her friends and family and they benefited from her appreciation of beauty and the aesthetic experience. English was her major, and reading was her life-long hobby. She also designed and crocheted baby clothes and blankets. She always crocheted as she looked at TV and claimed, "TV only takes half a brain and crocheting uses the other half." Her husband passed away in 1997 and she is survived by one daughter, three sons, 24 grandchildren, and 37 great-grand children. Her family always came first as a sacred priority in her life. Her children are Julie Van Wagenen Aidukaitis, Paul Van Wagenen, Norman Van Wagenen, and Ken Van Wagenen. She is survived by two sisters: Nola deJong Sullivan, and Carma deJong Anderson. Funeral services will be held at 12:30 p.m., Saturday, December 5, 2009 at the Edgemont Stake Center, 303 West 3700 North, Provo. Friends may call Friday evening from 6-8 p.m. at the Berg Mortuary of Provo, 185 East Center and at the Stake Center on Saturday one hour prior to services. Interment Provo City Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to info@bergmortuary.com [Provo Daily Herald, November 29, 2009]

Class of 1948. Carma Rose de Jong. Thespians 1, 2, 3. Thespian Scribe 2. Y'ld Cat newspaper staff 1, 2, Assistant Editor 2. Quill and Scroll 2. "Nine Girls" play 2. "What a Life" play 1. "Seven Keys to Baldpate" 1. Wildcat Yearbook staff 3. ~ ~ ~ ~ Carma married Richard Anderson. Her parents: Gerrit de Jong, Jr., [Professor of Fine Arts at BYU from 1925 to 1972] and Thelma Bonham de Jong, married in 1951 in Salt Lake City. Gerrit and Thelma had three daughters: Belle de Jong Van Wagenen [BYH Class of 1936], Nola de Jong Sullivan [BYH Class of 1942], Carma Rose de Jong Anderson [BYH Class of 1948], all of Provo, Utah. @1995 [see More Info link.] Carma was recently been editing, writing, and swimming in 750 pictures and permissions because BYU Religious Studies Center has published her 1992 Ph.D. dissertation. She just turned 75, but is going "like a house afire" on publishing deadlines. It is a big $125 book, edition of 5000. @2007 ~ ~ ~ ~ In 1935, Rosabelle and Gerrit de Jong's exquisite new Dutch colonial home on University Avenue stood close to the BYU Academy which, restored, now serves as our Provo Library. We gardened our own food and carefully cared for making our own clothes, with as little spending as possible. But the Great Depression was never mentioned to me in kindergarten or later. I thought we must be the richest people in Provo! Our parents called us all away from any activities whenever we could be together. Prayer was of utmost importance to us. Often I was a tardy child in putting down my art projects, or coming in from play outside, sometimes finding all the family kneeling around my parents' bed and impatient for me. I would sink down by Daddy, and then wiggle my freckled body under his. I felt more secure than inside a guarded tower! I pressed my cheeks into the crocheted bedspread my Dutch grandma had elaborately made to grace our new home. The warmth of that home was all around me; the huge, kindly forces of my father were encircling me, and it seems there was a channel straight up to heaven, filled with my father's voice in prayer. From the age of 5 in 1935, I attended grade school at the BYU lower campus "Training School," a practice teaching ground for our education majors. At recess, sunny or snowy, I was often tempted to dash with a friend up the flight of stairs to Daddy's office of Fine Arts, 204 in the College Hall Building (both buildings now gone). There stood Dean Gerrit de Jong's big oak desk, with a seemingly endless array of tiny drawers under the roll top. Daddy never looked at me in his life without a smile, so immediately from one hidden corner he would reach for his stash of chocolate, either real Droste Dutch or Hershey American. He shared for our ravenous palates that sensual aroma and tranquilizing taste of what essentially contributed to my handsome Amsterdamer daddy's linguistic ability to write and lecture in six languages, or his musical inspiration to compose. His bloodstream was pure chocolate! Carma de Jong Anderson is both an artist and a consultant on historic clothing and textile restoration for historic sites of the LDS Church. She is a mother of four, grandmother of 10 and recent great-grandmother. Source. ~ ~ ~ ~ HER OBITUARY: Dr. Carma Rose de Jong Anderson passed peacefully on Thursday, November 17, 2022. Born March 6, 1930 (Provo, UT) to Gerrit deJong Jr and Rosabelle Winegar, she was a writer, producer, director, costumer, modern dancer, choreographer, and artist. She was a noted watercolorist in one-person shows and galleries, an actress and theater designer. Her poetry was published in academic journals and magazines, including the 2015 Utah State Poetry Anthology. A devout member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she graduated from Brigham Young High School in the Class of 1948. She then attended Brigham Young University, graduating with a BA in art and modern languages. In 1992, she was awarded a PhD in Historic Clothing with a minor in Modern Languages. For her doctoral dissertation she received the Reese Monetary Award at BYU. Especially known for her skill in hand-sewn historic clothing and textiles for LDS Historic Sites, she advised artists, sculptors, writers, and filmmakers to accurately portray LDS historic costumes in their works. She has received special recognition from local, state, and national cultural organizations. In 2001 she donated 5,000 pieces of her historic clothing and authentic accessories to the BYU Fine Arts Collection. Her international Folk Costumes were used during the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympics and featured in performances of “Light of the World” at the opening of the new Latter-day Saint Conference Center in Salt Lake City. Carma is survived by her four children, Roselle Stevenson (Ford) of Provo, UT, Nathan Richard Anderson (Linda) of Calera, AL, Gerrit Lloyd Anderson (Carol) of Renton, WA, and Shawnee Smith (Michael) of Draper, UT. She has 10 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. She is survived by a sister of affection, Jean Char Gong and preceded in death by her husband, Richard L. Anderson and two sisters, Belle Van Wagenen and Nola Sullivan. A memorial service will be held Saturday, December 17th, at 11:00 am, at the Edgemont 14th Ward Chapel, 4200 North Foothill Drive, Provo, UT. In lieu of flowers the family has asked for donations made to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Humanitarian Fund. To view the online obituary and send condolences visit www.uvfuneral.com. Source. ~ ~ ~ ~ HER HUSBAND'S OBITUARY: 1926 – 2018. Forever a scholar, Richard Lloyd Anderson graduated with honors from this life on August 12, 2018. Born May 9, 1926 of Lloyd E. and Agnes Ricks Anderson in Salt Lake City he began a lifetime pursuit of knowledge. His early years were spent at the BYU Training School, Pocatello, and Ogden public schools. He served as a naval aviation radio man in WWII. Called to the LDS Northwestern States Mission from 1946-1949, he saw a need to teach the gospel with a more organized approach. Through the encouragement of his mission president, Joel Richards, the teaching method became so successful it was adopted by other missions where it was widely known as the “Anderson Plan” and was published in 7 different languages. Following his mission he returned to Utah where he studied early Christian history, Greek and Latin and became a sought after teacher of missionary and religion courses at Brigham Young University. It was there he met his wife, Carma Rose deJong and they were married on May 22, 1951. He achieved a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a PhD in Ancient History from the University of California, Berkeley. He had a long teaching career at BYU in Church History and Doctrine, Life of Christ, Ancient Scripture, Greek and Roman History. He is an author of three books and hundreds of articles. He was a contributor and editor to many other publications including the Joseph Smith Papers Project. At the time of his death he was annotating the Oliver Cowdery Papers. Richard is survived by his wife Carma Rose deJong, children Roselle Stevenson (Ford) of Provo, Utah, Nathan Richard Anderson (Linda) of Allen, Texas, Gerrit Lloyd Anderson (Carol) of Kauai, Hawaii, and Shawnee Smith (Michael) of Draper, Utah, brother Karl Ricks Anderson (Joyce) of Lyndhurst, Ohio and Margaret Gustaveson (Dale) of Eden, Utah, 10 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his sister, Janet Faye Maybe (Melvin). A visitation will be held Friday, August 17 from 6-8 pm, at the LDS Chapel, 4220 Foothill Dr., Provo, Utah. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, August 18, 2018, 10:30 am at the Provo Utah Edgemont Stake Center, 303 West 3700 North, Provo, Utah with viewing prior from 9-10 am. Interment,Provo City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the family for an educational scholarship fund to be established in Richard’s name. Funeral Directors: Utah Valley Mortuary. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.uvfuneral.com. [Provo Daily Herald, August 14, 2018]

Class of 1942. Nola de Jong. Fauvines. Notre Maison. Thespians. French Club, V. P., President. School Play. Contest Play. Banter Student Newspaper Staff. Nola married Clyde E. Sullivan. Her parents: Gerrit de Jong, Jr., and Thelma Bonham de Jong, married in 1951 in Salt Lake City. They had three daughters: Belle de Jong Van Wagenen [BYH Class of 1936], Nola de Jong Sullivan [BYH Class of 1942], Carma de Jong Anderson [BYH Class of 1948], all of Provo, Utah. @1995 ~ ~ ~ ~ HER OBITUARY: Nola de Jong Sullivan, 1924~2015. Nola de Jong Sullivan, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully at home in the arms of her husband, Clyde, on August 2, 2015. They shared 71 fulfilling years living and growing together. Born November 3, 1924 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Rosabelle Winegar and Gerrit de Jong Jr., founding dean of BYU’s College of Fine Arts, Nola enjoyed a rich childhood in Provo surrounded by music, art, and opportunities to learn. Nola graduated from Brigham Young High School in Provo, Utah in the Class of 1942. She married her sweetheart, Dr. Clyde E. Sullivan, on May 1, 1944 in the Salt Lake Temple. They lived in California, Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey, before returning to Utah to be “hands-on grandparents”. Passionate and artistic, Nola loved watercolor painting and dancing. She taught watercolor classes for many years, and she found great satisfaction in teaching art to adults and children. With a flair for finding the spice of life she helped those who were disabled, sick, or struggling to see and express the beauty of life. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren loved visiting her home and running to her art studio to create their own masterpieces. Nola encouraged everyone to be artists in their own right. Nola loved her family and was proud of both her ancestors and her descendants. One of her grandsons coined the nickname GraNola for her, and the name stuck for decades. Deeply proud of her Dutch heritage, Nola decorated her home in blue and came to be known among her great-grandchildren as “the blue grandma”. A life-long love of dance, over the years, benefited thousands as Nola and Clyde taught them to not only dance but love life. A faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she fulfilled many callings as a teacher. She and Clyde jointly served an addiction recovery mission. Nola is survived by her husband, Clyde; two children (and their spouses): Michael (Christine) Sullivan and Kim (Craig) Stevens. She was preceded in death by her son Noel (survived by wife Sara Henderson). Nola and Clyde have 9 grandchildren: Steven (Amy) Sullivan, Cameron (Rachel) Sullivan, Amy (Aaron) McAllister, Mark (Mindy) Sullivan, Karen Sullivan, Matt (Madison) Stevens, Kathleen Stevens, Mason (Sasha) Sullivan, and Andrew (Kirsen) Sullivan; 11 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister, Carma de Jong Anderson and her sister by affection Jean Char Gong. A sister Belle de Jong Van Wagenen preceded her in death. Services will be held Friday, August 7, 2015 from 11 – Noon at the Rock Canyon LDS Chapel at 3050 North Mojave Lane in Provo, Utah. A viewing will be held prior to the services from 9:30–10:45am. Interment will be at the Provo City Cemetery at 12:30. Condolences may be extended to the family at www.bergmortuary.com [Provo Daily Herald, August 5, 2015]

Faculty & Staff, Late 1950s, including 1957-58. Thelma Bonham de Jong, age 89, died July 4, 1995 in Provo, Utah. She was born on July 3, 1906, the daughter of Flavius E. Bonham and Mary Patterson Bonham. She married Gerrit de Jong, Jr. on September 28, 1951 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He preceded her in death in 1977. Thelma was the oldest girl in a family of nine children. At age 10, she moved with her family to Burley, Idaho. A graduate of Burley High School, she continued her education at Albion State Normal, where she received a Junior High Life diploma. She received her Bachelor's degree from Southern Idaho College of Education and her Master's degree from Brigham Young University. She served a mission for two years in the Southern States mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A teacher with 45 years' experience, she taught 21 years in Aberdeen, Idaho and the last 13 years at Brigham Young University. She served as a member of the Primary General Board for 14 years and as a temple proxy in the Salt Lake and Provo Temples. She traveled extensively in both the United States and Europe and she collected her experiences of a lifetime into several volumes of books. She is survived by her one brother and three sisters: Wayne F. Bonham, of Grants Pass, Oregon; Edna Jibson, of San Ramon, Calif.; Helen Abbott, of Beach Lake, Penn.; Pauline Priest of Turlock, Calif., also three daughters of Gerrit de Jong, Jr., Belle de Jong Van Wagenen [BYH Class of 1936], Nola de Jong Sullivan [BYH Class of 1942], Carma de Jong Anderson [BYH Class of 1948], all of Provo, Utah. Funeral services were held on Saturday, July 8, 1995 in Provo. Interment, Provo City Cemetery. Thelma requested that contributions be made to the Primary Medical Center. [Deseret News, Friday, July 7, 1995.]

Class of 1946. Ireta De St. Jeor. [Sometimes her last name is given as "St. Jeor", but in other places it is "De St. Jeor." Her family says that since class seating and assignments were often done alphabetically she and her sisters would use different variations of their last name based on what would place them next to the cutest boys in their classes.] She served as Senior Class Secretary-Treasurer in 1945-1946. She graduated from BYH on May 23, 1946. Source: 1946 BYH Graduation Exercises Program. In the graduation program, her name is spelled: Ireta De St. Jeor. ~ ~ ~ ~ Ireta De St. Jeor was born on September 16, 1927 in Provo, Utah. Her parents were Francis Elmer De St. Jeor and Lavera Ketchum De St. Jeor. Ireta married Leslie A. Wheeler. They lived in San Leandro, California. Ireta Walker died on October 18, 1998. Her interment, Hayward, Alameda County, California.

BYH Class Year Unknown. [Not Class of 1945 -- unable to find his name with any senior class in any BYH yearbook.] Don Bernard Deakin, born in American Fork, Utah, October 17, 1927 to Robert and Maude Householder Deakin, passed away March 22, 1997 in Auburn, Calif. Graduated from Brigham Young High School. Married Donna Dean Throckmorton in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Survivors: wife; children, Jeffrey, Connie and Kim, all in California; brothers, Norris, in Midvale; Gordon, in Sandy; and a sister, Irene Randall, in Millcreek. Funeral and burial were held Wednesday, March 26, 1997, in Citrus Heights, California at the Price Funeral Home. [Published in the Deseret News, Wednesday, March 26, 1997.]

Brigham Young High School, Class of 1906. Ella Strain Deal. She received a High School Diploma and Normal Diploma. Source: Students Record of Class Standings B.Y. Academy, Book 2, Page 17. ~ ~ ~ ~ BYH Class of 1906. Ella Deal, a Normal graduate and an academic High School graduate in the same year. 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.

Class of 1947. @2001 Donald "Don" Dean, Barstow High School, "Photography / Yearbook Advisor" born 1929, died December 2002 at Age 73.

Class of 1961. Marcia Gene Dean. Dramatics, Hi-Stepper, Thespians, Chorus, F.H.A., Homecoming Queen, Seminary Graduate. Married William C. Crockett. --@2006

Class of 1946. Marie Dean. She graduated from BYH on May 23, 1946. Source: 1946 BYH Graduation Exercises Program. ~ ~ ~ ~ Marie was born on November 13, 1928 at Durango, Colorado. Marie was ten years old when the Charles and Myrtle Dean family moved to Provo. Marie entered the sixth grade at Joaquin School that year. She attended the Farrer Junior, then B.Y High, graduating in 1946. She graduated from BYU in 1951. She and her sister Roberta worked at Sears Roebuck part time to put themselves through college. Her brother Edwin and sister Winifred had helped each other by teaching school. Marie majored in Secretarial Practice and worked as a secretary since graduating (1957). She took 18 months out and fulfilled a mission in the Northwestern States — 1954-55. She worked more than a year at BYU as secretary to President Edwards, then followed him as his secretary in the Church Offices. Marie later married Bruce Speakman on August 8, 1958 in the Salt Lake Temple. They have three daughters and two sons. ~ ~ ~ ~ HER OBITUARY: Marie Dean Speakman returned home to her Heavenly Father on Sunday, June 9, 2013, following a long and courageous journey with Alzheimer's. She passed away peacefully, close to family, at Legacy House in Logan, Utah. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, June 17, 2013, at the Kenwood First Ward Building, 1765 East 3080 South, Salt Lake City, Utah. A viewing will be held Sunday evening, June 16, from 6 pm to 8 pm, at Holbrook Mortuary, 3251 South 2300 East, and again at the Kenwood First Ward Building, 1765 East 3080 South on Monday, June 17, from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm prior to the service. The family gives loving thanks to the compassionate care provided by Encompass Hospice and the staff of the Memory Unit at Legacy House. Marie is survived by five children, Marilyn Titus, Taylorsville, Utah; Debbie (Curt) Ostrander, Smithfield, Utah; Kathy Jensen, Smithfield, Utah; Ken (Patty) Speakman, Star Valley Ranch, Wyoming; and Steven Speakman, Salt Lake City; 15 grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren (with one more on the way). She is also survived by one sister, Roberta (Bob) Peterson, Pleasant Grove, Utah; and two sisters-in-law, Gloria (Shirl) Wright, American Fork, Utah; and Nicholas Speakman, Camarillo, California. Marie was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Myrtle Dean; her husband, Bruce; one brother, Edwin Dean; two sisters, Mildred Peine and Winifred Banks; and one brother-in-law, Lyman Aird Speakman. Marie was born November 13, 1928, in Durango, Colorado. She was raised in Red Mesa, Colorado, and Provo, Utah. She had many fond memories of her years on the farm in Red Mesa and at Brigham Young High School, where she graduated in 1946, and Brigham Young University in Provo. She served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Northwestern States Mission. Following her missionary service, Marie worked for several years at the LDS Church Office Building as an administrative assistant during the tenure of President David O. McKay. She married her best friend and sweetheart, Bruce Speakman, in the Salt Lake Temple on August 8, 1958. Marie was a beloved full-time mother, raising five children, and then returned to the workforce from 1978-1995 in the accounting department at Murdock Travel. She was devoted to her family and to serving the Lord her entire life. Bruce and Marie raised their family in Kenwood First Ward, Salt Lake City, where Marie continued to live following Bruce's death in 2007. In 2011, she moved to Smithfield, Utah. Marie served faithfully in many church callings, including Primary President and Relief Society President. She also devoted thousands of hours to family history work. From August 1991 - August 1993, Bruce and Marie served as service missionaries in the Utah Salt Lake City Granite Park Mission. At her passing, Marie would ask all those who love her to celebrate her life, rather than mourn her death, by giving Christ-like service to those around them - a pattern Marie exemplified always. Messages for the family can be posted at: www.HolbrookMortuary.com [Deseret News, Wednesday, June 12, 2013] Source.

Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1924. Briant L. Decker. He received an AB Degree in Botany in 1924. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 368.

Class of 1929. Helen Decker. Source: 1929 BYU Banyan, High School section. Shown as a member of the BYH Debate Team for 1928-1929, in the 1929 BYU Banyan, High School section.

Classes of 1912 and 1913. Kenneth Decker, of Provo, Utah. Graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1912. Source: 1912 BYU Mizpah, BYH section, photos and names on pp. 1 - 105. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1913. Kenneth Decker. He received a BYH Commercial Diploma in 1913. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 4, page 447.

Class of 1911. Wayne Decker, of Provo, Utah. Commercial. Boys should be careful in the choice of playmates. I joined the elevens thinking they were the champions in basketball. I hate professors who ever encroach, but I expect to become a great coach. Source: BYHS Yearbook 1911. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Wayne Decker received a BYH Commercial Diploma in 1911. Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 3, p. 196. ~ ~ ~ ~ [Several Wayne Deckers during that time, unable to determine which one without a middle name.] ~ ~ ~ ~ Wayne Decker appears in a photograph of the BYH Commercial Class taken in 1909 -- 20 students all wearing identical outfits with a big "C" on their jerseys.

Class of 1932. Webster W. Decker. Graduated from Brigham Young High School on Thursday, June 2, 1932. Source: The Evening Herald, Provo, Utah, Wednesday, June 1, 1932. According to his obituary, Webster Decker served as BYH Student Body President, 1931-1932. In 1930-1931, he had served as Debate Manager. He played a forward on the basketball team. He had a part in the annual BYH play, "The Youngest", presented in College Hall on December 12, 1930. He was a cast member in "Little Women" during the 1928-1929 school year. Sources: BYU Banyan 1929 & 1931. ~ ~ ~ ~ HIS OBITUARY: Webster W. Decker, husband, father, grandfather, university professor and accountant, died October 20, 1999 in Mesquite, Nevada, where he had retired after living most of his life in Salt Lake City. Webster was born September 29, 1914 in Bluff, Utah, the third child of James Bean and Pearl Adams Decker. He attended public schools in Utah and Colorado, and graduated from Brigham Young High School in Provo in 1932, where he was Student Body President. Webster spent part of his youth on a family ranch in Colorado, and he retained the skills and attitudes of a cowboy. He graduated from Brigham Young University where he was active in student affairs and selected as Most Representative Student his senior year. He received a Masters in Business Administration from New York University. Webster married Moreho Allred in 1937, in the Salt Lake Temple. They had five children, and the marriage ended in divorce after 36 years. He married Mary Conely DeMar in 1973 and helped raise her four children. He leaves his widow, Mary; children, Rod, Craig, James Weston, Jeanne and Marci; stepchildren, Suzanne, Renee, Teena and Bill; brother, Craig; and sisters, Helen and Toni. Web has 20 grandchildren and one great grandchild by his children, and nine grandchildren from his stepchildren. Webster was a professor of accounting at the University of Utah for 36 years. He taught introduction to accounting, management and tax accounting. In addition, he practiced as a certified public accountant for 48 years. He wrote a textbook, was a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and taught in the Air Force MBA programs in England, Germany and Spain. Webster lived zestfully. He built a big cabin on Hebgen Lake in Montana, a home on "Decker Hill" in Bunkerville, Nevada, cooked at barbecues, hunted and fished, raised and rode horses, read avidly, sang in a fine tenor voice, danced gracefully, played chess, bridge and poker, laughed frequently and distinctively, and enjoyed company. In his final years he suffered from Parkinson's disease. He died with his family around him. Funeral services were held in Bunkerville, NV. [Published in the Deseret News, Saturday, October 23, 1999.]

Class of 1890? Theodore Dahl Dedrickson was born August 1, 1871 in Spanish Fork, Utah. He died April 22, 1940 in Spanish Fork, Utah, and was buried April 24, 1940 in Spanish Fork, Utah. Theodore married Eleanor Braithwaite on February 16, 1898 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah. Theodore's parents joined the church in Iceland and Denmark and traveled to Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~ [The following narrative was written by his daughter, Alta] Dad usually cooked breakfast and got us ready for school. He worked split shifts at the Drug Store and enjoyed taking care of the children and their needs. We loved him, dearly. He was such fun and we made a game of everything working together, to get our chores done. We laugh a lot... Dad, because of his feet, was not able to do heavy work and a lot of walking. He was born with two club feet and must have found this somewhat of a handicap in many ways. He attended school in Spanish Fork and at Brigham Young Academy. Here, he studied pharmacy and so went into the drug business as a young man. Many years later, when I attended Brigham Young University myself [1921-1924] President George H. Brimhall called me to his office one day, and told me about my father being a student there. He told me what a splendid student he was and what a proud heritage I had to live up to. He said he also knew Grandfather Dedrickson and his work in the church. I shall always cherish that visit... Then there was the day when papa brought home a new-angled invention called an automobile. It was made by Henry Ford and called his Model T. What a thrill!! We all loaded in and went clear to Provo to see Barnum and Bailey's big three-ring circus. There were real elephants, monkeys and clowns. The parade was coming down Main Street and we were parked so we could see. The clown ran over and started counting us out loud and threw his hands in the air and yelled "poor papa." This was the only car in town, except Dr. Warner, we were quite a novelty. Everyone would stop, look and listen. Some of the older generation wondered what this world was coming to... They had the following children: 1. Gilbert DEDRICKSON was born 18 Jun 1899 and died 16 Mar 1991. 2. Hazel La von DEDRICKSON was born 2 Mar 1901 and died 11 Sep 1990. 3. Royal DEDRICKSON was born 12 May 1903 and died 8 Mar 1982. 4. Ruth DEDRICKSON was born 12 May 1903 and died 17 Apr 1982. 5. Alden Robert DEDRICKSON was born 12 Apr 1907 in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah. He died 9 Aug 1926 in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah and was buried in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah. Alden Dedrickson, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Dedrickson, died Monday night at 11 o'clock after a brief illness of ptomaine poisoning, brought on, it is thought by eating a hot dog at a lunch counter on the 8th. The youth was taken sick on the 9th, but his condition was not thought to be serious. Doctors were called in on the case and he was thought to be improving until Monday afternoon, when he lapsed into unconsciousness and he died the same evening. 6. Alta Amelia DEDRICKSON was born 12 Apr 1907 and died 12 Jan 1981. 7. Ruby Eleanor DEDRICKSON was born 28 Apr 1910 and died 20 Sep 1990. [Excerpts from an account by daughter Alta from the collection of John Warnke.] Source: http://genealogy.homeip.net/dedrickson/aqwg01.htm

Class of 1952. Bruce DeFriez. Chorus. ~ ~ ~ ~ Bruce Curtis DeFriez was born on February 9, 1932 in Orangeville, Emery County, Utah. His parents were Arthur DeFriez and Laura Curtis DeFriez. Arthur and Laura had seven children, including the following four: Shirley Defriez Christensen (1925 - 2003), Dorothy Romine Defriez (1926 - 1926), Bruce Curtis Defriez (1932 - 1986), and Dixie DeFriez Cardall (1939 - 2011). Bruce graduated from Brigham Young High School in the Class of 1952. Bruce married Halley Margene Hunsaker (1935 - 1983) on February 21, 1959, in Provo, Utah. She died on June 17, 1983 in Provo. Her interment: East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery in Provo. Bruce C. DeFriez died on April 16, 1986 in Orem, Utah. His interment: also East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery, Provo, Utah.