Brigham Young High School Class of 1917

Research conducted in a variety of sources has produced a combined list of 134 members of the BYH Class of 1917. This includes research in the official record books in the BYU Records Office, performed by Scott Cowley. The following list is one of the most complete BYH class rosters. [September 2008]

Class of 1917. Edna Allen. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1917. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 54.

Class of 1917. James Oscar Anderson. He received a High School Diploma in 1917. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 8, page 147.

Class of 1917. Marie Anderson. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1917. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 56. ~ ~ ~ ~ TM -->

Class of 1917. Meta Anderson. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1917. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 56.

Class of 1917. Bee Angus. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1917. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 56.

Class of 1917. Virgie Argyle. She received a BYH Normal Diploma in 1917. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 9, page 120. ~ ~ ~ ~ Her parents were Lorenzo Argyle and Emily Manwill Argyle. Lorenzo and Emily had five sons and nine daughters, including Claude Viron (LuDean Peharson) Argyle, of Salt Lake City; Virgie Argyle Wilson, of Oakland, California. ~ ~ ~ ~ Virgie Izetta Argyle was born on July 29, 1898 in Lake Shore, Utah County, Utah. Her parents were Alonzo Lorenzo Argyle and Emily Elizabeth Manwill Argyle. Virgie married Arnold Willard Soderberg on July 29, 1918, and they were later divorced. Virgie also married James Edwin Worsley. Virgie also married Chester Andrew Wilson on December 12, 1936 in Elko, Nevada. Virgie Izetta Argyle Wilson died on August 18, 1991 in Oakland, California.

Class of 1917. Merrill Banks. Graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1917. Source: 1917 BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section, pages 82-88.

Classes of 1916 and 1917. Louis Bates. He received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1916. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 9, page 122. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1917. Louis Bates. He received a BYH Normal Diploma in 1917. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 9, page 122.

Class of 1917. Glenn Beard. He received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1917. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 56.

Class of 1917. Lois Bennion. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1917. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 58.

Class of 1917. Katie Bestelmeyer. She received a High School Diploma in 1917. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 3, page 498.

Class of 1917. Kenneth Bischoff. He graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1917. Source 1: 1917 BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section, pages 82-88. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1917. Kenneth Bischoff. He received a High School Diploma in 1917. Source 2: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 4.

Classes of 1917 and 1920. Lois Blake. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1917. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 58. ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1920. Lois Blake. She received an AB Degree in Music in 1920. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 58. ~ ~ ~ ~ Lois Liberty Blake was born on July 4, 1897 in Hickley, Utah. Her parents are James S. Blake and Hanna D. Blake. Lois graduated from Brigham Young High School in Provo, Utah, in the Class of 1917. Lois married Morgan Wilford "Bill" Lewis on December 13, 1922 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Lois and Bill were both 21 years old. Morgan was born on July 25, 1897 in Kamas, Utah. The parents of Morgan Wilford Lewis are Daniel B. Lewis and Mercy H. Laucbest Lewis. Lois and Bill Lewis had four children. Lois Lewis died on February 18, 1969. Her interment, Marion Cemetery, Kamas, Summit County, Utah. Morgan passed away on June 9 1973, at age 81. His interment, also Marion Cemetery, Kamas, Utah.

Class of 1917. Willis Broadhurst. Graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1917. Source: 1917 BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section, pages 82-88.

Classes of 1916 and 1917. Elmer Buckner. He received a High School Diploma in 1916. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 7, page 401. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1917. Elmer Buckner. He received a BYH Normal Diploma in 1917. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 7, page 401.

Class of 1917. Iva Carroll. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1917. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 60. ~ ~ ~ ~ Iva "M" Carroll was born on October 10, 1895 in Vernal, Utah. Her parents were William Carroll and Marinda Wamsley Carroll. ~ ~ Iva married Jesse Bradley Caldwell on November 27, 1918. They had a number of children, but were divorced. ~ ~ She second married Pierson Ervin "Ray" Gray on July 10, 1956. P. E. "Ray" Gray was born on March 22, 1905 in Columbus, Ohio. His parents were Harley Gray and Mildred West Gray. Ray died on June 7, 1966 in Salt Lake City, Utah. His interment, Maesar Fairview Cemetery, Vernal, Utah. ~ ~ Iva third married Edward Franklin Glines, but they were divorced. Iva "M" Carroll Gray died on September 13, 1980 in Vernal, Utah. Her interment, Maesar (sic) Fairview Cemetery, Vernal, Utah.

Classes of 1912 and 1917. E. Milton Christensen, of Shelley, Idaho. Graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1912. Source: 1912 BYU Mizpah, BYH section, photos and names on pp. 1 - 62, 105. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1917. Erastus Milton Christensen. He received a High School Diploma in 1917. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 5, page 307. ~ ~ ~ ~ Erastus Milton Christensen was born on July 5, 1889 in Fountain Green, Sanpete County, Utah. His parents were Antone Erastus Christensen and Annie Christena Jensen Christensen. The family lived for a while in Shelley, Idaho. He married Cora Myrtle Monson on June 5, 1913 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He died on September 10, 1956 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Interment, Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Class of 1917. Elden Clark. Graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1917. Source 1: 1917 BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section, pages 82-88. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1917. Elden Clark. He received a High School Diploma in 1917. Source 2: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 9, page 297.

Classes of 1917 and 1918. Lora Creer. She graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1917. Source 1: 1917 BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section, pages 82-88. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1917. Lora Creer. She received a High School Diploma in 1917. Source 2: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 8, page 185. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1918. Lora Creer. She received a BYH Normal Certificate (1 year) in 1918. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 8, page 185.

Class of 1917. Bernice Davies. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1917. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 7, page 58. ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1921. She received an AB Degree in 1921. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 7, page 58.

Class of 1917. Thelma Eggertsen. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1917. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 9, page 324. ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1922. Thelma Eggertsen. She received a BS Degree in Physical Education in 1922. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 9, page 324.

Class of 1917. Aroha Embley [Myrtle Aroha Embley]. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1917. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 64. ~ ~ ~ ~ Her first job after graduation was in the South Sanpete School District in Centerfield [she was listed as new teacher "Oraha Embley"]. Source: Manti Messenger newspaper, August 17, 1917. ~ ~ ~ ~ Myrtle Aroha Embley was born on January 13, 1898 in Centerfield, Sanpete County, Utah. Her parents were Charles Henry Embley and Sarah Ann Duffin Embley. Myrtle A. Embley married Sherman Stewart Barton of Greenville, Beaver, Utah on July 6, 1920 in Beaver, Utah. Sherman was born on January 11, 1894 in Greenville, Beaver County, Utah. His parents were Stephen Rollins Barton and Sara Elizabeth Miller Barton. He died on September 29, 1980. ~ ~ ~ ~ Aroha Embley Barton died on April 21, 1977 in Ogden, Utah. Her interment, Ogden, Utah.

Class of 1917. Winnifred Evans [Sorenson]. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1917. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 64. ~ ~ ~ ~ Winnifred Erma Evans was born on August 22, 1897 in Lehi, Utah. Her parents were Abel John Evans and Louisa Emeline Zimmerman Evans. Winnifred married Edward Booth Sorenson on June 30, 1926. Edward was born on May 30, 1902 in Fountain Green, Utah. His parents were James Edward Sorenson and Sarah Jane Collard Sorenson. Edward Booth Sorenson died on December 10, 1955 in Provo, Utah. His interment, Springville, Utah. Edward married twice: First, to Winnifred Evans on June 30, 1926. He second married Della Rakestraw Boyer on March 31, 1945 (sic) in Great Falls, Montana. Winnifred Evans Sorenson died on April 21, 1963 in Lehi, Utah. Her interment, Lehi, Utah.

Classes of 1917 and 1918. Zoe Fletcher (female). Graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1917. Source: 1917 BYU Banyan yearbook, BYH section, pages 82-88. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1918. Zoe Fletcher. She received a BYH Normal Diploma in 1918. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 8, page 203. ~ ~ ~ ~ HER OBITUARY: Mrs. Zoe Fletcher Randall, age 99, of Idaho Falls, died April 19, 1998 at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, of causes incident to age. She was born September 9, 1898 in Provo, Utah, the daughter of Charles Eugene Fletcher and Elizabeth Miller Fletcher. She grew up in Provo and attended Maeser Grade School, Central School, Brigham Young High School, and then Brigham Young Academy [actually University]. She taught school for one year prior to her marriage. She married Leamon John Randall, October 22, 1919 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They made their home and farmed in the Coltman area, where she was a homemaker and mother. She also taught piano and vocal lessons for many years. Her husband passed away March 13, 1981. She has lived the last three years with her children, and spent time in St. George and California. An active member of the LDS Church, she served in most every position possible. She was a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and the Coltman School Board, where she served as clerk for seven years. She enjoyed traveling with her husband throughout the United States and Mexico, gardening (which she has been active in until three years ago), quilting, genealogy work, crocheting, and tatting. Surviving are: daughter, Alaine (husband, Wallace J.) Wightman, Salt Lake City; daughter, Maurine Neibaur, Newdale; son, Franklin L. (wife, Donna) Randall, Coltman; daughter, Wanda Ostler, Alpine; 35 grandchildren, 106 great-grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Bernice, a grandson, Evan Dean and three sisters and seven brothers. Funeral services were held Wednesday, April 22, 1998 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Interment was be in the Grant-Central Cemetery. [Published in the Deseret News, Tuesday, April 21, 1998.]