Brigham Young High School Class of 1918.

Names of high school graduates have been found in several sources, including a partial list in the 1918 Graduation Program, yearbook entries in the 1918 BYU Banyan, and individual entries in the annual records of BYU found in the BYU Records Office, with research done by Scott Cowley. It appears the Class of 1918 list is substantially complete, with 140 profiles. [September 2008]

Class of 1918. Rosa Abel. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1918. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 100.

Class of 1918. Melba Aldrich [not Oldrich]. Graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1918. Source: 1918 BYU Banyan, High School section, pages 60-79. ~ ~ ~ ~ Melba Vilate Aldrich was born on October 30, 1898 in Manti, Utah. Her parents were Amasa M. Aldrich and Laura V. Maxfield.

Class of 1918. Clarence Allred. Business Department. Graduated Monday Evening, May 27, 1918. Source: 1918 Graduation Program. ~ ~ ~ ~ Clarence Jay Allred was born February 19, 1900 in Chester, Sanpete County, Utah, and died February 9, 1969 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Interment, Salt Lake City Cemetery, WEST_5_94_1E. His parents: James C. Allred & Ruth A. Justesen.

Class of 1918. Anna Anderson. Graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1918. Source: 1918 BYU Banyan, High School section, pages 60-79.

Class of 1918. Reo B. Armitstead (male). Business Department. Graduated Monday Evening, May 27, 1918. Source: 1918 Graduation Program. ~ ~ ~ ~ Reo Bliss Armitstead was born April 9, 1899 in Provo, Utah. He married Agnes. Lived from 1929 to 1950 in Ventura, California (in the Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, California area. Died November 1980 in Cottage Hospital, buried Ivy Lawn Cemetery. His parents: John Emer Armitstead & Naomi Bean Armitstead.

Class of 1918. Leone Barrus. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1918. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 102.

Class of 1918. Ardella Bateman. Graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1918. Source: 1918 BYU Banyan, High School section, pages 60-79.

Class of 1918. Sterling Bean. Graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1918. Source: 1918 BYU Banyan, High School section, pages 60-79.

Class of 1918. Effie Beesley. Graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1918. Source: 1918 BYU Banyan, High School section, pages 60-79. ~ ~ ~ ~ Effie Beesley was born on July 25, 1898 in Chapin, Idaho. Her parents were Ebenezer Beesley and Emily Jane Maslen Cooper Beesley. She married three times (order not given): Hugh Hamilton Service; Fred Proctor; and Lawrence Price Griggs (married December 14, 1960 in Idaho Falls, Idaho]. Effie died on June 2, 1974, in Driggs, Idaho. Her interment, Driggs, Idaho.

Classes of 1918 and 1919. Vera Behunin. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1918. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 102. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1919. Vera Behunin. She received a BYH Normal Diploma in 1919. Source: Annual Report, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 102. ~ ~ ~ ~ Vera Behunin was born on April 11, 1898 in Ferron, Utah. Her parents were Joseph Henry Behunin and Mary Zwahlen Behunin. Vera Behunin (23) married Jay Belton Hansen (27) of Ferron, Utah, on July 5, 1921 in Price, Utah. ~ ~ Jay Belton Hansen was born on November 19, 1893 in Manti, Utah. His parents were Jens "J" Hansen and Johanna Jeannette (Jannette) Richey Hansen. Jay B. Hansen died on September 2, 1971 at the Veterans Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. His interment, Tooele City Cemetery, Utah. Vera Behunin Hansen died on August 23, 1998 in Tooele, Utah. Her interment, Tooele City Cemetery.

Class of 1918. Isabel Bird [Brown]. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1918. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 102.

Class of 1918. Manilla Bird. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1918. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 104.

Class of 1918. Flora Bond. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1918. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 104.

Class of 1918. Veda Bowker. Academic Department. She graduated Monday Evening, May 27, 1918. Source 1: 1918 Graduation Program. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1918. Veda Bowker. She received a High School Diploma in 1918. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 104. ~ ~ ~ ~ Veda Ellener (or Ellinor) Bowker, born December 31, 1899 in Blackfoot, Idaho. Her parents: John Squires Bowker & Rozella May Wilson. Second married Milton Arthur Priddle on June 10, 1939. [First married Francis Thomas Armstrong on August 14, 1924 (divorced).]

Class of 1918. Lucile Bown. Academic Department. Graduated Monday Evening, May 27, 1918. Source 1: 1918 Graduation Program. ~ ~ ~ ~ Second source: Lucile "Brown" [actually Bown] 1918 BYU Banyan, High School section, pages 60-79. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1918. Lucile Bown. She received a High School Diploma in 1918. Source 3: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 8, page 453. ~ ~ ~ ~ Lucile Bown born May 11, 1900 in Gunnison, Utah. She died on August 20, 1947 in Provo, Utah. Her parents: Lafayette Bown & Clarissa Jane Dack Bown. She married Charles Lewis Slaugenhoup on August 8, 1927 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Classes of 1914 and 1918. Catherine Boyer [Buchanan]. She received a BYH Normal Certificate (1 year) in 1914. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 8, page 104. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1918. Catherine Boyer. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1918. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 104. ~ ~ ~ ~ Catherine Boyer was born on December 27, 1891 in Springville, Utah. Her parents were John Selvoy Boyer and Susannah Bailey Jarrett Boyer. Catherine married Boyd Buchanan on September 6, 1916 in Manti, Utah. Catherine Boyer Buchanan died on June 16, 1951 in Venice, Sevier County, Utah. Her interment, Venice, Utah.

Class of 1918. Harold Brown. Graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1918. Source: 1918 BYU Banyan, High School section, pages 60-79.

Classes of 1918 and 1919. Pauline Buckley. Academic Department. She graduated Monday Evening, May 27, 1918. Source: 1918 Graduation Program. ~ ~ ~ ~ Second source: 1918 BYU Banyan, High School section, pages 60-79. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1919. Pauline Buckley. She received a BYH Normal Diploma in 1919. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 8. ~ ~ ~ ~ Pauline Buckley, born February 26, 1900 in Provo, Utah. Her parents were Sam Henry Buckley & Robina Finlay Barclay Buckley. She married Albert Richards Taylor on June 8, 1921 in Provo, Utah. She died on July 16, 1977 in Wyoming. Interment, Provo, Utah.

Class of 1918. Margaret Bullock. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1918. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 8.

Class of 1918. Ora Bunderson [Allred]. She received a BYH Normal Diploma in 1918. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 58. ~ ~ ~ ~ Ora "V" Bunderson was born on April 25, 1897 in Emery, Utah. Her parents were Peter Victor Bunderson and Sine Christena (Sena Christina) Nielsen Bunderson. Ora married Reuben Merrill Allred. He was born on March 12, 1897 in Emery, Utah. His parents were Isaac Allred and Johannah Christine Christiansen. R. M. Allred died on April 30, 1991 in Emery, Utah. His interment, Emery City Cemetery, Utah. Ora Bunderson Allred died on April 30, 1991. ~ ~ ~ ~ HER OBITUARY: Ora Bunderson Allred, 94, of American Fork, our beloved mother and grandmother, died April 30, 1991 in American Fork. She was born April 25, 1897 in Emery, Utah to Peter Victor Bunderson and Sena Nielsen Bunderson. She married R. Merrill Allred on May 5, 1921 in Castle Dale, Utah; they were sealed in the Manti LDS Temple, May 25, 1921. She was a long-time resident of Emery, where she taught school for many years. After their retirement in 1974 they moved to American Fork. She was a member of the LDS Church, where she served in numerous leadership and teaching positions. She was active in community service and was a musician in her early years and played in a local dance band.She is survived by two sons, James N. Allred, Portland, Oregon; and Ellis V. Allred, Pleasant Grove; four daughters, Marcella Barrett, Orem; Richine Johnson, Salt Lake City; Reila Jensen, Price; Muriel Allridge, American Fork; also survived by 36 grandchildren; 115 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, R. Merrill Allred and her oldest son, Wells M. Allred. Funeral services were held Friday, May 3, 1991 at the Olpin Family Mortuary in Pleasant Grove, 494 South 300 East. Interment, Emery City Cemetery, Utah. [Deseret News, Thursday, May 2, 1991.]

Class of 1918. Merrill Bunnel [actually Bunnell]. He graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1918. Source: 1918 BYU Banyan, High School section, pages 60-79. ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1925. Merrill J. Bunnell. He received an AB Degree in Chemistry & Physics in 1925. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 420. ~ ~ ~ ~ Merrill John Bunnell was born on September 19, 1899 in Lakeview, Utah. His parents were Mr. Leslie Lamond Bunnell and Ellen Bergitte Johnson Bunnell. Merrill J. Bunnell died on November 23, 1966 in Larchmont, Westchester County, New York.

Class of 1918. Ruth Bushman [Griffin]. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1918. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 106.

Class of 1918. Mable Chatwin. She received a BYH Normal Certificate in 1918. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 10, page 10. ~ ~ ~ ~ Mable Chatwin of Tabiona, Utah, married George Albert Clark, Jr., of Altonah, Utah, on December 12, 1923 in Duchesne, Utah. Interestingly enough, Mrs. Mable Chatwin of Heber, Utah (61) again married George Albert Clark, Jr., (63) of Heber, Utah, on November 26, 1962 in Heber, Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~ George Albert Clark, Jr., was born on May 20, 1899 in Vernal, Utah. His parents were George Albert Clark, Sr., and Annie McCurdy Clark. G. A. Clark, Jr., died on March 1, 1985 in Payson, Utah. His interment, Altonah, Utah. He first married Mable Chatwin in 1923, then married Violet Kennedy. ~ ~ ~ ~ Mable Chatwin was born on April 7, 1901 in Center Creek, Wasatch County, Utah. Her parents were Nephi Chatwin and Sarah Clegg Chatwin. Mable Chatwin Clark died on January 10, 1991 in Bountiful, Utah. Her interment, Altonah, Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~ HER OBITUARY: Mable Chatwin Clark, 89, died January 10, 1991 in a Bountiful Hospital. Born April 7, 1901 in Center Creek, Utah to Nephi and Sarah Clegg Chatwin. Married George Albert Clark on December 12, 1923 in Duchesne, Utah. Later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple. He died March 1, 1985. Mable was an active member LDS Church. She was survived by children: Mrs. Nova Turnbow, Ogden; Bill Clark, Magna; Mrs. Eldora Peterson, Bountiful; Mrs. John (Lafonda) Carroll, Ted Clark, Heber City; Mrs. Demore (Georgetta) Ivie, Duchesne; Ned Clark, Taylorsville; Trent Clark, Woods Cross; Mrs. Gary (Rava) Giles, Grantsville; Mrs. Benny (Judy) Gardner, Charleston; Mrs. Stan (Joene) Olsen, Springville; 76 grandchildren; 124 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Roy Chatwin, Orem; Arnold Chatwin, Mrs. Mary Lublin, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Calista Defa, West Valley City; Mrs. Jerry (Jennie) Merkley, Duchesne. Preceded in death by son, Ronald Nephi Clark and daughter, Gloria Mable Clark. Funeral services were held Monday at the Heber 5th Ward Chapel. Interment, Altonah Cemetery, Utah. [Deseret News, Saturday, January 12, 1991.]

Class of 1918. Grant Clark. Graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1918. Source: 1918 BYU Banyan, High School section, pages 60-79. (see Grant Clark, Class of 1912)