Frank Hunter Mitchell 1890-1971 Lurena Taylor 1894-1962

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Great Grandfather 

Frank Mitchell

Frank (Mick) Hunter Mitchell
Parents:  Edward Hunter Mitchell and Mary Emery
Born: 26 Sep 1890 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Occupation: Farmer, Occidental Seed Company, Phillips Petroleum
Married: Lurena Taylor 29 Oct 1913 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Died: 9 Dec 1971 Nursing Home, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Frank Hunter Mitchell Funeral 

Funeral services were held Saturday, December 11, 1971, at 12 noon for Frank Hunter Mitchell, 81, who died December 8, 1971.

Family prayer: Dennis Mitchell, a grandson.

Prelude and postlude music: Helen Layton

Invocation: Monty Brown

Remarks by Bishop Byron Schulthies.

A vocal solo, “Face to Face”: Iris Hepworth Moon, his niece accompanied by Emma Hanks. 

Remarks: Dr. Evan Taylor, a brother-in-law

“There is a Land” was sung by Joseph Wood and accompanied by Helen Layton

Remarks: Dr. Dewey C Makay Jr., Mr. Mitchell’s physician, and long-time friend 

Another vocal solo by Iris Moon, “I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked” 

Benediction was by Bishop Maurice Arbuckle.

Bishop Schulthies dedicated the grave. Internment was in the Bountiful Memorial Park.

Pallbearers were his grandsons: Charles H Mitchell, Dennis L Mitchell, Duane Smith, Jeffery W. Mitchell, Eric Josephson, and Brent Mitchell.

The West Bountiful Ward Relief Society was in charge of the flowers and prepared a lovely meal for the family and friends at the home of his son, Eli R. Mitchell.

Frank Hunter Mitchell was born on 26 Sep 1890, in West Bountiful (Woods Cross), Utah, son of Edward Hunter Mitchell and Mary Emery Mitchell. 

He married Lurena Taylor 29 Oct 1913 in the Salt Lake Temple. She preceded him in death 19 April 1962. 

He is survived by six children: Charles Frank (Ethelene); Edna Murray, Arline (Jake) Opheikens, Alfred T. (Ruth), Eli R (Dixie), Mary Etta (Karl) Josephson.

Frank Hunter Mitchell was a true Son of Utah Pioneers. His grandfather, Benjamin T. Mitchell, arrived in the valley in 1848, and his father, Edward H. Mitchell, was one of the original settlers of West Bountiful. 

The family home on 8^th West is still in use. Frank and his father were stone masons and carpenters on the original West Bountiful Ward. He lived his entire life in this area. He made a living farming and later worked at Wasatch Oil and retired from Phillips petroleum in Woods Cross.

After retirement, he remained active, helping his son Eli with his horse breeding program and remodeling the old James Hepworth home on 11^th West. 

He also bred and sold exotic pheasants and chickens. He was an avid fisherman and bird hunter until ill health forbade it, after which he kept active by raising flowers. He provided them weekly to South Davis Hospital, as well as delivering them to the Bountiful Cemetery for the Taylor and Mitchell gravesites.

He was a favorite with the children in the neighborhood as there was always a stash of goodies at Grampas. His clever Halloween bagged treats will be sorely missed by the young ones.

 

MEDICAL HISTORY

Cause of death: Heart Attack. Other Ailments: High Blood Pressure, Heart Disease – first attack at age 64, with 3 subsequent attacks, Stomach Ulcers – operation for perforated stomach at age 78, severe allergies – Asthma – many bouts with pneumonia, arthritis – gout (severe), diabetes after age 70 – controlled by pills.

Obituary:

Frank Mitchell

Woods Cross - Frank Hunter Mitchell, 81, 252 N 1100 West Woods Cross, died Dec 8 of natural causes in a Salt Lake nursing home.  Born Salt Lake City, Sept 26, 1890, to Edward and Mary Emery Mitchell.  Married Lurena Taylor Oct 29, 1913, Salt Lake LDS Temple.  She died April 9, 1961.  Former employee Occidental Seed Co, Phillips Petroleum.

Survivors: sons, daughters, Charles F, Bountiful, Alfred T, Eli R, both West Bountiful; Mrs. Edna Murray, Layton, Mrs. Karl (Mary Etta) Josephson, Denver, Colo; Mrs. Jake (Arline) Opheikens, Ogden; 17 grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. Lucille Mitchell, Mrs. Shell (Ida) Henroid, Mrs. Alma (Ella) Taylor, Mrs. Lenore Hepworth, all Salt Lake City; Mrs. Alfreda King, Harrisville, Funeral Saturday noon, 195 N Main, Bountiful, where friends call Friday 7-9 pm and Saturday one hour prior to services.  Burial Bountiful Memorial Park.

Buried: Bountiful Cemetery, Bountiful, Davis, Utah 

Note: Plot B-10-31-1

Frank and Lurena's headstone

Sources
Pictures of him:  copies in my personal possession
Marriage:  Utah Marriages 1887-1966 Film 429084 Batch M74304-9 Ref # Bk 46 cn 18013
Signature:  WW1 Draft Registration Note:  describes him as medium height, medium weight, blue eyes, brown hair - interesting because I heard he was a redhead.
1900 US Census for Bountiful, Davis, Utah sheet 11A (Living w/parents)
1910 US Census for Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah (age 20, living with sister Henrietta's family)

1914 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census
1920 US Census for Woods Cross, Davis, Utah (age 29)
1930 US Census for West Bountiful, Davis, Utah (age 39)

1935 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census
1940 US Census for West Bountiful, Davis, Utah (age 49)
Note: Surname spelled Matchell
1950 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

1955 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

Obituary

SS Death Index
Birth: Deceased LDS member record
Headstone:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50169211/frank-hunter-mitchell

Lurena Taylor

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Great Grandmother

Born: 22 Oct 1894 Bountiful, Davis, Utah

Parents:  Eli Taylor and Maria Telford
Physical Description:  Brown hair and eyes

Lurena
Story about picture:  she hated it so much, she threw it away.
Her husband dug it out of the trash and saved it. So glad he did,
it is one of my favorites.

Died: 19 Apr 1962  At home, Woods Cross, Davis, Utah

COD: Metastatic adeno Carcinoma (cancer that starts in glands that line the insides of organs)

Informant: husband, Frank

Buried: Bountiful Cemetery, Bountiful, Davis, Utah

Obituary:
Woods Cross - Lurena Taylor Mitchell, 67, 252 N 1100 West Woods Cross, died Thursday 8:42 p.m. at her home of natural causes. Born Born Oct 22 1894 in Woods Cross, a daughter of Eli and Maria Telford Taylor. Married Frank H. Mitchell Oct 29, 1913, in the Salt Lake Temple, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Resided in Woods Cross all of life.  Active in primary and Relief Society, work in the West Bountiful Ward. 

Survivors: husband, Woods Cross, three sons, three daughters, Mrs. Michael (Edna)Marvian, Salt Lake City, Charles Frank Mitchell, Bountiful, Mrs. Jacob (Arline) Opheikens, Ogden,

Lurena Taylor Mitchell

Alfred T, Eli Ray both of Woods Cross, Mrs. Karl (Mary Etta) Josephson, Merro Bay, California; 19 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, three brothers, three sisters: G. Evan Taylor, Bountiful; Witt Taylor, Leucadia, Calif; Charles Taylor, Ontario, Ore; Mrs. Max (Una) Swenson, Bountiful; Mrs. Ernest (Bea) Hamilton, Fresno, Calif; Mrs. Ora Johnson, Woods Cross.

Funeral Services Monday at 1pm in West Bountiful Ward chapel.  Friends may call Union Mortuary 295 N Main, Bountiful, Sunday from 6-8 pm and Monday from 11-12:30 pm.  Burial in Bountiful Memorial Park.

Funeral program

Sources
1900 US Census for Bountiful Davis, Utah page 12B
Note: Her name was spelled Lerena in the Census
1910 US Census for Bountiful, Davis, Utah page 5 (age 15)

1914 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census
1920 US Census for Woods Cross, Davis, Utah (age 25)

1930 US Census for West Bountiful, Davis, Utah (age 35)

1935 1914 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

1940 US Census for West Bountiful, Davis, Utah (age 45)
Note: Surname spelled Matchell
1950 1914 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

Birth: LDS Church deceased member record

Note: it incorrectly listed the spelling of her given name as Lorena    

Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50169398/lurena-mitchell
Obituary
Funeral Program

CHILDREN

Edna Lurena Mitchell

Edna Lurena Mitchell
Born: 9 Sep 1914 Wood Cross, Bountiful, Davis, Utah

Edna's birth certificate 

Occupation:  Waitress (1940)
Talent:  Singing

Known Marriages

Edna and Kenneth Mayfield, her first husband

1) Kenneth Owen Mayfield 29 Jul 1930 Farmington, Davis, Utah (Annulled or Divorced, they were married for two weeks or so, and she was only 15)

Edna in Woods Cross, holding Jody - 1935 - date based on Jody's birth year
and the fact they had returned to Woods Cross by 1940

2) Kelly Adkins 10 August 1933 Ogden, Weber, Utah (Divorced)
Children:  Jo Ora (Jody)

Edna and Kelly Adkins's marriage license

3) Easton McGhie  20 March 1938 Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States (Divorced)

Edna and Easton McGhie marriage
Note: witnesses were her parents, Frank and Lurena

Note: Edna shows as divorced in the 1940 Census, living with her parents, but under the name Edna Adkins, not McGhie.

4) Delbert Richard Beaman 20 Jan 1941 Tooele, Tooele, Utah (Divorced)

Edna and Delbert's marriage record
Note:  her surname in the record is Mitchell

5) 

Paul Damon Smith

Paul Damon Smith 25 September 1943 Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho (Divorced)

Children:  Karen 

Edna and Paul's marriage certificate

6)  Thomas French Murray 29 August 1954 (Divorced before 1971)

Note: She is listed as Edna Murray in her father's 1971 obituary. According to her sister, Mary Etta's obituary, she was living in Texas in 1982.

 

Michael R Marvian

7) Michael Ralph Marvian 31 August 1958 Weston, Wyoming

Note:  Edna is listed as Edna Marvian in her mother's obituary in 1962. On her funeral program, Andrew Marvian is listed as one of her grandsons. Edna supposedly gave birth to a son - William (known as Billy) and left him with his dad, Michael, to raise. However, the only boy I found is William Michael Marvian (deceased) and he was born in 1940 - so that puts him outside the 1958 line by 18 years. Anyone out there know the truth?

Died: 11 May 1999 Gulfport, Mississippi

Edna's obituary
People might wonder why Paul, her 5th husband was listed on here instead of her final husband Michael Ralph Marvian.  I can't say for sure, but I think common sense rules here. Paul was Karen's father and Karen is the one that wrote the obituary. She had been living with her mom in Gulfport.

Buried:  She was cremated and some of her ashes were spread in the mountains near her daughter (Jo Ora's) home, and some were buried with her mother, Lurena, in Bountiful, Utah Cemetery. I don't know if Karen kept any.
Sources

1914 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census (living with parents)

1920 US Census for Woods Cross, Davis, Utah (age 5)
1930 US Census for West Bountiful, Davis, Utah (age 15)
1940 US Census for West Bountiful, Davis, Utah (age 25, divorced, living with parents)

1950 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census (living with her two daughters, Jo Ora and Karen)

1950 US Census Woods Cross, Bountiful, Davis, Utah (living with her parents, Eli, MaryEtta, and her two daughters)
Birth: LDS Church deceased member record (her name was still showing as Edna Lurena Mitchell)

Marriage to Kenneth:  Western States Marriage Record Index Volume 10 Page 155 Certificate #9121
Marriage to Kelly: Utah Select County Marriages FHL 1670882
Marriage to Easton: Western States Marriage Record Index Vol 13 page 155 Certificate # 12654

Marriage to Michael Marvian:  he is listed in her mother's obituary 1962

Marriage To Delbert: Western States Marriage Record Index Volume D page 86 Certificate #1879
Marriage to Paul Damon Smith: Marriage certificate
Marriage to Mr. Murray:  she is listed as Edna Murray in her father's obituary 1971 - no husband is listed so I listed them as divorced by then.

Picture of Paul: ancestry.com

Obituary

Family Search

ancestry.com
Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101286179/edna-lurena-murray

Charles Frank "Tad" Mitchell

Charles Frank (Tad) Mitchell
Born: 10 Dec 1917 Woods Cross, Bountiful, Davis, Utah
Military:  Navy WW2 30 Oct 1942 - 13 Nov 1942
Occupation:  Retired from Husky Oil
Married: Ethelene Mardella Day 21 September 1941 Bountiful, Davis, Utah

Children: Charles, Dennis, Judy
Died: 14 November 1998 At home in Bountiful, Davis, Utah
Buried:  Lakeview Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis, Utah
Obituary
Charles "Tad" F. Mitchell, 80, peacefully passed away at his home November 14, 1998, in Bountiful, UT.
He was born December 10, 1917, in Bountiful, UT, the son of Frank Hunter Mitchell and Lurena Taylor Mitchell.  He married Ethelene Day on September 21, 1941, in Bountiful, UT.  He served his country in the Navy during World War II and retired as an operator from Husky Oil.  We now say goodbye to our dad, brother, grandpa, great-grandpa, and friend.  He will be remembered for his sense of humor, his grandchildren, which he adored, his fishing, hunting, and love for the outdoors.  He was survived by his children, Charles (Charlotte), Dennis (Marline), and Judy (Leon) Draper; brothers and sisters; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Sources
1920 US Census Woods Cross, Davis, Utah (age 2)
1930 US Census West Bountiful, Davis, Utah (age 12)
1935 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census 

1940 US Census West Bountiful, Davis, Utah (age 22)

1950 US Census Bountiful, Davis, Utah (age 32, married, three children)

1955 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census 

1960 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census 
Utah Military Records 1861-1970
Birth: LDS Church deceased member record
SS Death Index
Funeral Program
Obituary
Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130205421/charles-frank-mitchell

Arline Mitchell Smith Opheikens

*Arline Mitchell
Born: 21 Jun 1919 Woods Cross, Bountiful, Davis, Utah
Occupation:  Retired from HAFB

Martin Blaine Smith
WW2 I.D. for Fort Douglas

Married: 1) Martin Blaine Smith 17 Oct 1936 Ogden, Weber, Utah (Divorced)

Grandmother

Note: the marriage license is under Janus Blaine Smith
Children: Sally, Sandy, 2 living 
2) Jacob Opheikens Jr. 1 Jun 1950 Fresno, California
No Children

Arline and Jake

Died: 13 Dec 2002 McKay Dee Hospital, Ogden, Weber, Utah

Buried 16 Dec 2002 Washington Heights Memorial Park, Washington Terrace, Weber, Utah

Sources

1920 US Census for Woods Cross, Davis, Utah (age 6m)
1930 US Census for West Bountiful, Davis, Utah (age 10)

1935 LDS Church Census Records
1940 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 20)

1950 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Church Census Records

1955 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Church Census Records (with Jake)

1960 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Church Census Records (with Jake)
Birth: LDS Church deceased member record
Headstone:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55712414/arline-opheikens
SS Death Index

Funeral Program
Personal Knowledge

Alfred Taylor Mitchell

Alfred Taylor Mitchell

Born: 19 Apr 1921 Woods Cross, Bountiful, Davis, Utah

Military:  age 21 WW2 (1942)
Occupation:  Husky Oil
Married: 1) Rhoda Page Bodily Mitchell Epperson 6 February 1942 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah (Divorced)

Children:  Bill

Note: a.k.a. known as Billy, he joined the Ice Capades and performed for years and settled in California.

Rhoda Page Bodily

2) Ruth Floraine Christiansen Stewart Mitchell 6 Nov 1950 Woods Cross, Davis, Utah

Children:  Brent

Ruth Floraine Christiansen Stewart

Died: 26 Feb 2003 Wood Cross, Davis, Utah C.O.D. Lung Cancer (he smoked for years)

Obituary

Alfred Taylor Mitchell - 4/19/21 ~ 2/26/03
Our beloved husband and father, Alfred Taylor Mitchell, age 81, passed over to the other side on February 26, 2003 due to lung cancer.

He was born in West Bountiful, Utah to Frank Hunter and Lurena Taylor Mitchell on April 19, 1921. He married Ruth F. Christiansen on November 6, 1950. All of his adult life, he was an avid fisherman and hunter.

He served in the U.S. Army all through World War II, receiving three battle stars and a good conduct medal. He retired from Husky Oil Co. after 35 years.

In the past, he has been noted for growing a beautiful garden that he generously shared with family and friends.

He is survived by his wife, Ruth; two sons, Bill Epperson of California and Brent Taylor (Kathy) Mitchell of Woods Cross, Utah; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one brother, Eli (Dixie) of West Bountiful, Utah.

A Funeral Service will be held Tuesday, March 4th at 11:00 a.m. at Redwood Memorial Mortuary Chapel, 6500 South Redwood Rd., West Jordan, where friends may call on Monday from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. and one hour prior to the service. Interment to follow at Redwood Memorial Cemetery.

The family expresses special thanks to the Hospice team of Vista Care for their loving care and compassionate services.

Buried: 4 Mar 2003 Redwood Memorial Cemetery, Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah

Alfred and Ruth Mitchell Headstone

Sources
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51853120/alfred-taylor-mitchell
Personal Picture:  from niece Sharon Brandewie
1930 US Census for West Bountiful, Davis, Utah (age 8)
1935 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census 

1940 US Census for West Bountiful, Davis, Utah (age19)

1950 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census 

1955 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census 

1960 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census 
SS Death Index
Obituary

LDS Church deceased member record

Utah Military Records 1861-1970

WW2 Draft Registration Card

Picture of Ruth:  her Funeral Program and it is also available on findagrave

Una's headstone

Una Mae Mitchell
Born: 29 Dec 1927 Woods Cross, Bountiful, Davis, Utah

Died: 1 Mar 1928 Woods Cross, Bountiful, Davis, Utah
COD: Pneumonia
Buried:  Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis, Utah
Note: Plot B-10-31-7

Sources
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50897336/una-m_-mitchell
Death Certificate: http://www.utahdeaths.com/

Eli Ray Mitchell

Eli Ray (Rusty) Mitchell
Born: 2 Jun 1930 Bountiful, Davis, Utah
Story:  His sister Arline took Eli to church to get him blessed.  She was to choose either Ray Eli or Eli Ray.
LDS Mission to New Zealand
Occupation(s):  Raised horses, worked at Phillips Petroleum as a chemist,  Flying J Oil Refinery as lab supervisor for 35 years
Married: 1) Dixie Lynn Brewerton 16 Apr 1954 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Children:  Still living
2) Sylvia 4 March 2010
Died 8 Jan 2016 Arizona
Buried Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis, Utah
Obituary:

Eli Ray Mitchell “Rusty” was born Jun. 2, 1930 to Frank Hunter Mitchell and Lurena Taylor Mitchell. He passed away peacefully on January 8, 2016 due to complications of colon cancer.

Eli, the fifth of six siblings born and raised in West Bountiful, Utah. A graduate of Davis High School. Eli served an LDS mission in New Zealand. He married Dixie Lynn Brewerton on April 16, 1954 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Eli served on the West Bountiful City Council for eight years. He was an avid outdoorsman, Ranch Manager, Stallion Manager and was instrumental in developing the POA breed of pony.

Eli retired from Flying J Oil Refinery as a lab supervisor after 35 years of service. Eli and Dixie enjoyed dancing, traveling and spending time with friends in Yuma, Arizona. Shortly after Dixie’s passing, he danced the way into the heart and hands of his current wife, Sylvia Mitchell. They were married on March 4, 2010.

Eli is survived by his wife, Sylvia; his children: Jeff (Tammy), Kirk (Janice-deceased), John (Judy) Lurena; 7 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. We would like give our heartfelt thanks to a special friend of the family, Carol Illing, for her countless hours of love and dedicated service on behalf of Eli.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 14, 2016 at the West Bountiful 8th Ward Chapel, 311 North 800 West. A viewing will be held Wednesday evening from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Russon Brothers Mortuary, 295 North Main, and Thursday morning 9:45-10:45 a.m. at the church prior to services.

Sources
1940 US Census for West Bountiful, Davis, Utah
1950 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census
1953: Honolulu Passenger List aboard the ship Aorangi (he was on his way to New Zealand)
1955 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census 
1960 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census 
Picture:  in my personal possession
Western States Marriage Index
Personal Knowledge
Dixie's funeral program
Obituary
Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156968836/eli-ray-mitchell

Mary Etta Mitchell

Mary Etta Mitchell
Born: 7 Apr 1936 Woods Cross, Bountiful, Davis, Utah
Married: Karl Josephson 28 May 1954 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Mary Etta and Karl 1954

Children:  living
Died: 8 Nov 1982 Salt Lake Hospital, Salt Lake, Utah
COD: Cancer
Buried: Bountiful Cemetery, Bountiful, Davis, Utah
Note:  She was living with her brother Eli at the time of her death

Mary Etta and Karl's headstone

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Lived in California in 1960's. In the company of my aunt and uncle and my brother, we visited in the late 1960's

Sources
LDS Church deceased member record
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81662063/maryetta-josephson
1940 US Census for West Bountiful, Davis, Utah (age 4)

1950 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

1955 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census 

Western States Marriage Index 

Mary Etta's Obit