25 Feb 1899 – 5 Nov 1983
2nd Great-Granddaughter of Philip Cardon and Martha Marie Tourn
Great-Granddaughter of Louis Philippe Cardon and Susette Stalé
Granddaughter of Emanuel Philip Cardon and Amelia Mariah Merrick
Daughter of Emanuel Alonzo Cardon and Rosa Vilate Terry
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF DENCY CARDON STOUT 5 May 1979
Compiled and typed by – Daughter. Rosina Stout White
Told to in part by Mother
I, Dency Cardon, daughter of Emanuel Alonzo Cardon and Rosa Vilate Terry, was born 25 Feb 1899 in Dublan, Chihuahua, Mexico. My first recollection of life was at age 2-1/2 or 3, in Dublan, Mex. Beside my parents, my first recollection was that I had two sets of Grandparents, Grandpa Emanuel Philip Cardon, born 9 Jan 1859, & Gramma Amelia Merrick, born 13 Feb 1859, both of Ogden, Utah, and Granpa Nathan Harrison Terry, born 23 Feb 1849 in Carter–ville (perhaps Carter Lake, Cartersville was not established until 1900), Pottawattamie, Iowa, and Grandma Margie Jeanette Duzett, born, 5 Dec 1857 in Salt Lake City, Ut.
My Great grandfather, Louis Philip Cardon, born 9 Mar 1832 in the Piedmont Valley, Italy, and great grandmother, Suzette Stalle, born 12 Feb 1837, also in the Piedmont Valley, Italy accepted the Gospel there and came to the United States. From there they came across the plains to Utah, settling in Ogden. After a few years the Church sent his family to Mexico to help settle the Gospel there. They arrived in 1893. My father, Emanuel Alonzo was a young man of 14.
My Great grandfather Jacob Err Terry, born 4 July 1805, Palmyra New York, and wife Mary Maria Riley, born 5 May 1813, Bermuda, West Indies, came across the plains to Utah. Grandfather Nathan was a young man at 12 years of age and drove an ox team all the way. They settled in Sandpete or Willow Creek which is Draper now.
Granpa Nathan had married Margie Duzett and later took another wife, Huldah Stout. Shortly after this, he and all his family moved to Dublan Chihuahua, Mex. They arrived in 1891. My mother Rosa Vilate Terry, was a girl of 12.
Here in old Mexico my father and mother met and married on 10 May 1895. Dad was 18 and Mother was 16. In 1899 I was born, the first child of nearly four years. I was named Dency after a favorite Aunt of mothers. The two sets of grandparents were so good to me. Dad and mother lived with granpa Terry until he died 4 Nov 1902 of typhoid fever, then they moved in with granpa Cardon for a while.
Papa hauled freight from Dublan on south into Mexico. His wagon was pulled by 3 teams of horses. Mother and I went with him some time. He would let me ride one of the front horses. He would make camp and he and mother would sing. The scenery was so beautiful. The roads were bumpy, but the wagons were so heavy it wasn’t too bad to ride.
1902 or 1903 — Grandpa Nathan hauled vegetables to little towns around and would take my cousin, Margie Hurst, and me along with him sometime. One time we got smart and kept standing up and down. He told us not to stand. Finally, he made us stand so long, for not obeying, we were glad to stay sitting.
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The Freight Co. had 3 or 4 teams of horses, and a Chinaman watered them and took care of them. The Mexicans didn’t like the Chinaman. They had a bad argument one day and the Mexicans cvame after the Chinaman with a big knife. Mother saw the Chinaman running and called him into the house and hid him under the bed. The Mexicans couldn’t find him so finally called off the hunt. Papa took him with him on a freight job the next day.
1903 — We moved to Tombstone Ariz. Papa got a job in the Mines. There was more advantage for church and family. The church was not big. Actually, Papa and Uncle Lee Nelson, who was mosther’s brother-in-law, were the head of the church branch by St. David ward. St David was about 14 miles north. We took a buggy and 2 horses to go to church. We made it there about 2 Sunday’s out of the month.
We couldn’t get over how cool and green it had been in Dublan compared to Tombstone. It was rocky, hot, no trees, shrubs, or grass. We always had skinned knees, worn out shoes and the rocks were so hard on the clothes. Irene, my sister, was born here 7 Nov 1904. My brother Emanuel Alonzo was born 3 May 1906.
1907 — St. David, Ariz. We moved here because the Mine played out at Tombstone. Bishop Curtis of St. David told Papa it was better for our family. I went to school here till the 5th grade. Miss Bowman was my 1st grade teacher in Tombstone.
This country was by the San Pedro River. It overflowed at times. Our house was a tent and had hard ground for a floor. It swept clean. The floods would come, and the water would pass through our tent. We kept the furniture up on blocks to protect it. We grew vegetables and vineyards. A relief from Tombstone.
Mother had asthma so badly. The bulk of the running around was on me. My sister Rosa Vilate was born 30 Dec 1908. Another brother Jess Leo was born 5 Aug 1910. Mom Stout – bapt. 6 Apr 1907 in San Pedre Ward, St. David, Ariz. confirmed Jos. N. Curtis Sr. father of Jos. N. Curtis Jr.
1910 – We moved to Welton Ariz. The gardening was better. For money making produce we grew wheat, sunflowers, rye, and other shell foods. There was a dam up from the San Pedro River which we used to irrigate. This land was an alkali substance. We couldn’t grow veg. or flowers. I planted some and they fell over in a dead faint never to rise again. The sunflowers were huge. There were a lot of snakes there. They used to be in the irrigation rows and under our houses. We built our house on planks because of the snakes and heat. At one time my brother Jess, when he was 4, was playing with a stick horse. As he run around a big snake was following him. I grabed a big stick and beat it till it was dead. Our dogs were bit by the snakes and Papa would take them down to the river and soak them in mud. It took the poison out.
Another time late one evening, I was helping father irrigate. As I went down a row and ready to put my foot down, I heard a loud hiss. I quickly changed my footing and a rattler struck right where my foot was going. I turned with my shovel beat it to death then picked it up. It was about 4 ft. long. I wanted the rattlers.
This land was full of mesquite trees, and we needed firewood. I was only 11.
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I hitched a wagon and 2 horses and went over a hill to a valley where they 7 ft high trees were. Going down the hill was like going down huge steps, the way the rock formation was. The rock like steps were about 1-1/2 to 2 ft. I had 45 ft to go. It was all I could do to hold the horses and keep the wagon wheels from breaking. I cut and loaded the trees and went back up the hill. It was a good day’s work. There was also a lot of honeybees around the mesquite trees and they would work hard on them. Because of these trees, mother’s asthma was very bad.
It was lonely here at this time. There was a big family in a big house with a lovely porch around the house. They would give a party on holidays and invite the town, which wasn’t too big. What fun we would have dancing and playing games.
We had to ride so far to school. took the buggy and Irene and Manuel for 2 years. Manuel only went for 1 year. The buggy broke, we couldn’t fix it. A friend lent us a horse and I was the only one who went to school at that time. It was such a long hard ride each day I could stand it only a few months. I had to quit school, much to my dislike. I was about 12-1/2 at this time. I was a lot of help to Dad in many chores and also to mother. I was 4 years older than the other children. I was given the hardest work. I thank my Heavenly Father for the health and strength he gave me during all my youth. I was always true and faithful to my Heavenly Father. I always obeyed my parents and listened well to them.
I went as far as the 7th grade. We went to church in different people’s homes. Papa and Uncle Lee Nelson took charge.
1912 – The Cardon heads of families, including Papa, Mom, and us children moved by train to Vernon, Utah to dry farm. We met the Larson Family and became such good friends. Emma Larson was 5 months older than I, and I loved her always. Her brother Dick was 5 years my senior and became a friend and later my sweetheart. It was a friendship-sweetheart relationship I shall never forget. I desired a Temple Marriage, and he wouldn’t quit smoking, so we called off plans of marriage. I have never forgotten his loving ways and friendship.
I went one more year of school and graduated from the 8th grade. This was the end of my school days.
1913 – We moved to Benmore, 5 miles from Vernon. We still could keep friends with Larsons. We attended church in Benmore, which made us happy.
My mother’s health improved here to the point where she became active in primary and taught a class. Leonard Jensen was 5 years my junior and mother had him in her class. He was 8 years old. He never forgot mother because she made the class memorize the articles of faith and other important scriptures, and Leonard never forgot it. I got reacquainted with Leonard when Walt and I moved to Upland, Calif in 1962 from Salt Lake City, Ut. It is 1979 and my 8oth birthday and Leonard Jensen came to see me.
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My sister Fay was born 11 July 1915, in the town of Clover, Ut. At this time there wasn’t a midwife to tend Mother in Benmore, where we lived, Clover was a little ways away.
My last brother, Ivins Terry, was born on 13 Sept 1917, in Benmore Ut. A Dutch woman was midwife to mother, and she was so very careless with mother and Ivins that I told Mother I could tend them better, so papa let her go and I took over the job and was glad to make mother and Ivins clean and comfortable.
We were happy in Benmore. We all attended church and the activities. With Mom teaching some and Papa going to Priesthood Mtg. and Sunday meetings, our family was close. At 13 I did have the privilege of teaching the 3rd grade for one year. There were only about 8 children, but it was very interesting to me. I loved to teach.
At age 16 in 1915, I went to work on a big dry farm for a family. The farm was 1/2 mile from our home. I slept there most of the time. I was up so early; it was too hard to walk from my home each day. The woman cook, who I was helper to, left and ZI was given the whole job of cook. There were about 18 or 20 men to cook for. I was scared at some of the looks the men gave me at times and at night I put the ironing board against my door.
Marion Terry, my mother’s half-brother, who was only a scant few years older than me, came to work here. He slept outside under my window to protect me in time of need. Only one man ever came into my room. He was the boss over all the men. I heard a man come in and cross the room and stop by my bed. I was so frightened. I lay there praying for him not to do anything to me. I couldn’t cry out. I did look up to see who it was. He stood and looked down on me long seconds. Soon he turned and went out closing the door. I knew the Lord had heard my prayer. This man had been on a mission in Germany. He did talk to me a lot on church principals. I felt he was struggling within. I cooked here for two summers. The men were very good to me.
Benmore, the fall of 1917. Marion and George Terry, my mother’s half-brothers and my uncles, but were almost my age, came and ask me if I would go to Oak City, Utah and work for their mother, Huldah Stouts Terry. She was my grandfather Nathan’s 2nd wife. I called her “Aunt Huldah”. She was very good to me. I liked working there. I was here for a year and a couple of months or so.
One day a tall dark nephew of “Aunt Huldah’s” came for a visit to Oak City, Ut. He had come from Leamington, Ut. with the baseball team. The towns were to play each other. I was introduced to Walter Milton Stout. We took to each other and started dating. I found he had been married before and his wife, Martha Elizabeth Hansen, had died shortly after childbirth and a son had died 3 weeks earlier and a niece of Martha’s had died on the day of her funeral. It was very sad.
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Walt and I had met in 1918. I went back home to Vernon. We wrote to each other. Walt wrote and asked if I would come and work for his brother’s wife. I did. Walt proposed and we were married 8 May 1919 in the St. George Temple. We took Archie, age 4 with us. Agnes, age 2, stayed with Uncle Al & Aunt Rebecca. We stayed with Walt’s sister, Alvira and husband, Sam Fullerton. Walt and I slept outside on a cot. The family was very sweet to us.
We moved into the farmhouse Walt and Martha had lived in. It was a big farm with many trees and lots of space. The house wasn’t very big. We, as a family were beginning to get acquainted one with another. I’m sure it was difficult for Archie and Agnes to accept me as their mother right off. They had been 2 years with relatives. Agnes was only 2 months old when her mother had passed away, and Archie only 2. Now they had to look at me as a mother when they had ‘to accept other guardians and it wasn’t easy for them. Here I was 20 and not mature enough for the challenge put before me. I was there to do all I could.
We had been married 4 months when Walt was called on a mission. He said he had promised Martha he would go on a mission. I was slightly deflated over the news, for I wasn’t sure of myself in the problems. Lewis, Walts brother, supported him on this mission. Just after Walt left, I found I was with child. I was very
sick all the time. My sister, Rose, came for the winter. How I appreciated her. Martha’s 2 sisters, Lottie and Dorothy, helped me. Also 2 friends, Millie Lovell and Velma Banks.
Marwood Milton was born 25 June 1920. My sister, Irene, helped me. I didn’t gain my strength, and I tried working out to help the situation of money in Eureka, where my parents were but I got sick. I came home. The bishop was made aware of things, and he sent for Walt. He got home in Aug 1921. Marwood was walking. Not knowing his father, Marwood called him “Walt” as I did. It tickled me, but not Walt.
On 18 May 1922 another son was born, Alden Cardon. He had a time learning to walk. He did fine. I was never worried about it, but others were. On 23 Mar 1923, twin girls were born to us. We named them Melvina, after Walt’s mother and Rosina, after my mother. I had been very ill during this pregnancy as I was with the others.
During these times since Walt got home we were in church activities.
There were a lot of chores to do. Archie helped milk the cows. Marwood helped with the calves. Agnes helped with the twins. They were always running away.
In the course of four years, I had six children. They were all cute and sweet. Things weren’t easy. I was so happy when Cardon got out and walked and then ran about. I had anxious moments on him. What a sweet boy he was.
During the evenings as a rest period, I would tell little stories to the children. (I did this through our time in Hinckley also. As the children grew, I would tell little stories to the little children and mysteries to the older ones.) These were precious times to me. But back to Leamington…
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This home was nice and peaceful. Way back from the road where the children could play.
1925 – Walt had bought a blacksmith shop in Hinckley, Ut. We were on our way to Hinckley and took a wrong turn and got lost and ran out of gas. Walt left us and walked till he found help. It was quite a while, and it was into the night. A man came with him and took us all back to their home for the night. We arrived in Hinckley the next day.
1926 – Another set of twins were born. A girl, Gwen, and a boy, Glen, on 18 Feb 1926. They were so small we had to carry them on a pillow for weeks. Another son was born, 25 Jan 1927. We named him Nathan Lewis. His hair was so light and eyes dark. While I was pregnant with him in early fall of 1926, Cardon fell down a well. There was no help, so I reached down and pulled him out. After I needed some water and had to use a rope on a bucket to get water. I know the Lord had helped me rescue Cardon.
I was still very ill with the confinement of each child. Times were getting hard. Walt had made some plows, and they were good and saved time in the fields. A lot of people bought them but didn’t pay for them.
in 1929 we moved to a place called “paradise”. It was anything but paradise. It was a settlement type of apartment houses. There were 4 buildings with 2 apartments in each. A daughter was born here. Belva Ann, on 31 Jan 1929. I almost died; I suffered so much. I was literally sent back into the world to finish my stewardship to the Lord. I remember slipping away into a peaceful green land. I was told it wasn’t my time yet. How hard it was to come back to the cruel world.
The midwife I had was from a town a couple of miles away. She came by buggy and horse. She was so dirty and slow it didn’t help my mental situation.
We were very poor. There was no jobs. Papa had to sell the blacksmith shop. The depression was on in full swing. We had no yard to speak of. It was all dirt. We were about as low in spirit and money as we could get.
There was news of work in Kimberly, Nevada, in the ore mines. Walt applied and got a job. From the money he sent home, we moved into a home of our own. We bought it from June Black. Two acres, grass around part of the house, a lovely garden spot, nice sheds for animals, chickens, pets of sorts, and a nice fenced in alfalfa field. The yard had lovely currant bushes on both sides of the lot. This was “PARADISE” to us.
Walt was two summers in Kimberly, Nev. The first summer Anges and Rosie went and spent six weeks with him. The next summer Walt had Archie, Cardon, and Glen go with him. Glen got so sick he jalmost died. Walt administered many times and fasted to have Glen get well. These were the summers of 1931 – 32. Walt’s work ended here. The mines closed. Being away from the family was hard on Walt.
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I will add here about the many months we were quarantined with measles, scarlet fever, chicken pox. In 1927 & 28 it was nine full months before I could let anyone out of the house. In those days the orange rag stayed on the door of the house until each person was well. I used jto get up at 4:00 A.M. and go visit mother. I had to get out a bit. Gwen and Glen came close to dying with diptheria.
On 31 Jan 1931, another son was born, Lawrence Kenyon. Cardon had gone for Mary Lee, the midwife, but Kenyon came before she got there. I had to rise up and take the cord from his neck. I could hear him crying funny.
Walt went to Boulder City, Nev. and got a job on the Dam. This was 1932. Walt wrote he got the job quite by the miracle of prayer, and we were always praying for Walt in his jobs and travel. We had Family circle prayer a lot to help us on our way.
Another son, the last son, was born on 24 Sept 1932. He was like the other boys, light hair and dark eyes. Rosina got the job tending little Phillip Darryl a good part of the time. I had work set out for each child most of the time that they could do the best.
With money coming regular and my health improving I finally felt a certain freedom now. We added onto our home and made it more comfortable. Walt got home a couple or three times a year. It was hard on him because he had to hitchhike so much of the way. He was faithful in doing this.
We planted gardens and flowers that I loved. I always loved to garden. My father, Alonzo Cardon did the plowing for me when Walt was gone. The soil was so good to work with, no rocks, just beautiful sandy clay-type soil, easy to grow things. I canned up a storm of foods. We got cows, calves, pigs, chickens. I have mentioned our place here before, but I was so thankful to have such a productive place for all our dear children to grow up. The children loved the freedom of their own yard and so did I. There was 22 trees they could climb.
We irrigated once a week in the middle of the night. Archie, Marwood and Cardon would help get our turn before the water master cut our water off. The boys helped good outside, and the girls helped good inside. Agnes was such a meticulous person; her jobs were always done well. She was a great help to me always. So was the other children. It was like a small army, and we did fine.
We were all active in church. I was Relief Society Secretary, and in the choir at times. I taught the Bluebird class in Primary. Mel and Rosie were in it. They were about 9-1/2 at the time. These times were pleasant times.
I was close to my parents now and it helped us all. Mother still suffered more with asthma. I took food to them a lot. My two sisters, Irene and Rose were married and lived close around. Irene and Lloyd in Hinckley and Rose and Henry
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in Deseret, Ut. We usually all spent the 4th and 24th of July together making ice cream, root beer and good foods.
Agnes took organ lessons, Marwood, clarinet, Mel and Rose, piano. The children could all sing well.
Walt was getting tired staying by himself. As good as the place was in Hinckley, we knew the family must be together. We moved in Dec of 1935 to Boulder City, Nev. I was sad to leave our big comfortable home especially when we had to live in a one-bedroom home with eleven children. The house had a big porch and a garage where some of the boys slept, or we wouldn’t have made it. We soon moved to another bigger home on F Street. The change of weather got us down. The heat was terrible the first year. We got used to it.
Dency Lee, born 12 Oct 1939, was our last daughter and child. I had somehow known there was another child to be born to us. She was a delight, mainly, I guess, because we had more time to get to know her. I had desired with all the children to take time individually with them. I think Walt and I both felt the same way. I have cried and cried over the children growing so fast and not have had the time they needed with me. I am so thankful for the gospel of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It was our foundation. It is our foundation. I kept in touch with the children through the church teachings and activity. We were always busy in the organizations while the family was young and well into their teens. The foundation is there in each child. I know this and I am very grateful for it.
With the family growing up and each child forming his own life was interesting to see.
Archie Leon had come to Boulder City to work with his father about one year before the rest of the family arrived in Dec 1935. He was happy to have us, I think mostly to have some home cooking. He joined the Marines before World War II started so he was right in it good. He married Minnie Farr of Mesa, Ariz, 8 Dec 1943. They have six children and ten grandchildren. (Married in Mesa Temple.)
Agnes had gone to Salt Lake City to work two years, and the family had moved to Boulder City, now in early 1937 she joined us, and it was good to see her. She met a friend of Archies, named Merrill E. Dastrup, they were married 1 Sept 1937. They had eight births and four living children and eleven grandchildren. Agnes was hit by a car and killed in Utah on 28 Mar 1972. (Married in Salt Lake Temple.)
Marwood Milton went to Salt Lake City where he worked with Archie selling cook wear. He met Lillie Mildred Jackson. Lillie had gone to Indio, Calif. to visit her brother and Marwood went there and brought her to Boulder City, and they got married in our home 20 Aug 1941. They went to St. George Temple, 13 Sept 1941 and were sealed. They have seven children and eleven grandchildren. Marwood served in the Army Air Force in Texas from 19__ to 19__.
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Alden Cardon went into the Navy. Then on a mission to the Texas-Louisiana, as it was then, where he met Novice Marguerite Morris. After an honorable mission they were married in the Salt Lake Temple, 6 Dec 1949. They have three children six grandchildren and one on the way.
Melvina married Thomas Mohler in 1942. They had one daughter. They divorced six years later. Melvina married Raymond Clark, 1 May 1948, at our home in Boulder City. Winnie loved and adopted Mel’s daughter. They had two other sons, three children in all and five grandchildren.
Rosina married Willis Eaton, 31 Aug 1940. They had six children. They divorced twenty years later to the year. Eleven years later, after the children were married, she moved to Calif., where she met and married Harold Kenneth White 14 Jan 1972, in the Los Angeles Temple. Between them they have 31 grandchildren.
Gwen met Steven Chubbs in Boulder City, and they were married 6 Jul 1946. Later were sealed to their four children in the St. George Temple 4 June 1966. They have nine grandchildren.
Glen never married legally. He died 2 Nov 1946 in a truck accident by Livermore, Calif., at the age of 20. His life got to be a sad one … I was very thankful to my Heavenly Father when he was laid to rest.
Nathan Lewis met Mary Jesse Rants at high school. They were school sweethearts in Boulder City Nev. Nate joined the merchant Marines, and on leave he married Mary the 4 July 1947. They have two children and one BEAUTFUL GRANDSON.
Belva Ann went to Salt Lake City to work where she met and married Vern Gregory Mauchley 3 Dec 1948 in that Temple. They have 6 children, 9 grandchildren.
Lawrence Kenyon went into the Navy. On a leave back to Boulder City, he got re-acquainted with a school mate, Mary Coggins, and they were married 29 Dec 1951. They had five children. Kenyon died in Memphis, Tenn. of pneumonia, at age 29, on 29 June 1960, before his last child was born. Mary married again, getting all his children sealed to the new husband.
Phillip Darryl went into the Navy then was discharged. He met Rema Phillips in Caliente, Nev. They were married 18 May 1957. Later, they were sealed 14 July 1962 in the Los Angeles Temple. They have six children. No grandchildren. No marriages.
Dency Lee met John Martin Carattini when Phil brought him home on leave from the Navy. After two years of writing and courting, they were married 14 June 1956 in the St. George Temple. They have four children and one grandchild on the way.
Four brothers; Archie, Marwood, Cardon, and Nate were in World War II.
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Glen was refused the draft because of a serious foot injury in his youth. Kenyon and Phillip were in the Korean cold War. None of the sons were hurt or injured. I was very thankful for this. How we prayed for this.
I’ll reflect on my church activities now. I had been active in church all my early life. In Benmore, Ut, at age 17, I was 1st counselor to my mother in primary. After Walt and I were married, his sister, Alvira, gave us an organ and gave me some lessons. I became assistant organist in the Relief Society in Leamington, Ut, also played in Sunday School. I was Visiting Teacher, and trail builder leader to the 12-year-olds. This was 1919 thru 1925.
In Hinckley, Ut, 1926 thru 1935, I worked in the same capacity as Leamington and was also sec. to Pearl Lee in the Relief Society. What a world of learning I got from her.
In Boulder City Nev, from 1936 thru 1957, I was trail builder leader in the ward, then later in 1945 I was Stake Trail Builder leader. My dear friend, Cathrine Hoppes was Stake Primary Pres. What s spiritual experience it was for me. Early in 1956, I was put in as 2nd counselor to Mary Edwards in the Relief Society. I was in the ward choir with Walt also. Mayree Reynolds, another dear friend, was in all music, and gave me some of our children music lessons very reasonable. In Upland, Calif, I was Visiting Teacher for four years.
It was in 1957 that Walt decided he would like to move to Salt Lake City, Ut and work full time in the temple. I couldn’t even bring myself to think of it. A visit, yes, but to move was like a bad dream. Our home was paid for, it was comfortable, I had learned to drive, and we were finally on our own with a town of friends. I cried and cried as it became apparent, we were moving. Walt left first I followed, turning the home over to Phill and Rema, young newlyweds not prepared for the challenge before them. My heart broke to leave.
When we got to Salt Lake City, it was like hell on earth to me. No home, no roots, nothing ours, no friends to depend on. We moved from apt. to apt. losing part of our household treasures each time. We moved to 3600 So State St. the house was nice, and Walt went to work for Deseret Industries. We then moved to Granger, Ut, by Vern and Belva until 1962. It was at this Ward house that Kenyon was brought from Memphis Tenn, after he had died of pneumonia. The funeral was centralized here for all the Family. It was a sad affair, but it was so good to see all the Kids.
Walt got so he couldn’t be on his feet to much at Deseret Industries. The children, seeing our plight, had a solution. We moved to Upland, Calif. in 1962 where Agnes, Marwood, Phil, and Dency lived. Everyone felt it would be better for us around the bulk of children that were together.
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Merrill Dastsrup, our son-in-law and Marwood, owned the Upland Block Plant. Marwood put Walt to work. We were both happy and grateful to have the work. We lived at 941 E. 9th, in Upland. Cal.
The children here were all so good to us and we loved to see them when they came by. Also, the other children from other towns and states; Archie, Minne and family from Mesa, Ariz, Cardon and Novice and family from Beaumont, Texas, Melvina, Winnie and family from Boulder City, Nev. Rosina never visited from Pocatello, Idaho, until she moved her in 1966, after her divorce in 1960. She met Harold Kenneth White, and they were married in 1972. Her children have been here to visit, which we were happy to see the family get settled. Gwen, Steve and family came by from Boulder City, Nev. They are temporarily separated. Nate, Mary and family from Henderson, Nev.
My health was not good. I know it was half my mental situation. Since we had left Boulder City, Nev. in 1957, I had felt absolutely cut off of security. Being too dependent on everyone else, the uselessness of the move then and our uncalled suffering since. It was too much for me and I had no say so then, and it is too late now. It made a big difference in my attitude. I have tried to cope with it. I prayed and pleaded to my Heavenly Father for strength to go on. He has answered my prayers many times. In a few years we would probably have needed help, and I took this into consideration thru the years. My companionship with my Heavenly Father and faith in Him is truly how I have survived. How grateful I am to Him. I am also more grateful to all the children than they know for the support they always gave us and me now.
In 1967 Walt had his lower right leg amputated from diabetes and in 1973, he went back into the hospital where he died Mar 18. He suffered a lot. I have suffered years with neuritis, a nerve disease, and have had a time walking a lot. Well, I went to live with my youngest daughter, Dency, and John Carattini in Upland, Calif, for four wonderful years. Then in 1977 I moved in with #2 daughter, Rosina and Harold White in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. My heartfelt gratitude for these two homes for me. I turned 80 this year, 1979. I am looking forward to a family reunion with all my children in June. I love you all. I bare my testimony to the truthfulness of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It is the Kingdom of God on this earth and will continue into Eternity. I know this statement is true and I leave it as a witness. Your Mother, Dency C. Stout. I do pray you will all come to know this Gospel is true and get the good out of it I have thru my life – I love your all!!
Bellevue Memorial Park, Ontario, San Bernardino County, California
