Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1947 (Sunday) – Received a telegram, by telephone, saying Dorothy (Dorothy Snader) had a baby boy (Bruce Earl Hunter). Born today at 4:30 a.m. I received it before ten o’clock. I’m surely glad it is over with.  I attended Sunday School.  Afternoon – Bert (Charles Gilbert Lunt) and Agnes (Agnes Coalter Golightly) came down to […]

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1947 (Saturday) – Earl (Earl Sperry Lunt) and Agnes (Agnes Coalter Golightly) has a birthday today. Earl took Edna (Edna Viola Nelson) down to Pleasant Grove, where he was invited for his birthday dinner, and to stay all night.  Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and I went down to the Newhouse Hotel to a Daughters of […]

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1947 (Thursday) – We visited a lot during the day. Agnes (Agnes Coalter Golightly) called up, talked to Eva (Eva Ruth Lunt) most of the time, said Robert (Robert Gordon Lunt) wasn’t very well.   I had to go to town to shop, very tired. Eva still gaining her strength.

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1947 (Tuesday) – Had to do some more shopping this morning, called in Edna’s (Edna Viola Nelson) to see her mother (Grace Viola Harper). We visited for about half an hour, then I went to town, called at the Temple to put three names on the prayer list, Agnes (Agnes Coalter Golightly), her daughter Judy […]

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1947 (Saturday) – After calling Sister Spitbardt and talking to her, I went up to Sister Brown’s, then I went down to Esther’s (Emily Esther Sperry) to fit on a dress she is making for me.  At two o’clock I called for Sister Smith and we went to the funeral of Brother Brown (J. Frank […]

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This Day In Our Family History

1850 Ola Nelson was born in Everöd, Kristianstad, Skåne, Sweden to Nils (Neils) Olson, age 26, and Karna Palmgreen Anderson, age 25. He was the 1st of 5 children, and the 1st of 3 sons, born to the couple. He was born to his parents only known marriage 1884 Grace Viola Harper was born in […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1947 (Saturday) – About ten or ten-thirty, Earl (Earl Sperry Lunt) and I went up to Bert’s (Charles Gilbert Lunt). The family (Agnes Coalter Golightly; Patricia Jean, Mary Elizabeth, Robert Gordon and Judith Ann Lunt) were all feeling pretty good. We had a lovely dinner and visited with them all, but Jean, she had gone […]

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This Day In Our Family History

1564  William Lount was born in Sutton Coldfield, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom to Richard Lount, about 33 years old, and Mary Alen, about 31 years old. He was the 3rd of 9 children, and the 2nd of 6 sons, born to the couple. He was born to his parents only known marriage. He joined older […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1946 (Monday) – I attended the funeral of Sister Smith’s (Alice Ann Kimball), wife of President Joseph F. Smith (Joseph Fielding Smith) and mother of Andrew K. Smith (Andrew Kimball Smith) and others (Alice May, Charles Coulson, Heber Chase, Sr., Lucy Mack, Jesse Kimball and Fielding Kimball Smith). There were lovely floral pieces. On the […]

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1946 (Written on this day) – **It has been two weeks since I wrote last and it is hard to remember details. Have been doing a lot of shopping for Christmas. Sent packages to Alfred (Alfred Oscar Lunt, Jr.), Georgetta (Georgetta Marie Lunt), Eva (Eva Ruth Lunt) and Lillian (Lillian Lunt). Gave Agnes (Agnes Coalter […]

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