Evelyn was the youngest child of Lawrence Eldredge and Flora Cluff. She was born in Salt Lake City, UT but the family moved to California for a time when she was young. The family eventually moved back to Salt Lake City where Lawrence died when Evelyn was 5 years old. Her mother never remarried, but took in boarders to help with the income.
During World War 2 Evie served in the US Navy as a Storekeeper (Disbursing), 2nd Class Petty Officer. Her general responsibilities included purchasing and procurement, shipping and receiving, and issuing of equipment, tools, consumable items or anything else obtained through the Naval Supply System.
Evie married James Ernest Allard 20 Aug 1954 in Los Angeles, California. They lived their lives in the L.A. area. They loved to travel the country in their camper, searching genealogical records. They never had children together, however James had children from his previous marriage.
1920 Census: Compton, CA with her parents and siblings
1930 Census: Salt Lake City, UT with mother and siblings living in her Cluff grandparents home (they had passed away by 1930).
1940 Census: Los Angeles, CA with mother living as lodgers.
Second of four daughters born to Roland Standish and Bertha Bates. The family moved from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City in 1920. Katharine met Alma Eldredge and they were married in 1937 at the Immanuel Baptist Church in Salt Lake City. Together they had three sons. They settled in Springville, Utah for the first few years, ultimately raising their boys in Salt Lake City.
Alma worked for General Electric as a traveling salesman while Katharine or Kaye cared for the boys at home. After retiring from GE in 1973, Alma and Kaye moved to Phoenix, Arizona where they enjoyed being away from the Utah snow. Together they worked at the Arizona State Fair for many years. Kaye continued to work there after Alma's death in 1990.
Bill their youngest son lived at the home and cared for Katharine and took care of the home and yard. After Bill's death in 1995, Kaye stayed at the home in Phoenix until the care of it became too much. In 2003 she moved to Salt Lake City to be close to one of her sons. There she lived in the Coventry Independent Living Center. She was loved by all that she came in contact with there. Kaye is remembered as a fun loving and energetic woman. She was quick to love and even quicker to make jokes.
She is survived by two sons, their wives, two grandsons and four granddaughters.
Farrell Wilkins, 62, died Friday 4:20 a.m. at home after lingering illness.
Born June 4, 1895, in Coalville, to ElRoy B. and Nellie M. Eldredge Wilkins. Married Tina smith, 1916, Roosevelt. Member Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Associated with brother in Cash Meat Market here since 1923.
Survivors; widow; sons, daughters; Mrs. Harvey C. (LaVoyle) Weiss, San Diego, Calif; Farrell ElRoy, Roosevelt; Mrs. Marion Moore, Sslt Lake City; Capt. Max P., USAF, Washington D.C.; 11 grandchildren; 3 brothers, two sisters.
Burial Roosevelt City Cemetery.
Gustina Adelade Smith Wilkins, 99, Roosevelt, died January 5.
She was born December 7, 1893 in Henessey, Oklahoma to Fred Clark and Sarah Ann Griffith Smith. She married Farrell Wilkins March 1916. He died August 16, 1957.
Tina came to the Uintah Basin in 1907. She worked and operated the Roosevelt Hotel, Cash Meat Market, a bakery and photography shop. She was an active member of the LDS Church and served in the stake Relief Society, served an Indian mission and was chorister for many years. She was well known for her very active life into her early 90s and especially enjoyed dancing at the senior citizen dances. She rode her bicycle into her mid 80s.
She is survived by two sons and a daughter, Elroy Wilkins, Roosevelt; Max Wilkins, Porterville, California; and Marion Hardy, Salt Lake; 11 grandchildren, 36 great grandchildren and 32 great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, LaVoyle Weiss; and three brothers and five sisters, Marion, Will, Art, Nora, Eva, Molly and Ester.
Burial in Roosevelt Memorial Park.