Class of 1911. Wayne Decker, of Provo, Utah. Commercial. Boys should be careful in the choice of playmates. I joined the elevens thinking they were the champions in basketball. I hate professors who ever encroach, but I expect to become a great coach. Source: BYHS Yearbook 1911. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Wayne Decker received a BYH Commercial Diploma in 1911. Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 3, p. 196. ~ ~ ~ ~ [Several Wayne Deckers during that time, unable to determine which one without a middle name.] ~ ~ ~ ~ Wayne Decker appears in a photograph of the BYH Commercial Class taken in 1909 -- 20 students all wearing identical outfits with a big "C" on their jerseys.

Class of 1911. Naomi Duke, of Heber City, Utah. Normal [Teacher Prep]. At once an actress, Duchess, queen;/ She knows her place, old chappy,/ If she should, wed a man, though mean,/ Lord knows she'd make him happy. Helps hard-working boys study chemistry. Source: BYHS Yearbook 1911. ~ ~ ~ ~ IS THIS? Hazel Naomi Duke Miner, born January 17, 1892. She married James Adams Miner on November 3, 1922 in Salt Lake City, Utah. They had three children. She died on January 20, 1979 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her parents: A. Y. Duke* and Emma Matilda Nilsson Duke of Heber City, Utah. Their children include: Anna Duke Allred; Ruby Duke Stringham; Naomi Duke Miner; Wendell L. Duke (Sina Watson), Salt Lake City; and Melba Duke Probst, Ogden.
____________
*A. Y. Duke = Adolphia Young Duke, born January 25, 1860 in Provo, Utah. He died on February 25, 1940 in Mesa, Arizona. Interment, Heber City, Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Naomi Duke. She received a BYH Normal Diploma in 1911. Annual Record, B.Y. University (BYU Records Office), Book 4, p. 76.

Class of 1911. Frank Eastmond. He received a BYH Arts & Manual Training Diploma in 1911. Annual Record, B.Y. University (BYU Records Office), Book 4, p. 80. ~ ~ ~ ~ Frank Hindley Eastmond was born on July 7, 1892 in American Fork, Utah. His parents were Thomas Jefferson Eastmond and Esther Jane Hindley Eastmond. Frank married Clarrisa Jean Taylor on June 12, 1912 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Frank H. Eastmond died on November 14, 1961 in Death Valley National Park, Inyo County, California. His interment, American Fork, Utah.

Class of 1911. Luther Eggertson, of Provo, Utah. High School. Precocious, rapid, yet so slim/ you cannot put it over him. If you'd pass him in a day/ "Around" him is the shortest way./ So tall he is he fears no loop,/ To conquer, he's compelled to stoop. An intellectual luminary. Source: BYHS Yearbook 1911. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Luther E. Eggertsen. He received a High School Diploma in 1911. Annual Record, B.Y. University (BYU Records Office), Book 4, p. 83. ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1916. Luther E. Eggertsen. He received an AB Degree in 1916. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 4, page 83. ~ ~ ~ ~ Luther Echart Eggertsen was born on December 22, 1893, in Provo, Utah. He married Vera Evelyn Evans Eggertson on June 14, 1916. He died in July 1974 while residing in Portland, Oregon. His parents: Lars E. Eggertsen and Annie M. Nielsen Eggertson.

Class of 1911. A. Richard Eklund. He earned a High School Diploma. Source: Students Record of Class Standings, B.Y. Academy, Book 2, page 113.

Class of 1911. (John) J. Leo Ellertsen [actually Ellertson], of Mona, Utah. Commercial. An "Associated Woolgrower." Has passed off elementary real estate, and is now specializing in bankruptcy. Argues that tuberculosis is hereditary and defends the "blind pig" as a social necessity. Source: BYHS Yearbook 1911. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: J. Leo Ellertson. He received a BYH Commercial Diploma in 1911. Annual Record, B.Y. University (BYH Records Office), Book 4, p. 84. ~ ~ ~ ~ John Leo Ellertson was born on May 4, 1891 in Mona, Juab County, Utah. His parents were Norman Williard (sic)Ellertson [or Eilertson] and Mary Melissa Green Ellertson. Leo married three times: First, to Ellen M. Wilson on March 31, 1915 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She died in 1916. Leo second married Sarah Delila Tye on September 26, 1917 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She died on February 1, 1975. He third married Buelah Liston (Robinson) on March 30, 1976 in Murray, Utah. Leo Ellertson died on March 13, 1988 in Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah. His interment, Murray City Cemetery, Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~ Leo Ellertsen appears in a photograph of the BYH Commercial Class taken in 1909 -- 20 students all wearing identical outfits with a big "C" on their jerseys.

Class of 1911. D. Amos Epperson, of Provo, Utah. High School and Music. Amos was raised mid the "pot rocks" of Midway. Always liked the girls and learned to dance well when five years old. A "Y" man and a member of this year's baseball team. Has worked hard to reach his goal, but always found pleasure in it. Source: BYHS Yearbook 1911. ~ ~ ~ ~ He was a member of the BYU varsity baseball team beginning in 1909. ~ ~ ~ ~ David Amos Epperson [or Amos David Epperson] was born on October 1, 1886 in Midway, Wasatch County, Utah [not West Virginia]. His parents were S. T. [Sidney Theopolis] Epperson and Julia Eliza Van Wagonor [or Van Wagoner, or Van Wagenen]. He married Sarah Susannah Lloyd on August 15, 1911, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He died on February 13, 1953. ~ ~ ~ ~ His brother, Emery George Epperson, a music teacher, graduated from BYH in the Class of 1910. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Amos Epperson received a BYH Music Diploma in 1911. Students Record of Class Standings, B.Y. Academy, Book 2, page 235.

Class of 1911. Alta Ericksen of Monroe, Utah, gives homage as the virgin despot of "Monroe Flat." Known as Mrs. Featherstone to [19]11's theater-goers. She hates her name, but won't have it changed. Source: BYHS Yearbook 1911. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Alta Erickson (sic). She received a BYH Normal Diploma in 1911. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University (BYU Records Office), Book 5, p. 346. ~ ~ ~ ~ Alta LaVern Ericksen was born June 2, 1892 in Monroe, Sevier County, Utah. She married Joseph Harold Magleby on June 2, (her birthday), 1912, in Monroe, Utah. She died on January 17, 1980 in Concord (Pittsburg), Contra Costa County, California. Interment, Concord, California Memory Gardens. Her parents: Fernando Ericksen and Catherine Jones Ericksen.

Class of 1911. Alma Esplin (male), of Orderville, Utah. Agriculture and High School. Moses was slow of speech. We have no Scriptural evidence that Alma was. And Esplin has shown that there's nothing slow about his wrestling; having won second place as heavyweight wrestler in the state meet. Source: BYHS Yearbook 1911. ~ ~ ~ ~ Alma Cox Esplin was born May 18, 1889 in Orderville, Kane County, Utah. He first married Hannah Cleo Luke on June 7, 1911 in Manti, Utah. He second (and third) married Lottie Hall Kunz and Charlotte Susanna Hall, both on October 20, 1920 in St. George, Washington County, Utah. (No explanation given--may be the same woman.) He died on August 4, 1959 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Interment, Logan, Utah. His parents: Henry Webster Esplin and Philena Cox Esplin. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Alma Esplin. He received two diplomas in 1911: a High School Diploma, and a BYH Diploma in Agriculture. Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 3, p. 209.

Class of 1911. LaRetta Evans, of Spanish Fork, Utah. Normal [Teacher Prep]. Very popular at school, but her interests at present are in the East. Manages children as well as boys. Is trying to make long marriage engagements a conventionality. Source: BYHS Yearbook 1911. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Leuretta Evans. She received a BYH Normal Diploma in 1911. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University (BYU Records Office), Book 5, p. 347. ~ ~ ~ ~ [See note, V. C. Dalby, BYH Class of 1911.] [Not yet able to find additional information about LaRetta or Leuretta.]

Class of 1910 and 1911. Milton Fletcher. Graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1910, in the High School Department. Source: 1910 BYU Banyan, BYH section, list on p. 83. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Milton P. Fletcher received a BYH Commercial Diploma in 1911. Annual Record, B.Y. University (BYU Records Office), Book 3, page 216. ~ ~ ~ ~ Milton Paul Fletcher was born June 19, 1889 in Provo, Utah. His parents were Charles Eugene Fletcher and Elizabeth Miller. He married Erma Snow on November 15, 1916. He died on August 21, 1920, in Oakley, Utah, at the age of 31. Interment, Salt Lake Cemetery. ~ ~ ~ ~ Milton Fletcher appears in a photograph of the BYH Commercial Class taken in 1909 -- 20 students all wearing identical outfits with a big "C" on their jerseys.

Class of 1911. Ernest Frandsen, of Redmond, Utah. Normal [Teacher Prep]. He tackles all ladies who come his way with a resolute heart and cheerful, and never stops for twenty blank "nos" though his age-stricken eyes often are tearful. A determined, systematic worker. Business manager of the yearbook. A successful trainer who passes from school to the school-room. Source: BYHS Yearbook 1911. ~ ~ ~ ~ James Ernest Frandsen was born on December 12, 1887 in Redmond, Utah. His parents were James Frandsen and Marinda Snow Frandsen. He married Florence Harmer. He died in April of 1974 in Provo, Utah. Interment, Provo City Cemetery. His brother, Loyal L. Frandsen, was a member of the BYH Class of 1920. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Ernest Frandsen. He earned a BYH Normal Diploma in 1911. Students Record of Class Standings, B.Y. Academy, Book 2, page 237.

Class of 1911. Arthur Gardener (or Gardner), of Pine Valley, Utah. Commercial School. Ex-sport and society man. A gent whose knees have great affinity for the bottom of his trousers, and whose "sox" always reflect the little sunbeams. Has a great "case" on himself, but is civil and pleasant in company. Source: BYHS Yearbook 1911. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Arthur Gardner. He received a BYH Commercial Diploma in 1911. Annual Record, B.Y. University (BYU Records Office), Book 4, p. 113. ~ ~ ~ ~ Arthur L. Gardner (or Gardener in yearbook) was born on April 4 (or August 4), 1891 in Pine Valley, Washington County, Utah. His parents: Robert Berry Gardner and Bernella Elizabeth (Nellie) Snow Gardner. He married Mary Ina Hunter Leigh Gardner on April 4, 1923, in St. George, Washington County, Utah. He died on December 8, 1985. Interment, Cedar City Cemetery. ~ ~ ~ ~ Arthur Gardner appears in a photograph of the BYH Commercial Class taken in 1909 -- 20 students all wearing identical outfits with a big "C" on their jerseys.

Class of 1911. Maline Glazier, of Provo, Utah. Music. Every day I live, despite my cheer, I grow just one day older;/ Please change my name for I do fear I'm daily growing colder. She plays piano duets. Source: BYHS Yearbook 1911. ~ ~ ~ ~ Maline Glazier was born on April 20, 1890 in Provo, Utah. Her parents: Charles Albert Glazier and Agnes May Smoot Glazier. She married Archie Ozro Gardner on September 26, 1912 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She died on December 7, 1955 in Delta, Utah. Interment, Delta City Cemetery, Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Maline Glazier. She received a BYH Music Diploma in 1911. Annual Record, B.Y. University (BYU Records Office), Book 3, page 227.

Class of 1911. David Grousley [actually Gourley]. He earned a Diploma in Normal, Agriculture, and Art & Manual Training Schools. Source: Students Record of Class Standings, B.Y. Academy, Book 2, page 25. ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1915. David Gourley. He received an AB Degree (Education) in 1915. Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 8, page 357. ~ ~ ~ ~ David Gourley was born on December 31, 1884 in Goshen, Utah. His parents were George Gourley and Mary Elizabeth Broadbent Gourley. David married Dora Louise West on June 17, 1908 in Salt Lake City, Utah. David Gourley died on August 22, 1957 in Pleasant Grove, Utah. His interment, Pleasant Grove, Utah.

Classes of 1911 and 1913. Bessie Irene Greene (or Green), of American Fork, Utah. Normal [Teacher Prep]. Industrious, but modest and retiring in all she does. Bessie possesses greater abilities than she displays. For her the school-room says "success," the household "happiness." Source: BYHS Yearbook 1911. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1913. Bessie Greene. She received a BYH Normal Diploma in 1913. Source 2: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 5, page 368. ~ ~ ~ ~ Bessie Irene Green (Greene in yearbook) was born on July 6, 1892 in American Fork, Utah. Her parents: Alva Alphonso Green, Jr., and Mary Helena (Minnie) Hindley Green. She married twice: first, Orval Arthur Thrasher on June 26, 1916; and second, to Lawrence Thomson. She died on December 12, 1970 in Tarzana, California.

BYH Classes of 1911 and 1912. Lester Greenwood, of Central, Utah. High School. Orator, painter, and singer. Eloquent advocate of free speech and absolute democracy. Loves the ladies and never misses a chance to perform the least courtesy for any "fair one." "Why should the spirit of mortal be proud?" Source: BYHS Yearbook 1911. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Lester D. Greenwood. In 1911 he received two BYH diplomas: High School Diploma, and Agriculture Diploma. Annual Record, B.Y. University (BYU Records Office), Book 4, p. 120. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1912. Lester D. Greenwood. He received a BYH Normal Diploma in 1912. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 4, page 120. ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1914. Lester D. Greenwood. He received an A.B. Degree in 1914. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 4, page 120. ~ ~ ~ ~ Lester Dewain Greenwood was born May 3, 1889 in Central (Inverory), Sevier County, Utah. His parents: Barnard Hartley Greenwood and Eunice Fuller Howde Greenwood. He married Dora May Murdock Greenwood on August 28, 1912 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He died on May 17, 1951 in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Class of 1911. H. Milton Hales, of Spanish Fork, Utah. High School. A conscientious observer of physiological law. Sleeps 10 hours every night, eats four hearty meals every day, and never worries or gets excited. "I will not inflict self-punishment." Source: BYHS Yearbook, 1911. ~ ~ ~ ~ Collegiate Grad of BYU, Class of 1916. H. Milton Hales. He received an AB Degree in 1916. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 6, page 119. ~ ~ ~ ~ Hial Milton Hales was born on December 2, 1890 in Spanish Fork, Utah. His parents, George Hales and Sarah Ann Eliza Brockback. He married three times: First, to Mable Reynolds on June 20, 1917. Second, to Laura Margueritta Jensen on December 28, 1920. Third, to Rhoda Marie Groesbeck on October 23, 1965. He died on May 26, 1966 in Springville, Utah. Interment, Springville City Cemetery.

Class of 1911. Frank Halls. He received a High School Diploma in 1911. Annual Record, B.Y. University (BYU Records Office), Book 4, p. 122. ~ ~ ~ ~ IS THIS? Frank Halls, born July 12, 1887, and died January 19, 1978 in Blanding near Monticello, San Juan County, Utah. His interment, Monticello City Cemetery.

Class of 1911. Lydia (or Lida) Harmer, of Provo, Utah. Normal [Teacher Prep]. A second Miss McLean. Fortunately she never lets her shadow fall upon her path, lest her whole future be shaded. She is engaged. Ask Pearson for particulars. [Lydia in yearbook] Source: BYHS Yearbook 1911. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Lida (Haggarty) Harmer. She received a BYH Normal Diploma in 1911. Annual Record, B.Y. University (BYU Records Office), Book 4, p. 122. ~ ~ ~ ~ Lida Harmer was born January 2, 1894 [or 1895] in Mapleton [or Springville], Utah. Her parents were Loren Hannibal Harmer and Ida Alice Williams Harmer. She married John Haggarty on November 22, 1928. She died on September 26, 1963 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Interment, Salt Lake City, Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~ John Haggarty was born on June 19, 1883 in Neflung, Sweden. He died on September 26, 1963 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Interment, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Class of 1911. James Leo Hatch, of Panguitch, Utah. High School. "Some are born with love and wealth, and some without a penny;/ Some are born with luck and health, and d---- if I've got any." Monarch of what little he surveys. BYHS Yearbook 1911. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: James L. Hatch. He received a High School Diploma in 1911. Annual Record, B.Y. University (BYU Records Office), Book 5, p. 387.~ ~ ~ ~ James Leo Hatch was born November 17, 1889 in Panguitch, Utah. His parents were Ira Wilder Hatch and Mary Dempster Houston. He married Della Lynne Huffaker on June 4, 1919 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He died on July 7, 1984 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Interment, Panguitch City Cemetery, Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~ [Note: His Panguitch burial record is identical to the above information, including his father's name, but his "mother" is listed as Permelia Synder Hatch.]

Class of 1911. Florence Hibbert, of Union, Oregon. Normal [Teacher Prep]. One who admires the boys, but never tells them so. A lady who has used Room D for study only, never having whispered once. Florence has a smile like a May sunbeam. Fair in love and war. ~ ~ ~ ~ Florence Hibbert was born October 29, 1892 in Alma, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona. Her parents were David Turnbull Hibbert and Cynthia Della Sirrine. She married the legendary BYH mathematics and physics teacher Cannon LaVoir (C. L.) Jensen on May 21, 1915 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He died on November 3, 1952 in Provo, Utah. She died on June 27, 1978 in Provo, Utah. Interment of both, Midvale, Utah.

Class of 1911. Edna Holdaway, of Provo, Utah. Commercial School. Kind, affable and hopeful. Believes work should be a school girl's first aim. Never harsh with anyone, but very candid with the boys. Source: BYHS Yearbook 1911. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Edna Holdaway. She received a BYH Commercial Diploma in 1911. Annual Record, B.Y. University (BYU Records Office), Book 4, p. 142. ~ ~ ~ ~ Edna Lydia Holdaway was born August 5, 1892 in Provo, Utah. Her parents are Amos David Holdaway and Lydia Thrower Holdaway. She married Karl Andersen Bentwet on February 14, 1924 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She died on September 8, 1975 in Provo, Utah. Interment, Provo City Cemetery, Utah. ~ ~ ~ ~ Edna Holdaway appears in a photograph of the BYH Commercial Class taken in 1909 -- 20 students all wearing identical outfits with a big "C" on their jerseys.

Class of 1911. W. Wallace Houston, of Panguitch, Utah. High School. Wallace is known to all who appreciate humor and sunshine. Never has the "blues" and always looks at the best side. Authority on bowling and aviation. A whole-hearted friend with a true conscience. Source: BYHS Yearbook 1911. ~ ~ ~ ~ Source 2: Wallace Houston. He received a High School Diploma in 1911. Annual Record, B.Y. University (BYU Records Office), Book 4, p. 145. ~ ~ ~ ~ William Wallace Houston was born November 17, 1889 in Panguitch, Utah. His parents are James Houston and Sarah Ann LeFevre Houston. Wallace Houston married Florence Elizabeth Matheson on September 12, 1917 in Logan, Utah. He died September 1, 1957, at Panguitch Lake, Garfield County, Utah. Interment, Panguitch, Utah.

BYH Classes of 1911 and 1912. Faun Hunt (Fawn is correct), of Monroe, Utah. A lady with a smile of sunshine. Loves to overcome the boys with her entrancing disposition, but never treads on the heart. Faun thinks beaus a better investment than husbands and has decided to teach school. Never frowns nor scolds. Source: BYHS Yearbook 1911. ~ ~ ~ ~ Class of 1912. Fawn Hunt. She received a BYH Normal Diploma in 1912. Source: Annual Record, B.Y. University, Book 3, page 258. ~ ~ ~ ~ Fawn Hunt was born on February 1, 1891 in Monroe, Utah. Her parents were Ammon Hunt and Albertina Okerlund Hunt. She married William George Woolley on August 19, 1914. She died on July 31, 1952 in Libby, Lincoln County, Montana. Interment, Los Angeles, California. ~ ~ ~ ~ William George Woolley was born on November 10, 1883 in Salt Lake City, Utah. His parents are Samuel Amos Woolley and Frances Ann Phillips. He died on October 3, 1952 in Los Angeles, California. His interment, Los Angeles, California.